Individuals who work an office desk job for 10 years or more have a higher risk of developing colon cancer than those who lead more active lifestyles, according to research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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The Benton-Franklin Health Board has reversed its decision allowing the Yakima Health District to launch its "What's Up Your Butt" advertising campaign in the local community, according to a Yakima Herald-Republic news report.
Although the new healthcare law covers colorectal cancer screening as a preventive service, patients may be billed if a physician finds and removes a polyp as a result of the screening procedure, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Teleflex, a provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has announced a new three-year agreement with Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, for Teleflex's Arrow Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters.
Jan Davidson, RN, MSN, is the new AORN perioperative education specialist who has a focus on ambulatory surgery centers. Q: I am trying to determine what the best practice is relative to applying IPC (intermittent pneumatic compression) in the…
Dreaming is almost five times more common with propofol infusion than with midazolam in patients receiving spinal anesthesia with deep sedation, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Physicians must upgrade their practice management systems to meet new standards or risk foregoing electronic payments from private insurers and Medicare starting Jan. 1, 2012, according to an American Medical News report.
Heat shock protein 72 overexpression could prevent the development of post-operative memory loss, according to a study published in the April 2011 issue of Anesthesiology.
More healthcare professionals are participating in the Physician Quality Reporting System and E-Prescribing Incentive Program, according to a new report published by CMS.
Orthopaedic Surgical Center of the North Shore, founded by the orthopedic surgeons of Sports Medicine North in Peabody, Mass., bills itself as the largest and most successful orthopedic group in New England. John Powell, CEO of this ambulatory surgery center,…