The American Association of Physician Specialists has named four anesthesiologists to its board of directors for 2011-2012, according to an AAPS release.
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Chuck Brown is administrator of Bidwell Surgery Center, a Health Inventures ASC in Middletown, Ohio.
Exercise regulates body weight apparently by influencing levels of hormones in the gut released before and after meals, according to a report by Medical News Today.
The U.S. Attorney's Office is seeking to dismiss one-third of its charges against a Utah orthopedic surgeon who was accused of prescribing millions of pain pills to patients without legitimate medical needs, according to a report by the Salt Lake…
Eyes of African-Americans who have glaucoma tend to have much higher oxygen levels than those of Caucasians with the disease, according to a news release by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
A German researcher is proposing to use energy from sugar and oxygen in the blood to power implantable devices, according to a report by News Medical.
As Florida's new pill mill legislation cuts off dealers and addicts from prescription painkillers, drug treatment centers in the state are bracing for a wave of new patients, according to a report by the Palm Beach Post.
In a meeting with FDA officials, representatives of the medical device industry warned the agency not to become overly dependent on user fees to fund its budget, according to a report by Mass Device.
Bariatric surgery can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes, and improvement was more rapid and complete after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric-bypass surgery, according to a report by the Lancet.
Six University of California facilities received nine grants totaling $3.4 million for projects designed to understanding and resolve common obstacles to health quality, according to a UCLA news release. Read the full report in Becker’s Hospital Review on the UC…