Vaccinating Against Hepatitis B in Adults With Diabetes
Since 1996, 29 outbreaks of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in long-term care facilities have...
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Month: November 2012
2012 VEITHsymposium: Comparing Dressing Materials for Donor-Site Wounds
The Particulars: The optimal dressing material for patients with donor-site wounds (DSWs) after...
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2012 VEITHsymposium: Call To Action by Chairman of VEITHsymposium: Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism On The Horizon, Newer Interventions Show Promise
Endovascular treatment of pulmonary embolism, (PE) a relatively new approach built upon a widely...
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Screen for Stroke Symptoms in Diabetics
Nearly one in four people with diabetes reported stroke symptoms in a study of more than 25,000...
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Managing Common Diabetes Comorbidities: Going Beyond Standard Care
This Physician’s Weekly feature covering the management of common diabetes comorbidities was...
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High Adiponectin Levels Increase Mortality in the Elderly
A small analysis from New York suggests that people with higher adiponectin levels appear to have...
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Diabetes & Cause-Specific Mortality
Diabetes appears to be associated with higher mortality risk for many diseases, including several...
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Light Physical Activity May Reduce Diabetes Onset in Men
Even light physical activity appears to substantially reduce the risk of diabetes in older men,...
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Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes Prevention
Swedish research suggests that bariatric surgery appears to be considerably more efficient in...
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New Guidelines for Glucose Testing
Research suggests that approximately one-third of patients admitted to hospitals in the United...
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Addressing Treatment Burden in Diabetes
The practice of evidence-based medicine can be especially challenging when managing patients with...
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2012 VEITHsymposium
New research is being presented at the 2012 VEITHsymposium, the 39th annual symposium on vascular...
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Trends in Performance of Adrenalectomy
Adrenalectomy procedures appear to be increasingly centralizing toward very high-volume hospitals—...
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Outcomes in Anemic Patients After Cardiac Valve Replacement
Administering intravenous recombinant human erythropoietin plus iron in anemic patients prior to...
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Analyzing QOL After Surgery for Benign Hepatic Tumors
Investigators in Pittsburgh and Baltimore have found that surgery appears to be associated with...
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Reconstructive Surgery for Overcorrected Clubfoot
Supramalleolar osteotomy appears to be effective in treating ankle impingement for patients with...
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Complication Rates With Nephrectomy in Octogenarians
Morbidity appears to be significant in patients older than 80 who undergo nephrectomy for renal...
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Mortality Rates Similar for CABG Procedures
Among patients undergoing CABG, open vein-graft harvesting and endoscopic harvesting appear to...
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Comparing Options for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Spanish research suggests that a local steroid injection and surgical decompression both appear to...
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Costs of Treating Ureteral & Renal Stones
Ureteroscopy appears to be more favorable than shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral stones in...
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