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- 10/14/2010
Product update: October 2010
An update on what's new in health and beauty, footcare and self care products. - 10/14/2010
A fine mesh: Risky to combine hysterectomy and prolapse surgery
Doing procedures at the same time linked with greater incidence of mesh erosion - 10/14/2010
Boomers: the new face of trauma
Be forewarned—they are coming to your health-care facility and they are well-armed. The nitrates, beta-blockers, ARBs, ACE inhibitors, hypoglycemic agents, blood thinners, platelet inhibitors and, of course, Viagra coursing through their vasculature will make your life as a physician caring for these patients a living hell. Add to this their implantable electronic cardiac devices, stents, alcohol-weary livers and marginal kidneys, and you have yourself a perfect storm. - 10/14/2010
Manitoba case underlines value of clinical judgment
Time is of the essence when dealing with a suspected case of lung cancer, so surgeon did not wait for lab test results - 10/14/2010
Increase use of simulation in residency: blue-chip panel
Current model often lands residents in situations over their heads - 10/14/2010
First-episode psych patients should be kept on quetiapine
Relapse risk is high even after a year of successful treatment of a first episode of psychosis—and maintenance therapy may therefore need to continue, according to findings from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial here. - 10/14/2010
Continence issues pose obstacles to exercise in elderly
Some women may reduce activity due to urinary leakage - 10/14/2010
More nursing degree options in Saskatchewan
Universities to collaborate with SIAST on nursing degree programs. - 10/14/2010
Pattern changes in typhoid fever drug resistance pose problems
Decreased ciprofloxacin susceptibility is widespread in endemic areas; doctors should be aware of patients’ travel history - 10/14/2010
U.S. not a transplant tourism hotspot