Plastic Surgeons Face War Injuries From Iraq To Inner-City Violence Born out of war, plastic surgery remains at the forefront of surgical innovation, and advances from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan benefit victims of inner city wars being fought on our streets. At the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2008 conference, Oct. 31 - Nov.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFDA Warns LabCorp About Illegal Sales Of Ovarian Cancer Test The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written to global clinical network giant LabCorp to warn the company it is violating the law on a number of counts by selling its ovarian cancer test OvaSure. There was no suggestion that there was something clinically wrong with the test.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTime Management -- Tips To Reduce Stress Many women know the overwhelmed feeling caused by too much to do and too little time. Better time management can help you do more. And it has
health benefits, such as less stress and a better quality of life. The October issue of Mayo Clinic Women's
HealthSource offers tips to improve time management. The recommendation is to try one strategy for two to four weeks to see if it helps.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comExercise Helps Reduce Pain, Disability After Lower Back Surgery Lumbar spine (lower back) surgery is a common treatment for a herniated or "slipped" disk, and patients need to know whether it is better to sit still or get moving during their recovery period.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBoston Scientific Completes Clinical Trial Enrollment For Third-Generation Drug-Eluting Stent Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced that it has completed enrollment in the PERSEUS trial, designed to evaluate the Company's third-generation TAXUS(R) Element(TM) paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent. The PERSEUS clinical program has enrolled nearly 1,500 patients at 100 U.S.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReview: Anti-Clotting Drug Helps Patients With Immobilized Legs A new meta-analysis of existing research finds that patients who have immobilized lower legs due to a plaster cast or brace can greatly reduce their risk of a dangerous blood clot if they take a common anticoagulant drug.
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