International Business News - Surgery http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Eighty-year-olds with clogged arteries or leaky heart valves used to be sent home with a pat on the arm from their doctors and pills to try to ease their symptoms. Now more are getting open-heart surgery, with remarkable survival rates rivaling those of much younger people, new studies show. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/studies-elderly-fare-well-in-open-heart-surgery.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:41:20 EST Eighty-year-olds with clogged arteries or leaky heart valves used to be sent home with a pat on the arm from their doctors and pills to try to ease their symptoms. Now more are getting open-heart surgery, with remarkable survival rates rivaling those of much younger people, new studies show. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/studies-elderly-fare-well-in-open-heart-surgery.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:04:57 EST The number of vision correction surgeries performed by one of the nation's largest Lasik providers continues to plummet, mostly because money is tight and people are buying bread and milk rather than expensive cosmetic or elective surgery, analysts say. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/economy-takes-toll-on-lasik-eye-surgeries.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:25:01 EST Pastor John Hagee, the internationally known radio/TV evangelist, was recovering after undergoing open heart surgery. A spokesman for Hagee's Cornerstone Church, Juda Engelmayer, said the successful procedure was done Thursday at a San Antonio hospital. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/144230-people-hagee.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/pastor-john-hagee-recovering-after-heart-surgery.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/pastor-john-hagee-recovering-after-heart-surgery.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:10:14 EDT State health officials were investigating how a surgeon operated on the wrong knee of a patient Friday at the Miriam Hospital, part of a medical network that was reprimanded and fined $50,000 last year for three mistaken surgeries at another of its facilities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/ri-hospital-group-says-doc-operated-on-wrong-knee.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:18:06 EDT Here are ways to protect your joints from osteoarthritis or slow its progression: _Lose weight. Excess weight stresses hips, knees and other joints; every pound lost reduces the load exerted on the knee for each step by 4 pounds. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/tips-for-protecting-your-joints-from-arthritis.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:06:36 EDT Two studies call into question whether many people with arthritis are needlessly undergoing one of the most common operations in America: arthroscopic knee surgery. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/study-says-too-many-arthroscopic-knee-surgeries.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:14:52 EDT Bariatric surgery can pay for itself in a few years by helping to reduce insurance claims from other medical conditions morbidly obese people develop, a new study reports. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/study-shows-cost-savings-behind-bariatric-surgery.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:10:25 EDT For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/study-bypass-better-than-stents-in-long-term.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:29:19 EDT For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/study-bypass-better-than-stents-in-long-term.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:32:47 EDT For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080901/study-bypass-better-than-stents-in-long-term.htm Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:37:18 EDT Dara Torres, the U.S. swimmer who won three silver medals in the Beijing Olympics at age 41, had surgery on her right shoulder Wednesday. Dr. Joseph Chalal shaved the outer end of Torres' collarbone during the arthroscopic procedure. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/torres-has-minor-shoulder-surgery.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:41:22 EDT Can you chew gum and recover from surgery at the same time? British researchers say it's a great idea for some patients. Chewing gum may speed the return of normal bowel function after colon surgery, a new analysis of five studies suggests. Some patients have trouble moving their bowels after colon surgery but chewing gum may fool the body into good digestion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/study-you-can-chew-gum-and-get-well-at-same-time.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:02:10 EDT A Swedish neurosurgeon at a Stockholm hospital says a nurse could lose her job after posting photos of surgeries on Facebook. The chief of neurosurgery at Karolinska University Hospital says the woman added 14 photos from a brain surgery and a back operation to her Facebook account. The patients could not be identified from the photos. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/swedish-nurse-put-surgery-photos-on-facebook.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:54:47 EDT The state of Michigan says it is investigating a hospital where employees improperly looked at Gov. Jennifer Granholm's medical records. The state Department of Community Health said Thursday that it will review the actions of Sparrow Hospital to make sure the situation was handled properly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/michigan-governors-medical-records-breached.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:29:08 EDT A Michigan hospital says it fired or disciplined employees for trying to obtain computerized medical information about Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Sparrow Hospital spokesman John Berg tells the Detroit Free Press the breach of Granholm's medical records was discovered during a routine audit. He says an unspecified number of employees were disciplined but wouldn't give details. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/hospital-workers-tried-to-access-granholm-records.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:21:18 EDT A biopsy will be performed on the kidney that was removed this week from Boston Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Orchestra music director James Levine, his brother said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/biopsy-for-kidney-removed-from-james-levine.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:37:23 EDT Conductor James Levine has delayed surgery to remove a kidney until next week. "Jim has had numerous (standard) tests this week, and several consultations and discussions over the best surgical procedure," his brother, Tom Levine, said in a statement released Friday by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89906-music-levine-surgery.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/levine-delays-kidney-surgery-until-next-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/levine-delays-kidney-surgery-until-next-week.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:51:00 EDT James Levine will have a kidney removed in surgery this week, causing the conductor to miss the remainder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood season. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/88020-music-levine-surgery.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/conductor-james-levine-to-have-kidney-removed.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/conductor-james-levine-to-have-kidney-removed.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:14:25 EDT The governors of New York and Oregon are doing fine after surgeries Saturday to remove a cataract and a gall bladder, respectively. New York Gov. David Paterson's recovery is going smoothly after his successful surgery, spokeswoman Erin Duggan said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080628/ny-ore-governors-doing-fine-after-surgeries.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:07:26 EDT