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Walters set to return to 'The View' NEW YORK, (UPI) -- Barbara Walters plans to make her first appearance on her U.S. chat show "The View" via Skype since undergoing heart surgery, ABC said. The show's creator/executive producer and co-host is confirmed to appear on Monday's edition of the...

Transient kidney failure not so bad CINCINNATI, (UPI) -- Heart patient kidney failure -- if transient -- may not be as harmful as once thought, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Andrew Burger of the University of Cincinnati says heart patients had better outcomes if worsening kidney function was...

Heart transplant recipient in U.S. Open PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., (UPI) -- Double heart transplant recipient Erik Compton says he will be among those teeing off Thursday at the U.S. Open in Pebble Beach, Calif. Compton, 30, of Miami, received his first heart transplant at age 12 after being...

Community effort lowers stroke rate QUEBEC CITY, (UPI) -- Community-based programs to lower blood pressure successfully reduced cardiovascular disease in Canada, researchers say. The community-based Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program significantly reduced both heart disease and stroke in...

TCM plans tribute to songwriter Loesser LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- TCM says it plans to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of U.S. songwriter Frank Loesser with a movie marathon this month. The event is to take place June 29 and will include screenings of "How to Succeed in Business...

Heart deaths in Australia peak in winter BRISBANE, Australia, (UPI) -- The rate of heart attacks in Australia rises in the winter because many people don't know how to bundle up from the cold, a researcher says. Dr. Adrian Barnett of the Queensland University of Technology's Institute of...

Jennie Garth promotes Web heart makeover DALLAS, (UPI) -- Hollywood's Jennie Garth is the spokeswoman for the American Heart Association's free online 12-week heart health makeover -- Go Red BetterU. Garth, who lost her father to heart disease, learned several years ago she has a leaky heart...

Brushing lowers risk of heart disease LONDON, (UPI) -- Brushing your teeth twice a day can lower your risk of heart disease, British researchers said. The researchers studied the brushing habits and medical histories of more than 11,000 adults and found that people who brush less than twice a...

Rep: Monjack was to have heart surgery LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- Simon Monjack, a British screenwriter who died in Los Angeles Sunday at the age of 40, was scheduled to have bypass surgery this fall, a publicist said. Monjack was married to actress Brittany Murphy for nearly three years. The...

HEART SHAPED SOFT PRETZELS Rhodes™ Dinner Rolls, thawed but still cold melted butter coarse salt Combine 2 rolls together and roll into a 24-inch rope. Fold rope in half. Pinch loose ends together to form the pointed bottom of the heart. Bring folded end together and twist 2-3 times. Place...

:)thanks rickle for all the post today, its nice to see we still have a heart beat, i even miss face's jokes :cool:

Does your heart ache and break when they're sad?? Then it's love. Do you cry for their pain, even when they're strong?? Then it's love. Do their eyes see your true heart, and touch your soul so deeply it hurts?? Then it's love. Do you stay because a blinding, incomprehensible mix of pain and...

heart surgeon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Honda motorcycle when he spotted a well-known heart surgeon in his workshop. The surgeon was there waiting for the service manager to come...

Parents disappointed after baby girl's heart transplant doesn't go ahead By Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press TORONTO - The parents of a terminally-ill two-month-old baby were crushed Tuesday night after a transplant surgery failed to go ahead at a Toronto hospital, but doctors said...

Actor Robin Williams recovering in Ohio after successful heart surgery By The Associated Press NEW YORK - Robin Williams was recovering at the Cleveland Clinic after heart surgery that his doctors deemed successful, his publicists said Monday. The 57-year-old actor had an operation to...

Attempted Suicide -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One day, an old lady decided that she didn't want to live anymore. So she went to the doctor and asked, ''What's the best way to kill yourself?'' The doctor told her, ''Well, shooting yourself...

Heart Attack A man was walking through the woods when he came upon two other fellas. Bubba had Roy stripped down, bent over a log, and was humping for all he had. The man said what the heck is going on. Bubba replied that Roy had a heart attack. The man explained that you should be...