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Surgery and Rehabilitation
University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientists Find Restricting Post-Surgery Blood Transfusion Is Safe for Older, Anemic Hip Surgery Patients
New England Journal of Medicine Study Could Change Clinical Practice, Help Vulnerable Patients Avoid Transfusion Risks
Using a Restrictive Approach in Post-surgical Blood Transfusions Is Safe and Saves Blood
-- Research Published Online Today by the New England Journal of Medicine -- ...NIH-supported study finds no benefit for a liberal transfusion strategy after hip-fracture surgery
A liberal strategy for providing red blood cell transfusions following hip-fracture surgery to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease neither lowered their post-surgical risk of death nor improved their recovery rates when compared to a restrictive transfusion strategy, according to new research supported by the National Institutes of Health....CUHK Successfully Performed Hong Kong’s First Robotic Endoscopic Scarless Surgery
A Major Endoscopic Technological Breakthrough...Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplant Survival Rates Equal, When Donor is Unrelated to Patient
New Study Indicates Bone Marrow Reduces Risk of Graft-Versus-Host Disease Compared to Peripheral Blood Stem Cells...For first time in Spain, team of surgeons undertake robotic surgery for thyroids without scarring on neck
The Thyroid Pathology Area surgery team at the University of Navarra Hospital has operated on three cases of transaxillar (through the axilla) surgery using the Da Vinci robot, and with good results. This is the first time that this hospital in Spain has used this robotic technique for thyroid pathology. ...Angioplasties Performed at Centers Without On-Site Surgery Services Are Safe, Study Finds
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Contrary to current guidelines, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that elective or primary (in patients who have had heart attacks) angioplasties performed at centers without on-site cardiac surgery capabilities pose no increased risk for patient death or emergency bypass surgery. ...Research Examines Extending Organ Life for Transplants
Rutgers-Camden student studies cold tolernace in fruit flies...New move to use robots for stroke rehabilitation
Robots will be used to help people recover from strokes as part of a three year research project by the University of Sheffield, in partnership with experts from across Europe....New incision-free surgery helps tame chronic acid reflux
BY JOHN SANFORD - Adam Vasser would wake up at night choking on partially digested food and liquid. Stomach acid burned the delicate tissue of his throat. “I’d sleep really badly,” he said....
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- Fingerprint of radiation exposure discovered in thyroid cancer
- WHO concerned that new H5N1 influenza research could undermine the 2011 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework
- FDA Issues Early Communication about Ongoing Safety Review of Weight Loss Drug Orlistat
- Neuroscientists Find That Status within Groups Can Affect IQ
- Stanford's Roundtable discusses longevity, aging and its impacts on society
- Doubts over vein blockages in people with MS
- Gun ownership, carrying a gun linked to heavy alcohol use
- Yale Researchers Pinpoint Reasons for Dramatic Rise in C-Sections
- Study recommends that parents, physicians share decisions in sex development disorder surgery
- Myth buster: helmets halve head injuries
Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
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07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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