Heart-lung machines prove safe even in the elderly
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the scariest parts of bypass surgery — having your heart stopped and going on a heart-lung machine while doctors fix your clogged arteries — is safe even in the elderly and...
View ArticleSAfrica: Mandela in hospital with lung infection
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa says Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a hospital with a lung infection. View article: SAfrica: Mandela in hospital with lung infection
View ArticleS.Africa’s Mandela back in hospital with lung infection
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said on Thursday. A statement said the...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Mandela back in hospital with lung infection
By Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said on Thursday, renewing...
View ArticleSAfrica: Mandela responds positively to treatment
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's presidency says 94-year-old Nelson Mandela is responding positively to hospital treatment for a recurring lung infection. Taken from: SAfrica: Mandela responds...
View ArticleObama wishes Mandela well, calls him an inspiration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sent his best wishes on Thursday to former South African President Nelson Mandela, who is being treated in a hospital for a recurring lung infection, and...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Mandela making progress in hospital
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is making "steady progress" while being treated for a recurring lung infection and he had a full breakfast on Friday, South African authorities said. More: South...
View ArticleS.Africa’s Mandela "comfortable", responding to treatment
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African President Nelson Mandela is comfortable and able to breathe without problems as he continues to repond to treatment after spending a third night in...
View ArticleColumn: We won’t always like our loved ones’ decisions
When is enough enough? My friend’s 79-year-old mother is battling lung cancer. One day he told me he was frustrated, because it seems his mom has “given up” and is refusing treatment. See more here:...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Mandela visited by family after weekend improvement
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, who is being treated in hospital for pneumonia, was visited by members of his family on Monday after doctors had reported an...
View ArticleMandela making progress in 7th day in the hospital
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's government says Nelson Mandela "continues to make steady improvement" as he spends a 7th day in a hospital being treated for a recurring lung infection that developed...
View ArticleBaby Lake doing fine 5 months after exit procedure
DENVER (AP) — Lake Annabelle Hall wouldn't be alive today if doctors at Children's Hospital of Colorado hadn't operated on a cyst on her left lung before she was born. More: Baby Lake doing fine 5...
View ArticleFDA panel backs inhaler drug for lung disease
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of respiratory experts has voted in favor of approving an experimental inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Theravence for treating chronic lung disease. Read more here: FDA...
View ArticleMan ejected from SUV in crash along Arizona 89 – azcentral.com
Man ejected from SUV in crash along Arizona 89azcentral.comMan ejected from SUV in crash along Arizona 89 in Chino Valley. SHARE … He was then flown to the Flagstaff Medical Center with multiple broken...
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