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Sue Ann Miller, 60, right, stretches her legs after a spin class Wednesday morning at the Marco Island YMCA.

Name: Rep. Charles Boustany Biography: Boustany, the son of a medical doctor and the grandson of immigrants from Lebanon, graduated in 1982 from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

MRI can successfully diagnose deep endometriosis and offers surgeons a better map to finding wayward uterine tissue that needs to be removed, a new study suggests.

Despite the increase of breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent of women who are eligible for the procedure are not informed of the reconstructive options available to them, according to a recently published report.

Minimally invasive surgery for the excruciating back pain that can be caused by sciatica didn't work as well as the conventional procedure in a Dutch study.

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It used to be that a cosmetic surgery patient who was tired of sagging jowls would discreetly ask for names of reputable doctors who did face-lifts. A surgeon, building a practice as word of mouth about his skills spread, became, in effect, his own brand.

THERE'S no way to measure the respect you have for doctors when they hold the life of someone you love in their hands - " or the gratitude you feel when they save that person.

Vancouver and Olympia area plastic surgeon Dr. Christopher Chung highlights a growing trend toward post-bariatric plastic surgery, and explains why liposuction and Portland area body lift can be crucial to refine body shape after massive weight loss.

BANGLADESHI surgeons were battling on Sunday to save twins born joined at the stomach and legs.

Plastic surgery has two branches, cosmetic surgery and reconstructive plastic surgery .

A Diabetics undergoing total joint replacement often are at a higher risk of experiencing complications after surgery due to various pre-existing health conditions.

You've spent the past few decades running, dunking and pedaling. You planned to spend the next few decades swinging, smashing and pivoting.

A relatively new agent that stimulates the creation of new bone as part of spinal fusion surgery is being increasingly used in the United States, although costs and some complication rates also appear to be higher with its use, a new study reports.

While major advances have been made in the understanding of posterior cruciate ligament anatomy and reconstruction, a literature review published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons finds that there must be continued advances in basic science research in order to determine the best course of ...

All 14 hospitals in Rhode Island have agreed to adopt a uniform set of precautions to prevent surgeons from operating on the wrong body part or committing other grievous errors.

A bone growth agent used in thousands of spinal fusion surgeries for neck pain has been linked to complications and higher cost, according to the first nationwide study of the product.

Don't be afraid to get a second opinion. 'You're being a consumer,' general surgeon Dr.

Main Category: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics New data show that surgeons can use USGI Medical Inc.'s Incisionless Operating Platform to durably reduce the size of the stomach pouch and stoma in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass patients who are regaining weight because this portion of their anatomy has ...

Pig heart valves used to replace defective aortic valves in human patients failed much earlier and more often than expected, says a report from cardiac surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St.