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GOT YOUR BACK launches The Spinalis Chair

20. November 2009 23:20
GOT YOUR BACK will be hosting an Open House at their retail location at 521 East Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA on December 12th from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Guests will include health and wellness professionals, chiropractors, massage therapists and those interested in alternative fitness and wellness throughout the tri-state area. Visitors will enjoy food, beverages, a free chair massage, and free on site diagnosis of the spine. This event is also open to the public and special discounts will be offered throughout the store exclusively for attendees of this event. [More]

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Hemicorporectomy effective, and add years and quality of life to survivors

20. November 2009 04:50
A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years and quality of life to survivors, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. [More]

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Winship-led team identifies a way to exploit cancer cells' taste for glucose

19. November 2009 05:07
The pedal-to-the-metal signals driving the growth of several types of cancer cells lead to a common switch governing the use of glucose, researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered. [More]

Smoking cigarettes leads to back pain and spine problems, show recent studies

19. November 2009 02:59
Smoking cigarettes not only contributes to lung cancer and emphysema, it also leads to back pain and spine problems, according to recent studies and observations from leading neurosurgeons in Chicago. [More]

Spineology's Capture Facet Screw System receives FDA clearance

19. November 2009 01:54
Spineology Inc., developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive spinal surgery devices, announced today that it has received FDA clearance for its minimally invasive surgery (MIS) Capture™ Facet Screw System. [More]

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St. Jude Medical announces implantation of the first patient in China with its Eon rechargeable neurostimulator

18. November 2009 10:54
St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced today that a 62-year-old man from Shenzhen, Guangdong province has become the first patient in China to be implanted with the Eon™ neurostimulator, a rechargeable device used to help manage chronic pain. Despite prior back surgeries, the patient suffered from chronic back pain for more than a decade. [More]

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Way to capture tumor cells in the bloodstream discovered

18. November 2009 07:45
A team led by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers on the cutting edge of nanotechnology has found a way to capture tumor cells in the bloodstream that could dramatically improve earlier cancer diagnosis and prevent deadly metastasis. [More]

World's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin directly into a patient's malignant brain tumor

18. November 2009 04:43
Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin (bevacizumab) directly into a patient's malignant brain tumor. This novel intra-arterial (IA) technique may expose the cancer to higher doses of the drug therapy, while possibly sparing the patient common side effects of receiving the drug intravenously (IV) or throughout their body. [More]

Medtronic introduces new TSRH 3Dx Spinal System to address multiple pathologies

17. November 2009 23:59
Medtronic, Inc., today announced the launch of the TSRH® 3Dx™ Spinal System. Designed with procedural efficiency in mind, the TSRH 3Dx Spinal System offers two screws designed to address multiple pathologies. [More]

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SANUWAVE Health reports financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2009

16. November 2009 07:40
SANUWAVE Health, Inc.,, an emerging medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of non-invasive, biological response activating devices in the regenerative medicine area, reports its achievements and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. [More]

Bullseye Anatomic Cruciate Reconstruction System released

16. November 2009 07:37
CONMED Corporation's CONMED Linvatec arthroscopy unit today announced the release of the Bullseye™ Anatomic Cruciate Reconstruction System, a novel guide system for anatomic cruciate ligament (ACL and PCL) reconstructions of the knee. [More]

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Spine Care Institute established by Hospital for Special Surgery

16. November 2009 06:25
Hospital for Special Surgery today announced the establishment of one of the most comprehensive centers of excellence in the country for the treatment of all nonoperative and operative spine disorders. [More]

Researchers develop microscopic polymer beads to deliver antioxidant enzyme into heart

16. November 2009 01:11
Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed microscopic polymer beads that can deliver an antioxidant enzyme made naturally by the body into the heart. [More]

El Camino Hospital moves into new, technologically and seismically advanced facility

16. November 2009 00:59
El Camino Hospital, the hospital of Silicon Valley, today completed its move into the new, technologically and seismically advanced facility. After completing several practice runs led by the activation team, hospital officials report all patients were safely transferred to the new facility. [More]

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Custom Spine launches two new innovative spine systems at the NASS annual meeting

16. November 2009 00:17
Custom Spine, a company dedicated to offering advanced spinal solutions, launched two new innovative spine systems at the North American Spine Society's (NASS) annual meeting being held in San Francisco. [More]

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