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Forest M.P.concerned about young heart deaths

NEW FOREST East MP Julian Lewis has highlighted in Parliament the poignant case of his Hythe constituent, Adrian Woodhead, to illustrate the need for greater awareness, more screening and better research into cardiac risk in the young, or sudden death syndrome. This kills at least four young people every week, Adrian was married to Sarah, for 10 years, until 1997, Sarah,

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Test could save lives

A rare but devastating condition has been highlighted in a parliamentary debate initiated by a New Forest MP. Dr Julian Lewis, who represents New Forest East, is spearheading a campaign for health screening to identify people most at risk from sudden death syndrome, which kills at least four young people in the UK every week. He sited the case of one of his

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HOUSE OF COMMONS LAUNCH OF THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Westminster – February 7th 2001 CRY SUPPORTER STEPHEN ALLAN SHOWS HIS RECENTLY INSERTED ICD TO EARL HOWE AND MARK WENDRUFF AT THE RECENT HOUSE OF COMMONS LAUNCH OF THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP. EARL HOWE IS HOLDING AN ICD SIMILAR TO THE ONE STEPHEN HAS. MARK WENDRUFF RECEIVED HIS ICD 5 YEARS AGO. THE NEW PROTOTYPES ARE

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