People with both types of the condition have a higher risk of heart disease than the rest of the population.

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Mr Markus is also facing charges of insufficient daily and weekly rest periods and using a vehicle in a condition likely to cause danger of injury.

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It said he was also facing charges of taking insufficient daily and weekly rest periods, using a vehicle in a condition likely to cause danger of injury, and not having the correct licence entitlement to drive the coach involved in the crash.

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Its feet had been lost at some point in the intervening five centuries, but the rest of the bones were in good condition, which archaeologists and historians say was incredibly lucky, given how close later building work came to them -- brick foundations ran alongside part of the trench, within inches of the body.

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But then, as you've heard, you're stuck, as Joni said, with a target on your back for the rest of your life with a "preexisting condition, " which means that insurance companies can deny you coverage or charge you higher rates for coverage -- sometimes much higher.

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Similar plans are also being put in place in the rest of the UK as services grapple with the growing number of patients getting the condition.

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After the duchess spent three days being treated for the condition in King Edward VII's Hospital in central London, she was ordered by doctors to have a period of rest at home at Kensington Palace.

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