Home and Hospital Medical

Surgeons at Boston Medical Center offering new procedure for acid reflux/GERD.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/15/2009; 1010 words; (Boston) -Boston Medical Center (BMC) surgeons...GERD. BMC is the only hospital in New England offering...complication rates, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery...typically able to return home and to normal activities...Surgery, Boston University Medical Center. This article...

Microchips result in higher rate of return of shelter animals to owners.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/15/2009; 1337 words; ...of the American Veterinary Medical Association. For the study...percent were detected during a medical evaluation, and about 2 1...wanted the animals back in their homes. "Is there room for improvement...developed by the American Animal Hospital Association, http://petmicrochiplookup...

Stanford study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms.
NewsRx Health & Science; 11/15/2009; 1508 words; ...intensive care unit at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. He was asked to...woman who had collapsed at home and was rushed to the emergency...life. She walked out of the hospital nine days later." But that...analysis, statisticians, medical librarians and interpreters...

Catheter-Delivered Valve May Help People With Heart Defects Avoid Multiple Surgeries.(Clinical report)
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week; 11/15/2009; 1309 words; ...led by Children's Hospital Boston cardiologist Doff...stay overnight, then go home the next day." The...adults at Children's Hospital Boston, Miami Children...s leading pediatric medical centers, the primary...teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, and the largest...

New surgery research from Montreal General Hospital outlined.
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week; 11/15/2009; 802 words; ...at the major referral hospital in Uganda over a 1...were treated and sent home, 41.6% were admitted...Surgery is: CMA-Canadian Medical Association, 1867 Alta...article was prepared by Medical Devices & Surgical Technology...reports. Copyright 2009, Medical Devices & Surgical Technology...