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A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Anger Increases Blood Flow
Mental stress causes carotid artery dilation and increases brain blood flow. A series of ultrasound experiments, described in BioMed Central"s open access journal Cardiovascular Ultrasound, also found that this dilatory reflex was absent in people with high blood pressure.
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MiCardia® Announces First U.S. Implant
MiCardia® (MiCardia Corporation, Irvine, California) announced the completion of the first U.S. implant of its Dynaplasty® mitral valve repair technology. The surgery was performed last week at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan. Francis L. Shannon, M.D., who is a partner in SEMCVS and Director of CV Surgical Research and Quality Outcomes at Beaumont, commented, "The MiCardia® device implanted easily and conformed well to the patient"s mitral annulus. The complete D-shaped ring was used to reinforce a complex repair of a flail leaflet segment using minimally invasive techniques. We are excited to be participating in the DYANA Study and believe Dynaplasty® technology will address a major weakness of current devices, namely their inability to deal with changes in valve shape and function after the initial repair procedure."
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South Australia Ranked Worst, Victoria Best In Fight Against Tobacco
South Australia has the dubious distinction of receiving the AMA"s annual Dirty Ashtray Award for the Australian State or Territory that made the least progress on combating smoking during 2008.
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America's Health Insurance Plans Statement On Health Care Reform Rhetoric

America"s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) released the following statement from spokesman Robert Zirkelbach. "Health care reform is far too important to be dragged down by divisive political rhetoric from Washington, DC. "Health plans have been working in support of bipartisan health care reform for three years. Our community has proposed guaranteed coverage for pre-existing conditions, discontinuing rating based on a person"s health status or gender, and a personal coverage requirement to get everyone into the system. We have proposed far-reaching administrative reforms to slash paperwork, reduce medical errors, and ensure doctors and hospitals can focus on patient care. "Countless physicians, hospitals and employers, and millions of concerned citizens agree that a government-run health care plan will dismantle employer-based coverage, bankrupt local hospitals, and break the promise made to the American people that those who like their health plan can keep it. "Health plans remain committed to working constructively in support of bipartisan health care reform." America"s Health Insurance Plans


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