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Aides: Chavez in tough fight, may miss swearing-in
Somber confidants of President Hugo Chavez say he is going through a difficult recovery after cancer surgery in Cuba, and one close ally is warning ...
Venezuela VP: Hugo Chavez recovering after surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recovering in Cuba on Tuesday after an operation targeting an aggressive cancer that has defied multiple ...
Chavez faces new cancer battle, surgery in Cuba
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was heading back to Cuba on Sunday for a third cancer surgery after naming his vice president as his choice to lead ...
Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Saturday night that his cancer has returned and that he will undergo another surgery in Cuba. Chavez, who ...
Twins have simultaneous and free hip replacements
To make the high school cheerleading team 40 years ago, twins Deborah and Sandra Fanelli performed an acrobatic move called "the flying splits." The ...
Simple measures cut infections caught in hospitals
Preventing surgery-linked infections is a major concern for hospitals and it turns out some simple measures can make a big difference. A project at ...
Mass. transplant doctor, Nobel winner Murray dies
Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died. He was 93.
Singer Bjork's vocal cord surgery successful
Icelandic singer Bjork says she has had successful surgery to remove a vocal cord polyp. The eccentric 47-year-old singer says on her official website ...
AP PHOTOS: Simple surgery heals blind Indonesians
They came from the remotest parts of Indonesia, taking crowded overnight ferries and riding for hours in cars or buses — all in the hope that a ...
Saudi king has back surgery
A hospital official says Saudi King Abdullah has undergone successful back surgery in the fourth such operation in nearly two years on the 87-year-old ...
Lewis owes success to winning raffle ticket
Stacy Lewis might not be the LPGA Tour player of year if not for her doctor buying a raffle ticket he didn't want. It's a bizarre twist in her ...
Calif. city plans to provide transgender surgeries
San Francisco is preparing to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender ...
UK police open inquiry into breast cancer surgeon
British police say a surgeon is being investigated by both detectives and the country's General Medical Council over allegations about his treatment ...
Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy
Sharon Osbourne says she had a double mastectomy after learning she carries a gene that increases the risk of developing breast cancer. Osbourne told ...
Surgery seems best for heart disease in diabetics
New research shows that people with diabetes and several clogged heart arteries fare better with bypass surgery instead of having stents placed to ...
Biases on beauty draw Thais to illegal surgery
Her dream was to look less Thai and more like Jennifer Lopez, so the 25-year-old street food vendor went to the Internet and typed in "cheap Botox.
Friend describes fatal beauty surgery at Pa. hotel
A Philadelphia woman known as "the Black Madam" performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Krazy Glue ...
Wiesel survives Madoff and heart bypass
When Elie Wiesel emerged from quintuple heart bypass surgery, still wired to monitors, he immediately started writing a book about the ordeal — "in ...
Biopsy: Williams' 2nd kidney tumor benign
North Carolina says Roy Williams' second kidney tumor isn't cancerous. The school announced test results Thursday night, a day after the Hall of Fame ...
Sony-Olympus alliance aims for high-tech surgery
Sony's new alliance with scandal-tarnished Olympus will focus on producing endoscopes and other surgical tools packed with the Japanese electronic ...
Knee replacements soar among US older folks
Just like age-defying baby boomers, older folks have seen a surge in knee replacement surgeries, driven partly by a desire to stay active and by ...
AP Sources: UNC's Roy Williams has surgery
North Carolina coach Roy Williams has had surgery to remove a kidney tumor, people familiar with the situation said Wednesday. Two people spoke to The ...
Jewel pens new song, 'Flower' for cancer survivors
Singer-songwriter Jewel has penned numerous lyrics empowering women after heartbreak and loss, and now she hopes to do the same for breast cancer ...
Kathy Bates recovering from double mastectomy
Kathy Bates says she is recovering from a double mastectomy. The Oscar-winning actress tweeted on Wednesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer ...