http://www.newstin.co.uk/uk/surgery Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90920401 Johnson & Johnson to buy implant maker Mentor for $1.07B, move into cosmetic surgery business By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Business Writer TRENTON, N.J. December 1, 2008 (AP) In this Oct. 10, 2008 file photo illustration shown are... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90920401 2008-12-01T22:17:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90881637 London, UK 1 December 2008 … Acrobot, the medical devices company specialising in computer assisted orthopaedic surgical navigation, and Alliance Medical part of the largest pan-European medical imaging company in Europe,... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:47:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90881637 2008-12-01T17:47:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90882354 Since the time Tricia Ann Vinson was first diagnosed with scoliosis in sixth grade, the condition had become increasingly painful and debilitating. Vinson—now 23—started with pain in her right shoulder blade, then pain in her... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:55:54 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90882354 2008-12-01T17:55:54Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90907709 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The surgical repair of a congenital deformity of the chest called pectus excavatum, or funnel chest, can dramatically improve a child's body image as well as physical and psychosocial functioning,... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:12:05 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90907709 2008-12-01T20:12:05Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90927354 EUREKALERT Contact: Traci Klein newsbureau@mayo.edu ROCHESTER, Minn. - Disturbing evidence of higher mortality and lower surgery rates in women versus men with mitral valve prolapse and severe leakage may be related to the... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:34:23 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90927354 2008-12-01T23:34:23Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90920054 Adhezion Biomedical LLC, a privately held medical device manufacturer that develops and manufactures adhesive and anti-microbial sealant products for medical applications, raised $2.1M in second tranche of $5.25M Series A... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:27:00 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90920054 2008-12-01T22:27:00Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90890248 After landing in an emergency room with diabetes and gastric bypass surgery that helped him lose 100 pounds, Randy Jackson of “American Idol” has written about his experience in hopes of helping others defeat obesity. “Weight... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:53:20 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90890248 2008-12-01T16:53:20Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90945595 A doctor fondled the breasts of six female patients at his surgery over a five-month period, a court has heard. One woman went in with a suspected broken finger and had her breast massaged, it was alleged. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:05:04 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90945595 2008-12-02T02:05:04Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90932815 A general surgeon could face prosecution for failing to explain surgical risks to a patient who later died. A Health and Disability Commissioner's report today also revealed the same surgeon, on a separate occasion, was found... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:24:13 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90932815 2008-12-02T00:24:13Z http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90890202 A Minneapolis woman's road to recovery from a freak incident in which a car pinned her against a brick wall and crushed her legs has meant nine trips to the operating room, and more are surgeries are likely. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:08:48 GMT http://www.newstin.co.uk/tag/uk/90890202 2008-12-01T19:08:48Z