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November 2004

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Wrist best spot for angioplasty in elderly Daily Times - Pakistan ... As reported in the American Journal of Cardiology, Dr. Yves Louvard, from Institut Hospitalier Jacques Cartier, Massy, France and colleagues compared the rate ...
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          2004 - 29 Novembre-November  )

AGGRESSIVE, FOCUSED STATIN THERAPY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY MAY BE ... PharmExec.com - Iselin,NJ,USA ... benefit attributable to an aggressive, focused clinical strategy compared with usual care in predefined groups of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients with ...
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          2004 - 29 Novembre-November  )

Personal plots San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA ... Reyes. The father and his infant son are side-by-side after dying weeks apart in 1990 of the same congenital heart defect. The slab ...
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          2004 - 29 Novembre-November  )

Probing Heart Diseases IndoLink - San Ramon,CA,USA ... The result is a congenital heart defect, often literally a hole in the heart or a problem with the heart´s valves. Slightly less ...
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          2004 - 29 Novembre-November  )

Greeley woman overcomes stroke, gives Greeley Tribune - Greeley,CO,USA ... Gann had a hole in heart, an atrial septal defect. The congenital condition causes oxygenated blood to mix with blood lacking oxygen. ...
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          2004 - 29 Novembre-November  )

Dacawi: Baguio kids and doctors who inspire Sun Star - Philippines ... a copy of the lyrics and melody from Baguio boy Nino Joshua whom he helped undergo delicate surgery that corrected a life-threatening congenital heart defect. ...
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          2004 - 29 Novembre-November  )

Odds & Ends Richmond.com - Richmond,VA,USA ... can compare mortality rates, adjusted for the acuity of patients' illnesses, of all Virginia hospitals for three procedures: invasive cardiology, open heart ...
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          2004 - 27 Novembre-November  )

Payers want proof for medical treatments Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... most cost-effective. The American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society support the initiative. ''Industry looks upon ...
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          2004 - 27 Novembre-November  )

New technique helps evaluate heart disease Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA ... In fact, appropriateness standards need to be established by the Colleges of Radiology and Cardiology to avoid unnecessary studies. ...
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          2004 - 25 Novembre-November  )

Pediatric cardiology researchers describe findings in neurologic ... Onlypunjab.com (press release) - Punjab,India WHY: Nearly one in 100 children is born with a heart defect, making it one of the most common congenital defects affecting children. ...
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          2004 - 25 Novembre-November  )

Rossmoor 7-year-old donates birthday money Long Beach Press-Telegram - Long Beach,CA,USA ... Hospital in Long Beach, where the brother she never met was cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) before dying of a congenital heart defect. ...
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          2004 - 24 Novembre-November  )

Karunakaran's condition improves Sun Network - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India ... The Congress leader was admitted to the Cardiology ICU at the MCH on Saturday with complaints of cough and breathing difficulty.
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          2004 - 24 Novembre-November  )

High-tech heart care Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA Richard Reynolds has been a Fort Wayne Cardiology patient since 1998, the year a heart attack dramatically changed his health habits. ...
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          2004 - 24 Novembre-November  )

AMICAS and Heartlab Bridge Cardiology and Radiology PACS Gap Yahoo News (press release) - USA ... information management, and Heartlab, Inc., the world's leading designer and supplier of digital image and information networks for cardiology, today announced ...
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          2004 - 24 Novembre-November  )

Books, Journals, New Media Received Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA ... Comprehensive Surgical Management of Congenital Heart Disease by Richard A. Jonas, illustrated by Rebekah Dodson, 544 pp, with illus, $198.50, ISBN 0-340-80807 ...
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          2004 - 24 Novembre-November  )

YOUR PLACE IS AT Portland Press Herald - Portland,ME,USA The ideal candidate will be a Registered Nurse who possesses current knowledge of invasive cardiology principles and practice methods, educational curriculum ...
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          2004 - 22 Novembre-November  )

The Winchester Star Winchester Star - Winchester,VA,USA ... "One of the biggest reasons for that (large patient draw) is both cardiology groups have felt it was important to go out to the rural areas to care for ...
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          2004 - 22 Novembre-November  )

Pioneering cardiologist, teacher Charlotte Observer (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA ... years ago. Ferrer was a former editor in chief of Current Cardiology and The Journal of the American Medical Women's Association. In ...
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          2004 - 22 Novembre-November  )

Care meet for baby hearts Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta,India ... drug use, infection and viral fever during early stages of pregnancy are contributing to a steady rise in congenital heart disease (CHD) among children in ...
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          2004 - 22 Novembre-November  )

National Desk and Health, Medical Reporter U.S. Newswire (press release) - Washington,DC,USA ... More than 35,000 infants are born each year with some type of congenital heart defect, the most common birth defect and a leading killer of children in the ...
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          2004 - 19 Novembre-November  )

Patients facing a long reach into the future The Times - London,England,UK ... If, therefore, this inherited disease had followed its usual pattern ... the patient early, aneurysms of the aorta and congenital problems of the heart's valve ...
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          2004 - 19 Novembre-November  )

She's still here University Daily Kansan - Lawrence,KS,USA ... Only five to 10 percent survive past age one, and these children can experience a range of medical problems from congenital heart disease to mental retardation ...
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          2004 - 19 Novembre-November  )

Operation gives Abbie plenty to smile about Belfast Telegraph (subscription) - Belfast,Northern Ireland,UK By Maureen Coleman. A five-year-old girl with congenital heart disease has come out smiling after winning a national award. Little ...
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          2004 - 19 Novembre-November  )

Praying for a gift Valley Stream Herald - Valley Stream,NY,USA ... with leukemia at two-years-old, he battled the disease for several ... at the age of eight, he underwent open-heart surgery to repair a congenital heart defect. ...
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          2004 - 19 Novembre-November  )

Uniontown Hospital reports major across-the-board growth Uniontown Herald Standard - Uniontown,PA,USA ... As reported at the meeting, the hospital's interventional cardiology program, an integral part of the advanced cardiac services made available to the region ...
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          2004 - 18 Novembre-November  )

Evaluation of the Patient With Heart Disease: Integrating the ... Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA ... Carlos A. Roldan, MD, and Jonathan Abrams, MD, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, have edited a unique cardiology paperback, Evaluation of the Patient With Heart ...
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          2004 - 18 Novembre-November  )

Cardiology Unit on the 'beat' Daily News - Columbo,Sri Lanka The Cardiology Unit of the Colombo National Hospital is functioning as usual without any problems, its Director Dr. Hector Weerasinghe told the Daily News ...
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          2004 - 16 Novembre-November  )

Redistributed Cardiac/Vascular X-Ray Procedures Take the Edge off ... TMCnet - USA ... perspective. For most market observers, cardiovascular CT is perceived as the next modality to have a significant influence in cardiology. ...
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          2004 - 16 Novembre-November  )

Hospital now able to perform angioplasties Norristown Times Herald - Norristown,PA,USA ... The physicians are with Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia, located at 1330 Powell St., across the street from the hospital. ...
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          2004 - 16 Novembre-November  )

Debate exists over where to allow cardiac 'caths' Hilton Head Island Packet - Hilton Head Island,SC,USA ... DHEC guidelines are similar to those of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, which also favor allowing hospitals without open ...
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          2004 - 16 Novembre-November  )

Plaques Cut Survival in Young Heart Attack Patients Reuters - London,England,UK The presence of plaques and a decreased pumping ability both predict a drop in survival, according to findings published in the American Journal of Cardiology. ...
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          2004 - 15 Novembre-November  )

Report rates area hospitals' heart care Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond,VA,USA ... "The institutions compared are not comparable," he said. "We had a number of patients with severe congenital heart disease, heart transplants.". ...
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          2004 - 15 Novembre-November  )

Baby Jenni won hearts, lost medical battle Hamilton Ravalli Republic - Hamilton,MT,USA ... Never quite healthy because of a congenital heart defect, the 33-month old's organs stopped working in a Spokane hospital while she was surrounded by her loved ...
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          2004 - 12 Novembre-November  )

A grateful guest Fort Worth Star Telegram (subscription) - Fort Worth,TX,USA ... It was that way throughout the Police Department, which Junior visited for the first time since his several surgeries for a serious congenital heart defect. ...
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          2004 - 12 Novembre-November  )

Expressing heartfelt gratitude Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA ... Antonio. The doctor, who wishes to remain anonymous, volunteered to perform several surgeries for Sammy's congenital heart defect. "I ...
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          2004 - 12 Novembre-November  )

Gadsden 'Angel' Monument Vanishes After 37 Years NBC13.com - Birmingham,AL,USA The statue was commissioned by her parents to look like their daughter, who died at age five from a congenital heart defect. The ...
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          2004 - 12 Novembre-November  )

FDA Buys Technology That Identifies Drug Toxicity To Heart Science Daily (press release) - USA ... medications, and some cancer and heart disease therapies. ... leader in the science of heart arrhythmias and ... an abnormal QT interval, called the congenital Long QT ...
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          2004 - 12 Novembre-November  )

Campaign hopes to raise funds for recent heart transplant ... Palladium-Item - Richmond,IN,USA ... 21 at the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. She was born Oct. 23, 1987, and was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. ...
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          2004 - 12 Novembre-November  )

Heart drugs can help patients ‘conquer' ailment Manila Bulletin - Manila,Philippines ... Other causes of heart failure include heart attack (myocardial infarction), heart muscle disease (cardiomyopathy), congenital heart defects, infection of heart ...
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          2004 - 12 Novembre-November  )

Pediatric cardiology researchers describe findings in neurologic ... EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA ... Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a comprehensive center for the care of infants, children and young adults with congenital and acquired heart disease. ...
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          2004 - 12 Novembre-November  )

Pediatric cardiology researchers describe findings in neurologic ... EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA WHAT: Several cardiology researchers from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have presented their findings at the Scientific Sessions 2004 of the American ...
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          2004 - 10 Novembre-November  )

Director loves to see smiles on patients' faces News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA ... Krishnan is the founder of Lake Cardiovascular Institute and is board certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine. ...
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          2004 - 10 Novembre-November  )

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibition--Reply Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Chicago,IL,USA ... Presented at: European Society of Cardiology Congress; August 29, 2004; Munich, Germany. 3. Flather MD, Godicke J, Arntz HR, et al. ...
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          2004 - 10 Novembre-November  )

Medtronic Launches National Registry to Accelerate Improvement in ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA ... Over two years, a contract research organization will analyze approximately 125,000 patient records at 250 US cardiology practices committed to optimizing care
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          2004 - 10 Novembre-November  )

Swing set fulfills wish for ailing 10-years-old The Robesonian - Lumberton,NC,USA Devin, who suffers from Down Syndrome and a congenital heart defect, could barely contain himself when the trucks from Fayetteville Backyards of Hope Mills ...
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          2004 - 10 Novembre-November  )

Findings in Neuro Outcomes, Heart Devices Newswise (press release) - USA WHY: Nearly one in 100 children is born with a heart defect, making it one of the most common congenital defects affecting children. ...
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          2004 - 10 Novembre-November  )

Stents May Not Increase Patient Survival WebMD - USA ... Shah heads the atherosclerosis research center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and is professor of cardiology at UCLA. ...
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          2004 - 09 Novembre-November  )

Implanted Defibrillators Cut Heart Patients' Death Risk Newswise (press release) - USA ... Ann Arbor VA Healthcare System, the research team included data analyst Jenny Davis and Mark Starling, MD, who directs the Ann Arbor VA cardiology division and ...
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          2004 - 09 Novembre-November  )

New magnetic percutaneous system navigates vessels EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA ... Cardiology fellow Satya Reddy Atmakuri, MD, lead author of the study, reported that 26 male and female patients, with an average age of 64, were selected ...
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          2004 - 09 Novembre-November  )

Percutaneous Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair Shows Favorable ... News (press release) - USA ... It has been six months since his procedure, and he has no symptoms whatsoever," says Howard C. Herrmann, MD, Director of Interventional Cardiology & the ...
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          2004 - 09 Novembre-November  )

Biopure hires top cardiologist in bid to develop blood product Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA ... He is also founder and chairman of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, a New York nonprofit devoted to interventional cardiology. ...
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          2004 - 07 Novembre-November  )

Study: Smoking, Coffee May Be Harmful Mix HomeTown channel.com - Fort Smith,AR,USA ... I drink coffee and smoke, but not at the same time. The study appears in the Nov. 2 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. ...
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          2004 - 07 Novembre-November  )

Emory cardiologists present research at AHA in New Orleans Medical News Today - UK ... at 1:30 pm (Central Time), Emory scientist Kathy Griendling, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the Emory University School of Medicine Cardiology Division, will ...
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          2004 - 07 Novembre-November  )

Coffee and cigarettes are a 'killer' combo!: New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India The research, which has been published in the journal of the American College of Cardiology, is based on previous studies which have shown that smoking and ...
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          2004 - 07 Novembre-November  )

Benefit helps Neptune baby with complex heart defect Asbury Park Press - Asbury Park,NJ,United States ... She's had two open heart surgeries for a congenital defect known Tetralogy of Fallot (pronounced flow) and is expected to receive a third surgery to replace ...
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          2004 - 07 Novembre-November  )

Research team discovers possible genetic mechanism behind ... EurekAlert - Washington,DC,USA This finding has implications for understanding how congenital heart defects occur, and ... general chromosome properties can relate to specific disease processes.
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          2004 - 07 Novembre-November  )

Predicting IQ in Kids with Congenital Heart Disease Ivanhoe - USA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors know babies born with congenital heart disease are at higher risk for learning problems later on in childhood, but correctly ...
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          2004 - 07 Novembre-November  )

St. Francis, NHI and physicians sign cardiology agreement Grand Island Independent - Grand Island,NE,USA ... Heart Institute and several primary care physicians in the management of a subspecialty medical program in Grand Island signed the Cardiology Co-Management ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

The Medicines Company's Angiomax-R- -Bivalirudin- Saves Hospital ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA ... et al. and published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (Vol. 44, No. 9, 2004). The study ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Vices 'combine' to harm the heart BBC News - London,England,UK ... additive effect on the heart. The findings appear in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. There is already a large ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Cardiologists disagree on screenings for heart disease Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA ... labeled low to moderate risk by their doctors on the previous day, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Dr. Martin B. Leon of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation to ... Yahoo News (press release) - USA ... During the 1990's, he served as director of cardiovascular research at the Washington Cardiology Center, attending staff cardiologist at the Washington ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Televising kids' heart operations drawing rapt audience of doctors Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,United States ... "It takes a lot of organization," said Dr. Ziyad Hijazi, the University of Chicago medical professor who co-directs the annual pediatric cardiology conference. ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Olive oil receives cautious health claim Nutra Ingredients USA - Montpellier,France ... FDA's approval, giving a cautious nod that will allow the product to display a qualified health claim for its potential to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Who will squeeze into presidency? Dallas Morning News (subscription) - Dallas,TX,USA ... 3 from complications related to a rare heart defect, the Frisco family was devastated ... will be used for research in the area of pediatric congenital heart disease ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Heart Association holds walk to raise awareness Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,United States ... Unlike most fifth-grade students who like to ride their bikes and play outside, Bravo has undergone three open-heart surgeries for her congenital heart defect. ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

OR-Live.com Presents: Innovations for Treatment of Valvular ... Market Wire (press release) - USA ... Board of Internal Medicines: Subspecialty Cardiovascular Disease. ... out his first heart transplant operation ... with children with congenital heart malformations and ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Mouse Study: 'Critical' Down Syndrome Region Isn't Johns Hopkins Gazette - Baltimore,MD,United States ... Down syndrome, which affects roughly one in 700 live births, is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation and congenital heart disease. ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

Transplant gifts of life that eased so much pain ic Wales - Wales,UK ... Type 2 diabetes after his mother developed the disease. ... affects the left side of the heart and the ... The congenital condition is fairly rare, affecting one in ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )

me_page.html UNC Track to Host Run for the Kids TarHeelBlue.com - USA This event, which will raise money to fight congenital heart disease in children, is being run at five University of North Carolina system universities - UNC ...
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          2004 - 03 Novembre-November  )



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