Recent body-parts scandals prompt review
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The nation's tissue bankers are considering new rules aimed at preserving public trust in their industry, following two recent scandals that made some of them appear more like body snatchers than people who help improve the lives of millions of Americans.
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Admitting that oversight of companies that harvest body parts for transplant has been lax, federal regulators are tightening their procedures.
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Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.
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Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia have gotten  plenty of attention in recent years. But the first attempt to document how common eating disorders are nationwide  produced  surprises.
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Despite recent ghoulish cases of illegal sales of human body parts, the nation still lacks a universal oversight system to prevent illicit marketing of cadavers donated to science, experts say.
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Volunteer doctors who treat patients at the state Capitol will face increased scrutiny after it was learned a registered sex offender was twice honored as a "doctor of the day," officials said Friday.
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The US Justice Department (news - web sites) is investigating the medical supply industry over concerns that some health care providers bilked government programs including Medicare, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
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An autopsy may help determine whether defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux is the latest â and oddest â of National Football League miscreants.
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America loves its crime dramas. But as our reporter found out, the reality of crime-scene investigation is often more gross than sexy.
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The Food and Drug Administration of the US found itself in the midst of a rather unpleasant controversy. Recently the chief of Cleveland Clinic Foundationâs department of cardiovascular medicine blamed this
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Convictions mark downfall of controversial doctor whose treatment methods attracted loyalty from many patients and scrutiny from area medical boards.
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BOSTON -- Full-body computed tomography, or CT, scans have become an increasingly popular way to peek inside the body for hidden disease.
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I expect a breast to be exposed. In fact, I wouldnât be surprised if two or more pop out. It may even turn into an epidemic. The MTV Video Music Awards happen Sunday night.
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To pixelate or let it all hang out? UK health portal NHS Choices has got itself into a bit of a tiz over whether or not to show unexpurgated genitalia in a forthcoming update of its interactive Body Map - an issue apparently so sensitive it has decided to put the matter to a public vote.â¦
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Life & style: 'Mummy jobs', in which cosmetic surgeons set out to erase all evidence of childbirth from a woman's body, are already big business in the US. Now they are catching on here.
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Tissue banks that process donated skin, ligaments and bones for transplant must meet new federal safety standards aimed at preventing infection
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A police and Health and Safety Executive investigation is under way after the discovery of two bodies.