Recent news on Tonsillectomy

Pros and cons of tonsillectomy  -  May 6, 2007
News-Medical.net,Adults with recurrent sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy in the short term, but the overall longer term benefit is still unclear,

Tonsillectomy Effective In Adults  -  May 4, 2007
MedPage Today,OULU, Finland, May 4 -- Tonsillectomy is an effective remedy for adults with recurrent bouts of group A streptococcal pharyngitis, according to researchers

The photo taken by her brother four days before death  -  May 21, 2007
Sabah,The parents of Emine Nur who is claimed to have died of doctor's negligence after the tonsillectomy operation try to find consolation in her little

Adult tonsillectomy benefits unclear  -  May 4, 2007
Earthtimes.orgSOUTHAMPTON, England, May 4 Adults with recurrent sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy, but the longer-term benefit is unclear, according to

Adult tonsillectomy benefits unclear  -  May 4, 2007
United Press InternationalA small study of adults from Finland, published in the British Medical Journal last month, showed that tonsillectomy significantly reduced the likelihood of

Tonsillectomy may increase breast cancer risk  -  Apr 26, 2007
University at Buffalo Reporter,Results showed that premenopausal women in the study who had a tonsillectomy as children were 50 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than women who

Emine withered away  -  May 19, 2007
Sabah,Emine Nur had tonsillectomy and nasal block operation on May 9 and died by bleeding in the mouth 11 days after the operation.

Is It Worth Having Surgery to Remove Adult Tonsils?  -  May 4, 2007
DG NewsLONDON, UK -- May 4, 2007 -- Adults with recurrent sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy in the short term, but the overall longer term

END OF TONSIL OPS AS SURGEONS ADMIT THEY DON'T WORK  -  May 4, 2007
UK Express,Writing in this week’s British Medical Journal, Professor Paul Little said that recent studies supporting tonsillectomy had been misunderstood.

Educating Patients On Interpreting Media And Press Releases On ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The press release was entitled "Tonsillectomy may raise breast cancer risk for some women" and opened with the following - "Women who had their tonsils

Chicken soup for the soul  -  May 14, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),I missed you muchly while I was in the midst of recovery from my tonsillectomy and sinus surgery! Thanks again to Wise Diva for holding down the fort and

Thanks for all you've given us, Mom  -  May 13, 2007
Arizona Daily Star,And a year later, after tonsillitis made me miss 50 days of first grade, thank you for nursing me through my tonsillectomy with Jell-O and ice cream.

Getting your tonsils removed may not be worth it!  -  May 4, 2007
Zee News,Though it was found that tonsillectomy significantly reduced the likelihood of further infection after 90 days, doctors are still wary of suggesting the

Rheumatic fever leads to cardiac risks, doctors say  -  May 20, 2007
Yemen Times,Additionally, surgical removal of the tonsils (a tonsillectomy) is generally only recommended as a treatment when a child has serious complications,

New advice on tonsillectomies  -  May 5, 2007
Irish Health,Adults who frequently get sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy in the short-term, according to a new study.

ArthroCare clears $7.1M in first-quarter 2007  -  Apr 27, 2007
Bizjournals.com,Our international revenue growth was driven by sports medicine coblation products and a strong increase in United Kingdom tonsillectomy revenues."

A Fort Scott family is thankful for every day with 2-year-old son  -  May 13, 2007
Pittsburg Morning Sun,After his diagnosis, Holden underwent a tonsillectomy, bronchoscopy and muscle eye surgery, to correct his cross-eyes. A port-a-cath was also placed in his

Mother sacrifices for daughter  -  May 13, 2007
Gainesville Times,A normally energetic child, she became sickly and a doctor told the Brooks that Lois was in need of a tonsillectomy. While on the operating table,

Back on the fairway  -  May 9, 2007
Rocky Mountain News,Only after getting blood work in preparation for her tonsillectomy during Christmas break did doctors discover she was suffering from a mono-like virus.

West Point woman finds her sister  -  May 9, 2007
Fremont Tribune,In March 1942, the medical records show Marlene underwent a tonsillectomy. In 1943, she was adopted by a couple from Dodge — the same people, she says,

Donating blood blooms into a family tradition  -  May 8, 2007
Victoria Times Colonist,...six-year-old daughter to hospital for an emergency transfusion after he found her lying on a blood-drenched pillow, hemorrhaging after a tonsillectomy.

Opinion Pieces Respond To US Supreme Court Ruling Federal Abortion ...  -  May 4, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),...this lofty etiquette of evasion that treats abortion as the moral equivalent of a tonsillectomy," Times columnist Brooks writes in an opinion piece.

Andre Picard  -  May 3, 2007
Globe and Mail,The tales of patients who go in for a banal tonsillectomy and end up with flesh-eating disease are legion. These cases occur because of poor hygiene,

Advocacy effort for Rockland insurance consumers gets results  -  May 3, 2007
Mid-Hudson News,In one case, handled by New City attorney Justin Sweet, a Spring Valley woman was denied coverage for her daughter's tonsillectomy by Blue Cross because of

Doctor taking care of small businesses  -  Apr 29, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),A tonsillectomy for children younger than 12 – including a pre-surgical office visit and any related post-surgical visits – typically costs more than $4800.

Anthem Blue Cross Introduces Comprehensive Medical Cost Comparison ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,...consumers to understand the cost of the medical care they receive for common procedures such as knee replacement, maternity services and tonsillectomy.

No safety nets  -  Apr 28, 2007
Lancaster Newspapers,His doctor recommended a tonsillectomy for chronic throat infections, but "I can't afford it." George Lopez sometimes goes without medication for his high

Women hurt most by cost of health care, insurance  -  Apr 27, 2007
Scripps News,...a tough several months, with unexplained headaches for which her doctor ordered an MRI, a stomach ulcer and sore throats that required a tonsillectomy.

Aspirin Dose for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease  -  May 8, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),29 In 1953, LL Craven, a general practitioner, noticed that tonsillectomy patients experienced increased bleeding after using aspirin for pain relief and

ArthroCare's First Quarter 2007 Results Exceed Consensus Estimates  -  Apr 26, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),Our international revenue growth was driven by Sports Medicine Coblation products and a strong increase in United Kingdom tonsillectomy revenues.

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