NEW YORK) — A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers — the first shoes she’s ever worn.
“I’m very happy,” Jingle Luis said with a smile. “It was exciting.”
The 15-year-old girl arrived at Montefiore Medical […]
TORONTO - The rate of caesarean births is at an all-time high in Canada, putting more women at risk for complications and increasing the strain on an already overburdened health-care system, says the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
More than one in four newborns in Canada are now delivered by C-section, says the SOGC, which is […]
And doctors need to be aware of the connection, study says
The relationship between diabetes and depression apparently cuts both ways: Not only are people with treated type 2 diabetes at a heightened risk for developing depression, individuals with depression are also at risk for developing diabetes.
The research revelation suggests that both doctors and patients need […]
In California, marijuana is supposed to be prescribed only to people suffering from life-threatening conditions but David Willis finds the reality is quite different.
A Google search revealed plenty of options.
I had typed in medicinal marijuana + Los Angeles and within seconds there was practically smoke coming out of the back of my computer.
Among the seemingly […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 19 /PRNewswire/ — Let’s be honest, with the exception of Michael Jordan and a few others, the bald look is a tough one to pull off.You see so many hair loss treatments advertised on late night television that all promise to work with great success. If this was in fact the case, […]
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2008 — ELDR magazine […]
Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) May 7, 2008 — Dr. Simon […]
WILMINGTON, Del., April 21 /PRNewswire/ — For men tired of taking drugs for the common, and often devastating, medical condition of erectile dysfunction, The Penis Diet offers an informative how-to solution encompassing a safe, natural wellness plan and positive lifestyle changes to enhance performance for the long term.
For men who are not quite convinced that […]
LENOX, MA–(Marketwire - April 3, 2008) - That “diet” soda you are drinking could actually be “weight gain” soda. A new study in the Journal of Behavioral Neuroscience has conclusively shown that using artificial sweeteners does not prevent weight gain and actually induces a whole set of physiologic and hormonal responses that make you […]
Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) March 25, 2008 - Pump up the volume is one of the trends in breast implants and breast augmentation, according to South Florida-based plastic surgeon, Dr. Paul Wigoda. In bar lingo, it’s, “give me a double,” in plastic surgery speak, it’s, “400 cc” - or better known as moving up […]