Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber hospitalized with infection after prostate cancer surgeryNovember 18th, 2009 more images
more imagesLloyd Webber re-hospitalized after cancer surgeryLONDON — Andrew Lloyd Webber has been readmitted to hospital after developing an infection following surgery for prostate cancer. A statement on the composer's Web site Wednesday said he had come down with a postoperative chronic infection that needed immediate treatment.
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.
Getting 'perfect vaginas' could put women at health risksNovember 11th, 2009 LONDON - Women going under the knife to get the perfect vagina maybe putting themselves at health risks, researchers have warned. Experts from University College London found those undergoing labioplasty were doing so amid a "shocking" lack of information on the potential risks.
New technique uses tiny bubbles to detect cancerNovember 10th, 2009 LONDON - British researchers have come up with a new technique that uses tiny bubbles to detect cancer. Experts at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Kent, pioneered the microbubble technique, the results of which suggested that breast cancer patients could avoid repeat surgery.
Brit man becomes world's first person to undergo heart op using radiationNovember 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A 67-year-old British man has undergone a successful heart surgery using the revolutionary Cyberknife technology for the first time ever. Michael Kilby, who comes from Moreton in Marsh, Glouchestershire, was told by doctors that he wouldn't live beyond Christmas this year, until he agreed to give radiation surgery a chance.
'One-stop' breast cancer test can drastically shorten treatment processOctober 31st, 2009 LONDON - A new "one-step" breast cancer test can significantly cut the treatment process for women with the disease. Patients having breast cancer surgery will be given the 30-minute breast lymph node assay, which analyses the underarm glands to check if the cancer has spread, reports The Times.
Brit girl (now man) wants breast removal surgery to join Army as a man!October 30th, 2009 LONDON - A British girl, now transformed to Nicholas Darroch, wants to undergo a breast removal surgery so that she can join the Army and fight in Afghanistan as a man. Formerly known as Siobhan Darroch, Nicholas Darroch aged 21, has already spent 1,000 pounds for hormone treatment in a bid to become "Nicholas".
World's first nose job may have been performed in India around 600 BCOctober 30th, 2009 LONDON - India has laid claim to the world's first nose job, which according to scriptures, was conducted by Sushruta, who lived around 600 BC and is cited to have performed "sophisticated reconstructive surgery". Generations of Indians have believed that Westerners such as Aristotle drove scientific advances, largely because the Indian education system was framed by Britain, according to N.R.
Want a happy marriage? Then have kids!October 28th, 2009 LONDON - Children are the key to a happy married life, says a new study. Previous research has suggested that increasing the number of children does not make people any happier, and in some cases the more children people have, the less satisfied they are with their lives.
Cosmetic surgery-crazy Brits having up to 4 ops in one go to save cashOctober 26th, 2009 LONDON - The craze of cosmetic surgery has risen so much in the UK that Britons are opting for "surgery saver packages", which involves having up to four procedures at one go. Although, multiple surgeries can cut costs up to nearly 6,000 pounds, doctors say the post operation complications and infections are dangerous to the extent of being fatal.
Novel therapy to destroy cancer cells via laser drug activationOctober 13th, 2009 LONDON - A revolutionary cancer treatment, called the Photodynamic therapy (PDT), could destroy cells in a patient's tumour without any side effects of surgery or chemotherapy. PDT uses a laser to activate an otherwise harmless drug inside the patient's tumour, destroying cancer cells without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue.
Cat owners' homes 'at increased MRSA risk'September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Cat owners are at an increased risk of having the potentially lethal superbug MRSA in their homes, says a new study. Scientists believe that pet dogs, birds, rabbits and horses can carry the disease which is "flipping" between humans and their animals, reports The Telegraph.
Brit men having moob jobs on the riseSeptember 18th, 2009 LONDON - It has emerged that more and more Brit men are having cosmetic surgery to get rid of their "moobs". According to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), there has been a 44 per cent year-on-year rise in the number of men wanting to get rid of their 'man boobs'.
Quit smoking before surgery, heal fasterSeptember 4th, 2009 LONDON - People who start nicotine replacement therapy at least four weeks before surgery can halve their risk of poor wound healing, says a new analysis. "It is not easy to quit smoking just before an operation," observes Peter Sawicki, professor and director of German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG).
Jailed UK murderer gets legal nod to get cosmetic surgery!September 3rd, 2009 LONDON - A jailed murderer in the UK has won an argument in the court to have cosmetic surgery. Denis Harland Roberts, who was sent behind bars for killing an elderly couple, claimed victory in High Court and the country's publicly funded healthcare system National Health Service (NHS) is to foot the bill.
