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Good heart attack care could add a year to your life

Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 13:59 Last update: about 11 years ago

Going to the right hospital for heart attack care could add a year to your life, a new study suggests. Using Medicare records, researchers found that roughly 17 years after a heart attack,...

Homegrown fashion industry bursts onto scene in Cuba

Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 13:36 Last update: about 11 years ago

Buying a simple pair of socks or a T-shirt means choosing between the wildly overpriced, shoddy offerings of state-run stores and the bales of low-priced clothing illegally imported by "mules"...

Don't expect Fitbits to improve health, help drop pounds

Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 13:58 Last update: about 11 years ago

Wearing a fitness tracker may help you keep tabs on how many steps you take, but the devices themselves - even with the lure of a cash reward - probably won't improve your health, according to the...

Here comes ... Bridal Fashion Week

Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 13:35 Last update: about 11 years ago

From boho chic to traditional ball gowns, models dressed as smiling brides took Manhattan this month for a trade show of their very own following the fall cycle of womenswear runway around the...

Contaminated machines linked to heart surgery infections

Monday, 24 October 2016, 13:55 Last update: about 11 years ago

Health officials are warning that small outbreaks of infections spread by contaminated operating room machinery during open-heart surgery could be more widespread than first thought. The Centers...

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