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Dr. Mike Roizen To Give Keynote Speech At Annual Meeting For The International Anesthesia Research Society
The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) announces that Dr. Michael Roizen of the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Center will deliver the T.H. Seldon Memorial Lecture, the keynote speech of the 2010 Annual Meeting for the International Anesthesia Research Society, to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Dr…
Pharmacy Swine Flu Trial Moves Into Phase II – Pharmaceutical Society Of Australia
The first phase of a swine flu vaccination program trial conducted in Tasmania by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and the Department of Health and Human Services has proved popular with the community. Phase II of the pandemic vaccination program will now be rolled out to allow pharmacy-based clinics to support other elements of the swine flu vaccination program…
International Anesthesia Research Society Funds $1 Million In Research Awards In 2009
The International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) announced 10 grant recipients in 2009, committing over $1 million to anesthesia research and other projects that will advance the specialty of anesthesiology. Grant recipients include researchers, clinicians and educators from around the world who have provided outstanding contributions to the anesthesia community…
American Pain Society Accepting Applications For Foley Journalist Award Until Feb. 15
As the leading professional society devoted exclusively to pain, pain management and pain research, the American Pain Society sponsors the Kathleen M. Foley Journalist Award to recognize excellence in reporting pain-related topics…
Society of Interventional Radiology supports treatment for spine fractures: Patient selection key
Given the current controversy over vertebroplasty — a minimally invasive treatment performed by interventional radiologists in individuals with painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures that fail to respond to conventional medical therapy — what’s a patient to do? Trust your medical team to decide if you are an appropriate candidate for vertebroplasty and trust the experience of hundreds of thousands of other patients who have undergone the spine treatment successfully and received life-improving effects, says the Society of Interventional Radiology.
American Society Of Anesthesiologists Urges Americans To Fight Back Against Pain
Whether the result of injury, illness or a chronic condition, 70 million Americans experience pain annually. The individual pain sufferer may experience a diminished quality of life, lack of mobility and added stress. For the country as a whole, pain has far-reaching cost implications. It is estimated that more than 140 million work days are lost because of back pain…
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Offers Advice For Treatment Of Heel Pain
Holiday shopping and holiday feasting may make you a prime candidate for a case of plantar fasciitis. Prolonged walking or standing and an increase in body weight are two leading causes of plantar fasciitis, a painful overuse injury affecting the sole of the foot, warns the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS)…
American Pain Society Endorses FDA Guideline For Medication Disposal
Calling it “an important first step in attempting to reverse an escalating public health menace caused by diversion of prescription opioid pain medications,” the American Pain Society today announced its support for a new FDA initiative to encourage consumers to remove unused pain drugs from home medicine cabinets…
Pharmaceutical Society Of Australia Supports Draft National Pain Strategy
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has welcomed the release of the initial draft of the National Pain Strategy. PSA National Vice President and the only pharmacy representative on to the National Pain Summit Leaders’ Meeting, Dr Lisa Nissen, said that PSA supported the intent of the draft strategy and looked forward to seeing the strategy finalised.
American Society Of Plastic Surgeons Hosts 78th Annual Meeting
Whether in a quest for beauty or out of necessity, millions of Americans will have plastic surgery this year. To stay ahead of the demand, the hottest topics, technologies, and research will be presented at Plastic Surgery 2009, the annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), Oct. 23-27, in Seattle.
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