Vet shares 6 simple ways to reduce pet's medical expenses

The cost of treating a sick or injured animal can often skyrocket, but there are a number of things you can do to reduce your ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the doctors: Uncomplicated appendicitis may not require surgery

Dear Doctors: I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine. Do I need to have my ...
AOL

Cat rescued from wall cavity finds fur-ever home

A kitten that was rescued by fire crews from a wall cavity has found his forever home. Little Red is now living with his new owner, a vetinary nurse who took care of him in the time after the incident ...
Los Angeles Times

Why Your Tooth Abscess May Need More Than Just a Prescription

The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.
Scientific Research Publishing

Rizvi, S.A.A., McManus, J., Foo, G. and Lockie, P. (2015) Laparoscopic Drainage of Iliopsoas Abscess. CRSLS: MIS Case Reports from SLS, 19, 1-4.

ABSTRACT: Minimally invasive surgery and the use of endoscopy have been evolving for over 225 years. Traditionally used for general surgery procedures in the abdomen, the role of the laparoscope is ...
USA Today

Yes, dental cavities are common. But that doesn't mean they can't be prevented.

Few health misfortunes are more universally understood or dreaded than a toothache. The dull, persistent discomfort can easily turn into throbbing pain that can be made even worse by sinus pressure, ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Is the Laparoscope Only Meant for the Abdomen?

1 Department of Surgery, Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Edinburg, TX, USA. 2 Department of Surgery, Abrazo Health Network General Surgery Residency, Glendale, AZ, USA. 3 Department of Surgery, ...
Time

Cardiology: The Lethal Abscess

This week, in the American Journal of Pathology, two San Francisco doctors offer an unexpected reply: the clot forms as the result of a reaction between arterial blood and material from a diseased ...
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Newsweek

Internet Horrified by Woman’s Shocking Reaction After Wisdom Teeth Removal

A Massachusetts woman has gone viral after revealing the disastrous results of having her wisdom teeth removed, leaving social-media users in shock. When Emily Duval, 23, went to see her dental ...
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