Guest guest Posted November 25, 2002 Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 New procedure treats fibroids By MELISSA KLEIN THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: November 20, 2002) Yolanda Perlman decided to stop wishing away the uterine fibroids that were making her tummy bulge soon after a little girl looked at her and asked if she was pregnant. Perlman, then 48, was not pregnant, and the benign growths swelling her uterus were showing no signs of shrinking on their own. read the rest here (this is one of the few news stories I've seen on Dr. Forcade and his UAE website online): http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/112002/20fibroids.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Greenville News Monday, November 18, 2002 - 10:52 pm Counting birthdays, blessings Kathy Spencer-Mention My daughter entered this world like a dolphin jumping through a hoop, with slippery determination and little or no assistance from Mom. There was no final puffed-cheek push from me to move her from a cradle of dependency to that place where tiny lungs function on their own. Yet 12 years ago today, when I gave birth to my son, the story was much different. Nov. 19 marked the end of a harrowing tug-of-war I waged to have a second child. First came the startling news of secondary infertility, which was followed by fertility pills to set things in order. Then came the piercing pain, followed by emergency surgery for a suspected tubal pregnancy that was in reality a pregnancy complicated by fibroids. read the rest here: http://greenvilleonline.com/news/2002/11/18/2002111831849.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ land supports appeals of health plan decisions Physicians applaud a court ruling that the state insurance commissioner can impose fines and order plans to pay for improperly denied treatments. By Albert <http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/amnews/amnbio.htm#albert> , AMNews staff. Dec. 2, 2002. External appeal laws that many say strengthen the physician-patient relationship got another boost from the courts. The highest court in land has upheld a law that gives health plan subscribers the right to independent, external reviews when HMOs deny treatments that their doctors say are medically necessary. read the rest here: http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/amnews/pick_02/gvsc1202.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gynaecologist guilty of carrying out unnecessary hysterectomies By Elston, Independent Digital, UK 22 November 2002 A gynaecologist has been found guilty of carrying out unnecessary hysterectomies without his patients' consent. read the rest here: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health/story.jsp?story=354566 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prolapsed wombs: findings of survey STEVE DOWNES, Archant Regional, Norfolk, UK November 21, 2002 07:40 A Norfolk hospital trust is one of the least likely in England to perform hysterectomies on women under 45, a survey reveals. read the rest here: http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/News/story.asp?datetime=21+Nov+2002+07%3A40 & tbran\ d=EDPOnline & tCategory=NEWS & category=News & brand=EDPOnline & itemid=NOED20+Nov+2002+\ 21%3A36%3A58%3A160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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