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| American college of surgeons news Daily Care Helps Avoid Diabetic Foot Amputations With the observance of National Diabetes Awareness Month in November, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) reminds the 20 million Americans with diabetes that following simple foot care tips can reduce their risk of toe, foot or leg amputations. Thursday, October 26, 2006 Dr. Bruce Welch of Animal Medical Center of Frederick County PC, 681 Aylor Road, recently attended the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Symposium in Washington, D.C., where he participated in intensive training in cemented and non-cemented hip replacements, anterior cruciate ligament rupture procedures, fracture management, laryngeal conditions, and angular limb deformity management. UPDATE: Unprecedented Study Provides Strong Evidence That Surgery Can Eliminate Severe Migraine Headaches In a first-of-its kind study, plastic surgeons found 90 percent of severe migraine sufferers reported complete elimination or significant decrease in the frequency and intensity of headaches following surgical treatment. The placebo-controlled study, funded by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) National Endowment for Plastic Surgery, will be presented during a first-ever, one day The Inside Scoop Get The Inside Scoop on whats happening at CBS News . Prominent Hypertension Specialists Question Results Of TROPHY Study On Hypertension There may be as many as 70 million Americans with prehypertension. If these people can be treated pharmacologically to avoid or delay progression to clinical hypertension, there would be significant benefits to them and the overall health of the population. The recent TROPHY study seems to lead to that conclusion. However, two editorials published in the November issue of the American Journal of Emergency care should use trauma as example: doctors Most U.S. hospital emergency rooms are ill-equipped to handle an epidemic, but better coordination and sharing specialist doctors could help mend the tattered system, experts said on Friday. Lawrence Kolb, 95, Studied Stress Disorders Lawrence Kolb, who died October 20 at 95, was a former president of the American Psychiatric Association who was among the pioneers of understanding post-traumatic stress disorder, which he first encountered as battle fatigue when he served as a Navy doctor during World War II. For more than two decades, Kolb was director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute and chairman of the Site Tools COLTON - The Trauma Center at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center has earned Level II verification from the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons, demonstrating that it has achieved the highest standards of quality care for injured patients. Up Next Whats coming up next on 60 Minutes . Blood Markers Predict Risk For Recurrent Stroke And Mortality People who have just suffered their first ischemic stroke, a blood clot in the brain, often have elevated inflammatory biomarkers in their blood that indicate their likelihood of having another stroke or an increased risk of dying, according to Columbia University Medical Center researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. | ||