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Show DAILY.: HEt AID AC Wednesday. September 2004 JL Doctors: Heart disease is often a surprise, but it shouldn?t be t often regard as a man's disease. Half the time, a beart attack is the first sign of trouble. With an that is known about beart disease and ks risks, It shouldn't be that wayj special' i ists say. Chiton, for instance, is mate, over 50, with a family history of beart disease ail risk factors he can't controL He also smoked (cigars), had Ugh bkxxl pressure, high cholesterol and was overweight He doesnt have diabetes, and the only other major risk lack of factor he didn't have exercise may have blinded him and even his doctors to seme degree about the rest of bis profile. . . Average Americans make the same mistakes in underestimating their personal risk for beart troubles and are stunned to learn they've developed them. The surprise factor has biological and psychological explanations, experts say . "Untfl an artery is substantially bkxlied, there are no symptoms at alL because the heart's stfll able to get enough blood and oxygen during exercise to meet its needs," said Dr. Jonathan Hakwrin, director of cardiac clinical services at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Once there's a blockage, It's not very far from there to dosing the artery down complete ty," he said. Marftynn Marchtont THE ASSOCIATED MSS BSCSnton was an active, jogging, jovial time bomb. Like thousands of others, he had no idea how dose he was to a heart attack and possibly death even though he had years of presidential health care and continued checkups, His case is a stark illustration of how silently heart disease creeps up and why it continues to be the leading kffler of men and women worldwide. Clinton's symptoms may have been silent, but other things about him were saying plenty about the danger he faced if ' be and others close to him In fact, in retrospect, his quadruple bypass on Monday doesnl seem so surprising: Clinton haaseven of the nine risk factors for heart disease, phis warning signs for several months of an impending heart attack. "This guy was within a cat's whisker of death. There's no question in my mind," said Dr. Donald LaVan, a University of Pennsylvania cardiologist and a spokesman for the American Heart Association. Heart disease, which kills about half a million Americans each year, takes years or even decades to develop. Yet it still catches most people by surprise, especially women, who 1 DOUGLAS C PIZACAssodated Genesis the primary capture helicopter, right, speaks during a Genesis Sample Return news conference on Tuesday at the Dugway Proving Ground From left is Don SevUla, lead of the payload recovery, and Bob Corwin, the capsule recovery team chief. Press Cliff Ficniing, pilot of Genesis Continued from Al by Dan Rudert, have replicated the retrieval in dozens of practice runs, and will have five chances to snag the capsule before it hits ground and shatters fragile disks holding invisible atoms. The helicopter win let out the capsule on 70 or more feet of cable to cushion the impact. The charged atoms a "billion billion" of them should reveal clues about the origin and evolution of our solar system, said Don Burnett, Genesis principal investigator and a nuclear geochemist at California Institute of Technology. "We have for years wanted to know the composition of the sun," Burnett said. "In some cases we will be analyzing it one atom at a time." Genesis has been moving in tandem with Earth outside its magnetic shield on three orbits of the sua Now on a trajectory back home, it is picking up speed rapidly as Earth's gravitational pull brings it closer and will hit a top speed of 24,706 mph be-- "We have for years wanted to know the composition of the sun. In some cases we will be analyzing it one atom at a time." Don Burnett Genesis principal investigator and a nuclear geochemist at California Institute of Technology fore the atmosphere abruptly slows the descent. "All systems are go," Don Sevilla, Genesis payload recovery leader, said Tuesday when the capsule was 134,000 miles above the Earth's surface. The spacecraft will eject the sample capsule and let it enter the Earth's upper atmosphere at 955 ajn. MDT Wednesday. If all goes as planned, the capsule will be captured about 20 minutes later. The space craft itself win be waved off into outer space, taking indefinite orbits of the sua Once the sample container is safely brought down, it will be packed up and driven with a convoy of armed guards to Houston's Space Center in a truck outfitted with air suspension for a gentle ride. From there, solar particles wfll be parceled out for analysis to the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Chicago's Argonne National .. xL. -- L'j W i. 4a The Genesis mission marks the first time NASA has collected and returned any objects from farther than the moon, said Roy Haggard, Genesis' flight operations chief and CEO of Vertigo Inc., which designed the capture system. Together, the charged atoms captured on the capsule's disks of gold, sapphire, diamond and silicone are no bigger than a few grains of salt, but scientists say that's enough to reconstruct the chemical origin of the sun and its family of planets. Scientists will keep busy for five years after Genesis completes its wild ride back to Earth, It win take at least six months before they expect to learn much from the solar wind particles. be-ing-"s . - ''f&A- - - the willingness of the American people and its coalition allies to suffer casualties in Iraq US. mil- and elsewhere. BAGHDAD, Iraq "The progress has prompted itary deaths in the Iraq cama backlash, in effect, from paign passed the 1,000 mite-stoTuesday, with more than those who hope that at some 800 of them during the stubpoint we might conclude that the pain and the cost of this born insurgency that flared after the Americans brought fight isnt worth it," Rumsfeld told a Pentagon news conferdown Saddam Hussein and ence. "WeU, our enemies have President Bush declared major underestimated our country, combat over. our coalition They have failed A spike in fighting with Sun-to understand the character of and Shiite insurgents killed ' our people. And they certainly eight Americans in the Bagh- misread our commander in dad area on Tuesday and Wednesday, pushing the count chief." The Bush administration has to 1,003. That number includes 1,000 U.S. troops and three long linked the Iraq conflict to civilians, two working for the ' the war on terrorism. The US. Army and one for the Air Sept. 11 Commission, however, concluded that Iraq and Force. The tally was compiled did not have a "collaboraby The Associated Press based tive relationship" before the on Pentagon records and AP 2001 attacks on New York and reporting from Iraq. Defense Secretary Donald H. Washington, and some have Rumsfeld cited progress on questioned to what extent f foadBush in fronts the terror groups are inreign multiple volved m the ministration's global war on terrorism and said US. enegencyinlraq. Democratic presidential can mies should not underestimate didate Sen. John Kerry issued a statement saying the United States joined the friends and families of those who died in mourning their loss. Today marks a tragic milestone in the war in Iraq. More than one thousand of Americas sons and daughters have made the ultimate sacrifice. Our na-tihonors their service and joins with their families and loved ones in mourning their loss," Kerry said. "We must never forget the price they have paid. And we must meet our sacred obligation to afl our troops to do an we can to make the right decisions in Iraq so that we can bring them home as soon as possible." The 1,003 figure includes deaths from hostile and causes since the United States launched the Iraq campaign in March 2003 to topple Saddam's regime. The vast majority of U.S. deaths an but 138 came after Bush's May 1, 2003 declaration of an end to major combat operations. Hamza Hendawi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ne on ni 4 u '.'4iK 11 U.S. military deaths in Iraq pass 1,000 HjiilltMfWrtlf) &WpiPWlWU ww.HarkTheHerald.O)ni . Lab. Visit the obituaries online to sign a Guest Book or send flowers. aee me ooiiuaiy. stromal i non-hosti- le , Clinic ROUNDTREE & Y0RKE i V l"f:tr y ' No Stain! Ho Vrklc! Co ftp! Continued from Al EXPANDER NATURAL FIT PANTS al ,$ O - Xs fi Likewise, tests don't often find blockages until they're severe, and there's no reason to give tests to people wth no symptoms. Women often dont have the -same symptoms as mea "They may feel more fatigue, a sense of Just being ffl without an explanation. They may have more shortness or breath than the chest pressure mat's classically talked about," LaVan said. "Heart disease is an equal opportunity kilter. It doesn't respect sex, race, age." As for the psychological factors, there's an element of denial that goes ona human natural tendency not to want to think it's a cardiac problem," Hakwrin said. Surveys also show that t many Americans ignore warn-in- g signs for relatively unimportant reasons like not wanting to bother someone to take them to a hospital, or embarrassment if an ambulance or doctor visit turns out to be unnecessary, LaVan said. His advice: "Take nothing for granted, and dont be embarrassed." People need to be alert to warning signs of trouble, and to get help fast, experts said Clinton's case gives them a chance to remind people that lost time means lost heart muscle and delays in getting help translate to lost cardiac function. 3" .The clinic wfll be operated by volunteer doctors, nurses and others from the community. The clinic proposal first came to commissioners in May. Initially, they were concerned about the clinic using the county's building, which the county constructed with bonds that are still being repaid. . There are federal rules for use of buildings that are constructed with bonds, said Utah County Steve White. Commissioners questioned whether they would be violating the bond rules by not receiving rent from the clinic The County Attorney's Office reviewed the proposal, and found the county met those rules in the arrangement with the clink, he said. "There is enough benefit to the county to offset the cost of the facility," White said. con-- . The county's one-yetract with the clink: says the clinic will not charge for any medical services. ' The clinic will provide its own disposable supplies for clinic services, and the county Health Department may make some equipment available to the clin nn3iD) wwm oiltlill tax-exem- tax-exem- Com-mission- er mm nil Expander Natural Fit Pants wR ever wear waistband expands 1.5". B the chart shows your ate pants, we guarantee to have thorn In stock In at least one of the listed colore, or they're FREE On trot pair per customer. Free pair wi be sent to you in your size :.o l';:rrv! The most comfortable pants you ALSO IN 8 trough Sunday, September 12. 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