Archive: 23/10/2014
'Watch' cites concern about flexible reamer breakage during anatomic ACL reconstruction
JBJS Case Connector, an online case journal published by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, has issued a "Watch" regarding concerns over flexible reamer breakage during anatomic single-bundle ACL reconstruction. Flexible ...
Oct 23, 2014
Scientists to use tiny particles to fight big diseases
Physicians will tell you: They are not winning the war on ovarian cancer. But FIU researchers are crafting a new weapon for that battle. A group of scientists have combined medicine and advanced nanotechnological engineering ...
Oct 23, 2014
Poland bans junk food in schools
Poland on Thursday banned junk food in schools from January next year to trim rising rates of childhood obesity.
Oct 23, 2014
Added benefit of vedolizumab is not proven
Vedolizumab (trade name Entyvio) has been approved since May 2014 for patients with moderately to severely active Crohn disease or ulcerative colitis. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the Act on the Reform of the ...
Oct 23, 2014
Changing lifestyle may improve cognitive function in the elderly
A randomized controlled trial published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates that modifications in lifestyle may improve cognitive function in the elderly. Since a healthy lifestyle may protect ...
Oct 23, 2014