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Pain-Reducing Effects of Cannabis Depend on Dose
• Pain • • Surgery • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 24 07
Although smoking “moderate” doses of cannabis helps reduce pain in healthy research volunteers, pain is actually increased at high doses.
The November issue of…
Endoscopic resection is a safe and effective treatment for gastrointestinal smooth muscle tumors
• Bowel Problems • • Surgery • Oct 10 07
Gastrointestinal smooth muscle tumors (SMTs, including leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma) represent relatively common lesions that are thought to originate from a muscular layer of the…
Anti-Depressant Drugs Can Double Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Drug News • • Surgery • Oct 08 07
New research shows that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a group of drugs commonly used to treat depression, may double the risk of gastrointestinal…
Loss of vision a possibility after glaucoma surgery
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Surgery • Sep 03 07
Roughly 6 percent of patients who undergo a type of surgery called “trabeculectomy” for advanced glaucoma will experience severe loss of central vision, according…
Gene mutation may explain postoperative delirium
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Surgery • Sep 03 07
Elderly patients who carry the apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 allele, a gene mutation implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, are at increased risk for experiencing early…
Take the Itch and Burn Out of Hemorrhoids
• Pain • • Surgery • Aug 21 07
Are you tired of the itch and burn of hemorrhoids? While it’s a fairly common condition, many patients may be too embarrassed to talk…
Does This Child Have Appendicitis? Watch Out for Key Signs
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Aug 03 07
A 5-year-old with abdominal pain, nausea and fever may have appendicitis or any of a number of other problems. But how does the child’s…
Cataract Surgery is Safe, Effective and Very Common
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Surgery • Jul 02 07
Here’s an eye-opening statistic from the July issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource: By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have…
Study Shows Surgery Is More Effective Than Other Treatments for Common Back Problem
• Backache • • Surgery • Jun 28 07
When it comes to low back pain, physicians generally advise exhausting nonsurgical options before resorting to surgery. But a new study shows that for…
Surgeons who play video games more skilled: study
• Surgery • Feb 20 07
Playing video games appears to help surgeons with skills that truly count: how well they operate using a precise technique, a study said on…
More than 25% unhappy with broken nose repair
• Surgery • Jan 17 07
Many patients who undergo the standard procedure for fixing a broken nose are not satisfied with the results, a new study from Hong Kong…
For Kids with High BP, Surgery Can Help When Medicines Fail
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Dec 28 06
High blood pressure may seem like something that only adults get, after years of smoking, overeating and little exercise. But children can develop it…
Hospitals cut medicine tube infections in study
• Infections • • Surgery • • Urine Problems • Dec 28 06
Hospitals in Michigan nearly eliminated often-deadly infections involving tubes that deliver fluids and medicine to patients by stressing better hygiene and other preventive steps,…
New study finds on/off switch for septic shock
• Surgery • Nov 15 06
According to a new study, septic shock-a dangerous, often deadly runaway immune response-is controlled by a genetic on/off switch. The research also suggests how…
Epidural analgesia may not work in obese women
• Surgery • Oct 27 06
Epidural analgesia administered during labor is less likely to work in women who are obese, primarily because of technical difficulties, anesthesiologists in the UK…
How to Prevent Bedsores from Becoming Deadly
• Surgery • Oct 26 06
It’s a good thing we toss and turn in bed. That movement continually redistributes the pressure between our bodies and the mattress. If…
No operation unless smokers quit
• Surgery • Oct 26 06
Some hospitals in the UK say they plan to save money by encouraging smokers to quit before undergoing routine operations.
Health officials in Norfolk…
“Umbrella” Valve Provides Potential Alternative to Lung Surgery
• Surgery • Oct 24 06
A new umbrella-like valve may help patients with emphysema breathe easier and may ultimately provide a noninvasive alternative to lung reduction surgery. In a…
New guidelines for nausea and vomiting
• Surgery • Oct 17 06
After five years of reviewing the latest research findings, a panel of experts led by a Duke University Medical Center anesthesiologist has developed new…
Amateur Soccer Has High Rates of Face and Mouth Injuries
• Surgery • Oct 13 06
Amateur soccer is responsible for a surprisingly high number of fractures and other significant injuries to the mouth, jaw, and face, reports a study…
Gastric ulcers after laparoscopic bariatric surgery are related to surgical procedures
• Surgery • Sep 18 06
Gastric ulcers in symptomatic patients following laparoscopic bariatric surgery are related to surgical procedures rather than exposure to H. pylori infection.
“There are few…
Twins breathing independently following lengthy separation surgery
• Surgery • Aug 14 06
According to hospital officials, the conjoined twins separated during lengthy surgery last week in Salt Lake City are now breathing independently.
Four year-old twins…
Conjoined twin sisters survive lengthy, complex surgery
• Surgery • Aug 10 06
A team of six surgeons in the U.S., after 25 hours of complex surgery have successfully separated four-year-old conjoined twin sisters.
The girls Kendra…
More problems seen with late-afternoon surgery
• Surgery • Aug 10 06
Late afternoon may be the least desirable time to have surgery, according to a study that finds certain adverse effects are more common after…
Plastic surgeons have new device for midface lifts
• Surgery • Jul 19 06
A device used to help plastic surgeons perform lifts of the midface area produces good results, according to the results of a pilot study.
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