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Pope Francis urges faithful to have open heart

Pope Francis urges faithful to have open heart

ETTORE FERRARI/EPA Pope Francis carried the statue of baby Jesus himself during Christmas Eve Mass, a task usually taken by his aides. Riding a worldwide wave of goodwill and popularity to his first Christmas Eve Mass as head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful to emulate Jesus to avoid the darkness of the world. The bells ...

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Energy drinks can change the way your heart beats: study

Energy drinks can change the way your heart beats: study

hero30 /shutterstock.com Energy drinks appear to cause more forceful heart contractions, and those with irregular heartbeat may want to avoid them altogether, caution researchers behind a small German study that examined heart imaging of 17 people after they consumed one of the drinks. If you rely on energy drinks to give you a buzz, researchers are warning that all that ...

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Energy drinks can change the way your heart beats: study

Energy drinks can change the way your heart beats: study

hero30 /shutterstock.com Energy drinks appear to cause more forceful heart contractions, and those with irregular heartbeat may want to avoid them altogether, caution researchers behind a small German study that examined heart imaging of 17 people after they consumed one of the drinks. If you rely on energy drinks to give you a buzz, researchers are warning that all that ...

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Naked DNA gene therapy used to non-invasively cure heart disease

Naked DNA gene therapy used to non-invasively cure heart disease

It would be hard to think of a more arresting experience than waking up in the middle of your own open heart surgery. While many patients make an excellent recovery, the body does not readily forget the trauma of this now familiar procedure. A softer, more creative approach to treating damaged hearts has recently been developed by Amit Patel at ...

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Man born with his heart in his abdomen

Man born with his heart in his abdomen

HAP/Quirky China News/Rex/REX USA Ho Zhiliang was born with a rare heart condition and he hopes doctors in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, will operate on him to move the organ into his rib cage. A Chinese man is hoping doctors will put his heart in the right place. Ho Zhiliang, 24, was born with what is being called congenital cardiac ...

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