JAMA Internal Medicine, February 18, 2013. Total hip replacement is a popular procedure that is increasing as baby boomers age. A new study by Inacio et al in this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine reports that most hip implant patients are women, and that their risk of implant failure is higher than men’s.
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Public Health Implications of Differences in US and European Union Regulatory Policies for Breast Implants
Reproductive Health Matters, December 2012. Tens of thousands of defective silicone breast implants were recalled in Europe in 2011–12 soon after the FDA’s unrelated announcement that a rare cancer of the immune system was associated with all saline and silicone gel breast implants. These developments raised questions about whether U.S. and European regulations were protecting patients from unsafe medical implants.
Read More »Antibiotic Uses and Challenges — Our Comprehensive Review Published on Medscape
Medscape, June 16, 2010. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families co-writes a review of antibiotics. The goal of the review is to help primary care physicians prescribe the correct antibiotics for their patients.
Read More »Reasonably Safe? Breast Implants and Informed Consent
Reproductive Health Matters, May 2010. Every year, more than 300,000 women in the United States and many more worldwide undergo breast implant surgery.
Read More »Teenagers and Cosmetic Surgery: Focus on Breast Augmentation and Liposuction
Journal of Adolescent Health, October 2008. Two of the most popular and controversial cosmetic procedures for adolescents are liposuction and breast implants. It this review article, the procedures are discussed. In addition, the physiological and psychological reasons to delay these procedures, including concerns about body dysmorphic disorder and research findings regarding changes in teenagers’ body image as they mature, are described.
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