The FDA said that shortages of cytarabine, a cancer drug, has been resolved, but other critical drug shortages still remain, according to a Fox Business report.
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Researchers at Purdue University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology created a small device that converts continuous laser light into numerous ultrashort pulses, said a university news release.
The robotic surgery equipment manufacturing industry's revenue is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 14.9 percent for the next five years, reaching $4.2 billion by 2016, according to an IBISWorld report and news release.
Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, is the AORN perioperative education specialist focusing on ambulatory surgery centers. Here she shares 10 ideas for quality improvement studies in a surgery center.
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University say that humans' larger, more porous vertebrae in a thinner bone shell leave them more susceptible to bone fractures as they age, a university news release said.
Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, the AORN perioperative education specialist focusing on ambulatory surgery centers, discusses five ways to improve quality improvement studies at your surgery center. Note: Read Ms. Davidson's 10 ideas for ASC QI studies by clicking here.
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center will study a new system of pain relief for patients with nerve pain following chemotherapy, a university news release said.
The weight loss services industry's revenue is expected to increase at an average annual rate of 4.5 percent for the next five years to reach $4.1 billion by 2016, according to an IBISWorld report and news release.
A new study found first-degree relatives of those with esophageal adenocarcinoma had a high prevalence of Barrett's Esophagus, according to findings published in the November/December 2011 issue of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.
Comedian and cancer patient Michelle Dobrawsky is petitioning the creators of South Park to use Mr. Hankey, the show's animated bowel movement, as the spokesman for rectal cancer, according to an ABC News report.