About 15 minutes of vibration produces similar results to an hour of conventional resistance therapy, and produces less stress on joints, ligaments and tendons. ~ Detroit Medical Center…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single annual injection of the bisphosphonate zoledronate effectively treats HIV-associated bone loss and is generally well tolerated, a study confirms. In HIV-infected…
Thanks to a new, state-of-the-art procedure for total knee replacement developed by surgeons at the Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai-Grace Hospital, the rehabilitation time for patients has been reduced…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon, Spine Specialist, discusses whether surgeons are accurately diagnosing lumbar disc pathology before proceeding to spinal fusion or artificial disc insertion. There has been…
Kim Hunter-Schaedle, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of the Children’s Tumor Foundation, discusses therapeutic options for neurofibromatosis and their progression from surgery, chemotherapy or bracing/amputation to targeted drug treatments.…
Chad Deal, MD, Rheumatologist, Head, Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease, Cleveland Clinic, discusses a new antiresorptive agent for osteoporosis, denosumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that…
Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD, Director, Plastic Surgery Research, Head, Microsurgery Training, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the techinical challenges of face transplants versus hand transplants, citing the difficulty of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The daily use of strontium ranelate can reduce the risk of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women, between 50 and 65 years of age,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A brief discussion among members of the operating room team just before surgery begins to outline the procedure and review important components can…
Dr. Robin Felder, PhD, Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology at the University of Virginia Health System, talks about the latest developments in regenerative medicine…
