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AP IMPACT: Liver disease plagues obese adolescents
TRENTON, N.J. - In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.
Nations:Australia Israel India U.S. Italy Japan Source:(AP)
2008-09-07
Face transplant patient can smile, blink again
LONDON - Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. Two of the world's three teams that have done partial face transplants reported Friday that their techniques were surprisingly effective, though complications exist and more work is still needed.
Nations:France Germany Source:(AP)
2008-08-22
Doctors debate when to declare organ donors dead
NEW YORK - A report on three heart transplants involving babies is focusing attention on a touchy issue in the organ donation field: When and how can someone be declared dead?
Nations:U.S. People:Joe DiMaggio Source:(AP)
2008-08-15
World's first transplant of two full arms: German team
BERLIN (AFP) - A German medical team said Friday it had performed what it called the world's first transplant of two full arms, on a farmer who had lost both his limbs in an accident.
Nations:Germany Source:(AFP)
2008-08-01
Livers from older donors work well in transplants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Liver transplant patients who receive an organ from a donor age 60 or older do just as well as patients getting a liver from a younger donor, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-21
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