News tagged with surgical interventions
Searching for better ways to treat prostate disorders
Innovative new technology has been used to identify and profile a novel combination of proteins that may improve treatment for prostate disorders. The study will be published in the April 13th 2012 edition ...
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Lymph node dissection is not essential in small screen-detected lung cancers, new research shows
Lymph node dissection, the current standard surgical treatment for localized non-small cell lung cancers, may be unnecessary in certain screen-detected early stage cases , according to a study published in the March issue ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Clinical practitioners not adhering to evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis
New research found clinicians who care for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) are likely not following standard care guidelines that are based on current medical evidence. Researchers noted physicians were prescribing medications ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Military experts provide civilian surgeons with guidance on handling bomb blast injuries
Hospitals all over the world need to be aware of how to treat emergency blast injuries and military surgeons can provide valuable knowledge and advice to their civilian counterparts based on their experience of battlefield ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Wartime urologic injuries require different mindset
Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Study recommends that parents, physicians share decisions in sex development disorder surgery
A shared decision-making process would assist doctors and parents who are facing the extraordinarily complex, challenging and controversial choices presented when infants are born with genetic or anatomical anomalies in sexual ...
Jul 23, 2010 |
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Antibiotic Use Boosts Risk of Infection with Clostridium Bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant Staph infection is not the only emerging bacterial threat. Now a different bug — Clostridium difficile - is gaining strength.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 02, 2010 |
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Genetic signatures provide new direction in liver cancer
Results of an international clinical study conducted in Europe and the US presented today at the International Liver Congress 2010, the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Liver in Vienna, Austria, ...
Apr 16, 2010 |
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90 percent of children with intermittent exotropia will become nearsighted by 20 years of age
Intermittent exotropia, a condition in which the eyes turn outward while looking at an object, occurs in about 1% of American children and is less common than esotropia, where the eyes turn inward. In an article published ...
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Apr 07, 2010 |
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Bailout stenting successful treatment for infants with constricted aortas
Cardiac interventionalists and surgeons at University Clinic in Leuven, Belgium have achieved successful stent implantation and follow-up coarctectomy in premature infants suffering from aortic coarctation. Full findings ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Battling a biceps injury
People who suffer from injuries to the distal biceps tendon may benefit from earlier surgical intervention and new surgical techniques, according to a review article published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of th ...
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Surgical quality program is a strong tool for assessing outcomes for high-risk procedures
New research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) is a powerful tool for as ...
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Radiologists develop scale to help clinicians predict disease severity in infants with NEC
Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center have developed a scale called the Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale (DAAS) to assist clinicians in determining the severity of disease and the need for surgery in infants with ...
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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Weight loss is good for the kidneys
Losing weight may preserve kidney function in obese people with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findings indicate that t ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Optometrists make custom contact lenses for long-underserved patients
While the majority of patients with common vision problems can find glasses or contact lenses fairly easily, others who suffer from diseases of the eye that affect the focus of light have more limited options ...
May 13, 2009 |
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