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Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:00 -0400
A trio of genome-wide studies -- collectively the largest to date -- have pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chromosomal neighborhoods.
Imaging Technique Allows Researchers to Monitor Protein Changes in Mouse Tumors
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:05:00 -0400
A new imaging technique can monitor, in living mice, the HER2 protein found in above-normal amounts in many cases of breast cancer as well as some ovarian, prostate and lung cancers. This new approach, once validated in mice and pending further experiments, could provide a real-time noninvasive method for identifying tumors in humans who express HER2 and who would be candidates for targeted therapy directed against this protein. It may also provide real-time information that will help clinicians optimize treatment for individual patients. The study, published in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, was conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, both parts of the National Institutes of Health.
Dynasty: Influenza Virus in 1918 and Today
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:00 -0400
The influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. In an article published online on June 29 by the New England Journal of Medicine, authors Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., and David M. Morens, M.D., argue that we have lived in an influenza pandemic era since 1918, and they describe how the novel 2009 H1N1 virus now circling the globe is yet another manifestation of this enduring viral family.

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Police: Hospital worker swiped shots, spread hep C
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:42 -0400
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.
Health.com picks top beach, lake getaways
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:47:40 -0400
We know your summer vacation time is precious: You want to land where you can truly relax, breathe fresh air, get in some exercise and eat well -- without breaking the bank. That's why we teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to help us find the healthiest of the nation's most popular beach and lake towns.

 

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Femoral Hernias - Technical manual providing information about anatomy, repair techniques, post-operative instructions, management of complications of laparoscopic treatment of inguinal and femoral defects.

American Family Physician: Surgical Options in the Management of Groin Hernias - Epidemiology, anatomy, diagnosis, classification, indications to surgery, anesthesia, techniques and results, in a scientific paper provided by American Academy of Family Physicians.

Arctic's Discussion Board - Any question about surgery techniques, post-operatory pain, recovery times, complications or well done surgery.
Meta Description: [ Hernia Surgery Discussion Board ]

British Hernia Center - UK - Descriptions of the various types of hernias and the different techniques of surgical repair available.
Meta Description: [ A comprehensive description of the various types of HERNIA and the different techniques of hernia repair surgery available around the world today. ]

Dr. Eckhard Löhde - [English and German] Information about groin hernia minimally invasive surgery in Berlin.
Meta Description: [ Der Leistenbruch: Privatdozent Dr. med. Eckhard Löhde. Leistenbruchspezialist ! ]

e-Hernia - UK - Descriptions of this disease with its variants and treatments by open or laparoscopic techniques.

eMedicine Health: Hernia - Information on hernia causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Meta Description: [ A hernia occurs when the contents of a body cavity bulge out of the area where they are normally contained. These contents, usually portions of intestine or abdominal fatty tissue, ... ]

404 Ernia.net - [English and Italian] Information about the disease and Trabucco' sutureless tension free repair. E-mail contact.
Meta Description: [ Ernia.net, l' ernia rappresenta la patologia chirurgica più frequente nelle sale operatorie. In questo sito tutto per capire a fondo questa malattia. ]

Family Practice Notebook: Abdominal Hernias - All kinds of abdominal wall defects shortly exposed in a tree organization of topics.
Meta Description: [ Surgery: Gastroenterology: Gallstones Biliary Colic ]

Hernia Discussion Forum - Free and open forum for the discussion of this disorder and any related topics. Physician monitored.
Meta Description: [ Hernia Discussion Forum. All hernia topics covered. ]

Hernia Resource Center - Provides information about the occurrence and treatments available.
Meta Description: [ Provides information about the occurrence and treatment of hernias. ]

HerniaForums - Open and free discussion board about every hernia's kind, operations, pre and postoperative concerns.

HerniaSolutions - Surgeons and patients information about surgery with the polypropilene hernia system (PHS).

Herniasurgery.it - [English and Italian] Photos and descriptions of surgical techniques, case reports, discussion forum, private e-mail contact.
Meta Description: [ Ernia inguinale e laparocele. Chirurgia ernia inguinale e ernia ventrale. Hernia, inguinal and incisional, hernia surgery. Forum discussione. Tecniche chirurgiche illustrate. ]

Informed Consent Forms - [Australia] Queensland Health provides informed consent forms for hernia repair. PDF format.

Local Anaesthesia for Inguinal and Femoral Hernia Repair - UK - - Advantages, disadvantages, local anaesthetic agents, technique, anatomy, method, complications of local anesthesia in this surgery.
Meta Description: [ advantages, disadvantages, local anaesthetic agents, technique, anatomy, method, complications ]

Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair - Anatomy and technique of local anesthesia in repairs of the inguinal defects.
Meta Description: [ Local Anesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Repair ]

Mark A. Pleatman M.D., F.A.C.S. - Questions and answers about this disease.

Medicinenet: Hernia - Information, articles, FAQs about this disease, question to ask before surgery.
Meta Description: [ Learn about hernias including where they are located, the types of hernias, how they are repaired, and what can be done to prevent them ]

Personal Laparoscopic Experience - Patients experiences of surgery and surgeons collected in guestbooks.
Meta Description: [ Personal laparoscopic hernia surgery experience along with hundreds of other hernia surgery experiences as told on this site. ]

404 Preperitoneal Laparoscopic Repair - [English and French] Anatomy of the preperitoneal space, description of repair technique, experience and results. University Hospital Saint Pierre - Brussels

Surgery Experiences - Questions about surgical techniques, recovery times, pain by patients waiting surgery or having had it, posted in guestbooks.
Meta Description: [ A site for hernia patients who have undergone or require hernia surgery and who have questions as to surgical technique, recovery times, pain and generally what to expect as told by people who have accessed this site (over 5000 stories) hernia surgery experiences). ]

Ventral Hernias - Pre and postoperatory patients information about laparoscopic repair, techniques and complications provided by The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
Meta Description: [ Information for patients eligible for laparoscopic ventral hernia repair ]