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Short course of radiation therapy following lumpectomy

Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have presented preliminary results of a clinical trial in which women received a two-week shorter course of radiation therapy than the current standard following a lumpectomy.

13 Dec 2004

Novel anti-rejection protocol should allow major improvement efficacy and quality of life after intestinal and multivisceral transplants

Transplant researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute have dramatically improved intestinal transplant graft survival, and reduced rejection and infection rates by successfully using a novel immunosuppression minimization protocol, thus improving patients' overall quality of life and avoiding the use of several anti-rejection drugs, which can cause serious infections and major complications.

13 Dec 2004

Study supports the use of the internal mammary artery in coronary artery bypass grafting

Long-term follow up with heart bypass patients treated in Veterans Affairs hospitals shows that 85 percent of left internal mammary artery grafts and 61 percent of vein grafts remain open (patent) after 10 years, and that these grafts are more likely to offer long-term success when they are attached to larger arteries on the heart, according to a new study in the Dec. 7, 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

8 Dec 2004

Cardiovascular experts issue blueprint for safer X-Ray imaging

Millions of invasive cardiovascular procedures that involve the use of potentially hazardous X-rays are done in the United States each year.

8 Dec 2004

Patients and GPs agree on out of hours care

New research published today (Wednesday 8 December 2004) by DPP: Developing Patient Partnerships shows that high quality care and good access to health professionals are key concerns for both patients and GPs.

8 Dec 2004

Accumulated exposure to lead may be an important but unrecognized risk for developing cataracts in men

Lead continues to pose a significant public health problem in spite of substantial reductions in lead exposure in the United States in the recent past, according to background information in the article.

8 Dec 2004

Existing Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders (DNR) for children should be reevaluated when the child requires surgery

A new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says that existing Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders (DNR) for children should be reevaluated when the child requires surgery.

7 Dec 2004

Cardiac surgery mortality rates continue to decline

New Jersey’s sixth cardiac surgery report card shows that mortality rates continued to decline in 2001 to the lowest levels since reporting began in the state, Health and Senior Services Commissioner Clifton R. Lacy, M.D., announced yesterday.

7 Dec 2004

New surgical procedure enables men born with a very small penis to acquire an average-sized one

A surgical procedure being pioneered by University College London (UCL) urologists is enabling men born with a very small penis to acquire an average-sized, functioning penis which not only allows them to urinate normally, but for many, to enjoy a full sex life for the first time.

6 Dec 2004

New insight into anticoagulation therapies

Anticoagulation therapies, or treatments that reduce the amount of clotting factors in the blood, are quite common and used for a variety of reasons.

6 Dec 2004

Smoking, a major problem in plastic surgery

Smoking is known to cause heart disease and cancer, but most patients do not know that smoking can harm the chances of having successful plastic surgery operations.

6 Dec 2004

Botox may reduce the incidence of keloids, improving the appearance of scars

Can a modern-day drug cure an age-old healing disorder that causes more harm than the actual injury?

4 Dec 2004

New noninvasive technique allows for early detection of chemotherapy treatment response

Scientists at the Arizona Cancer Center have developed an approach that will allow them to detect if cancer patients are responding within days after they start a new chemotherapy regimen.

4 Dec 2004

Study will help cancer survivors treated with radical hysterectomy regain their sexual health

When Linda Mercer underwent a radical hysterectomy to treat her cancer, she found herself and her husband struggling to regain a satisfying sex life.

4 Dec 2004

System helps physicians prevent radiation-induced skin injuries to patients

The threading of slender catheters and stents through arteries to deliver treatments to the heart, the brain and elsewhere in the body has produced nothing short of a medical revolution.

4 Dec 2004

Method for healing spinal injuries in dogs offers hope for preventing human paralysis

Lab tests have shown that an injection of a liquid polymer known as polyethylene glycol (PEG), if administered within 72 hours of serious spinal injury, can prevent most dogs from suffering permanent spinal damage.

3 Dec 2004

Benefits of weight loss may depend on alignment of affected leg, study suggests

A painful and sometimes crippling disease characterized by progressive cartilage loss, osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee affects an estimated 6 percent of adults over age 30.

2 Dec 2004

3D MDCT accurate for imaging liver arteries

3D MDCT angiography is a more efficient way to classify liver arterial anatomy before liver surgery, according to researchers from Duke University in Durham, NC.

2 Dec 2004

Rimonabant could be safer for treating obesity than previous weight-loss drugs

ECRI, a nonprofit health services research agency, recently published a Health Technology Forecast profile on a novel pharmaceutical agent that is in development for the treatment of obesity.

30 Nov 2004

Israeli developed fruit called pomelit, lowers blood cholesterol

People who eat the Israeli-developed fruit known in Hebrew as pomelit (a cross between a grapefruit and a pomelo) or drink its juice regularly will be able to lower their blood cholesterol and increase their blood antioxidant activity, thus improving their chances of preventing blocked heart arteries and heart attacks, says a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

30 Nov 2004

Surgery News and Research

Short course of radiation therapy following lumpectomy

Novel anti-rejection protocol should allow major improvement efficacy and quality of life after intestinal and multivisceral transplants

Study supports the use of the internal mammary artery in coronary artery bypass grafting

Cardiovascular experts issue blueprint for safer X-Ray imaging

Patients and GPs agree on out of hours care

Accumulated exposure to lead may be an important but unrecognized risk for developing cataracts in men

Existing Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders (DNR) for children should be reevaluated when the child requires surgery

Cardiac surgery mortality rates continue to decline

New surgical procedure enables men born with a very small penis to acquire an average-sized one

New insight into anticoagulation therapies

Smoking, a major problem in plastic surgery

Botox may reduce the incidence of keloids, improving the appearance of scars

New noninvasive technique allows for early detection of chemotherapy treatment response

Study will help cancer survivors treated with radical hysterectomy regain their sexual health

System helps physicians prevent radiation-induced skin injuries to patients

Method for healing spinal injuries in dogs offers hope for preventing human paralysis

Benefits of weight loss may depend on alignment of affected leg, study suggests

3D MDCT accurate for imaging liver arteries

Rimonabant could be safer for treating obesity than previous weight-loss drugs

Israeli developed fruit called pomelit, lowers blood cholesterol

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