ACS 2013
New research is being presented at ACS 2013, the American College of Surgeons 2013 Annual Clinical...
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The decline of medicine as a profession began when it became legal for doctors and hospitals to advertise. Apparently it all started when an Arizona lawyer sued for his first amendment right to advertise his services. In 1977,...
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The Particulars: Norovirus is the cause of many severe gastrointestinal infections in the United...
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Is there a patient who goes through a hospitalization who does not have stories to tell about the...
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Normal readback orders have been recommended as a patient safety initiative for physicians,...
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The percentage of Americans aged 65 and older is projected to more than double between 2010 and...
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The Particulars: Studies have indicated that meningitis vaccinations can help reduce the number of...
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The Particulars: Patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) often receive...
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The Particulars: Studies have suggested that fecal transplantation is effective in about 90% of...
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The Particulars: Previous research indicates that only about 10% of sore throats and virtually 0%...
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The figure below shows state-specific healthy life expectancy in years at age 65, by sex, in the...
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Globally, more than 110 million men suffer from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition...
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New research is being presented at IDWeek 2013—the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Disease...
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In 1997, a national survey commissioned by the American Heart Association (AHA) documented that...
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