Girl with werewolf face undergoes surgery
In Philadelphia a two year old girl Ahys DeJesus born with hairy congenital nevus receives staged facial skin stretching surgery to remove disfiguring hair and reduce cancer risk. Surgeon Dr. Adrian Lo reports initial success as the family plans subsequent saline injections and skin revision. Medicaid may cover costs.
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Philadelphia
Ahys DeJesus
Cindly DeJesus
Luisette
Luis
Abys
Adrian Lo
St. Christopher’s Hospital
Dr. Lo
DeJesus
Ahys
Luis Perez
Uni
Puerto Rico
Livers from female donors fail more often in transplants
Pittsburgh researchers report the largest study on liver transplants finding female donor livers fail more often, especially in male recipients. The 2,376 transplants from 1987 to 1993 show 45 percent failure for female-to-male cases versus 28 percent for male-to-male, with female recipients also faring worse with female livers. Experts caution the cause remains unknown and note hormonal or fatty tissue factors may play a role.
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Pittsburgh
Ignazio Marino
University of Pittsburgh
Thomas & Starzl Transplantation Institute
Marino
the Transplantation Society
Barcelona
Spain
Howard Doyle
Michael
Abecassis
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Officials halt AIDS related eye drug trial CMV retinitis
The National Eye Institute says the MSL 109 study for CMV retinitis in AIDS patients was stopped after 203 of 325 planned participants. The independent board found no effect on disease progression. median progression was 65 days with MSL 109 and 66 days with placebo, and a higher death rate among treated patients but with unclear significance due to low placebo mortality.
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Washington
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
Eye Institute
Prostate Surgery Extends Life for Many Patients
A multicenter study finds early stage prostate cancer patients undergoing prostate removal have about a 94 percent 10 year survival rate for grade 1 tumors and lower but still strong outcomes for grades 2 and 3. The study, spanning eight centers, notes that treatment choice should consider age and health.
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Chicago
Glenn 5. Gerber
University of Chicago
Gerber
United States
Europe
Today
Journal of the
American Medical Association
William J. Catalona
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis
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Julia Gearinger
Diane N. Farissail
Harry ©. Smith
Raymond C. Deberry
Sara Aksar
SSR
Hes
Sedona Family Practice
N. David Tzou
Is Jong
Tzou
Studs
FSK
Value City
Prin
Guar
United Optical
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