Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 8, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Wiwi Peg free october at City researcher honoured by Peers Gene May save hearts by Kim Guttormson staff reporter lorr1e Kirshenbaum wants to mend broken hearts by preventing their cells from dying in the first who does his work at the Boniface Hospital research Hopes introducing an anti death Gene into heart tissue will Stop the cells from taking their Normal path towards he was recognized by his Peers As the Canadian cardio vascular society 1997 Young invest the group is in the City for its annual he is the third Winnipeg researcher to win the award since we do have Good people Here in Kirshenbaum said yes after presenting his findings to colleagues at the convention Cen its important to keep people we have a Good science base and we often dont recognize our selves As Kirshenbaum did his Bachelor of masters and pad degrees at the University of Manitoba before leaving to study in he returned to Winnipeg to begin his Jeff Pree press Kirshenbaum addresses delegates at conference research in heart tissue loses its ability to regenerate shortly after so what you have is what you when that tissue following its pre determined its Kirshen Baums thought is that by introducing a Gene that already present in some it can delay the cells progression towards its his team uses a flu has had its ability to cause the flu removed to introduce the Gene into the heart because the virus can invade the delegates also those fatty foods that clog the arteries and cause heart attacks Are More dangerous to caucasians than the Chi Nese or people from Southern asian countries like India or while the same factors like smoking and High fat foods con tribute to heart disease around the Salim Yusuf said the fac tors carry different weight with Dif Ferent ethnic for with chinese blood pressure is More of a with its cholesterol and with Southern asians its glucose lev Els and South asians have the highest rate of death from heart while chinese have the but that flipped for which has some of the same contributing from Mcmaster University in is part of a team con ducting a Pilot project with people in Edmonton and they Hope to expand it nationally in two to three accused Man denies he was involved in gunfire courts fee Prifer Kristopher Michael Sawataki admitted he was Lead ing his friends to fight a rival Street gang the flight Eric Vargas was court heard but he denied being involved in the gunfire which killed inno cent bystander and seriously wounded his que Yenn How can you arrest he asked police during his arrest five months after the it want me that pulled the fing along with Robert Bruce Gmytruk and Christopher Leo is on trial facing charges of second degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the which took place behind the Chalmers Community Centre in july to a statement Given to Sawatzky said it was his idea to go to the club to fight the Indian posse he said a member of the posse had been heard at a party the night of the murder challenging Sawatzky and his gang mates from the East Side crips to a we had to go to get Sawataki told adding Dmytruk and Ragot would probably not have gone without they usually do what 1 Sawatzky admitted to police the three men took guns to the fight to protect contrary to the testimony of other he said the guns were 1 had the gun Only of a Little he told 1 gave it to Rob medical experts have already Testi fied a barrage of bullets killed Vargas and left Raceles cling ing to at times during his Sawatzky gave police a glimpse into the rules and standards that members of Street gangs Are supposed to live after being arrested he told its because of that fing were Here Sawatzky was upset with Ragot because he had broken the which dictates that gang members Are never supposed to Tell police anything about another Burron lumber Sale 11 fart mattress top 4 cuts out the i i i 895 Century St 78654oo g22 Dakota St 2572337 shingles bundle 20 or warranty a ovum 33 in Stock Only civic Board upholds decision to suspend officer without pay a the cites Board of commission i ers has upheld the suspension Al without pay of a Winnipeg police service officer who is charged with Dri ving while impaired causing Robert was sus Pended by chief David Cassels last week after a disciplinary the Board of commissioners reviewed the decision and supported the hearings Lesuk was driving a motorcycle that lost control on Roblin Boulevard on throwing his female Passen Ger Koreen Deana died of her Lesuk faces charges of dangerous driving causing impaired driving causing death and refusing a breath Al he is also charged with a traffic offence for not wearing a 925 Lagimodiere 2378955 life insurance term 10 annual premiums for coverage 25 30 35 40 45 so 55 60 65 female Nam smoke till ask about nonsmoker rates for 491 Portage 7884040 u of september subject to car twin co Bulfoni imy in ply Rice ;