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The recent death of a commuter who suffered a heart attack on a train once again highlights the importance of greater access to automated external defibrillators. When 61-year-old James Allen boarded the morning train near Boston, he did not know the ride would be his last. AED Volunteers Serve Florida Community A suburban Palm Beach community recently created a volunteer defibrillator team, buying automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and training residents to use them in case a cardiac emergency strikes their neighbors, mate or someone close to them. While local emergency response teams carry AEDs, fire-rescue officials say residents can often get to the victim more quickly. FDA Expands Use of Implanted Defibrillators A new FDA ruling dramatically raises the number of people who could benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) like the one placed in Vice President Dick Cheney last year. Recent research shows that implanted defibrillators cut the risk of dying by one-third in heart attack survivors left with moderately weakened heart function. Watermelon: A New Functional Food Nearly everyone has heard that tomatoes are a rich source of lycopene--a powerful antioxidant linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and certain cancers, including prostate cancer. Now, new research shows that a popular summertime food also contains large amounts of the beneficial nutrient. Statins May Help Aortic Valve Disease Preliminary research suggests that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins could someday be used to prevent aortic valve disease. There is currently no drug therapy for the disease, in which skeletal bone cells grow in the valve. One High-Fat Meal Can Harm Heart A steady diet of high-fat foods is a roadmap to cardiovascular calamity. But could just one super-sized, high-fat binge cause much damage to the heart and circulation? New Hope for Failing Hearts A 73-year-old retired teacher is among the first patients to have an investigational mesh "jacket" positioned around her enlarged heart to improve its function. Researchers hope the CorCap cardiac support device will help slow or reverse the effects of advanced heart failure by returning the heart to a more natural shape. The Dia-besity Epidemic: How You Can Help Civic leaders and activists with an interest in health and fitness are urged to follow the lead of residents of Marshfield, Wisconsin. Heath officials in the small town have launched a grass-roots effort to fight a growing epidemic of overweight children and adults and its associated risk for diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Health Warning on Popular Supplements A key ingredient in a wide variety of dietary supplements sold in health-food stores and over the Internet, ephedra (also called ma huang) is advertised as a safe way to enhance weight loss, increase energy, and boost athletic performance. Health Recipe of the Month Ratatouille
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