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Author: Brian P. Dunleavy UPI A new study suggests Americans are trying to lose weight — just not successfully. More and more Americans are trying to lose weight, but few are finding success, a new study has found. According to figures published Wednesday in the journal JAMA: Diabetes and Endocrinology, the percentage of U.S. adults 20 […]
Read MoreI wanted to share so our readers live a long life. Author: Kelly Young Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH The American Heart Association concludes that prescription omega-3 fatty acids are an effective and safe treatment for lowering triglycerides either as a monotherapy or in combination with other lipid-lowering agents. The science advisory is published in Circulation. […]
Read MoreAuthor: Stephen Johnson Big Think A new survey highlights the side effects of using Google to self-diagnose. Summary A new survey of Americans suggests that online self-diagnosing often leads to stress and unreliable information. Forty percent of respondents said they had received inaccurate diagnoses online. Still, symptom-checkers can be useful, especially for determining when to go to […]
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Read MoreAnesthesiology News This year Felipe Urdaneta, MD, the president-elect of the Society for Airway Management (SAM), presented seven questions to an international panel of airway experts. The panelists were chosen by Dr. Urdaneta, who also answered the questions. Lorraine J. Foley, MD, MBA Anesthesiologist Treasurer, Winchester Anesthesia Associates Clinical Assistant Professor, Tufts School of Medicine […]
Read MoreAuthors: Brett M. Tracy MD et al American College of Surgeons 105th Annual Clinical Congress, Scientific Forum, San Francisco, CA, October 2019. Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) increases cardiovascular risk and is associated with poor patient outcomes. We hypothesized that MetS confers an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in severely injured trauma patients. Study Design We performed a […]
Read MoreAuthors: F. G. Mileo et al Anaethesia Perioperative Medicine, Critical Care and Pain Major bleeding is a critical scenario which can quickly develop into a crisis, thereby compromising patient safety. Controversy still exists regarding the best approach for haemostatic management with different initial coagulation resuscitation strategies receiving the same level of recommendation 1, 2. From a logistical […]
Read MoreAuthors: Usha Gurunathan et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 213 (2019) Background Sugammadex is a modified gamma-cyclodextrin that acts by selectively encapsulating free amino-steroidal neuromuscular relaxants. Several case reports have been published on the use of sugammadex in patients with neuromuscular disorders that include neuromuscular junction diseases, myopathies, neuropathies, and motor neurone disorders. The primary aim of this […]
Read MoreAuthors: Aarwan S. Rizk et al BMC Anesthesiology volume 19, Article number: 208 (2019) Background Spinal anesthesia using the midline approach might be technically difficult in geriatric population. We hypothesized that pre-procedural ultrasound (US)-guided paramedian technique and pre-procedural US-guided midline technique would result in a different spinal anesthesia success rate at first attempt when compared with the conventional landmark-guided midline […]
Read MoreAuthor: Alexandra Alper Reuters President Donald Trump said on Friday he would be giving U.S. states the right to buy prescription drugs from other countries, as part of a bid to boost consumer access to cheaper medicines. “I’m going to be giving governors the right very shortly to buy … their prescription drugs from other […]
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