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Laparoscopy-Assisted Colectomy Improves Survival in Single-Center Trial PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Will Boggs, MD   
Friday, 01 August 2008
Laparoscopy-assisted colectomy (LAC) for colon cancer is more effective than open colectomy, according to a report in the July Annals of Surgery.
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Multidisciplinary Collaboration Needed to Incorporate Genomics Into Clinical Care PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Jacquelyn K. Beals, PhD   
Friday, 01 August 2008
Multidisciplinary collaboration is needed to incorporate genomics into clinical care, according to scientists who have launched a new initiative to investigate potential uses of genetic testing in primary care. Their commentary on the topic, published in the July 29 issue of Nature Genetics, addresses the gap between research on gene–disease associations and the use of this information in clinical and public health settings. Their article also raises concerns about genetic tests marketed directly to the public and provides an update on the Multiplex Initiative.
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Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Benefit From Knee Replacement Surgery PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Ramaz Mitaishvili   
Thursday, 31 July 2008
After total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis of the knee, obese patients fare nearly as well as their normal-weight peers, a British research team reports in the July 24 online issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

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Percutaneous Thrombectomy an Option in Some Cases of Pulmonary Embolism PDF Print E-mail
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Written by David Douglas   
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Combined clot fragmentation and thrombus aspiration appears to be beneficial in certain patients with massive angiographic pulmonary embolism (PE), according to Mexican researchers.
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