Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs!

1. HIV can be prevented by circumcision It’s true. In late 2006, two clinical trials of male circumcision were stopped upon an early review of the information collected and analyzed till that point. Finally, the National Institutes of Health declared that circumcision can indeed prevent HIV. 2. A new test to check for Metastatic Breast Cancer Surgeons can ...

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2009/12/23 Medical advancement Comments

The top 10 medical innovations for the year 2009

10. Private Sector National Health Information Exchange: this is a thorough system of electronic health records linking consumers, general practitioners, hospitals, pharmacies, and insurance companies. It is currently in the process of being made. 9. Doppler-Guided Uterine Artery Occlusion: a unique and non-invasive approach toward treating fibroids, the ‘Doppler-guided uterine artery occlusion’ (DUAO) is really great. ...

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2009/12/12 Medical Equipment Comments

Medical facilities that you need to know!

Every year, an honor roll of the top medical institutions in America, called ‘America’s Best Hospitals’, is published by the U.S. News. It is based on how well the hospitals handle complicated cases related to different specializations, and not run-of-the-mill procedures. 2009-10 was the 20th year of this ranking. Excellence in the treatment and care ...

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2009/12/02 Medical Alert System Comments

Learning more about respiratory and cardiovascular diseases

If you consider the information received from a four year study of 11.5 million Medicare enrollees, you may notice that those over sixty five years old, exposed to fine particle air pollution from such sources as auto exhaust and power plant emissions, are at a seriously larger risk of breathing and ...

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2009/11/22 Blood Pressure Comments

Learning about Breast Cancer

Recent research indicates that those women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and are carriers of a specific genetic mutation could possibly avoid mastectomy. However, they should think of getting hormonal treatments which would help in reducing the risk of their cancer relapsing. It seems that those women who had the specific genetic mutation and ...

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2009/11/12 Cancer Comments

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