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Smoker: Albert 'Dick' Whittamore He died aged 85 on February 16 in William Harvey Hospital in Ashford following a heart attack and was buried today. He blamed his ill health on his addiction to tobacco in his youth.

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering from a "mild heart attack" — his latest bout in a long battle against heart disease. Cheney was feeling fine on Tuesday and likely to be sent home from a Washington hospital within a day or two, aides aid. He experienced chest pain on Monday, and lab results revealed evidence of the heart attack, spokesman Peter Long said. "The whole family has been working with heart disease for decades, and they are vigilant and attuned to treatment," said political consultant Mary Matalin, a friend and former counselor to Cheney. She added...

Paula Nowakowski, the longtime chief of staff to House Republican Leader John Boehner, died suddenly Saturday night, according to the leader's office. She was 46. "It is with profound sadness and shock that I announce the passing of Paula Nowakowski, my longtime chief of staff, trusted aide and friend, who died suddenly last night," Boehner said in a statement early Sunday afternoon. "Words cannot adequately express the sorrow and disbelief I and every member of our team are grappling with today in the wake of this stunning news." A Boehner aide said the cause was an apparent heart attack. Speaker...

In a gripping, exclusive e-mail from Hawaii, the radio talker’s lady love, West Palm Beach resident Kathryn Rogers, gave Page2Live a dramatic play-by-play of what really happened before Limbaugh was rushed to a Honolulu hospital. And while Limbaugh told the media at his release from the hospital on New Year’s Day that doctors didn’t find anything wrong, Rogers’ intimate account indicates that, without the proper response, the outcome could have been different. Rogers, 33, a VIP manager for the upcoming Super Bowl, said she was having her nails done with her mother downstairs at the chi-chi Kahala when she received...

BREAKING NEWS: Rush Limbaugh, the most-successful radio talk show host ever, reportedly experienced chest pains while on vacation in Hawaii and was rushed from the Kahala Hotel and Resort where he was staying to Queens Medical Center where he is listed in serious condition.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A school counselor suffering an apparent heart attack died in a Philadelphia emergency room after waiting nearly 80 minutes for help - and a trio of homeless drug addicts nearby stole his watch instead of seeking aid, police said. Joaquin Rivera, 63, died before seeing a triage nurse at Atria Health's Frankford Campus over the weekend, police said.

If you haven't heard yet, ConcreteBob was having problems Tuesday night and went to the hospital Wednesday morning where it was determined that he had suffered a heart attack. [Mrs] T and I visited ConcreteBob on Saturday and as one can see, he is in good spirits. CB says that he is being a model patient, not complaining or moaning about anything. But that didn’t keep his nurse from almost having her own heart attack when walking by ConcreteBob’s room and seeing the cigar. Just this past Saturday ConcreteBob was at Walter Reed putting on Cooking for the Wounded,...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A man accused of making more than $7 billion off the investment schemes of jailed financial manager Bernard Madoff drowned after having a heart attack, authorities said Monday. Jeffry Picower, 67, was found at about noon Sunday by his wife, Barbara, at the bottom of a pool at their oceanside mansion. She pulled him from the water with help from a housekeeper. He died a short time later at a nearby hospital. An autopsy conducted Monday found he suffered a heart attack and drowned, said Dr. Michael Bell, chief medical examiner for Palm Beach County....

PARIS (AFP) – Heart attack survivors who eat chocolate two or more times per week cut their risk of dying from heart disease about three fold compared to those who never touch the stuff, scientists have reported. Smaller quantities confer less protection, but are still better than none, according to the study, which appears in the September issue of the Journal of Internal Medicine. Earlier research had established a strong link between cocoa-based confections and lowered blood pressure or improvement in blood flow. It had also shown that chocolate cuts the rate of heart-related mortality in healthy older men, along...

Reform: If the world's most famous physicist, Stephen Hawking, is a shining example of British health care, how is it that others in the U.K. are repeatedly denied critical care and medicine?In commenting on efforts to overhaul American's health care system, we have tried to pull back the curtain and pay attention to those trying to clone the systems of Canada and Britain. But supporters of government-run health care frequently ignore some of the less-pleasant facts. Much has been made of this statement in one of our Aug. 3 editorials: "People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn't have a chance...

August 07, 2009, 0:00 a.m. Government Medicine KillsThe U.K. and Canada prove it. By Deroy Murdock Imagine that your two best friends are British and Canadian tobacco addicts. The Brit battles lung cancer. The Canadian endures emphysema and wheezes as he walks around with clanging oxygen canisters. You probably would not think: “Maybe I should pick up smoking.” The fact that America is even considering government medicine is equally wacky. The state guides health care for our two closest allies: Great Britain and Canada. Like us, these are prosperous, industrial, Anglophone democracies. Nevertheless, compared to America, they suffer higher...

So many times you hear of someone having a heart attack just a few weeks after they have had medical exam or even a stress test that gave a clean bill of health. In most cases the doctor is not at fault, the growing heart problem was not detectable by present methods. A Doctor in Heart Institute at the Sheba Medical Center Israel, has found a solution, looking at the arteries in your arm. An accurate correlation between the elasticity of the endothelial lining of the brachial arteries in the arm has been shown scientifically to be a good predictor...

7/28/2009 - JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) -- Whether Joint Base Balad servicemembers have a wingman or a battle buddy, the ethos of helping a comrade in need arose during a basketball game here July 14. Headed by their coach, Army Sgt.1st Class Anthony Jones of the 699th Maintenance Company, a basketball team compiled of Airmen and Soldiers aided their fellow team member, Army 1st Sgt. Eric Colvin of the 699th Maintenance Co., after he showed heart-attack symptoms during a game at the west side gym. "I knew he had a heart attack years ago," Sergeant Jones said. "Actually, it...

Heart attack symptoms vary. Most people know about extreme chest- and left arm pain, although there may be no pain in the chest during a heart attack. Other signs include intense jaw pain, as well as nausea and profuse sweating. The latter may occur less frequently; nevertheless, it is important to be aware of these potential danger signs. What happens if you are sleeping when you have a heart attack? The majority of people (about 60 percent) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up. However, severe pain may wake you from a deep sleep. If...

DEVELOPING: Michael Jackson has been rushed to a Los Angeles hospital, according to a report from TMZ. The legendary singer, 50, reportedly went into cardiac arrest and had to receive CPR in the ambulance. According to E!, he was rushed to UCLA hospital. According to TMZ, he was picked up at his home in Holmby Hills. A rep for Jackson was unavailable for comment. FOXNews.com has not yet confirmed this information. This is a developing story. Please click refresh for updates.

Breaking AP Wires: Michael Jackson suffers major heart attack in Los Angeles...listed in critical condition...

The Triple and Quadruple Bypass Burgers are advertised at Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Arizona June 17, 2009. The restaurant is known for their hospital theme and enormous burgers.

CBNNews.com - Men should start taking a daily aspirin at age 45 to lower the risk of heart attack by 20 percent, according to recent U.S. Preventive Services findings. Doctors add that women should start a daily aspirin regimine at age 55 to protect against strokes. However, some medical experts have concerns.

WEIRTON, W.Va. - A Pennsylvania truck driver is being called a hero, credited with saving a woman's life after she suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel of her car. And the entire incident was caught on tape. George Lantzy, a truck driver from Monroeville, Penn., says he was driving along US 22 in West Virginia when he noticed a white car weaving in and out of the eastbound lanes. As other drivers pulled over and tried to jump out and stop the car, Lantzy said he knew something was very wrong and jumped into action. "When I was coming...

For a disease that begins with a bite from the deceptively sweet-sounding kissing bug, Chagas disease is a major killer in some parts of the world. The bug deposits a parasite that can lurk silently in the body for decades before causing the heart to enlarge — and sometimes the colon or esophagus as well. Chagas, which afflicts millions in Latin America, was long thought to be largely confined there. But a recently approved test to screen blood donors has identified hundreds of cases across the United States — including eight in Bexar County. The sudden appearance of these cases...