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Two doctors suspended for wrong brain surgery

... the blotched surgeryand the subsequent corrective surgeries that followed. While it isn’t proper to become cynical and pass censures against the whole medical fraternity based on these isolated cases, it is indeed worrying that such terrible mistakes continue to occur./p>...

Distraction therapy found very effective in postoperative patients

Controlling pain in patients following surgeries has been effectively taken care of by a new therapy called distraction therapy. Doctors at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in the US have distracted patients with images and sounds from nature and have successfully controlled pain in patients...

FDA approves surgical gel

...perations -- not the increasingly common "keyhole" surgeries where doctors operate through a small incision, the FDA warned. Nor is it for women with abdominal or pelvic infection, or who have cancer or are pregnant. The manufacturers would begin selling Intergel in February and cost about $200....

FDA Approves New Anti-Clotting Drug

...n the deep veins of the legs is common after these surgeries and can lead to serious and potentially fatal consequences, such as when the clots break off and travel to the lungs. The drug works by inhibiting Factor Xa, a key component involved in blood clotting. The major side effect of Arixtra is serious ble...

Surgery-Rigged pulley helps patients

...vision. Standard reconstruction involves multiple surgeries to cut apart most of the face bones, move them up, down or forward, and then hold them in the new spot with grafts from hip or rib bones. Some children have such little bone to work with that they can't complete such surgery until they're teen-agers....

Spine Surgeries becoming less painful

... disorders were treated through conventional spine surgeries which required an incision of about 12cms to be made and the patient took a longer time to recover. Endoscopic Spinal Surgery, which was introduced in Europe, US & other countries about five years ago and recently available in India, has dramaticall...

Children! Protecting them from medical mistakes

... medical errors related to prescription medicines, surgeries and hospital stays. The fact sheet advises doctors and parents to discuss medication dosages, potential side effects, and limits on food, drink or activities that might be necessary when a child is prescribed a particular medicine. The fact sheet wil...

Girls Hit Tanning Booths More Than Boys

...preciation of the risk of skin cancers, scars from surgeries to try and remove them, mottled pigmentation and sagging, wrinkled skin," study author Catherine A. Demko, research associate at the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western, says in a news release. "The predominant UV-A component of indoor tanni...

Laproscopic Surgery As Effective As Open Surgery

...m of surgeons, conducted a trial comparing the two surgeries and the outcomes of the patients. The team enforced qualification requirements for the 66 surgeons who were part of the study. The patients were randomly assigned to one procedure or the other and then followed for eight years. The study reports the...

Computer-Assisted Knee Surgery

...dic Surgeons, about 267,000 total knee replacement surgeries are performed each year in the United States. The computer-assisted surgery is now available at many major medical centers across the country....

Asthma Patients With Sinusitis More Difficult To Treat

...equired primary sinus surgery and additional sinus surgeries compared to patients without asthma. Asthmatics failed primary sinus surgery more frequently and required a second surgery. Researchers say they do not know the exact reason for the higher frequency of failure, but the evidence shows a common abnorm...

Weight Reduction Surgery Also Treats Metabolic Syndrome

...ted for obesity with one of two common weight loss surgeries -- laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty, which creates a small pouch in the upper stomach to limit food intake, or laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, which limits the absorption of calories by causing food to bypass most of the intestinal trac...

Operating on a Beating Heart Yields Better Results For Blocked Heart Arteries

...he heart is still beating) surgery. Results of the surgeries were evaluated one year later. Results showed both surgeries were equally effective. Rates of chest artery reblockage were 9 percent for both groups. After 30 da...

Joint replacement surgery outcomes may be affected by obesity and diabetes

...feel the medical care givers for joint replacement surgeries will need to evaluate the patients for these at risk factors in order to reduce the after surgery complications. Researchers feel that ways to control blood sugar levels and blood pressure levels during surgery need to be evaluated for patients havi...

Lower risk of cardiovascular disease from tight glucose control

...ronary heart disease that requires coronary bypass surgeries than those who were under conventional treatment methods. Reference: National Institutes of Health (NIH), press release, June 2005...

London Emergency Services Receive Wide Appreciation

...cted many locations. Within minutes all elective surgeries were postponed. All staff on post duty off were called using Cell phones and pagers. The emergency services were co-ordinated in such a way that there was maximum concentration of efforts where there were maximum casualties. The Royal London Hospi...

Amputation may depend on availability of vascular surgeons

...happens almost 1% increase in the number of bypass surgeries performed and 1.6% reduction of number of amputation cases. The research also reports that there was a substantial variation in the locations of the vascular surgeons all over the country. Reference: Journal of Vascular Surgery, July 2005...

Indian Surgeon Conducts 70 Surgeries During His Holidays In England

... room and began working through a backlog of minor surgeries for wrist pain, leading a team of day staff and se... told the paper. Hospital waiting lists for minor surgeries have been a long-running political hot potato for successive governments in Britain, which prides it...

Vitamin B12 Deficiency In Vegans And Elderly

... intestine. Certain other digestive conditions and surgeries also can interfere with B12 absorption. A deficiency of vitamin B12 may affect balance, memory, and perhaps mood. Therefore it is recommended that risk groups take a multivitamin, eat fortified breakfast cereal, or both. Source: Harvard Medical Sc...

Surgery not needed for Osteoarthritis

...made for effect, but no cartilage was removed. The surgeries were performed by the same orthopedic surgeon. To determine the result of the surgeries, patients were assessed regularly for 25 months. Findings show patients in all three groups reported moderate improvement in pain and ability to function. Author...

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