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Lakshmi Makes First Post-Op Appearance

'So far, so good,' says doc who removed Indian girl's extra limbs

Nov 13, 07 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly a week after the marathon surgery to remove her two extra arms and legs, 2-year-old Lakshmi Tatma made her first public appearance today, the AP reports. The girl appeared healthy and alert before the Indian media, although her legs are in casts and doctors say she will need additional... More »

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India • surgery • conjoined twins • Lakshmi

Girl Born With
8 Limbs Awake and Smiling

Indian toddler regains consciousness,
wiggles toes

Nov 9, 07 4:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Two days after surgery to remove her extra arms, legs, and organs, 2-year old Lakshmi regained consciousness in a Bangalore hospital today and gave the first tentative signs that she's on her way to recovery. She even smiled at her parents and wiggled her toes, the AP reports. Doctors took... More »

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India • surgery • conjoined twins • Lakshmi • Bangalore

8-Limbed
Girl's Surgery
a Success

Toddler revered as Hindu goddess stable after 27-hour operation

Nov 7, 07 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Doctors successfully completed an extremely complicated 27-hour surgery on an eight-limbed Indian toddler whose village reveres her as a goddess. Lakshmi Tatma, 2, was born entangled with an incompletely developed headless twin sister. "Beyond our expectations, the reconstruction worked wonderfully well," said one of the surgeons. Doctors removed... More »

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India • surgery • conjoined twins • Bangalore

Indian Docs Try to Help Girl With 8 Limbs

Surgery begins on 2-year-old with
rare medical condition

Nov 6, 07 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Doctors in India have begun marathon surgery on a 2-year-old girl who was born with four arms and four legs, the BBC reports. Lakshmi Tatma's extra limbs are from an incompletely developed conjoined twin; her condition has drawn worldwide attention. More than 30 surgeons will work in shifts on what... More »

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India • surgery • conjoined twins • Lakshmi • Bangalore

Acupuncture Reduces Post-Op Pain: Studies

Patients needed less medication, had
fewer side effects

Oct 17, 07 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Acupuncture before or during surgery can reduce post-operative pain, researchers have found. Patients who received the nontraditional treatment reported less pain after various surgeries, needed less pain medication and suffered fewer side effects from the medication they took, according to 15 clinical studies reviewed by the team. "The use... More »

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medicine • surgery • alternative treatment • painkiller • acupuncture

Knee Will Cost Oden Season

Trail Blazers rookie out 6-12 months after microfracture surgery

Sep 13, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The top pick in the NBA draft will likely spend the 2007-08 season on the bench after exploratory surgery on Greg Oden's right knee revealed cartilage damage, ESPN.com reports. The Portland Trail Blazers' 7-footer will spend eight weeks off after surgeons fixed the problem today with microfracture surgery, but... More »

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NBA • basketball • surgery • Portland Trail Blazers • Greg Oden • NBA draft • injury

Chinese Woman 'Needled' for Being Female

26 needles embedded by grandparents who wanted a grandson

Sep 9, 07 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese doctors have found an astonishing 26 sewing needles embedded in the body of a woman which they believe were inserted when she was a baby by grandparents who wanted a grandson. Some of the needles have pierced vital organs, and a broken one lies in the woman's brain. The... More »

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China • surgery • women • grandparents • needles • Guangdong

Two Docs' Heads Are Better Than 1

Always seek out a second opinion after these tricky diagnoses

Sep 7, 07 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - When diagnosis is difficult, the procedure is risky, or less-invasive alternatives are available, a second opinion is essential. CNN lists five diagnoses that should send up red flags:
  1. Heart-bypass surgery: Alternatives may be better for some patients.
  2. Hysterectomy: The uterus isn't always the problem, and when it is,
... More »

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health • surgery • list • treatment • doctor • diagnosis • brain surgery

Cancer Can Wait; Botox Doesn't

New study says medical patients wait longer than cosmetic patients

Aug 29, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patients have a better chance of seeing their dermatologists if they want Botox than if they want a potentially cancerous mole examined, a new study finds. Researchers, posing as patients in a dozen cities, faced a typical wait of eight days for cosmetic procedures and 26 days to test a... More »

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cancer • surgery • skin cancer • doctor • melanoma • cosmetic surgery • Botox • moles • psoriasis • dermatology

Weight-Loss Surgery Can
End Diabetes

Intestinal rerouting works miracles, but science still debated

Aug 22, 07 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surgery that shrinks stomachs and reroutes intestines can make diabetes disappear—but some worry the procedure is the wrong one for the disease. More than three of four diabetics who undergo bariatric surgery are left with no symptoms, and can even live without insulin. But docs are concerned about complications... More »

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obesity • health • surgery • diabetes • bariatric surgery • insulin • intestines

Site Sells Shares in Boob Jobs

"Benefactors" pay to view naked photos and chat with women wanting implants

Aug 17, 07 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Web entrepreneur Jason Grunstra says his site is just a service connecting people with similar interests. The interest happens to be breasts, and the site connects those who like to look at them with those who'd like to have theirs enlarged. Women upload pictures of themselves, hoping to attract “... More »

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prostitution • surgery • women • Las Vegas • pornography • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • website • benefactors • Jason Grunstra • MyFreeImplants.com

Simple Technique Could Bypass Cardiac Arrest

Restricting arm blood circulation helps heart in surgery—and attacks, docs hope

Aug 17, 07 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A simple technique temporarily restricting the arm's blood supply before heart bypass surgery significantly improves the chances of a full recovery—and could one day be used to prevent cardiac arrest, reports the Guardian. The technique uses cycles of arm compressions with cuffs to remotely restrict  blood flow to the... More »

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surgery • heart disease • heart • heart attack • cardiac arrest • bypass • blood flow

Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

Troubled women may be drawn to
popular surgery

Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women with breast-enlarging implants have a suicide rate three times higher than average,  a new medical study has found. Deaths linked to mental problems, such as alcohol abuse, were also three times higher among women undergoing the increasingly popular cosmetic procedure, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suicides rose sharply... More »

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plastic surgery • suicide • depression • surgery • beauty • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • suicide rate

Woman Has Pencil Removed From Brain After 55 Years

Carry your pencils eraser-side up!

Aug 7, 07 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A German woman had a pencil removed from her brain after living with it for 55 years. Margret Wegner fell down while holding a pencil when she was four years old, jamming it into her brain and leading to a lifetime of headaches and nosebleeds. Surgeons finally removed most of... More »

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weird • Germany • surgery • brain • Margret Wegner • pencil

Docs Replace Cheney's
Heart Implant

Veep gets go-ahead to return to work after defibrillator gets new battery

Jul 29, 07 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors have replaced Dick Cheney's defibrillator "without complication," a spokeswoman for the VP says. A checkup last month revealed that the battery in the 6-year-old cardiac implant was running low, and yesterday doctors performed a routine procedure to swap out the power source without affecting the wires that... More »

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Dick Cheney • surgery • heart • heart attack • vice president • defibrillator

Teen Performs C-Section in Bid for Record

Parents may lose medical licenses; officials launch probe of surgery

Jun 21, 07 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 15-year-old in southern India performed a Cesarean section so he could make the Guinness Book of Records as the world's youngest surgeon, the BBC reports. The boy's parents, both doctors, supervised and videotaped the operation on a 20-year-old patient. They later claimed he'd only assisted in the birth. More »

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India • surgery • doctor • record • teenager • Guinness World Records

TB Patient Preps for Surgery

Docs will remove tubercular portion of Andrew Speaker's lung; could clear the disease

Jun 15, 07 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The TB traveler will go under the knife to remove a tennis-ball sized area of infected lung tissue, his doctors said today. Andrew Speaker, who triggered an international health crisis last month when he took a transatlantic flight while infected with an extremely drug-resistant strain of TB, will undergo surgery... More »

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health • surgery • Tuberculosis • Andrew Speaker • infection

Stem Cell Cure for Blindness in Sight

Fix for macular degeneration could be available in 5 years

Jun 6, 07 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pioneering stem cell technique developed by British scientists and backed by an anonymous American benefactor could soon cure blindness in millions of people suffering from macular degeneration, the Daily Mail reports. The procedure involves injecting lab-grown embryonic stem cells into the back of an affected eye to repair the... More »

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surgery • stem cells • blindness • macular degeneration • eyes

UK to Patients Who Smoke: Put That Out

National Health Service imposes four-week window before surgery

Jun 4, 07 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smokers in Britain must kick the habit for at least four weeks before undergoing routine surgery or the National Health Service will deny them the operations, the Daily Mail reports. Doctors will use blood tests to enforce the new policy, which could affect up to 500,000 smokers awaiting procedures... More »

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medicine • health • surgery • United Kingdom • smoking • England • patient • National Health Service • smoking ban • Britain

Pavano's Days
in Pinstripes Likely Over

Tommy John surgery will add to hurler's impressive DL résumé

May 24, 07 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - After soliciting four doctors' opinions, Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano will likely undergo surgery to repair ligaments in his pitching elbow, putting him out of commission through the end of the 2008 season and his four-year contract with New York.  Pavano had already missed a year and a half due... More »

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MLB • surgery • New York Yankees • Carl Pavano • injury • baseball

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