Osteoporosis Diagnosis, Management, and Referral Practice After Fragility Fractures.

Purpose Of Review: The purpose of this manuscript is to review the current diagnosis, management, and referral practices of patients with osteoporosis after a fragility fracture from the orthopedic surgeon's perspective.

Recent Findings: Effective treatments are available for osteoporosis that significantly decrease the risk of additional fractures. Despite recommendations for improved post-fragility fracture osteoporosis management, the rate of diagnosis and treatment is still unacceptably low.

Parental Concerns of Boys with Hypospadias.

Introduction: Reports indicate many parents are negatively impacted by their child's birth defect, experiencing feelings of anxiety, shame, and blame. These reactions have been documented for several conditions, but not hypospadias. We surveyed parents of boys with hypospadias to determine their concerns.

Central Nervous System Mechanisms of Nausea in Gastroparesis: An fMRI-Based Case-Control Study.

Background/aims: Nausea is a major complaint of gastroparesis (GP), and the pathophysiology of this condition is poorly understood. Therefore, this study utilized fMRI to investigate the possible central nervous system (CNS) mechanisms of nausea in 10 GP patients versus 8 healthy controls (HCs).

Methods: Nausea severity was assessed on a 0-10 scale and presented as mean ± SD.

Assessment of gonadal and thyroid histology in Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) from Barataria Bay Louisiana one year after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

We examined gonads and thyroid glands of Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) 1yr after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. F. grandis were trapped from two impacted sites in Barataria Bay (Bayou St.