Transfascial Mesh Fixation During Complex Hernia Repairs: To Skip or Not to Skip?
Not fixating the mesh in open retromuscular ventral hernia repair (RVHR) was noninferior to fixation, a single-center clinical trial found. Hernia recurrence rates at 1 year were similar between the transfascial suture fixation group versus the no fixation group (7.4% vs 9.2%, respectively, P=0.70), according to Ajita Prabhu, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic Center in […]
Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Becomes a Disorder (8 Warning Signs)
Orthorexia nervosa or orthorexia is an obsessive fixation with consuming good food. The current health food trends and diets, from plant-based eating to paleo, are hot topics in current media. Because of this, there has been increased mindful attention to food. However, in certain situations, this focus can become an obsession in the form of […]
How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesis
Plants rely on a process called carbon fixation — turning carbon dioxide from the air into carbon-rich biomolecules – for their very existence. That’s the whole point of photosynthesis, and a cornerstone of the vast interlocking system that cycles carbon through plants, animals, microbes and the atmosphere to sustain life on Earth. But the carbon […]