The American Society For Laser Medicine And Surgery Holds Annual Conference On April 1-5, 2009
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), the world's preeminent resource for laser research, safety, education and clinical knowledge, announces a monumental gathering of laser innovation and advances that is not to be missed! "LASER '09," the Society's 29th Annual Scientific Conference will take place on Wednesday, April 1, through Sunday, April 5, 2009, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, in National Harbor, Md. medicalnewstoday.com |
National Medical Societies Offer Tips To Prevent Injuries; Children Often Victims
- Using a lawn mower can be as routine as bike riding or barbeques during spring and summer months. But often, people find themselves in terrifying situations with these seemingly safe household machines. In fact, 200,000 people - 16,000 of them children - are injured in lawn mower-related accidents each year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports. However, lawn mowers don't "attack" on their own. medicalnewstoday.com |
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Creams Offering Lighter Skin May Also Bring Health Risks
Dermatologists nationwide are seeing women of Hispanic and African descent with severe side effects from misuse of skin-lightening creams; many of creams are sold in beauty shops, bodegas and online even though they contain prescription-strength ingredients; Hyprogel, made in Germany, contains powerful steroid and includes warning to use only as directed by doctor; no major studies have focused on use of such creams in US; former baseball player Sammy Sosa says that cream to 'soften' his skin h... query.nytimes.com |
The Convergent Procedure For The Treatment Of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation Highlighted At EACTS Annual Meeting In Geneva
The Convergent Procedure, a novel approach to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), enabled by epicardial ablation products from nContact Surgical, Inc. (nContact), was highlighted at the Techno-College Atrial Fibrillation Session of the EACTS (European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery) Annual Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland... mnt.to |