Sweden hospital in lab-made windpipe transplant
A 36-year-old man who had tracheal cancer has received a new lab-made windpipe seeded with his own stem cells in a procedure in Sweden they call the first successful attempt of its kind, officials said...
View ArticleInvasive diagnostic procedure for children with cystic fibrosis does not...
Compared to a standard diagnostic procedure, infants with cystic fibrosis who received treatment based on a diagnostic procedure involving obtaining and culturing fluid samples from the lungs did not...
View ArticleJudge orders circumcision ban off SF ballot
(AP) -- A judge on Thursday struck a measure from the city's November ballot that called for a ban on most circumcisions of male children, saying the proposed law violates the U.S. Constitution's...
View ArticleGood intentions ease pain, add to pleasure: study
A nurse's tender loving care really does ease the pain of a medical procedure, and grandma's cookies really do taste better, if we perceive them to be made with love - suggests newly published research...
View ArticleUS girl, 9, gets six-organ transplant
A nine-year-old girl is making what doctors described as a remarkable recovery Sunday, days after surgeons transplanted six of her organs in a groundbreaking medical procedure.
View ArticleCervical stitch has risks, decreases pre-term births for few women
Cerclage is a well-known medical procedure which places stitches around the cervix. These stitches are intended to provide support to the cervix in the hopes of reducing preterm birth in women at risk...
View ArticleVertebroplasty reportedly provides better pain relief and function
An analysis of published data in the medical literature has found that vertebroplasty can provide more pain relief and better function for patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures...
View ArticleResearchers find wide variation in cesarean delivery rates among US hospitals
Cesarean delivery is the most common surgery in the United States, performed on 1.67 million American women annually. Yet hospital cesarean rates vary widely according to new research from the...
View ArticleNovel anti-clotting drug more effective than Plavix in coronary procedures,...
(Medical Xpress)—An experimental drug has been shown to be significantly more effective at preventing blood clots during coronary stenting procedures compared to the anti-clotting agent now typically...
View ArticleCharges thrown out against US right-to-die leader
(AP)—A judge dismissed charges against the former leader of a U.S. right-to-die group accused in the death of a Minnesota woman, ruling that the state law against advising suicide is unconstitutionally...
View ArticleBaby Lake doing fine 5 months after exit procedure
(AP)—Lake Annabelle Hall wouldn't be alive today if doctors at Children's Hospital of Colorado hadn't operated on a cyst on her left lung before she was born.
View ArticleRobotic IV insertion device means less pain for kids
Administering fluids to patients is carried out through intravenous (IV) catheters, inserting a needle in a vein in a common medical procedure. However, the motor coordination required to insert an IV...
View ArticleNew method for prostate cancer detection can save millions of men painful...
Each year prostate tissue samples are taken from over a million men around the world – in most cases using 12 large biopsy needles – to check whether they have prostate cancer. This medical procedure,...
View ArticleJudge: US state's abortion law unconstitutional
A U.S. state's law restricting doctors at abortion clinics is unconstitutional because it would unduly hamper women's ability to obtain the medical procedure, a federal judge ruled Monday.
View ArticleDoctors who helped paralysed man walk seek new patients (Update)
The paralysed Polish man who regained his ability to walk after receiving revolutionary treatment said Wednesday he was a "lucky devil", as his doctors announced they were looking for new candidates...
View ArticleDevice aims to avert repeated breast cancer surgeries
When a breast tumor is detected, many women opt to have a lumpectomy, which is surgery designed to remove the diseased tissue while preserving the breast. But during this procedure, doctors cannot...
View ArticleIn 2010, blood transfusion most frequent hospital procedure
(HealthDay)—The most frequent procedure performed during hospitalization in 2010 was blood transfusion, which was common among all age groups except for infants, according to the Agency for Healthcare...
View ArticleMusic decreases perceived pain for kids in pediatric ER
Newly published findings by medical researchers at the University of Alberta provide more evidence that music decreases children's perceived sense of pain.
View ArticleBreast reduction surgery found to improve physical, mental well-being
Breast reduction surgery produces measurable improvements in several important areas of health and quality of life, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the...
View ArticleDevelopment of a therapeutic algorithm for optimal nosebleed management
Approximately 60 percent of people experience epistaxis, commonly known as nosebleed, at least once in their lifetime. Of those who experience nosebleed, six percent require medical treatment. A study...
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