Chicago Cubs GM Undergoes Angioplasty
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry underwent an angioplasty at an Orlando-area hospital and was recovering Thursday. He closed the deal for left-hander Ted Lilly from the hospital Wednesday night while undergoing a procedure.
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U.S. Medicare officials proposed expanding coverage of carotid artery stenting procedures to prevent strokes, the agency said in a statement on Thursday.
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A new technique uses a magnetic field to guide potential therapies to stents in clogged blood vessels.
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By necessity and design, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein has made a series of moves the past two months that have reshaped the World Series champions.
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Chicago (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs are reportedly  on the verge of trading slugger Sammy Sosa to the Baltimore  Orioles.
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The outfield surface at Wrigley Field is taking hits from opposing players, and should the Cubs get to the playoffs, there could be questions about safety in the outfield.
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(Sports Network) - Chicago righthander Mark Prior will take the hill today, as the Cubs try to stay atop the NL Wild Card race in the second of a three-game set against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
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STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Hospital is the latest medical center to get state approval to perform emergency angioplasty on heart attack patients.
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HOUSTON -- Before Astros righthander Roy Oswalt starts today's Game 4 of the NLCS, he'll need a painkiller injection for an aggravated left rib cage muscle.
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Nomar Garciaparra scored the go-ahead run on Claudio Vargas's wild pitch in the 11th inning and Mark Grudzielanek added an RBI single to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 win over the Expos last night in Montreal.
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Pitcher gives up 3 home runs as Cubs fall into tie with Giants for NL wild-card lead. CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are determined to do things the hard way.
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&quot;X Men&quot; star Patrick Stewart underwent a pre-emptive angioplasty last week in Los Angeles on the advice of doctors who discovered a potential blood flow problem during an examination.
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BRONX, NY (Ticker) -- New York Yankees outfielder Gary Sheffield, who finished second in voting for the American League Most Valuable Player, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Tuesday.
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The Chicago Cubs have placed catcher Henry Blanco on the 15-day disabled list because of a herniated disc in his neck, the team said on Friday.
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The Chicago Cubs eased to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros to move top of the National League Central Division on Thursday, Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez leading the way with first-inning home runs.
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NEW YORK - Baseball commissioner Bud Selig had surgery Monday to remove a cancerous lesion from his forehead. The lesion was detected last month during Selig&#39;s annual physical, and a biopsy confirmed that it contained melanoma, a form of skin cancer.
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An emergency angioplasty operation involves inflating a balloon inside a heart attack patient&#39;s blocked artery, opening it up quickly and restoring blood flow.