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GOOD CAUSE: Saturday event funds memorial garden, programs. The Journal-Register Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:01 PM PDT Racing for a good cause this Saturday, Case-Nic Cookies and the Sacred Heart Club will sponsor the 15th annual Arc of Orleans County 5K Run/Walk. Edgefield County Council Members Have “Healthy” Debate WJBF-TV Augusta Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:51 PM PDT Health insurance is at the heart of the Edgefield County budget debate. County employees have been completely covered by the county, but now they may have to pay part of that, out of pocket. News Channel Six’s Joy Howe takes a look at the ‘healthy debate’ brewing among council members. Nancy A. Snyder The Chetek Alert Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:48 PM PDT Nancy Ann Snyder, 53, of Eau Claire, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire after a long battle with cancer. NYC Swine Flu Cases At 51; 5 Possible Outside City WCBS-TV New York Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:38 PM PDT The outbreak of disease caused by the swine flu virus continues to grow around the world, including right here in New York City. The Centers for Disease Control is reporting six additional infections in the city, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 51. Two NYC schools remain at the heart of the city's outbreaks, but now three others are under investigation. Potential lung disease biomarkers yield clues to COX-2 inhibitor side effects EurekAlert! Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:35 PM PDT ( New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College ) In searching for a simple way to identify individuals with smoking-related lung injury, scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have stumbled upon a potential explanation for why the class of pain-relievers known as COX-2 inhibitors increases the risk of heart problems among users. Defender awarded Purple Heart The Base Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:29 PM PDT Lt. Gen. Gary North presented Senior Airman Luis Bermudez with the Purple Heart during a ceremony here attended by base leadership, JBB members and many of his fellow 532nd ESFS "Lions." Michelle Obama joins People "most beautiful" list Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:11 PM PDT Breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate made the cover of People magazine's 100 most beautiful people issue on Wednesday in a list that welcomed newcomers U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and "Twilight" heart-throb Robert Pattinson. CMS athletes: Sign up for free heart check The Charlotte Observer Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:11 PM PDT Signups begin today for free sports physicals that could save Charlotte-Mecklenburg student athletes from sudden death on the field. Urine Test for Heart Disease Shows Promise HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:04 PM PDT WEDNESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- A urine test to detect coronary artery disease has worked well in a small trial, German researchers report. Celera Presents Results Showing That Carriers of an LPA Gene Variant Are at Elevated Risk of CHD Among Non-Users of ... Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:00 PM PDT ALAMEDA, Calif.----Celera Corporation and its collaborators at The University of Texas, Baylor College of Medicine, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, today reported that, among non-users of aspirin, those who carry an LPA gene variant were at increased risk of coronary heart disease , compared with noncarriers.

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