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Medtronic: Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty provides better back pain relief in cancer patients

Medtronic Inc., today announced the results of the first randomized, controlled trial comparing Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty with non-surgical care in treating spinal fractures in cancer patients. The study found that Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty provided cancer patients better back-specific function, more rapid back pain relief and improved quality of life compared with non-surgical care one month after treatment.

17 Feb 2011

New method may eliminate colonoscopies

Nobody enjoys colonoscopies, including mice. University of Missouri researchers are excited about the potential of using genetic biomarkers to predict colon cancer caused by inflammation. A new method developed at the MU Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory (RADIL) could eventually lead to a method that might eliminate colonoscopies altogether.

17 Feb 2011

$Children with hip and thigh implants may face risk of bone fractures$

Children with hip and thigh implants may face risk of bone fractures

Children with hip and thigh implants designed to help heal a broken bone or correct other bone conditions are at risk for subsequent fractures of the very bones that the implants were intended to treat, according to new research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

16 Feb 2011

Allergan receives FDA approval for expanded use of LAP-BAND System in obese adults

Allergan, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of the LAP-BAND System, Allergan's gastric band, for adults with obesity who have failed more conservative weight reduction alternatives, such as diet and exercise and pharmacotherapy, and have a Body Mass Index of 30-40 and at least one obesity related comorbid condition.

16 Feb 2011

Smoking during radiation treatments reduces chance of overall survival

Smokers who continue to smoke while undergoing radiation treatments for head and neck cancer fare significantly worse than those who quit smoking before therapy, according to a study in the February issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology·Biology·Physics, an official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

16 Feb 2011

NYU Langone one of 16 centers chosen to participate in American Joint Replacement Registry

The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center has been chosen as one of only 16 centers across the country to participate in the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR). The AJRR is a national, independent, not-for-profit organization created to collect key joint replacement and revision data in order to better to monitor device performance and identify underperforming processes while providing information supporting best practices in safety, cost control and advances in technology.

16 Feb 2011

Integra launches Trel-XPress Demineralized Bone Matrix for orthopedic reconstruction surgery

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today the launch of Trel-XPress Demineralized Bone Matrix, expanding its portfolio of bone grafting substitutes for the orthopedic extremity reconstruction surgeon, which includes Integra OS Osteoconductive Scaffold, a synthetic bone void filler manufactured from beta tri-calcium phosphate and type I bovine collagen; Trel-X, a demineralized bone matrix; and Trel-XC, a demineralized bone matrix premixed with cancellous bone.

16 Feb 2011

Endologix announces initial PEVAR Trial presentation at 2011 iCON annual meeting

Endologix, developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the presentation of the initial clinical results from the PEVAR Trial at the 2011 iCON annual meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona.

16 Feb 2011

Patient on artificial heart receives heart and kidney transplant

Charles Okeke, the Phoenix husband and father of three, made headlines in May 2010 when he became the first patient in the U.S. to be discharged from a hospital with an artificial heart. With the latest technology, the "Freedom Driver," the man without a heart was able to resume his family life and to be free of the confines of a hospital room.

16 Feb 2011

UT Southwestern treats breast-cancer patient with Accuray CyberKnife System

Breast-cancer patient Kristin Wiginton is the first to be treated at UT Southwestern Medical Center with high-beam radiation using the Accuray CyberKnife System, which offers improved cosmetic results, less radiation exposure to surrounding tissue and a shorter treatment period.

16 Feb 2011

New study finds 35% of imaging costs ordered for defensive purposes in Pennsylvania

Nearly 35 percent of all the imaging costs ordered for 2,068 orthopaedic patient encounters in Pennsylvania were ordered for defensive purposes, according to a new study presented today at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

16 Feb 2011

Obesity and knee osteoarthritis will lead to loss of 86 million healthy years of life

An estimated 10 million Americans suffer from knee osteoarthritis (OA), making it one of the most common causes of disability in the US. Due to obesity and symptomatic knee OA, Americans over the age of 50 will together lose the equivalent of 86 million healthy years of life, concluded researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), who investigated the potential gains in quality and quantity of life that could be achieved averting losses due to obesity and knee OA.

16 Feb 2011

Diagnosis of breast cancer in women over 70 leads to lower survival

Women over 70 are being diagnosed with breast cancer at a later stage leading to lower survival from the disease in the elderly, new research showed today (Wednesday).

16 Feb 2011

Scott & White Healthcare offers TIF procedure to patients with chronic heartburn

Millions of Americans, or 10 percent of the population, suffers from daily heartburn or other symptoms of reflux such as regurgitation, chronic cough, hoarseness and dental erosions. Until recently, many of these patients faced either a lifetime of daily medications, incomplete resolution, or worsening of their symptoms while treatment options were often limited to surgery.

16 Feb 2011

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Cardiologists and pulmonologists at Rush University Medical Center have teamed up to provide a new and better approach to treating patients with pulmonary hypertension, a disease affecting the heart and lungs. The new Rush Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic brings together a multidisciplinary team of clinicians with specialized training to care for patients with this very complex disease.

16 Feb 2011

Viral Genetics' lead researcher, Advisor to receive Lauren F. Brooks Hope Award

Viral Genetics, Inc. announced today that lead researcher Dr. M. Karen Newell Rogers and Advisor Mr. Richard Gerstner will receive the Lauren F. Brooks Hope Award, presented by Time for Lyme, Inc.

16 Feb 2011

Study finds worse outcomes in workers undergoing spinal fusion surgery

For workers' compensation patients with chronic low back pain, spinal fusion surgery leads to worse long-term outcomes—including a lower rate of return to work—compared to nonsurgical treatment, suggests a study in the February 15th issue of Spine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

16 Feb 2011

BCVI offers multidisciplinary approach to treat patients with atrial fibrillation

More than 2.6 million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation —an erratic heartbeat. If left untreated, the condition can lead to stroke or heart failure. For three decades, 58 year old David Ryan was one of the millions of Americans suffering from the disease.

16 Feb 2011

Research: Way heart responds to early beat is predictive of cardiac death

The way the heart responds to an early beat is predictive of cardiac death, especially for people with no conventional markers of cardiovascular disease, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

16 Feb 2011

Researchers identify cell of origin for sarcoma

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children's Hospital have defined the cell of origin for a kind of cancer called sarcoma. In a study published today as the Featured Article in the journal Cancer Cell, they report that childhood and adult sarcomas are linked in their biology, mutations and the cells from which these tumors first start.

16 Feb 2011

Surgery News and Research

Medtronic: Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty provides better back pain relief in cancer patients

New method may eliminate colonoscopies

Children with hip and thigh implants may face risk of bone fractures

Allergan receives FDA approval for expanded use of LAP-BAND System in obese adults

Smoking during radiation treatments reduces chance of overall survival

NYU Langone one of 16 centers chosen to participate in American Joint Replacement Registry

Integra launches Trel-XPress Demineralized Bone Matrix for orthopedic reconstruction surgery

Endologix announces initial PEVAR Trial presentation at 2011 iCON annual meeting

Patient on artificial heart receives heart and kidney transplant

UT Southwestern treats breast-cancer patient with Accuray CyberKnife System

New study finds 35% of imaging costs ordered for defensive purposes in Pennsylvania

Obesity and knee osteoarthritis will lead to loss of 86 million healthy years of life

Diagnosis of breast cancer in women over 70 leads to lower survival

Scott & White Healthcare offers TIF procedure to patients with chronic heartburn

New Rush clinic brings trained clinicians to care for patients with pulmonary hypertension

Viral Genetics' lead researcher, Advisor to receive Lauren F. Brooks Hope Award

Study finds worse outcomes in workers undergoing spinal fusion surgery

BCVI offers multidisciplinary approach to treat patients with atrial fibrillation

Research: Way heart responds to early beat is predictive of cardiac death

Researchers identify cell of origin for sarcoma

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