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Health Tip: Choosing a Knee Brace
HealthDay News) -- A knee brace can help protect an injured knee from further injury, or help prevent injury in a weakened or arthritic knee.
Source:(HealthDay News)
2008-09-24
Study says too many arthroscopic knee surgeries
Two studies call into question whether many people with arthritis are needlessly undergoing one of the most common operations in America: arthroscopic knee surgery.
Nations:Canada Source:(AP)
2008-09-11
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
Cleveland Clinic taking kidneys through navel
CLEVELAND - Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a surgical procedure Cleveland Clinic doctors say will reduce recovery time and leave almost no scarring.
Source:(AP)
2008-07-17
Study finds weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Morbidly obese patients who undergo weight-loss surgery greatly reduce their risk of cancer, according to a study providing fresh evidence of health benefits from these increasingly common operations.
2008-06-19
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