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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 at 4:21 pm Posted by smp

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Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 05:32 PM CST

Dr. Maria Siemionow, joined by other medical personnel, answers questions during a news conference at the Cleveland Clinic, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, in Cleveland. Siemionow participated in the nations first near-total face transplant. Doctors replaced nearly all of the woman's face, 80 percent, with that of a dead female donor in a 22-hour operation. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Her injuries were ghastly: no nose, no palate, no way to eat or breathe normally, a face so hideous that children who saw her screamed and ran away. From the moment they met earlier this year, Dr. Maria Siemionow knew the severely disfigured woman would be the one — the first person in the U.S. to receive a face transplant.

Face transplant doctor waited long for this chance (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 05:06 PM CST

Dr. Maria Siemionow answers questions during a new conference at the Cleveland Clinic, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, in Cleveland. Siemionow participated in the nation's first near-total face transplant. Doctors replaced nearly all of the woman's face, 80 percent, with that of a donated female cadaver during the 22-hour surgery about two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - The nation's first face transplant is a big risk not just for the severely disfigured woman who received it, but also for the surgeon who has made it the highlight of her career.

FDA raises the bar for new diabetes drugs (AP)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 04:05 PM CST

AP - New drugs to treat an epidemic of diabetes will have to be screened more closely for heart risks, federal health officials said Wednesday.

Study Finds Molecular Link Between Obesity, Hypertension (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Most people know that obese individuals tend to have high blood pressure, but now British researchers have identified the molecular pathway that could explain that link.

Male circumcision lowers cervical cancer risk: study (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 03:41 PM CST

Reuters - Three studies published on Wednesday add to evidence that circumcision can protect men from the deadly AIDS virus and the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 17, 2008 (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Late-night festive meals won't make you fat (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 06:11 PM CST

Reuters - Think twice about blaming sweets for your out-of-control children this festive season, and those

Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Antidepressants that treat multiple brain receptors may be better at treating depression in people with Parkinson's disease than medications that block only the serotonin receptor, a new study says.

Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival (HealthDay)

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women with ovarian cancer who had low levels of either of two enzymes associated with their tumors tended to die much sooner than women who had higher levels of one of the two enzymes, new research shows.

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