By MyOverseasDoctor on Aug 6, 2007 in ANGIOPLASTY, IN THE NEWS | Comments Off
By VICKI ROCK Daily American Staff Writer Saturday, August 4, 2007 12:00 AM EDT Lori Johnson, Oldsmar, Fla., and her husband, Steven, came to Somerset to renew their wedding vows and to attend the baptism of Cole Johnson, their daughter, Kelsey Johnson’s, baby. The former Lori Qualters is originally from Somerset. On Saturday, she was [...]
By MyOverseasDoctor on Aug 1, 2007 in EYE SURGERY, IN THE NEWS, INFORMER | Comments Off
Shroff Eye Hospital is the first eye clinic in India to be certified by Joint Commission International – the international body that certifies medical care facilities around the world. Shroff Eye Hospital has been providing quality eye-care in India since 1919, and some of their specialties include: A macular degeneration clinic utilizing photo dynamic therapy [...]
By MyOverseasDoctor on Aug 1, 2007 in IN THE NEWS, SPINAL FUSION | Comments Off
Jill Marlow remembers the moment Dr. Milan Mody held up the prototype of a device and said, this will be your spine. It was a model of the lower lumbar section of the spine with four spaces consisting of flexible tubing and nylon cord on each side of the fifth and fourth lumbar vertebrae. They [...]
By MyOverseasDoctor on Jul 31, 2007 in ANGIOPLASTY, HEART BYPASS, IN THE NEWS | Comments Off
ISLAMABAD: Heart specialists perform an estimated 1.2 million angioplasty procedures each year, according to the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. But are they all necessary? That depends on whom you ask, and what studies you cite. Conventional cardiology wisdom has long held that heart attacks occur because arteries blocked by the buildup of plaque [...]
By MyOverseasDoctor on Jul 31, 2007 in BLEPHAROPLASTY, EYE SURGERY, IN THE NEWS | Comments Off
When Carrollton resident Brian Woods needed laser eye surgery last year, he scrutinized options in North Texas for the best deal. McAllen resident Cesar Vega was concerned about the long wait he faced to treat his broken leg after a motorcycle accident during the weekend leading into the July 4 holiday. Both ended up in [...]