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01/02/05 |
North Wales Evening Leader |
Postcards warn of heart death risks in young
Cardiac Risk in
the Young (CRY) has launched its postcard campaign in Wales, with
the backing of Alyn and Deeside AM Carl Sargeant and MP Mark Tami.
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29/01/05 |
North
Wales Daily Post |
We
must act now to save the lives of our teenagers
A
North Wales woman who died after being startled by an alarm clock
will feature in a high-profile campaign.
Lisa Jane Browne's
mum, Doreen Harley, wants health chiefs to begin mass screenings
of teenagers at risk of sudden heart failure. |
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28/01/05 |
North
Wales Chronicle |
Postcard message to at-risk families
Alyn and Deeside’s
MP Mark Tami and AM Carl Sargeant are backing a campaign to raise
awareness about sudden cardiac death in the young. |
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25/01/05 |
Flintshire Evening Leader |
MPs back heart campaign
Flintshire
politicians Mark Tami MP and AM Carl Sargeant are backing a new
screening campaign for young people who are at risk of a heart
attack. |
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19/03/04 |
Deeside
Chronicle |
Tami
backs Bill for cardiac risk testing
Alyn and Deeside MP
Mark Tami is backing a Bill which calls for automatic screening on
the NHS for all families considered to be at high-risk of cardiac
conditions that may lead to sudden cardiac death. |
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24/12/03 |
North Wales Chronicle |
Cash needed to help save heart charity
A Flintshire
politician is calling for public money to be allocated to a
crisis-hit charity which has already saved the lives of seven
youngsters in the county. |
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10/11/03 |
North
Wales Evening Leader |
Screening
success in heart defect syndrome battle
The
couple’s other daughter, and grandchildren have also been screened and both and have been diagnosed as
having Long QT Syndrome. |
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28/02/03 |
North
Wales Chronicle |
Cardiac
screening dream realised
CRY
representative Doreen Harley, who campaigned tirelessly to have
the screening session in North Wales is hoping the event will save
lives. |
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24/02/03 |
North
Wales Post |
New
heart test vital to beat killer gene
Those tested will
receive results within 15 days. Anyone
found to have an abnormality will get a notice for further tests
at St George’s Hospital in London. |
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17/02/03 |
Flintshire
Evening Leader |
Screening
that may prevent tragedy & Soldier's
all heart for CRY
Each
person will have an ECG an Echo to check the heart, they will be
examined by a heart specialist and have their blood pressure
checked. |
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27/09/02 |
Deeside Chronicle |
Power firm kicks in to aid
cardiac appeal
Doreen Harley is striving to raise
more than £6,000 for a screening session to test youngsters for
signs of undiagnosed heart conditions, one of which killed her
daughter. The CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) campaigner was
overwhelmed when Scottish Power offered to make a donation of
£1,000 towards the worthy cause. |
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30/08/02 |
Scottish
Power/Chronicle Award |
Brave
mum's accolade
A grieving mum’s battle to save young lives has earned her a nomination for a Scottish Power/Chronicle
award. |
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21/06/02 |
Deeside
Chronicle |
North
Wales mother campaigns for heart screening
‘Early detection really is the key’ she said. ‘We’re
not here to alarm but to alert youngsters that they may have a
condition which is treatable' |
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07/06/02 |
Deeside
Chronicle |
Lisa's
death must not be in vain
About six months prior to her sudden death she visited her GP
with light headedness, chest pains and palpitations. She was
diagnosed as being under stress and was prescribed
anti-depressants. |
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31/05/02 |
Flintshire
Chronicle |
MP
joins CRY in heart screening campaign
This week I have given my full backing to an important
campaign to bring a lifesaving heart unit to North Wales and
Chester. |
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