Duke's Martynas Pocius will have season-ending surgery on his left ankle. The junior reserve averaged four points and 2.5 rebounds in four games this season for the sixth-ranked Blue Devils (8-0).

Walker, 11, was born with a rare genetic disorder that disables both body and mind. His father Ian Brown shares the pain and joy of being Walker's father and how it has changed his view of life

JACKSONVILLE, Ore.----Aesthetic and cosmetic markets are highly competitive. Products and services are provided by several types of medical practices and spas. This quarter, Feed-back.com's research staff conducted telephone surveys with dermatology, medical spa, and plastic surgery facilities.

Lacking $40,000 for cosmetic surgery in the United States, New York resident Monica Yesquen opted to overhaul her body in Colombia.

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People with a disorder in which they are convinced they are ugly have a brain glitch when processing things they see, researchers said on Monday.

Are you a candidate for breast implants? Now there's an easy, interactive tool to help you find out. "Am I a Candidate for Breast Implants?" is available on Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery , a comprehensive online resource for consumers to learn about plastic surgery and skincare procedures. [click link for full article]

A British doctor wanted by authorities for nearly a decade is now behind bars after being found in an East Texas city. Doctor Priya Ramnath has been accused of manslaughter in Britain for an incident in

Jessica Costeniuc, 14, sat stoically as six stitches were removed from her hand Wednesday. It was the nurses who cried. They wept and hugged over the closing of Pascack Valley Hospital.

Stuart MacGill faces a mountainous challenge to save his career. By electing to undergo surgery that will most likely end his international summer, MacGill must convince selectors of his fitness and durability for next year's tour of Pakistan, by which time he will be 37.

MOUNT VERNON A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Cataracts are very common in older people; by the age of 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery.

Internationally renowned reconstructive surgeons John Reinisch, M.D., and his colleague Sheryl Lewin, M.D., have joined the Cedars-Sinai Medical Group. The two plastic surgeons will provide corrective and cosmetic surgery to children and adults.

MEDICAL officials are warning potential cosmetic surgery patients about ads offering dangerous, discounted liposuction in Sydney this week.

A Staten Island woman who impaled her eye in a freak fall onto a metal coat hook says she's happy to be back at work.

Human feet are amazing. The feet contain a quarter of the bones in the body. Each foot has 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons. But like the rest of the body, feet eventually begin to feel the effects of daily wear and tear.

A tough part of having surgery can be the recovery and wounds that turn into scars.

Winning the weightloss war is a battle that lasts long after surgery for bariatric patients. Diet, exercise, and support are integral in a person's success.

ALLEN AND LINDA ANDERSON: Minnesotans lead a discussion based on their new book, "Angel Animals: Divine Messengers of Miracles." 7:30 p.m. Monday, Magers & Quinn, 3038 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls.; 7 p.m. Thursday, Borders, 1501 Plymouth Road, Minnetonka.

SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Australia leg spinner Stuart MacGill is to undergo hand surgery and will be sidelined for up to six weeks, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Tuesday.

Barney Clark's rapidly failing heart led doctors to push up his artificial heart transplant surgery. Critics argued that the surgery had only worked on animals before and was too new to be used on a human. Although the surgery, performed at the U, gave Clark only another three-and-a-half months to live, members of the medical community still consider it a success 25 years later.

TUSCALOOSA - Alabama basketball coach Mark Gottfried returned to practice Monday, despite undergoing an operation to repair a hernia late Sunday night.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people undergo some type of joint-replacement surgery. A knee replacement or a shoulder scoop is almost common among today's baby boomers and weekend athletes.

DU QUOIN - Marshall Browning Hospital's expansion is nearly complete. The hospital is planning an open house with guided tours for the public from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 9th. Tours will begin in the main lobby at the front entrance.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people undergo some type of joint-replacement surgery. A knee replacement or a shoulder scoop is almost common among today's baby boomers and weekend athletes.

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan midfielder Olivier Dacourt will require arthroscopic surgery on his left knee after tearing two ligaments during the first half of the team's 2-0 win over Fiorentina at the weekend.

Source: IRIN The small compensation Fartun Abdi Ahmed, 25, takes from having her genitalia ritually excised with a knife used on six other girls is that the procedure took place in a rural part of Somalia, where the risk of infection, from HIV, for example, was relatively low.

Gastric bypass? Lap-Band?

A U.S. surgeon has performed the world's first single-port laparoscopic surgeries, including kidney removal and four other procedures.

Enid Singles Pitch Club, 6 p.m., Enid Senior Center, 202 W. Walnut. Potluck dinner.

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NICOLE KIDMAN is thrilled to have perfect vision after recently undergoing LASIK surgery to correct her poor sight. Kidman had severely blurry vision

Tinkoff Credit Systems has announced its line-up for the upcoming season. The Italian team and its Russian sponsor will once again have 19 riders for its second year as a Professional Continental team, but the big names with which it started last season have all disappeared.

Four-year-old Leighanna Longacre was scheduled for open-heart surgery in the morning, but last Monday afternoon she played with a princess elephant.

Table of contents and select abstracts for the December 2007 issue of The Laryngoscope (www.laryngoscope.com), an official publication of the Triological Society.

Jungle diva Janice Dickinson has revealed new details of her hedonistic Hollywood life of sex, drug fuelled parties and addiction to plastic surgery

First analysis of the long-term results with transrectal HIFU in patients with localized prostate cancer (European Journal of Urology online). Prostate cancer experts say high intensity focussed ultrasound (HIFU) is an effective treatment option for men with prostate cancer, according to new research published this month in the European Journal of Urology online. [click link for full article]

Ravens place QB on IR; he will undergo procedure for partially torn rotator cuff Steve McNair will have surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff tomorrow, ending a disappointing season for the Ravens' quarterback.

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