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Lt. Cmdr. Howard Pryor, a Navy doctor, stitches an incision while Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Destiny Dansby observes in the surgery room of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
(photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Karolina A. Martinez)
Study: Obesity surgery can help prevent diabetes
PhysOrg
| The results, published in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, are provoking fresh debate about when adjustable bands and other bariatric procedures should be offered. | It is "provocative and exciting" that surgery can prevent diabetes, but it is "impractical and unjustified" to think of d...
Hale & hearty after rare surgery OUR CORRESPONDENT Mumtaz Khanam at Fortis Information Centre in ...
The Telegraph India
If 53-year-old Mumtaz Khanam is breathing easy these days, it’s all because of a certain hospital far away in Calcutta. ...
OT light falls at PGI just before surgery
Indian Express
| Patient saved by whisker as doctors & team catch hold of 45-kg equipment, then move her aside | A patient in the operation theatre at the premier tertiary care institute, PGIMER, had a narrow escape today in the afternoon when a heavy light in the ...
Royals’ top 2012 pick, pitcher Kyle Zimmer, undergoes elbow surgery
Kansas City Star
JOHN SLEEZER | Kyle Zimmer | BOSTON -- It’s easy to expect the worst, given the Royals’ recent history, upon learning right-hander Kyle Zimmer, the organization’s first-round pick in June, underwent surgery Thursday to remove “loose bodies”...
Epilepsy surgery proves 'rebirth' to child
Chennai Online
| Chennai, Aug 24: For five-year-old Maitreyo Dutta, who has been suffering from severe epilepsy for the last three years and not responding to medical treatment, it was virtually a rebirth. A team of specialists at Fortis Malar Hospital gave him a n...
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto smiles as he speaks to the media in Sarasota, Fla., Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, after being named the National League Most Valuable Player.
AP / Chris O'Meara
Cincinnati Reds 1st baseman Joey Votto has second surgery
Business Journal
| Joey Votto said he wouldn’t come back to work until he was 100 percent, and that’s going to take a little more time, wcpo.com reported. | Votto, the first baseman for the Cin...
Doctor checkup - familty physician
WN / Bhaskar Mallick
Startups put family physician on demand from middle & upper-middle classes
The Times Of India
| Even as more super-specialty hospitals spring up across Indian cities, a number of entrepreneurs in the booming healthcare sector are taking a contrarian approach and recreating ...
Newcastle United's Yohan Cabaye, right, vies for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Scott ParkerNewcastle United's Yohan Cabaye, right, vies for the ball with Tottenham Hotspur's Scott Parker
AP / Scott Heppell
Tottenham midfielder Parker undergoes Achilles surgery
Goal
| By Daniel Kellard | More On :  Tottenham, Scott Parker | Comments | Getty Images | Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker will miss the start of the Premier League after hav...
Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez, right, celebrates opening the score against CFR Cluj's during a Group E Champions League match in Cluj, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010.
AP / Vadim Ghirda
Gomez to undergo surgery
Sky Sports
| Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez is doubtful for the start of the season after being sent for an operation on an ankle injury. | The Germany international picked up the injury d...
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A woman seen sitting in a sidewalk while drinking a soda Excess of aerated drinks can harm teeth, say doctors
The Times Of India
SHARE | AND | DISCUSS | Tweet | DELHI: If you consume 500 ml of aerated drinks every day, then you run a high risk of early tooth decay. Regular use o... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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Charities low on funding to help suffering children in Mali Charities low on funding to help suffering children in Mali
The Examiner
Related topics | MaliSave the ChildrenUNICEFSahel food crisismalnutritionwest africa | Advertisement | UNICEF says its only received 28 percent of its... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
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A blood glucose monitoring kit is a medical device for determining the approximate concentration of glucose in the blood. Protect your brain from diabetes, Alzheimer's
Tampa Bay Online
| What did President Ronald Reagan and boxer Sugar Ray Robinson have in common? Both had Alzheimer's disease. Sugar Ray also had Type 2 diabetes, and ... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
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The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee felicitates Smt. Mary Kom, the London Olympic Bronze Medal winner in Womens Flyweight Boxing, at a function, in New Delhi on August 18, 2012. Mary Kom wants to inspire mothers
DNA India
| While the laurels and cash rewards continue to flow in profusion, India’s star boxer Mary Kom has just one humble request on behalf of the northea... (photo: PIB of India)
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