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...unlike most of those that start in the top half of the heart. Inevitably, the cable pundits pondered once again whether Cheney was working too hard and needed to slow down. But this hospital visit, unlike the previous two, had been planned in advance. His physicians implanted in his chest a combination pacemaker-defibrillator to prevent more serious problems. Finally, Cheney and his medical team seem to have got ahead of his heart ailment...
...defibrillator portion will release longer bursts in quick succession to slow it down. And if it starts beating dangerously fast--more than 200 beats per minute--Gem III DR will restart it with a jolt measuring a few hundred volts (enough to feel like a swift kick in the chest...
...take pregnant female flight attendants off airborne duties to avoid exposing the fetus to cosmic rays. Passengers who make a transpolar journey, like the new direct Hong Kong-New York routes operated by Continental Airlines, United Airlines and, from September, Cathay Pacific, receive on average the equivalent to three chest X rays. (The rays concentrate around the North Pole's magnetic attraction.) Five round-trips on these flight paths would put the traveler in excess of the recommended annual limit for exposure to radiation, experts say. Already, since the flights commenced in March, Continental and United have rerouted one each...
...should have walked around, but stayed in her seat so as not to disturb her husband and his neighbor. And some passengers' behavior may expose us all. Briton Judith Wilson says she recently boarded a flight to South Africa, armed with eucalyptus drops and decongestant tablets to counter a chest infection she developed days before. Fearful of jeopardizing her cheap, advance-purchase fare, she didn't consult her doctor?or tell the airline. "I'm a danger to other passengers," she admits. "But if I cancel my flight, that's it. My holiday's gone." For Wilson...
...about the operation Monday from an unnamed source; Tuesday, Dr. Gray and Dr. Dowling were in front of the microphones telling reporters that their patient was resting comfortably, awake and responsive. Then they started talking about the day - not far away - when a man with a machine in his chest could go back home, go back to work, take out the trash if it wasn't too heavy...