Strategies for Managing Thoracic Aortic Disease With Surgery
In the past two decades, published research has suggested that the prevalence of thoracic aortic...
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American Diabetes Association 71st Scientific Sessions
The American Diabetes Association 71st Scientific Sessions was held June 24-28, 2011 in San Diego. The features below highlight some of the news emerging from the meeting. » Type 1 Diabetes Often Misclassified » Computer-Based...
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A Look at Burnout Among Head & Neck Surgeons
Burnout among surgeons continues to be problematic for the medical community. In addition to the...
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According to the American Heart Association (AHA), approximately 50 million stroke survivors worldwide currently cope with significant physical, cognitive, and emotional deficits, and 25% to 74% of these survivors require some...
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Weight Issues When Managing Diabetes
Patients with diabetes often struggle with being overweight or obese, and achieving or maintaining...
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Detecting and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes
According to the CDC, the reported rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) range from 2% to...
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How Clostridium difficile Impacts IBD
Two decades ago, CDI was considered uncommon among IBD patients, even among those presenting with...
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Approaches to Treating Tourette’s Syndrome
Tourette’s syndrome is a childhood-onset condition that is diagnosed when motor and vocal tics...
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Cardioversion in the RE-LY Trial
About 2.3 million Americans are currently living with atrial fibrillation (AF), and the prevalence...
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ASCO Annual Meeting 2011
The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2011 annual meeting was held June 3-7 in...
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Enhancing Patient Safety in Surgery
The “Universal Protocol” was designed to increase patient safety in the operating room (OR) by...
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Efforts Needed to Meet Anesthesiologist Demand
Anesthesiology is an important medical specialty provided by highly skilled anesthesiologists....
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Improving Care for Falls & Urinary Incontinence
Primary care physicians (PCPs) are often the ones who manage these patient groups, but the care...
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Updated Guidelines for BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with bladder outlet obstruction has been shown to contribute to...
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Assessing Risk for OSAS & Postoperative Complications
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a disorder in which patients periodically stop...
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Incretin Therapies in Diabetes Care
Diabetes is an epidemic in the United States. According to the most recent CDC estimates, the...
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Coffee-Cardiovascular Disease Link Discounted in Women
For years, physicians have recommended that patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) avoid...
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The American Society of Hypertension 2011
New research presented at the annual scientific meeting of American Society of Hypertension from...
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The Shifting Treatment Landscape in Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a disorder found in approximately 2.2 million Americans, and the...
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Examining Chronic Cancer Pain in Survivors
Recent data from the National Cancer Institute suggest that more than 60% of people diagnosed with...
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