Year: 2010

Customer retention is about more than a shiny smile, but it’s a good place to start.

  Steven J. Katz Many speculate that breast cancer patients are treated with mastectomy without the proper indications, contradicting long-standing recommendations for breast-conserving surgery (BCS) as less-invasive initial treatment. Patients choose treatment methods, however, based on a variety of factors,…

  John W. Michael John Michael, MEd, CPO/L FISPO, FAAOP, has joined the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine faculty and is the associate director of the Northwestern University Prosthetic Orthotic Center. Michael has practiced as a clinician and educator…

Study tested microprocessor and non-microprocessor knee joints in five real-world situations.

  Image: © 2010 iStockphoto.com/Monika Wisniewska Healthy eating, not supplements, is the best way to keep the good bacteria in your gut healthy, says a dietitian and researcher. As with vitamins, it is best to get the bacteria you need…

William Williams Keen, MD, sawbones of the Civil War, recalled battlefield surgeries in his war memoirs.

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first 5 years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according to a study published…

Researchers disagree on whether Oscar Pistorius gets a performance boost from his prosthetic blades.

OPAF and The First Clinics, founder of the First Volley Tennis Clinics, announces that they have been awarded a $10,000 grant from USTA Serves, the philanthropic arm of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). This is the third time in…

This cold and flu season provides an opportunity for health care workers to review the means of protection against all pathogens.