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Lipoplasty: Weight Loss And Large Volume Lipoplasty New Data Show Health Benefits, But What About The Risks?
New data suggest that large volume lipoplasty (LVL) can produce dramatic weight loss and significant, and possibly long-lasting health benefits, when performed using the strictest patient selection criteria, in an accredited surgical setting and with close monitoring. Yet most plastic surgeons remain concerned about the potential risks of LVL. In the current issue of Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ), the peer-reviewed publication of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), Sharon Giese, MD, and co-authors discuss their 1-year findings on the results of LVL in 14 overweight women. more
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US Identifies Most Dangerous Biological Agents
Along with anthrax and smallpox, plague, botulism, Tularemia and viral hemorrhagic fevers top the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention list of the potentially most devastating bioterrorism agents. more
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Update: Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever In Gabon And The Republic Of The Congo
As of Thursday, 17 Jan 2002, 39 confirmed cases have been reported, including 30 deaths (21 in Gabon, 9 in the Republic of the Congo). Of these 39 confirmed cases, 24 cases were detected in Gabon and 15 in villages in the Republic of the Congo, close to the border between the two countries. more
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Stroke Drug May Have Longer Window Of Utility
Some stroke patients should be given a blood clot-busting drug even if several hours have passed since their stroke began, according to a study published in the January 2002 issue of the Annals of Neurology. Australian researchers administered the drug rtPA to patients up to six hours after their strokes and observed that brain damage was reduced and recovery enhanced. more
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Information For Professionals: Outcomes Research Fact Sheet
Outcomes research seeks to understand the end results of particular health care practices and interventions. End results include effects that people experience and care about, such as change in the ability to function. In particular, for individuals with chronic conditions--where cure is not always possible--end results include quality of life as well as mortality. By linking the care people get to the outcomes they experience, outcomes research has become the key to developing better ways to monitor and improve the quality of care. more
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