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"A British man has become the first person in the world to undergo heart surgery using radiation. "
Generous side of Simon Cowell: X Factor judge donates £100,000 to cancer-stricken youngster - Daily Mail 3rd November 2009
"He is renowned for his withering put-downs and his ruthless streak, but X Factor judge Simon Cowell showed his more generous side today when he gave £100,000 to help save the life of a cancer-stricken youngster.
The pop Svengali donated the money for 18-month-old Sophie Atay – from Birtley, Gateshead - to fly to the US for pioneering treatment at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York. "
Thousands of women misled into breast cancer surgery - The Times 1st November 2009
"The Government has been forced to rewrite its advice on breast cancer screening after research showed that thousands of women have been misled into having unnecessary surgery.
Women invited for screening by the National Health Service will be told that some of the cancers detected will be dormant and may never spread to other tissue. "
Thousands of women 'having unnecessary breast surgery' - Daily Mail 2nd November 2009
"Guidance on breast cancer screening is being rewritten after a study found thousands of women were having unnecessary surgery.
Leading cancer experts have said existing Department of Health advice is misleading, inadequate and patronising - and fails to highlight the risks. "
Making operations smoother and safer - BBC Health News 1st November 2009
"At first sight an airline pilot, a car plant worker and a hospital surgeon would appear to have little in common.\n\nBut the NHS is learning from the aviation and automotive industries as it introduces new safety protocols to reduce the risk of accidents in the operating theatre. "
Family sue over Chorley teen’s spinal operation - Chorley Citizen 30th October 2009
"THE family of a Chorley teen left paralysed for life after intricate spinal surgery have launched a bid for seven-figure compensation in London's High Court.
Laura May was just 11 – and trying on clothes while out shopping – when her mother Christine first noticed an anomaly in her upper back which prompted urgent medical attention. "
Call for better bowel cancer care - BBC Health News 30th October 2009
"There are still gaps in bowel cancer surgery care, an audit suggests.
The review of 41,000 cases from 2006 to 2008 showed that too many patients were still not getting access to specialist nurses and the proper tests."
Warrington Hospital worker struck off - Warrington Guardian 29th October 2009
"A HOSPITAL worker who ‘joked’ about keeping human body parts in his freezer for work he was not qualified to do has been struck off by the Health Profession Council.
John Gough pretended to have passed a diploma in orthopaedics and researched at the University of Liverpool Hospital for five years, during which time he joked to his colleague at Warrington Hospital that he was storing body parts at home. "
Radical brain surgery via nose begins in UK - The Guardian 28th October 2009
"Surgeons in British hospitals are carrying out groundbreaking brain surgery that involves entering the skull through a patient's nose to remove tumours.
Until now, neurosurgeons have had to split the facial skeleton or peel back the scalp and remove the front of the skull to operate, leaving patients in hospital for several days – at risk of developing epilepsy and stroke, and unable to drive for a year. But the new technique means a patient can be back at home within 48 hours and swiftly return to a normal life."
Surgeons conduct brain surgery through nose - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"Surgeons are carrying out cutting edge brain surgery through the nose in what was described today as a world leading technique. "
Desk jobs could raise the risk of prostate cancer - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"Men who have desk jobs are more likely to develop prostate cancer, research suggests.
A study found those who spend most of their working lives sitting down are almost 30 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than those with very active jobs. "
Surgeons carry out brain surgery through the nose in landmark operation - Daily Mail 29th October 2009
"British surgeons are carrying out cutting edge brain surgery through the nose, in a procedure reminiscent of that used by Ancient Egyptians to mummify their loved ones.
The operation, being performed at Southampton General Hospital, is used to remove skull base tumours and is performed entirely by entering the skull through the nose."
Emergency c-sections predominate - BBC Health News 27th October 2009
"Emergency Caesarean rates continue to outstrip planned operations, official NHS statistics for England show.
The country's overall Caesarean rate has remained static at nearly a quarter of all births, but there are significant regional variations."
ME AND MY OPERATION: Surgeons shaved away the gristle in my kneecap - now I'm pain-free - Daily Mail 26th October 2009
"LONG-TERM knee pain is often caused by a build-up of gritty tissue after a fall. Treatment traditionally involved painkillers and physiotherapy, but Glenn Bailey, 46, an insurance company project manager from Bristol, had a new 30-minute operation that reduces the risk of further problems such as arthritis. "
Migraine sufferers 'could be helped by surgery' - Daily Telegraph 26th October 2009
"Surgery could help ease the pain of millions of migraine sufferers, new research claims."
Losing this brilliant surgeon would be a tragedy for patients - Cumberland News 23rd October 2009
"I am writing at my dismay that Carlisle NHS Trust may lose a brilliant and highly compassionate surgeon that is Mr Obuszko.
As a health service professional and breast cancer survivor, I can honestly say that he is unique and cannot be replaced."
The first picture of the woman who forced her healthy son into a wheelchair and convinced doctors he was sick - Daily Mail 23rd October 2009
"By any standards, it was a tear-jerking scene: a devoted mother presenting her desperately sick little boy to Camilla Parker Bowles at Westminster Abbey and helping him collect his Children of Courage medal.
Earlier that day, December 14, 2005, Lisa Hayden-Johnson took her five-year-old wheelchair-bound son to 10 Downing Street to have breakfast with Tony and Cherie Blair. "
'I lost seven pints of blood'- BBC Health News 24th October 2009
"When Tess Morris walked into the patio door of her holiday apartment her injuries were so severe that she nearly bled to death.
The accident in Gran Canaria severed her main blood vessels and nerves in one arm, causing her to lose 70% of the blood in her body. "
Magic gel that could help Julie Andrews sing again - Daily Mail 22nd October 2009
"The stage may soon be alive with the sound of her famous voice once more.
Dame Julie Andrews could have her vocal cords, which were ruined during a throat operation, restored by one of the world's leading scientists. "
Giving birth to womb transplants - BBC Health News 22nd October 2009
"British doctors say they are a step closer to carrying out the first ever successful womb transplant. Is this really feasible, and indeed desirable?
It is not the first time that doctors have declared a functioning womb transplant is within our grasp, but a surgeon from London's Hammersmith Hospital now claims to have overcome one of the most insurmountable problems: securing the complex blood supply. "
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