ECGs may save young athletes,

Screening young athletes for heart abnormalities with an electrocardiogram test may be a cost-effective way to identify at- risk youth and save lives, according to a new study.

But the findings also might add fuel to what has become an often emotional debate.

Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine examined sudden cardiac deaths among U.S. high school and college athletes age 14 to 22 and conducted a calculation to see what influence various types of screenings would have.

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They found that adding an ECG to two common screens already in place -- a physical and taking a health history of each athlete focusing on cardiovascular fitness -- could be expected to save about two years of life per 1,000 athletes at a cost of $89 per athlete.

The total cost of adding the ECG screening test would be $42,900 per year of life saved, the authors found -- a sum that is in line with other health care expenditures that society undertakes, such as the cost of dialysis for patients with chronic kidney disease ($20,000 to $80,000 per year of life saved) or public access to defibrillators ($55,000 to $162,000).

The finding, rolex fake released Monday and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, was based on a similar, 2006 analysis that found that a mandatory, nationwide pre-participation screening program for young athletes in Italy lowered the incidence of sudden cardiac death by 89 percent over 25 years.

The authors concluded that adding ECG tests to ones that young athletes already undergo was not prohibitive.

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"This information should not be a prescription -- we're not telling people what to do," said Dr. Matthew Wheeler, the study's lead author and a fellow in cardiovascular medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Wheeler also acknowledged that the number of young athletes who die from sudden cardiac death remains in dispute. His study used a death rate of two athletes per 100,000 athletes per year, as reported in a 2008 study, to determine costs and benefits. But if the number of deaths is, in fact, lower, the cost of routine ECG screens would be higher.

High school and college athletes usually are screened for cardiovascular abnormalities with just a physical and health history, although some high schools and colleges also employ ECG tests.

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I WAS born and lived in Hull for about thirty years - roughly half of my lifetime - and it is my home city.

Therefore, I read Steve Cooke's letter about Hull City Council's "promoting" of Philip Larkin (Friday, August 12) with much sympathy.

His rather nice suggestion that if Philip Larkin is to be remembered via a statue then it should be placed in the Avenues seems very sensible.

As far as toads are concerned, they do add colour, interest and humour to the cityscape, so that's a plus. Whether they have any connection to Philip Larkin is probably irrelevant to most of us, regardless of any poems he might have written.

But whenever I travel to Hull I am most popular brand of Replica Louis Vuitton Handbags Bags Replica struck by how little evidence there is of those whom I believe should be publicly and permanently remembered, leaving aside individuals.

I Sergio Shoes speak of those who sailed out to fish, many of whom never returned, and I speak of those who worked, and continue to work, as dockers. They knew, and know, the meaning of work.

For toads, let there be colourful trawlers placed around the city. For statues, let fishermen and dockers greet and bid farewell to Paragon passengers.

For places to visit, let there be a vibrant Port Museum, with investment comparable to that of The Deep or the KC Stadium, for that matter, remembering with pride the contribution so many men and women made to the port city of Hull.

Personally, I should like to locate such a Port Museum in St Stephen's Shopping centre!

Two years ago, when Hull City were promoted to the Premier League, I went into a sports shop there to buy a Hull City kit for our grandson but was told replica Raymond Weil Watches they only sold Manchester United strips.

Finally, how many schools spend meaningful time researching and understanding Hull's port and fishing heritage? Hull City Council should certainly be promoting this topic, which helps us all, not just children, know who we are and where we came from.

They could start by touring all schools Remould Theatre Company's Northern Trawl portraying the Cod Wars and dying days of Hull's fishing industry.

Mike Smith, The Meadows, Howden.

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Byline: Jeremy Armstrong

THIS pretty little girl's death at the age of six from a then-incurable disease in 1960 devastated her family.

But with help from The People, Susan Eastwood inspired a charity which 50 years on has raised pounds 350million and saved thousands of lives.

Vowing her death would not be in vain, Susan's parents Hilda and Dave, both 37, decided to do something to help other families hit by the cruel disease.

And the Leukaemia Research Fund with its forget-me-not flower symbol was born in their front room.

To raise money, Hilda hit on the novel idea of making fake hankies for the breast pockets of men's suits. She and Susan's sister Sylvia, 16, sat night after night at home in Middlesbrough, Teesside, stitching by hand and using one sewing machine - watched by pet poodle Whisky.

Meanwhile Dave did his bit travelling the country selling Christmas cards. With a huge amount of help from their local community, they raised a staggering pounds 3,000 - equivalent to pounds 50,000 today.

After reading an article in The People about the importance of research into the disease, the Eastwoods approached Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and were asked to donate their money to the first centre dedicated to funding treatment and finding a cure.

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The family had been looking for a name for months and the Leukaemia Research Fund, now Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, was founded.

Hilda came up with the idea of a forget-me-not flower as a symbol of their love for their daughter. It remains the charity's emblem to this day.

As he travelled the country with his cards, Dave met other families who had lost loved ones and helped set up the first of the charity's 200 branches across the UK. Dave and Hilda were asked to open the first research centre at Great Ormond Street in December 1961 just a 18 months after Susan's death.

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When Susan fell ill, there was no hope of treatment. She died within six weeks of diagnosis of the most common form of childhood cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, on June 29 1960. Now nine out of ten children survive.

Susan's sister, now Sylvia Gaunt, 66, a grandmum of five, said: "I feel a tremendous sense of pride at what my parents started.

"I remember my sister so well and have such fond memories of her. We shared a bedroom and she was a typical mischievous little girl, always in my make-up bag or tottering in my shoes. She was such fun. When she died we were all devastated. My brother David was only 13 and it hit him hard too.

"My mother did not want anyone to go through what we had been through and we wanted to do something positive to remember Susan and to help others. That is how it all started."

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Recalling the popular "handkerchief tops", Sylvia of Knayton, North Yorks, said: "They really were a money-spinner. We only had one sewing machine but we took them to a local factory and they could not get enough."

Sadly Hilda died of a brain tumour in 1972 aged only 49 and three years later Dave died of a heart attack at the age of 52.

But their tremendous achievement continues, with around 10,500 children's lives saved.

Sylvia did a fund-raising walk in Middlesbrough last month to mark the charity's 50th birthday and will
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