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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:29:37 GMT

Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital (AP)
AP - D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart."
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:30:52 GMT

Insurers make pitch for health coverage mandate (AP)
AP - The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions — but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:08:58 GMT

Surgeon who did first US heart transplant dies (AP)

In this photo released by L.VAD Technology Inc., Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz is shown in New York in 1968. Dr. Kantrowitz, who performed the first human heart transplant in the United States in 1967 also pioneered development of mechanical devices to prolong the life of patients with heart failure, died in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. He was 90. (AP Photo/L.VAD Technology Inc.)AP - Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, a cardiac surgeon who performed the nation's first human heart transplant and who also developed lifesaving medical implants, has died. He was 90. Kantrowitz died Friday in Ann Arbor of complications from heart failure, said his wife, Jean Kantrowitz.


Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:58:12 GMT

Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells (AP)

Undated file picture of 30-year old Colombian female recipient Claudia Castillo, taken at the Hospital clinic of Barcelona. The pioneering transplant of a windpipe stripped of its cells and seeded with recipient stem cells has given Castillo a new lease on life, according to a study released Wednesday.(AFP/LANCET PRESS OFFICE)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.


Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:03:26 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.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:28:59 GMT

Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity (AP)
AP - A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:42:59 GMT

Philippine family planning bill headed for defeat: Church (AFP)

File photo shows a Philippina looking on as her children play in front of their shanty house in the Tondo neighbourhood of Manila. The Roman Catholic church on Thursday said it has sufficient support in the Philippine congress to defeat a controversial family planning bill promoting sex education and the use of contraceptives.(AFP/File/Jes Aznar)AFP - The Roman Catholic church on Thursday said it has sufficient support in the Philippine congress to defeat a controversial family planning bill promoting sex education and the use of contraceptives.


Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:47:46 GMT

Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 17, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:47:27 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.
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:47:22 GMT

Growth Hormone Boost May Not Slow Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A compound that boosts growth hormone levels in Alzheimer's patients may not slow the disease, new research suggests.

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