Topic: Surgery
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-09 22:47:04
<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday.</p><p>They said 21 of 25 severely obese teens aged 14 to 18 who underwent ...
AP News | 2010-02-09 12:49:31
<div id="subtitle">1st US double hand transplant patient leaves Pa. hospital after rejection symptoms clear</div><div><p>The nation's first double hand transplant recipient has left a Pittsburgh hospital after medicine cleared up a rash that signaled he might be rejecting his new hands.</p><p ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-05 18:54:31
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have a hysterectomy for non-cancerous conditions seem to fare similarly well in terms of psychological well-being whether they have all or part of the uterus removed, a new study finds.</p><p>Studies have shown that rates of partial hysterectomies have been on the ...
consumeraffairs.com | 2010-02-03 07:05:12
<div id="subtitle">Patients' determination to be more active often doesn't pan
out</div><div><p>Many people opt
for knee replacement surgery to provide better mobility and eliminate
pain. Under those conditions you would expect patients to be more active
following the surgery, and therefore to lose weight.</p ...
