News tagged with surgical
Tailoring surgical glues for specific applications
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgical adhesives, which can be used to seal tissues after an operation or to repair wounds, are becoming increasingly important parts of a doctor's toolkit. However, their one-size-fits-all ...
A urine test for appendicitis?
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Appendicitis is the most common childhood surgical emergency, but the diagnosis can be challenging, especially in children, often leading to either unnecessary surgery in children without appendicitis, or ...
Perforated surgical gloves associated with surgical site infection risk
Jun 15, 2009 |
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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 ...
Mexico City ends swine flu alert, no cases in week
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Mexico City lowered its swine flu alert level from yellow to green on Thursday, and the mayor said "we can relax" now that there have been no new infections for a week.
Optometrists make custom contact lenses for long-underserved patients
May 13, 2009 |
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While the majority of patients with common vision problems can find glasses or contact lenses fairly easily, others who suffer from diseases of the eye that affect the focus of light have more limited options ...
'Beating' heart machine expedites development of new tools for heart surgery (w/Video)
May 12, 2009 |
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A new machine developed at North Carolina State University makes an animal heart pump much like a live heart after it has been removed from the animal's body, allowing researchers to expedite the development ...
Mexican students return to class
May 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Millions of children, many wearing surgical masks, returned to scrubbed and disinfected classrooms Monday after a nationwide shutdown to curb the spread of swine flu in Mexico. The worldwide toll ...
Mexico gets some bustle back after flu shutdown
May 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Traffic is picking up again, cafes are reopening and cleanup crews are getting universities ready to resume classes. Mexico City has some of its customary bustle back, and the president promises life ...
African-American women still have poorer breast cancer outcomes
May 04, 2009 |
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New research published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that dramatic disparities in breast cancer outcomes continue to exist for African-American women, regardless of the age at whi ...
CDC advice for those with flulike symptoms
May 01, 2009 |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering advice to people wondering what to do if a family member takes ill with flulike symptoms. Some of the more important points:
Endoscopic surgery effectively relieves sinusitis symptoms; large pooled study
May 01, 2009 |
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Endoscopic sinus surgery can significantly relieve symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis - inflammation of the sinus cavities - according to a research team, led by a Georgetown physician, which conducted the first large-scale ...
Finding will improve accuracy of cancer diagnosis
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) investigators working in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic researchers have determined that two types of kidney tumors previously thought to be different diseases are actually variations ...
Mexicans put faith in masks -- but do they work?
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The cloth patches in green, blue and white are everywhere, clamped tight over the mouth and nose of teachers, toddlers, policemen and drunks. Even the statue at the church of St. Jude, patron of lost ...
Up to 45 swine flu cases connected to NYC school
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- City officials announced a rising toll of the largest cluster of swine flu cases in the nation Monday as anxious New Yorkers rushed to drug stores to buy face masks in response to a global health ...
Fear, anger and fatalism over swine flu in Mexico
Apr 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The schools and museums are closed. Sold-out games between Mexico's most popular soccer teams are being played in empty stadiums. Health workers are ordering sickly passengers off subways and buses. ...
