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• Delaying repair of childbirth injury not harmful

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For women who suffer an anal tear during childbirth, delaying surgical repair of the injury for up to 12 hours does not seem to harm long-term recovery, according to a new study.

• Hip replacement makes daily activities easier

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A total hip replacement can make it easier for older adults with hip arthritis to go about their daily routines, a new study shows.

• Breast reconstruction can have lasting benefits

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women's psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests.

• Most study participants understand research goals

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others, a new international study demonstrates.

• Harsh school atmosphere may foster student smoking

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Students at high schools that value caring and inclusiveness are significantly less likely to be smokers than their peers at schools placing a heavier emphasis on academics, Scottish researchers report.

• "Better treatment" seen needed for endometriosis

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Key-hole surgery to treat endometriosis is associated with good short-term outcomes but has a high reoperation rate in the long run, research suggests. Hysterectomy, on the other hand, while "too radical," is associated with a low reoperation rate, the study team found, and preservation of the ovaries is a "viable option."

• Device helps retrain arm reach after stroke

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel nonrobotic device called the Sensorimotor Active Rehabilitation Training (SMART) Arm can help stroke survivors with partial arm paralysis re-learn the task of reaching, a study shows.

• Heart failure outcomes worse in diabetics: study

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that having diabetes independently raises the risk of illness and death in people with heart failure, which occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently.

• Risky HPV detected in human breast milk

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16), which has been linked to cervical cancer, can be detected in human breast milk collected during the early period after a woman delivers her baby, doctors from Finland report.

• Small babies may develop "fat" belly organs: study

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born "small for gestational age" - that is, significantly smaller than most babies born after the same number of weeks of pregnancy -- are prone to developing "visceral" adiposity (fatness) of the abdomen, even without being overweight, research hints.

• Early surgery best for gallbladder inflammation

  Fetched: July 4th, 2008, 6:12pm EDT

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients who develop acute inflammation of the gallbladder, its best to have the gallbladder removed using minimally invasive surgery within 24 hours of hospital admission, rather than waiting weeks to years after a course of antibiotics has been given, new research shows.