| Study backs new heart valve without cracking chest By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-09-23T03:01:52ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Thousands of older Americans who need new heart valves but are too frail to survive the surgery might soon get a chance at an easier option - a way to thread in an artificial aortic valve without cracking their chests.... hosted.ap.org |
Rabies: the threat to travellers After being bitten by a Mexican coati, Helen Brown became the butt of nurses' rabies jokes, but her case highlighted a lack of knowledge about the disease among Britain's hospital staff. telegraph.co.uk |
Urgent care clinics carve out a key health care niche In a growing trend, consumers increasingly turning to walk-in clinics and urgent care centers for treatment of minor ailments and injuries instead ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
More disruption expected at Perth hospitals The Health Department says dozens of elective surgeries could be cancelled tomorrow because of the ongoing industrial dispute with hospital support staff. abc.net.au |
Buying fake Viagra online 'risky' AUSSIE men who bypass doctors and buy drugs online for erectile dysfunction risk poisoning themselves, a leading urologist has warned. news.com.au |