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Doctors ignore their own suggestions--study Wed, 04/13/2011 - 14:02 by Anupreet Kaur According to a new study published in the 'Archives of Internal Medicine,' doctors do not follow advice they give to patients. Comments Read more	Facebook can trigger depression in teens--doctors Mon, 03/28/2011 - 14:41 by Yasser Ali The use of Facebook could be causing depression among some teens who are obsessed with the social networking site, according to Dr. Gwenn O'Keeffe, a Boston-area pediatrician and lead author of new American Academy of Pediatrics social media guidelines. Comments Read more	Kids' fevers may not always require medicines--pediatricians Tue, 03/01/2011 - 12:33 by Jaspreet Virk Relying too much on medicines like paracetemol and ibuprofen to treat your child's fever? If so, hold on, as a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that not all fevers require treatment. Comments Read more
Flu cases rising in US Sun, 02/13/2011 - 15:06 by Anter Prakash Singh The flu season is in full swing and the number of patients at the hospitals and doctor’s offices testify to it. Flu is affecting a growing number of people with its typical symptoms like congestion, aches, fever and fatigue. Comments Read more	Female doctors earn less than male counterparts--study Fri, 02/04/2011 - 12:07 by Neha Gupta Newly trained female physicians in the United States are earning almost $17,000 less than their male colleagues annually, according to a recent analysis. Comments Read more	Hockey player who broke neck walking Wed, 11/10/2010 - 10:13 by Prince damin St. Paul, Minn. -- University of Denver hockey player Jesse Martin, who suffered a broken neck when hit during a game, is up and walking after surgery, doctors said Tuesday. Martin, 22, collapsed after the blow by the University of North Dakota's Brad Malone during an Oct. 30 game in Grand Forks, N.D. He was transported to a St. Paul, Minn., hospital, where he was diagnosed with three broken vertebrae in his neck. Doctors said Tuesday Martin was walking around his hospital room after an operation that included inserting a screw into one of the broken vertebra and realigning the other two, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. The physicians added the procedure went so well a return to the game for Martin couldn't be ruled out. Comments Read more
Celgene Gets My Vote Sat, 10/30/2010 - 12:44 by Brian Orelli It may be election season, but instead of "vote early and vote often,"Celgene (Nasdaq: CELG) has a different campaign slogan: Use Revlimid early and often. Comments Read more	Celine Dion hospitalized ahead of twins’ delivery Mon, 10/18/2010 - 22:22 by Samia Sehgal Pregnant singer Celine Dion checked into a Florida hospital on Saturday night on the advice of her physicians. The singer was admitted to prevent the early delivery of her twins; she is not giving birth yet. Comments Read more	Paraguayan president Lugo's infection not fatal, condition stable Sun, 10/03/2010 - 16:19 by Jaspreet Virk Paraguayan leader Fernando Lugo is in a stable condition and will not undergo surgery for the vascular problem, which has resulted from his cancer treatment, the doctors have confirmed. Comments Read more
Douglas' struggle against cancer agonizing to Zeta-Jones Sun, 09/05/2010 - 16:42 by Jaspreet Virk Michael Douglas' cancer diagnoses has definitely come as a shock to his loved ones, especially his wife. After 'Disclosure' actor's recent revelation that he is suffering from throat cancer, Zeta-Jones has come out in open, venting anger at the doctors for failing to detect her husband's tumor on time. Comments Read more	1st U.S. face transplant has last surgery Sat, 08/28/2010 - 00:39 by Prince damin Cleveland -- The first U.S. face transplant recipient has had a final surgery, the last of 30 procedures to rebuild her skull and give her a reason to smile, doctors say. Connie Culp, whose face was destroyed by a shotgun blast in 2004, had a final facial surgery in July, ABC News reported Thursday. Culp, 57, lost her face when her husband shot her with shotgun in a failed murder-suicide attempt. She underwent the initial transplant procedure, one of only two in the United States and just 12 worldwide, in December 2008. In the final surgery in July, a team of five surgeons worked for 4 hours at the Cleveland Clinic, tightening Culp's face and removing extra skin that hung from her cheeks and chin after the transplant surgery. Comments Read more	Doctors remove 50-pound tumor from woman Thu, 08/26/2010 - 22:12 by Prince damin Buenos Aires -- Doctors in Argentina say they've removed a tumor weighing 50 pounds from the uterus of a 54-year-old woman. Gynecological surgeons at Gandulfo hospital in Lomas de Zamora said the woman had complained of the steady growth in her pelvic area for a year and a half, Momento24.com reported Thursday. After the surgery, the woman, who had entered the operating room weighing almost 300 pounds, went home weighing 75 pounds less. "I never tried a case with similar characteristics," said Oscar Lopez, surgical coordinator at Gandulfo hospital. The surgery lasted four hours, he said. "We remove a tumor whose weight is comparable to that of a 4-year-old child," he said. Comments Read more