Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells (AP) AP - Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. "This technique has great promise," said Dr. Eric Genden, who did a similar transplant in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. That operation used both donor and recipient tissue. Only a handful of windpipe, or trachea, transplants have ever been done. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:26:19 GMT Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer's in large study (AP) AP - The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. "We don't think it has a future as a powerful anti-dementia drug," said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, who led the federally funded study. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:03:26 GMT Panel urges revised warning on facial filler risks (AP) AP - Cosmetic surgery patients who think facial fillers are a magical antidote to aging must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday. Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:10:55 GMT Family history can trump breast cancer gene test (AP) AP - If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are linked with particularly aggressive hereditary breast cancer, and an increased risk of ovarian cancer, too. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:32:44 GMT Doctors hoping for new era of artificial ankles (AP) AP - What was left of Dan Sivia's ankle simply didn't work. He limped through his 30s by sheer force of will, one foot almost completely immobile from repeated broken bones and surgeries. Then a doctor offered his last hope: An ankle replacement. A what? Sivia knew about hip, knee, even shoulder replacements. But ankles? Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:38:21 GMT Medicare wants limits for weight loss surgery (Reuters) Reuters - Medicare, the U.S. government's largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously overweight, saying there is not enough evidence to show it can improve their health. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:12:37 GMT Counseling on alcohol key to teens' sexual health (Reuters) Reuters - When health care providers are talking with adolescents about sexual health, alcohol must be a part of the conversation, conclude two researchers from the UK based on a survey of boys' and girls' attitudes about sexual relationships. Publ.Date : Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:48:38 GMT Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 17, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:47:46 GMT Health Tip: Is Your Child More Prone to Ear Infections? (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ear infections are common in children, and may occur for a variety of reasons. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:02:29 GMT Robots may come to aging boomers' rescue (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- In the not-so-distant future, American seniors may turn to helpful, uncomplaining robots to fill the worrisome "care gap" that many face today. Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:48:48 GMT Add RSS Feeds To My Web Pages Website Traffic Promotion