Estas son las 7 noticias de medicina aparecidas en medios nacionales, prensa extranjera, blogs de médicos y revistas especializadas más comentadas por los usuarios de neomed. ¡Esperamos que te resulten interesantes!
A brief intervention reduces hazardous and harmful drinking in emergency department patients
Annals of Emergency Medicine – 14 abril 2012
Brief interventions have been shown to reduce alcohol use and improve outcomes in hazardous and harmful drinkers, but evidence to support their use in emergency department (ED) patients is limited. The use of research assessments in studies of brief interventions may…
Dermatitis atópica, un trastorno incómodo y difícil de tratar
Blog Reflexiones de un pediatra curtido – 15 abril 2012
A mi hijo de tres años le han diagnosticado una dermatitis atópica ¿que es y que cuidados son necesarios? ¿Se cura con la edad? Es una enfermedad recurrente de la piel (con periodos de empeoramiento y de mejoría) y caracterizada…
Neumonías complicadas, ¿qué te interesa saber?
Blog Diario de una mamá pediatra – 16 abril 2012
Como os comentaba ayer, las neumonías en los niños son frecuentes, y en gran parte de los casos tienen un curso corto y llevadero y buena respuesta a los tratamientos. Esto es así en nuestro mundo, occidental e higienizado, pues a nivel…
Magnetic resonance imaging and aneurysm clips: A review
Journal of Neurosurgery – 17 abril 2012
The problem of implanted metals causing tissue damage by movement in patients exposed to MRI fields has produced a confusing welter of erroneous, pseudoscientific publications about magnetics…
Germline Mutations in SMAD4 Disrupt Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling
Journal of Surgical Research – 18 abril 2012
Juvenile polyposis (JP) is an autosomal dominant disease that predisposes to GI malignancies. Germline mutations in the tumor suppressor gene SMAD4 account for approximately 20% of JP cases. SMAD4 is the common intracellular mediator of the TGF-β and bone morphogenetic protein…
Minimally Invasive Treatment of Pancreatic Disease
Current Gastroenterology Reports – 19 abril 2012
Minimally invasive surgery has been widely accepted as an alternative to conventional open surgery in many gastrointestinal fields and is now considered the standard of care in bariatric surgery as well as oncologic surgery…
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery – 20 abril 2012
Bleeding diathesis and allogenic transfusion after complex heart surgery, such as heart valve surgery, may result in complications such as transfusion reaction, viral infection, postoperative…