A to Z Health Guide 2007
The scientific bulletin of the year may be the stem-cell breakthrough. But 2007 provided a whole alphabet of big medical news. TIME's A-to-Z guide reviews them
—By Coco Masters, Alice Park, Carolyn Sayre, Tiffany Sharples, Alexandra Silver and Kate Stinchfield
Women suffering from painful but benign uterine fibroid tumors may have a noninvasive source of long-term relief. A new study led by the Mayo Clinic found that an outpatient treatment using high-intensity ultrasound can eliminate growths and keep them from returning for extended periods. The procedure leaves the uterus intact, so it is less traumatic than a hysterectomy — though only that more invasive procedure is known to eliminate tumors permanently.
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