british doctors

Case Report: Gastric Band Migrates

MedPage Today Surgery  Wed, 12/21/2011 - 16:30

(MedPage Today) -- Serious respiratory problems, including lung damage, can result from malfunction of adjustable gastric bands implanted in obese patients, said British doctors in a case report.


 

The return of rickets through the Internet

The DSIB Blog  Fri, 01/22/2010 - 11:28

According to British doctors, children who are spending excessive amounts of time using the internet may be at risk for developing rickets due to vitamin D deficiency.


 

Study: New treatment may combat drug-resistant flu

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 09/03/2009 - 17:03

LONDON (AP) -- A new and unlicensed treatment for swine flu could be used in patients who have Tamiflu-resistant viruses, doctors say.

In an article published Friday in the medical journal Lancet, British doctors describe how they used an intravenous form of the antiviral Relenza to treat a 22-year-old woman who had a severe case of swine flu.

Relenza is usually inhaled via the nose, and is not licensed to be given intravenously....


 

British girl's heart heals itself after transplant

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 07/13/2009 - 19:27

LONDON (AP) -- British doctors designed a radical solution to save a girl with major heart problems in 1995: they implanted a donor heart directly onto her own failing heart....


 

Maggots as good as regular leg ulcer treatment

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 03/19/2009 - 18:01

LONDON (AP) -- In a study testing treatments for leg ulcers, British doctors found that a surprising, yet perhaps revolting, option works just as well as standard treatment: maggots....


 

Doctors separating joined twins in London

Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 12/02/2008 - 12:50

LONDON (AP) -- British doctors were conducting surgery to separate twins joined at the chest on Tuesday, hospital officials said....