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...cutting-edge research in neurology may have more in common with automechanics than you might think. In the past, lesion studies led brain scientists to believe that after a dysfunction was observed in a patient along with a lesion in a certain part of the brain, that part solely controlled the function that had been damaged...
...exults. Displayed on the screen is a larger-than-life section of the woman's right lung, a rosy mass marred by a couple of suspicious lumps. "Fire away," Sugarbaker directs the assisting surgeon. On the screen a tiny pincer appears. Grabbing hold of the lung just above the lesion, the pincer makes a clean slice through the quivering tissue, simultaneously sealing the wound by laying down a triple row of surgical staples. A few more snips and the task is complete. Sugarbaker, chief of thoracic surgery at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, draws a 10-cm-long...
...Fortunately, they found it at a very initial stage. There was no spot or lesion in the lungs. They predicted very cautiously that it would clear away completely, and they assured me that it has cleared...
...year-old First Lady learned of her health problem on Oct. 6, after doctors found a "suspicious lesion" in her breast when she had her annual mammogram. The discovery marked the second serious bout with cancer for the Reagans in recent years. In July 1985 the President had surgery to remove a cancerous growth from his colon; since then he has undergone minor operations to remove basal-cell skin cancers from his nose. Upon hearing the results of her breast examination, the First Lady said simply, "I guess it's my turn...
Cameron and others at the conference also reported that men with genital ulcers -- caused by such infections as herpes simplex 2, syphilis or chancroid -- were three times as vulnerable to the AIDS virus as those who were lesion free. "An ulcer breaks the integrity of the skin and allows infected blood to come into contact with a sexual partner," says Cameron. Thus, he adds, controlling treatable diseases like herpes and educating uncircumcised men about their risk could make a slight dent in the so far incurable scourge...