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Doctors in Oxford, England, say they kept a woman's body alive for two days after her death to allow her to give birth. The Daily Mail said Monday despite the fact professional ice skater Jayne Soliman was declared brain dead last week, doctors were able to keep her body alive long enough to deliver her unborn child via Cesarean section. David ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain tissue. It is too early to know whether the two-year-old girls, Trishna and Krishna, suffered any brain damage during the marathon operation — an outcome doctors ...

LONDON - 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. After 10 years with two blood pumping organs, Hannah Clark's faulty one did what many experts had thought impossible: it healed itself enough so that doctors could remove the donated heart. But ...

Britain's next generation of midwives is being bullied by senior nurses with a 'gang culture' mentality, a new survey has found. Student midwives say they are belittled and shouted at in front of staff if they ask for help - and that the abuse is ruining their self-esteem and confidence. More than half those questioned in the survey said they had ...

Using a custom college paper is growing in popularity among hundreds of students whether in high school, college or university. This is the current scenario that puts pressure on educators and others involved in the academic community to heighten their awareness about what they consider as a form of plagiarism.  Here are the top reasons why these customized essays produced ...

Many people love traveling because it lets them see other places and gives them benefits according to their wants and needs. For those who love taking photographs of their travels obtain a set of mementos in the places visited. However, it is better for travelers to engage themselves in essay writing – in this way they can document their adventures also ...

MIAMI – D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart." As she was being released Wednesday from a Miami hospital, the shy teen seemed in awe of what she's endured. ...

Two kidneys, two traffic accidents and two Iowa State Patrol troopers added up to Iowa's first organ rescue. Mike Kaiser, a nurse with the Iowa Donor Network, was transporting two kidneys Wednesday morning from one Iowa hospital to another when he was in a single-vehicle accident. The crash, due to weather conditions, happened at Highway 63 and Interstate 80 near Malcom, ...

DALLAS – A 7-year-old girl received a new heart Monday, more than eight months after she and her older sister were put on the transplant list because of the same rare ailment. Their mother said Shayde Smith is relieved now that her sister Emily has received a transplant. "She's still nervous about it, but she said that now that Emily's made ...

Writing college term papers take the time of most students. These college paper requirements are common in students' stay in a university. Thus, it becomes inevitable for anyone seeking a major degree to write his or her own academic paper.   With the growing pressure to deliver, students are sometimes tempted to hire the services of freelance college paper writers ...

ATLANTA - Lawmakers in two states, outraged by California's "Octomom," are seeking to limit the number of embryos that may be implanted by fertility clinics. The legislation in Missouri and Georgia is intended to spare taxpayers from footing the bill for women having more children than they can afford. But critics say the measures also would make having even one child ...

The fertility clinic operator who grabbed headlines with his promise to help parents create “designer babies” has backed away from the plan—for the moment. Dr. Jeff Steinberg, director of The Fertility Institutes, earlier this year had offered parents the opportunity to select their future offspring’s hair, eye and skin color by genetically testing embryos. After an outcry, he changed his mind. ...

TAMPA, Fla. - An autopsy report shows that cocaine use contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV pitchman Billy Mays in June, officials announced Friday. The Hillsborough County medical examiner's office previously determined that the bearded, boisterous TV spokesman had a heart attack in his sleep. His wife found him unresponsive in bed in their Tampa condo June 28. ...

A brave girl of five has become the first child in Britain to be saved with her parents' organs. Jasmine Mirza received her liver from part of dad Sohrab's, and a kidney from mum Cathie, 33. The NHS Blood and Transplant Agency said both parents becoming living donors was "very, very rare". Jasmine's parents described yesterday how the surgery had created ...

Whether you live in a city that is covered in snow, or you are able to enjoy the beach year-round, you can't deny that the holiday season is upon us. It seems that each year decorations go up earlier and folks finish their shopping before the Thanksgiving turkey is in the oven! The growing popularity of online shopping means that there's ...

A heart-felt gift doesn't have to cost a fortune. Everyone is tightening their belts, but fantastic gifts are still available for the healthcare professional in your life. Check these great items: [page] Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, Atul Gawande [photo:29963] A follow-up to his first book, Complications, Better is a collection of twelve essays surrounding Gawande's life as a surgeon ...

Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston. The death certificate lists a seizure as the cause of death, according to an undertaker in the Bahamas, ...

Looking to spend a little more on gifts? These 10 gifts are all under $100 and perfect for a variety of healthcare professionals. [page] Medical Professional Teddy Bear [photo:30005] This teddy bear, wearing scrubs, is a fantastic gift for an adult or child. Say "Happy Holidays" or "Thanks!" with this great gift. Cost: $42.00 Good For: Nurses, Medical Assistants, Doctors, Physician ...

Do you know someone who deserves a truly amazing gift? If money is no object, these two amazing gifts will make anyone's holiday season.                 [page] 23andMe Personal Genome Service [photo:30036] Named the Invention of the Year by TIME Magazine, 23andMe's Personal Genome Service allows anyone to get a map of their own genome, ...

WASHINGTON – You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs? In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday after experts at the Food and Drug Administration reported that the medication works and its safety is acceptable. Called ATryn, the drug is intended ...