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Nursing News
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AAOS: Defensive Medicine Prevalent in Orthopedics
Almost all orthopedic surgeons report practicing defensive medicine, with costs per surgeon estimated at $100,000 per year, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from Feb. 7 to 11 in San Francisco.
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Males With ACL Injury, Females Share Lateral Knee Geometry
Female patients with and without anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, and male patients with ACL injury, share a common lateral tibiofemoral geometry, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Cell Injection Therapy Safe for Achilles Tendinosis
Injections of skin-derived fibroblasts are safe and reduce pain in unilateral Achilles tendinosis, according to a study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
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Two-Way Flow of Data Best for Electronic Records, IIS
Incentive payments to health care providers to encourage adoption of the electronic health record (EHR), instituted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, should encourage bidirectional sharing of information between EHR systems and state or regional immunization information systems, according to research published online Feb. 7 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
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Testosterone Patches Improve Low Sexual Desire Disorder
Evidence suggests that transdermal testosterone patches may relieve symptoms of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women, according to a review published online Feb. 3 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
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Fasting Augments Chemo in Cancer Cells, Mouse Models
Short cycles of starvation (fasting) sensitizes mammalian cancer cells to chemotherapeutic agents, and may increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy against cancer cells and in mouse models, according to an experimental study published online Feb. 8 in Science Translational Medicine.
Nursing Conference Highlights
- ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Feb. 2-4, 2012
- San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 6-10, 2011
- American Heart Association, Nov. 12-16, 2011
- American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 5-9, 2011
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Nov. 3-8, 2011
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