May 17, 2010

Most men currently diagnosed with localized prostate cancer are likely to have the disease eradicated by one of the available treatment modalities, but the focus on health-related quality of life asso...

Apr 26, 2010

Approximately 22,000 people are diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma each year in the United States. Currently, surgical resection is the only potentially curative treatment for this patient group. W...

Apr 12, 2010

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, or AAOS, held its 2010 annual meeting from March 9 to 12 in New Orleans. The features below highlight some of the news emerging from the meeting. For ...

Jan 25, 2010

More than 3 million children in the United States have major surgery every year, and these procedures often require them to undergo general anesthesia. The prospect of surgery is stressful regardless ...