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Quoted: The ability of physicians to recognize abnormal heart sounds is only fair at best. Fortunately, the solution is simple: Listening repeatedly. In fact, intensive repetition -- listening at least 400 times to each heart sound on an iPod -- significantly improved the stethoscope abilities of doctors, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's annual meeting.

Posadas...with a vengence

Quoted: Are you are in the process of gathering ideas for Valentine’s Day activities for your kids? We are glad you stopped by at More4ids. Here are a number of fun and exciting activities for your child....

Om Malik reflects on the three months following his heart attack.

Quoted: I have had to institute numerous behavioral changes over the past 90 days. But what I found was that some of my worst and most deep-seated habits were among the easiest to overcome — smoking, for example, as well eating a meat-rich diet and avoiding exercise. It’s the little things that have proved to be a challenge.

Quoted: �If something is too perfect, it is not perfect anymore, it is boring. There has to be some edge to grab on. There always has to be something unexpected, weird and absurd. Something that should not be there.� This is the Fennofolkist Manifesto, and IVANAhelsinki has been very busy representing it. IVANAhelsinki, Loghouse Lover collection [...]

Quoted: Without an ultrasound can you predict the gender of your baby? Someone may tell you that the baby must be a boy because you are carrying low. Someone else may tell you that it must be a girl since you experienced severe morning sickness. Is there any truth to these methods, well...

Here's a piece of electronics that you buy and then hope you never have to use - a home defibrillator. We bought one last year - and I just heard that they used one at the Museum of Flight in September to resuscitate a visitor.

It's designed to be easy to use in an emergency - complete with audio instructions during use.

Quoted: Amazon.com: Philips HeartStart Home Defibrillator (AED): Health & Personal Care

Good and sensible advice....what I really need now...going throughthis trauma....

Quoted: Natalia Vodianova’s story reads like a fairy tale. In her early teens she helped support her family by selling fruit on the streets of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Today she’s a mother of two, married to a wealthy Englishman and one of the world’s top models. Fortune has been very good to this [...]