Obesity :: Stomach banding surgery effective for adolescents obesity
Lap band surgery appears to be an effective procedure to combat obesity in adolescents, according to a new study conducted at NYU Medical Center.
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Health Care :: Health Care Trend Moving Focus on Healing, Not Sickness
In years to come, hospitals and other health-care facilities will look more like hotels or resorts and less like the institutional, often inconveniently designed buildings many think of today, says a Purdue University expert.
Breast Implants :: Breast implants, breast augmentation service accessible to all
Launched today, mybreast program is the first-ever cosmetic surgery provider specialising in breast augmentation, set up by the UK’s leading aesthetic plastic surgeons.
Plastic Surgery :: Plastic surgery patient safety advisory on Medi-spas
The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons issue patient safety advisory on Medi-spas.
Breast Cancer :: Adding radiation decreases breast cancer recurrence
Radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery for breast cancer reduces recurrence and prevents development of additional breast tumors in older women with early stage breast disease, according to a new study.
CJD :: 4th case of variant CJD infection associated with blood transfusion
A new case of variant-Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD ) associated with a blood transfusion has recently been diagnosed.
Skin :: Caution needed in winter months to protect skin from overdrying and sun exposure
The delayed winter weather has finally arrived in Western Pennsylvania and with the colder, drier air and bitter wind, people must take precautions to care for their skin.
Pancreatic Cancer :: Surgery and adjuvant therapy may work for pancreatic cancer
In the largest single-institution retrospective study to date, researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have shown that giving patients both radiation and chemotherapy after completely removing invasive pancreatic cancer may improve overall survival rates.
Cancer :: Combination therapy spares some head and neck cancer patients from surgery
Giving patients with head and neck cancer a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy controls the cancer and allows many patients to avoid additional surgery to the neck, according to a study presented at the plenary session today at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Rancho Mirage, Calif., co-sponsored by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Head and Neck Society.
Women :: Eye surgery, cosmetic surgery, other health issues to highlight Women’s Health Symposium
UT Southwestern Medical Center?s 2007 Annual Women?s Health Symposium, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb_6, will focus on health strategies for women of all ages.