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UCSD tests cap to fight brain cancer
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Researchers at the University of California San Diego's Moores Cancer Center are testing a promising new approach to fighting brain cancer that doesn't involve surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. A year and a half ago, 67-year-old Linda...Tags: Cancer, Healthcare Provider, Human Interest, Science and Technology, Tumors
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'In-N-Out' shooting victim undergoes 14th surgery
FOX 5 San Diego StaffSAN DIEGO - An El Cajon man was recuperating Wednesday in a trauma center after his 14th reconstructive surgery since Saturday, when he was shot in the face during two-city shooting rampage that also left a policeman dead. Martin Hanna, 22, underwent...Tags: Plastic Surgery, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Crimes
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Operation Mend gives disfigured soldier his face back
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterVISTA, Calif. - A soldier who was severely wounded and disfigured while in Afghanistan is getting his face back thanks to a Vietnam veteran and doctor from La Mesa.A program called Operation Mend has provided reconstructive surgery to nearly 45 injured...Tags: Plastic Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Texas, Human Interest
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Graphic anti-smoking labels added to cigarette packs
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that all tobacco companies will be required to display larger cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the United States. There are nine different...Tags: Cancer, Physical Conditions, Heart Problems, Heart Disease, Food and Drug Administration
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Millennium Cosmetic & Laser Institute
What is the FAMI Injection? what are the benefits of the FAMI Injection? These are frequently asked questions asked by most patients and today I will provide you with a short and to the point 101. The fat autograft muscle injection commonly known as...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Science and Technology
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San Marcos man rides bike across U.S.
FOX 5 SportsSAN DIEGO -- Ask Jimmy Button how far he rode on his bike across America, and he'll show you his arm. “It's just a nice reminder that we did something pretty big and did something pretty special,” he said. Button tattooed the number 2475...Tags: Qualcomm Inc., San Diego (San Diego, California), Daytona Beach, Transportation Accidents, Texas
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13-year-old lacrosse player overcomes brain tumor
Fox 5 SportsSAN DIEGO -- Marshall Cotta plays piano and lacrosse, but he shouldn't be able to do either. Frankly, the teenager shouldn't be here. Cotta started walking at 10 months. Then three months later, he couldn't walk, or even stand because of a brain tumor in...Tags: Cancer, Entertainment, Lacrosse, Music, Health Treatments
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Rare surgery gives man 2 hearts
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- A San Diego man is recovering following a rare type of surgery at Thornton Hospital that left him with two beating hearts, UC San Diego Health Sciences officials announced Friday.
A donor heart was implanted on Sunday to supplement...Tags: University of California, Heart Transplants, Health, Charity, Social Issues
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Doctors save leg of woman injured in Stingaree crash
Fox 5 ReporterSAN DIEGO -- Doctors surgically repaired a woman's leg after it was crushed over the weekend when a cab plowed into a crowd outside a nightclub in San Diego's Gaslamp District, police said Monday. Dominique Gambale, 45, was the most severely injured...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Broken Nose, University of California, Bars and Clubs, Prosecution
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Crash victim faces long recovery
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO -- A woman whose leg was crushed by a taxi that veered off a street and pinned her against a building in the Gaslamp Quarter is likely to spend years recuperating, a doctor assigned to her case said Tuesday. "Most people take two years to...Tags: Broken Nose, Health, University of California, San Diego, Injuries and Wounds, Amputation
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Surgeons remove half of man's pelvis to save leg
SAN DIEGO -- A 62-year-old delivery driver who faced the loss of his leg during surgery for a rare type of bone cancer still has both his lower limbs and can walk with help, UC San Diego Health Sciences officials announced Monday.
Carlos Ortiz was...Tags: University of California, Cancer, Science, Intestine, Amputation
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Two local hospitals rank among nation's best
SAN DIEGO -- UCSD Medical Center and Scripps Memorial Hospital were ranked among the top hospitals in San Diego and the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual survey out Tuesday.
UCSD was ranked first in San Diego and 11th nationally...Tags: University of California, Newspaper and Magazine, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, University of California, San Diego
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