Clinical Eye

Here are some of the latest news that caught my eyes...


General Anesthesia Tied to Developmental Woes in Kids

Youngsters under the age of 3 who had hernia surgery showed almost twice the risk of behavioral or developmental problems later compared to kids who hadn't had surgery, a new study finds.

Researchers suspect that exposure to general anesthesia during these operations might have played a role in the jump in risk, according to lead author Charles DiMaggio, an assistant professor of clinical epidemiology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons' Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. More...





Dr. Marc Bessler, right, and Dr. Daniel Davis performed a new kind of weight-loss surgery that passes a stapler down the throat to staple the stomach.

Toga (for transoral gastroplasty) is a new weight-loss surgery... click herefor more.




Magnet device aims to treat depression patients...



If it sounds like science-fiction, well, those woodpecker-like pulses trigger small electrical charges that spark brain cells to fire. Yet it doesn't cause the risks of surgically implanted electrodes or the treatment of last resort, shock therapy.

Called transcranial magnetic stimulation or TMS, this gentler approach isn't for everyone. The Food and Drug Administration approved Neuronetics Inc.'s NeuroStar therapy specifically for patients who had no relief from their first antidepressant, offering them a different option than trying pill after pill.

Read the entire article, here.