In this operation an ellipse of skin is taken from around the cancer and the nipple. The incision used tends to be in line with the nipple and wherever the cancer is. So if the cancer is in the upper outer quadrant, as is usually the case, the skin ellipse is usually in an oblique [...]

There is no simple and accurate test which can be used to detect endometriosis. The only reliable way to diagnose the condition is by observing the implants during a minor operation known as a laparoscopy. The diagnosis usually involves several stages which may include some or all of the following: * reporting your symptoms to [...]

This is a useful tool for learning how to relax. A biofeedback system uses the ‘feedback’ to the individual of biological information that is otherwise unavailable to him or her so that he or she can exert some control over a particular body system. Using such techniques people have been able to control the temperature [...]

After years of frustration, Mary Ellen O’Grady finally found a weight-loss device that works for her: the venerable doggie bag. At age 37, the Loch Arbour, New Jersey, resident noticed that even though her eating habits hadn’t changed, her waistline had expanded. Daily exercise was helping prevent serious poundage from accumulating. Still, she was roughly [...]