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Study: Thousands undergoing expensive, potentially risky spine surgery
Jul 01, 2009 |
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A new national study confirms that thousands of Americans are opting for expensive -- and possibly risky -- spine surgery to treat their aching backs, often with a product made by Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic Inc.
Artificial disc replacement as good or better than spinal fusion surgery (Audio)
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Spine surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are ...
Study investigates the cost effectiveness of spinal surgery
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Back pain affects more than 80 percent of people and costs more than $100 billion annually in the U.S. But is the surgery cost effective? A study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center suggests that for patients ...
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A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too
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Alzheimer's disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other ...
Girl's progress after pioneering brain surgery gives hope to other parents
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Lexi Haas is awakening into a world of new possibilities. Miracle by tiny miracle, she is making her body do what she wants -- instead of her body always controlling her. She looked up at her mother a few weeks ago, pursed ...
Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA
Nov 26, 2009 |
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MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices have been developed to offer safe, quick, easy and un ...
Engineers, doctors develop novel material that could help fight arterial disease
Nov 25, 2009 |
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A fortuitous discovery that grew out of a collaboration between UCLA engineers and physicians could potentially offer hope to the nearly 10 million Americans who suffer from peripheral arterial disease.
Implant-based cancer vaccine is first to eliminate tumors in mice
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A cancer vaccine carried into the body on a carefully engineered, fingernail-sized implant is the first to successfully eliminate tumors in mammals, scientists report this week in the journal ...
Medical students regularly stuck by needles, often fail to report injuries
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Medical students are commonly stuck by needles -- putting them at risk of contracting potentially dangerous blood-borne diseases -- and many of them fail to report the injuries to hospital authorities, according to a Johns ...
New device implanted by surgeons help paralyzed patients breathe easier
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center soon will begin implanting a new device designed to improve breathing in patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or other diseases that keep them from breathing independently.
Docs say formerly conjoined twins recovering well
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Formerly conjoined twin sisters Trishna and Krishna are enjoying a favorite DVD and trying new foods as they continue their recovery from marathon separation surgery, doctors said.
Tulane University surgeon pioneers 'scarless' thyroid surgery
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Emad Kandil is one of the first in the country to perform a new form of endoscopic surgery that uses a small incision under the arm to remove all or a portion of the thyroid ...
Physical therapists reduce disability and improve function in single-level microdiskectomy patients
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Patients who have undergone a single-level lumbar microdiskectomy for lumbar disk herniation experienced significant improvement in physical function following an intensive, progressive physical therapist guided exercise ...
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