Park Ridge businesses give back for annual walk against breast cancer and other top stories.

• Park Ridge businesses give back for annual walk against breast cancer

  

  As Park Ridge prepares to host the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk this Saturday, some local businesses are bringing out the pink.At Holt's, 43 S. Prospect Ave., it's The Pink Drink that is being served up throughout the month of October, with $2 from each $8 cocktail going to Making Strides in support of the American Cancer Society. Brad Doyle, managing partner of Holt's, said the drink is made from Nolet gin, fresh muddled raspberries, demerara syrup and soda water."It's got a real..

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• After 2 deaths, patients warned about heart defibrillators' failed batteries

  

  According to the US Food and Drug Administration, 398,740 of St. Jude Medical's implantable cardioverter defibrillators, known as ICDs, and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators, known as CRT-Ds, are affected with premature battery depletion. The defibrillators were manufactured before May 2015. Both CRT-Ds and ICDs are implanted under the skin, in the patient's upper chest area. The devices have wires called leads that attach to the heart and regulate the rhythm of the muscle. Defibr..

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• Latino Voters Grow in Numbers, but Fewer Certain They Will Turn Out

  

  Latino voters have the potential to swing the presidential election and several Senate races in November, but the group’s turnout remains a big question. A new Pew Research Center poll found that fewer Latino registered voters are “absolutely certain” to...

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• IBM Workers to Use Watson Supercomputer to Find Cancer Treatments

  

  IBM ibm says it is trying to make it a little easier for its American workers to find the best cancer treatments. Beginning in January 2017, IBM employees in the U.S. will be able to use Watson supercomputer technology to help find the most effective oncology drugs and clinical trials for their specific cancers, IBM announced. “For anyone receiving the diagnosis, or supporting a loved one through it, cancer can be overwhelming,” Kyu Rhee, MD, chief health officer, IBM Watson Health, said..

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• Here's Why Big Cities Are Healthier

  

  Big cities win out over smaller communities when it comes to healthy, happy residents, and it's largely because of sidewalks, parks and good public transport, according to a new survey. The top five cities in the report might not immediately shriek "healthy living" to the average Americans, but they score high on important health measures, the report from Gallup and Healthways found. Woman exercising. Shutterstock The cities include: Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Wa..

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• AHA Statement: Hypertension, Dementia Linked

  

  Action Points Note that this AHA statement suggests that mid-life hypertension may lead to late-life dementia, and treatment of hypertension should be recommended on that basis (among others).Be aware that, though the biological rationale for this statement is on firm-footing, the objective evidence of a hypertension-dementia causal link is lacking. There is compelling evidence that chronic arterial hypertension in mid-life is associated with late-life dementia, including Alzheimer's..

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