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Health - October 19, 2009
Administering dextrose right after surgery quells upset stomach, researchers say
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Post-Traumatic Stress May Raise Death Risks
Health - October 17, 2009
Veterans with disorder more likely to die within a year of major surgery, study finds
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Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Health - October 16, 2009
Ability to have children is important to many who undergo weight-reduction surgery, study finds
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Transplant May Treat Metabolic Disorders in Womb
Health - October 16, 2009
Cord-blood stem cells given early in pregnancy might save infants most at risk, researchers say
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New FDA Study Seeks Feedback on Lasik Surgery
Health - October 16, 2009
Warnings issued to 17 centers for lax reporting of procedure-related adverse events
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Docs May Be Overdoing Some Invasive Procedures
Health - October 16, 2009
For certain patients with renal artery stenosis, medication may be enough, researchers say
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More MRI Machines May Mean More Back Surgeries
Health - October 14, 2009
But many of these procedures will not help patients, researchers warn
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Fine-Tuning Prosthetic Hands to Restore a Sense of Touch
Health - October 14, 2009
In rats, researchers create junction between brain and device
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Why 1 in 4 Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients Still Opt for Mastectomies
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Deborah Kotz
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On Women - October 13, 2009
Sometimes doctors are to blame, but often women get a breast removed against medical advice.
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Impotence, Incontinence Risk Casts Doubt on High-Tech Prostate Surgery
Health - October 13, 2009
Marketing is buoying use of the technique, researchers say, but surgeon's experience is key
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Study Compares Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Methods
Health - October 13, 2009
Ongoing research finds better short-term results for endovascular repair than for open surgery
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Mastectomy Not First Choice for Most Breast Cancer Patients
Health - October 13, 2009
Three-fourths opt for breast-conserving treatments instead, study finds
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Tired Doctors More Prone to Errors
Health - October 13, 2009
Long shifts, little sleep raise complication rate for practicing physicians, study finds
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Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Health - October 12, 2009
Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski overcame potentially crippling foe
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2nd Knee Surgery Common Among Young Patients
Health - October 7, 2009
More active life raises risk for repeated rupture, researchers suspect
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Transplant Patients Should Be Monitored for Ear Infection
Health - October 6, 2009
Transplantation failure can result from symptomless otitis media, research finds
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Most Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies
Health - October 6, 2009
But pregnancies should be closely monitored, researchers say
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Air Pollution May Cause Appendicitis: Study
Health - October 5, 2009
Researchers say cases go up in the warm-weather months when ozone is highest
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Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function
Health - October 5, 2009
Researchers recommend standard treatment with monitoring over whole-brain radiotherapy
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Drug May Help Colitis Patients Avoid Surgery
Health - October 2, 2009
Infliximab linked to fewer colectomies in study patients
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Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Health - October 2, 2009
Acting before kids gain more improves outcomes, study shows
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Heart-Pacing Devices Hold Promise for Heart Failure
Health - October 1, 2009
Defibrillators, pacemakers offer benefits for patients with milder forms of the condition, study suggests
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Surgical Deaths Linked to Handling of Complications
Health - September 30, 2009
Staffing and hospital culture play a role, expert contends
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More Women Having Other Breast Removed
Health - September 28, 2009
But experts say there's no proof that procedure extends survival of cancer patients
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