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Vertos Medical's Mild(R) Procedure Gets Nod From Leading Pain Medicine Physicians
Leading interventional pain physicians from key U.S. centers gathered at a special clinical symposium to share their experience with Vertos Medical"s mild (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression), the least invasive surgical procedure for treating lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), with no implants left behind.* Their early clinical experiences suggest that mild may be an appropriate treatment alternative earlier in the LSS progression, as mild patients have shown favorable results when comparing post-treatment improvement at three months to open surgical procedure patient results at one year1. Moreover, mild leaves future surgical options open.
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WHO Stops Tracking H1N1 Cases
"In a move that caught many public health experts by surprise, the WHO quietly announced Thursday that it would stop tracking swine flu cases and deaths around the world," the New York Times reports. According to the newspaper, the announcement "perplexed some experts, and even baffled a WHO spokesman, Gregory Hartl," who "earlier in the day ò€¦ had confirmed Argentina, with 137 swine flu deaths since June, had surpassed Mexico, where the epidemic began in February, as the country with second largest number of swine flu deaths." While the last WHO updated indicated nearly 95,000 people worldwide had been infected with H1N1, "[m]any epidemiologists have pointed out that, in reality, millions of people have had swine flu, usually in a mild form, so the numbers of laboratory-confirmed cases were actually meaningless" while tests "overwhelmed national laboratories," according to the New York Times (McNeil, 7/16).
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Senate Judiciary Committee Vote On Sotomayor Reset For July 28
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday postponed its vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor until July 28 at the request of Republican members who said they need one more week to review written answers she recently submitted to the panel, CongressDaily reports. Both Republicans and Democrats expect Sotomayor to be approved by the committee and confirmed by the Senate, CongressDaily reports (CongressDaily, 7/21).The delay came as Senate Republicans continued to weigh whether they would vote to confirm Sotomayor, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced plans to vote for Sotomayor and issued a statement calling the judge "committed to applying the law impartially without bias or favoritism." Four other moderate Republicans have said they will support Sotomayor, and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) indicated that more might follow suit. "There are a number of Republicans who have announced they plan to vote for her," Leahy said, adding, "There are a number of others who"ve not made that announcement yet, but plan to vote for her" (Peterson, Wall Street Journal, 7/21). Leahy said he is confident that Sotomayor will be confirmed in time for the Supreme Court"s first meeting on Sept. 9.Some strong conservatives, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), have said they will oppose Sotomayor (Hirschfeld Davis, AP/Denver Post, 7/22). Among the Senate Republicans who have not announced their intentions are Sens. John Cornyn (Texas), who serves on the Judiciary Committee, and Judd Gregg (N.H.) (Wall Street Journal, 7/21).NARAL Endorses Sotomayor NARAL ProChoice America recently said that it will endorse Sotomayor, the AP/Seattle Times reports. The group said that Sotomayor"s testimony shows that she is a stronger supporter of privacy rights than the last two Supreme Court nominees -- Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito. Sotomayor said several times during her confirmation hearings that privacy rights include a woman"s right to have an abortion, NARAL said. According to the AP/Times, NARAL did not endorse Sotomayor until now because of uncertainty over her views on abortion rights (Hirschfeld Davis, AP/Seattle Times, 7/21).
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What Is First Aid? What Is The Recovery Position?

of the casualty"s chest, and place your other hand on top of your first hand and interlace the fingers. Push the chest down (compress the chest) to about 1.5 to 2 inches (4 to 5 cm). If the casualty is a child aged 1 to 8 years compress to a maximum of 1.5 inches (4 cm). Then let go and wait till the chest recoils (comes back up) completely before repeating. Elbows need to be kept straight throughout. Push the breastbone up and down to a depth of about 5 cm - do this 30 times at a pulse rate of 100 per minute. If the casualty is a child aged from 1 to 8 years, use just one hand for the compressions. *Give 2 breaths - Make sure airway is open and pinch the nose so it closes. Gently raise the chin upwards with the two fingers of your other hand. Take a deep breath and seal your mouth over the casualty"s mouth and breathe out into the casualty"s airway. You should see the casualty"s chest rise and fall. To get another breath lift your head and breathe in deeply. Perform the whole procedure again. Repeat the 30 chest compressions followed by two breaths about five times and then check to see whether the casualty has started to breathe normally. If not, carry on performing CPR. If breathing starts normally, stay with the casualty until help arrives. If you feel uncomfortable about giving rescue breaths remember that chest compressions alone are life savers - do not just stand there doing nothing. It is important not to let your hands bounce when you have performing the chest compressions - make sure the heel of your hand is touching the casualty"s chest all the time during the chest compressions. You may hear some pops and snaps during chest compressions; this is normal, so do not stop. Written by Christian Nordqvist Copyright: Medical News Today Not to be reproduced without permission of Medical News Today

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