News tagged with medical checkups

Recommended services not always given during patients' annual exams

New research finds that patients may not always receive all of the screening tests and counseling services that are due during their medical checkups.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tiny robots used in surgical procedures

Tiny robots that aid surgical procedures and medical checkups currently are the focus of intense research and study. In fact, some of these small-scale devices already are in practical use.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0




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French judge charges boss of breast implant firm

A French judge on Friday charged the founder of the breast implant company at the heart of a global health scare with "involuntary injuries", his lawyer said.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French police arrest boss of breast implant company

French police on Thursday arrested Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of the PIP breast implant company that sparked a global health scare by using substandard silicone, as part of a manslaughter probe.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Too many tests? Routine checks getting second look

Recent headlines offered a fresh example of how the health care system subjects people to too many medical tests - this time research showing millions of older women don't need their bones checked for osteoporosis nearly ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dutch urge removal of faulty PIP breast implants

Dutch health authorities on Wednesday recommended the removal of breast implants made by now-defunct French company PIP after conflicting reports about the product's safety.

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created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Germans, Czechs warn on French breasts implants

Germany and the Czech Republic advised women Friday to have potentially faulty breast implants made by French firm PIP removed, but Britain said it was not convinced of the need.

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care

(AP) -- The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn't need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 31, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 33

France advises 30,000 to have breast implants removed

France's health ministry Friday advised 30,000 women with breast implants made by French firm PIP to have them removed, saying that while there is no proven cancer risk the prostheses could rupture.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Palm-sized baby among the world's smallest

At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor's hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces - less than a soda can - she is among the smallest babies ever born in the world.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study aims to understand adolescent risky behavior

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study has found that providing preventive services to adolescents in a primary care setting can lessen certain kinds of risky behavior.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Future cancers from Fukushima plant may be hidden

(AP) -- Even if the worst nuclear accident in 25 years leads to many people developing cancer, we may never find out.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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