http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Despite a national focus on reducing surgical errors, surgery-related adverse events continue to occur both inside and outside the operating room, according to an analysis of events at Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news177620441.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:00:01 EST news177620441 New research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that African-American patients with colorectal cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease and are less likely to undergo surgical procedures compared with Caucasians, suggesting that improvements in screening and rates of operation may reduce differences in colorectal cancer outcomes for African-Americans. http://www.physorg.com/news177248427.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:10:04 EST news177248427 A quick and accurate test for endometriosis that does not require surgery has been developed by researchers from Australia, Jordan and Belgium, according to new research published online today (Wednesday 19 August) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1]. http://www.physorg.com/news169884413.html Medicine & Health Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:07:33 EST news169884413 The overall number of glaucoma surgical procedures appears to be increasing, but payments by Medicare for the procedures have been decreasing, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. http://www.physorg.com/news166721547.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:40:02 EST news166721547 Surgical gloves that develop holes or leaks during a procedure appear to increase the risk of infection at the surgical site among patients who are not given antibiotics beforehand, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news164302399.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:10:01 EST news164302399 Policymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients to high-quality providers, compared to traditional fee-for-service insurance plans. A recent study by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center, however, found that in the case of one common surgical procedure, the checks and balances assumed with managed care did not improve the quality or outcome of care. http://www.physorg.com/news149768854.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:27:34 EST news149768854 Smoking appears to be associated with an increased rate of hemorrhage (bleeding) in patients who undergo uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP, a surgical procedure used to remove excess tissue from the throat) with tonsillectomy (a surgical procedure in which the tonsils are removed), but not in those who undergo tonsillectomy alone, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Otolaryngology−Head & Neck Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news138295609.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:26:49 EST news138295609