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Transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse may pose greater risk, warns FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued an updated safety communication warning health care providers and patients that surgical placement of mesh through the vagina to repair pelvic organ prolapse may expose patients to greater risk than other surgical options.

14 Jul 2011

UCLA establishes new reconstructive transplantation program

In a major step into a new transplantation frontier, UCLA has established a first-of-its-kind program to restore functionality and enhance quality of life for people who have suffered severe trauma or other disfiguring injuries to the upper extremities, face or abdomen.

13 Jul 2011

Heart experts begin to test new device for treatment of blocked aortic valves

Heart experts at Johns Hopkins have begun testing a new device designed to replace blocked aortic valves in patients for whom traditional open-heart surgery is considered too risky, such as elderly patients and those with other serious medical conditions.

13 Jul 2011

Symposium to raise awareness and increase knowledge of OA among nurses

Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting 27 million Americans. In an effort to raise awareness and increase knowledge of OA among the nursing community, Hospital for Special Surgery, the American Journal of Nursing and the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses will present a groundbreaking two-day symposium: "State-of-the-Science in the Prevention and Management of Osteoarthritis" on Thursday, July 14, and Friday, July 15.

13 Jul 2011

Strength exercises boost bone density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Women with osteoporosis - a skeletal disease that erodes bone density, weakens bone strength and increases the risk of fractures - might think taking it easy is the best way to prevent bone breaks.

13 Jul 2011

Global Health Partner acquires OPA

Global Health Partner has acquired OPA, Ortopædisk Privathospital Aarhus A/S in Århus, Denmark, a specialist clinic operating in the fields of orthopaedics and spine surgery.

13 Jul 2011

Indirubin might help treat glioblastoma

The active ingredient in a traditional Chinese herbal remedy might help treat deadly brain tumors, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

13 Jul 2011

Enrollment complete in Boston Scientific's Adapt Monorail Carotid Stent System trial

Boston Scientific Corporation has completed patient enrollment in the ASTI post-market clinical follow-up study designed to evaluate its Adapt Monorail Carotid Stent System in combination with its FilterWire EZ Embolic Protection System for treatment of carotid artery disease in patients at high risk for carotid surgery.

13 Jul 2011

Study: Modified fat diet might reduce risk of heart disease

The debate between good fat versus bad fat continues, as a new evidence review finds that a modified fat diet — and not a low fat diet — might be the real key to reducing one's risk of heart disease.

13 Jul 2011

U.S. hospitals report severe drug shortages: Survey

A survey called “Impact of Drug Shortages on U.S. Health Systems” released this Tuesday showed that a vast majority of U.S. hospitals have restricted the use of life-saving chemotherapy drugs and other critical-care medications in the past six months to cope with unprecedented shortages.

13 Jul 2011

Severely obese children should be removed from parents, placed in care: Expert opinion

In a controversial new opinion piece in the Journal of the American Medical Association the authors suggest taking severely obese children out of their homes and placing them in foster care. Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children’s Hospital Boston and Lindsey Murtagh, a lawyer and a researcher at Harvard’s School of Public Health, write that in some cases it may be justified to take an extremely obese child out of their parents’ custody.

13 Jul 2011

Viewpoints: Partisanship, debt ceiling talks and Medicare; health cost frustration; praising Betty Ford

After initially endorsing the idea of an ambitious deficit deal, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) retreated over the weekend, calling for only about $2 trillion in savings. ... That position rules out a deal that would make real progress on the deficit while also achieving some top GOP goals, including curbing the growth of Medicare and Medicaid and simplifying the tax code with lower rates and a broader base.

13 Jul 2011

African-Americans with glaucoma have higher oxygen levels than Caucasians

Measuring oxygen during eye surgery, investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a reason that may explain why African-Americans have a higher risk of glaucoma than Caucasians.

12 Jul 2011

FDA clears TearScience's LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System for evaporative dry eye

TearScience, Inc., a privately-held medical device company, today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), also known as evaporative dry eye.

11 Jul 2011

FDA-approved Zuplenz oral soluble film now available for licensing to new commercial partners

MonoSol Rx, a specialty pharmaceutical company and the developers of the PharmFilm technology platform, in collaboration with APR Applied Pharma Research s.a. of Switzerland, announced today that its FDA-approved anti-emetic Zuplenz (Ondansetron) oral soluble film is available for licensing to new commercial partners.

11 Jul 2011

Scientists study neuronal excitation to treat neurological disorders

Oh, the challenges of being a neuron, responsible for essential things like muscle contraction, gland secretion and sensitivity to touch, sound and light, yet constantly bombarded with signals from here, there and everywhere.

11 Jul 2011

Study describes how obesity could protect against mortality in patients with RI/ARDS

Researchers have discovered that obese adults undergoing surgery are less frequently developing respiratory insufficiency (RI) and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and that when they do, they are less likely to have fatal outcomes.

11 Jul 2011

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers two new treatment options for cancer patients

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has two new treatment options for patients with brain tumors and other cancers -- a next-generation radiosurgical Gamma Knife and linear accelerator.

From Elekta 11 Jul 2011

Vitamin D insufficiency may increase risk of muscle injuries in NFL football players

Vitamin D deficiency has been known to cause an assortment of health problems, a recent study being presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego today, suggests that lack of the vitamin might also increase the chance of muscle injuries in athletes, specifically NFL football players.

11 Jul 2011

Arthroscopy as effective as open surgery for patients with common hip problem

Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have found that in comparison to open surgery, arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis produces similar outcomes in terms of repairing structural problems in most patients.

11 Jul 2011

Surgery News and Research

Transvaginal placement of surgical mesh for pelvic organ prolapse may pose greater risk, warns FDA

UCLA establishes new reconstructive transplantation program

Heart experts begin to test new device for treatment of blocked aortic valves

Symposium to raise awareness and increase knowledge of OA among nurses

Strength exercises boost bone density in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Global Health Partner acquires OPA

Indirubin might help treat glioblastoma

Enrollment complete in Boston Scientific's Adapt Monorail Carotid Stent System trial

Study: Modified fat diet might reduce risk of heart disease

U.S. hospitals report severe drug shortages: Survey

Severely obese children should be removed from parents, placed in care: Expert opinion

Viewpoints: Partisanship, debt ceiling talks and Medicare; health cost frustration; praising Betty Ford

African-Americans with glaucoma have higher oxygen levels than Caucasians

FDA clears TearScience's LipiFlow Thermal Pulsation System for evaporative dry eye

FDA-approved Zuplenz oral soluble film now available for licensing to new commercial partners

Scientists study neuronal excitation to treat neurological disorders

Study describes how obesity could protect against mortality in patients with RI/ARDS

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital offers two new treatment options for cancer patients

Vitamin D insufficiency may increase risk of muscle injuries in NFL football players

Arthroscopy as effective as open surgery for patients with common hip problem

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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