http://goldbamboo.com/ Hernia News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a208056.html UroToday.com - Inguinal hernia (IH) as a complication of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) was first recognized in 1996 by Regan et al who reported a 12% incidence within 6 months of RRP. An incidence of 13.6% of IH post RRP and pelvic lymph node dissection was noted among 375 patients reported by J. Stranne and colleagues from Goteborg, Sweden in 2001. [click link for full article] Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a203695.html Health authorities in Norfolk and Newcastle in the UK have decided to remove smokers from the waiting list of non-urgent surgeries. This move implies that smokers who have been advised non-urgent surgeries like knee and hip replacement and hernia operations would be operated only after they quit smoking. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:14 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a181411.html Title: Health Tip: Avoiding a HerniaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/18/2006 1:57:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/18/2006 1:57:26 AM Thu, 18 May 2006 06:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a173014.html CorgentechInc. (Nasdaq: CGTK) today reported clinical results from a Phase 2 trial of4975, the company''s novel, long-acting, non-opioid drug candidate beingdeveloped in multiple mid-stage clinical trials for site-specific, moderate tosevere pain. The 41-patient, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled European study was designed to measure the effectiveness of 4975 intreating pain induced by surgical repair of an inguinal (groin) hernia asmeasured one and four weeks after surgery... click link for more info. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a165748.html Men who delay surgical repair of a hernia until the hernia becomes uncomfortable fare as well those who undergo immediate surgery, according to a study at five North American medical centers. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:00 EST