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    Congenital





    Now, cardiac device in foetus 29 Jan 2006
    Children’s Hospital. HLHS is a congenital heart defect where the heart’s left ventricle, the main pumping chamber, fails to develop.
    - Daily News & Analysis,

    XL means Xtra Large 29 Jan 2006
    Medical personnel with the NFL point out most athletes who die in their 30s have congenital abnormalities, especially of the heart. ...
    - Jackson Hole Star-Tribune,

    Pelham comes forward to help Iraqi father and son 29 Jan 2006
    ...son last week was an opportunity to sightsee in New York during a trip that has expanded far beyond its original purpose of fixing Ali's congenital heart defect ...
    - The Journal News.com,

    Volunteer coach knew how to motivate Little Leaguers 29 Jan 2006
    They didn't allow him to consider his congenital defect -- his right arm ended just below the elbow joint -- as an excuse for not working on their father's ...
    - Cleveland Plain Dealer,

    Intraoperative Harlequin Syndrome 29 Jan 2006
    Harlequin syndrome in two athletes. Br J Sports Med 2005;39e1. Morrison DA, Bibby K, Woodruff G. The "harlequin" sign and congenital Horner’s syndrome. ...
    - Anesthesia & Analgesia (subscription),

    Support the disabled, says Awori 29 Jan 2006
    He said that some of the surgeries the hospital carried out included, spinal and congenital deformities, crooked arms and feet. ...
    - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation,

    Forum helps visually impaired 29 Jan 2006
    12,000 nationally, he said. Burkes has congenital aniridia, which means she was born without irises. Nine transplant surgeries weren ...
    - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer,

    Adopting internationally 29 Jan 2006
    Children with special needs are currently available, such as boys with cleft lip and palate and girls with congenital heart disease. ...
    - Enid News & Eagle,

    Where have all the Menckens gone? 29 Jan 2006
    Liberty puts them on their own, and so exposes them to the natural consequences of their congenital stupidity and incompetence.". ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

    Register-Herald Reporter 29 Jan 2006
    ...“We just take it a day at a time,� she said. And they have the hope that Ashton will make a full recovery from his congenital heart defect. ...
    - Beckley Register-Herald (subscription),

    Doctor: Baby’s death raises questions Jan 27, 2006
    ...“If this child died from something like a congenital heart condition, that is not a natural cause. A child of this age would die ...
    - Royal Gazette,

    Childhood Heart Repairs May Not Last Jan 26, 2006
    ...at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, who recently helped open one of the nation's few specialty clinics for adults with congenital heart disease ...
    - WNEP-TV,

    ISET: Adult Congenital Heart Re-Repair Highlighted Jan 25, 2006
    25 - A generation after successful repair in childhood of congenital heart defects, long-term survivors are starting to need fine tuning of the original surgery ...
    - MedPage Today,

    German Heart Center, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and ... Jan 23, 2006
    Measured versus estimated oxygen consumption in ventilated patients with congenital heart disease. the validity of predictive equations. ...
    - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Maternal Smoking Linked to Congenital Digit Anomalies Jan 9, 2006
    The association between maternal smoking and the risk for newborn congenital digital deformities remained significant even after adjusting for confounding ...
    - CNN

    Embryonic stem cells may correct congenital disorders Jan 5, 2006
    A new study conducted by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center suggests that embryonic stem cells can influence neighbouring defective cells ...
    - Hindustan Times,

    Nicotine Substitute Use While Pregnant Linked to More Congenital.. ... Jan 3, 2006
    Jan 02 - The use of nicotine substitutes during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy appears to slightly increase the risk of congenital malformations, according to ...
    - Medscape (subscription)

    Effect of congenital heart disease on neurodevelopmental outcomes ... Dec 29, 2005
    OBJECTIVES: We sought to assess the effect of congenital heart disease requiring surgical intervention with cardiopulmonary bypass at 6 months of age or less ...
    - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Simultaneous management of congenital tracheal stenosis and ... Dec 29, 2005
    OBJECTIVE: The present article aims to describe our experience with patients who underwent simultaneous repair of congenital tracheal stenosis and cardiac ...
    - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Leber congenital amaurosis: successful tests of new treatments in ... Dec 31, 2005
    ...at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has taken the first steps in treating an eye disease causing irreversible congenital blindness in ...
    - Xagena.it,

    Smoking, Congenital Finger Defects Linked Jan 7, 2006
    Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk that their child will be born with extra fingers, missing fingers or webbed fingers, researchers report in ...
    - Los Angeles Times,

    Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease Dec 29, 2005
    Ilana Zeltser, MD a , * , J. William Gaynor, MD b , Matus Petko, MD b , Richard J. Myung, MD b , Mariusz Birbach, MD b , Robert Waibel b , Richard F. Ittenbach ...
    - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Kids' heart repairs might not last lifetime Jan 24, 2006
    Center. There are 35 different congenital heart defects. ... disease. There is a shortage of specialists in adult congenital heart disease. ...
    - CNN

    When children's hearts are sick Jan 24, 2006
    ...wish. State-of-the-art, minimally invasive techniques enable children with congenital heart disease to avoid open heart surgery. ...
    - Savannah Morning News,

    MUSC to help adults with heart defects Jan 25, 2006
    South Carolina soon will have a clinic specializing in treating congenital heart defects in adults — which affect more than 7,000 state residents. ...
    - The State,

    Childhood heart fixes may not last for life Jan 24, 2006
    Even if they want ongoing care, there are only about 100 cardiologists nationwide specially trained in adult congenital heart disease. ...
    - Miami Herald,

    Athlete survived ailment as a baby to excel in sports Jan 22, 2006
    Kevin was born on April 30, 1989, with a condition known as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia which affects 1 in 2,500 babies and has a 1-in-2 mortality rate ...
    - Lansing State Journal,

    Men behaving badly Jan 28, 2006
    ...law, what we used to call chucking is legal — well, it is no longer chucking by the ICC’s definition, as long as the bowler has a congenital or acquired ...
    - Newindpress on Sunday,

    Lessons in Post Conflict Reconstruction from the New Afghanistan ... Jan 27, 2006
    The challenges facing Afghanistan remain immense; and are further complicated by congenital insecurity within Afghanistan's immediate neighborhood, as well as ...
    - Foreign Policy In Focus

    Boy receives heart surgery just hours after birth Jan 27, 2006
    A BOY underwent surgery just six hours after he was born on Thursday to fix a congenital heart defect, making him the youngest person ever in China to undergo ...
    - Shanghai Daily,

    Legally blind, Oak Forest's Schuit will bowl you over Jan 28, 2006
    But legally blind. Her condition is called congenital achromatopsia, which affects 1 in every 33,000 in the United States. Those ...
    - Chicago Daily Southtown,

    Uneasy listening Jan 27, 2006
    ...(Zappa was a congenital workaholic; one person who has combed through the archive claims that a new album of studio or live Zappa music could be released every ...
    - calendarlive.com,

    Hospital to host health events Jan 28, 2006
    Smith said such projects include biomedical research on how to improve blood pressure medication, prevent congenital heart defects and the early detection of ...
    - Clarksdale Press Register,

    Crash course in how to behave around guide dogs Jan 28, 2006
    Meredith wasn’t always blind. She tells me she was sighted until her teens, when congenital glaucoma plunged her into total darkness. ...
    - Halifax Herald (subscription),

    Blind optimism Loss of sight doesn't keep a good dog down Jan 28, 2006
    Notify your breeder of any congenital eye disorder. Help your breeder to strengthen the genetic future of all dogs by neutering affected breeding stock. ...
    - The Free Lance-Star,

    They quit foreign shores to work for Swades Jan 27, 2006
    ...of a comfortable life in America is equally thrilled at the smile on the face of 3-year-old Radha, a tribal girl, who he operated for a congenital deformity. ...
    - TMCnet

    Bethlehem's New Beacon of Hope: a Children's Hospital Jan 26, 2006
    German, Italian and Palestinian medical professionals and social workers, take care of the most underprivileged children, affected by congenital handicaps and ...
    - Zenit News Agency,

    Sago Survivor Moving to Rehab Center Jan 27, 2006
    ...weeks of hospitalization, is entering a facility that specializes in treating people disabled by accident, injury, illness or congenital problems, hospital ...
    - CBS 47,

    What a Difference a Decade Makes: Today's Pittsburgh Jan 27, 2006
    ...medical alternatives that unite biology, engineering, and medicine to restore or replace tissues and organs damaged by disease, injury, or congenital anomaly. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Heart Defects Glance Jan 23, 2006
    There are 35 different congenital heart defects, abnormalities in the heart's ... There is a shortage of specialists in adult congenital heart disease. ...
    - Newsday,

    Heart Defects Glance Jan 23, 2006
    ..._There are 35 different congenital heart defects, abnormalities in the heart's structure that make it hard for blood to pump through the lungs properly to get ...
    - Forbes

    The relationship of postoperative electrographic seizures to ... Jan 23, 2006
    The significance of seizures after neonatal and infant repair of other congenital heart defects is not known. METHODS: A recent ...
    - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Doctor Is Expected to Lead Cornell Jan 20, 2006
    ...there. At Iowa, he focused his research on cardiac imaging, computer image processing and congenital heart disease in adults. He ...
    - New York Times,

    Survivor of mine explosion leaves hospital Jan 26, 2006
    26, is being transferred to a rehabilitation center that specializes in treating people disabled by accident, injury, illness or congenital problems, hospital ...
    - CNN

    Birmingham stunned as Brady faces brain surgery Jan 26, 2006
    The artery most commonly affected is the aorta (the main artery of the chest and the abdomen), but small congenital aneurysms (those present at birth) can ...
    - Times Online,

    Queenslanders share in Aust Day honours Jan 25, 2006
    ...including Dr Jeffrey Hanna for his work in tropical medicine and orthopaedic surgeon Dr David Vickers for his work treating children with congenital deformities ...
    - ABC Online,

    Altai radiation dispute Jan 26, 2006
    It still faces all-out social tensions. Greenpeace mentions congenital birth defects, the growing number of oncological diseases and schizophrenia cases. ...
    - Monsters and Critics.com,

    Hospital, medical school join forces to battle childhood diseases Jan 26, 2006
    The new collaboration is designed to accelerate the search for cures in four areas: congenital heart disease; cancer; lung and respiratory disorders; and ...
    - Belleville News-Democrat,

    Too far: Easing legal speak might give refs a break Jan 26, 2006
    Problem was, Penders didn't get up. Penders, 60, has cardiomyopathy, a congenital heart condition, and had a defibrillator implanted in his chest in 1997. ...
    - Chambersburg Public Opinion,

    New team will fight children's diseases Jan 25, 2006
    Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University announced Wednesday that they will spend $120 million to research congenital heart disease, pediatric brain ...
    - St. Louis Post-Dispatch,

    Miner Moved to Rehab Facility Jan 26, 2006
    ...as "a tertiary rehabilitation hospital that provides both inpatient and outpatient care to persons disabled by accident, injury, illness or congenital problems ...
    - State Journal,

    Mending little hearts Jan 23, 2006
    Cassel-Yanez didn’t find the Congenital Heart Information Network, at the Web site tchin.org, until after Tanner’s surgery. ...
    - Redlands Daily Facts,

    Incorporating a pediatric concept into tricuspid valve ... Jan 23, 2006
    Tricuspid valve (TV) endocarditis is usually associated with intravenous drug abuse and sometimes with congenital heart disease. ...
    - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Pet deaths raise questions about feline licensing Jan 26, 2006
    In the case of Zeke, Smith could not find any incidence of foul play and attributes the cat’s death to a congenital heart disorder. ...
    - Coastal View News,

    The choice no parent ever wants to make Jan 26, 2006
    Earlier in the pregnancy, blood tests had not shown any increased risk of neural tube defects, a group of congenital abnormalities. Things were looking good. ...
    - Kazinform,

    Alessandro Della Corte, MD , Stefania Montagnani, MD , Maurizio ... Jan 23, 2006
    If further confirmed, this evidence could exclude that a congenital defect of some wall component may be the prime mover for aortic dilation in BAV disease ...
    - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Mary McCarty: It's about the child, not the face Jan 27, 2006
    Less than two years later, Wood brought home Thomas FuHao, then 2, who had congenital urogenital condition that was easily corrected by minor surgery. ...
    - Dayton Daily News (subscription),

    The Dangers of RSV Jan 25, 2006
    It's true, most kids will get over RSV in few days, but it can be deadly for the very young preemies, those with congenital heart, or chronic lung conditions. ...
    - WFIE-TV,

    Academy Professor Kari Alitalo Receives The Louis-Jeantet Prize ... Jan 22, 2006
    This breakthrough could lead to innovative anticancer and cardiovascular therapies and to a new treatment for congenital lymphoedema, a disorder of the ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Medical Files : Pregnancy and traveling Jan 27, 2006
    ...history, including allergies to food or medicines, past and present illnesses (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, bronchial asthma, congenital heart disease ...
    - INQ7.net,

    Assumed oxygen consumption in the determination of cardiac output ... Jan 23, 2006
    We studied ventilated children with congenital heart disease both during cardiac catheterization and in the intensive care unit early after cardiopulmonary ...
    - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

    Hospital Using IPod For High Tech Patient Education Jan 27, 2006
    ...programs include "Women and Heart Disease," "Coronary Artery Disease," "Coronary Artery Bypass," "Congestive Heart Failure" and "Congenital Heart Disease." For ...
    - WSOCtv.com,

    Children's Hospital, Wash. U. Team Up Against Childhood Diseases Jan 26, 2006
    ..."Congenital heart disease, brain cancer, musculoskeletal disease, and respiratory and lung disease," says hospital President Lee Fetter. ...
    - KSDK,

    Struggle to find adequate care Jan 18, 2006
    The left side of Evie's heart had not fully developed, a rare, potentially fatal congenital defect known as hypoplastic left-heart syndrome. ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    Pet Talk-Jan. 19, 2006 Jan 19, 2006
    ...hernias. This is a congenital defect — present at the time of birth — which should have been detected prior to sale of the pup. ...
    - Lambertville Beacon,

    Baxter Receives Marketing Authorization From the European ... Jan 25, 2006
    PID), Myeloma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) with severe secondary hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent infections, children with congenital AIDS and ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Epilepsy Charity Has Mothers In Mind, UK Jan 24, 2006
    ...of results from The UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register at the end of last year, which define, more clearly, the risks of major congenital malformations (MCMs ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Tim Allen, James Earl Jones, Ray Bradbury donate to Celebrity ... Jan 27, 2006
    Cancer is the #1 disease killer of children -- cancer kills more children than AIDS, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and congenital anomalies Combined (while these ...
    - PR Web (press release),

    Old Home Town Jan 20, 2006
    ...for the medical center. The site was to be known as the Todd L. Sutherland Center for Congenital Deformity. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight ...
    - Lawrence Journal World,

    Twins await mom's visit Jan 25, 2006
    ...maternity hospital. They share one liver, one spleen, one gallbladder and one digestive system and both have congenital heart problems.
    - EastDay.com,

    Happy hearts: A Middletown couple's son is now a bouncing toddler ... Jan 15, 2006
    Their son, who looks so perfect now and looked so perfect when he was born, arrived in this world with a serious congenital heart defect — aortic stenosis ...
    - Asbury Park Press,

    Researchers Provide Study Of Early Heart Development And ... Dec 31, 2005
    ...normal development of the heart and that malfunction of either of these proteins severely impacts the heart's structure, resulting in congenital heart defects. ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    Two-year-old dies as scientiststy to find to cure for Congenital ... Jan 2, 2006
    Singapore: Despite the death of a toddler suffering from Congenital Disorder, scientists hope to continue with their research, according to a report in The ...
    - NewKerala.com,

    Kubiak already at work Jan 23, 2006
    Bush, who played linebacker for the Oilers before a congenital spine defect forced him to retire, was an assistant coach at Denver before moving to the ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    Official: No death in villager-police clash in Zhongshan Jan 17, 2006
    ...school. The girl got congenital heart disease ever since her childhood, and once fell down and fainted due to her heart problem. ...
    - China Daily,

    Conference USA Criticizes Refs for Penders Technical Jan 23, 2006
    ...technical. Penders, 60, has cardiomyopathy, a congenital heart condition, and had a defibrillator implanted in his chest in 1997. ...
    - Washington Post,

    Penders’ collapse draws technical Jan 24, 2006
    The well-traveled Penders, who had stints at Columbia and Fordham, has cardiomyopathy, a congenital heart condition, and had a defibrillator implanted in his ...
    - Newsday,

    Men's Basketball Roundup: UConn rises to top of polls Jan 24, 2006
    He returned to coach the second half. Penders, 60, has a congenital heart condition and had a defibrillator implanted in his chest in 1997. ...
    - Seattle Times,

    Fixes Considered for 'Broken' Supreme Court Confirmation Process Jan 24, 2006
    Lacking the congenital twinkle of Roberts, who many say charmed the senators as much as demonstrated his intellect, Alito was left to rely on his encyclopedic ...
    - FOX News

    Bull Market, as It Enters Its Fourth Year, Could Test Stock Market ... Jan 21, 2006
    But I acknowledge that congenital optimism, which may rest at least as much on emotion as it does on reason, may not impress every skeptic. ...
    - Washington Post,

    Joint efforts help arouse charity awareness Jan 24, 2006
    ...named "Your Love, Their Future," one for the disabled named "Help the Amputees Stand Up," and "Refueling Life," a project that helps congenital heart disease ...
    - People's Daily Online,

    New collaboration to fight child diseases Jan 21, 2006
    School of Medicine will announce a $355 million endeavor on Wednesday to accelerate cures for childhood diseases in four areas - congenital heart disease ...
    - Miami Herald,

    Teachers trained to be aware of special needs Jan 23, 2006
    ...developmental disorders, defines learning disabilities such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism as congenital functional disorders ...
    - The Daily Yomiuri,

    Retired priest charged in assaults Jan 22, 2006
    The victim could not speak or control her motor skills because of a congenital disease, archives indicate. Court records show that in 1979, the Rev. ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    Familiar names top Kubiak's wish list Jan 24, 2006
    Bush earned a starting job as a rookie. He played for two seasons before he was forced to retire because of a congenital spinal defect. ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    (PZ) Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Hosts a Symposium on Sickle ... Jan 23, 2006
    ...to create a world in which all children are healthy -- a world in which they are no longer threatened by such diseases as cancer, congenital heart defects ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    The One-in-a-Thousand Illness You Can't Afford to Miss Jan 23, 2006
    Every time you examine a little baby's hips - and you always examine a little baby's hips - you are looking for congenital dysplasia of the hip, a hip that ...
    - New York Times,

    Penders technical wrong call Jan 24, 2006
    ...call. Penders, 60, has cardiomyopathy, a congenital heart condition, and had a defibrillator implanted in his chest in 1997. The ...
    - Chicago Tribune,

    Will killing all copyeditors make arrant sense or nonsense? Jan 21, 2006
    Last year, I chose that very phrase as an example of "wedded words," like unmitigated gall, congenital liar and blithering idiot. ...
    - Taipei Times,

    Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Risk Newborn Has Webbed Or Missing ... Jan 14, 2006
    There was a statistically significant dose-response effect, with increased odds of having a newborn with a congenital digital anomaly with increased maternal ...
    - Medical News Today (press release),

    Silent ailments can stop even elite athletes 23 Nov 2005
    Young, high-performance athletes who drop suddenly -- be it on the ice, a field or a basketball court -- often have a congenital heart condition that is missed ...
    - Globe and Mail,

    Surgery removes woman's hidden testicles 23 Nov 2005
    Her congenital anomaly was surgically removed, but she cannot bear children and a chromosome examination confirmed that "she" is actually a "he.". ...
    - Xinhua,

    NBI chief in 'deep coma' after suffering severe stroke 23 Nov 2005
    Morales explained that the blood vessel leading to the patient's brain was blocked, causing it to burst. He said Wycoco's aneurysm was congenital. ...
    - INQ7.net,

    Men Born Preterm at Increased Risk for High Blood Pressure 23 Nov 2005
    To increase the homogeneity of the study cohort, the researchers excluded multiple births, those born with congenital malformations, those who died before age ...
    - CNN

    Evolutionary Psychology is Here to Stay 23 Nov 2005
    ...fewer than 400 Canadian children under 5 years of age died annually in 1974–1990 from all causes other than diseases and congenital abnormalities.�10. ...
    - Skeptic Magazine

    Heart care advances at Ridge hospital 23 Nov 2005
    It can also locate congenital heart defects, damage from heart attacks and some problems before they start, such as leakage in the valves. ...
    - Maple Ridge News,

    Elaine first to quit jungle 23 Nov 2005
    He needed corrective surgery for a congenital diaphragmatic hernia and spent the first few months of his life in hospital, while Lordan and her partner Peter ...
    - This is London,

    'Mr. Positive' can make your day 23 Nov 2005
    ...said. "He's got a lot of support.". Cornellia de Lange Syndrome is a congenital defect present in about one in 10,000 births. It ...
    - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),

    Twins and triplets at greater risk of birth defects 23 Nov 2005
    ...stomach and small intestine. But congenital hip dislocation was 10 times more common among girls. This information allows prospective ...
    - Hindustan Times,

    Death Rate Higher for Low-Birth Infants at Minority-Serving ... 23 Nov 2005
    White babies, on the other hand, were more likely to be small for gestational age, born with congenital abnormalities or were part of a multiple birth, the ...
    - MedPage Today,

    Understanding heart attacks 23 Nov 2005
    ...not for looks. They are not affected by congenital or inherited heart disease, unlike cats, dogs and humans. Also horses rarely ...
    - Horse & Hound Online,

    Chicago pediatrician sentenced to five years on child pornography ... 23 Nov 2005
    Watzman's attorney, Thomas Anthony Durkin, said his client suffered from severe depression because of operations related to a congenital heart defect. ...
    - ABC7Chicago.com,

    ΞΕÎ?Η ΔΗΜΟΣΙΕΥΣΗ-ΑÎ?ΑΚΟΙÎ?ΩΣΗ ΤΥΠΟΥ- PRN ... 23 Nov 2005
    ...myeloma or Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) with severe secondary hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent infections, children with congenital AIDS and recurrent ...
    - Athens News Agency,

    Interplast-Australia docs to hold free surgery in Baguio 23 Nov 2005
    ...and duty break, the six Interplast volunteers are bent to do another humanitarian mission to almost a hundred children suffering from congenital cleft lip and ...
    - Philippine Information Agency,

    Are safety labeling and safety warnings enough? 23 Nov 2005
    A sleeping aid and a medication prescribed to combat morning sickness in pregnant women, Thalidomide caused around 8,000 severe cases of congenital anomalies. ...
    - Naples Sun Times,

    DREW SHARP: Hockey may not be Fischer's life now 23 Nov 2005
    I take these stories more personally than others because I've lived with the effects of congenital heart disease and two open-heart operations for nearly 90 ...
    - Detroit Free Press,

    children’s healthcare of Atlanta teaching fellow honored by the ... Nov 21, 2005
    Medicine. She is currently conducting congenital heart disease research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). ...
    - I-Newswire.com (press release)

    Coroner: Congenital Heart Defect Killed Teen On School Bus Nov 17, 2005
    KSDK-The Madison County Coroner says it appears Tiffanie Judd died from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. The coroner, Stephen ...
    - KSDK,

    Successful tests of new treatments for Leber congenital amaurosis ... Nov 1, 2005
    ...at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has taken the first steps in treating an eye disease causing irreversible congenital blindness in ...
    - RxPG NEWS,

    Success in open-heart surgery on children with congenital heart ... Oct 24, 2005
    ...early this month successfully conducted open-heart surgery on children under one year old (each weighing under 10 kg) born with congenital heart diseases, said ...
    - Viet Nam News Agency,

    Treatment for Leber Congenital Amaurosis Nov 1, 2005
    ...mice. Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is characterized by severe loss of vision at birth, but its causes are not fully understood. ...
    - News-Medical.net,

    Congenital heart defect killed UNL freshman Oct 30, 2005
    ...(AP) -- A congenital heart defect led to the death of an 18-year-old University of Nebraska freshman after he collapsed during a pickup football game. ...
    - Sioux City Journal,

    Continuity of Care Nov 20, 2005
    Adult congenital heart disease was once considered a self-canceling phrase. If you had congenital heart disease, you didn't live to be an adult. ...
    - San Francisco Chronicle,

    Congenital Anomalies of the Ribs and Chest Wall Associated with ... Nov 3, 2005
    Background: Congenital anomalies of the ribs and chest wall as well as Sprengel deformity of the shoulder are often associated with congenital deformities of ...
    - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

    Clausen’s autopsy reveals congenital heart defect Oct 26, 2005
    ...sudden death. Lacey explained the condition as a congenital defect in the heart that causes the muscle walls to thicken. The defect ...
    - Daily Nebraskan,

    Akron hospital opens clinic in Boardman Nov 19, 2005
    BOARDMAN — The Heart Center at Akron Children's Hospital has opened a specialty clinic to treat adults with congenital heart disease at its Boardman office ...
    - Youngstown Vindicator,

    Lifestyle can avert heart disease Nov 22, 2005
    ...people have some kind of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes strokes, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, congenital cardiovascular defects ...
    - Huntsville Times,

    Prevention of infertility is better than treatment - Ashiru Nov 22, 2005
    Starting from the man, the cause of infertility in a man is usually low sperm. The causes include infection and congenital causes (from birth). ...
    - Vanguard,

    Perry earns honorable mention Nov 22, 2005
    He has a congenital cord problem that nobody knew about and he will not be allowed to play football any more. It’sa big blow to him and the team.�. ...
    - Cedartown Standard,

    Visiting Veterinarian: Dreading turkey time Nov 22, 2005
    Exposure to rat poisons such as warfarin will cause clotting abnormalities as will congenital disorders like Hemophilia and Von Willebrand’s disease. ...
    - Martha's Vineyard Times,

    Builders give boy some room to grow Nov 22, 2005
    Nevertheless, when the doctors determined in June that AJ had congenital muscular dystrophy, the news hit them with the force of a karate kick. ...
    - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,

    Always in a crowd, but always alone Nov 22, 2005
    The 2005 Walla Walla High School graduate was born with congenital deafness but for years her parents wrestled with therapists and educators who tried to label ...
    - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin,

    Doctors sidestep laws to import stem cell 'bank' Nov 22, 2005
    The new private bank will also contain 18 colonies of embryonic stem cells with defects linked to 10 congenital diseases in addition to more than 120 lines of ...
    - Telegraph.co.uk,

    Leaked e-mails emphasise divide between business goals and ... Nov 22, 2005
    Leaked e-mails written by officials leading plans for a technology-based modernisation of the NHS have exposed one of the congenital flaws in the scheme: a ...
    - ComputerWeekly.com,

    News For Your Web Site Nov 22, 2005
    Costanza, 6, whose wish came true when he skated with the Los Angeles Kings in February 2004, after undergoing several surgeries for a congenital heart defect. ...
    - dBusinessNews Los Angeles (press release),

    Prolific cardiac surgeon to retire Nov 22, 2005
    ...delicate operations on the hearts of children. He corrected congenital defects on children brought to UAB from all over the world.
    - Montgomery Advertiser,

    Birth defects a concern with fertility technique Nov 17, 2005
    ..."However, concerns persist regarding neurodevelopmental outcome and congenital malformations," Dr. Pratibha Agarwal from KK Women and Children's Hospital and ...
    - Reuters.uk,

    St. Joe's Hospital expands Nov 17, 2005
    The institute's five centers will focus on congenital heart disease, thoracic transplantation, thoracic disease, cardiovascular health and cardiopulmonary ...
    - Arizona Republic,

    Heart defect claimed teen, examiner says Nov 17, 2005
    The Pierce County medical examiner determined the Tacoma teen died of natural causes, specifically of a congenital heart defect. ...
    - TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),

    other / New TB vaccine enters clinical trials (E Nov 17, 2005
    Statens Serum Institut prevents and controls infectious diseases and congenital disorders. The expertise includes: • Monitoring ...
    - euro adhoc (Pressemitteilung),

    Ins cos told to give details when selling policy Nov 21, 2005
    ...of the policy, which provides that during the first year of the policy, expenses on the treatment of some diseases, including congenital internal diseases are ...
    - Sify,

    Mutharika: a Chip Off the Old Block Nov 21, 2005
    ...to feed the public with DPP propaganda. Corruption is Bingu government's congenital defect. With allegations that he is partaking ...
    - AllAfrica.com,

    Lynne Curry: Don't let your job limit your outlook Nov 21, 2005
    ...activity. For example, blindness limits seeing; deafness limits hearing and the congenital loss of a leg limits mobility. Unless ...
    - Anchorage Daily News,

    Prolific heart surgeon to retire Nov 20, 2005
    ...technical skill and operating efficiencies that he has mastered in his 35 years of service at UAB in the care of complex adult and congenital cardiac disease.". ...
    - AL.com,

    Parents meet recipient of their son’s heart Nov 20, 2005
    DaQuan Hart, 11, was born with congenital heart disease. According to his mother, Renée Hart, he had five openheart surgeries by the time he was 5 years old. ...
    - Northwest Arkansas Times,

    Marking a Heritage of Hope, The Children's Hospital of ... Nov 18, 2005
    ...cancer -- First to develop the closed incubator for newborns -- First to develop the balloon catheter for the treatment of certain congenital heart defects ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Guns and Hoses' work earns woman's praises Nov 17, 2005
    Erin, who has a congenital heart condition, has been going to Camp Moss since she was 8. She had her bags packed last year when her father was killed. ...
    - Dallas Morning News (subscription),

    Seminar Will Kick-Off Post Doctoral Fellowship to Study ... Nov 21, 2005
    During his lengthy research career, Dr. Olsen's studies have furthered the understanding of diseases from dwarfism to congenital vascular anomalies ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    Women's health care re-evaluation urged Nov 20, 2005
    March of Dimes. Congenital birth defects and prematurity account for more than a third of all infant deaths. Prematurity generates ...
    - The News Journal,

    Redefining a shutterbug Nov 20, 2005
    ..."It was just in her face. She wanted to live and be wanted.". Finally diagnosed as a congenital defect of the spine, his long-time friends at clinic called Ray. ...
    - Southeast Missourian,

    Alpha-lipoic acid to fight free radicals Nov 21, 2005
    ...developing cataracts is inevitable. Babies can be born with cataracts. They are called congenital cataracts. Blurred, dimmed, or double ...
    - New Straits Times,

    Clearing the air Nov 21, 2005
    Her mother-in-law died of cancer, her father-in-law of congenital heart failure, and a cousin died of throat and mouth cancer after taking up chewing tobacco. ...
    - Press-Enterprise (subscription),

    Nobel Biocare Strengthens Partnership With the University of ... Nov 20, 2005
    George Zarb, will focus on developing the area of prosthodontics, a branch of dentistry that diagnoses and treats complex oral-related and congenital conditions ...
    - PrimeZone (press release),

    Deborah Heart and Lung Center Gives Greek Child Second Chance at ... Nov 18, 2005
    ...to the helping nature of Deborah and the surgical expertise of Dr. McGrath and his team, Marios-Rafail is completely void of the congenital heart defects that ...
    - Hellenic News of America

    World-renowned scholar joins U of T’s Faculty of Dentistry Nov 21, 2005
    Prosthodontics is a branch of dentistry that diagnoses and treats complex oral-related diseases and congenital conditions to restore and replace oral function. ...
    - News@UofT,

    Complex portrait of an American literary icon Nov 21, 2005
    Hitler. His congenital suspicion of government had congealed into a stubborn hatred for Franklin D. Roosevelt as a "dictator.". As ...
    - Los Angeles Times,

    Woman loses battle after transplant Nov 20, 2005
    ...had continued her uphill struggle to recover from the operation and from the complications of double outlet right ventricle, a rare congenital disorder that ...
    - Ironton Tribune,

    ‘Playing Tall’: Howie Carl, All-American Jewish athlete Nov 21, 2005
    ...and a resident of Glenview, died Oct. 24 after a long illness from congenital heart failure. He was 67. Carl didn’t look like a ...
    - Jewish United Fund,

    Family copes with health problems Nov 20, 2005
    Bree, 3, spent the first months of her young life in the hospital with a congenital lung defect that doctors said would kill her. ...
    - Corpus Christi Caller Times,

    Laser activates gene therapy in rats’ eyes Nov 21, 2005
    There is a lot of interest in using gene therapy to treat congenital blindness because gene therapy has a greater chance of success in the eye compared with ...
    - New Scientist (subscription),

    Staring adversity in the face Nov 20, 2005
    ...our race humane.". Sturge-Weber Syndrome is a congenital, non-familial disorder of unknown incidence and cause. It is characterized ...
    - Green Bay Press Gazette,

    Students with cardiac problems should still exercise, says expert Nov 10, 2005
    Children with congenital heart disease must no longer be kept in classrooms while others do physical education classes, but should be encouraged to participate ...
    - eTaiwan News,

    Down Syndrome Nov 11, 2005
    Congenital hypothyroidism, characterized by a reduced basal metabolism, an enlargement of the thyroid gland, and disturbances in the autonomic nervous system ...
    - Food Consumer,

    Riverton HS Team Manager Honored for Dedication Nov 10, 2005
    Jacob Cram: "Sometimes. You just take it one day at a time.". Seventeen-year old Jacob Cram was born with Cyanotic Congenital Heart disease. ...
    - KSL-TV,

    euro adhoc: Intercell AG / other / New TB vaccine enters clinical ... Nov 17, 2005
    ...health services. Statens Serum Institut prevents and controls infectious diseases and congenital disorders. ? Monitoring, advising ...
    - Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste,

    Doctors plead for strong REACH to halt rise in cancer Nov 8, 2005
    ...calling for a strong REACH chemicals regulation in order to halt what they describe as a worrying increase in cancer rates, congenital malformations and asthma ...
    - EurActiv.com,

    Merck/Schering-Plough Announces Update for the IMPROVE-IT Trial Nov 15, 2005
    Rare reports of congenital anomalies have been received following intrauterine exposure to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. In a review ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    Bosentan (Tracleer) Improves Symptoms in Patients With ... Nov 1, 2005
    ...receptor antagonist bosentan helped improved symptoms among patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension caused by congenital heart defects. ...
    - DG News

    Review: Drinking-Water Nitrate and Health Nov 6, 2005
    Results of studies evaluating drinking-water nitrate and congenital malformations in offspring are also mixed (Table 2). Four studies (Arbuckle et al. ...
    - Food Consumer,

    Gayle to undergo heart corrective surgery Nov 17, 2005
    HOBART, Australia (CMC) - Troubled once again by a congenital heart defect, Chris Gayle has decided to have surgery to correct the anomaly. ...
    - Jamaica Observer,

    NEW LOW FOR WINDIES Nov 17, 2005
    ...temporarily suffering from what appeared to be a recurrence of the ill feeling that he occasionally suffers from as a result of a congenital heart condition. ...
    - Jamaica Observer,

    Good cop, bad neighbor Nov 17, 2005
    This president has an apparently congenital inability to understand the significance of the use and abuse of pro-democratic rhetoric. ...
    - Asia Times Online,

    Heart failure caused Disney death Nov 15, 2005
    ...medical examiner's report, which took five months, said Daudi Bamuwamye, 4, died of an irregular heart beat due to an apparently congenital heart-muscle ...
    - USA Today

    Strong REACH may halt cancer rise Nov 11, 2005
    ...have pleaded with EU politicians to support a strong REACH chemicals regulation in order to halt an increase in cancer rates, congenital malformations and ...
    - in-PharmaTechnologist,

    Newland's exit - a blow that wasn't telegraphed Nov 19, 2005
    Congenital conspiracy theorists will know exactly what to make of it. Young editor of Daily Telegraph decides to quit on the very ...
    - The Observer,

    Concert will raise money for ailing grad student Nov 19, 2005
    West Lafayette -- A concert to help a Purdue University graduate student who needs medical treatment for a congenital intestinal defect will be at 7 pm today ...
    - Indianapolis Star,

    Pirro spokeswoman has history of slamming Clinton Nov 16, 2005
    ...notion. In turn, Tantaros called Clinton "this power-hungry monster," "a power-hungry congenital liar" and "this power-hungry phony.". ...
    - Newsday,

    Now may not be the time for puppy Nov 10, 2005
    With purebred dogs and the new trendy cross-breds, this can be a real problem because congenital defects such as hip dysplasia turn up frequently in animals ...
    - Boston Globe,

    China, US to join hands in heart disease project Nov 17, 2005
    Under the agreement, the two sides plan to launch an educational program for congenital heart disease, said sources with the Qilu Children's Hospital. ...
    - Xinhua,

    AHA: Thrill-a-Minute Roller Coasters May Be Dangerous to the Heart Nov 17, 2005
    The Orange County Medical Examiner's Office said the boy's death was the result of a fatal arrhythmia related to congenital heart disease. ...
    - CNN

    Gypsies — the dalits of European continent Nov 16, 2005
    ...the family. Similarly, they showed a mutation associated with congenital myasthenia (born with weak muscles) in gypsies. Their finding ...
    - Hindu,

    Study: Connection between music, reading Nov 17, 2005
    First measurement of tone deafness (August 30, 2005) -- Canadian researchers say they've conducted the first objective measurement of congenital amusia -- a ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    For some, ear ringing can't be silenced Nov 10, 2005
    They assume the condition is congenital. ... It can be caused by noise exposure, trauma, age, or it can be congenital or have no known cause. ...
    - Houston Chronicle,

    Dubious diagnoses for the legends of folklore Oct 24, 2005
    All but two forms result in a victim having sun-sensitive skin, but the most rare form, Gunther’s disease (also known as congenital erythropoietic porphyria ...
    - Daily Cardinal (subscription),

    McNEILL: The Next Steps for WWE Nov 16, 2005
    No exceptions. The physicals would detect any congenital defects or pre-existing conditions, information that could protect WWE for similar scandals. ...
    - Pro Wrestling Torch

    Official blames bad hearts for kids' deaths at Disney Nov 15, 2005
    ...activity throughout his life. Garavaglia said the condition appeared to be congenital -- existing from birth. "People with this ...
    - Florida Today,

    Margeotes Honored For Commitment to Greek American Community Nov 18, 2005
    NJ, is a 161-bed teaching hospital that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of heart, lung and vascular diseases in adults, and congenital and acquired ...
    - Hellenic News of America

    Childhood heart repairs carry risk later in life 02 Oct 2005
    As many as 1 million American adults, treated for congenital heart defects as children, are at risk of serious illness as they move into middle and old age ...
    - San Francisco Chronicle

    CD of the Week: 02 Oct 2005
    ...by Chris Fearne MD FRCS Ed. Hypospadias is a congenital condition (present at birth) in which there is incomplete development of the penis. ...
    - di-ve.com

    Ford could point Bucks to playoffs 02 Oct 2005
    Ranked among the top 10 in the NBA in assists after the All-Star break in his rookie season, 2003-04, Ford aggravated a congenital condition. ...
    - San Jose Mercury News

    AO Victims Association files litigation to US Court of Appeal 02 Oct 2005
    It was reported that many of the second and third generations of these who had exposed to the AO were born with congenital deformities. (VNA).
    - Nhan Dan

    Third miscarriage, what to do? 02 Oct 2005
    This allows for spontaneous abortions due to chromosomal or gross congenital malformations to occur in the first trimester, so that one does not secure an ...
    - Jamaica Observer

    The heart of a champion 02 Oct 2005
    It was a congenital birth defect that brought Gloria Martin's youngest child into the world with half of a body on Nov. 3, 1987. ...
    - New York Daily News

    An arm and a leg 02 Oct 2005
    Only they were victims of accidents, congenital or otherwise. Nobody meant to kill or blast or disfigure them. In our country there are too many amputees. ...
    - Daily Star - Lebanon

    The rebirth of Utopia 02 Oct 2005
    Add to this the congenital French mistrust of liberalism – indeed, French is one of the rare languages in which the word “liberalism� has a pejorative ...
    - Daily Journal

    Amputee Wrestler Has All the Right Moves Sep 30, 2005
    Kyle Maynard was born a congenital amputee -- his arms ending at his elbows, his legs at his knees -- but he had a talent for sports earlier on. (ABC News). ...
    - ABC News

    New Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center Meets Long Overdue ... Sep 19, 2005
    ...of Pennsylvania Health System and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced recently the creation of the Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center, a ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    Brooklyn Teenager Honored for Prevailing Over Congenital Syndrome ... Sep 21, 2005
    21 /US Newswire/ -- Brooklyn, NY, resident Caitlin Sarubbi, who has an extremely rare congenital syndrome, is being honored with the Patients of Courage ...
    - U.S. Newswire (press release)

    Congenital Heart Disease Patients Now Living Longer Sep 13, 2005
    There is a new facility in Philadelphia that is helping people born with congenital heart disease live longer, healthier lives. ...
    - 10News.com

    Soccer Player Died From Congenital Heart Defect Sep 15, 2005
    ...(KDKA) The 18-year-old soccer player who collapsed on the field during a game died from a congenital heart defect. Shawn Slater ...
    - KDKA

    Congenital heart defects and maternal biomarkers of oxidative ... Sep 30, 2005
    Background: Women who have had pregnancies that were affected by nonsyndromic congenital heart defects have alterations in the homocysteine-methionine pathway ...
    - Am J Clin Nutr (subscription)

    New Vaccines Present Financing Challenges, PAHO Experts Say Sep 29, 2005
    ...from eradicating polio and eliminating measles in the region of the Americas, and we are well on the way to eliminating Congenital Rubella Syndrome," Dr ...
    - Pan American Health Organization

    Sania Mirza lends support to kids with heart disease Sep 29, 2005
    Data on congenital heart disease (CHD) prevalence at birth or on proportional mortality from CHD in India is scarce, if not non-existent. ...
    - NewKerala.com

    Seerat Aziz, MD , Peter W. Callen, MD , Flavio Vincenti, MD and ... Sep 29, 2005
    ...previously in adults. Adult domino liver transplantation from a donor with congenital oxalosis has been reported in the past. 9 In ...
    - Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

    Paxil (paroxetine) and Paxil HCl CR Controlled-Released Tablets ... Sep 27, 2005
    ...for Paxil and Paxil CR Controlled-Release Tablets to describe the results of a GSK retrospective epidemiologic study of major congenital malformations in ...
    - PharmaLive.com (press release)

    Young heart patients need attention as adults Sep 28, 2005
    BOSTON A significant number of adults who are treated for congenital heart defects as children are at risk of serious illness as they move into middle and old ...
    - International Herald Tribune

    Maternal Immunotherapy Cuts CMV Infection in Newborns Sep 28, 2005
    ...compared with 40% of untreated women, wrote Giovanni Nigro, MD, at La Sapienza University here and colleagues in the Congenital Cytomegalovirus Collaborating ...
    - MedPage Today

    Immune Drug May Prevent Fetal Infection Sep 29, 2005
    About 1 percent of all babies born in the United States are born with congenital cytomegalovirus, an infection that varies in severity from causing no symptoms ...
    - Forbes

    Paediatricians to discuss ‘healthy child’ Sep 29, 2005
    ...asthma, neuroimaging in children to detect diseases, paediatric surgery, tackling a child with thyroid swelling, surgical treatment of congenital heart disease ...
    - Newindpress

    Appleton-area high school football player died from rare heart ... Oct 1, 2005
    Ruth Wulgaert said Friday that the death of Bradley Williams of Greenville during football practice involved a rare, unknown and congenital heart condition ...
    - Green Bay Press Gazette

    New mechanism of action of Aspirin discovered Oct 1, 2005
    ...biological effect of ASA, providing new insight into the mechanisms of action of acetylsalicylic acid in terms of inflammation and congenital immunity,� said ...
    - Medical News Today (press release)

    Eberhardt keeps eye on property rights Sep 29, 2005
    ..."I knew two people there.". Eberhardt persevered and has thrived in Alaska, despite an eventual divorce and a baby born with congenital heart defect. ...
    - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

    Majority of Portuguese want abortion vote by end of year Oct 1, 2005
    ...life is in danger or in certain specified conditions, such as the risk of damage to physical or mental health, sexual violence or possible congenital deformity ...
    - TODAYonline

    Married Triathletes Are Running For Their Son's Life Oct 2, 2005
    Trish will take on the 26.2-mile course in the United Technologies Greater Hartford Marathon on Saturday to raise money for congenital heart defect research at ...
    - Hartford Courant

    New warning issued on Aropax Sep 30, 2005
    ..."But just because she's on Aropax does not necessarily mean that her risk of congenital malformation is overwhelming. This needs more work.". ...
    - Health24.com

    Paxil May Cause Birth Defects Sep 28, 2005
    GSK recently conducted a retrospective study of congenital malformations in babies born to 3,581 women taking antidepressants during the first trimester of ...
    - Newsinferno.com

    Group honors children with heart disease Sep 26, 2005
    Henry was born with congenital heart disease in December 2004 at the Children's Hospital of Illinois at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. ...
    - Peoria Journal Star

    Proxy Error ! The page can not be displayed Sep 27, 2005
    No one. But a Kashmiri himself. Destined to be such a lethargic mover, now it is clear that this is a genetic trait… “Congenital Sluggishness�. ...
    - GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

    Price of 'blue baby' drug soars Oct 1, 2005
    Another 60 babies and children are treated with nitric oxide each year for such things as congenital heart disease and some lung defects, meaning Sick Kids ...
    - Globe and Mail

    First-Ever Gene Therapy Success for Muscular Dystrophy Achieved ... Sep 26, 2005
    Pitt researchers have reported the first study to achieve success with gene therapy for the treatment of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) in mice ...
    - Pitt Chronicle

    Birth defects Sep 18, 2005
    My neighbor delivered her third baby, a boy, last week in a hospital, but the baby died after just two days because he had a congenital heart defect. ...
    - Manila Bulletin

    New baby alert over Seroxat Sep 28, 2005
    The new data, from a Glaxo study, suggests that the risk of congenital abnormalities and heart abnormalities may be raised among women taking Seroxat compared ...
    - Telegraph.co.uk

    Women taking fewer folic acid supplements: study Sep 29, 2005
    ...the United States. Another result can be anencephaly, the congenital absence of much of the brain and spinal cord. This can result ...
    - Reuters.uk

    Health board digs in over $35,000 bill Sep 30, 2005
    Shihab, who has complex congenital heart disease, suffered a stroke in March and spent 21 days in the Starship children's hospital. ...
    - New Zealand Herald

    Nairobi marathon gives Sh2.5m to two charities Sep 29, 2005
    ..."The money raised at the Nairobi Marathon helps us to conduct congenital cataract operations on children at the Kikuyu Hospital Eye Unit, many of whom would ...
    - Kenya's Daily Nation (subscription)

    FDA Warns Paxil Users of Birth Defect Risks Sep 28, 2005
    GlaxoSmithKline and the FDA are warning that a study has identified a risk of major congenital malformations in infants born to women taking Paxil and Paxil CR ...
    - Consumer Affairs

    Driver died of heart problem Sep 30, 2005
    ...a cardiologist with Illinois Heart and Lung Associates in Bloomington-Normal, said mitral valve prolapse is a relatively common congenital problem and deaths ...
    - Bloomington Pantagraph

    That's Entertainment! Sep 30, 2005
    ...of the Hudson Institute points out, a study released in January of Glasgow, Scotland, residents found "no increased risk of congenital abnormalities, lung ...
    - Investor's Business Daily (subscription)

    National funding goes to Johns Hopkins to advance research on stem ... Sep 29, 2005
    According to Richard Lange, chief of clinical cardiology at Hopkins, who leads research efforts into ischemic heart disease and adult congenital heart disease ...
    - EurekAlert

    THE BUZZ: Not-so-nice meeting you Sep 29, 2005
    Safire once called Clinton a “congenital liar� but explained how it all was a mistake as he intended to call her a “congenial lawyer.� Clinton later ...
    - Kansas City Star

    Visible ears on ID optional for afflicted Sep 26, 2005
    People with a congenital disease that leaves their external ear deformed or missing will be allowed to have their hair cover the sides of their heads when ...
    - eTaiwan News

    Pediatric cardiology training recommendations, groundbreaking ... Sep 26, 2005
    ...echocardiography and noninvasive imaging; electrophysiology; cardiac catheterization and intervention; cardiac intensive care; adult congenital heart disease ...
    - Medical News Today (press release)

    Highlights From MMWR: Pruritic Rashes in Kansas Linked to ... Sep 30, 2005
    ...periods. Congenital malformations were the leading cause of infant mortality overall but were ranked second in both groups. Disorders ...
    - Medscape (subscription)

    Parents need $40,000 for baby's heart operation Sep 29, 2005
    Robert Joseph has a complex congenital heart disease. He was admitted into the Lautoka Hospital in April and July for pneumonia and heart failure. ...
    - Fiji Times

    ILL IRAQI GIRL, 5, IS FLOWN TO ALBUQUERQUE Sep 30, 2005
    A 5-year-old Iraqi girl who suffers from a congenital heart defect has arrived in Albuquerque for surgery that could save her life. ...
    - ABQ Journal (subscription)

    Phoqus Group To Raise GBP10 Million To GBP12 Million In AIM Float Sep 29, 2005
    Phoqus is funding the initial, in-house development of a modified release formulation of hydrocortisone for the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. ...
    - Business Online

    Tenth annual swim benefit slated Oct. 1 Sep 30, 2005
    ...year. "When I got there, I saw a woman next to me who had a congenital deformity of the hands and feet. They were webbed," she said. ...
    - Piedmonter

    School briefs Sep 29, 2005
    The event is free and open to the public. Maynard, 19, was born with a rare disorder, congenital amputation, which left him with stunted arm and legs. ...
    - Lansing State Journal

    School briefs Sep 30, 2005
    Maynard, 19, was born with a rare disorder, congenital amputation, which left him with only three major joints: a neck and two shoulders. ...
    - Lansing State Journal

    Patient care fueled bitter hospital fight Sep 29, 2005
    Some mentioned Raviotta's loud voice and glaring looks, which can seem severe because of a congenital trait that gives Raviotta's eyes a narrowed, piercing look ...
    - Richmond Times Dispatch

    Premature Infants Born During Winter Virus Season Face Threats to ... Sep 27, 2005
    Preventing infection is the best way to protect preemies and particularly high-risk babies, such as those with congenital heart or lung disease or a ...
    - Newswise (press release)

    Successful combined surgery shows strength of nation's medical ... Sep 30, 2005
    ...combined with open-heart surgery, conducted by the National Taiwan University Hospital on a 42-year-old woman who had suffered from congenital heart failure ...
    - eTaiwan News

    Thursday's Eurofile: Ballerini gets the boot: Peace Race comeback? Sep 29, 2005
    ...underwent intestine surgery on Tuesday in a follow-up procedure to an operation the 24-year-old Belgian last October to correct a congenital disorder of his ...
    - VeloNews

    Abbott Dedicates New Molecular Diagnostics Headquarters in Des ... Sep 29, 2005
    Through its Vysis products, Abbott Molecular offers innovative genomic tests for chromosome changes associated with congenital disorders and cancer, including ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    Two storms, one premature baby Sep 27, 2005
    ...by our cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons to determine what's the best time and what type of surgery she will require for her congenital heart defect ...
    - KHOU (subscription)

    Guide Dog School Runs Into Red Tape Sep 30, 2005
    ...level. Born with congenital glaucoma that leaves him visually impaired, 16-year-old Quinn Haberl's life changed when he was 13. ...
    - WBAY

    Hillary, Safire make nice at Emanuel roast Sep 25, 2005
    Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (DN.Y.) and former New York Times columnist William Safire, who once called her a "congenital liar.". ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times

    Photo Release -- A Texas First: Texas Children's Hospital Implants ... Sep 28, 2005
    ...critical need for smaller devices in this country that can save more infant lives," said Fraser, who is also chief of the Division of Congenital Heart Surgery ...
    - PrimeZone (press release)

    Healing of the heart Sep 28, 2005
    Megan was born with a congenital heart defect that kept her from running, heavy physical exertion, lifting more than 10 pounds or eating what she wanted. ...
    - Palladium-Item

    Businesses snub disabled Sep 30, 2005
    Ms Lapper, who was born with no arms and shortened legs due to a congenital disorder, said she had always thought London would lead the way in terms of access ...
    - The Sun

    Getting Tough On Nose Job Sep 30, 2005
    Reformation surgery performed to correct defects and abnormal functions of the body due to injury, diseaseand congenital defectss since birth is perfectly ...
    - Bru Direct

    If only I had a few tales of derring-do Sep 29, 2005
    I wish I had a good story. Really, I do. But, if you insist on asking, I'll have to tell you the one I have. I was born with a congenital hip condition. ...
    - Globe and Mail

    Brother, this is an entertaining read Sep 30, 2005
    Godfrey, a 79-year-old retiree, took first place for The Road to Hell, a story set in the Bahamas, in which a congenital do-gooder cannot resist helping a ...
    - Ottawa Sun

    Double transplant boy Brandon faces new op Sep 29, 2005
    Doctors then diagnosed congenital hepatic fibrosis of the liver and dysplastic kidneys and told Katrina, who cares for her son full-time, he would eventually ...
    - Sunderland Echo

    Biotest: New study doubles the market potential of Cytotect Sep 29, 2005
    ...successfully. The newborn infants showed congenital disorders markedly less frequent than the children of untreated mothers. This ...
    - PharmaLive.com (press release)

    China's doctors not up to scratch on hepatitis B Sep 29, 2005
    Four in five of 334 doctors not specialising in infectious diseases incorrectly thought that hepatitis B was congenital and could not be effectively prevented. ...
    - TODAYonline

    Are women getting their due? Sep 27, 2005
    ...for health problems. The policy covers Female Critical Illness (FCI) benefit and Congenital Disability Benefit (CDB). Under (FCI ...
    - Sify

    Triathlon funds research for ITP Sep 29, 2005
    ...blood. Platelets are the microscopic parts of the blood which help to stop the bleeding. "It's not genetic, it's not congenital. Any ...
    - WTNH

    Seeing the up side Sep 29, 2005
    Many babies born with Down syndrome also have other health complications — including congenital heart defects in nearly half. ...
    - Quad City Times

    Girl calls for help to heal hole in heart Sep 30, 2005
    All that we can afford is day-to-day expenses,� said Cindy. On top of her PDA, Majah also has Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), a congenital heart defect. ...
    - INQ7 Interactive, Inc.

    Islam ensures a life of honor and dignity to her Sep 30, 2005
    History has provided ample opportunities for a woman to compete with man but owing to her natural and congenital weaknesses, she has failed to seize the place ...
    - GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

    Treating vascular birthmarks, evolving trends Sep 20, 2005
    Finally, in Congenital Hemangiomas, Alfons Krol, MD, FRCPC, and Carol J. MacArthur, MD, of the Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, describe ...
    - Medical News Today (press release)

    CHOP, HUP join forces in new heart-defect center Sep 13, 2005
    To that end, the University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have launched the Adult Congenital Heart Center ...
    - Daily Pennsylvanian

    Heart Center Follows Patients From Childhood Through Adulthood Sep 12, 2005
    There is a brand new facility in Philadelphia that is helping people born with congenital heart disease live longer, healthier lives. ...
    - NBC 10.com

    A Neglected Case of Macrodystrophia Lipomatosa of the Foot in an ... Sep 16, 2005
    Macrodystrophia lipomatosa is a rare form of congenital localized gigantism characterized by unilateral overgrowth of the mesenchymal elements and a ...
    - Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

    Talecris Biotherapeutics Awards Second Annual ALTA Fellowships Sep 30, 2005
    Prolastin(R) is indicated for chronic replacement therapy of individuals having congenital deficiency of alpha-1 PI with clinically demonstrable panacinar ...
    - dBusinessNews Triangle (press release)

    Scientists listen to brain patterns of tone-deafness Sep 3, 2005
    The disorder can be congenital, present from birth, or acquired following injury to the brain. (I-Newswire) - In an article published ...
    - I-Newswire.com (press release)

    Public Service Sep 21, 2005
    Irish Flor Ybañez, four years old, from Bohol, has congenital glaucoma (due to the abnormal development of the anterior chamber angle before birth. ...
    - The Freeman

    Kroon's '05 death found to be natural Sep 2, 2005
    ...anything.". The autopsy showed that Kroon died from a congenital heart defect that was surgically corrected at birth, Kroon's father said. ...
    - Yale Daily News

    Focus on plastic surgery for kids Sep 5, 2005
    With more and more children falling prey to congenital deformities, city hospitals are coming up with improved facilities to tap the multi-million-rupee market ...
    - Calcutta Telegraph

    Cypriots show high rate of thyroid problem Sep 4, 2005
    A NEONATAL screening programme in Cyprus has revealed a high rate of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Greek Cypriots, a report to be published in medical ...
    - Cyprus Mail

    Glaxo adds birth defect caution to Paxil label Sep 27, 2005
    ..."Preliminary results suggest an increase in the risk of congenital malformations associated with the use of (Paxil) as compared to other antidepressants," the ...
    - Reuters.uk

    New Warning Issued on Paxil Sep 28, 2005
    ...the right and left ventricles of the heart. This is the most common congenital heart defect. The overall rate of birth defects in ...
    - Forbes

    Dad pleads to be given time to pay Sep 28, 2005
    ...stroke. Shihab Fahim, who has complex congenital heart disease, had a stroke in March while he was outside playing with his family. ...
    - Stuff.co.nz

    Study into effects of disfigurement Sep 27, 2005
    Amputees, trauma survivors, burns victims, cancer sufferers and those born with congenital abnormalities will be among those questioned. ...
    - Daily Mail - UK

    Legislator says photo ID rules are discriminatory Sep 26, 2005
    ...that the rules, which state that people's ears have to be left unobscured, infringed on the rights of people with microtia, a congenital disease affecting the ...
    - Taipei Times




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