| US face transplant patient promotes organ donation By MEGHAN BARR 2010-09-17T11:24:35ZCLEVELAND (AP) -- There is an initial shock upon first glance at Connie Culp, the woman who received the nation's first face transplant nearly two years ago. She taps her way through the hospital waiting room, feeling along the floor with a cane and smiling hesitantly at a visitor, even though she can only make out shadows and shapes.... hosted.ap.org |
Fresh food prices could soar A food security summit in Brisbane is hearing prices are expected to increase by up to 50 per cent over the next 10 years, making fresh food unattainable for some people. abc.net.au |
Pa. firm to pay $23M for illegal bone cement tests By MARYCLAIRE DALE 2010-10-04T22:22:27ZPHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A medical devices company will admit criminality and pay the maximum $23 million fine for illegally testing bone cement on about 200 spinal patients, three of whom died in surgery, U.S. prosecutors said Monday.... hosted.ap.org |
FDA panel backs anemia drugs for kidney disease By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-10-18T20:43:31ZADELPHI, Md. (AP) -- Federal health advisers said Monday that patients with failing kidneys should continue taking a group of widely used anemia drugs, despite a recent study showing they can increase the risk of stroke.... hosted.ap.org |
Austrian with high-tech robot arm dies after crash By VERONIKA OLEKSYN 2010-10-22T21:02:13ZVIENNA (AP) -- In the five years since losing both arms in an accident, Christian Kandlbauer had regained much of his cherished independence thanks to a high-tech, mind-controlled robotic limb. He even got a driver's license.... hosted.ap.org |