Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) backs bill to improve screening Heart campaigners have thrown their support behind a new Private Member's Bill calling for legislation to grant effective, automatic screening on the NHS for all families at high risk of sudden cardiac death syndrome – which currently claims the lives of up to eight, apparently
Devon families have backed calls for young people with a family history of sudden and unexplained death to be given automatic heart screening on the NHS. A Private Member
A Father who may be living with a deadly genetic condition is backing calls for automatic NHS screening of families affected by sudden unexplained death. Campaigners say immediate screening of families after a sudden death is vital to identify genetic faults in the heart and prevent further deaths. James Cosgrove, age 25, died watching TV in
A Mother whose teenage son died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition today welcomed a move to offer bereaved families automatic screening on the NHS. Julie Carder, from Wickersley, Rotherham, lost her son Ryan Bothamley two years ago when he collapsed and died on a bus. Ryan, aged 15,had no history of heart problems and was
A Clydach mum joined health campaigners in the House of Commons to call for young people with a family history of sudden and unexplained death to be given automatic screening on the NHS. Paulette Smith, whose son Christiaan died from an undiagnosed heart problem in 1999, was in London to drum up support for a Private
Margo Wright raised £5,500 to bring the CRY mobile cardiac screening equipment and a specialist medical team to Netherfields Community Centre in Beckfield in February 2004. Screening started at 9.30am and went on all through the day. Forty Young people were signed up for the screening Margo
Health campaigners today called for young people with a family history of sudden and unexplained death to be given automatic heart screening on the NHS to detect the problem. A Private Member
It is unlikely that a devastated family will ever find out why their beloved son died suddenly in his sleep on the night of his 17th birthday. An inquest on Friday last week failed to find a reason why promising Hayes FC goalkeeper Ricky
A Couple who had already lost two daughters to an unexplained medical condition told yesterday of their devastation when a third daughter mysteriously collapsed and died and was later identified as a victim of Sudden Death Syndrome. Alison Linforth, a "bubbly and happy" 16-year-old, had complained of slight chest pains, but these had been passed off
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