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Dylan Hunter Bell Memorial Golf Classic 2007 November 15th and 16th Awareness booth at Vancouver General Hospital November 19th and 20th Awareness Booth Royal Inland Hospital PH on parliament Hill November 28th - Watch for more information _________________________________________ Pulmonary Hypertension Support Group Meeting Monday, October 29th Lunch & Learn We’re going to be discussing Charitable Giving. Everyone is Welcome! A light lunch and refreshments will be available. Please RSVP by October 22nd to Jodi or Scott at
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Stem cell research could cure pulmonary hypertension
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Breakthrough for Fatal Lung Disease - New Treatment May Save Lives TORONTO, Canada -- Junne Page has lived a healthy life, but seven years ago, things changed. "I had been short of breath. I thought it was due to a medication I was taking," Page said It wasn't. Page has pulmonary hypertension -- a fatal disease |
Early Diagnosis Gives Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients a Fighting Chance VANCOUVER, Nov. 14 /CNW/ - The answer is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, also known as PAH; the question - which progressive, degenerative disease has a faster mortality timeline than some cancers? Yet, even though untreated PAH will claim the lives of between 40 to 55 per cent of patients within the first two years after diagnosis(1), patients continue to be diagnosed late. |
Fighting to stay alive an everyday struggle Hypertension has been in our vocabulary long enough for us to be quite familiar with it. Alone, it generally refers to elevated or high blood pressure. But Elizabeth McCall knows all too well that there are different kinds of hypertension, and the type she has is life threatening. |
Sending a message about a deadly disease By Justin Beddall - North Shore Outlook - December 06, 2007
On the morning after his 12th birthday Dylan Bell woke up extra early and stuffed his sneakers with crumpled-up balls of paper. Next, he asked his dad for help spiking his hair. It was a strange request considering the fact that he’d never used gel before. Want to know how to help? Here is a link on how to reach your local member of parliament now! |