The 70th annual conference of Association of Surgeons of India (ASICON) being held in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) campus, New Delhi, India, is showcasing recent and most modern advancements in surgery. More than 7000 surgeons from India and other countries...
" Veteran US diplomat Richard Holbrooke has died following a second round of surgery to treat a heart condition. He fell ill on Friday while meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He was President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The...
Treating Piles without surgery is a reality now. With latest techniques and competent well-trained staff, getting relief from haemorrhoids (or piles) without surgical incision is a possibility. Patient's hospital stay is very brief, and clinical outcome outstanding. Noted...
Doctors at the Bo Ai Hospital in Beijing, China removed a chopstick from 14-month-old Li Jinchao's brain after the toddler fell onto a chopstick he was playing with while his mother was doing the dishes. Jingchao's...
Biometrics checks using finger prints can be fooled, one only has to have the money for skin surgery to some US$15,000 to fool immigration is a worth while price to pay. " A Chinese woman managed to...
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Conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna of Bangladesh were separated this morning in an Australian Hospital. The 25-hour operation was a success although the girls would continue to go undergo cosmetic surgery...
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According to a ten year study, with the results published in the journal Cancer, there is a trend for more women opting for double mastectomies when faced with cancer in one breast. "There is no evidence that having a preventive mastectomy improves survival, according to lead...
Ted Kennedy died with brain cancer, should he have left office for treatment? The type of brain tumor he had was called "glioblastoma multiflora". "Brain cancer has a wide variety of symptoms including seizures,...
The Alberta Health and Wellness budget was forecasted with a $1.1 Billion dollar deficit for the current fiscal year. This has resulted in some cuts. Some of the measures announced were the...
A blinded man from the UK has regained sight in his right eye – through his tooth. Surgeons have removed a piece of Martin Jones's tooth and fitted a tiny optical lens to it. They then inserted in the tooth in his right eye socket. "The procedure, performed fewer than 50...
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In two new studies the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery found that both lapband and gastric bypass surgery can help eliminate diabetes. The effect of this surgery has been known for a while, these studies; however, find that the effects can be long...
" .fullpost{display:inline;} OctoMom wants to set the record straight A couple of days ago, Nadya Suleman made a very shocking statement, saying she was about to have her uterus partially removed, a procedure that would have made it impossible for her to have any other...
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Connie Culp, 46, is the recipient of the first United States face transplant, by the Cleveland Clinic in the United States. She was shot in the face from 8 feet away in an attempted murder/suicide by...
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A Pittsburgh man is recovering in hospital after receiving the first ever US double hand transplant. The 57-year-old is currently stable, and lost both of his hands to a bacterial infection."In March, the hospital performed its first hand transplant on a Marine who lost his...
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The oh so reliable National Enquirer 'newspaper' is claiming today that Oprah Winfrey only has three years to live according to some 'medical experts' who have looked at her medical history. These experts claim that...
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