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Gene find a kiss of life for babies with heart defects
Sydney :: Australia | 2 years ago
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Carolyn Galvin yesterday with her 10-week-old son, Thedore, who was born with a heart defect. Photo: Brendan Esposito ALL being well, the immensely complex operation Theodore Galvin is due to undergo tomorrow will give him a place in a small but fast-
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Proposal to test newborns for CHD advances in N.J.
Newark :: NJ :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Newborns in New Jersey would have to be tested for congenital heart disease under legislation that continues to advance in the Legislature. It would require that pulse oximetry a noninvasive and painless test be administered at least 24 hours after
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First heart surgery procedure of its kind in Ariz.
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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University Medical Center doctors say they successfully implanted a valve to treat a heart defect Thursday. Doctors say the procedure which was approved by the FDA in 2010 allows the blood to flow between the heart and lungs. In the past, people
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Mark Feuerstein's Baby Triumphs Over Heart Defect
Adelaide :: Australia | over 2 years ago
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She was allowed to return home in June after undergoing multiple surgeries and Adelaide, now 16 months, is finally starting to show signs of normal development. And her father is confident overcoming the early health problems have made her stronger
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Four Polygamous Families with Congenital Birth Defects from Fallujah, Iraq
Fallujah :: Iraq | over 2 years ago
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Since 2003, congenital malformations have increased to account for 15% of all births in Fallujah, Iraq. Congenital heart defects have the highest incidence, followed by neural tube defects. Similar birth defects were reported in other populations
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Dallas officer's 1-year-old daughter with 2 conditions faces a short life
Dallas :: TX :: USA | over 2 years ago
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The smiling 14-month-old toddler, with strawberry blond hair and striking blue eyes, suffers from a potentially fatal heart defect and incurable pulmonary hypertension...Medications cost hundreds of dollars each month, and the bills have quickly
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As Newborn Heart Surgery Improves, Survivors Thrive
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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December 13, 2010 Jeni Busta, 25, dots all her "i's" with a heart. It may seem silly at first; but, when you understand why a heart figures so prominently in Jeni's young life, you realize the poignancy of her penmanship. Jeni is one of the earliest
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Stitch In Time: Fixing A Heart Defect Before Birth
Boston :: MA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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December 13, 2010 Kim Wells was 23 weeks pregnant when doctors told her there was a problem with her unborn daughter's heart. Two days later the Iowa woman found herself in a Boston operating room, surrounded by doctors. "They told me that they would
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Doctors treat more grown-up heart patients
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | over 2 years ago
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He had one surgery to repair a hole in his heart, and a couple more to replace a malformed valve. Then he grew up and left home and promptly forgot all about his heart trouble. "I was young and I didn't really care, and I felt like I could do
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Moscow lab develops revolutionary stem-cell therapy of heart diseases
Dushanbe :: Tajikistan | over 2 years ago
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Meditation can lower the risk of heart attack in subjects with existing disease, comparable to that of powerful new drugs. In a 5-year study, meditating cardiac patients were almost 50% less likely to be affected...At the Bakulev Cardiovascular
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