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 9 months ago tags girl third heart leanne nicholson cardiomyopathy |
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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 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Regular sex can be a life-saver, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share sex |
Police had to track him down via cell phone coordinates. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 3 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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I hope you like your job, for your heart's sake. picked by slider 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 1 year ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
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 3 months ago 6 comments edit related share science |
Woman is widowed twice, first by the man whose heart was donated to her eventual next husband, then by that man. picked by suebe 3 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Trippy stop motion animation set to a song. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Toddler Ollie Drew is hoping for a heart transplant this year. Aged just 14 months old, Ollie is the only person in the country to be kept alive with an artificial heart. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
A new paper in the October 1 issue of G&D elucidates the genetics of heart formation in the sea squirt, and lends surprising new insight into the genetic changes that may have driven the evolution of the multi-chambered vertebrate heart. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Generations have praised the wisdom of getting up early in the morning, but a Japanese study says early-risers are actually at a higher risk of developing heart problems. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A teenager was on a bypass machine waiting for a transplant after his heart stopped, but then it started up again! 2 comments edit related share plime.com"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 |
And in the "Make you feel really old" category of the news today...only a few days after Mick Jagger turned 64, the lead singer of Kiss, Paul Stanley missed a concert due to a heart episode. His pulse rate went to 190 and stayed there for over an hour during a sound check. picked by Moe 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A U.K. man survived a massive heart attack after he was given electric shock treatment 12 times and a clot-busting injection. picked by kospa 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
A paramedic who tripped and fell while on an emergency call is suing the heart patient he was sent to help. 5 comments edit related share plime.comSomeone should refer him Here picked by doggylives 8 months ago |