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Families Of Sudden Unexplained Death Victims Should Receive Comprehensive Cardiogenetic Testing
Relatives of a young person who dies suddenly should always be referred for cardiological and genetic examination in order to identify if they too are at risk of sudden death, a scientist told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics. Dr. Christian van der Werf, a research fellow at the Department of Cardiogenetics, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands said that, although his team"s research showed that inherited heart disease was present in over 30% of the families of sudden unexplained death (SUD) victims, the majority of such relatives were currently not being referred for examination.
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The Myth And Reality Of Gun Crime In The UK
The assumption that gangs are at the root of gun crime in the UK is overstated, according to a study published in a special issue of Criminology and Criminal Justice, published by SAGE.
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What Is Low Blood Pressure? What Is Hypotension?
Low blood pressure is also known as hypotension. For millions of people who suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) hypotension may seem great. If symptoms are mild hypotension usually requires no treatment. However, it can cause serious heart disorders, fainting and also lead to neurological and endocrine disorders. If hypotension is severe key organs can become deprived of oxygen and nutrients and the body can go into shock, a life-threatening condition.
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AMA Opposes Public Insurance Plan, As Obama Prepares Reform Pitch

America"s largest, most influential physician group said "it will oppose creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan, which President Obama and many other Democrats see as an essential element of legislation to remake the health care system," the New York Times reports. In comments to the Senate Finance Committee, the American Medical Association said, "The introduction of a new public plan threatens to restrict patient choice by driving out private insurers, which currently provide coverage for nearly 70 percent of Americans," and would lead to an "explosion of costs" (Pear, 6/10). Obama, meanwhile, is preparing to bring his health care pitch to association members in Chicago, where the group"s policy-making House of Delegates is meeting, on Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. A White House spokesman said the speech will be "part of the administration"s push for health-care legislation, which he said is needed this year because the costs are "unsustainable" and "crushing families, businesses and government."" The AMA has said that that physicians would help lower costs by reining in "overuse" of costly medical services and unnecessary prescriptions (Jaspen, 6/11). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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