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Article: Easier-to-Use Vocal Fold Injectables Prompt More In-Office Procedures
Armed with an arsenal of newer, easier-to-use injection materials, many otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons are treating patients with vocal fold insufficiencies in their own offices, avoiding the hassle and expense of going to the operating room.
Article: FDA Advisory on Triptans and SSRI/SNRIs Will Not Affect Migraine Treatment, Say Experts
A new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory warns that the combined use of triptans and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) may result in life-threatening serotonin syndrome, which occurs when the body has too much serotonin.
Article: Case Studies: Malpractice or Bad Outcome?
Of patients who are hospitalized in this country, between 1 and 2% of them will suffer some sort of negligent injury, according to a Harvard study.
Article: A Practical Protocol: Identifying Thyroidectomy Patients at Low Risk for Significant Hypocalcemia
Researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have identified a means of detecting thyroidectomy patients who can safely be discharged early after surgery, with little risk of developing significant hypocalcemia.
Article: Endoscopic Brow Lift: Safer, Easier, and Better for Patients
What patient wouldn't want three or four very small incisions that heal rapidly with little or no scarring and no residual numbness, compared with a foot-long slice at or under the hairline that takes longer to heal and sometimes leaves a puffed-up scar and/or permanent loss of sensation?
Article: Z-plasty May Be Effective Option for Nasal Valve Collapse
The internal nasal valve region is responsible for more than two-thirds of the airflow resistance produced by the nose and represents the most constricted point of the upper airway.
Article: IOM Report: Asbestos Can Cause Laryngeal Cancer
A committee of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) here has concluded that there is enough scientific evidence to state that exposure to asbestos causes cancer of the larynx.
Article: Vertigo in the Elderly: What Does It Mean?
Elderly patients have multiple reasons for losing their balance. Muscles are weaker, spines start to twist, bones may become brittle.
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Article: The Political Process: Get Involved-or Not
Politics is not a four-letter word. Yes, some of the posturing and dogmatic stands can be off-putting, but in our democratic system, politics is necessary and important.
Article: Pediatric Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: Fighting the Battle of a Rare But Serious Disease
Pediatric recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) can be devastating for patients and their families.
Article: Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: Much Has Been Done, but a Long Road Lies Ahead
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) remains a devastating disease for pediatric patients.
Article: Pay for Performance: What's Next?
Payers are convinced that compensating physicians and hospitals for meeting quality targets, also known as “pay for performance” (P4P), is an important step in bridging the quality chasm identified by the Institute of Medicine in 1999.
