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Article title
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18/10/01 |
BBC
News |
Island
Teens to have heart screening
An exciting new project which could save the lives of
young people is scheduled to begin on the Isle of Lewis. |
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28/08/01 |
The Times |
Death by
overwork
It
could be the most perfectly designed killing machine
of our time. It is usually implicated but
never convicted; |
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28/08/01 |
The Times |
Why we really don't like
Mondays
If you are male, congratulations on making it back
to work today. You survived the weekend days when chance of a heart attack is at its
height. |
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04/08/01 |
Siemens
UK |
Sporting
success
The charity Cardiac Risk in the Young uses a
portable Siemens scanner on the British paralympic
swimming team. |
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01/08/01 |
Daily Express |
Coroner
calls for change
Over a period of seven weeks none of the
experts - including five consultants - identified the illness. Her heart
was never even checked. |
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25/07/01 |
Best Magazine |
He died in my arms
One moment Ellis
Curran 28 was playing with his children, the next, without warning, he collapsed
and
died in his fiancée's arms. |
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08/07/01 |
Eye on
Wales (BBC Radio Wales) |
SADS
(transcript).
But SADS isn't seen as as a political priority and didn't even
merit mention when the National Assembly's heart disease strategy
was unveiled |
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21/06/01 |
Parliamentary Debate
(Hansard) |
Heart Disease (young people)
There is a need to raise
awareness among general practitioners, a need for greater
awareness on the part of coroners. |
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30/04/01 |
ITV
That's Esther |
Sudden
Death Syndrome
It is often difficult to consider that someone who is apparently young and fit may be at risk. |
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05/03/01 |
The Times |
Project to cut
heart deaths
A pioneering project aims to screen 1,000 children in the
Western Isles of Scotland to spot potentially fatal heart defects early. |
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07/02/01 |
House of Commons |
House of Commons
Launch of The Medical Technology Group
MPs, Ministers and Peers who
supported the event aimed at raising awareness of the positive impact of
technology on people's lives |
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03/01/01 |
The
Sun |
Brother’s death
has saved me
Richard 16, collapsed at home from a massive
heart attack but tests showed that an undetected defect was
also present in brother Stephen, 19. |
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03/01/01 |
Daily
Express |
How our son’s
death saved the life of his brother
Stephen recovered from surgery which
fitted a small defibrillator to his chest with electrodes to control the illness
allows him to lead a normal life.
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09/10/00 |
Radio 4 Live |
Sudden
Death Syndrome
Those affected usually have no warning that they suffer from a serious heart problem and often symptoms like dizziness and
breathlessness |
| 01/10/00 |
Runners World |
Sudden Impact |
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CRY is campaigning for widespread
screening of youngsters It runs a mobile screening unit that
offers subsidised rates to athletics clubs. |
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08/08/00
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Daily
Telegraph |
Sport
can be a dangerous game
Some
10,000 young people in Britain are in danger of losing their lives to a
heart disorder that often remains undetected until too late. |
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01/08/00
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BBC
NewsOnline |
Sudden
Death Syndrome
BBC Health links to groups who offer support and counseling to
families who have suffered sudden death. |
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21/02/99
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The
Sunday Times |
On
the trail of the silent killer of the young
In July 1997, two days before his 18th
birthday, Andrew arrived home from his summer job at a toyshop, went upstairs to his
room and dropped dead.
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16/02/99
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Daily
Mail |
These
young, healthy people all died with no warning
There
is no need for people to panic. These
deaths are not common, but they are happening.
Parents need to be aware of the symptoms
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14/02/99
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The
Sunday Mirror |
Sudden
adult cot death
The simple heart monitoring test, which would cost the NHS £34
per person to carry out, could help save most of the 10,000
potential sufferers in Britain |
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27/01/98
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Daily
Express |
My
Laura didn't have to die...a simple test could have saved her life
Laura was going to represent her country
for the first time in April and she was so proud.
The day before her funeral her England colours arrived. |
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26/12/01 |
Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
Tribute
to the sons they loved and lost
Irene, from Darwen, and Granville, from Hoddlesdon,
set up a memorial fund as a tribute to their sons who died from
undetected heart conditions. |
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14/12/01 |
Wirral
Chronicle |
Parent's
battle to get killer syndrome recognised
A grieving mother is determined to increase public awareness
conditions which can lead to sudden cardiac death which she
believes killed her son. |
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10/12/01 |
Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
TV
stars muck in for charity
Emmerdale stars The Dingles
wished they were back on the farm when they were put through their
paces in the David Staff Memorial Fell Race .
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07/12/01 |
Ullapool
News |
Western Isles project to
detect heart abnormalities
The study will involve screening approximately 820
people between the ages of 15 and 18 years, in order to detect any
abnormalities of the heart. |
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05/12/01 |
Lancashire
Evening Telegraph |
Dingles
set to join in charity dash
Fell runners have the chance to race TV's famous Dingle family -
all in the name of charity. |
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30/11/01 |
Yorkshire
Post |
York
School mourns tragic Jamie
Jamie Bucknell, 14, died yesterday during
an English lesson at Huntingdon School, York.
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30/11/01 |
Southern
Daily Echo |
Fundraising
from the heart
Southampton woman Mary Abraham is trying to increase knowledge
of sudden adult death syndrome that can kill without warning. |
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28/11/01 |
Yeovil
Express |
Lifesaving
Equipment
Enough money has now been collected
and the ECG machine will soon be used to check all sport minded
young people in South Somerset |
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15/11/01 |
York
Evening Press |
Tragic
Jamie was the love of my life
The grieving girlfriend of a York teenager
who collapsed and died in front of his classmates has paid tribute
to the boy she loved. |
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08/11/01 |
Yeovil
Express |
Sport
legend answers charity call
Botham, a former pupil of Milford
Junior School and Buckler's Mead School in Yeovil, has agreed to
receive the cheque on behalf of CRY. |
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26/10/01 |
Teesside
Evening Gazette |
Charities
debt to devoted parents
Rather than retreat from the tragedy, the Redcar couple have
since raised a staggering £226,000 for the charity CRY - Cardiac
Risk in the Young. |
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19/10/01 |
Watford
Observer |
Golfers
club together for rainswept charity event
Considering the conditions we all played rather well.
The eighteenth was like a pond, the nineteenth was a large steaming mug of
coffee.
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17/09/01 |
Wales
Daily Post |
We want to
know why these young people died
A
North Wales mother whose daughter died of sudden death syndrome is
now lending her support to other families who suffer the same
tragedy.
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06/09/01 |
Hampshire
Advertiser |
Helping hearts
- Mary races to help others
A Hampshire woman whose 16-year-old
son died from sudden heart failure took on a national running challenge for
women to raise money for CRY
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07/09/01 |
South
Wales News |
Screening
Urged for youths
Statistics about unexpected deaths mask the true rate of
hidden heart conditions among young people, a Swansea Valley mother has
claimed.
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22/08/01 |
North
Tyneside Herald & Post |
His death
will save other lives
"It was wonderful to see kids and their parents
coming out with smiles, and knowing that they don't have a hidden heart
condition".
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07/08/01 |
Leicester
Mercury |
Vital
boost for surgery
The machine was donated to CRY and will help to
detect cardiac abnormalities which can lead to Sudden Death Syndrome.
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07/08/01 |
Worcester
Evening News |
Gran
delivers her dream machine
A
grandmother who has spent more than two years raising cash to buy an
electrocardiogram machine has realised her dream.
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02/08/01 |
The
Worcester Standard |
Friend's
life-saving pledge is fulfilled
She
vowed to raise enough money to buy
an electrocardiogram machine so
other youngsters in the city could be tested to see if they were
at risk
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02/08/01 |
Frome Times |
Vital heart
machine in memory of Julian
Family, friends and
colleagues has raised over enough to fund an ECG machine for the
Frome Medical Practice. |
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24/07/01 |
Somerset
Standard |
ECG
health hope
"It has been a
difficult time for us all, and by continuing to raise awareness,
no other family will have to go through such a tragedy as we
have." |
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07/07/01 |
Advertiser
and Times |
Forest
M.P.concerned about young heart deaths
New Forest MP Dr Julian Lewis has highlighted in Parliament
the need for more screening and better research into sudden death
syndrome. |
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01/07/01 |
Wetherby News |
Coping with the silent killer
It is a
horrifying way for anyone to lose a loved one but what was worse
was finding out that Nigel didn’t need to die.
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28/06/01 |
New Forest Post |
Test could save lives
Health Minister Yvette Cooper identified a number of questions
which need to be examined to decide whether a screening programme
was a good idea. |
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27/05/01 |
Birmingham
Sunday Mercury |
Why did these men in the prime of life
die so suddenly
In the last fortnight three
young Midland men have died during sports events. Emma Pinch
speaks to their devastated families. |
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27/05/01 |
Birmingham
Sunday Mercury |
Help
for bereaved families
"Ideally I would like every child to be screened for
heart problems when he or she has their BCG injection." |
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18/05/01 |
Watford Observer |
Liz
Ford and Paul Crowney's Marathon effort
The sub editors raised £500 from the newspaper's employees,
match-funded by media company Newsquest. |
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12/05/01 |
Worcester
Evening
News |
Fundraiser
hits heart test machine target
By setting up screening sessions for not only those who play
sport but also people aged around 14 to 35, then hopefully we can
prevent a tragedy |
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12/05/01 |
Worcester
Evening News |
Mum's
fear for her two children
Hospital chiefs told her she would have to wait a further four
weeks for an appointment to test her three and five-year-olds for
the hereditary condition. |
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18/05/01 |
Lancashire Evening Telegraph |
Let our machine help to
save lives
The mother of a man who
died from an undiagnosed heart condition called for a life saving
machine to be made permanently available..
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19/04/01 |
Western Gazette |
Marathon effort to buy scanning
equipment
The equipment could be based at hospital or a surgery and
would be able to scan around 80 youngsters each week to check for
any heart problems. |
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14/04/01 |
Worcester
Evening
News |
Precious
gift of life
A condition known as
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy - which would have been detected by a
simple ECG heart test. |
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14/04/01 |
Worcester
Evening
News |
Grieving
Mums Despair
The mother wants to urge
them to have their children tested because, once identified, the
condition can be controlled by drugs. |
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13/04/01 |
Dorset
Echo |
Family
of tragic young swimmer helping hospital
At the inquest the Coroner
told them of an organisation called Cardiac Risk in the Young
(CRY) and they finally received specialist counseling |
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12/04/01 |
Frome
Times/Somerset Standard |
Various
articles
"Julian was a very
good friend - we grew up together. I want to raise as much
as I can" |
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06/04/01 |
Daily Echo |
Firefighters are all heart
"Britain is among a
minority of European countries that don't test young sportspeople
for cardiac risk and we want to help change that." |
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05/04/01 |
Birmingham
Evening Mail |
Widow's
campaign - In memory of Eamonn
Initially
it was thought he been involved in a road accident, but tests
later showed he had died from myocarditis, an inflammation of the
heart |
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28/03/01 |
Epsom
and Ewell Herald |
Olympian
Sir Steve is CRY patron
Five times gold Olympic medal-winner Sir Steven Redgrave has
shown his support to Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) by becoming a
patron. |
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21/02/01 |
Cobham News and Mail |
Trio Decide to pound the pavements to
help kids
Three nurses will be swapping the wards of Cobham Cottage
Hospital to pound the pavements of London on April 22. |
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09/02/01 |
South
Wales Evening Post |
Campaigner
takes case to Health Minister. Mum hopeful of heart test for all
Prevention of illness is a key part of the Assembly’s
overall strategy for better health |
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25/01/01 |
Somerset Standard |
Family Launches
Appeal
The paramedics worked for
an hour but there was nothing they could do. Had the disease been
detected medication could have saved Julian's life |
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11/01/01 |
Shuttle
Times Kidderminster |
Gift
of Love in memory of son
It wants Government funding for a national cardiac screening
programme for all young people to detect defects before it is too
late. |
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11/12/00 |
South Wales Echo |
Family Grief After
Rugby Ace, 15, Dies
The rugby-mad teenager collapsed and died two hours later from
suspected sudden cardiac death. |
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30/11/00 |
Evening
Gazette, Teesside |
Heart
tests tribute to tragic pal
Over the weekend, and as a tribute to Ian, 40 people had an
ECG and follow-up Echo scan. |
| 16/11/00 |
South
Wales Evening Post |
Paulette
seeks heart screen for all
She added: 'I only wish I could bottle grief and give
politicians a dose each. Mrs Smith was angry the Assembly's new
plan to tackle heart disease. |
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11/10/00 |
The Gazette |
Sun shines
on charity golfers
Hoping to launch a nation screening programme to identify and
treat potential young victims of sudden death. |
| 13/09/00 |
Evening
Gazette |
The
special screening...that could save lives
Maralyn and Kenny have
arranged a cardiac screening programme in Redcar. "Even if it
puts on e person's mind at rest, it will be worth doing". |
| 00/09/00 |
Echo |
Mum calls for
heart screening
A mum whose son died of a
rare condition has launched an appeal for a heart screening
service to be introduced into schools. |
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03/09/00 |
Sunday Independent Cornwall |
Hidden Killer
He would be alive today if
doctors had only carried out heart checks when he was immunised as
a child. |
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26/05/00 |
East Anglian
Times |
We've lost
Laura, but others could be saved
Their
daughter was probably killed by cardiac arrhythmia and are calling
on the Government to set up a national screening programme for
youngsters. |
