Oz docs separate conjoined twins after 27hr long surgeryNovember 17th, 2009 LONDON - Surgeons at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital have separated conjoined Bangladeshi twins, who were joined at the top of their heads and shared blood vessels and brain tissue, after a marathon 27-hour long surgery. Leo Donnan, the head of surgery at the hospital, described as "surreal" the moment the twins - Bangladeshi orphans Krishna and Trisha - finally were separated at 11:00 am AEDT, reports The Times.
Twin girls joined at top of heads successfully separated after 25-hour surgery in AustraliaNovember 17th, 2009 Twins joined at head successfully separatedMELBOURNE, Australia — A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue. It is too early to know whether the two-year-old girls, Trishna and Krishna, suffered any brain damage during the marathon operation — an outcome doctors said had a 50-50 chance.
Formerly conjoined twins in serious, stable condition after separation surgery in AustraliaNovember 17th, 2009 Formerly conjoined twins in stable conditionMELBOURNE, Australia — An aid worker who helped bring formerly conjoined Bangladeshi twins to Australia where doctors managed to separate them spoke of her relief Wednesday over their successful surgery, as the girls remained in serious but stable condition. Danielle Noble, who first met Trishna and Krishna in an orphanage in Bangladesh in 2007 when they were only a month old, said she cried Tuesday after learning from a televised news report that surgeons had successfully separated the girls, who were born joined at their heads.
Cellphone use reduces pedestrian safetyNovember 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Walking while talking on the cell phone makes a person more vulnerable to accident, according to a new study. The researchers revealed that young and old pedestrians comprise with their road safety impaired when talking on hands-free cell phones.
'So far, so good,' say Aussie docs in marathon surgery to separate twins joined at top of headNovember 16th, 2009 more images
more imagesConjoined twins in marathon separation surgeryMELBOURNE, Australia — Twin Bangladeshi girls joined at the top of their heads were in good condition Tuesday but were not yet separated after 24 hours of complicated surgery, hospital officials said. Ian McKenzie, a member of the Australian surgical team and director of anesthesia at the Royal Children's Hospital, said the girls were improving as their bodies began to work individually.
Australian doctors begin surgery to separate Bangladeshi twins conjoined at top of the headNovember 15th, 2009 Australian doctors operate on conjoined twinsMELBOURNE, Australia — A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate twin sisters who are joined at the top of the head. The 2-year-old Bangladeshi orphans, Trishna and Krishna, share parts of their skull, brain tissue and blood flow.
Men more likely to dump women after cancer or multiple sclerosis diagnosisNovember 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A woman is six times more likely than a man to be dumped if she gets diagnosed with cancer or multiple sclerosis, according to a study that examined the role gender played in so-called "partner abandonment."
The study found that a woman has more chances of being separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient
The study also found that the longer the marriage the more likely it would remain intact. The study confirmed earlier research that put the overall divorce or separation rate among cancer patients at 11.6 percent, similar to the population as a whole.
Radiation can prevent cancer relapse after surgeryNovember 6th, 2009 SYDNEY - High-risk melanoma patients who are treated with radiation after surgery have a significantly lower risk of their cancer returning to the lymph nodes, compared to those patients who do not have radiation therapy, according to new research. "Results of this trial now confirm the place of radiation therapy in the management of patients who have high risk features following surgery for melanoma involving the lymph nodes," said Bryan Burmeister, M.D., lead author of the study and a radiation oncologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia.
Surgery in Chandigarh hospital telecast live to ParisNovember 5th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A team of cardiologists at a private hospital in this union territory Thursday conducted a surgery, which was telecast live to the Indo-European Course on Revascularization (IECR) at Paris. Doctors at Mukat Hospital performed the surgery that was broadcast live during the third edition of IECR, going on at Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris.
Robotic prostate cancer surgery leaving men 'impotent'October 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Scientists have raised doubts against the efficacy of robotic prostate cancer surgery, claiming that instead of being a saviour, the procedure is leaving men with more incontinence and impotence than traditional techniques. The study has sparked renewed debate over robotically assisted surgery, and over how much surgeons should be obliged to tell patients about their success rates.
Cardiovascular disease 'ups hip fracture risk'October 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is associated with a significantly increased risk of subsequent hip fracture, and there may be a genetic predisposition to both conditions, according to a new study. CVD and osteoporosis, which are common in elderly individuals, have been regarded as independent age-related disorders.
Number of Indians seeking plastic surgery growing rapidlyOctober 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Don't like the shape of your nose and want to go under the knife? Experts say that people who are always pre-occupied with their appearances and dislike their bodies, may be suffering from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a growing phenomenon in India. Although there is no official data on the number of cosmetic surgery procedures being conducted in India, according to a health expert in a Delhi hospital the number of people going for cosmetic surgeries has jumped manifold over the last five years.
Impaired foetal growth ups asthma riskOctober 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Children born with low birth weight are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life, says a new study. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, is based on data on the incidence of asthma in 10,918 twins from the Swedish Twin Registry.
Egyptian twins, once joined at the head, return to Dallas for checkups 6 years after surgerySeptember 16th, 2009 Once-conjoined twins return to Dallas for checkupsDALLAS — Egyptian twins once joined at the head returned to Texas this week for checkups, and were treated to a pizza party Wednesday with the doctor who brought them to the United States to be separated. Now 8, Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim strode down hallways and gobbled up pizza and ice cream, wearing matching gray T-shirts over yellow long-sleeved shirts.
How birds and mammals evolved to have 4-chambered heartsSeptember 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered the first genetic link that can explain how the heart evolved from being a three-chambered to four-chambered organ. The discovery has shed light on how cold-blooded birds and mammals became warm-blooded.
