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Simpler language improved patients’ recall of mesh-related risks

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 18:55

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Patients giving consent to undergo midurethral sling surgery are more likely to remember being advised of the risks of surgical mesh if their surgeon speaks at a lower grade...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Try tackling cysts or lipomas with punch tool instead of scalpel

Posted on: 14/04/2014 - 18:10

DENVER – A little lidocaine and a punch biopsy tool allow physicians to tackle most cysts and lipomas in the office, providing effective treatment without interrupting patient flow. The punch...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Asymptomatic stage 2 pelvic organ prolapse seldom progresses

Posted on: 11/04/2014 - 18:24

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Women with asymptomatic stage 2 pelvic organ prolapse can be reassured that it rarely progresses, according to the results of a study reported at the annual meeting of the Society...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Adjunctive ingenol mebutate gel for actinic keratosis caused few side effects, increased compliance

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 22:08

Ingenol mebutate gel for the treatment of actinic keratosis is an effective adjunct therapy to cryosurgery, and the absence of attendant serious local reactions can increase compliance, based on data...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

More ways to make the most of lasers in clinical practice

Posted on: 09/04/2014 - 18:50

PHOENIX – What’s the latest in lasers? The most stubborn tattoos – those with blue or green ink – are now the easiest to remove with new laser technology and techniques. Microwave treatment for...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Resident involvement does not compromise safety of laparoscopic hysterectomy

Posted on: 09/04/2014 - 18:35

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Laparoscopic hysterectomy takes longer when residents participate, but is generally as safe as when an attending physician performs the surgery alone, a study showed. A resident...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Acne scar improvements maintained after laser treatment

Posted on: 08/04/2014 - 21:25

PHOENIX – Improvements in acne scarring were maintained 3 months after six laser treatments with a diffractive lens array and a picosecond 755-nm alexandrite laser. Changes seen on histology suggest...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Laser innovations target tattoos, acne, body fat

Posted on: 08/04/2014 - 21:15

PHOENIX – Advances in laser technology allow dermatologists to remove tattoos in half the time but at twice the cost. Cold therapy for sebaceous glands theoretically could cure acne. Nonsurgical body...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Validated patient-reported outcomes needed for inflammatory bowel disease

Posted on: 08/04/2014 - 18:01

Experts have signaled a need for the development of validated patient-reported outcomes for inflammatory bowel disease based on Food and Drug Administration guidance, in the face of a move toward the...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Antipsychotics’ risk in dementia revised upward

Posted on: 08/04/2014 - 05:01

ORLANDO – The mortality risk associated with prescription of antipsychotics or valproic acid for behavioral disturbances in patients with dementia is considerably greater than previously estimated,...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

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