Read more surgery stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/902/surgery.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:10:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74185/docs-separate-conjoined-twins-in-25-hour-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwin Bangladeshi girls who were joined at the top of their heads and shared blood vessels and brain tissue were successfully separated Tuesday in Australia after 25 hours of delicate surgery, hospital officials said. It is too early to know whether the 2-year-olds, Trishna and Krishna, suffered any brain damage...http://www.newser.com/story/74185/docs-separate-conjoined-twins-in-25-hour-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 22:27:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73387/spas-meet-surgery-results-not-always-pretty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMedical spas offering pedicures alongside plastic surgery are gathering steam, their numbers swelling 85% from mid-2007 to the end of last year—and coming under scrutiny. The death of a Florida woman undergoing liposuction at one of the nation's 1,800 such spas has added fire to proposed legislation in...http://www.newser.com/story/73387/spas-meet-surgery-results-not-always-pretty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:41:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71665/robot-assisted-prostate-surgery-linked-to-problems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMen who undergo minimally invasive, robot-assisted prostate surgery were more than twice as likely to suffer from impotence and incontinence a year and a half later, compared to those receiving conventional surgery, a new Harvard study has found. Some 4.7% of those treated with laparoscopic surgery, using remote-controlled techniques,...http://www.newser.com/story/71665/robot-assisted-prostate-surgery-linked-to-problems.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 6:28:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69587/docs-use-tooth-to-help-return-womans-sight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDoctors in Miami have used a woman’s tooth to help restore her vision, the Los Angeles Times reports. A disease that destroyed tissue in her left eye left Sharon Thornton unable to undergo a cornea transplant, so surgeons cut a canine tooth and bone out of her upper jaw and...http://www.newser.com/story/69587/docs-use-tooth-to-help-return-womans-sight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 20:14:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68523/docs-urge-caution-on-plastic-surgery-for-migraines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe New York Times weighs in today on the recent study that showed plastic surgery to be effective in curing, or at least cutting the frequency of, migraine headaches. Headache specialists are intrigued but concerned that even if they're not good candidates, patients will rush to have the forehead lifts,...http://www.newser.com/story/68523/docs-urge-caution-on-plastic-surgery-for-migraines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 12:52:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66838/radioactive-isotope-shortage-stalls-medical-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTrouble at nuclear reactors that produce two-thirds of the world’s medical isotopes have created massive testing delays in the US, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The isotopes, created in Canada and the Netherlands, are used for presurgery stress tests and to locate some cancers; doctors are limping along with older, less...http://www.newser.com/story/66838/radioactive-isotope-shortage-stalls-medical-tests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 15:44:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66296/beastie-boy-yauch-has-successful-cancer-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeastie Boy Adam Yauch has had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland and is recovering at home, Rolling Stone reports. The rapper says he had the procedure a week and a half ago, and spent just one night in the hospital. Though his recovery is going...http://www.newser.com/story/66296/beastie-boy-yauch-has-successful-cancer-surgery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 17:59:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59276/cut-down-on-c-sections-experts-tell-us-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican women are risking their health and driving up medical costs by having too many cesarean sections, the Los Angeles Times reports. The most common operation in the US, the C-section is used in 31% of births and accounts for 45% of rising birth costs. It can also lead to...http://www.newser.com/story/59276/cut-down-on-c-sections-experts-tell-us-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 17:55:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58671/octo-mom-surgery-wont-stop-me-from-having-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDon’t worry, everyone—octuplet mom Nadya Suleman will be able to have more kids, she tells Radar . Though she recently said upcoming surgery would remove half her uterus and prevent her from becoming pregnant, the operation is actually just a “myomectomy,” which involves taking fibriods out of the uterus. It’ll...http://www.newser.com/story/58671/octo-mom-surgery-wont-stop-me-from-having-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 15:09:02 CDT