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Uncategorized Published - 24 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
ACOG: New Recommendations on Obstetric Lacerations

The most recent data on obstetric lacerations during vaginal delivery have been incorporated into recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. However, guidance on prevention and repair of severe perineal lacerations and on indications for episiotomy remains largely hampered by insufficient evidence. An estimated 53% to […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
CRP Levels Elevated in Migraine

Levels of the inflammatory marker C-reactive protein (CRP) are significantly elevated in young adults with migraine, which may not only offer insights into the pathogenesis of the condition but also point to novel therapeutic avenues, researchers say. Delegates here at the American Headache Society (AHS) 58th Annual Scientific Meeting heard that levels of the protein, […]

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Uncategorized Published - 24 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
As Little as a Free Meal Influences Prescribing, Data Suggest

Physicians’ prescribing behavior may be influenced by their receipt of industry-sponsored meals, new data suggest. Physicians who received an industry-sponsored meal promoting a company’s drug were more likely to prescribe the brand-name drug than a less expensive generic one. “Physicians who received a single meal promoting the drug of interest had higher rates of prescribing […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
FDA Approves First Buprenorphine Implant To Treat Opioid Dependence

The FDA approved Probuphine (Titan/Braeburn), the first buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. Probuphine is designed to provide a constant, low-level dose of buprenorphine for six months in patients who are already stable on low-to-moderate doses of other forms of buprenorphine, as part of a complete treatment program. Until now, buprenorphine for […]

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Uncategorized Published - 23 August, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Biomechanical Effects of Resuscitation Colloids on the Compromised Lung Endothelial Glycocalyx

Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2016 – Volume 123 – Issue 2 – p 382–393 AUTHORS: Job, Kathleen M. PhD et al BACKGROUND: The endothelial glycocalyx is an important component of the vascular permeability barrier, forming a scaffold that allows serum proteins to create a gel-like layer on the endothelial surface and transmitting mechanosensing and mechanotransduction […]

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