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New Year's Eve can be bad for your health

Research has shown that New Year's is the deadliest day of the year for pedestrians. Drinking and walking can be as dangerous as drinking and driving. Trauma surgeon Dr. Thomas Esposito has seen the tragic effects of drunk walking, among his patients and in his own family.

29 Dec 2010

Breast cancer survival techniques for dealing with challenges on the job and in life

As Lecheler celebrates the New Year, she is sharing her breast cancer survival techniques with business executives and others who are looking for a resolution they can keep - having a healthier and happier 2011. Lecheler offers up her integrated healing tips in her new book The Spirit to Heal.

28 Dec 2010

Stem cell therapy helps patient with diabetes gangrene recover from foot ulcer: ICMS conference

During ICMS Annual International Congress on Regenerative and Cell Based Medicine Conference held on November 12, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, it was announced that a patient with complications of diabetes gangrene recovered from foot ulcer through stem cell therapy.

27 Dec 2010

New derivation of stem cells from fat cells hold promise for therapeutic, cosmetic benefits

Two studies appearing in the current issue of Cell Transplantation 19(10) discuss stem cells derived from adipose (fat) cells and their potential use in plastic surgery and tissue reconstruction. The studies are now freely available on-line at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/ct/ .

24 Dec 2010

Research Roundup: Surgery and health costs; ACOs and independent doctors; Stroke's long-term effects; Improving low-income care

Archives of Surgery: Profile Of Inpatient Operating Room Procedures In U.S. Hospitals In 2007 - Understanding operating room (OR) procedures in the hospital "is critical in debates about how to improve the population's health while attempting to constrain growth in health care costs," write the authors of this study that provides an overview of inpatient operating room procedures in the U.S. from 1997 to 2007.

24 Dec 2010

Molecular-level insights into how physical activity influences the heart

Everyone knows that exercise comes with metabolic and cardiovascular benefits, but scientists understand surprisingly little about how physical activity influences the heart itself. Now, a new study in the December 23rd issue of Cell, a Cell Press publication, offers some of the first molecular-level insights.

24 Dec 2010

MiMedx receives notification of Class III certification for HydroFix technology

MiMedx Group, Inc., an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected biomaterial-based products, announced today that it has received notification of the Class III certification for a European product using the Company's proprietary HydroFix technology.

24 Dec 2010

Preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation could be a risk marker for adverse cardiac surgery outcome

A study published in the January 2011 issue of Anesthesiology is one of the first to show that low preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation (ScO2) could be an important physiological risk marker for adverse outcome in cardiac surgery patients.

23 Dec 2010

Jury returns $7M verdict for failure to diagnose and treat cardiac tamponade in bypass surgery patient

A New York State Supreme Court Queens County jury returned a $7,000,000.00 verdict against Patrick Monteleone M.D. and Newell Robinson, M.D. where they failed to diagnose and treat cardiac tamponade (bleeding into the chest) in their patient who underwent cardiac bypass surgery on November 17, 2004.

23 Dec 2010

EMCTO 2011 to provide update on treatment of thoracic malignancies

The number of diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with thoracic malignancies has markedly increased, allowing for an individualized approach based on the clinical situation and molecular characteristics of the tumor. How to best select among these options for the benefit of the patients within an integrative treatment approach will be at the core of the conference.

23 Dec 2010

$Herbal pain medication gets fractured runner back running again$

Herbal pain medication gets fractured runner back running again

Debilitating injuries can impact quality of life long after the injury has occurred and healed, producing long-term pain and limited mobility. Individuals recuperating from a surgery or other procedure may want explore different options to getting back on their feet after an injury.

23 Dec 2010

Fraunhofer MEVIS initiates research partnership with ARTORG Center

In a research partnership between the Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS in Bremen and the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research at the University of Bern, this navigation technique will be intensively evaluated and developed further at the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital in Shanghai.

23 Dec 2010

Columbia Asia opens new hospitals in India and Malaysia

Columbia Asia, a fast-growing hospital company with Pacific Northwest roots, has opened hospitals in two cities near New Delhi, India, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

23 Dec 2010

Promising initial data from STABLE clinical trial for endovascular treatment of Type B aortic dissection

Study investigators reported positive steps in Cook Medical's efforts to gain FDA approval of the treatment assessed in the STABLE clinical trial, designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a proximal endograft and a distal uncovered stent for the endovascular treatment of Type B aortic dissection for purposes of seeking FDA approval. The findings were presented by Dr. Joseph Lombardi at the 37th annual VEITHsymposium.

23 Dec 2010

St. Luke’s second in nation to perform EVAR with Endurant AAA Stent Graft System

An 80-year-old patient at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke's) in Houston became the second in the nation to be treated with a newly approved FDA device for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The condition, often called, "the silent killer," is a dangerous bulge or ballooning in the main artery of the body that typically causes no symptoms until it ruptures.

23 Dec 2010

Northstar Healthcare reports successful syndication of MicroSurgery Institute of Houston

Northstar Healthcare Inc. today announced the successful syndication of its newly formed operating partnership MicroSurgery Institute of Houston ("MSI") with an initial seven physician partners. Northstar will participate in the MSI partnership by leasing the surgery center assets and staff of The Palladium for Surgery - Houston, Ltd. partnership ("Palladium") to MSI for an ownership interest of 25%.

23 Dec 2010

Certain drugs may block tumor host interactions but do not destroy cancer cells

A class of drugs thought to kill cancer cells may in fact block "cross talk" between the cancer cell and normal immune cells, resulting in reduced cancer growth and spread-a discovery that could significantly alter the way cancer drugs are evaluated in the future.

23 Dec 2010

New study reveals statin therapy linked to reduced postoperative mortality

Statin drugs were first introduced to lower blood cholesterol concentrations; however, research is now discovering other benefits. A new study from France, published in the January 2011 issue of Anesthesiology, is the first to analyze the impact of preoperative chronic statin therapy on postoperative adverse events in surgical patients. Findings from the study suggest that statin therapy is associated with reduced postoperative mortality.

23 Dec 2010

Photon-based radiation therapy may result in better survival rate in patients with spinal-cord tumor

A study comparing the long-term outcomes of patients with spinal-cord tumors following radiation therapy suggests that certain subsets of patients have better long-term survival.

23 Dec 2010

FDA approves Gardasil for prevention of anal cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of anal cancer and associated precancerous lesions due to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, and 18 in people ages 9 through 26 years.

23 Dec 2010

Surgery News and Research

New Year's Eve can be bad for your health

Breast cancer survival techniques for dealing with challenges on the job and in life

Stem cell therapy helps patient with diabetes gangrene recover from foot ulcer: ICMS conference

New derivation of stem cells from fat cells hold promise for therapeutic, cosmetic benefits

Research Roundup: Surgery and health costs; ACOs and independent doctors; Stroke's long-term effects; Improving low-income care

Molecular-level insights into how physical activity influences the heart

MiMedx receives notification of Class III certification for HydroFix technology

Preoperative cerebral oxygen saturation could be a risk marker for adverse cardiac surgery outcome

Jury returns $7M verdict for failure to diagnose and treat cardiac tamponade in bypass surgery patient

EMCTO 2011 to provide update on treatment of thoracic malignancies

Herbal pain medication gets fractured runner back running again

Fraunhofer MEVIS initiates research partnership with ARTORG Center

Columbia Asia opens new hospitals in India and Malaysia

Promising initial data from STABLE clinical trial for endovascular treatment of Type B aortic dissection

St. Luke’s second in nation to perform EVAR with Endurant AAA Stent Graft System

Northstar Healthcare reports successful syndication of MicroSurgery Institute of Houston

Certain drugs may block tumor host interactions but do not destroy cancer cells

New study reveals statin therapy linked to reduced postoperative mortality

Photon-based radiation therapy may result in better survival rate in patients with spinal-cord tumor

FDA approves Gardasil for prevention of anal cancer

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Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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