Hebrew University researcher finds 'sweet' way to help prevent heart disease
...vated cholesterol levels) and had undergone bypass surgery were given daily supplements of Sweetie juice for 30 days. The patients, who ranged in age from 43 to 71, were divided into three groups of 24 each. One group received a daily supplement of 100 milliliters of the juice; a second received 200 millilit...Simple intervention nearly eliminates catheter-related bloodstream infections
...f anesthesiology and critical care medicine and of surgery at Johns Hopkins and lead author of the study published in the October issue of Critical Care Medicine. The simple interventions, which include a system for educating nurses and doctors about infection control, streamlining the catheter insertion ...'Sobering' disparity: African-Americans receive less compensation for job-related back injuries
...sc injury or to undergo surgery. Patients who had surgery and claims for disc injuries incurred higher treatment costs, had more compensated work absences, longer claim periods and greater disability ratings and larger settlement awards. There was little or no connection between legal representation and med...New biopsy technique helps assess breast cancer's spread
...ound to guide the biopsy. Patients then had breast surgery and either sentinel lymph node sampling or axillary node dissection. Pathology reports from surgery were compared to results from the ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration. Of the women whose ultra...Brain remapping may be key to recovery from stroke
...the groundwork for re-learning before they undergo surgery on a particular part of the brain." In addition to offering insight into the rehabilitation of stroke and brain injury patients, the study provides valuable information for the development of training strategies for brain-machine interfaces, which en...New Jersey Institute of Technology pioneers new way to teach engineers
...plasty on pasta, amniocentesis on jelly donuts and surgery on hot dogs. Foulds, along with other professors ...ant to develop studio courses, including the robot surgery class. And the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education funded the purchase of high-tech biomedical...Surgery without the scapel: U. Va. Health System marks fifteenth anniversary of Gamma knife
...pel, decreasing the pain, trauma and risks of open surgery such as hemorrhage, leaking cerebrospinal fluid an...ting patients who are not good candidates for open surgery or who have had previous surgeries. Also, if a tumor is small, less than three centimeters across fo...US sees steep rise in 'no indicated risk' caesareans
...rch is needed on whether the risks associated with surgery outweigh the benefits in these circumstances, they conclude....All chronic sinusitis is not created equal, study finds
...y took a retrospective look at 55 patients who had surgery for their disease at the University of Virginia at...gies. Typically, pathology studies completed after surgery indicate whether the patient had polyps, growths that can obstruct sinus passages that are believed ...Women taking breast enhancement pills swallow empty promises
...making it the second most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedure for women, according to the ASPS. Since 2000, the procedure has grown in popularity by 20 percent....No link found between pneumonitis in breast cancer patients and taxane-based chemotherapies
...nd then four cycles of FAC were given, followed by surgery and then radiation. Having the buffer window between the Taxol and the radiation might be, in part, cause for why we did not see any lung injury." Other researchers collaborating on the M. D. Anderson study include: Gary J. Whitman, M.D.; ...NIH launches new study to compare prostate surgery and drugs
...fects, which occur more often with the traditional surgery for BPH, known as transurethral resection of the p... moderate to severe symptoms and no prior prostate surgery to one of the three MIST therapies. The men, age 50 and over, will be followed closely for 3 to 5 y...Gastric bypass works for GERD and obesity in patients with prior surgery, says Pitt study
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 15 Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery can effectively control gastroesophageal reflux di...lling GERD in patients who had previous antireflux surgery and who have subsequently gained significant weight, and in obese patients who have had previous ant...'Birth control pill may reduce knee injury': McGill researchers
...MUHC chief resident in the division of orthopaedic surgery and principle investigator. "In one year, approximately 30,000 female athletes will suffer serious knee injuries. This can be devastating to the young athlete and may even end their athletic career. Previous research findings suggest that female ho...Pioneering Welsh surgery delivered to hospitals
...ymph nodes, and reduces the side-effects of breast surgery in around 60% of women with breast cancer. The pr... spread, will no longer have to have such invasive surgery 'just in case' of cancer spread....The ophthalmologist who pioneered customized LASIK surgery supervision now aims to further improve patients... We're learning how to make an extremely effective surgery even better," says MacRae, professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the University of Roches...Subanalysis finds patient-controlled, transdermal pain management system may be comparable
...dult patients receiving IONSYS TM following major surgery experienced similar pain relief as that experience...ain relief to most patients undergoing gynecologic surgery without the needles, lines and pumps needed for IV PCA." Patients in the study were randomized to re...Combination treatment helps thyroid cancer patients live longer
...ovember 15, 2004 Combining radiation therapy with surgery and chemotherapy helps patients with rare forms of...ul that aggressive radiation therapy combined with surgery and chemotherapy can halt these fast-growing cancer cells before they can spread, allowing people wi...New female sterilization technique not only quicker and easier for patients, but cheaper
...female sterilization, laparoscopic tubal ligation, surgery requiring an abdominal incision with general anesthesia. The study found the hysteroscopic method is less expensive due to the following factors: Quicker recovery -- this method requires either no time in recovery or much less time in the hosp...Beta blockers after cardiac surgery reduce length of stay and complications
...locker treatment within 24 hours of cardiothoracic surgery provides significant recovery benefits according to new research in The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. Beta-blockers shortened hospital stays by 2.2 days and reduced atrial fibrillation, a dangerous heart rhythm, by 17.3%. These important findings were r...