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Harry Belafonte: a singer and actor but an activist at heart

The Caribbean-American singer and actor Harry Belafonte has passed away from congestive heart failure at the age of 96. Although he was well known for songs like Day-O (The Banana Boat song) and Jump In The Line, which earned him the title “King of Calypso”, his music was a vehicle…

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Glasgow mum 'wouldn't be alive' without 14-hour open heart surgery as six-month-old baby

Debbie Kearney was born with a heart defect but wasn't diagnosed until she was close to having heart failure at just six-months-old - and was transfused with 14 pints of blood before an operation

Glasgow Live

Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96

The iconic and barrier-breaking performer died Tuesday of congestive heart failure.

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Harry Belafonte, groundbreaking activist and entertainer, dies at 96

Mr. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by his side, a representative said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Major seminar for people with heart failure coming to Dublin

Heart failure happens when the heart is unable to pump enough blood around the body because the walls of the heart have become too weak or too stiff to work properly

Dublin Live

Mayo Clinic Minute: Saving more lives by expanding the donor pool

Heart failure continues to be an epidemic in the U.S. Despite efforts put into awareness and prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. A heart transplant is the gold standard to treat advanced heart failure. With more than 100,000 people on the transplant…

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Smartwatches may predict higher risk of heart failure: Study

According to a recent study performed by UCL researchers, wearable gadgets such as smartwatches might be used to predict a higher risk of developing heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms in later life. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Older people have eating disorders too – but they're a largely ignored group

Josie (not her real name) has bulimia. She is prescribed steroids to manage a lung condition and heart failure and has gained a significant amount of weight as a result of using the drugs. Her body mass index (BMI) is over 35, which is in the obesity range. She was…

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Toddler needs heart transplant after 'cold' virus left her with end stage heart failure

Evie Green caught a common virus which left her breathless and put pressure on her heart

Wales Online

New treatment may improve cardiac pump function in heart failure patients: Research

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden discovered that the hunger hormone ghrelin can boost the heart's pump capacity in patients with heart failure in a clinical investigation. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Gene therapy found to wind hearts BACK 10 years and protect people from ageing'

Scientists in Bristol have experimented with the therapy on mice and found it effectively rewound their hearts by the equivalent of 10 human years - soon they hope to use it on heart failure patients

Daily Mirror

Woman takes beloved dog on journey of over 4,000 miles for £25,000 life-saving surgery

Hannah Erganian Robinson, 40, flew her beloved dog over 4,000 miles from Kansas, US, to Cambridge in the UK for a life-saving surgery, after her rescue pup was diagnosed with congestive heart failure

Daily Mirror

People At The Age Of Seventy Years Or Older Live Longer Taking An Extra Five Hundred Steps

The post People over 70 who walk an extra 500 steps a day can lower risk of heart failure by 14% that helps live longer.

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Older adults who walk more ‘less likely to have a heart attack or stroke’

Walking an additional 500 steps per day was associated with a 14% lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure, research suggests.

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Study finds palliative care doesn't improve psychological distress

According to a Rutgers study, Palliative care, which is specialized medical care focused on quality of life for people with a serious illness such as cancer or heart failure -- isn't likely to reduce psychological distress. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Marriage makes men live longer, new study finds

Married men were less likely to die from heart failure as they had someone close to them keeping tabs on their health, the University of Colorado study finds

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Tot was 'hours away' from death after common cold led to heart failure - now she's waiting for a transplant in Newcastle

Lola Plimmer caught a cold in January which led to heart failure. She's now at the Freeman's Children's Heart Unit.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Auto exec Toyoda remembered for globalizing brand

Shoichiro Toyoda, honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., died of heart failure on Tuesday. He was 97.

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Study: Change in how heart produces energy can be key to preventing heart failure

Heart failure is often identified only when the heart has already deteriorated. Read further on Dynamite News:

Evening Standard

Who was David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove? Founding member of De La Soul dies

He had recently claimed to be suffering from congestive heart failure and to be using a LifeVest machine that was permanently attached to his body

The Independent UK

First patient in UK fitted with sensor to give early heart failure alert

Device is implanted during a simple 45-minute procedure using a small catheter

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First UK patient fitted with pen lid-size sensor to give heart failure alert

The device is implanted during a simple 45-minute procedure using a small catheter.

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Beta blockers: how these common heart medications may reduce the risk of violence

Beta blockers are medications commonly used for treating cardiac problems such as high blood pressure, chest pain, irregular heartbeat and heart failure. In the US, for example, one in five adults aged 60–79 is prescribed a beta blocker.

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Study: Social Isolation, Loneliness Linked To Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease

Less is known about social isolation and loneliness's specific relationship with heart failure, despite studies showing that these are significant risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Read full Story on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Sepsis ‘increases risk of heart failure’ for more than a decade

Sepsis is a leading cause of hospitalisation and death worldwide

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