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Web-based curriculum improves surgical residents’ knowledge of health care business
CHICAGO (January 6, 2011) — According to a report published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, surgery residents improved their knowledge of health care business concepts and principles with the use of a Web-…
Clinical practitioners not adhering to evidence-based guidelines for osteoarthritis
New research found clinicians who care for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) are likely not following standard care guidelines that are based on current medical evidence. Researchers noted physicians were prescribing medications for pain and inflamm…
By reducing disease risk, ‘Desktop Medicine’ will transform the practice of medicine
Gone are the days when a doctor’s only way of helping patients is by treating the disease after symptoms have started. Instead, a new approach to medicine, called “Desktop Medicine” is emerging, in which the emphasis shifts from diagnosing disease…
Looking older than your age may not be a sign of poor health: Study
Toronto, Ontario, November 5, 2010 — Even though most adults want to avoid looking older than their actual age, research led by St. Michael’s Hospital shows that looking older does not necessarily point to poor health. The study found that a perso…
Swedish Research Council to bar cheaters
Barred for up to ten years from receiving research grants from the Swedish Research Council. There will be serious consequences for the few researchers who are guilty of plagiarism, falsification, or inventing results.
“We need to be able to rely…