July 4, 2011, 5:08 pm
TUESDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that most urgent angioplasty procedures performed in the United States are warranted, but the same can’t be said for those done on a non-emergency basis.
Reviewing data on more than a half million angioplasty procedures, researchers deemed the artery-opening procedure appropriate when performed for “acute indications,” such as heart attacks or unstable angina (crushing chest pain) with certain high-risk features such as progressive pain with no known cause.
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July 3, 2011, 10:07 pm
The technology used to replace lost teeth with titanium dental implants could be improved. By studying the surface structure of dental implants not only at micro level but also at nano level, researchers at the University of Gothenburg; Sweden, have come up with a method that could shorten the healing time for patients. “Increasing the active surface at nano level and changing the conductivity of the implant allows us to affect the body’s own biomechanics and speed up the healing of the implant,” says Johanna Löberg at the University of Gothenburg’s Department of Chemistry. Read more…
July 3, 2011, 3:23 pm
05/10/2011
On May 7, 2011, the UF College of Dentistry DMD Class of 2011 celebrated their hard work and achievements during the annual Senior Banquet.
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July 3, 2011, 2:34 pm
Stronger and Effective for Longer Versus Standard Paracetamol Tablets, as Shown in a Dental Pain Study[1] A new non-prescription painkiller is now available in pharmacies across the UK, heralding the first UK painkiller combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol in ‘over-the-counter’ pain relief. NUROMOL is the UK’s first clinically-proven painkiller to combine the power of ibuprofen and paracetamol in one tablet. In a dental pain study, one tablet of Nuromol was shown to provide pain relief that is significantly stronger than a 1000mg paracetamol and 30mg codeine combination[2*]. Read more…
July 3, 2011, 9:08 am
Background
Major colorectal surgery usually requires a hospital stay of more than 12 days. Inadequate pain management, intestinal dysfunction and immobilisation are the main factors associated with delay in recovery. The present work assesses the short and medium term results achieved by an enhanced recovery program based on previously published protocols.
Methods
This prospective study, performed at 12 Spanish hospitals in 2008 and 2009, involved 300 patients. All patients underwent elective colorectal resection for cancer following an enhanced recovery program.
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