OC Plastic Surgeon Agrees To Probation After Deadly Vaginal Procedure
ANAHEIM (AP) — An Orange County plastic surgeon accused of mishandling a procedure that left a 39-year-old woman dead has agreed to accept 35 months of probation. California Medical Board documents...
View ArticleMenifee Woman Killed By Van After Finding Husband Dead
MENIFEE (CBS/AP) — Police say a Menifee woman returning from church was killed by her own van while rushing to her husband who had just died from a heart attack on their garage floor. The North County...
View ArticleSecond-Hand Stress Could Lead To Serious Health Problems
LOS ANGELES — You have heard of second-hand smoke, but how about second-hand stress? As it turns out it is as contagious as the common cold but with much more serious consequences. “There’s the...
View ArticlePasadena Fire Veteran, 53, Dies Of Apparent Heart Attack At Upland Gym
PASADENA (CBS) — A 32-year Pasadena Fire Department veteran who was looking toward retirement died Tueday of an apparent heart attack. Kevin Moore, 53, went into cardiac arrest while at a gym in...
View ArticleDriver May Have Suffered Heart Attack Before Deadly Crash
LONG BEACH (CBS) — An autopsy is pending Sunday on a Lakewood man who may have suffered a heart attack before a deadly wreck that claimed the lives of his wife, 11-year-old son and a family friend....
View ArticleFormer CBS News Vice President Lane Venardos Dies
MAUI, Hawaii (CBS/AP) — Former CBS News vice president Lane Venardos has passed away at the age of 67. A spokesman for CBS says Venardos died Friday after suffering a heart attack in his home in Maui,...
View ArticleCheerleader, 16, Collapses At Game And Dies At Hospital
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A 16-year-old cheerleader at Washington Prep High School collapsed at a high school football game in Southwest Los Angeles and died at a nearby hospital. Washington Prep principal...
View ArticleFormer Laker Cedric Ceballos Has ‘Series of Small Heart Attacks’
PHOENIX (AP) — Former NBA All-Star Cedric Ceballos has been hospitalized after what his publicist called “a series of small heart attacks.” Publicist Crystal Guy says Ceballos was scheduled to undergo...
View ArticleStudy Finds Aspirin Therapy Not For Everyone
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Many adults take one aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks or stroke. But a new study has found that only people at high or moderate risk for those diseases should be taking...
View ArticleGroom’s Father Rescued By Mother-Daughter Duo
MARINA DEL REY (CBS) — A Marina del Rey wedding ceremony turned into a life or death drama after the father of the groom took a tumble on his family’s big day. For Dante and Marshawn Stevenson,...
View ArticleDick Clark Dies From Massive Heart Attack At Age 82
SANTA MONICA (CBS) — Television and radio personality Dick Clark died Wednesday after suffering a massive heart attack. “Entertainment Icon Dick Clark passed away this morning (Wednesday) at the age...
View ArticlePalmdale Mayor Recovering After Suffering Heart Attack
PALMDALE (CBS) — Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford is in good condition after suffering a heart attack over the weekend. A news release issued by the city of Palmdale said Ledford underwent an angioplasty to...
View ArticleTommy Lasorda Treated At Hospital For ‘Mild’ Heart Attack
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Dodgers Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda is resting at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York after suffering a “mild” heart attack on Monday. Doctors inserted a stent to...
View ArticleLasorda Released From Hospital After Suffering Mild Heart Attack
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was released from a New York hospital Thursday morning, three days after suffering a mild heart attack. A Dodgers spokesman said...
View Article‘Jeopardy!’ Host Alex Trebek Suffers Mild Heart Attack
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek was recovering Sunday after suffering a mild heart attack in Los Angeles. Sony Television spokeswoman Paula Askanas said Sunday that Trebek...
View ArticleMotorcyclist Suffers Fatal Heart Attack While Riding In Angeles National Forest
WRIGHTWOOD (CBS) — Authorities say a male motorcyclist had a fatal heart attack Sunday while riding in the Angeles National Forest near Wrightwood. According to the California Highway Patrol, the...
View ArticleJeopardy! Host Alex Trebek Released From Hospital Following Heart Attack
WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — Which game show host has been released from the hospital after suffering a heart attack over the weekend? Answer: Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. The 71-year-old trivia titan was...
View ArticleRosie O’Donnell Tweets About Suffering A Heart Attack Last Week
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Actress, talk show host and comedian Rosie O’Donnell says she suffered a heart attack last week. O’Donnell took to Twitter and her personal Web site Monday to share details...
View ArticleDr. Robert Kloner Talks About Signs, Preventions Of Heart Attacks In Women
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Director of Cardiac Research at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dr. Robert Kloner, stopped by KCAL9 Monday to discuss the factors, signs, symptoms and prevention of heart attacks in...
View ArticleMonster Energy Drinks Cited In 5 Deaths
CORONA (CBSLA.com) — Corona-based Monster Beverage Corporation is under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration after its popular energy drink was cited in five deaths in the past few years....
View ArticleDoes The Cold Weather Increase Your Chance Of A Heart Attack?
GRANADA HILLS (CBSLA.com) — The cold temperatures hitting Southern California may just be a nuisance for some people, but it could actually cause major problems for those with weak hearts....
View ArticleTeen Hiker Killed After 200-Foot Fall In Altadena
ALTADENA (CBSLA.com) — A 17-year-old girl has been killed after tumbling 200-feet off an Eaton Canyon cliff in the foothills of Altadena. The deadly fall occurred about 11:27 a.m. Friday in the 2200...
View Article‘The Sopranos’ Star James Gandolfini Dies In Italy
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — “The Sopranos” star James Gandolfini died Wednesday. The three-time Emmy winning actor died of a heart attack while vacationing in Rome, Italy. Gandolfini was 51. Less than...
View ArticleAzusa Man Searches For ‘Angel’ Who Helped Save His Life After He Had Heart...
SHERMAN OAKS (CBSLA.com) — An Azusa man is looking for the person who helped save his life after he suffered from a heart attack while attending a funeral last month. “He’s like an angel. God sent him...
View ArticleCHP Officer Hailed As Hero After Helping Heart Attack Victim On Freeway
POMONA (CBSLA.com) — A California Highway Patrol officer came to the rescue of an 81-year-old man who suffered a heart attack on a La Verne freeway Wednesday morning. Officer Ruth Rodriguez of the...
View ArticleOC Firefighter Suffers Apparent Heart Attack, Dies
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA (CBSLA.com) — A 49-year-old Orange County firefighter suffered an apparent heart attack Monday at a station in Rancho Santa Margarita and later died. Engineer Greg Hennessey was...
View ArticleUCLA Researchers Warn Testosterone Therapy May Double Risk Of Heart Attack
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) Researchers at UCLA say testosterone supplements may double the risk of a man having a heart attack. Doctors have been increasingly prescribing testosterone for men — to...
View ArticleDiscovery Of Woman’s Heart Disease Likely Saved Husband’s Life
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA.com) — The discovery of a woman’s heart disease likely saved her husband’s life. Two months ago, 54-year-old Kelly Davis had a heart attack. As Davis met with Hoag Memorial...
View ArticleMobile App To Alert Users Of LA County Heart Attack Events
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles County officials Wednesday announced the launch of a mobile app that allows users to render immediate aid to cardiac arrest victims located in their vicinity....
View ArticleNurse, Former Marine Save Man Having Heart Attack At Mission Viejo Gym
MISSION VIEJO (CBSLA.com) — A 51-year-old man was recuperating Tuesday in a Mission Viejo hospital after a nurse and a former Marine revived him after a heart attack at a fitness center. The man was...
View ArticleMan, 62, Meets Good Samaritan Who Helped Save Him After Heart Attack
CORONA (CBSLA.com) — For the first time since a near-death encounter, Al Siddons came face to face with the good Samaritan who administered CPR. As CBS2’s Tom Wait reports, the 62-year-old Siddons was...
View ArticleLawsuit: Man Suffered Heart Attack After Drinking 4 Rockstar Energy Drinks In...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A man who claims he suffered a heart attack after drinking up to four Rockstar beverages in less than eight hours is suing the manufacturer of the energy drink. Oscar...
View ArticleLong Beach Man Visits Lifeguards Who Saved His Life
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A Long Beach man delivered a personal “thank you” to lifeguards who recently saved his life as he was jogging on the beach. Jerry Wilson, 38, went for his job on the beach in...
View ArticleHeart Attack Survivor Reunites With People Who Helped Save His Life
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) —A 78-year-old man who survived a heart attack he suffered outside the El Capitan theater in Hollywood was reunited on Wednesday with the people who sprang into action to help...
View Article‘Biggest Loser’ Host Bob Harper Suffers Heart Attack
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fitness trainer and host of the reality TV show “Biggest Loser” Bob Harper says he is recovering from a serious heart attack that left him unconscious for two days. Harper tells TMZ...
View ArticleKevin Smith Suffers Heart Attack After Comedy Show In Glendale
GLENDALE (CBSLA) — Filmmaker Kevin Smith suffered a massive heart attack Sunday night after performing at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. Smith, 47, tweeted Sunday overnight that if he had not canceled...
View ArticleMan Thanks Firefighters Who Saved His Life After Heart Attack
RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA) — Your first day of work is usually a little scary. “Five hours into my shift, they said I just dropped. Just collapsed,” says Mark Roach. It was March 1, Roach’s first day...
View ArticleResearchers Create Heart Attack Prediction Tool
DALLAS, Texas (CBS Local) – Will you have a heart attack within the next ten years? Medical researchers affiliated with Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center have unveiled a web page designed to...
View ArticleLAX Officers Save Heart Attack Victim’s Life
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Two airport officers are being praised this weekend after saving the life of a woman who apparently suffered a heart attack at a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport...
View ArticleAnother Horse Dies On Track At Santa Anita, Bringing Total Number Dead Since...
SANTA ANITA (CBSLA) — Another horse has died at Santa Anita Park, increasing the number of racing or training deaths going back to the 2018 season to 69, and 33 since December. A 5-year-old gelding...
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