December 17th, 2011 by BarbaraFederOstrov in News, Research
Tags: ADHD, AP, Associated Press, British Heath, Cell Phones, Driving, Drug Safety, Forbes.com, Heart Attacks, JAMA, News, NHS, Nurse Strike, Phone Calls, Reporting on Health, Stroke, Texting
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*This blog post was originally published at Reporting on Health - The Reporting on Health Daily Briefing*
December 17th, 2011 by John Di Saia, M.D. in Opinion, Research
Tags: Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction, Columbia University Medical Center, Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Dawn Hershman, Insurance, Mastectomy, Outcomes, Plastic Surgery, Research, Study
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Despite the benefits of immediate post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, only a small minority of women, regardless of age, choose this option, a new study indicates. Research has shown that compared with a delayed procedure, immediate post-mastectomy reconstruction improves psychological well-being and quality of life. The new study, headed by Dawn Hershman, M.D., associate professor of medicine and epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center, indicates that only about one-third of women opt for the procedure, according to the American Association for Cancer Research.
Source: cosmeticsurgerytimes.modernmedicine.com/
cosmeticsurgerytimes/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=751765
Immediate breast reconstruction does lead to better results in patients with early stage breast cancer. That is a pretty much well known fact. This statistic of less than a third of women seeking this type of reconstruction in this light seems kinda sad, but keep reading: Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Truth in Cosmetic Surgery*
December 17th, 2011 by RamonaBatesMD in Opinion, Research
Tags: deep venous thrombosis prevention, DVT, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal, Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery, Prevention, Survey
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There were two articles regarding deep venous thrombosis prevention in the November 2011 issue of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal. Both are worth reading. I have supplied the full references below with links.
From the second article:
Between 1 and 7 percent of surgeons have personally experienced a venous thromboembolism–related patient death after high-risk plastic surgery. Plastic surgeons’ self-reported practice patterns indicate a disparity between clinical understanding and clinical practice. The majority of surgeons can identify patients at high risk for postoperative venous thromboembolism. However, examination of their self-reported practice patterns indicates that a substantial proportion of surgeons (>50 percent) provide inadequate levels of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for high-risk patients. In addition, surgeons recognize modifiable venous thromboembolism risk factors (such as oral contraceptive use) but may fail to modify those factors before surgery.
“Never event” is a poor descriptor for venous thromboembolism, as it implies that Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Suture for a Living*
December 16th, 2011 by GruntDoc in Opinion, Research
Tags: Bleeding, Brain, CT Scan, Detection, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Intracranial Hematoma, Medical, Medicine, near-infrared spectroscopy, Research, Skull, Study
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I read this headline and said, “Wow!, finally I won’t need to CT all those patients’ heads!”
FDA permits marketing of the first hand-held device to aid in the detection of bleeding in the skull
Helps to determine if immediate CT scan is needed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the first hand-held device intended to aid in the detection of life-threatening bleeding in the skull called intracranial hematomas, using near-infrared spectroscopy.
via Press Announcements > FDA permits marketing of the first hand-held device to aid in the detection of bleeding in the skull.
But then, wait, said I, is it any good? Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc*
December 15th, 2011 by Kay Cahill Allison in Research
Tags: Ache, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Exercise, Harvard, Neck Pain, Pain Management, Study, Treatment, Whiplash
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Do your neck and shoulders ache? Not long ago, you would have been told to rest, maybe use a neck brace, and wait until the pain had ebbed away. Doctors have changed their song about the best treatment for neck and shoulder pain. They now recommend movement instead of rest.
As described in Neck and Shoulder Pain, a newly updated Special Health Report from Harvard Health Publications, there is mounting scientific evidence for the role of stretching and muscle strengthening in treating people with neck and shoulder pain. After a whiplash injury, for example, people heal sooner and are less likely to develop chronic pain if they start gentle exercise as soon as possible. For those with long-term pain (called chronic pain), results from controlled studies show that exercise provides some relief.
One review of the research found that Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Harvard Health Blog*
Distracted Driving: Studies of driving while talking on a cell phone may have overestimated the risk of car crashes, new research suggests, Amy Norton reports for Reuters Health.
