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Researchers have developed a novel drug-antidote pair

In a discovery that could give physicians more control over the actions of medications, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a novel drug pair – a potent anti-coagulant with a matched "antidote."

18 Oct 2004

Anesthetics are effective in reducing the pain of circumcision in newborns

Anesthetics are effective in reducing the pain of circumcision in newborns, judging from the baby’s heart rate and time spent crying after the procedure, a new analysis finds.

18 Oct 2004

Significant steps to fight a deadly childhood muscle cancer

University of Utah scientists have taken significant steps to fight a deadly childhood muscle cancer by identifying some of the genetic events that cause the disease and then engineering mice that develop the tumors.

16 Oct 2004

Some patients who undergo treatment considered to be the last resort for severe obesity can develop peripheral neuropathy

Researchers from Mayo Clinic have found some patients who undergo a treatment considered to be the last resort for those who suffer from severe obesity - stomach stapling or gastric bypass surgery, can develop peripheral neuropathy, damage to the peripheral nerves, the vast communications network that transmits information from the brain and spinal cord to every other part of the body.

16 Oct 2004

Surgical remedies for snoring and sleep disorders

Like thousands of Americans, snoring keeps Dr. Kenny Pang awake at night. It’s not his own nocturnal nasal sounds, or those of his wife, that trouble Dr. Pang -- it’s the why behind the sounds.

13 Oct 2004

Dermatologists now have many treatment options that can significantly reduce the appearance of scars or make them disappear all together

The scar you received when you fell off your bike at age 12 or from a recent car accident may be a constant and painful reminder of the event. While you may not feel any physical pain from these wounds, scars can make you feel self-conscious or embarrassed, particularly if they are located on exposed skin.

13 Oct 2004

Old and poor people are less likely to have knee replacement surgery

Old and poor people are less likely to have knee replacement surgery, although their need is often greater than that of younger, more affluent people, reveals a large scale study in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

13 Oct 2004

Black men have better sexual and urinary function than white men after prostate cancer surgery

Five years after surgery for prostate cancer, African-American men reported better sexual and urinary function than non-Latino white men-yet they were also more dissatisfied with problems related to their sexual function

13 Oct 2004

Research in children has shown that blood loss after heart surgery can be minimized if fresh whole blood is used for transfusions

A standard medical practice at some of the nation's largest children's hospitals – using whole, recently donated blood for certain infant open heart surgeries – may do more harm than good.

13 Oct 2004

Plastic surgeons successfully perform entire face reconstruction with minimal scarring in a single procedure

A team of plastic surgeons has successfully combined several reconstructive techniques to help burn victims regain some sense of self without undergoing multiple painful procedures and huge scarring often associated with reconstructing the face

13 Oct 2004

Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms

When it comes to abdominal aortic aneurysms – life-threatening bulges or weak areas in the main artery feeding blood to the lower half of the body – new U-M research shows that it is definitely better to be female.

12 Oct 2004

Some post-surgical epilepsy patients have a significant decline in verbal memory

Epilepsia, the official publication of the International League Against Epilepsy, recently published a one-year follow-up study that finds some post-surgical epilepsy patients have a significant decline in verbal memory.

12 Oct 2004

Surgical treatment for morbid obesity helps prevent hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea

A summary of data from numerous studies suggests that the majority of morbidly obese patients who underwent bariatric (obesity) surgery experienced effective weight loss and improvement in diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea, according to an article in the October 13 issue of JAMA.

12 Oct 2004

Loss of fat and sun exposure play a bigger role than gravity in aging the face

To the surprise of many people, the loss of fat and sun exposure play a bigger role than gravity in aging the face, according to a study presented today at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2004 conference in Philadelphia.

12 Oct 2004

Support groups help women with breast cancer gene mutations

A new study finds support groups can relieve the anxiety and depression associated with carrying BRCA1 or 2 gene mutations, the so-called "cancer genes."

11 Oct 2004

Signaling pathway could be a valuable target for future drug therapies against systemic lupus erythematosus

Medical investigators at the Hospital for Special Surgery have identified an important new signaling pathway they believe could be a valuable target for scientists to aim at with future drug therapies that might one day reverse diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a recent article published in “Nature Immunology.”

11 Oct 2004

Progestin in hormone therapy could dramatically affect heart attack severity

“One type of hormone therapy limited heart muscle damage to only 5 percent while another resulted in permanent damage to 35 percent of muscle,” said J. Koudy Williams, Ph.D., lead investigator, from Wake Forest Baptist. “If we can learn more about this mechanism we might be able to identify better hormone therapies for postmenopausal women.”

10 Oct 2004

Surgery for extremely obese patients may be more effective for weight reduction

A new report issued today by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concludes that surgery for extremely obese patients who have tried and failed to lose weight with exercise and diet may be more effective for weight reduction.

10 Oct 2004

Botox could be assuming a new role as a pain reliever

In a study presented today at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2004 conference in Philadelphia, women injected with Botox in the pectoral muscles following the surgical removal of their breast experienced significantly less pain and shorter hospital stays.

10 Oct 2004

Massive weight loss patients should be aware that body contouring may require surgeons to address the entire body circumferentially

Many post-bariatric surgery patients experience an extreme loss in skin elasticity that leads them to have body contouring procedures, which greatly differ from contouring procedures performed on normal weight patients.

10 Oct 2004

Surgery News and Research

Researchers have developed a novel drug-antidote pair

Anesthetics are effective in reducing the pain of circumcision in newborns

Significant steps to fight a deadly childhood muscle cancer

Some patients who undergo treatment considered to be the last resort for severe obesity can develop peripheral neuropathy

Surgical remedies for snoring and sleep disorders

Dermatologists now have many treatment options that can significantly reduce the appearance of scars or make them disappear all together

Old and poor people are less likely to have knee replacement surgery

Black men have better sexual and urinary function than white men after prostate cancer surgery

Research in children has shown that blood loss after heart surgery can be minimized if fresh whole blood is used for transfusions

Plastic surgeons successfully perform entire face reconstruction with minimal scarring in a single procedure

Estrogen protects male rats from aortic aneurysms

Some post-surgical epilepsy patients have a significant decline in verbal memory

Surgical treatment for morbid obesity helps prevent hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea

Loss of fat and sun exposure play a bigger role than gravity in aging the face

Support groups help women with breast cancer gene mutations

Signaling pathway could be a valuable target for future drug therapies against systemic lupus erythematosus

Progestin in hormone therapy could dramatically affect heart attack severity

Surgery for extremely obese patients may be more effective for weight reduction

Botox could be assuming a new role as a pain reliever

Massive weight loss patients should be aware that body contouring may require surgeons to address the entire body circumferentially

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