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1:35 Low back pain – how to avoid surgery

Lose weight to stop back pain

Low back pain – how to avoid surgery

Feb 1, 2010  | Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Orthopedics, Patient Education, Public Health & Prevention
David Heber, MD, Professor of Medicine, Director, UCLA Center for Human Nutrition, discusses low back pain and weight loss, and talks about how 10 pounds of weight in the upper body translates to a 40 pound load on the knees. Helping patients reduce their weight can help prevent back surgery and the health...
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1:41 Thiazolidinediones up risk of fractures in older women

Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast

Thiazolidinediones up risk of fractures in older women

Jan 28, 2010  | Diabetes, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Nurses/NP/PA, Orthopedics, Pharmacists, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Rheumatology, Surgery, Women’s Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Thiazolidinediones (TZDs) are linked to an increased risk for extremity fractures in women over age 65, findings from a large retrospective cohort study indicate. Mainly used in diabetics, TZDs are agonists of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma...
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1:45 Radiotherapy for cervical cancer increases pelvic fracture risk

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Radiotherapy for cervical cancer increases pelvic fracture risk

Jan 27, 2010  | Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Students, Nurses/NP/PA, Ob/Gyn, Oncology, Orthopedics, Osteoporosis, Radiology, Reuters Health • The Doctor's Channel Daily Newscast, Rheumatology, Women’s Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A substantial proportion of women with cervical cancer who receive curative-intent radiotherapy will soon develop pelvic fractures, clinicians from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have found. Therefore, “bone mineral density screening and...
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1:33 Surgery duration linked to infectious complications, hospital stay

Surgery duration linked to infectious complications, hospital stay

Jan 12, 2010
1:26 Chlorhexidine-alcohol tops povidone-iodine for surgical site antisepsis

Chlorhexidine-alcohol tops povidone-iodine for surgical site antisepsis

Jan 8, 2010
1:36 For knee osteoarthritis pain: injected steroids effective early, hyaluronic acid better later

For knee osteoarthritis pain: injected steroids effective early, hyaluronic acid better later

Dec 24, 2009
1:48 Hylan G-F 20 injection reduces knee osteoarthritis pain for 6 months

Hylan G-F 20 injection reduces knee osteoarthritis pain for 6 months

Dec 21, 2009
1:39 Risk of blood clots after surgery may be underestimated

Risk of blood clots after surgery may be underestimated

Dec 8, 2009
1:52 Vitamin D deficiency epidemic in children

Vitamin D deficiency epidemic in children

Dec 7, 2009
1:44 Vitamin D deficiency epidemic in children

Vitamin D deficiency epidemic in children

Dec 7, 2009
2:08 Spinal injuries in athletes

Spinal injuries in athletes

Nov 30, 2009
1:50 Common neck problems

Common neck problems

Nov 30, 2009
1:49 Pain often first sign of knee osteoarthritis

Pain often first sign of knee osteoarthritis

Nov 30, 2009
1:40 Decision tool may reduce unnecessary immobilization in trauma patients

Decision tool may reduce unnecessary immobilization in trauma patients

Nov 25, 2009
1:43 Provocative tests cannot diagnose ulnar neuropathy at elbow

Provocative tests cannot diagnose ulnar neuropathy at elbow

Nov 25, 2009
1:25 Laser therapy effective for acute and chronic neck pain

Laser therapy effective for acute and chronic neck pain

Nov 17, 2009
1:43 Teriparatide reduces steroid-induced fractures

Teriparatide reduces steroid-induced fractures

Nov 10, 2009
1:32 Shock-wave therapy as good as surgery for long-bone nonunions

Shock-wave therapy as good as surgery for long-bone nonunions

Nov 10, 2009
1:34 Diclofenac safe and effective for acute pain in children: review

Diclofenac safe and effective for acute pain in children: review

Oct 28, 2009
1:51 Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia

Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteopenia

Oct 26, 2009
4:09 Barriers to VTE Prophylaxis

Barriers to VTE Prophylaxis

Oct 19, 2009
3:07 The Importance of Integrating National, Evidence-Based Guideline Statements into Policy and Local Clinical Protocols

The Importance of Integrating National, Evidence-Based Guideline Statements into Policy and Local Clinical Protocols

Oct 19, 2009
4:06 The Risk of VTE in Total Joint Replacement Patients

The Risk of VTE in Total Joint Replacement Patients

Oct 19, 2009
2:05 The Magnitude of Thromboembolic Disease and the Need for Thromboprophylaxis

The Magnitude of Thromboembolic Disease and the Need for Thromboprophylaxis

Oct 19, 2009
8:06 Current and Emerging Trends in DVT Prophylaxis

Current and Emerging Trends in DVT Prophylaxis

Oct 12, 2009
1:59 Risks of opioid use by elderly arthritic patients outweigh benefits

Risks of opioid use by elderly arthritic patients outweigh benefits

Oct 9, 2009
1:44 Arthralgia more common with aromatase inhibitors

Arthralgia more common with aromatase inhibitors

Sep 22, 2009
1:39 Increased fracture risk seen among older users of thiazolidinediones

Increased fracture risk seen among older users of thiazolidinediones

Sep 14, 2009
1:33 Key role for bisphosphonates in reducing myeloma bone damage

Key role for bisphosphonates in reducing myeloma bone damage

Aug 25, 2009
1:30 Spinal manipulation unlikely to reduce acute low back pain

Spinal manipulation unlikely to reduce acute low back pain

Aug 24, 2009
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