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Uncategorized Published - 1 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Factors Associated With Risk of Neurologic Complications After Peripheral Nerve Blocks: A Systematic Review

Authors: Sondekoppam, Rakesh V. MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: February 2017 – Volume 124 – Issue 2 – p 645–660 The onset of neurologic complications after regional anesthesia is a complex process and may result from an interaction of host, agent, and environmental risk factors. The purpose of this systematic review was examine the qualitative […]

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Uncategorized Published - 1 May, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Trump ousts Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, an Affordable Care Act advocate

His deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent Adams, will replace him on an interim basis. Over the weekend, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was asked by the Trump administration to resign from his post, and then was replaced by his deputy, Rear Adm. Sylvia Trent Adams, a nurse. Murthy’s dismissal came roughly halfway through his four-year term, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
FDA Approves Label Changes for Pediatric Use of Sedation Drugs

The FDA has approved label changes for the use of general anesthesia and sedation drugs in young children, given warnings issued in late 2016 about the potential adverse effects on brain development with lengthy or repeated use. The label changes are as follows: A new warning states that exposure for prolonged periods or during multiple […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
New Injectable Osteoporosis Drug Approved

The FDA has approved abaloparatide (marketed as Tymlos) for the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who are at high risk for fracture — that is, those who have had a prior osteoporotic fracture, have multiple fracture risk factors, or have failed or cannot tolerate other osteoporosis therapies. The osteoanabolic agent is a synthetic analog […]

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Uncategorized Published - 28 April, 2017    By - Dr Clemens
Meta-Analysis: Spinal Manipulation Offers Modest Benefits for Acute Low Back Pain

Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Spinal manipulation improves pain and function in adults with acute low back pain, although the effects are “clinically modest,” according to the authors of a JAMA meta-analysis. The analysis included 26 randomized controlled trials comparing spinal manipulation with sham or alternative treatments (e.g., physical therapy) […]

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