| Public watches Arkansas man receive valve in once-shrouded surgery
LITTLE ROCK -- From the first smooth cut across Troy Sanders' chest to his heart quivering back to life, an audience much larger than the operating room could hold watched every move.Cameras on a wall, on a ceiling and held by hand let more than four dozen people watch doctors repair one of Sanders' heart valves and replace another with one fashioned from a cow's. A projector showed a picture-in-picture view of the surgery and heart monitor displays, with surgeon Dr. Mike Bauer narrating each step as St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center offered its first public viewing of a cardiac operation."The heart does all that and they can fix it like that. It's pretty amazing," whispered Jacob Hyatt, 22, a pre-med student at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.Sanders' surgery was a success.
Professor Uses Tai Chi To Fight Degenerative Nerve Disease
Peripheral neuropathy is a degenerative nerve disease with no cure and few effective treatment options -- until now. Li Li, professor of kinesiology at LSU, is conducting a study into the benefits of tai chi for elderly peripheral neuropathy patients. So far, those practicing tai chi show far greater levels of improvement that those pursuing more traditional methods of treatment. .
'Lunchtime' lift still requires recovery time
The world of cosmetic enhancement is often a confusing one, with many different monikers used for one type of procedure. Whether a trademarked brand or a creative label used solely to create buzz, the name of the procedure is less important than understanding the facts and details associated with each. The "Lunchtime" Lift (also known as Threadlift, ContourThreadlift, featherlift, APTOS, Lifestyle Lift): With a nickname that includes the word "lunchtime" in it, it's easy to envision erasing years from your face in under an hour. However, this is one of the most misleading terms used today. .
Attacking arm wattle
What's to be done about arm wattle, the midlife condition that afflicts the triceps of every woman alive? We've tried out a few options and outlined a couple of others. Take your pick and wage war on wattle — or decide it's not what matters and embrace it! .
Cast wide net to maximize deductions for medical care
WASHINGTON -- What do doctors' visits, Navajo healing ceremonies and clarinet lessons have in common? All can qualify, under the right circumstances, as tax-deductible medical expenses. It's not that easy to take the deduction -- medical expenses must exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income before they can be deducted. But taxpayers can cast a wide net to reach that threshold, so it may be easier than you think. Costs for elastic hosiery, seeing-eye dogs, stop-smoking and weight-loss programs, lead paint removal, special mattresses for relief of arthritis or spine problems, reclining chairs prescribed by a doctor -- all have been permitted by either the Internal Revenue Service or the U.S. Tax Court, where tax disputes are heard. "If it was prescribed for a medical purpose or to alleviate a condition, you have a good chance of getting it through," said Donna LeValley, a tax lawyer and contributing editor of the J.K.
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