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Mother battles bureaucracy to get ALS drug for her son Pioneer Press Sat, 16 May 2009 22:15 PM PDT VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. â€" As Lou Gehrig's disease sapped Joshua Thompson of his ability to move and speak last fall, he consistently summoned one question from within the prison of his own body. "Iplex," he asked, in a whisper that pierced his mother's heart. "When?" Tigers poised for district meet The Ames Tribune Sat, 16 May 2009 22:10 PM PDT Three days after winning its first Heart of Iowa Conference championship since 2001, Gilbert girls track is hungry to show the rest of the district its rain-soaked team title wasn’t a fluke. The Tigers’ run at state qualification continues today at the district meet in Ogden, with expectations higher than they’ve been in quite some time. Nigeria says 13 oil workers rescued Los Angeles Times Sat, 16 May 2009 22:00 PM PDT Fighting escalates in Niger delta as troops seek to rout militants. Nigerian security forces said Saturday that they had rescued 13 oil workers abducted in the last week, including nine foreigners, and destroyed a key militant camp in the heart of Africa's biggest oil industry region. Patients with irregular heartbeat 44pct more likely to develop Alzheimer's New Kerala Sat, 16 May 2009 21:55 PM PDT Washington, May 16 : A new study from Intermountain Medical Centre in Salt Lake City has found that people with atrial fibrillation, a fairly common heart rhythm disorder, are 44 percent more likely to develop dementia. Chewable aspirin gets more rapidly absorbed than regular aspirin New Kerala Sat, 16 May 2009 21:54 PM PDT Washington, May 15 : Analysing three different types of aspirin for their beneficial effects, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have come up with a finding that may lead to improvements in the care of heart attack patients. Women With Hard To Diagnose Chest Pain Symptoms At Higher Risk For Cardiovascular Events Science Daily Sat, 16 May 2009 21:22 PM PDT Women with chest pain but without coronary artery disease are at an elevated risk for cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke, new research shows. The Great Depression through the eyes of those who lived through it The Fayetteville Observer Sat, 16 May 2009 21:05 PM PDT Callie Stanley was 12 years old when her mother fell dead beside the dinner table. Minnie Davis Ratley died of a heart attack three weeks after giving birth. Callie Stanley became another motherless child facing the hardest economic times in American history â€" the Great Depression. Chesterfield developing virtual high school Richmond Times-Dispatch Sat, 16 May 2009 21:03 PM PDT When Isaiah Benitez learned that he had an opportunity to help produce music for artists in Los Angeles, he was overwhelmed. “I could have had a heart attack!“ he said recently as he played with sounds on his music console and laptop at home in Matoaca. Benitez, 19, said he knew it was a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to work in popular music production, but he didn’t want to quit his high ... At the Heart of Hospice: Blue Ridge Hospice honors volunteers The Warren Sentinel Sat, 16 May 2009 21:03 PM PDT “We are so pleased to be here this evening honoring the extraordinary efforts that all of you put into your work with Blue Ridge Hospice,” said CEO Ernie Carnevale. Dog left on cold night at shelter now makes owner's heart sing The Gleaner Sat, 16 May 2009 20:56 PM PDT Sue Stone has no doubt in her mind that shelter animals make ideal pets. "I just wish everybody would consider shelter animals first," said Sue, who has had dogs all her life but never a pure-bred.

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