Hopkins surgeon performs 2,000th Whipple

April 12, 2012

March 30, 2012|By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun Early Friday in a small, brightly lit operating room in Johns Hopkins Hospital, a half-dozen doctors and nurses huddled over the gut of a cancer patient, quietly passing metal instruments and surgical sutures. After more than four hours of cutting and sewing, the lead surgeon, Dr. John [...]

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Family history key to cancer awareness (From This Is Cheshire)

April 12, 2012

Family history key to cancer awareness 12:30pm Monday 9th April 2012 in News Dr Barry Taylor CHECK your family history is the key message from doctors at Warrington Hospital who are raising awareness of bowel cancer. The national ‘be clear on cancer’ campaign has been encouraging anyone who experiences changes in their bowel habits or [...]

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Seaside Therapeutics Announces Issuance of Key Patent for Lead Autism Candidate STX209

April 11, 2012

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seaside Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted US patent No: 8,143,311, titled “Methods of Treating Fragile X Syndrome and Autism,” which covers the use of the Company’s lead product, STX209, for the improvement of social and communication functions in autism. Seaside’s lead clinical candidate, [...]

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No link seen between painkillers, enlarged prostate

April 11, 2012

In contrast to some recent research, a new study finds no evidence that men who use aspirin or ibuprofen are at any lower risk of an enlarged prostate. The findings, reported in the British Journal of Urology International, conflict with an earlier study finding that benign prostatic hyperplasia — the medical term for an enlarged [...]

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Avoid the ER: Emergency room doctors offer helpful advice

April 11, 2012

You can’t prevent every trip to the emergency room, but simple steps can keep you safe — or keep you alive when the worst happens. Americans made more than 119 million visits to emergency rooms in 2006, according to the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care. among the most common causes cited by the Centers for [...]

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Exercise to improve the health of others: Spring fitness fundraisers galore on Peninsula

April 11, 2012

The following is a partial listing. be sure to check with your favorite charity to see what functions they’re sponsoring — or branch out and support one of these. CANCER April 13: Relay for Life, Armstrong Stadium, Hampton University; May 18: Darling Stadium, Hampton. Relay for Life is a national fundraiser that benefits the American [...]

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Injury, illness take their toll on Estes Park High School swim team

April 11, 2012

The Estes Park Bobcats boys swim team hits a rough stretch, between illness, injury and competition. The ‘Cats have lost to Silver Creek and Greeley Central while defeating Northridge.Coaches commented that the Bobcats had more boys injured or sick than the Grizzlies had brought from Northridge. Sophomore Forrest Beesley turned an ankle during spring break [...]

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The Healing Herb

April 10, 2012

Rattanapan Pansri only wished to hear some good news from the second doctor about her husband who was earlier diagnosed as suffering the final stage of colon cancer. unfortunately, the second opinion turned things from bad to worse. “The first doctor said my husband would die within four months. And at that time our three [...]

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More Proof That Birth Control May Be Bad News for Breast Cancer

April 10, 2012

I remember the first time a friend told me she was using the birth control injection, Depo-Provera. she lamented that no matter what she did to lose weight, she seemed to be gaining. and it gave her mood swings. But, hey, at least she wasn’t overweight and moody from being preggers! (Though you would think [...]

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Stomach Origami: A New Way to Surgically Treat Morbid Obesity

April 10, 2012

The minimally invasive procedure known as gastric plication involves folding the stomach so that its total volume is reduced significantly. Refleckta/Shutterstock Dr. Santiago Horgan, a pioneer in the field of surgical treatment of morbid obesity, is now exploring the use of an investigational procedure known as gastric plication to help patients lose weight. Horgan, who [...]

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