The pioneering artificial heart developed by Dr. Robert Jarvik will go on display at the Smithsonian Institution next month picked by suebe 2 years ago

Police had to track him down via cell phone coordinates. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

New concept artificial heart doesn't produce a pulse. Edgar Allan Poe rolls over in his grave. picked by nomedaboy 2 years ago

Studies suggest that Viagra does a better job before and after a heart attack. Now you can strengthen your heart and your *** at the same time! picked by Browntrout 1 year ago

A heart donated for transplant was beating inside a third owner last night. The donor heart was first given to a patient several weeks ago. But a week after the transplant, the patient died of unrelated causes. So surgeons removed the heart and transplanted it again. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 15-year-old Camrose, Alta. girl has become the first Canadian to be taken off an artificial heart device because her own diseased heart healed itself. picked by misswinkle 12 months ago

I hope you like your job, for your heart's sake. picked by slider 1 year ago

Regular sex can be a life-saver, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Sadly, one in three heart attack victims die before they reach hospital. Many people don't recognise the signs and fail to take the steps that may have saved their life or the life of a loved one. Watch Your Own Heart Attack is an unforgettable, two minute film which enables you to experience what it's like to have a heart attack first hand. Take the time to watch it then you'll be prepared if a... read full post picked by loonytoon 1 week ago

The experimental transplant procedure marks the first time infants have received hearts from infant donors who had been taken off life support. picked by afroMOSHI 1 week ago

When human hearts are injured, as during a heart attack, healthy tissue normally can't regrow. Researchers now demonstrate in rats that a sponge-like patch, soaked in a compound called periostin and placed over the injury, can not only get heart cells to begin dividing and making copies of themselves again, but also improves heart function. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

"The next time the conversation turns to tough old guys, you might want to save a place on the list with John Wayne for 73-year-old Dale Carman, who had a nail embedded in his heart while mowing his lawn and told his wife it was only a flesh wound."

I bow before this man. picked by proverb 10 months ago

Transplant patient Jennifer Sutton paid a visit to an exhibition in London called The Heart today, mainly to check out a particular item on display - her own heart. picked by DrNothing 12 months ago

Trippy stop motion animation set to a song. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

Not only had he married the donor's widow, but he died the same way the donor did: of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. picked by cb__ 5 months ago

A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by police as he kicked, punched and stomped a young toddler to death in front of horrified motorists who tried to stop the attack on a dark country road, authorities said. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

At the age of 18, Leanne Nicholson has already had three hearts. She is making a good recovery after her second transplant operation. Leanne has a condition called cardiomyopathy caused her heart to fail in 2002 and parents Helen and Rob, both 40, as well as brothers Scott, 16, and Ryan, ten, were told to say goodbye. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Taking an aspirin daily has proved to be quite effective in protecting heart and arteries, but only if you are a man. picked by maxriter 10 months ago

The case of a man whose heart stopped beating for 90 minutes only to revive just as doctors were preparing to remove his organs for transplants is fuelling ethical debates in France about when a person is dead. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A teenager was on a bypass machine waiting for a transplant after his heart stopped, but then it started up again!
"I've been a surgeon for 10 years, and this is probably one of the most incredible things I've ever seen," said Dr. Abeel Mangi picked by Kitsune86 2 years ago