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Treatment news : August 2006

Private Healthcare UK keeps you up to date with the latest news and developments in private treatment in the UK.

Surgical repair of 'funnel chest' boosts CV performance Surgery to repair 'funnel chest', a common chest wall birth defect, could improve cardiovascular function.The condition, known in medical circles as pectus excavatum, affects around one in 1,000...
Obese patients face more aggressive ovarian cancer Female patients who are obese tend to suffer from more aggressive types of ovarian cancer, a study has revealed.The research, which is published in the American Cancer Society's journal Cancer, found...
Charities brand cancer drugs decision a "scandal" The decision not to make two bowel cancer drugs available on the NHS has been greeted with anger and dismay by cancer charities.Bevacizumab (Avastin) and cetuximab (Erbitux) have been shown to extend...
Cromwell Hospital : New Gamma Knife for stereotactic radiosurgery The Cromwell Hospital, London, are delighted to announce that they will be the first Hospital in the UK to commission the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion, Elekta's brand new system for stereotactic...
Plastic surgery application trialled at fourth medical centre A Harvard Medical School teaching hospital is to be the fourth centre to join clinical trials for a new plastic surgery application.Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) will participate in...
Rise in body contouring linked to weight loss surgery The number of people seeking body contouring procedures has increased in line with the number of patients undergoing weight loss surgery, according to surgeons.Cosmetic surgery procedures performed...
BOTOX treatment could limit facial wound scarring Treating a facial wound with BOTOX Cosmetic helps to improve the appearance of the resulting scar, according to a study.Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that administering an injection of BOTOX...
Laser treatment provides long-term acne relief Long-term improvement of acne can be achieved using laser treatment, according to a new study. Researchers found that treatment with Smoothbeam laser treatment resulted in a 75 per cent reduction in...
Breast cancer drugs get draft approval Final draft approval for new drugs to tackle early stage breast cancer in postmenopausal women has been given by the government's health watchdog.The National Institute for Health and Clinical...
Mushroom 'could help in fight against cancer' Cancer treatment could be boosted by the addition of a mushroom that has been used in east Asian medicine for centuries, according to a new study.A research team at the Boston University School of...
One third of Britons will be obese by 2010 One in three people in the UK will be dangerously overweight within the next four years, according to a new government report. Department of Health predictions, due to be published this week, suggest...
Less invasive techniques for joint replacement surgery speed recovery Surgical techniques which are less invasive are enabling patients undergoing joint replacement surgery to return to normality much faster.Patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, for example, are...
Switzerland is first EU country to approve blindness drug Switzerland has become the first European country to approve Lucentis, a new drug from Novartis, as a treatment for vision loss from age-related macular degeneration (AMD).The more severe form of...
Government policy 'worrying' for patient safety Patient safety is being compromised by financial and target-driven motives, according to the shadow health secretary, Andrew Lansley.Figures from the Conservative Party show that the number of people...
Obesity treatment launched in UK A new obesity treatment was launched in the UK yesterday, providing hope for severely overweight patients.The new Sanofi-Aventis drug, Acomplia, blocks receptors involved in the metabolism of glucose...
India is 'nation of choice' for medical tourists India's minister for tourism and culture, Smt Ambika Soni, has highlighted the need for the country to promote itself as the emerging medical value travel destination for overseas patients.Speaking...
Stryker announces approval of hip replacement system Medical technology expert Stryker Corporation has announced FDA approval of its new, advanced bearing system, LFIT Anatomic Femoral Heads with X3 Polyethylene liners.The new implant system, which is...
Over-confident Brits overlook travel jabs Complacent Britons are putting their health at risk by travelling abroad without the recommended travel vaccinations.New research released by Number One Health, the Harley Street travel and personal...
Gastric bypass 'effective' for mild to severe obesity Patients with a body mass index (BMI) between 32 and 35 are highly likely to benefit from a form of obesity surgery, a recent study has shown.Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery can...
Intestinal surgery linked to eye problems Patients who have undergone surgery on the intestines could have difficulty with the absorption of vitamin A, leading to possible eye problems in later life.Vitamin A deficiency can lead to damage to...

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