New Evidence Shows Hysterectomy Does Not Increase Risk Of Heart Disease
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online While previous research has shown a connection between the medical removal of a woman’s uterus and heart problems, a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found...
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New Surgery Center Company Plans to Set the Benchmark for Surgical Care in India. Pune, India (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Prime Surgical Centers announced the opening of their flagship surgery center at Damle Path, Off Law College Road in Pune. Announcing this to the press, Prime’s Founder & CEO Amar Pradhan said “Prime develops and manages surgery centers in partnership with surgeons who have a reputation for clinical excellence and ethics. With a singular focus on patient...
Whether employers admit it or not, obese people may find discrimination in the workplace because of their size, as alluded to in a January 26, 2013 article in USA Today (“Do Penalties For Smokers and the Obese Make Sense?”). Lap Band Surgery Center's Dr. Joseph Naim suggests that weight loss from installing the LAP-BAND® system may help patients in their work lives. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Obesity can have consequences other than just a person's...
A recent CNN Health report looks at the motivation behind a patient’s decision to undergo plastic surgery. Dr. Simon Ourian of Epione Beverly Hills says that it’s important for potential plastic surgery patients to be in a good frame of mind before deciding to move forward with treatment. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 A May 13, 2013 report by CNN Health entitled “Getting Back at Your Ex -- By Getting Surgery” examines the typical motivation of post-divorce plastic surgery...
Patients with moderate to severe periodontal disease now have a new gum disease treatment option available to them. By eliminating periodontitis, laser gum surgery can decrease the risk of other associated health problems in a less invasive and painful manner than traditional scalpel surgeries. Fremont, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Dr. Colin Yoshida joins the few dental professionals in the country that offer patients with gum disease the option of receiving the Laser Assisted New Attachment...
Arm lifts are sweeping the country, but it takes the finest surgeons to transform ordinary limbs to things of beauty LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- News reports have been filled with speculation about the reasons for a dramatic nationwide increase in arm lifts, known medically as brachioplasty. We admit it's interesting to speculate on the reasons for the enormous rise in the operation to remove unattractive baggy skin and tissue from only 300 procedures in the year 2000...
A nose job gone wrong can be a serious problem, but an outstanding plastic surgeon can get you the nose you want and may often need LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It's always a huge disappointment when plastic surgery fails to achieve the desired results. The outstanding plastic surgeons of Beverly Hills Physicians know that unsuccessful nose jobs - doctors prefer to call it rhinoplasty - can be even worse than some other surgeries. The nose is obviously much more than a...
Findings suggest VEGF inhibition via TGF-B1 may be beneficial The most common cause of failure after glaucoma surgery is scarring at the surgical site, so researchers are actively looking for ways to minimize or prevent scar formation. Previous work had suggested that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) activates fibrosis, whereas VEGF inhibition results in reduced scar formation and better surgical results. In a series of studies using a rabbit model of glaucoma surgery,...
Kishwaukee Community Hospital is changing the way patients and their families think about and experience spinal surgery with the introduction of the Spine Center. DeKalb, IL (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Kishwaukee Community Hospital is changing the way patients and their families think about and experience spinal surgery with the introduction of the Spine Center, a comprehensive program, based on a national best practice model for spine surgery, structured around the fundamental concept of...
INTIO's TipTRAC™ will be demonstrated at the World Congress of Interventional Oncology. Real-time visualization of probe placement enhances the interventional radiologist's ability to more accurately deliver ablative therapy. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 INTIO, Inc. is introducing TipTRAC™, a new and significant feature of its 510(k) cleared ClearStart SVM™ system at the World Congress of Interventional Oncology in New York, May 16-19, 2013. TipTRAC™, used in...
Web-based platform enables physicians to send real-time updates to patient’s families throughout surgery. Houston, TX (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Patient Updater has released a new version of its innovative cloud based mobile messaging platform that enables physicians and healthcare facilities to send HIPAA compliant updates to patient’s families throughout the entire surgical process. The platform aims to address a growing trend in healthcare today, an increased emphasis on patient...
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General surgery is a specialty that concentrates on the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and the thyroid gland. This specialty also deals with skin, breast, soft tissue and hernia related diseases. General Surgeons have the opportunity to subspecialize in one or more of the following: Trauma Surgery: Trauma surgery is the specialty that performs invasive procedures for physical injuries in an emergency. This subspecialty holds the...
Endoluminal capsule monitoring is categorized as a non-invasive medical procedure used in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of abnormalities in the gastrointestinal system. Procedure Once the need is identified to monitor the gastrointestinal system and the patient has a working system, they will ingest a water-tight capsule that contains a miniaturized wireless radio transmitter. Once it is ingested, it sends signals to a radio receiver. The data is then processed and presented...
The esophagogastroduodenoscopy is a medical diagnostic procedure used in internal medicine to view the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. This non-invasive procedure is used for many complaints and requires little to no time for recovery from the procedure. Reasons for the Procedure Patients present to their physician with physical complaints. For example, a patient may come into the office and say they have been feeling tired and forgetful. Through many tests and evaluations,...
A laparoscopy is an invasive surgical procedure used in abdominal area but is much less invasive than the preceding methods. Small incisions are made in the abdomen or pelvic area in which the camera and tools are introduced to perform the surgery or inspect the area. The method before the laparoscopy involved cutting open the area completely with longer healing time and more complications. Although in the pediatric populations, abscesses have a tendency to form around the incision sites....
