Cut Off at the Bypass
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My office telephone has been ringing with patients who have heard about former President Bill Clinton's surgery this month and wonder if they might need cardiac bypass themselves. What I tell them is that careful screening for heart disease is essential, but the bypass operation, which involves sawing open the chest, is a 40-year-old procedure that is usually unnecessary.
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'Don't drink and drive' message not getting through The government is considering cutting the UK's drink-drive limit under "mounting pressure...from road safety groups and also the British Medical Association", the Telegraph reports.â¦
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Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.
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I knew this was going to be heavy when I saw the title, and it sure was. Heart disease is serious, but you can live with it, as I've found out. I had bypass surgery in 2002, and I'm still here. You can also quit smoking, it's easy when you have motivation.   Om, when you're feeling better let's go for a walk.  Dave
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My office telephone has been ringing with patients who have heard about former President Bill Clinton&#39;s surgery this month and wonder if they might need cardiac bypass themselves.
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A Cambridgeshire heart transplant hospital suspends procedures over a rise in deaths.
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SAINT-QUENTIN, NB (CP) - Protesters in northern New Brunswick ended a highway blockade Monday in return for a chance to try persuading the provincial government to keep a local hospital open.
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'Do not follow sat nav. Very narrow lane' Hampshire County Council has been forced to erect signs warning HGV drivers to stay out of a narrow lane - despite their satnavs' insistence it's a full-fat link road.â¦
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n the days following Bill Clinton&#39;s quadruple bypass last Monday, Dr. Harvey S. Hecht, the director of preventive cardiology at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, received twice as many
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Former President Bill Clinton underwent four hours of surgery Monday at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia as doctors performed a quadruple heart bypass.
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A less-invasive way to repair a dangerous bulge in the body's main artery may be the best choice for many people, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy underwent surgery to clear a blocked blood vessel near his heart during the Labor Day weekend, the court announced yesterday. But the court said there was no damage to his heart and Kennedy has returned to work.
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A drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during bypass surgery should remain on the market despite being linked to increased risk of death and other serious side effects, federal advisers recommended Wednesday.
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NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton was recovering after a quadruple heart bypass operation to relieve arteries so severely clogged that they posed imminent danger of a major heart attack.    His heart disease was extensive, with blockages in some arteries "well over 90 percent," said Dr...
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By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Dec. 19--We think most citizens can understand why the proposed Fort Mill southern bypass must be routed away from a new subdivision through an older, less populated neighborhood.
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A key road in western London is to have its traffic lights, signs and curbs taken away in an experiment aimed at encouraging drivers to have more consideration for pedestrians.
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NEW YORK - Former President Clinton underwent successful heart bypass surgery Monday at a Manhattan hospital and was resting comfortably, his spokesman said. The medical team that performed the procedure at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia planned a 4 p.m...