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Poor Social Life Could Spell Trouble for Older Women’s Bones

• Could Antibacterial Triclosan Weaken Women’s Bones?
• How Do Birth Defects Affect Childhood Cancer Risk?
• Bones Help Black People Keep Facial Aging at Bay
• Many Middle-Aged Men May Have Signs of Thinning Bones

JOURNAL UPDATE

Tool Uses Spine X-Rays to Assess Response to Osteoporosis Tx

• Serious Misdiagnosis-Related Harms Mostly Due to ‘Big Three’
• Prescribing Fewer Tablets Can Cut Post-ACL Surgery Opioid Use
• High Social Stress Linked to Greater Bone Loss After Menopause

MONTHLY JOURNAL SUMMARY

June 2019 Briefing - Orthopedics

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Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure, and Wrong-Patient Surgery

The operating room is where, without doubt, many lives are saved and a multitude of destinies are altered. However, in today’s rapidly changing world, the number and complexity of surgical procedures are increasing dramatically. So is the number of surgical sub-specialties. The operating lists in…

The Wrongly Famous in Medical History

In medical history, there have been instances wherein, one gained “name” and “fame” for “describing” a particular condition or “performing” a procedure, when in fact, someone else had already described or performed that procedure. Some conditions have been wrongly named after individuals…

Massive Recall of Tylenol in USA, UAE and Fiji

Johnson and Johnson is extending the voluntary recall of certain lots of OTC products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Fiji. This includes Tylenol, Motrin and St. Joseph’s aspirin.

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Osteoporosis

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RE: Investigational Topical Minocycline Gel for Acne Advances to Phase III Development

As I understand, this is a great step of development that we can use to save many people from horrible diseases. and i also hope Dr.Lain and your partners…

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