Birmingham Surgeons Use Innovative Treatment for Compression Fractures

May 01, 2006 at 02:51 pm by steve

Osteoporosis causes over 700,000 spinal fractures in the United States each year. Vertebral compression fractures (VCF) can result in kyphosis or dowager's hump, a debilitati.... Read More

Drug Counterfeiters Gear up to Meet Growing Demand

May 01, 2006 at 02:46 pm by steve

Government probes have been helping to shine a harsh light on the growing global traffic in counterfeit drugs. One group of federal investigators inspecting doses of what.... Read More

New Plaque Study Highlights Power of Crestor

May 01, 2006 at 02:43 pm by steve

In what many cardiologists are describing as a groundbreaking new study, researchers determined that high doses of the statin Crestor® actually reduce the level of plaque that.... Read More

OPHTHALMOLOGY NEWS ROUNDUP

May 01, 2006 at 02:39 pm by steve

- New, smaller instruments allow suture-less incisions for vitreous surgery (surgery in the back part of the eye), allowing for faster recovery. Incisions about half the size.... Read More

To URL or Not to URL

Apr 03, 2006 at 04:19 pm by steve

The Internet is rewriting the rules of business in almost every industry. Healthcare is no exception. Primary care givers, doctors and nurses, however, have been slow to ad.... Read More

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