Oh, ho, ho. This is too funny. Thanks, Fox News. According to that worthy network, the owner of the Heart Attack Grill of Phoenix, Arizona, won't be changing his fat-laden menu. Nope. Jon Basso - who likes to call himself "Dr. Jon" - seems to see himself as a sort of last bastion of American manhood, standing strong against the forces of heart healthy eating. To him, heart healthy means pointless political correctness, and he don't like it!

All the main dishes at the Heart Attack Grill are proudly cooked in lard. In addition, other foods contain dangerous trans fats. But Basso says he won't cut them out just to (in his words) "meet societal tastes." When you go out to eat, opines Basso, you should go to have fun and "eat to the fullest. And don't worry about what people are telling you." Pure lard, says Basso, gives meat a "taste worth dying for." That's why Basso's Quadruple Bypass Burgers are staying on the menu. It's about freedom, people.

Basso has just published a book: The Heart Attack Grill Diet. Good Lord.

Click here to read a transcript of Jon "Heart Attack" Basso's interview with Fox host Neil Cavuto.

I was fascinated to read about the baby boy who survived 120 days on an artificial heart. What an incredible device. Now here comes another news story. Same device, but this time it's about a Canadian teen. Fifteen-year-old Melissa Mills spent 146 days connected to her artificial heart. During that time she and her family were waiting for a transplant opportunity. Like the UK baby, however, her heart healed itself and she's now doing just fine - no surgery required! "For sure it's a miracle," one heart specialist was quoted as saying.

Even a few years ago, it would have been considered just about impossible for someone like Melissa to survive without a heart transplant. Indeed, it was not altogether certain Melissa would survive her illness, and her parents were told to prepare for that possibility. This particular device, also called a "Berlin Heart," is what's made the difference in both this and the UK baby case.

The Berlin Heart was designed especially for children, with the intention of keeping sick children alive during long and harrowing waits for heart transplants. However, cardiologists have been delighted to find that hooking a child up to the Berlin Heart not only keeps the child alive, but also gives the heart a chance to rest and repair itself. Heart cured. Wow.

Click here to read the full story on CTV's website and to view a photo of Melissa holding her artificial heart.

Ever wondered what would happen if you overdosed on Red Bull? Answer: your heart could stop ticking. I am not kidding.

Australian man, Matthew Penbross (28), found that out recently after drinking eight of the super-highly caffeinated beverages during a five hour period. I guess eight is his unlucky number, because after downing that last one he collapsed. An ambulance was called and the first aid crew found Penbross having a heart attack. Realizing his heart had stopped, they had to use a defibrillator to get his heart pumping again.

The obvious question: why was he drinking so much darn Red Bull?? Answer: he was competing in a motocross (motorcycle racing) event and wanted to get his adrenalin pumping. "It was to get a bit of a buzz and keep down my reaction time," says Penbross.

Penbross has gone public since his unfortunate RB-related incident. He says the product should sport a decent warning label. He says that current labels, which warn against consuming more than two cans per day, are inadequate. I guess a brush with death is more of a jolt than he was looking for...

Here's the thing: Penbross admits that prior to the heart attack he'd routinely drink four cans of Red Bull daily, which is twice the recommended maximum. Not only that: he also admits he continued to drink it even after experiencing chest pains. C'mon! I have no sympathy for the guy.

The lovely and talented Fitsugar is hosting a big giveaway: one lucky commenter will power-walk, run, cycle, row, or cardio kickbox away with an F11 Polar Heart Rate Monitor. The F11 is a hot little model that can track your progress, spur you to new fitness heights, and help you find and stay at the cardio sweet spot during your workouts. Plus this monitor takes no interference from anyone, so you won'thave to worry about mixing signals with other monitor users in your spin class. You have until Friday, August 31 at 5 p.m. PT to enter, and all you have to do is go here and comment on the post. Um, just one time. Don't get all crazy and try and stack the comments in your favor. The winner will be chosen randomly. Geez, my heart rate is through the roof just thinking about it, cuz I sure hope it's me...

One of the most difficult aspects of weight maintenance is keeping track of food intake. It is nearly impossible to log meals and snacks in your head, plus the temptation to cheat is just far too much. Many food diaries can be bulky and are awkward to carry. Bethany Sanders recently wrote a post on our sister site That's Fit that lends a solution to the problem of keeping track of your food intake no matter where you are or what you're doing. It's called the Little Black Book.

The Little Black Book is exactly that, a small, sleek book that can accommodate many different types of weight maintenance plans. The pages have room for food listings, calories and the like. If you happen to be participating in Weight Watcher's there is a section to record your daily points.

This sounds like a great solution to a long standing problem of food intake record keeping. Everything is in one place and you can take it anywhere and still be organized. This is a great item for anybody looking to keep track of their dietary activities.

Listen. You can't make this stuff up. According to an Australian news source, McDonald's is slapping a healthy heart logo on its products, even the famed-for-its-fat Big Mac. How could you happen, you ask? Well, it's all about money, apparently. McDonald's pays the Australian Heart Foundation $330,000 annually. I guess this is considered a donation of sorts. In return, McDonald's gets to use the heart foundation's healthy heart logo.

What has shocked and angered consumer advocates and medical professionals is that McDonald's is using the logo and other heart-related imagery (like sesame seeds arranged in a heart shape atop a burger bun) on advertisements for its entire product line, not just for the healthier offerings on the menu. (And, yes, there are a few: milk, juice, yogurt, salads and the like.) Critics say the company is deliberately manipulating consumer perceptions of its foods, implying that eating at McDonald's is heart-healthy. Dr. Rosanna Capolingua, president of the Australian Medical Association, says the advertisements are a "tragedy" and amount to subliminal advertising. The Australian Heart Foundation, she says, should step in and alter the terms of its contract with the fast-food giant.

Ironically, this whole episode is likely to hurt the Australian Heart Foundation more than it hurts McDonald's, cheapening its image through association.

Just when you think you've seen it all, something comes along that blows the rest out of the water. Such is the case with the Coughing Screaming ashtray. The ashtray features a pair of pink, disturbingly real looking lungs on which to rest a cigarette. When they feel the pressure of the cigarette, they container emits coughs and screams.

The ashtray is sort of akin to the concept of taping a picture of a pig to your refrigerator when trying to diet. If you are bent on eating ice cream, the picture will not be a deterrent. But if you are motivated, that extra reminder is a great bit of support.

This might not be a great gift for just anybody. But if you know somebody who is trying to kick the habit but who just needs an extra bit of incentive, this might be a fabulous reminder for them.

My kids must have twenty or more of those bright colored, rubbery wristbands. They have the LiveStrong one. A couple of green, yellow and purple Hurricane Katrina ones and hand fulls of other bands that support good causes. I just found a new one on the Internet that I am going to order for them. It is a red 1200 band.

Everyday 1200 Americans die from smoking related illnesses ranging from cancer to heart disease. It is not only smokers who die but people who are exposed to the dangers of second had smoke. The financial tab for these illnesses tops $75 billion dollars per year. The emotional tab is the grief and loss so many of us feel from losing our loved ones to this habit.

The bands come in packs of ten for just $10. These would be great to hand out at a social event or to share with your neighbors. The site also offers water bottles, hooded sweatshirts and cool dog tags.

Some types of milk are considered bad for people with high cholesterol. But Supermarket giant Kroger is coming out with a new brand of milk that can actually reduce your cholesterol. The non-fat brand is part of the Active Lifestyle Brand, and contains plant sterols that have been proven to lower bad cholesterol by up to 15 percent.

Right now, elevated cholesterol is one of the top health dangers in the USA, and this if only going to become more exaggerated as the baby boomer generation hits old age. This milk offers heart patients a healthy way to get their calcium, plus vitamins A, C and D without consuming saturated fat.

If high cholesterol is a problem for you, you'd probably be interested in ways to check your cholesterol without having to visit the doctor. Here's good news: there's a product that allows for fast and easy cholesterol testing that you can do almost anywhere. It's called CardioCheck PA, and it's a portable, battery-operating machine that uses a drop of your blood to tell you a number of things, including your HDL and LDL levels, as well as your total cholesterol. Using it looks pretty straightforward -- you prick your finger to provide a blood sample to the machine, and it gives you a reading.

If you're interested in learning more about CardioCheck PA, visit their website.

When I was a child I remember well the thrill of holding a bubble gum cigarette in my hands. It was rare that my older brother and I would get our hands on the treats, but when we did the excitement of blowing through the paper cover and seeing a puff of sugar toot out the other end was pretty cool to a four year-old. After that one puff was done, I would sit in what I thought was a glamorous pose and chomp on the end until it was soggy and then I would rip off the paper and chew away on pink, gooey gum. My brother also enjoyed the cigarettes, though he wasn't as cosmopolitan as I when it came to role playing, but he grew up to be a smoker and I cannot inhale without becoming violently ill.

According to a recent study, many children who enjoyed "smoking" candy cigarettes, about 22% of current or former smokers, went on to consume real cigarettes. Many retailers, including the big ones such as Wal Mart, refuse to carry candy cigarettes because of the ethical issues in doing so. Considering that many smokers begin their habits before they are even 18, this is good news. However, the establishments that do carry the candies openly display them next the regular gum and chocolate selections. Many countries have gone so far as to ban all sales of the candies.

An argument could be made that the above mentioned 22% is not a huge number, but when it comes to preventing another teen smoker I believe that banning these candies is a good start. What do you think?

I may love fitness, but for some reason I have real issues getting all decked out in various bits of gear before I head out -- it was a big adjustment just to start using an iPod, even though I wanted to. So when it comes to handy health gadgets this Heart Monitor Ring is more up my alley and something I might actually use than the bulky arm bands I'm used to seeing. Keeping track of how hard your heart is working is a good idea for everybody, but especially for those who have heart disease or other cardiovascular issues to keep an eye on. This little device is FDA approved and features a stopwatch, continuous heart rate display, a max/min heart rate target zone, and ten hour count up timer. Heck, they'll even throw in a free battery. $39.98

With their ghost-like faces and decapitated "abdomen only" design, CPR dummies are famous for being downright horrific looking -- but Save-A-Life Training center is looking to change that stigma one teddy bear at a time. The CPR Teddy aims to teach choking rescue and child/infant CPR with a less intimidating practice subject. Just squeeze his fuzzy little paw and a voice will start guiding you through the correct procedures, then you get to actually start compressions on his little red heart patch (which still seems a bit creepy -- maybe even more so -- on a teddy bear) and do rescue breathing on his furry face. His bow tie lights up to tell you how you're doing, and his chest will rise and fall with every breath.

Creepy, or cute?

Unfortunately, Johnson & Johnson recently announced that an experimental drug-releasing stent it bought last year (for a pretty penny) failed in clinical trials. J&J will pull the stent off the market in the other countries where it has already been selling, and although they're giving up hope on this particular device, they plan to work with the same technology on other stent designs.

The hope of drug-coated stents is to prevent scar tissue from growing on and around the stent over time, which eventually blocks off the artery that it is meant to keep open. Although this is a significant setback, experts are optimistic as there are many other "stent hopefuls" coming up in the developmental stages.

Now that we have told you all the great heart health and weight loss benefit there is to bouncing on a mini-trampoline -- we are here to tell you not all mini-trampolines are alike.

According to JB Berns, the creator of the Urban Rebounding Program, the mini-trampolines found in stores are not build to withstand the demands put on it during the repetitive bouncing exercises of rebounding.

For those who have become bored with workout routines, or suffer from joint and muscle stress that can result from various forms of exercise, rebounding is an easy and fun alternative. Berns offers a mini-trampoline built to last, a stabilizer bar, and exercise videos as part of the Urban Rebounding Program.

A martial arts black belt in karate and fitness expert named one of America's top 10 personal trainers by Fitness magazine, Berns states that rebounding offers a "challenging cardiovascular workout without excess stress on the heart, muscles and joints. that allows the body to work harder, for a longer period of time without absorbing the shock and stress of hard-surface workouts."

To learn more about the As Seen on TV Urban Rebounding Program, visit the company's website online.