Medical Treatments and Procedures
Malaria vaccine fails to work after four years: study
Mar 20, 2013 17:21 EDT
A new vaccine that has raised hopes of becoming a potent new tool in the battle against malaria seems to stop working in children after four years, according to research published Wednesday.
Physical therapy can be as good as knee surgery: study
Mar 19, 2013 19:19 EDT
Physical therapy is often as effective as knee surgery when treating patients with tears to the meniscus or arthritis, according to a clinical study published on Tuesday.
Parental concerns rise over HPV vaccine: study
Mar 18, 2013 08:22 EDT
A growing number of US parents oppose doctors' recommendations to vaccinate teenage girls against human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer, a study said Monday.
British team perform new 'warm' liver transplants
Mar 15, 2013 20:39 EDT
British surgeons said they have performed successful liver transplants on two patients using a revolutionary technique which keeps the organ warm and functioning while outside the body.
US organ transplant patient dies of rabies
Mar 15, 2013 10:59 EDT
A person in the northeastern state of Maryland who recently died of rabies was found to have contracted the illness from an organ transplant done over a year ago, US health officials said Friday.
French patients keep HIV at bay despite stopping drugs
Mar 15, 2013 04:57 EDT
A small French study of 14 HIV patients who have remained healthy for years after stopping drug treatment offers fresh evidence that early medical intervention may lead to a "functional cure" for AIDS, researchers said.
Successful Swann surgery boosts Ashes hopes
Mar 15, 2013 01:08 EDT
England off-spinner Graeme Swann faces up to two months' rehabilitation after surgery on his injured elbow, officials said on Friday, raising hopes he will be fit for this year's Ashes double-header.
Wallaby Pocock out for nine months after surgery
Mar 14, 2013 23:30 EDT
Wallaby David Pocock has been ruled out of rugby for nine months following knee surgery in a shattering blow for the key flanker and former Australian captain.
French patients keep HIV at bay despite stopping drugs
Mar 14, 2013 19:32 EDT
A small French study of 14 HIV patients who have remained healthy for years after stopping drug treatment offers fresh evidence that early medical intervention may lead to a "functional cure" for AIDS, researchers said Thursday.
Berdych books Indian Wells semi-final berth
Mar 14, 2013 18:46 EDT
Sixth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych became the first player to reach the men's semi-finals at the Indian Wells Masters on Thursday, beating Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4.
New pope had part of lung removed: Vatican
Mar 14, 2013 11:25 EDT
Pope Francis had part of a lung removed "many, many years ago", the Vatican said Thursday after the 76-year-old's historic election.
Man indicted in crash death of couple, unborn child
Mar 13, 2013 15:44 EDT
A drunk driver who killed a young couple on their way to a hospital to give birth -- and whose baby died the next day -- was indicted Wednesday for fleeing the scene, a prosecutor said.
Science unravels tapeworm DNA
Mar 13, 2013 14:54 EDT
Scientists said Wednesday they had unravelled the genetic code of the tapeworm, unearthing data that should lead to more efficient drugs against the dangerous intestinal parasite.
H1N1 flu jab linked to small risk of nervous disorder
Mar 12, 2013 20:55 EDT
Vaccination in the United States against H1N1 "swine" flu, which swept the world in 2009-10, carried a small but tolerable risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome, a disorder that can cause muscle weakness or temporary paralysis, a study published, on Wednesday, said.
Breakthrough in Australian hunt for devil vaccine
Mar 11, 2013 22:56 EDT
Australian scientists on Tuesday hailed a breakthrough discovery in the hunt for a vaccine against a savage facial tumour disease threatening the endangered Tasmanian devil with extinction.
New drug said to reduce heart damage during surgery
Mar 11, 2013 16:33 EDT
A single dose of an experimental anti-inflammatory treatment reduces heart muscle damage during an angioplasty operation to open blocked arteries, a study found Sunday.
Tunisia MP stirs row after female circumcision remarks
Mar 11, 2013 10:17 EDT
Lawmakers from Tunisia's secular opposition Monday denounced remarks attributed to an MP from the Islamist Ennahda party that female circumcisions in Africa are carried out for "aesthetic" reasons.
US implant device helps prevent clotting: study
Mar 10, 2013 06:51 EDT
An implant device designed by US firm Boston Scientific to prevent strokes in high risk people helps avert blood clotting, a new study said.
Spanish king leaves hospital after surgery
Mar 09, 2013 13:54 EST
Spain's 75-year-old King Juan Carlos left hospital Saturday, nearly a week after undergoing lower back surgery, his seventh operation in three years.
Myanmar shelter offers refuge for HIV patients
Mar 07, 2013 03:12 EST
At a small and peaceful clinic on the outskirts of Yangon, 20 volunteers tend to 300 HIV patients abandoned by a health care system allowed to crumble during decades of brutal military rule in Myanmar.
