Posted by: admin on: October 10, 2011
Urologists outline the best evidence-based management of post prostatectomy incontinence in a new review published in European Urology. Despite improved surgical techniques, the prevalence of post prostatectomy incontinence continues to increase as more radical prostatectomy’s are being performed – approaching 100,000 a year in the U.S. In men, radical prostatectomy is the most common cause […]
Posted by: admin on: October 10, 2011
All about tonsils The most common complaint about tonsils relates to sore throats and pain with swallowing. While many parents say their child was diagnosed with “tonsillitis,” that doesn’t really tell you what caused the inflammation of the tonsils. Respiratory viruses are one of the most common causes of viral tonsillitis (and there are tons […]
Posted by: admin on: October 5, 2011
OBJECTIVE Use of gastric bypass surgery is common and increasing. Over 40% of patients in diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery may redevelop diabetes within 5 years. Metformin, the first-line drug for diabetes, has low bioavailability and slow, incomplete gastrointestinal absorption. We hypothesized that gastric bypass would further reduce the absorption and bioavailability of metformin.
Posted by: admin on: September 29, 2011
With glaucoma difficult to predict and refractive surgery patients often young in age, careful medical history evaluation and IOP baseline measurements are important to later disease management in refractive surgery patients. -Team@CMHF