Child stomach surgeries more popular
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As the popularity of stomach surgery has skyrocketed among obese adults, a growing number of doctors are asking, "Why not children, too?"
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Life & style: Surgeons report increase in reverse procedures, with Courtney Love and Katie Price signing up
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People who have had all or part of their stomach removed appear to have an increased risk of later developing cancer of the larynx, doctors in Italy report.
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Young children are the most likely victims of surgery-related medication mistakes, a new study has found, and poor communication is the most likely culprit.
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Giving a bear hug to his surgeon and a thumbs-up to other hospital staff, a 14-year-old boy went home for Christmas &#151; the first child to receive a new heart after relying on a newly developed miniature heart pump.
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Helping the Powerpuff Girls defend Townsville from villains like Mojo Jojo on a handheld video game relaxes children facing surgery more than tranquilizers or holding their
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A surgery in which adults' brain tumors are removed through the nose can also be effective in children, many of whom have no other medical options available, according to a review of cases published this month.
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NEW YORK  - People who have had all or part  of their stomach removed appear to have an increased risk of  later developing cancer of the larynx, doctors in Italy report.
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NEW YORK  - Children who suffer from stomach pain, headaches, and vomiting are more likely than their peers who don't report such symptoms to go on to develop chronic widespread pain as adults, UK researchers report.
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Fast food outlets are common inside  U.S. children's hospitals, leading more patients to consume  hamburgers and fries and encouraging them to view the fare as  healthier than it probably is, a study said on Monday.
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The number of children and young adolescents being diagnosed with A.C.L. tears has been soaring recently.
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Diet trends aren't just for adults anymore. A new obsession of America's food, beverage and restaurant companies is thwarting childhood obesity.
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Fourteen-year-old Travis Marcus left the Arkansas Children Hospital Thursday after giving his surgeon a bear hug. Macon is the first child to receive a new heart after relying on a newly developed miniature heart pump.
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The number of children and young adolescents being diagnosed with A.C.L. tears is soaring recently.
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(New York-WABC, August 19, 2004)  It has now been two weeks since those two-year-old conjoined twins from the Philippines underwent a massive surgery to be separated. We are now getting a new look at the boys as doctors keep a very close eye over their ...
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Worldwide, it is estimated that more than 22 million children under five years old are obese or overweight, and more than 17 million of them are in developing countries.
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More than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are plagued with obesity,. The obesity epidemic is reaching down to the playpen: more than 10 per cent of US children ages two to five are overweight.