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- ‘Tis the season to celebrate compassion: The reason we became surgeons
- A fotocoagulação a laser permanece uma opção para o edema macular diabético
- A técnica de retalho escleral lamelar rotacional é útil para extravasamento da bolha
- AACE issues statement on physician payments for educational activities
- AACR: Few women finished HPV vaccine regimen
- AAP revisions to monoclonal antibody dosage explained
- Ability to gain muscular strength in children, adolescents increased with age
- ABO releases exam content outline
- ACE inhibitor-related coughing shown substantially higher than labeling indicates
- ACIP delays vote on hepatitis B virus vaccine for diabetes
- ACIP delays vote on hepatitis B virus vaccine for diabetes
- ACIP proposed updates to pertussis vaccination recommendations
- ACIP recommends adding booster dose to meningococcal vaccination
- ACIP recommends adding booster dose to meningococcal vaccination
- Active surveillance associated with increased quality-adjusted life years in low-risk prostate cancer
- Adults, younger patients with congenital heart disease had similar catheter ablation IART outcomes
- ADVANCE: Experimental LVAD comparable to approved bridge-to-transplant devices
- AMA delegates meet to discuss health care reform
- AMA establishes new principles for accountable care organizations
- Ankle arthrodesis restores function after treatment of osteoarthritis, study finds
- Anterior iliac crest bone graft harvesting results in minimal morbidity
- Anterior segment OCT offers advantages for conjunctival imaging before, after cauterization
- Antibiotic-use, immunocompromised conditions increased risk for C. difficile in children
- AOM microbiology has changed since PCV7 use
- Artesunate bested quinine in African children with severe malaria
- Association reports AOA-PAC played key role in mid-term election
- Avoid over-prescription of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections
- Barbershop-based BP monitoring improved hypertension control rate
- Bardoxolone methyl improved kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes
- Bariatric surgery use climbing, especially in white adolescent girls
- Basic principles apply to treating periprosthetic tibia fractures
- Biomaterial utilizes body’s innate ability to heal damaged CV tissue
- Bivalent poliovirus vaccine induced more immunity than trivalent vaccine
- Bivalent poliovirus vaccine induced more immunity than trivalent vaccine
- C. difficile vaccine gets fast-track designation
- CARDIoGRAM study to expand knowledge on the role of genetic variation in CAD
- Cataract surgery not apparent risk factor for retinal detachment in highly myopic eyes, study finds
- CDC calls for better screening efforts in US patients with HIV, TB
- CDC calls for better screening efforts in US patients with HIV, TB
- CDC officials want physicians to ‘Get Smart’ about antibiotic use
- CDC: Vaccination rates in US adults low
- Change and improvements coming to Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2011
- Children should not miss school due to lice infestation
- Children with pre-existing conditions more likely to die of H1N1 infection
- Clinicians must continue to stress importance of vaccines, herd immunity
- Clomiphene citrate improved testosterone levels in hypogonadal, overweight men
- Clopidogrel unaffected by CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles in patients with ACS, AF
- CMV retinitis, AIDS co-infection still a significant cause of morbidity, mortality
- Cognitive impairment may be more likely in patients who survive sepsis
- Combination emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate provided partial protection against HIV in MSM
- Combination emtricitabine/tenofovir provided partial protection against HIV
- Combined endoscopy, surgical staging had best sensitivity for operable NSCLC
- Complication risks reported in CRT replacement surgeries
- Consensus statement calls for more beta cell research in type 2 diabetes
- Consensus statement identifies appropriate patients for continuous glucose monitoring
- Consider entire patient when diagnosing, treating UTI
- Cooks may not have increased risk of uveal melanoma, study finds
- Culturally competent care: Address your patients’ humanity
- Cylindrical stem insertion: A simple technique applicable in a majority of femoral reconstruction cases
- CYP2C19 allele linked with increased risk for major adverse CV events in patients given clopidogrel for PCI
- Debate concerning viability of vertebroplasty fueled by AAOS guidelines
- Developments in AMD management keep pace with increase in incidence
- Diabetes care experiencing technological revolution
- Diabetes costs projected to soar to $3.4 trillion by 2020
- Diabetes impairs but does not halt sex in older adults
- Diastolic dyssynchrony more frequent than systolic dyssynchrony in HF
- Dietary fats, fatty acids affect sperm quality
- Dietary intervention in infancy may prevent beta-cell autoimmunity
- Dispositivo de microdrenagem de aço inoxidável pode salvar o olho no glaucoma refratário
- Dispositivo de microdrenaje de acero inoxidable puede salvar ojos con glaucoma refractario
- Distal femur periprosthetic fracture results depend on selecting an optimal treatment
- Distinct characteristics of myocytes reported in patients with type 1 long-QT syndrome
- DNA test shows 99% accuracy in predicting curve progression for scoliosis patients
- Doctors find Medicare reimbursement inequitable, disagree on changes needed
- Drug and alcohol consumption linked to popularity in adolescents
- E. coli outbreak in Connecticut attributed to raw milk
- Early bilateral cochlear implantation may treat postmeningitic deafness
- ECP effective in glaucoma patients with prior aqueous tube shunt
- Ehrlichiosis clinically indistinguishable from Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- EMPHASIS-HF: Eplerenone reduced death, hospitalization by 37% in systolic HF
- ESRD attributed to diabetes declining in US
- Estradiol levels in female brains may affect response to emotions during menstruation
- Exercise linked to fewer, milder colds
- Exercise linked to fewer, milder colds
- Experts call for increased standardization of insulin pump management
- Eye care practitioners share, delegate vital patient care functions
- Farewell editorial: A time for everything
- FDA advisory committee outlines framework for PEP anthrax vaccine
- FDA approves endovascular system for thoracic aortic aneurysm repair
- FDA approves tesamorelin for treatment of lipodystrophy
- FDA requests withdraw of sibutramine from U.S. market
- Few women finished HPV vaccine regimen
- FLVCR-like proteins may contribute to malaria control
- Fractures of the lower extremity lead to lower survivorship in elderly
- Fuchs’ epithelial dystrophy
- Gait speed predicted elderly at risk for cardiac surgery-related mortality, morbidity
- Girls with Turner’s syndrome may benefit from higher-dose estradiol for initiating puberty, uterine development
- Growth hormone may be viable treatment for adults with Prader-Willi syndrome
- Guidelines being drafted to aid in diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in pediatric patients
- H1N1 vaccine was safe and effective in young children
- H5N1: 800-lb gorilla or lightweight?
- Haiti: Going back
- HCAHPS and you: Using experience-based methodology to deliver exceptional care experiences and outcomes
- Healthy lifestyle in young adulthood leads to low CVD risk profile later in life
- Hepatitis C increased risks for cerebrovascular-related death
- High lumbar spinal stenosis rates seen in elderly Framingham Heart study subjects
- History of severe headache and an empty sella
- HIV: Assessing the Long-term Consequences of Therapy and Infection
- HPV immunization in males becoming a ‘no-brainer’
- Identifying infectious diseases may become more difficult
- Increased prevalence, progression to osteoporosis observed in patients with HIV
- Influenza vaccination rates increased in pregnant women during 2009-2010 season
- IOM report sets new dietary intake levels of calcium, vitamin D
- La fotocoagulación láser continúa siendo una opción para el edema macular diabético
- Leptin, ghrelin implicated as potential predictors of weight regain
- Lifestyle changes, nutrients slow progression of AMD
- Lifestyle changes, nutrients slow progression of AMD
- Lifestyle choices important to good eye, overall health
- Lifestyle interventions improved risk factors for CVD in type 2 diabetes
- Low testosterone levels may increase mortality in men with CHD
- Lower-income families with high deductible more likely to forgo medical procedures
- Lyme disease rates high, yet the disease remains under-reported
- Maternal influenza immunization may improve fetal outcomes
- Measles eradication effort may be impacted by HIV
- Medical societies, experts dismiss radiation exposure from radioiodine as a public health concern
- Menstrual irregularities linked to type 1 diabetes
- Metabolic syndrome no more predictive of adult type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis than BMI alone
- Metal-on-metal bearings: A gathering storm?
- More optimal results found with locked vs. unlocked Enders rods for length-unstable pediatric femur fractures
- MRSA increased worldwide during the past 10 years
- Multi-country surveillance needed to detect, control C. difficile in hospitals
- Multiple MPI testing common, associated with high cumulative doses of radiation in patients
- Near-normal function seen after operative treatment of severely displaced scapula fractures
- New agents for diabetes management
- New center will test health care delivery, payment methods
- Newborn presenting with firm, erythematous rash
- No association between KIF6 Trp719Arg polymorphism and CAD risk
- No correlation between better post-ACDF sagittal alignment and quality of life results
- Noninvasive 3.0-T MRI depicted coronary artery endothelial function
- Nutraceutical options for osteoarthritis in orthopedics and sports medicine
- ORS for dehydration: Are you using it?
- OrthoWorx-funded education study to begin
- Overweight, obese women less likely to respond to assisted reproductive technology
- P. aeruginosa identified in patients with cystic fibrosis
- Peanut consumption during pregnancy may be linked to peanut allergy in infants
- Pediatric HbA1c levels in 2010: Goals vs. what is being achieved
- Periprosthetic fractures after shoulder arthroplasty can be successfully treated nonoperatively
- Physicians speak out on implications of dabigatran approval
- Platelet inhibitory response to clopidogrel predicted increased blood loss after off-pump CABG
- Polio remains significant among worldwide infectious disease threats
- Poor sleep increased risk for heart disease in adolescents
- Poor sleep increased risk for heart disease in adolescents
- Preschoolers exceed recommended TV viewing limits
- Prescribing and monitoring pearls for atrial antiarrhythmic therapies
- Professional duty created by patient consultations: Know for whom and when you are responsible
- Prompt revascularization vs. medical therapy improved health in patients with type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease
- Race and ethnicity influenced access to care for children with frequent ear infections
- RAFT: CRT, ICD plus medical therapy beneficial in patients with mild-to-moderate HF
- Registry shows high mid-term survivorship rates for hip, knee procedures
- Research group proposes serving statins with some fast foods
- Researchers discover link between aldosterone and brain in hypertension
- Researchers report additional high-risk symptoms in fetuses with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Resveratrol may decrease P. falciparum virulence
- ROCKET AF: Rivaroxaban, warfarin comparable in AF
- RSV-related hospitalization rates appear independent of gestational age
- Selecting patients for accommodating vs. multifocal vs. advanced monovision IOLs
- Self-testing methods for STIs had high acceptability
- Severe hypoglycemia increased risk for major macrovascular, microvascular events
- SHARP: Ezetimibe plus statin reduced CV risk in patients with CKD
- Significant variations found in bloodstream infection surveillance methods
- Sliding hip screws validated for use in treating stable peritrochanteric hip fractures
- SMART AV: No significant advantage in LVESV reported for SmartDelay device
- SNPs identified for elevating risk of hypertension in Japanese patients
- SNPs implicated in increased risk for first CHD event
- Social media and physicians: A good pair, but guidelines for use needed
- Stress test performed in more than half of patients within 2 years of revascularization
- Surgical options for recentration of an IOL
- Survey identifies vision as most important patient need
- Tat vaccine acts in synergy with HAART
- Técnica de colgajo escleral lamelar rotacional útil para ampollas de filtración
- Teenager previously diagnosed with ‘lazy eye’ has retinal findings
- The current state of influenza vaccination and treatment
- The current state on industry support of organized meetings
- The JUPITER trial and statins in primary prevention: Unequivocal benefit, or still a debatable issue?
- Three rapid diagnostic tests approved for malaria diagnosis in Haiti
- TRACS: Differing blood transfusion strategies yield similar complication, death rates in cardiac surgery patients
- Tribendimidine appears as effective as praziquantel for treatment of O. viverrini in children
- Two biomarkers predicted higher risk for HF
- Type 2 diabetes increased risk for sudden cardiac death in patients following MI
- Vaccines committee supports HPV vaccine for prevention of anal cancer
- Vaccines committee supports HPV vaccine for prevention of anal cancer
- Vanderbilt ADHD Rating Scale clinically useful for detecting learning disorders in children with ADHD
- Varicella vaccination significantly lowered hospitalization rates during 2000-2006
- Why the COGENT trial results matter
- Year in review: Top 10 stories for 2010
- Young infants benefited from thyroid supplementation after cardiopulmonary bypass
- ぶどう膜黒色腫に幹細胞様細胞の存在が示唆される-研究報告より