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  • June 2008

    • Bo Diddley Dead at 79

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 2, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      Bo Diddley Dead at 79

      Rock and roll pioneer Bo Diddley, who made his first recordings in 1955 and was still touring last year, died today at 79, the AP reports. The singer and guitarist, born Ellas Bates in Mississippi in 1928, not only pioneered distorted guitar tones; his bragging, syncopated style foreshadowed rap as well, Billboard reports. More »

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      death  • musician  • rock and roll  • heart failure  • blues  • Bo Diddley

  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • Jet Noise Linked to Heart Risks

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 13, 08 4:30 AM CST

      Jet Noise Linked to Heart Risks

      People who live near airports may be at risk for stroke, heart failure, heart attack and kidney failure, according to a new study. Research funded by the European Commission found that aircraft noise significantly increases blood pressure, even while victims are asleep, potentially triggering a wide range of health problems, reports Reuters. More »

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      blood pressure  • heart attack  • airport  • health study  • stroke  • aircraft  • hypertension  • noise  • heart failure  • kidney failure

  • July 2007

    • FDA Panel Votes to Keep Avandia on Shelves

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 30, 07 5:38 PM CDT

      FDA Panel Votes to Keep Avandia on Shelves

      An FDA panel said today that GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia should remain in drugstores, despite earlier evidence the pill ups heart failure risks. Glaxo has defended its drug, countering that the risks associated with the popular Avandia are the same as those of other diabetes drugs. More »

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      health  • drugs  • FDA  • safety  • diabetes  • GlaxoSmithKline  • Avandia  • heart failure

    • Obesity Ups Odds of Beating Heart Attack

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 07 4:43 AM CDT

      Obesity Ups Odds of Beating Heart Attack

      Chew on this: While obese people are at much higher risk for having heart attacks, they also more likely than their thinner counterparts to survive them, the AP reports. Three years after their heart attacks, as many as 10% of healthy-weight patients had died compared to 3.6% of obese patients, according to one of several recent studies that drew the same conclusion. Now scientists are puzzling out possible reasons why. More »

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      health  • obesity  • heart disease  • smoking  • heart attack  • obesity epidemic  • heart failure

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