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<乌鸦传媒>Ulnar Fovea Test Unlocks Tricky Wrist Pain Diagnosis

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- A simple test of ulnar fovea tenderness that led to discovery of a common type of ligament injury may ease the diagnosis of unexplained wrist pain, researchers found.

<乌鸦传媒>Promising Outcomes in Spinal Disc Cadaver Allografts

HONG KONG -- Replacement of degenerative discs in the cervical spine with cadaver allografts shows early promise as an alternative to fusion or artificial discs, found researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Bariatric Surgery Patients Develop Wernicke's Encephalopathy

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- For a few patients undergoing, weight-loss surgery, a thiamine deficiency may cause memory loss and other neurologic problems, easily correctable when recognized.

<乌鸦传媒>After Meniscectomy, Thigh Muscle Weakness Impairs Knee Function

MALM脙鈥�, Sweden -- Four years after surgery to repair a non-traumatic meniscus tear, loss of muscle strength in the quadriceps left patients with a painful, unstable knee prone to future osteoarthritis, researchers here reported.

<乌鸦传媒>ASPS: Obese Women Have More Breast Reconstruction Complications

SAN FRANCISCO -- Breast reconstruction surgery in extremely obese women is associated with a high rate of complications, reported researchers here.

<乌鸦传媒>A Raw Egg in the Eye Is No Joke

LIVERPOOL, England -- Throwing a raw egg is a prank gone bad all too often, warned emergency physicians here who cited blunt ocular trauma.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Patients are Happy with Liposuction, Despite Fat Return

DALLAS 芒鈧€� Four in five patients who underwent liposuction for body sculpting reported being satisfied with the procedure, and 86% said they would recommend the procedure to others, according to results of a patient satisfaction survey.

<乌鸦传媒>When Viagra Doesn't Work, Lipitor May Assist

PHILADELPHIA - If Viagra (sildenafil) doesn't do the job, maybe all it needs is a kick start with Lipitor (atorvastatin), a small study here suggested.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Warns About Risks of Throat-Numbing Spray

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Veterans Health Administration has halted the use of benzocaine sprays to numb mucous membranes in the mouth and throat, prompting the FDA to reissue warnings about the risk of methemoglobinemia.

<乌鸦传媒>Corticosteroids Helps Some ICU Patients Off Ventilators Faster

TAPEI, Taiwan - ICU patients with adrenal insufficiency who are on mechanical ventilation are more likely to be successfully weaned off the machine if they first receive hydrocortisone infusions, researchers here have found.

<乌鸦传媒>Face Transplant Recipient's Habit Could Jeopardize Recovery

TUCSON, Ariz. - The French woman who became the world's first face-transplant recipient is able to go out in public again without attracting attention, and is said to be doing well. But her recovery could be jeopardized by her renewed cigarette smoking, her doctors warned.

<乌鸦传媒>Safety of Delaying Inguinal Hernia Surgery Confirmed

CHICAGO - When inguinal hernia causes minimal pain, surgeons can look elsewhere for work. That's the message that emerged from a randomized trial here.

<乌鸦传媒>Short-Term Use of High-Dose Ibuprofen Linked to GI Bleeding

HAMILTON, Ontario - Taking high doses of Advil or Motrin (ibuprofen) even for a few days can significantly increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, researchers reported today.

<乌鸦传媒>Recurrent Yeast Infections Associated with Chronic Stress

STOCKHOLM - Women with recurrent yeast infections appear to have lower-than-normal morning levels of salivary cortisol, a sign of stress that could indicate an increased vulnerability to candida, according to a pilot study.

<乌鸦传媒>So You've Got Tennis Elbow?

NEW YORK-Few conditions have more ostensible cures than tennis elbow. When 乌鸦传媒 published a Special Report during the U.S. Open here on evidence-based cures for tennis elbow, many of our readers shared their own approaches. Here is a sampling (edited for space). Caveat emptor.

<乌鸦传媒>Husband's Death After Watching Wife's Epidural Leads to Litigation

LOS ANGELES-Just because an expectant father fainted and died of head injuries after watching his wife have an epidural doesn't mean the procedure itself is particularly dangerous.

<乌鸦传媒>Certain Exercise Proposed to Reduce Hip Fracture Risk in Elderly

CAMBRIDGE, England-If hip fractures in the elderly are caused by thinning of the femur that leads to bone buckling in a fall, as a team here contends, cycling, rowing or gymnastics might strengthen the femoral neck and reduce the fracture risk.

<乌鸦传媒>Small Trampolines Are Injury Risk to Small Children

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Children are as likely to get injured using recreational mini-trampolines are they are with full-sized trampolines, a study has found. This was particularly so for kids under six.

<乌鸦传媒>ATS: Laughter No Joke To Asthma Patients

SAN DIEGO-More than half of asthma patients are likely to have laughter-induced asthma attacks, especially if their disease is not well controlled.

<乌鸦传媒>Feeding By Tube Is Common with Tracheotomy

CLEVELAND-Patients who require a tracheotomy to help them breathe often have trouble swallowing, which cuts their caloric intake. The solution, say experts, is to supplement regular meals with feeding by a nasogastric tube, which is what doctors treating Pope John Paul II have decided to do.

<乌鸦传媒>Feeding Tube Replacement Is Fast and Simple

LOUISVILLE-If a federal appeals court in Atlanta orders Terri Schiavo's feeding tube to be replaced, the procedure can be done in less than a minute, says an expert in percutaneous enteral nutrition.