Authors: Guo Ming-gao et al Published in World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014, 12:386 doi:10.1186/1477-7819-12-386 Background The purpose of this research was to assess the characteristics of octogenarian patients with colorectal cancer and compare specific outcomes due to different types of surgical procedures used to treat the disease. Methods A total of 346 octogenarian patients […]
Read MoreRegardless, health care providers who speak ill of epidurals are uninformed and I have to ask what they are really afraid of? A unmedicated delivery is not better in any medical sense it’s simply a choice. To make an informed choice you need facts not fear. To put this post in perspective the pain of […]
Read MoreThis allows us to compare our income to our colleagues. Between the new value-based care models, M&A activity and innovations in healthcare, it is valuable to track compensation to evaluate and compare how changes will affect physicians. Especially as fewer physicians strike out on their own and hospitals look to attract new recruits, compensation data […]
Read MoreRecent findings indicate that symptoms persist throughout adolescence and young adulthood for the majority of fibromyalgia patients. Recommended treatments continue to be interdisciplinary and may involve parental guidance and family support for lifestyle changes. By Susan T. Tran, PhD, Tracy V. Ting, MD, MSc and Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, PhD Juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) is a chronic rheumatologic […]
Read MoreThis review article highlights current knowledge on the association between low back pain and smoking, with an emphasis on the role of nicotine. By Bilal F. Shanti, MD and Ihsan F. Shanti, MD, PhD An estimated 1 in 5 adults in the United States uses tobacco products every day or some days. This equates to […]
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