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MEDICAL NEWS

Elective Surgery Patients Often Report Poor Recovery

12:00 PM EST

1 year after procedure, 17% have more pain and 24% have less vitality than before, study finds

DAILY NEWS SUMMARY

Health Highlights: Sept. 1, 2010

The Daily News Summary is a single article covering the most important news published in the previous 24 hours.

JOURNAL UPDATE

Debulking of Ovarian Cancer Can Be Before or After Chemo

5:00 PM EST

In advanced disease, outcome depends mostly on size of residual tumor, not chemotherapy timing

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

August 2010 Briefing - Surgery

September 01, 2010

The Monthly Journal Summary is a single article covering the most important journal articles published in the previous 30 days.

DISCUSSION

RE: The right hypochondrium... Is it really “right”? A territorial dispute

By Tamer M. Fouad, M.D.

Dear Dr. Kamath,
Thank you for this stimulating article. In clinical practice nowadays,…

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CONFERENCE SUMMARY

American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, July 15-18, 2010

CONFERENCE NEWS

ESC: Double-Dose Clopidogrel May Not Benefit ACS Patients

September 01, 2010

But it does appear to reduce cardiovascular events, stent thrombosis among PCI subgroup

FDA APPROVALS

TachoSil Sealant Patch Approved for Cardiovascular Surgery

April 05, 2010

Prevents bleeding from small vessels

ALERTS

FDA: 6 French Engage Introducer Devices Recalled

Class I recall issued due to risk of a potentially life-threatening bleeding episode

FYI

Health Tip: What May Trigger a Hernia

Common causes of the injury

BLOGS

Are the ligaments of Berry the only reason why the thyroid moves up with deglutition?

Author: M. Aroon Kamath, M.D.

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