Topic: Medical Treatments And Procedures

Failure by the NHS to provide cost-effective surgical treatment for morbid obesity is costing the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a...
Obese women who have bariatric surgical procedures before pregnancy were three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes (GDM) than women...
Lung cancer researchers have identified a genetic signature that can help doctors determine which patients with early-stage non-small cell lung...

How Vaccines Are Saving Lives And Money

Research!America is highlighting the vital importance of vaccines with a new fact sheet in its Investment in Research Saves Lives and Money series...
Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36 percent, according to a study conducted by Genevieve Belleville, a...
In cardiac arrest, is it best to start pumping on the victim's chest or give an immediate shock to the heart? The University of Michigan learns...
B.C. scientists say that deaths from ovarian cancer could fall by as much as 50 per cent if women getting routine hysterectomies or tubal ligations...

AMS goes for growth in Europe

Woundcare company Advanced Medical Solutions says it will seek acquisitions in Europe to allow it to take more control of its supply chain.....

Lecavalier recovering from knee surgery

Ile Bizard native Vinny Lecavalier is back in Florida and skating as he gets ready for Tampa Bay Lightning training camp after having arthroscopic...
Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a ...