Armstrong, who celebrated his 82nd birthday Sunday, underwent cardiac bypass surgery on Tuesday after a health checkup, according to NBCNews.com, which stated that the celebrated astronaut is doing well.

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Nita was to learn that the recent checkup, the clean bill of health, cropped up in a surprising number of the sudden-death stories that she was now presented with.

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Hence the continuing concerns about his health: On March 7, Wahid went in for a heart checkup, two weeks after he had to take a break on account of a serious bout of the flu.

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This is about what reform would mean for middle-class families who will be able to afford health insurance for the very first time in their lives and get a regular checkup once in a while, and have some security about their children if they get sick.

WHITEHOUSE: Moving Forward on Health Care Reform

The doctor told CNN that Li had a checkup in a small hospital in his hometown three weeks before his death but that no health problems had been found.

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