A report that focused on finding the best hospitals in America was just released by HealthGrades.com; the full list of the best ranked hospitals is available on their site. The study revealed that “164,964 lives may have been saved and 18,900 major complications avoided during the three years (2006 – 2008) studied, had the quality of care at all hospitals matched the level of those distinguished as America’s 50 Best Hospitals.”
According to HealthGrades.com, the hospitals are ranked by mortality and complication rates across 26 procedures and diagnoses, from heart attacks to total knee replacement.
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Everyday women read, see or hear about myths that involve breast cancer. We are here to straighten out the truth from the false.
Health.com has provided 10 myths linked to breast cancer:
- Myth One…
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A new study shows that tests that look for tumor DNA in the blood might help doctors personalize your cancer treatment, states Megan Johnson from U.S. News & World Report. Researchers “identified defects in the genetic code of colorectal and breast cancer samples. The defects functioned as genetic fingerprints called biomarkers that are unique to each individual’s cancer,” reports Johnson.
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Many people either cringe or squeal when they hear the term, ‘The Hills,” or the name Heidi Montag. As some may know from watching the news earlier this year she has come out of her cocoon revealing a tweaked, mannequin looking, new self.
According to abcnews.com, Heidi had 10 procedures performed in 10 hours including breast enlargements, chin reduction, nose job, ears pinned back, lipo, brow lift, etc. At 23 years old most would think these actions are quite extreme especially for a beautiful girl who looked just fine with the skin she was given. Now critics have been accusing Montag of addiction but she begs to differ, “I think I just look like a different, improved version of myself,” she said.
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Unfortunately, when a woman gets a face-lift it does not stop them from aging. More often than not a patient that is happy with their new face will still get a re-do face-lift 10 or so years later. Some may argue, but getting plastic surgery is a lot like getting tattoos or piercings…once you get hooked you keep going back for more.
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Everyday, women look in the mirror and want to change a part of their body. What seems to be the most popular part of the body to enhance is the breasts. Boob jobs are one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries and year after year the results are getting better.
Now, women can choose from over 500 different kinds of breasts… including size, style, shape and feel. Sizes go from A to F.
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Medicine constantly outdoes itself by new remarkable surgeries that keep pushing limits. One of the most recent surgeries, reported by foxnews.com was performed on a baby boy still in the womb. After a routine scan doctors found a tumor the size of an orange. The surgery was done in the womb because of the size of the tumor and fear of the baby dying once delivered.
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If laser eye surgery is something you’ve been thinking about take a read.
Yes. There will fears before any major surgery, laser eye surgery included. But most of the risks are extraordinarily rare in occurrence. For some patients just hearing that something may go wrong will make them run the opposite direction.
“The most common fears I hear about have to do with the result of the surgery — what happens if I lose the sight of an eye, or what happens if I don’t get the result I want?” says Wayne F. Bizer, DO, ophthalmologist at the Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute and professor and chairman of the Ophthalmology Department at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla. “Some people can’t even deal with the concept of having surgery on their eyes at all,” he shares with everydayhealth.com.
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