Halloween Healthcare: Trick or Treat? Oct 30, 2009
If you need a pacemaker, the snake oil salesmen are going to look at your age and the cost in what they call survivability rates. If the bureaucrats think your health care needs are just too expensive, they will hand out pain pills instead of approving that new pacemaker. (Human Events Online)
For Tourette Syndrome, Implanted Device May Help Oct 29, 2009
In the new study, 15 patients with severe Tourette syndrome plus obsessive compulsive disorder received deep brain stimulation -- electrical impulses -- through a surgically implanted brain pacemaker. The subjects had about half as many tics on average after the treatment, and their symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder, depression and anxiety fell by 26 percent to 33 percent, the researchers reported in the Oct. 27 issue of the journal Neurology. (MEDLINEplus)
Deep Brain Stimulation May Be Effective Treatment For Tourette's Syndrome Oct 29, 2009
The participants were followed and tested for two years after deep brain stimulation, which involves a surgically implanted brain pacemaker that sends electrical impulses to certain parts of the brain. The study found that the participants experienced 52 percent fewer tics on average and a 26 to 33 percent improvement in the symptoms of OCD, depression and anxiety two years after deep brain stimulation began. (Science Daily)
'I'm a survivor' Oct 28, 2009
Then over a seven-year period, Pitts husband had three strokes, open heart surgery, pacemaker surgery and more. Just two weeks before Pitts diagnosis with breast cancer, her husbands doctor said he was making good progress. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
Western Diet Fuels Spike In Blood Pressure Of Canada's Inuit Oct 28, 2009
A new cell phone-sized implant can keep blood pressure in check from within the chest, just like a pacemaker controls heartbeats. When the device. (Science Daily)
Mother Advocates Organ Donation After Her Son Needs Heart Transplant Oct 26, 2009
Current conditions for local cities. Posted: 7:17 pm MDT October 25, 2009Updated: 9:07 pm MDT October 25, 2009. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Houston woman receives free pacemaker and second chance at life Oct 25, 2009
Dr. Bhatia and another doctor began preparations to implant a pacemaker and defibrillator into Gloria s chest. Over time, the pacemaker will strengthen Molina s heart and shock it when it gets too weak. (KHOU.com, TX)
Cecile Betts Oct 23, 2009
Adversities: Never knowing her mother, pioneering life in Alaska in 1947 with two small children and family on East Coast, triple bypass, pacemaker, husband afflicted with Alzheimer s, her own colon cancer, blindness, and lung cancer. Perseverance is indeed her middle name. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Heart Failure Treatment Underused Oct 22, 2009
"Aldosterone antagonist use in eligible patients was associated with younger age, African-American race/ethnicity, lower systolic blood pressure, history of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator use, depression, alcohol use and pacemaker implantation, and with having no history of renal insufficiency," wrote Nancy M. Albert of the Cleveland Clinic and colleagues. "These data confirm that in the context of a hospital-based performance improvement program, aldosterone antagonist therapy can be... (MEDLINEplus)
'Molecular Trigger' For Sudden Death In Epilepsy Found Oct 16, 2009
"If the gene test is positive, there are effective treatments for the heart irregularity, including drugs known as beta blockers, as well as the use of a cardiac pacemaker to prevent lethal arrhythmias.". As many as 18 percent of deaths in epilepsy come suddenly without warning, devastating families. (Science Daily)
Who pays for MSTI? Oct 16, 2009
ddltd wrote on Oct 15, 2009 3:00 PM:" Well smartgirl maybe you can live under this 500 kv line and enjoy the noise, the emissions (hope you don't have a pacemaker), the strob lights and all the knapweed that this wonderful new line will provide. How about if it crosses your property and ruins your property value? Okay you take it because WE property owners don't want it in our backyard - talk about misinformed..... ". smartgirl wrote on Oct 15, 2009 2:30 PM:" Read this regarding powerlines and... (Montana Standard, MT)
Heart Monitor Alerts You When There Is A Problem Oct 15, 2009
Using a wire, surgeons attach an implant, about the size of a pacemaker, to Fisher's heart. The device monitors the heart's electrical activity, or what's known as EKG, looking for changes that occur before a heart attack. (W-USA News, DC)
Using Music to Ease Patient Stress During Surgery Oct 14, 2009
Because music is often associated with movement like tapping one's feet he theorized that music could be used to modify the activity of thalamic and subthalamic neurons, which are located in the same area where a neuronal pacemaker is implanted during deep-brain stimulation. In Janigro's study, more than a dozen neurosurgical patients, predominantly with Parkinson's, listened to three musical selections rhythmic music with no discernible melody (by Gyorgi Ligeti, of Stanley Kubrick movie fame),... (Time.com)
Mineral Area Regional Medical Center offers new service Oct 13, 2009
An AICD, Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator is a small, battery powered electrical impulse generator, similar to a pacemaker, which is implanted in patients who have a low EF or ejection fraction (volume of blood pumped out of the heart with each beat), which if low, increases the risk of sudden cardiac death ... They are able to determine the heart's activity, and either break the tachycardia, shock out of a deadly rhythm, or act as a pacemaker if the rate falls too low. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Gene mingling increases sudden death risk Oct 13, 2009
"And everything needs to be done to try to prevent that. "But does every mutation carrier need an implantable defibrillator. Pharmacological therapies. (EurekAlert!)
Inflated Health Care Costs Add to t... Oct 10, 2009
The pace maker was implanted and the patient died four months later. Medicare was billed tens of thousands of dollars for the procedure and the remaining, unpaid balance depleted the family s financial reserves. (Suite101.com)
JeffPearlmanPearls Of Wisdom Longtime beat writer Rod Beaton is living a medical nightmare. Oct 10, 2009
Since that time, Rod has undergone three brain surgeries, myriad setbacks (in 2006, his pacemaker had to be removed after an infection) and precious few positive moments. Because of the massive doses of mood-altering medications prescribed through the years, Beaton has struggled to control his temper, once threatening physical harm to children in a grocery store, another time punching Maria. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Medicare Cutbacks Threaten to Put Cardiac Care Out of Reach for Millions of Rural Americans Oct 9, 2009
Diagnostic testing, pacemaker and defibrillator clinics Call. Featured. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Biological Clocks Discovery Overturns Long-held Theory Oct 9, 2009
New insights about the body's central pacemaker might also, someday, advance efforts to treat diseases influenced by the internal clock, including cancer, Alzheimer's disease and mood disorders, said University of Michigan mathematician Daniel Forger. "Knowing what the signal is will help us learn how to adjust it, in order to help people," said Forger, an associate professor of mathematics and a member of the U-M's Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics. (Science Daily)
Headphones May Threaten Heart-Device Performance Oct 8, 2009
Implanted defibrillators, pacemakers may malfunction if headphones hang close to chest, study shows ... TUESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. study offers more evidence that portable headphones can create magnetic interference that might make implanted defibrillators and pacemakers malfunction ... "As digital music devices continue their current popularity, the risk of device interaction from portable headphones should be accounted for in patients with implantable... (MEDLINEplus)
Winter Garden Fire Rescue receives advanced heart equipment Oct 8, 2009
So, it not only monitors the heart, but also automatically interprets heart rhythms, does manual defibrillation, acts as a external pacemaker, performs synchronized cardio-version, monitors oxygen in the blood stream, records pulse rate and blood pressure and also monitors respiratory function. And one of the four monitors includes a sophisticated internal module that gives the fire department the ability to detect carbon monoxide poisoning by using a high-tech finger sensor. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Flight attendants often deal with passengers' medical needs Oct 6, 2009
She later had a pacemaker and defibrillator placed in her chest. "Of course, I'm grateful to her," Tortorici says. (USA Today -- Money)
Letters for Saturday, October 3, 2009 Oct 4, 2009
realitybites wrote on Oct 3, 2009 3:57 PM:" Hey, Deke! Remember what you said above when they say you're too old for a pacemaker. Sayonara!! Say a cheery "HI" to your ancestors. ". ltereader wrote on Oct 3, 2009 5:41 PM:" lori-p: You're so serious all the time. Do you ever just relax, turn off that radio, unwind, and quit fretting about everything for just awhile? Maybe turn on that oh so horrible tv and watch a good comedy, have a good hearty chuckle? Your health would benefit from it ! ". (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Women with Atrial Fibrillation Face Rougher Road Than Men Sep 26, 2009
Women are referred less often or later for non-drug treatments such as pacemaker implantation or ablation. Ablative therapy should remain an option for symptomatic women because they have success rates similar to those of men. (MEDLINEplus)
Women With Atrial Fibrillation Are At Significantly Higher Risk Of Stroke And Death Compared To Men Sep 24, 2009
Women are referred less often or later for non-drug management such as pacemaker implantation or ablation ... Other researchers involved in the study were Dr. Richard Trohman, director of electrophysiology, arrhythmia and pacemaker services at Rush, Dr. Disha Mookherjee, cardiology fellow at Rush, and Dr. Marian Manankil cardiology fellow at Illinois Masonic Medical Center. (Science Daily)
FDA awards $2 million for kids' medical devices Sep 22, 2009
Problems with using adult devices in children range from the mundane oversized oxygen masks to the complicated pacemaker batteries that run out because children's' hearts beat faster. There is virtually no data on the safety of using adult devices in children, though experts say the complications can be fatal. (MSNBC -- Health)
Few complications 1 year after aortic valve implantation Sep 22, 2009
Periprocedural complications included femoral access site complications in 13% of the patients, dialysis for postoperative renal failure in 8%, neurologic events in 7%, and permanent pacemaker implantation in 26. 30 day-, 6 months-, and 1 year-survival was 88%, 78%, and 78%, respectively. (EurekAlert!)
Now Democrats can negotiate health care reform Sep 19, 2009
When Obama was asked whether any consideration should be given for joie de vivre when considering whether or not to approve a pacemaker for a 100-year-old heart patient, Obama coldly replied that joie de vivre is too subjective a concept, and maybe the poor woman should just take a pain pill. Is it any wonder that senior citizens are scared to death about what may be coming their way. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Cheney Undergoes Elective Back Surgery Sep 18, 2009
In 2001, he had a pacemaker implanted in his chest. Copyright 2009 by. (KCRA 3, CA)
Woman dies after catching fire in surgery Sep 18, 2009
"What we've been advocating for years is that the open delivery of oxygen under the drapes essentially has to stop," with some exceptions such as cardiac pacemaker surgery or operations involving a neck artery, Bruley said. Also in msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)
Obamacare Special Report Sep 18, 2009
Barrasso is referring to the President s town hall meeting when a woman asked the President if her mother, who at the time was 100 years old, would have received approval for a pacemaker under his health care proposal. Her mother, under our current health care system, had the surgery five years ago and is still alive and doing very well at 105. (Human Events Online)
Pacemaker can't stop Red Lodge High spiker Sep 16, 2009
Mullaney has a difibrillator/pacemaker implanted to regulate her heartbeat ... Paramedics resuscitated her, and she flew back to Denver, where the defibrillator/pacemaker was implanted in her armpit. (Montana Standard, MT)
Aug. 29: Rally Day in Austin (47) Sep 14, 2009
Geoff Tudor, a self-employed attorney (not a free-loader) informed us he will die in eight months without a battery change for his pacemaker. Without the health insurance he lost when he got sick and started his own practice, he wont be capable of making that very expensive thing happen and fully expects to be gone from the earth within a year if nothing occurs to change our system. (Boerne Star, TX)
Axelrod: Obama Firm on Public Option Sep 14, 2009
Did you not hear Obama say that Grannie might not get a pacemaker, but a pain pill 00004000 instead ... Pacemakers save, extend, and increases the quality of life. (CBS News)
Blago Advisor Dies Before Prison Term Sep 14, 2009
Wonder if Cheney will pull the plug on his pacemaker as we start to close in. Nah, to give one's own life in responsibility for for one's actions takes a courage that Cheney lacks. (CBS News)
Petoskey cardiologist is first to place newest heart valve in Paraguay patient Sep 12, 2009
Most likely he would've smiled and gone about his business, heading back to his office where he and his colleagues are breaking into the next frontier of medical advancements: tinier heart stents, artery-opening stents that dissolve within weeks, a titanium heart valve that can be inserted without having to cut the chest open, a pacemaker that calls 9-1-1 ... It s how we got OTC drugs such as Tylenol, devices like pacemakers and probably those BreatheRight strips to stop snoring ... 5 Pacemakers... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Catching up with Garagiola Sep 10, 2009
He has had a back procedure, had a pacemaker installed, underwent a couple of eye procedures and needed a delicate surgery on his skull. "I've got so many holes in my head, you could go bowling with it," Garagiola cracked. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Health care reform sparks protest at Bowling Green Sep 10, 2009
Rowland, who almost died when her insurance company said they would not pay for a pacemaker after her heart failed, resulting in a second hospitalization, said she does not want anyone to go through a treacherous experience with a corporation looking to save a few dollars rather than a single life. Page 1 of 2. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Maiden European Tour title beckons Swede Noren in Switzerland Sep 6, 2009
Pacemaker Noren came close to his first win earlier in the season when he finished second in the Indonesia Open but then wrist and knee injuries blighted him for three months. He has shown signs of recovery recently and he knows the importance of a grandstand finish, with a place in the elite Dubai World Championship finale also at stake. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Kauai Komedy Sep 6, 2009
Wi-Fi connection: A New York woman has become the first American recipient of a Wi-Fi pacemaker that allows her doctor to monitor her health over the Internet. A Starbucks spokesperson said that should she come into one of our coffee houses, she will be required to purchase at least one hot coffee drink per hour if she expects to stay alive. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Medical advice may be coming to a barbershop near you Sep 5, 2009
"I got a defibrillator, valve, pace maker, six stents, one by pass on my right leg," answered the customer. On this day at Mel's Barber Shop on St. Bernard Avenue, the talk about health in the chair, later spilled over into the waiting area. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Obama Seeks to Turn Tide in Health Debate Sep 4, 2009
" This is why the neo-conned will only get so far and then wear normal people out. Crazyast pronouncements that have been ground into them by they chioce of entertainment have no place in discussions among intelligent people. Or the informed. Polls may occasionally show the radical rightwingers gain now & then, but they're headed for the sub-15%, trending into the weeds... by actornaught September 3, 2009 12:39 PM EDT I wonder what the neo-conned would do if they were told by Dems to say "NO" to... (CBS News)
A $2.3 billion fine? Thats hitting a mule with a 24 Sep 3, 2009
Senator George Voinovich In June 2003, the Ohio Republican (who is retiring from the Senate in 2010) went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to have a pacemaker installed. The best example of this double standard, however, may be Rep. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Surprise! Munson worried about Dawgs trip to Oklahoma State Sep 3, 2009
For a guy who will turn 87 years old in 19 days and who had brain surgery and a pacemaker put in during 2008, Munson is in pretty good shape. He still goes fishing from time to time with his good buddy Charlie Whittemore, the former Georgia receiver who works in athletic administration at UGA. He still tries to get in at least one new movie a week, even though his famed movie club had to be discontinued. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The games where drugs are fine, but for competing, not enhancement Sep 2, 2009
Two years ago Mr Doughty had a pacemaker fitted. In November, he had a triple bypass. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Quick actions save man's life at ballpark Sep 2, 2009
His doctors at Allegheny General also plan to install an implantable defibrillator, a small device that will deliver a shock to his heart should it happen again -- a type of "fire insurance," Dr. Granato said. In his hospital room yesterday, Mr. Trimble wore a Pirates cap -- an homage to the park and the people who gave him his life back. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Regular Electrocardiograms May Help Physicians Identify Patients At Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death Sep 2, 2009
(June 24, 2009) A common electrocardiogram finding that has largely been considered insignificant may actually signal an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, the future need for a permanent pacemaker and an. . (Science Daily)
Medicare alternative dogged by complaints, cost Sep 1, 2009
Her doctor recommended a gastric pacemaker costing more than $67,000 to help control crippling nausea. Cariten Senior Health denied the device, and White went through months of appeals. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Cheney, Bush Disagreed Over Striking Iran Sep 1, 2009
Ex-"President" Cheney wants to keep his face in the papers before his pacemaker gives out; such evil in one man, such hate - so much blindness. Keep talkin' Dick - you make more Democrats with every word that comes out of your mouth. (CBS News)
Woman Tasered twice during arrest on parole violation Aug 30, 2009
"Defibrillator's or AED's can be used on people that have pacemakers and that are pregnant. Tasers release a shock less than an AED.Article: She was ...taken to the hospital as a precaution. ". homer5r20 wrote on Aug 19, 2009 2:49 PM:" am...you would think that if she was pregnant she wouldn't be fighting in the first place... ". (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Huckabee: ObamaCare would have abandoned Kennedy Aug 30, 2009
Thanks for the vote in favor of my kind heart, but it s the pacemaker. I still get riled and keep the blade and bat handy just in case the quibbles get on my last nerve. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Abnormal Heartbeats Caused By Changes In Ion Channel Density Aug 29, 2009
A block in conduction of this electrical current disrupts the heartbeat and is the most common cause of pacemaker implantation. Many diseases that cause conduction block, including progressive familial heart block type I (PFHBI), are inherited. (Science Daily)
Seattle dredges up memories for Bannister Aug 28, 2009
"He had to have a pacemaker put in but my dad was up here about five days ago because they rushed him to the hospital, so it's definitely a blessing that the road trip coincided with that so I got a chance to see him," he said. This is just Bannister's second start at Safeco Field. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
* World News Quick Take Aug 28, 2009
The doctor concluded that the man still had a healthy glow, despite having passed away, because the pacemaker he was wearing was still running. UNITED KINGDOM Ball and chain unveiled. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Galloway: Kennedy and Carter created each other Aug 27, 2009
Here s Obama s answer when a woman asked whether her mother would have been allowed to receive a pacemaker even though she was old. The Presidents answer: we just make have to tell your grandmother to take a pill. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Pacemaker keeps body in the pink Aug 27, 2009
The doctor concluded that the man still had a healthy glow, even though he was dead, because his pacemaker was still running. AFP. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Palins death panel label hits home (173) Aug 27, 2009
When asked at a town hall meeting if a 100-year old woman with a joy for life should be permitted a pacemaker, President Obama suggested a pain pill might be more appropriate. This woman had a pacemaker implant and is still enjoying life at 105. (Boerne Star, TX)
W.Va. textbook protest marked pivotal moment Aug 22, 2009
"In September, 1974, about 3,500 coal miners walked off the job in support of the textbook protests. Picketers halted city bus service, disrupted construction projects and held up delivery of groceries all across southern West Virginia.The protests also spawned violence. Picket lines occasionally erupted in rock-throwing and fist-fights; school buses and picketers were shot at; a UPS employee was lucky to survive after being shot in the chest; and schools and the board of education's building... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
End of Life Kills Obamacare? Aug 20, 2009
Bureaucrats will decide whether your life is worth the taxpayer money it will cost for you to have pacemaker surgery or whether instead you should just be prescribed pain pills ... Or is he saying that under government run health care, at grandma s age, the surgical implantation of a pacemaker is just too expensive for taxpayers to foot the bill ... According to the President, we let doctors know that grandma doesn t get a pacemaker. (Human Events Online)
Inexpensive Hypertension Drug Could Be Multiple Sclerosis Treatment, Study Suggests Aug 20, 2009
A new cell phone-sized implant can keep blood pressure in check from within the chest, just like a pacemaker controls heartbeats. When the device. (Science Daily)
Poll: Confidence in Health Care Dwindling Aug 19, 2009
" I agree...instead of being brainwashed about how much ObamaCare stinks, we should let the facts convice us that ObamaCare stinks. by Mortarman29 August 18, 2009 10:14 AM EDT Hungry calls the people stupid. Nice. by schotzy81 August 18, 2009 10:46 AM EDT hungry, give it up. We've had months of puff pieces from ABC, CNN, etc. No one is buying it. Obama and the lefties look pathetic on this issue. It's become obvious Obamacare's goal isn't about reducing the cost of healthcare. The CBO report... (CBS News)
Health care goes wireless Aug 18, 2009
New wireless pacemaker helps doctor provide constant care from afar ... Greenberg is able to monitor his patients daily, thanks to a device billed as the world's first wireless pacemaker ... The pacemaker communicates with a monitoring system in the patient's home, vital information is then gathered and automatically relayed to Greenberg's office. (CNN -- Tech)
Nanotechnology: Coming soon to a product you use Aug 17, 2009
Belcher s batteries are unlikely to juice anything bigger than a pacemaker. But other nano researchers are focusing on much mightier batteries because tiny-scale technology seems the most likely route toward creating long-lived, lightweight fuel cells. (Boston Globe)
Ga.s wild and crazy Rep. Paul Broun strikes again Aug 16, 2009
By the way, those MRI machines cost upwards of 3 million dollars and then the room for the equipment is another half million or more and then the skilled technicians, the ones that know better than to fry your pacemaker or any other metal on your body, cost another chunk even if it is only minimum wage labor that speaks no English. So, the folks that fork over all that capital to the doctors and hospitals and others expect to be repaid, with interest and that is above and beyond the straw man... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
DeLand community pulls together for longtime downtown guardian Aug 15, 2009
"One of my large arteries was 90 to 95 percent clogged and I had to have stents (tiny, mesh-wire tubes that prop open arteries after they have been surgically cleared of plaque) put in and the doctor later determined I needed a pacemaker, so they put one in also," the 65-year-old officer said. Merchants, who for more than 20 years, heard their doorbells chime and saw McBride's face pop in with his cheery "how you doing?" greeting, miss him. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
