Laparoscopy: Patients Benefit, But Do Surgeons Suffer?
When compared with open surgical techniques, the benefits of minimally invasive surgery have been...
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Joint Pain Unresolved with Glucosamine and Chondroitin
Over the past 10 years, general practitioners and rheumatologists have commonly prescribed...
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Updated Practice Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer
A major challenge in treating ovarian cancer is that by the time most patients are diagnosed with...
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Analyzing Poor Medication Adherence After MI
Approximately, 1.5 million cases of myocardial infarction (MI) occur each year. An estimated 5% to...
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Have you ever accepted a free pen, dinner, or trip from a pharmaceutical company in “reward” for prescribing their drugs? Despite expanding institutional conflict-of-interest policies and state laws preventing the undue...
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New Superbug Surfaces in Three States
An alarming new adaptable gene that can turn several common germs and types of bacteria into...
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Rapid Desensitization for Chemotherapy Allergies
Chemotherapy in the 21st century is only now beginning to evolve from its early, traumatic...
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Managing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections
Catheter-associated bacteriuria, the most common healthcare-associated infection, results from the...
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Improved Communication Benefits Surgical ICUs
In complex environments like surgical ICUs, integrated team performance and effective...
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How Operative Duration Affects Clinical Outcomes
Infectious complications, particularly surgical site infections (SSIs), are well documented to...
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Updating Hepatocellular Carcinoma Trends
The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the United States has historically been lower...
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Salmonella Outbreak Persists
The current salmonella scare is the largest outbreak of this strain since the CDC started...
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New Clinical Guidelines for Treating Exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system...
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Dealing With Childhood Obesity
One-third of the nation’s children are carrying too much weight, and researchers are beginning to...
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Guidelines for Intracranial Neurointerventional Procedures
Rapid advancements in endovascular interventions have facilitated the use of intracranial...
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Experimental Paint Kills MRSA Bacteria
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created nanoscale coating for surgical...
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Managing Thoracic Aortic Disease
Thoracic aortic diseases result in more than 40,000 deaths per year in the United States, but this...
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Atrial Flutter: Current Concepts & Management Strategies
Typical atrial flutter (AFL), a condition which affects an estimated 200,000 new patients...
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Should Fast-Food Chains Serve Statins?
Would you like a statin with your fries? British researchers have suggested that fast-food...
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Risk of Dying from Coronary Heart Disease Drops 50%
When it comes to the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), Americans seem to be heading in the...
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