Today's Top Medical Stories for April 16, 2012
By: CBS News
Updated: April 16, 2012
Parents may be able to soothe their babies during vaccinations using what's called the five s's plan. A new study in pediatrics shows swaddling and putting the baby in a side / stomach position help ease the pain of immunizations. So does shushing and swinging and giving the baby a pacifier to suck.
New statistics show chin augmentations are one of the fastest growing plastic surgery procedures. Chin implants increased last year at a higher rate than breast augmentation, botox and liposuction combined. Researchers say the surgery's popularity may be due in part to the increased use of video chatting and an aging baby boomer population.
Research shows a new drug can detect changes in the brain that could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease earlier. The drug is used in combination with a pet scan.. and flags areas of plaque on the brain. Currently -- Alzheimer's can only be detected during an autopsy after death or a brain biopsy.
(Dick Brennan, CBS News)
New statistics show chin augmentations are one of the fastest growing plastic surgery procedures. Chin implants increased last year at a higher rate than breast augmentation, botox and liposuction combined. Researchers say the surgery's popularity may be due in part to the increased use of video chatting and an aging baby boomer population.
Research shows a new drug can detect changes in the brain that could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease earlier. The drug is used in combination with a pet scan.. and flags areas of plaque on the brain. Currently -- Alzheimer's can only be detected during an autopsy after death or a brain biopsy.
(Dick Brennan, CBS News)


