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Thursday's Health Headlines

Laser Eye Surgery Concerns, General Surgeon Shortage

Hindsight is 20/20 -- and now some laser eye surgery patients say that's the only 20-20 vision they have.

The F-D-A investigating complaints of blurry vision and dry eyes.
Some even say their eyesight was permanently damaged by the procedure.

The FDA testimony from disgruntled patients and eye care professionals.

The docs argue the side effects are temporary and laser surgery works 95-percent of the time.

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And this nation needs general surgeons.. STAT!
U-C-L-A just released some startling statistics.

In the past 25-years, there has been a 25-percent decline in general surgeons.

On top of that only one in six general surgeons was younger than 40 in 2005.

That's compared to one in four in 19-81.

The timing is terrible...

It means fewer all-purpose surgeons at a time when baby boomers are needing things like gall-bladder removals and cancer surgeries...
Young doctors are seeking careers in more predictable, better paying fields - like plastic surgery.