OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of the carbon dioxide laser for treatment of facial acne scarring and to determine if certain regions of the face would respond more favorably to carbon dioxide laser resurfacing than other areas of the face. METHODS Twenty-five patients with facial acne scarring were treated with the carbon dioxide laser with the flash-scanning attachment. Physician a...

Background & objectives: The disposal of hazardous waste in the environment, which is usually done by burying it in a special landfill, requires a set of environmental standards and special economic, social and managerial considerations. Improper landfills can have negative health, economic, and environmental effects. In this regard, the present study seeks to find a suitable landfill for speci...

We have all experienced it-course evaluations or learning assessments that are surprising. In July I participated in the 2008 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience workshop, The Undergraduate Neuroscience Education: Interactions, Interdisciplines, and Curricular Best Practices, and was struck by a phrase in one of the plenary sessions. Referring to faculty willingness to try exciting new teach...

Bladder herniation is an uncommon condition mimicking suspicious metastasis on PET/CT imaging. We report a 67 y/o man with prostate cancer referred for recurrence evaluation with 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT. The scan showed an asymmetric site of intense tracer accumulation in the left inguino-scrotal region with the same SUVmax to the pelvic bladder. Reviewing cross sectional CT i...

An environmental evaluation was performed at 16 subdivision sites within four communities in east-central Michigan. The primary objective was to evaluate the fit between environmental ordinances and the physical/environmental conditions to which they were applied. An environmental response index was developed with indicators to assess water, soil, slope, development density, roads, vegetation, ...

A technique for immediate interpretation of transbronchial aspirates at bronchoscopy is described. Comparing 73 aspirates using the technique with 134 routinely processed aspirates, the technique produced a significant increase in the percentage of specimens containing malignant cells, from 31 to 56 percent, and, importantly, a large decrease in the percentage of specimens that were inadequate ...