High-resolution CT Scan Modeling For Creating Facial Implants Aids In Facial Reconstruction Surgery
High-resolution CT Scan Modeling For Creating Facial Implants Aids In Facial Reconstruction Surgery
A preliminary study suggests that high-resolution computed tomography modeling allows surgeons to custom-design acrylic implants prior to reconstructive surgery for patients with severe defects in their faces and eye cavities. Such implants appear to offer excellent aesthetic results and are well tolerated over the long term, according to a report in the November/December issue of Archives of
New Technology Offers Alternative To Open Heart Surgery
A new method of treating mitral regurgitation (MR), the leaking of blood through the mitral valve into the heart chamber, provides a less-invasive alternative to open heart surgery. A study published in Journal of Interventional Cardiology found that a variety of advances have allowed for the potential treatment of MR through various catheter techniques, similar to angioplasty. While over 50,000
Affecting 1 in 5 Americans, sleep apnea can prove fatal to sufferers
Alicia Hernandez thought waking up on the wrong side of the bed for many years was normal….
Weight-loss surgery safety varies drastically
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The risk of complications such as bleeding and infection in patients undergoing an increasingly popular weight-loss surgery varies drastically based on which hospital performs it, a large study released on Monday found.
Salt Intake Is Strongly Associated With Obesity
The study reports that increasing intakes of sodium (salt) obligatorily produce a progressive increase in thirst. The progressive increase in the average intake of salt explains the observed concomitant increase in the intake of beverages which, in turn, has caused a marked net increase in the intake of calories during the same period in the United States.
Health Highlights: Nov. 13, 2006
Title: Health Highlights: Nov. 13, 2006 Category: Health News Created: 11/14/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/14/2006 2:05:18 AM
Weight loss operation performed
A Derbyshire woman is thought to be the first person in the UK to have a pioneering form of weight loss surgery.