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...
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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"Women are undergoing surgery to create the perfect vagina amid a "shocking" lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says. Research published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology also questions the very notion of aesthetically...
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...
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" .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...
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...
opinion by Amy Judd | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago 1783 views | 28 recommendations | 10 comments
Cycling great Lance Armstrong will have surgery on Wednesday for his broken collarbone that happened when he fell in the Giro d'Italia race. New tests show many pieces of broken bone and he will have to have a...
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An American activist who participated in a Palestinian ’solidarity’ demonstration is in serious condition Saturday after an Israeli soldier shot him in the face with a high-velocity tear gas canister. He...
"Over the past 12 years, anesthesiologist Scott Reuben revolutionized the way physicians provide pain relief to patients undergoing orthopedic surgery for everything from torn ligaments to worn-out hips. Now, the...
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