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The length of time patients spend under anesthesia during facial plastic surgery procedures does not appear to be linked to their risk of complications or death, Yale School of Medicine researchers report this month in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.

Several high profile patient deaths in office-based plastic surgery facilities have led state regulatory agencies and medical boards to develop policies regarding the procedures performed at these locations. Some states, among them Pennsylvania and Tennessee, have mandated that surgeries longer than four hours be performed in an inpatient facility.

Neil Gordon, M.D., clinical instructor in the Department of Surgery, said there is little data on which regulatory bodies can base these types of decisions. Defining the associated risk is important, he said, because the entire face must be treated as a unit, requiring multiple procedures and longer surgeries.

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Viagra may come to the rescue of children with a rare and deadly lung condition, Canadian researchers report.

Children with pulmonary arterial hypertension usually die within a year of diagnosis if not effectively treated. There are drugs that can prolong their lives, but they appear to be of limited benefit.

However, 14 boys and girls aged 5 to 18 were still alive one year after beginning treatment with the erectile dysfunction drug, according to a report in the June 14 issue of Circulation. Viagra was also easier to use than existing therapies and caused minimal side effects.

Five of the children did die during the second year of treatment, noted Dr. Tilman Humpl, director of the Childhood Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. “But, so far, the other nine are alive and well,” he added.

It’s too early to tell exactly what role Viagra will play in treatment of the lung disease, Humpl said, because the number of children in the study was small and the trial did not include a control group, a standard requirement for judging the effectiveness of any treatment.

But because of the trial results, “we currently have around 30 patients on Viagra,” Humpl said. “And we are getting the same sort of clinical response we saw in the trial.”

Pulmonary arterial hypertension can be inherited, caused by a congenital heart defect or chronic disease of the heart or lung. Blood pressure in the lung arteries rises, causing a further narrowing of blood vessels, which pushes blood pressure even higher. The result is fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath and eventually heart failure.

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Ministry official attacked on Russian train
Baltic Times - VILNIUS The Lietuvos Rytas reported on Wednesday that a Foreign Ministry official was attacked on a Russian train headed to Kaliningrad. The event occurred several weeks ago and was kept silent by ministry officials, but according to the paper

Video Headlines
CBS 46 - Learn more about the video available on cbs46.com . Windows Media 9 or 10 series player preferred. Brian Nichols change of venue hearing The alleged Fulton county courthouse killer Brian Nichols needs a courthouse for his trial, but finding one has

Royal support boosts healthy fruit sales
Nutra Ingredients - 04/01/2006 - Demand for cranberries, pomegranate, lemon, ginger and other foods used in natural remedies have rocketed in the UK following support from Prince Charles, claims the supermarket Sainsbury’s. The retailer says that cranberry sales have

December 2005
Food Navigator - The Puritans described its rich ingredients as unfit for God-fearing people . The Quakers referred to it as Danisco said yesterday that its sugar factory in Assens, Denmark, had been certified to the new ISO Ask any child what s most

Newsweek: Are you getting enough super nutrients?
MSNBC - Jan. 16, 2006 issue - It sounds like a simple question of logic. If bones require calcium, then people who eat a lot of calcium-rich dairy products should have extra-strong bones, right? So why are hip fractures uncommon in Singapore, where adults

Intl. Intelligence 
UPI - Jan 13 1:03 PM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) — The Bush administration indicated Friday much more progress was needed before bilateral trade talks with the Thai government could be concluded by this spring.Save to My Web

Everything is under the petro-state control 
El Universal - Jan 13 8:53 PM
Convinced that under capitalism it is impossible to keep the promise of widespread prosperity and development, President Hugo Ch vez has embarked Venezuelans upon “transition to new century socialism.”Save to My Web

US says two flu drugs unlikely to work 
RedNova - Jan 14 5:30 PM
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Deans of engineering, pharmacy move to other universities
The Exponent, Indiana - Jan 8, 2006 April. John Pezzuto, dean of the College of Pharmacy, will become the founder of the College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaii.

Dover police: Three pharmacy robberies may be related
Asbury Park Press, NJ - Jan 13, 2006 13 at the Walgreens Pharmacy on Washington Street, the second robbery was reported at 3:20 am New Year’s Day at the Walgreens on Church Road, and the third

Pharmacists feel drug plan’s strain
Centre Daily Times, PA - Jan 14, 2006 By Virginia A. Smith. The sign behind the counter at Bertolino’s Pharmacy in South Philly reads: “Prescription counseling available.”.

Adults prefer generic drugs, but that`s it
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Dec 17, 2005 finds that more than 40 percent of consumers said that they buy generic medications, while less than 20 percent admit to buying generic paper products

Wed: Teva slowing down? We’ve heard it all before
Globes, Israel - Jan 12, 2006 The fact that the company also has a large pipeline of generic drugs only helps, not to mention Copaxone, which adds a premium to Teva s share, although 15

Pharmacists and drug makers needle MP
Australian, Australia - Jan 9, 2006 A LIBERAL backbencher has accused pharmacists and manufacturers of generic drugs of striking “cosy deals” at the expense of taxpayers.

FDA Warns 2 Brazilian Diet Pills Contain Amphetamines 
RedNova - Jan 13 9:15 PM
MIAMI _ The Food and Drug Administration warnedSave to My Web

Rx FOR SUCCESS? 
Asbury Park Press - Jan 12 2:18 AM
Trailing CVS Corp., Rite Aid Corp. and Eckerd in the number of stores at the Shore, Walgreen Co. is expanding in Monmouth and Ocean counties to capitalize on the region’s aging population and the growing use of prescription drugs.Save to My Web

Ruutel can be nominated for the second term by Peoples Union 
Baltic Times - Jan 13 6:09 AM
TALLINN - Leader of Peoples Union Villu Reiljan said that the party is ready to nominate Arnold Ruutel to run for a second five-year term as Estonian president in the elections scheduled for this fall.Save to My Web

Local car dealers capitalize on buzz from auto show 
Ludington Daily News - Jan 11 10:35 AM
T he buzz flows freely from the North America International Auto Show about the latest concept cars and new vehicle designs.Save to My Web

Self-help’s big lie
Los Angeles Times, CA - Dec 31, 2005 A comprehensive study reported in the medical journal JAMA pegged the number of patient visits to alternative-medicine practitioners at 629 million a year