Posted by: admin on: January 13, 2012
It’s a medical rite that a lot of middle-aged adults dread: the cholesterol test that sends them scrambling to figure out what all those numbers mean. Now experts are recommending that children have cholesterol screening added to their to-do list as well. -Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: January 13, 2012
Asthma, a chronic lung disease that affects more than seven million children under the age of 18, occurs when lung inflammation causes the airways to narrow, triggering symptoms including wheezing, breathlessness, tightening in the chest and coughing. A variety of environmental irritants and allergens — cigarette smoke, pets, dust mites, mold, air pollution and respiratory […]
Posted by: admin on: January 12, 2012
The DCRI’s Manesh Patel, MD, contributed to a new set of guidelines for physicians who perform cardiovascular surgery. -Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: January 12, 2012
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPG) on “The Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures” has been approved and released by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). -Team@CMHF
Posted by: admin on: January 12, 2012
A recent baby boom in the UK has highlighted the problems faced by understaffed and overstretched NHS maternity units. Denis Campbell reports on a roundtable debate about the future direction of obstetric care -Team@CMHF