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Symposium To Explore Broadening Partnerships To Spur Medical Advances For War...
28 Jul 2010 at 5:00am
The USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium will gather prominent civilian and military researchers and clinicians from a...
(show more)The USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium will gather prominent civilian and military researchers and clinicians from across the United States to discuss current research and identify opportunities to collaborate and share information that could speed treatments to wounded warriors...
(show less)A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and bod...
(show more)A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to correct for the annual increase in BMI typically found in North Americans between the ages of 29 to 73 years. The study was recently published in Orthopedics...
(show less)Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common injuries to the knee, primarily affecting young people who pract...
(show more)Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common injuries to the knee, primarily affecting young people who practise sport and often treated with surgical reconstruction. A research group from Lund University has now shown that 60 per cent of these operations could be avoided, without negatively affecting treatment outcomes...
(show less)Hip problems can sideline even the best athletes, but a new study led by orthopedic experts from Rush University Medi...
(show more)Hip problems can sideline even the best athletes, but a new study led by orthopedic experts from Rush University Medical Center indicates that the use of minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to treat painful disorders of the hip may give athletes who undergo the procedure another opportunity to resume their sport back at their pre-injury level of competition...
(show less)Scientists are using the engineering technology behind the creation of high-performance aircraft components to design...
(show more)Scientists are using the engineering technology behind the creation of high-performance aircraft components to design 3-D models for the replacement of delicate and complex facial bones lost to cancer surgery or trauma...
(show less)A nose job to treat a mental health problem? Teeth whitening to overcome a severe anxiety disorder? These are just tw...
(show more)A nose job to treat a mental health problem? Teeth whitening to overcome a severe anxiety disorder? These are just two procedures that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have traditionally turned to in order to deal with body-related concerns...
(show less)The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society is warning patients to avoid "foot facelifts." Cosmetic foot surgery...
(show more)The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society is warning patients to avoid "foot facelifts." Cosmetic foot surgery includes narrowing the foot to better fit high heels; shortening the second toe so it's not longer than the big toe and making the little toe shorter and skinnier to accommodate high heels...
(show less)US researchers suggest that people who have undergone Botox treatments not only change their appearance but may also ...
(show more)US researchers suggest that people who have undergone Botox treatments not only change their appearance but may also have a weakened ability to experience emotions. Joshua Davis and Ann Senghas, professors of psychology from Barnard College at Columbia University in New York, and colleagues, wrote about their findings in a paper published online in the journal Emotions on 10 June...
(show less)Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people ...
(show more)Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, commented today on a recent study that said worldwide consumer demand for Botox was driving a black-market of fake versions of the cosmetic...
(show less)A group of UK plastic surgeons has issued new guidance urging women who have the controversial French breast implant...
(show more)A group of UK plastic surgeons has issued new guidance urging women who have the controversial French breast implants known as Poly Implant Prostheses, or PIPs, to have them checked in the next six months for signs of rupture or weakening...
(show less)Restoring people's health and returning them to their daily lives as soon as possible is the goal following any surge...
(show more)Restoring people's health and returning them to their daily lives as soon as possible is the goal following any surgery. When a person's ability to eat and speak is affected, as with cancer in the mouth, surgery is particularly disruptive, creating a greater challenge...
(show less)A scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has ...
(show more)A scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has succeeded in producing a replica of human collagen from tobacco plants - an achievement with tremendous commercial implications for use in a variety of human medical procedures...
(show less)Made popular for its ability to smooth wrinkles when injected into the face, Botox - a toxin known to weaken or paral...
(show more)Made popular for its ability to smooth wrinkles when injected into the face, Botox - a toxin known to weaken or paralyze certain nerves and muscles - may have another use that goes beyond the cosmetic...
(show less)Simulated Environment Concepts (PINKSHEETS: SMEV), makers of the high pressurized dry water massage and relaxation st...
(show more)Simulated Environment Concepts (PINKSHEETS: SMEV), makers of the high pressurized dry water massage and relaxation station SpaCapsule, announced that international cosmetic and clinical research company, Dermscan Group is currently running clinical trials on the influence SpaCapsule has on weight-loss and cellulite reduction...
(show less)Dr. Jim Cain, III, founder and medical director of Innovative Aesthetics a cosmetic and medical aesthetics practice ...
(show more)Dr. Jim Cain, III, founder and medical director of Innovative Aesthetics a cosmetic and medical aesthetics practice in Houston, Texas, has recently completed a two-year Aesthetics Medicine Fellowship with Dr. Sharon McQuillon of the Ageless Aesthetic Institute. The Fellowship Certification in Aesthetic Medicine is a certification program of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine...
(show less)A symptom is something the patient feels and describes, while a sign is something other people, such as the doctor or...
(show more)A symptom is something the patient feels and describes, while a sign is something other people, such as the doctor or nurse might notice. For example, fatigue may be a symptom while dilated pupils may be a sign. The hallmark symptoms of skin tags is a growth on the skin. The tag (growth) is generally small, although it may sometimes be up to half an inch or even more in diameter...
(show less)Skin tags are very common and generally occur after midlife. They are said to be caused by bunches of collagen and bl...
(show more)Skin tags are very common and generally occur after midlife. They are said to be caused by bunches of collagen and blood vessels which are trapped inside thicker bits of skin. They are believed to be the result of skin rubbing against skin. That is why they are generally found in skin creases and folds...
(show less)The hallmark symptom of skin tags is a growth on the skin. The tag (growth) is generally small, although it may somet...
(show more)The hallmark symptom of skin tags is a growth on the skin. The tag (growth) is generally small, although it may sometimes be up to half an inch or even more in diameter. The skin tag may have a narrow stalk (peduncle)...
(show less)Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the global launch of the V-Lo...
(show more)Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the global launch of the V-Loc(TM) 90 device, expanding its family of V-Loc(TM) absorbable wound closure devices. This latest addition to Covidien's knotless wound closure product line received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 11, 2010...
(show less)A compound found in sunless tanning spray may help to heal wounds following surgery, according to new results publish...
(show more)A compound found in sunless tanning spray may help to heal wounds following surgery, according to new results published by plastic surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City and biomedical engineers at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where the novel compound was developed...
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