News tagged with throat surgery
More action is needed to support millions of tinnitus sufferers worldwide
As many as one in seven people will experience tinnitus, or ringing in their ears, at some time of their life, but not enough is being done to support patients who experience this distressing condition, according to an extensive ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Medical 'lightsabers': Laser scalpels get ultrafast, ultra-accurate, and ultra-compact makeover
Whether surgeons slice with a traditional scalpel or cut away with a surgical laser, most medical operations end up removing some healthy tissue, along with the bad. This means that for delicate areas like ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Bull elephants' social behavior varies with the rainfall
(PhysOrg.com) -- The lone bull elephant is an image as iconic to the African savanna as the lonesome cowboy on horseback is to the American West. Although female elephants form tightly knit groups guided ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Top medic operates on New Zealand's 'lost' penguin
One of New Zealand's top surgeons was enlisted to operate on an ailing Emperor penguin found on a beach near Wellington, some 3,000 kilometres (1,900 miles) from its Antarctic home.
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Researchers put potent staph killer to the test, hope for new drug treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Standard antibiotics, and even those reserved for the most defiant infections, are fighting an uphill battle against the evolutionary ingenuity of bacterial defenses. Staphylococci, and especially methicillin-resistant ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Implantable device for sleep apnea studied
For millions of Americans, trying to get a restful night’s sleep is more like a nightmare.
Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Larynx cancer treatment saves patients' voices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Jerry Young had had a routine endoscopy and assumed that the hoarseness that appeared in his voice was an after-effect of that exam. “If it doesn’t go away in a couple of weeks, ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Study vindicates dual treatment regimen
A combination of oral and nasal steroids can significantly improve the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis - a common and often debilitating form of sinusitis - and help avoid surgery, according to new research carried out ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Researchers search for defective gene in 5-in-1 million case
When she was 8 years old, Rachel Ducusin had sore throats all the time, and a swelling on the right side of her neck.
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Novel surgery removes rare tumor, rebuilds trachea
Using a novel surgical approach, it's possible to rebuild the trachea and preserve a patient's voice after removing an invasive throat tumor, according to a new report from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Surgery for obstructive sleep apnea reduces daytime drowsiness
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo surgery to improve their breathing get a better night's sleep and therefore are less drowsy during the day, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea
Jan 27, 2011 |
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