Day: August 27, 2010

Flu vaccine will soon be available at local pharmacies and doctor’s offices, and government officials are urging everyone older than 6 months of age to receive it. This year’s vaccine protects against H1N1 and two other strains of seasonal flu,…

A study published in the October issue of Anesthesiology is among the first to show that the quality of immediate postoperative care of orthopedic surgery patients has important effects on patients’ long-term cardiac outcomes. “Looking at long-term outcome, especially for…

A new study conducted by the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital found that from 1997-2007, an estimated 229,023 children and adolescents younger than 19 years were treated in U.S. hospital emergency…