Tag: heart attack

RIP: Alan Thicke, Dad of Robin Thicke, Dies of Heart Attack

Actor Alan Thicke, father of R&B singer Robin Thicke, passed away Tuesday at the age of 69. Thicke, who played Dr. Jason Seaver, the...

Garry Shandling Suffered Shortness of Breath in the Days Leading Up to His Death

Garry Shandling died Thursday of cardiac arrest at age 66. Sources tell the NY Daily News that Shandling was experiencing shortness of breath in...

Mummified Sailor Found On Yacht That Was Adrift at Sea ‘for Years’

The mummified remains of Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, was found on board a yacht that was adrift at sea "for years". The mummified body was...

Arrested Teen Saves the Life of Police Officer

A quick-thinking teenager may have saved the life of a police officer who apparently suffered a heart attack or stroke. In September, Fort Lauderdale officer...

Medical Minute: Blood-Sucking Parasite Infects 300K Americans

A deadly blood-sucking parasite, introduced into America by Mexicans crossing the porous southern border, has infected up to 300,000 Americans -- and 300,000 more...

Medical Minute: 7 Heart Attack Warning Signs Women Shouldn’t Ignore

According to a report on Foxnews.com, an estimated 38,000 women under age 50 suffer heart attacks each year in the United States. Studies show that...