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Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) in women is common and can be treated with non-narcotic compounded medications. University Compounding Pharmacy in Troy, Michigan has a number of topical and vaginal creams to help women with their CPP condition. (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) in women can be debilitating. For many women, oral narcotic therapy may be the only option that offers the patient any relief. Unfortunately, chronic narcotic therapy can have intolerable side effects...

While thoracic surgeons are traditionally known as the experts who perform heart surgeries, a UC Davis study has found that general thoracic surgeons, especially those at academic health centers, perform the vast majority of complex noncardiac operations, including surgeries of the esophagus and lungs. The authors said their results, published in the October issue of The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, support the designation of general thoracic surgery as a distinct specialty, which will...

BALTIMORE, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cosmetic Surgery Center of Maryland announces that its founder and medical director, Dr. Michael Cohen, was recently named a Top Doctor by Baltimore Magazine. The magazine has compiled the list for 26 years. Dr. Cohen was voted Top Doctor in two different categories--Plastic Surgery Breast and Plastic Surgery Body Contouring. Top Doctor selections were gleaned from a survey of almost 10,000 physicians in the Baltimore area; each...

HOUSTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Renowned pediatric plastic surgeon Dr. Larry Hollier has been appointed as chief of the division of plastic surgery at Texas Children's Hospital. Hollier, whose appointment was effective Nov. 8, will continue his roles as professor of plastic surgery and pediatrics, and director of the residency program for the division of plastic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. For more information about plastic surgery visit texaschildrens.org....

ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (NYSE: CRY), a leading tissue processing and medical device company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, announced today that it has received regulatory approval in Europe to market its BioFoam® Surgical Matrix as an adjunct to hemostasis in cardiovascular surgery when cessation of bleeding by ligature or other conventional methods is ineffective or impractical. BioFoam has previously been approved in Europe as an adjunct to...

Collective patient insights influence clinical care and research directions MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To glean fresh insights about how complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) offers new approaches to managing chronic pain conditions like interstitial cystitis (IC), the Interstitial Cystitis Association (ICA) conducted the largest ever survey of IC patients in a scientific study. The article that details the research findings, "Interstitial Cystitis...

Dr. Raffi Hovsepian, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles plastic surgeon, has been recognized as one of America’ top plastic surgeons and surgeons by the “Guide to America’s Top Plastic Surgeons” in 2012 for the 5th consecutive year. Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) December 01, 2012 Dr. Raffi Hovsepian, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles plastic surgeon, has been recognized as one of America’ top plastic surgeons and surgeons by the “Guide to America’s Top Plastic Surgeons” in 2012 for the...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the passing of Nobel Prize winning surgeon Dr. Joseph Murray, who carried out the first successful kidney transplant in 1954, Dr. Peter C. Neligan, author of the definitive textbook of the discipline, Plastic Surgery, (3(rd) Ed., Elsevier, October 2012) is available to comment on Dr. Murray's legacy of innovation. Dr. Murray died on Monday in Boston at the age of 93. "The history of Plastic Surgery is one of innovation in...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Some might imagine that Beverly Hills plastic surgery would be a relatively sedate matter. Indeed, such procedures as breast augmentation in Beverly Hills might not seem urgent or life threatening to the casual observer. However, for a leading double board certified plastic surgeon like Dr. Payam Jarrah-Nejad, that's not always the case. Situations sometimes arise that redirect attention from shortening breast augmentation recovery to more...

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While technology has changed the scope of cosmetic surgery in recent years by offering more options for treatment, the best way to ensure successful results is still through an in-depth personal consultation, says Dr. Norman Pastorek, a leading New York doctor with over 30 years of experience in facial plastic surgery. Viewing a potential surgeon's website and reading online reviews should not replace the face-to-face conference as a deciding...