Posted by: admin on: June 28, 2011
Now that the appropriate technology is available, the obstetrician may virtually eliminate intrapartum stillbirths and reduce morbidity to a minimum. Computers were becoming commonplace in academic settings and nuclear energy a reality, doctors should be able to reliably detect fetal distress and act upon it safely, sparing parents the grief of the past. Likewise, ultrasounds […]
Posted by: admin on: June 28, 2011
Food and Drug Administration approved a lower recommended body mass index (BMI) threshold for Lap-Band weight loss surgery, to a BMI of 30 for patients with at least one obesity-related condition. Lap-Band is a procedure that helps patients lose weight by restricting the amount of food that can be consumed at each meal.