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Study: Riskier surgeries for back pain raise costs (AP)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:13:02 +0000

AP – A study of Medicare patients shows that costlier, more complex spinal fusion surgeries are on the rise — and sometimes done unnecessarily — for a common lower back condition caused by aging and arthritis.

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Complex Spinal Operations Soar Despite Drawbacks (HealthDay)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:03:13 +0000

HealthDay – TUESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) — The use of complex surgical procedures to treat back pain has exploded in the past six years, even though these operations are riskier and more expensive than simpler treatments and not necessarily more effective, a study finds.

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Complex Spinal Operations Soar Despite Drawbacks (HealthDay)

Complex spinal surgery jumps in U.S. elderly: study

Ron Kerr — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:56:03 +0000

Older patients with lower back pain are increasingly getting more complex and costlier spinal fusion surgeries, resulting in higher rates of life-threatening complications and increasing costs for the healthcare system, U.S.

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Complex spinal surgery jumps in U.S. elderly: study (Reuters)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:56:03 +0000

Reuters – Older patients with lower back pain are increasingly getting more complex and costlier spinal fusion surgeries, resulting in higher rates of life-threatening complications and increasing costs for the healthcare system, U.S.

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Complex spinal surgery jumps in U.S. elderly: study (Reuters)

Experts: Lithium doesn’t slow Lou Gehrig’s disease (AP)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:11:23 +0000

AP – Lithium doesn’t help patients with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, contrary to previous study results, new research says.

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Experts: Lithium doesn’t slow Lou Gehrig’s disease (AP)

Prescription drug overdoses on the rise in U.S. (Reuters)

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:27:58 +0000

Reuters – More and more Americans are landing in the hospital due to poisoning by powerful prescription painkillers, sedatives and tranquilizers, according to a report released today. City-living middle-aged women seem particularly vulnerable.

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Prescription drug overdoses on the rise in U.S. (Reuters)

Patients Can Now Get A New Lease On Life

Ron Kerr — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:19:21 +0000

With 90 percent of the American population experiencing back pain, sufferers are reaching out to an innovative solution to get their lives back through minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery.

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Patients Can Now Get A New Lease On Life

Correct application of MRI finds causes of low back pain

Ron Kerr — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:35:58 +0000

Low back pain is extremely common in Western society.1 It is second only to upper respiratory illness as a symptomrelated reason for visits to the doctor

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Correct application of MRI finds causes of low back pain

Infomercial fitness: Those six-pack abs as seen on TV (Reuters)

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:32:54 +0000

Reuters – (Reuters Life!) You’re bemoaning your tummy roll when on the TV appear exquisitely toned specimens working out with gadgets that promise to rock, roll or wheel those love handles into abs to die for. Should you go for it?

Clinical Trials Update: March 26, 2010 (HealthDay)

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:03:02 +0000

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

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Clinical Trials Update: March 26, 2010 (HealthDay)