Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Modern Surgery For Scoliosis Has Good Long-Term Outcomes

Medical News Today, Article Date: 05 Apr 2011,

Teenagers who undergo spine fusion for scoliosis using the newest surgical techniques can expect to be doing well 10 years after surgery, according to a Hospital for Special Surgery study published online ahead of print in the TK issue of the journal Spine. Read more...

Could thiazolidinediones increase the risk of heart failure in Friedreich's ataxia patients?

Movement Disorders, 26: n/a. doi: 10.1002/mds.23711

García-Giménez, J. L., Sanchis-Gomar, F. and Pallardó, F. V.

CIBERER, Biomedical Network Research Centre on Rare Diseases, Valencia, Spain
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Fundación del Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. FIHCUV-INCLIVA, Valencia, Spain

Keywords: Friedreich's ataxia; rare disease; neurological symptoms; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; rosiglitazone; pioglitazone; heart failure; peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1α.