Posts Tagged ‘Surgery’

July 27 2010

Is fresher blood better for surgery?

Facing surgery? You could receive blood that’s been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six — and there’s growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.



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July 26 2010

Many knee and hip replacement patients experience weight decrease after surgery

Patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty).

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July 14 2010

Cheney underwent heart surgery last week

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has suffered five heart attacks.Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent surgery last week to have a tiny pump implanted to assist in the functioning of his heart, a family spokesman says.






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July 8 2010

Obesity surgery may curb ‘drive to eat’

Gastric bypass surgery may reduce the high drive to eat that is typically found in severely obese people, a new study suggests.

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April 27 2010

Burned Iraqi boy back home after U.S. surgery

Mohammed, left, says goodbye to National Guard Maj. David Howell, the man who brought him from Iraq to Michigan to treat his burn injuries.After a year in the U.S. where he underwent five surgeries to treat severe burns, the Iraqi boy seemed a bit uncertain as he waited for his bags Tuesday at the Baghdad airport.


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March 12 2010

Reid’s wife undergoes surgery after crash

Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, poses with his wife Landra Gould on the red carpet at the Kennedy Center for Senator Ted Kennedy's birthday celebration in Washington on March 8, 2009. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s wife underwent surgery Friday after breaking her neck and back in a traffic accident that also injured the senator’s daughter, a spokesman said.


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February 25 2010

Surgery tech in hepatitis case gets 30 years

A 27-year-old Colorado surgery technician who infected three dozen people with hepatitis C has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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February 10 2010

Lil Wayne sentence postponed for dental surgery

Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail for dental surgery. His sentencing in a NYC gun case was postponed Tuesday and his lawyer says Wayne needs to finish a string of recent surgeries for a dental problem before he goes to jail. (Feb. 9)



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