Sentences with phrase «by general surgeons»

An anastomosis is common in many kinds of operations performed by general surgeons.

Not exact matches

While extreme cases of the Hannibal Lecter variety exist, Dutton says that degrees of psychopathy are scattered across the general population — and may account for the intense charisma, persuasiveness and confidence shown by some of our most talented politicians, surgeons and business leaders.

To quote from a recent report by Surgeon General Novell a in The Female Patient (January 1992), «Women and perinatally infected children represent the fastest growing subgroup with the disease.

Here is the Surgeon General of the U.S. by inference laying the blame for the AIDS epidemic at the feet of the U.S. government, the Roman Catholic Church, the conservative press («the stridently conservative Washington Times»), Phyllis Schlafly (whom he describes as «beneath contempt» because she opposed him on his proposed condom solution), and a sinister cabal of White House conservatives led by Carl Anderson.

In 1988, however, the U.S. Surgeon General confirmed that nicotine causes a physical addiction similar to and as powerful as those caused by cocaine or heroin.

The research continued, and in May 1982 the National Institute of Mental Health released the findings of a ten - year follow - up to the surgeon general's 1972 study: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.

For instance, it has only the skulls of the Cheyennes and Arapahos killed by the U.S. Army in the 1878 Sand Creek Massacre: the surgeon general of the time wanted just their heads shipped to Washington for study.)

But research continued, and in May of 1982, the National Institute for Mental Health released the findings of a 10 - year follow up on the Surgeon General «s 1972 Study entitled Television and Behavior: «After ten more years of research, the consensus among most of the research community is that violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch the programs.

U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher was in Chicago last month decrying the disturbingly low rate of breastfeeding by American women and the disparity in breastfeeding rates between white and African - American women.

By encouraging breastfeeding, the American Cancer Society would recognize its cancer prevention possibilities, cooperate with the Surgeon General «s directive and empower women to dramatically affect their baby «s health while satisfying the deep emotional urgings to care for their young through breastfeeding.

Why go: The re-enactment also includes war surgeons demonstrating the medical practices of that era and appearances by generals and the president, Abraham Lincoln.

His reference comes from what he claims to be the most recent study, which, apparently, was sent to physicians by the surgeon general.

In 2011, the US Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, issued the Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding, and challenged the entire nation to remove obstacles to breastfeeding, including ensuring access to services that are provided by IBCLCs.

Introduced by first lady Michelle Obama, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Surgeon General Regina Benjamin the new 2011 food guide was unveiled at a press conference at the Agricultural Department in Washington, D.C. Let's take a look at this new graphic, and talk about what it means.

SB 219 was intended to address goals set for each state by the U.S. Surgeon General to achieve better breastfeeding support in the employment setting.

In fact, in most cases, you will be referred to one by your general practitioner or dentist, so you don't have to search and vet multiple surgeons.

«A minimum of $ 3.6 billion would be saved if breastfeeding were increased from current levels (64 percent in - hospital, 29 percent at 6 months) to those recommended by the U.S. Surgeon General (75 and 50 percent).

Most U.S. mothers don't even meet the recommendation made by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Surgeon General that they skip infant formula and breast - feed exclusively for six months.

They end the paper by arguing that the Office of the Surgeon General should reconsider its call for an acceleration of the implementation of the Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States.

The move seems to akin to including a «Surgeon General's Warning» on political advertising by listing the top five donors to a group that's paying for the campaign.

But as the illness spread — South Carolina alone reported 30,000 cases by 1912 — Surgeon General Rupert Blue felt increasing pressure to escalate PHS efforts.

Volk, too, maintains her clinical perspective by serving as a general surgeon at Penn's small - animal hospital.

Identified as a major public health problem by the U.S. Surgeon General, it is increasing at a rate of about 4 percent per year.

A July, 2014 Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer by acting Surgeon General Dr. Boris Lushniak points out that indoor tanning is «strongly associated with increased skin cancer risk,» but stops short of reporting that tanning causes cancer.

«E-cigarettes went from being rare in 2010 to being the most common tobacco product used by our nation's youth,» said surgeon general Vivek Murthy on Thursday.

The study, providing the first picture of alcohol use and binge drinking by US college students with disabilities, is out in Public Health Reports, a SAGE Publishing journal and the official journal of the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service.

In the second group, the catheters were inserted using laparoscopy under general anesthesia by surgeons.

The panel, chaired by Joanne Lupton of Texas A&M University in College Station, also recommended an hour of exercise a day — double the amount suggested by the U.S. Surgeon General in 1996, and well beyond what most North Americans currently manage.

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital were able to keep injured pigs alive after major bleeding by giving them a dose of valproic acid, which helps cells survive on less oxygen.

«Our study demonstrates the high functional disability experienced by migraine patients, compared to those with other pain conditions,» comments ASPS Member Surgeon William Gerald Austen, Jr, of Massachusetts General Hospital.

Yesterday afternoon, President Obama, with Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, tried to bring the topic down to a level that average Americans can understand by distilling the health impacts of climate change during a roundtable discussion at Howard University.

For example, a recent study of outcomes after lung cancer surgery demonstrated fewer complications and a higher success rate of cancerous node removal in patients who had their procedures performed by a thoracic surgeon, rather than a cardiac or general surgeon.

The protocol was approved by institutional review boards of the University of Bamako Faculty of Medicine, University of Maryland Baltimore, and the U.S. Army Surgeon General.

Approximately 21 million Americans have some form of substance use disorder, according to a 2016 report by the U.S. surgeon general.

Davis and Geck Award (Basic science contribution by clinical researcher), Canadian Association of General Surgeons

Almost half of the resections performed for deep and malignant extremity soft - tissue sarcomas are done by non-oncology surgeons including orthopedic surgeons and general surgeons, according to a new study.

There's been a major decrease in smoking prevalence since the 1st report on smoking and health by the surgeon general in 1964.

But amid the gloomy news that 30 percent of all cancer deaths in this country can be linked to smoking, the Surgeon General reported one «encouraging trend»: An annual survey conducted by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan for the National Institute on Drug Abuse has found that the number of high - school seniors with a daily cigarette habit has dropped from 29 percent...

It was clear the tobacco industry had met its match when the surgeon general made smoking a national health issue, when the mass media and entertainment industry abandoned the Marlboro man, when juries discovered that companies were responsible for the lungs of their consumers, and when powerful figures on Capitol Hill eschewed donations from tobacco magnates in favor of those contributed by trial lawyers who made billions from suing them.

The study also found that about half the children receiving methylphenidate had special education status, also consistent with the Angold and Costello study cited by Surgeon General Satcher.

The disparity of treatment noted by the surgeon general was further confirmed in a study funded by the Maryland Department of Education.

Kinda like the medical degree earned by the Surgeon General or the law degree of a judge.

Plaque and calculus can be removed by a veterinary surgeon while the cat is under a general anaesthetic.

Dr. Voss also discusses the extra-cap, TPLO and TTA procedures but this article is of note because he also addresses non-surgical options and writes, «In general, we do not advise this therapy as the ideal form of treatment, but it may be appropriate for individual dogs due to some combination of their very small size, inactive lifestyle...» Dr. Voss makes no recommendations or comments on the bone - cutting procedures but notes that the extra-cap procedure «seem to work reasonably well in small breeds and inactive dogs when performed by an experienced surgeon.»

Under this scheme, a radiograph of the pelvic area is taken by a general practice vet according to standardised protocols, submitted to the BVA and evaluated by three members of a panel of certified radiologists or small animal surgeons [13].

He was first employed as an assistant surgeon by the East India Company at the Madras General Hospital.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Indoor Tanning Association (ITA) representing thousands of businesses and the Hemp Industries Association's (HIA) 200 member companies received written clarification this week from the United States Air Force Surgeon General's Office that hemp skin care products are «not prohibited» under a policy dating back to 2001 that bans ingestion of hemp foods by Air Force personnel.

It does make a difference if medical advice is being given by a quack or the Surgeon General.

One example given: Lubin & Meyer lawsuits are at the center of the controversy over the practice of a single surgeon double - booking or overlapping surgeries — used by surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital and others — which was recently covered in an exposé by the Boston Globe's Spotlight Team.

In the medical arena, Marc defends doctors at the General Medical Council, as well as dentists at the GDC, nurses at the NMC, miscellaneous professionals at the HCPC and veterinary surgeons prosecuted by the RCVS.