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|  | Treating a facial wound with BOTOX® Cosmetic helps to improve the appearance of the resulting scar, according to a study. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that administering an injection of... |
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|  | Switzerland has become the first European country to approve Lucentis, a new drug from Novartis, as a treatment for vision loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The more severe form of... |
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|  | The Cromwell Hospital, London, are delighted to announce that they will be the first Hospital in the UK to commission the Leksell Gamma Knife® Perfexion™, Elekta's brand new... |
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| Patient safety is being compromised by financial and target-driven motives, according to the shadow health secretary, Andrew Lansley. Figures from the Conservative Party show that the number of people... |
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|  | The number of people seeking body contouring procedures has increased in line with the number of patients undergoing weight loss surgery, according to surgeons. Cosmetic surgery procedures... |
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|  | A Harvard Medical School teaching hospital is to be the fourth centre to join clinical trials for a new plastic surgery application. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) will participate in... |
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|  | A new obesity treatment was launched in the UK yesterday, providing hope for severely overweight patients. The new Sanofi-Aventis drug, Acomplia, blocks receptors involved in the metabolism of... |
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|  | India's minister for tourism and culture, Smt Ambika Soni, has highlighted the need for the country to promote itself as the emerging medical value travel destination for overseas patients. Speaking... |
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|  | Medical technology expert Stryker Corporation has announced FDA approval of its new, advanced bearing system, LFIT Anatomic Femoral Heads with X3 Polyethylene liners. The new implant system, which is... |
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|  | Female patients who are obese tend to suffer from more aggressive types of ovarian cancer, a study has revealed. The research, which is published in the American Cancer Society's journal Cancer, found... |
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|  | Complacent Britons are putting their health at risk by travelling abroad without the recommended travel vaccinations . New research released by Number One Health, the Harley Street travel and... |
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|  | Patients with a body mass index (BMI) between 32 and 35 are highly likely to benefit from a form of obesity surgery , a recent study has shown. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery can... |
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|  | Patients who have undergone surgery on the intestines could have difficulty with the absorption of vitamin A, leading to possible eye problems in later life. Vitamin A deficiency can lead to damage to... |
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|  | Combined liver and kidney transplants can improve the chances of patients recovering from diseases in both organs, a new study has found. Research published today in the Archives of Surgery, a sister... |
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|  | A new acupressure wristband has been found to significantly reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in procedures such as plastic and cosmetic surgery , breast surgery and cancer treatment . A... |
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|  | The decision not to make two bowel cancer drugs available on the NHS has been greeted with anger and dismay by cancer charities. Bevacizumab (Avastin) and cetuximab (Erbitux) have been shown to extend... |
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|  | One in three people in the UK will be dangerously overweight within the next four years, according to a new government report. Department of Health predictions, due to be published this week,... |
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|  | Weight loss can help to reduce cellulite in some women, although it can actually worsen the condition in others, a study has found. Patients who start off with a higher body mass index (BMI) and lose... |
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|  | The growing number of patients requiring treatment for osteoarthritis is prompting healthcare professionals to search for new, less invasive treatments. Now that people are living longer, many more... |
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|  | Long-term improvement of acne can be achieved using laser treatment , according to a new study. Researchers found that treatment with Smoothbeam laser treatment resulted in a 75 per cent... |
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