For the first time, a bisphosphonate has shown a substantial clinical benefit in early breast cancer, reducing both local and distant disease. Medscape Medical News
The author of this viewpoint article discusses the advantages, disadvantages, current, and future applications for virtual reality simulation in modern surgery. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology
A multidisciplinary approach to maintaining optimal glycometabolism in cardiac surgery patients has led to an impressive reduction in deep sternal wound infection rates at one New England hospital. Reuters Health Information
Laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection and open colectomy provide similar long-term patients outcomes, according to a new report. Reuters Health Information
A hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier (HBOC-201, Biopure Corporation) appears to be a safe substitute for blood transfusion, according to results of a multinational, phase III clinical trial among patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery. Reuters Health Information
In a single-center study, the availability of both open and endovascular repair significantly improved postoperative survival in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAA), according to a report in the Archives of Surgery for June. Reuters Health Information
Since the emergence of the hypervirulent strain of Clostridium difficile in 2000, C. difficile infection has been a significant complication of perioperative antibacterial prophylaxis (PAP), research shows. Reuters Health Information
The volume of the olfactory bulb increases as the sense of smell increases and decreases with a loss of smell, German researchers report. Reuters Health Information
Dr. Hyman Muss discusses results from CALGB 49907, presented at ASCO 2008, as well as other relevant issues in the treatment of older women with breast cancer. Medscape Hematology-Oncology
