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Article: Low-Frequency Hearing Loss May Indicate Cardiovascular Disease

PHOENIX-Low-frequency hearing loss could be an early indicator that a patient has cerebrovascular disease or is at risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. These are the key findings in a two-part study investigating whether there is a relationship between audiometric patterns and vascular disease.

Article: Computer-Assisted Learning Helps Teach Epistaxis Management

PHOENIX-Medical students who use computer-assisted learning (CAL) when learning epistaxis management have superior performance over their counterparts who simply go by the book.

Article: Tricky Vocal Fold Cysts Require Extra Preparation-For Both Physicians and Patients

Part 1 of 2 articles PHOENIX-Cysts on vocal folds can be tricky lesions to tackle-more challenging than many otolargyngologists might think, a panel of experts said here.

Article: Right Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Shows Greater Stimulation in Spine Surgery; May Indicate Greater Risk

PHOENIX-The right recurrent laryngeal nerve showed greater stimulation than the left during anterior cervical spine surgery on 40 patients, researchers have shown in a study intended to promote greater understanding and prevention of damage to the recurrent nerve during the procedure.

Article: What Is the Role of PET-CT in Residual Occult Nodal Disease?

PHOENIX-Just how useful are PET or PET-CT in identifying residual occult nodal disease in patients with head and neck cancer? Two presentations at the 2009 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting addressed this topic.

Article: Spreading Medical Knowledge Abroad Is Necessary and Rewarding

PHOENIX-As James D. Smith, MD, took his place behind the lectern to prepare to speak about what America's role should be in the instruction of physicians in underprivileged and disease-stricken countries, a question was posed on the screen next to him: Do we have a responsibility to help?

Article: Salvage Surgery Shows More Prosthesis-Related Complications

PHOENIX-Performing salvage surgery after chemoradiation or radiation treatment for laryngeal cancer patients, rather than just performing primary surgery right away, appears to lead to more complications with patients' tracheoesophageal voice prostheses, according to a retrospective study reported by researchers here.

Article: Surgical Approaches to Sinus Disease: The Debate Continues

Part 2 of 2 articles PHILADELPHIA-Surgeons are faced with many options for approaching diseases of the sinus; the right approach is not always clear-cut. Five experts reviewed several approaches at Rhinology World held here recently, with some favoring a more aggressive approach, some preferring to be less aggressive, and others highlighting new technology.

Article: Transnasal Esophagoscopy: A Viable Alternative to Conventional Procedures

Transnasal esophagoscopy (TNE) offers physicians and patients a number of advantages compared with conventional esophagoscopy (CE) performed transorally with sedation, and has become increasingly popular in clinical practice over the past several years.

Article: 'ObamaCare' Pits Generalists Against Specialists

President Obama has made an astonishing discovery: We're not producing enough primary care doctors, he recently told Congress. Although this may be news to the president's minions, physician groups, legislators, insurers, and patients are all well aware of the dearth of generalists.