News articles tagged with 'surgery' (Page 2)
Stopping smoking shortly before surgery is not associated with increased postoperative complications
— 15 Mar 2011 20:35 | HealthA meta-analysis of nine previous studies found that quitting smoking shortly before surgery was not associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications, according to a…
Benefits of bariatric surgery may outweigh risks for severely obese
— 15 Mar 2011 19:20 | HealthBariatric surgery can result in long-term weight loss and significant reductions in cardiac and other risk factors for some severely obese adults, according to a scientific statement…
Surgery without external scars is gaining traction
— 11 Mar 2011 16:16 | HealthWhen Patricia Manrique was told she needed her gallbladder removed she immediately thought about the classroom full of children who rely on her to teach them tap and ballet each day.…
Hopkins Children's study finds some patients with cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones
— 10 Mar 2011 18:53 | HealthJohns Hopkins Children's Centre researchers have discovered that most children with severe cerebral palsy have starkly asymmetric pelvic bones. The newly identified misalignment can…
Alcohol abuse history influences quality of life following liver transplant
— 9 Mar 2011 19:23 | HealthA history of alcohol abuse significantly impacts quality of life for patients after liver transplant, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital…
New bowel cancer evidence calls for routine DNA repair test
— 9 Mar 2011 18:41 | HealthBowel cancer patients whose tumours contain defects in specific DNA repair systems are much less likely to experience tumour recurrence post surgery, results from a major clinical study…
Brain implant surgeries at UCSF dramatically improve symptoms of debilitating condition
— 9 Mar 2011 18:32 | HealthImplanting electrodes into a pea-sized part of the brain can dramatically improve life for people with severe cervical dystonia - a rare but extremely debilitating condition that causes…
Cardiac catheter that can do it all
— 6 Mar 2011 19:20 | HealthIn an improvement over open-heart surgery, cardiologists now use catheters to eliminate damaged heart tissue in certain patients, such as those with arrhythmias. But this, too, can…
Weight-loss surgery successful in treating overweight adolescents
— 5 Mar 2011 14:12 | Health'Bariatric surgery' refers to several different surgical procedures designed to assist weight loss by limiting the amount of food someone eats or the amount they absorb during digestion.…
New 'frozen smoke' may improve robotic surgery, energy storage
— 2 Mar 2011 13:23 | HealthA spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing…