Similar results found in both older and younger patients undergoing weight-loss surgery
...Elderly patients can safely undergo gastric bypass surgery and can be expected to experience similar benefits...iatric centers believe the risks of gastric bypass surgery outweigh the benefits in elderly patients, with the increase of life expectancy and the quality of l...Computer model being developed at Stanford may help surgeons better predict patient outcomes
...sistant professor of mechanical engineering and of surgery at Stanford University, is using his engineering e...cedure anyway. His team gets data before and after surgery and determines how well their model predicted what was actually seen. In large-animal studies, he sa...Component of green tea protects injured livers in mice
...d EGCG either orally or by injection and performed surgery to induce I/R injury in mice; control groups did not receive the EGCG. Mice receiving EGCG by either method showed a survival rate of 100 percent, versus 65 percent for the controls. Tissue analysis showed that the EGCG mice had decreased necrosis (c...Stem-cell research hints at better looking cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
...al size and shape better than synthetics. Cosmetic surgery might be performed with stem-cell generated natura...plants should avoid these problems. Reconstructive surgery to replace tissues lost to cancer or other disease could benefit from stem-cell generated natural im...Gene signature can predict breast cancer spread
...mph-node negative breast cancer are cured by local surgery and radiotherapy but guidelines recommend that 85-90% of these patients receive additional chemotherapy. The ability to identify patients who have a favourable prognosis could allow clinicians to avoid unnecessary treatment or choose less aggressive ...PENN begins clinical trial of newest technology to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms
...compare the outcomes of patients treated with open surgery to patients treated with the Zenith TX2 Thoracic TAA Endovascular Graft, manufactured by Cook Incorporated. Specifically, the trial will assess device performance, as well as patient survival and aneurysm rupture rates in the surgical and endovascu...An implanted nerve stimulator helps drop foot sufferers walk faster and better
...ladder stimulation. The device is implanted during surgery and produces the dual, balanced signals required to produce the correct walking action. A clinical trial is currently testing the device and patients' reactions to it. Feedback is excellent - patients are able to walk better, faster and further, wit...Wine keeps women's hearts beating healthily
..., all of whom had survived a heart attack or heart surgery for blocked arteries. All participants were asked to record their alcohol intake for one week after a year.. And after at least a year, a heart tracing (ECG) was taken over 24 hours during routine activities in all the participants, to test heart rat...Clot-busting drugs may help detect potentially deadly leg clots
...resident; Dr. Walter L. Pipkin, former MCG general surgery and vascular surgery fellow who is now a pediatric vascular surgery fellow at the University of Alabama; James H. Corley,...Age should not be a factor in determining heart transplantation eligibility, researchers say
...or in determining eligibility for heart transplant surgery may want to reconsider their rules in the light of...idity and mortality rates for up to 11 years after surgery and found no statistically significant differences between the 50 heart transplant recipients who we...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...now. "Our vision to integrate cardiology, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery for better patient care, improved access and greater efficiency in operations, is well underway, and...U of T researchers describe 'Joe Canadian' tongue
...rch about tongue shape and volume before and after surgery should ultimately help surgeons decide how to best reconstruct tongue defects resulting from cancer surgery, says a team of researchers at the University of Toronto. Tim Bressmann, a professor in the Department of Speech-Language Pathology, and his...New surgical procedure could save millions
... of a patient using new technology that allows the surgery to be done in the doctor's office with the patient...o go home immediately afterward. In the past, this surgery required equipment that could be used only in the operating room with the patient under general anes...Rehabilitation can restore some vision after stroke
...trauma (including optic nerve damage) and to tumor surgery that affects visual fields. Co-authors are Carolin Gall, M.A.; Iris Mueller, M.A.; and Christian Kaufmann, Ph.D. The study was funded by the University of Magdeburg and the DFG (Germany). VRT has been approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Dr...Optimal treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
...g less invasive and less expensive treatments. Is surgery always the best course for carpal tunnel syndrome'...at local steroid injection is just as effective as surgery for the long-term symptomatic relief of CTS for a year, at least and actually more effective over ...Survivors who stop taking aspirin increase risk of another stroke
...iagnostic or surgical procedures, such as cataract surgery or dermatological procedures, may be safely performed while the patient is taking low-dose aspirin. Michel said a prospective, controlled, randomized trial should be conducted to prove exactly what the stroke risk is from discontinuing aspirin use. ...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
...emorrhagic strokes can be treated effectively with surgery or catheter-based treatments that reduce disability from that condition, and remarkable advances also have been made in secondary prevention and rehabilitation in recent years, he said. "That's why we need a system to better implement the advances th...Neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer give equivalent survival, study finds
...ive systemic therapy and radiation therapy without surgery may be more likely to experience a recurrence of t...eated with systemic therapy either before or after surgery and/or radiation therapy. There was no difference between neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic therapy ...Brain tumor treatment can vary greatly, according to new JAMA study
...as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), radiation and surgery were consistent. But the study also found that few... Norris said. "I've talked to patients right after surgery who've been told they have a year to live, so it's understandable why they get depressed, and I real...... augmentation is the most frequent type of plastic surgery done in the UK and--after nose reshaping and lipos...all for tighter regulation of the private cosmetic surgery industry in the UK. Professor Brigitte Pittet (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, University o...