Roundup of the Day's Health News
ByABC News
August 22, 2001, 5:42 PM
Aug. 22 -- In the medical file today:
Blank Screens
A new study finds that two of the most common screening exams for colon cancer are ineffective. The tests, less invasive than a full colonoscopy, can miss up to 75 percent of precancerous growths. Read more.
Repeat Performance
The UCLA Medical Center says it plans to become the second hospital in the country to implant a self-contained artificial heart. The heart will be the same 4-pound device that was implanted in 59-year-old Robert Tools, who spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday. Read more.
