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New study finds 70 percent of able-bodied hockey players have abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs
Seventy percent of healthy professional and collegiate hockey players had abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs (magnetic resonance imaging), even though they had no symptoms of injury, according to a new study. The study’s surprising findings could serve as a warning for surgeons to not depend excessively on imaging when diagnosing patients.
Baxter Presents Clinical Efficacy Results From Phase III Study Of Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), in conjunction with DynPort Vaccine Company LLC (DVC), a CSC Company (NYSE:CSC), presented Phase III study data measuring the clinical efficacy for PREFLUCEL, a trivalent seasonal influenza candidate vaccine. PREFLUCEL is made using Baxter’s Vero cell culture platform and does not contain an adjuvant or preservatives…
Minimally invasive sports hernia repair may get athletes ‘back in the game’ faster, study says
A new minimally invasive sports hernia repair gets athletes back in the game 3 times faster than the traditional repair, according to a new study. Sports hernias were often difficult to diagnose and prior to this new repair had a lengthy rehabilitation time.
15 years after ACL knee reconstruction, 84 percent of male patients still highly active, study says
Eighty-four percent of males who had ACL knee (anterior cruciate ligament) reconstruction with a patellar tendon (the tendon that attaches the knee to the front of the tibia or shin bone) graft continue at a high level of activity 15 years later, according to a new study. Additionally, these patients have not developed severe osteoarthritis and their knees remain stable.
Vaccinating Kids Against Flu Protects Whole Community, Canadian Study
A new study carried out in Hutterite communities in Canada revealed that giving kids and teenagers flu shots led to lower rates of flu in communities that followed such a strategy compared to similar communities that did not, suggesting that vaccinating children may prevent the virus from spreading and protects members of the community who are not vaccinated, produc…
New Data From Caldolor(R) Study In Burn Patients To Be Presented At 42nd Annual Meeting Of The American Burn Association
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX) announced that data from a recent study evaluating the safety and efficacy of Caldolor® (ibuprofen) Injection in treating pain and fever in hospitalized burn patients will be presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association in Boston…
Acute Study Demonstrates Safety Of Vertos Medical’s Mild(R) Procedure; Findings Appear In Pain Physician Journal
Medical device company Vertos Medical Inc. has reported that an observational study on mild*, published in the January/February 2010 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Pain Physician, has demonstrated the acute safety of the procedure in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).1 The study, conducted by leading pain physicians Timothy Deer, M.D…
Significant amount of inappropriate CT and MRI referrals from primary care physicians, study finds
A large academic medical center has found that a significant percentage of outpatient referrals they receive from primary care physicians for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies are inappropriate (based upon evidence-based appropriateness criteria developed by a radiology benefits management company), according to a new study.
Study Says Lower-Cost Hospitals Don’t Have Lower Quality Care For Certain Illnesses
A study Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine found little difference in outcomes between hospitals with longer patient stays and shorter ones, which could make it “possible to lower costs in the U.S. system without hurting patients,” Reuters reports…
Regular exercise reduces patient anxiety by 20 percent, study finds
The anxiety that often accompanies a chronic illness can chip away at quality of life and make patients less likely to follow their treatment plan. But regular exercise can significantly reduce symptoms of anxiety, a new study shows.
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