http://www.newstin.com/us/surgery Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75871035 A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow. Tom Lemm, 15, from Pontefract, had his left arm amputated by surgeons at Leeds General Hospital because of a tumour at... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:31:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75871035 2008-08-30T05:31:08Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75867391 FRIDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Cataracts -- the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States and the world -- affect more than 22 million Americans aged 40 and older, says Prevent Blindness America.... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:12:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75867391 2008-08-30T05:12:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75861563 Daughter of Chicago Bear used machine, got new heart Bears cornerback Charles Tillman was at practice in May when he received an urgent message: His 3-month-old daughter, Tiana, was being rushed to a hospital. After an... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:42:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75861563 2008-08-30T03:42:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75883566 Statins, a group of drugs used to lower cholesterol levels in people with or at risk of having cardiovascular disease, should be used more frequently to combat the adverse cardiovascular outcomes from atherosclerosis,... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:08:40 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75883566 2008-08-30T11:08:40Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75871712 For months, officials from the parent company of Cape Cod and Falmouth hospitals have said ambulatory surgery centers run by local physicians have siphoned off patients, cut into hospital profits and contributed to the... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:31:57 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75871712 2008-08-30T06:31:57Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75875818 London, August 30 (ANI): "E Nose", a device developed by NASA to detect low-level leaks of ammonia in shuttles, may soon guide surgeons as they operate on cancer patients. Now, its creators believe that it could act as a... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:55:15 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75875818 2008-08-30T07:55:15Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75837438 In a ground-breaking advance, French neurosurgeons on Friday said they had successfully treated brain tumours through ultra-keyhole surgery, using a tiny fibre-optic laser to destroy cancerous cells. Alexandre Carpentier... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:49:28 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75837438 2008-08-29T18:49:28Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75841451 "How do you tell a warrior to sit down?" That's why Merriman's decision to ignore medical advice is a bad one — a risk to his career and his future. It's in stark contrast with the situation of another star pass rusher,... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:52:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75841451 2008-08-29T19:52:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75846048 Ochsner Medical Center has stockpiled fuel, food and supplies in advance of a possible strike from Hurricane Gustav. VIDEO: GUSTAV SET TO BATTER CUBA, ENTER GULF OF MEXICO By Steve Sternberg and Mary Brophy Marcus, USA... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:57:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75846048 2008-08-29T21:57:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75878147 Nearly a century after the fact, pictures of the first person to ever undergo plastic surgery have been released. World War 1 veteran Walter Yeo sustained horrendous facial injuries, which included losing both upper and... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:50:40 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75878147 2008-08-29T22:50:40Z