TAL SAVES HIS OWN LIFE WITH INVENTION
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TAL SAVES HIS OWN LIFE WITH INVENTION A Cheltenham man diagnosed with a potentially fatal heart condition has developed the high-tech device that could ultimately save his life.

Although he had no experience in the medical field he enlisted the help of some of the country's top cardiac experts, set up his own company and attracted Ј200,000 in funding for the project.

The result was the development of a tiny stent that was implanted into his aorta 10 weeks ago at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London.


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CBS5.com - Taking Care of Kids' Cardiac Health
Posted at 9:53 PM
CBS5.com - Taking Care of Kids' Cardiac Health: "Pediatric cardiologist Amy Sehnert of UCSF said, 'A third of the time, sudden athlete deaths are due to cardio myopathy, 80 percent which are genetic.' In addition to cardio myopathy, Marfan syndrome and long qt syndrome can also cause sudden death. The majority of these cases are genetic."

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Julie Kurnitz, 61, singer/actress got start in Village
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Julie Kurnitz, 61, singer/actress got start in Village: "Julie Kurnitz, a Village resident for 40 years and a singer/actress who performed at the Judson Poets Theatre in the 1960s, in cabarets and in Woody Allen's film "Radio Days," died July 15 at New York Hospital at the age of 61."

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In search of a cure: Mother raises money for Marfan syndrome - Lexington Minuteman - Local News
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In search of a cure: Mother raises money for Marfan syndrome: "When Yamil Kouri was born, he weighed more than 9 pounds and measured 22 inches long. While he was a big baby, it didn't seem unusual considering his mother Suzanne is 5 feet 11 inches tall, and his father Yamil is 6 feet tall. "
Thanks, Jean!

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Event looks at concerns in genetics
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Event looks at concerns in genetics: FORT WORTH - A cross section of laypeople, physicians, scientists and theologians gathered Saturday to determine whether they can help establish a line that people using reproductive genetic information should not cross.

They failed to arrive at a consensus.


"'What was missing from this forum is how little we know about genetics,' Simpson told participants. 'And because we know so little, regulation remains elusive. There are about 30,000 genes that we've identified, and we know what about 200 of those do. We have a vague idea what 2,500 or so do and have no earthly idea what the others do.'"

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