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Tragic Human Error Lead to Transplantation of HIV-positive Organs |
 ...Several Italian doctors have transplanted to three recipients organs that were infected by HIV. The information was provided by the hospital in Florence. The doctors from the Careggi hospital said that the liver and kidneys of an HIV-positive woman were transplanted after a laboratory biologist mistakenly wrote on a woman's medical records that she tested negative for the virus.
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Aggressive women - genes' fault |
 ...one or both variation in serotonin receptor 2C gene also show a low level of aggression on test results.
This discovery presents an increased interest not only for psychologists, but also for those doctors who deal with diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases and glucose metabolism. These conditions are known to have a relation with aggressive feelings. The close association of genetic marker makes it easier to forese... |
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USA Workers Allowed to Use Marijuana? |
 ...t leads to real confusion of people involved in the matter.
Marijuana is used by patients who suffer from AIDS or HIV, cancer, hepatitis C, glaucoma, Crohn's disease, and multiple sclerosis. Some doctors support medical marijuana to get relief from such symptoms as pain and depression, nausea from their chemotherapy, and loss of appetite. Yet, not all medical organizations approve marijuana as a pain reliever. Some of... |
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Robot to Help Neurosurgery |
 ...e has worked together with a leading team of Canadian Scientists. Dr. Garnette has cooperated with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. The cooperation lead to the design of a unique machine that doctors say is ... |
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HIV blood killed haemophilia patients |
| ...an 2,000 patients infected through contaminated blood died or are reported to be seriously ill.
Newsnight BBC programme disclosed the hidden facts of contaminated blood use. It became known that doctors were using blood of the clotting agent Factor 8 and these supplies were taken from US prisoners. Specialists testing new blood products were neglectful of the danger and used blood from the donors who were infected wi... |
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Woman saved her baby with the ring |
 ...to bounce later on.
After a shock, she fainted while the gunman went on shooting, causing minor injures to a pregnant woman. The lucky woman, who was at late pregnancy, was taken to the hospital. Doctors claimed she and her baby were safe and in good condition.
However the customers, a 17 and 11-year old girls, who visited the drugstore at that moment, were not given a chance to survive. Both were killed in a ro... |
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New Saliva Test to Save 1,000 Unborn Babies Each Year |
 ...e over their 40s, women that suffer from obesity and those that have a family history of pre-eclampsia.
The pre-eclampsia was, for the first time, identified 150 years ago. Till nowadays,however, doctors were not able to find what causes the condition.
Dr. Brian Owen-Smith, a retired hospital rheumatologist, was the one to develop the new saliva test. The test monitors increased levels of urate, which is a salt of ... |
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Woman lived with bullet for 64 years |
 ...s to turn back to normal health state.
The surgeon from the hospital removed the bullet successfully and woman's son was surprised to know that his mother spend 64 years with a bullet in her head. Doctors say it's a wonder that old woman survived and had no serious health problems. The only explanation is that bullet struck woman's head after passing another person, which saved her life.
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New students forced to take pregnancy tests |
| ...the new students and the test on pregnancy is also included in the check.
It is worth mentioning that the technical college gatheres all the girls into a hall in order to pass urine samples on to doctors. Among all girls from the college those that are aged 17 and 18 represent 70 to 80 percent of all new spring semester students.
The Beijing News said that in case a student with an abnormal result is found, the s... |
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Rare Cancer After Collapsing Twin Towers 9/11 Tragedy |
| ...r in life. The rare disease raised numerous concerns for researchers, fearing it might be a third wave of illnesses.
Although no final conclusions on the reasons of the rare cancer were made, many doctors suppose that exposure to toxic dust might be the answer. Last year research showed that about 70 % of workers had respiratory diseases.
It will be hard to estimate the risk of the new-found cancer for decades. All... |
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15-Year-Old Boy Performs Caesarian Surgery |
| ... showed the members of an Indian Medical Association branch, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, his video where a boy uses scalpel to perform a caesarian surgery on an expectant mother, the doctors were shocked by what they've seen.
The health minister of the state, K.K. Ramachandran, was the one to wonder how a professional doctor can "convert the his nursing home into a butcher's shop". He mentioned that h... |
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Anti-abortion Activist Life Sentenced for Murder |
| ... warn the doctor.
The man also known as "Atomic Dog" was anti-abortion extremist and was arrested a hundred times for his violent attacks on abortion providers. He is suspected of murdering other doctors in Canada and in Rochester. The federal jury charged him on violation of Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act by murdering the doctor and using a weapon. Kopp was on the list of the Ten Most Wanted fugitives in J... |
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Doctor Removes Gall Bladder through Woman's Mouth |
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Oral surgeries are considered more innovative and effective. There are cases when organs were removed through vagina, through the nose and through the mouth. Surgery through orifices will allow doctors perform the procedure without general anesthetic.
As gall bladder is one of the most wide-spread surgeries, with more than 500,000 Americans requiring its removal, the new procedure can become a breakthrough in me... |
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A Jogger Wearing iPod Struck by Lightning |
 ...at conducted it into and through the man's head. The electric current caused the muscle contraction that resulted in all the fractures in his lower jaw. The survived man is presently treated by the doctors. The jogger says he will not go jogging in a thunderstorm again, especially wearing any earplugs.
This incident was preceded by the similar situation in June 2006 - a 15-year-old girl in London was struck by lightn... |
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Doctors Found Fly Larvae Inside Man's Skull |
| ...atient, who lives in Colorado, was in pain and suffered from the bleeding bumps found on his head. The pain was caused by the moving bumps that made noises, making him think he was going crazy. Later doctors found fly larvae that parasitized Aaron Dallas's skull.
When doctors told the patient that his sufferings came from shingles, Dr. Kimball Spence was the one to discover five active bot fly larvae, which lived near ... |
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