Rice undergoes surgery for noncancerous growths
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Condoleezza Rice underwent surgery Friday to treat non cancerous growths in the uterus, a White House official said. Rice, who is 50, is the choice of US President George W. Bush to be his country&#39;s next secretary of state.
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Condoleezza Rice shares at least one thing with millions of other American women: she had fibroids, benign tumors in the uterus that required treatment.
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The U.S. man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis who triggered an international health scare last month will have surgery to treat his infection, hospital officials said on Thursday.
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The wife of Prince Charles, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, was &quot;recovering well&quot; following a planned hysterectomy operation Monday, a statement said.
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French surgeons took out a patient's gallbladder without cutting her abdomen, removing it through an incision in her vagina in what they said was a glimpse of the future of surgery, they reported on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Gerald McRaney, star of &quot;Commando Nanny,&quot; an upcoming comedy series for the WB Network, underwent surgery Monday to remove a small cancerous growth from his lung.
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Using a piece of Gore-Tex fabric to make their repairs, doctors performed corrective surgery on a baby born with his heart outside his chest, and said Wednesday that the youngster should be able to lead a close-to-normal life.
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PITTSBURGH -- National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, who was nominated by President George W. Bush Tuesday to be the next Secretary of State, underwent a minor surgical procedure Friday for a problem called uterine fibroids.
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Doctors found and removed five growths from President Bush's colon yesterday and sent them for tests to determine whether they are cancerous, but the White House said they were small and did not appear to be cause for alarm.
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The heart operation that former President Clinton is to undergo restores blood flow around blockages that prevent coronary arteries from nourishing the heart.
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The Duchess of Cornwall is to have a hysterectomy, but does not have cancer, according to royal officials.
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An Oregon surgeon has performed gall bladder surgery that removes the organ through the patient's mouth &#151; the latest example of surgeries that avoid major incisions and rely on the body's own orifices instead.
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Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice will have a minor surgical procedure on Friday while President Bush is away on a trip to Chile, her spokesman said.
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Retired Congressman Charlie Wilson, the subject of an upcoming movie starring Tom Hanks, received a new heart in transplant surgery at a Houston hospital Monday, his former chief of staff said.
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Doctors removed five small growths from President Bush 's colon Saturday after he temporarily transferred the powers of his office to Vice President Dick Cheney under the rarely invoked 25th Amendment.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva successfully underwent surgery to remove a nasal polyp on Friday, doctors said.
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HOUSTON A Houston surgery center has offered to donate a gastric bypass operation to a 420-pound boy who needs the procedure for a chance at a healthy life.