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Olympus offers new stones retrieval products

Over the last years, the equipment for endoscopy and training of ureteroscopy has improved significantly. The shift from ESWL to ureteroscopy is evident.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 18 Mar 2011

Medical Facilities fourth quarter consolidated facility service revenue increases 10.9% to $64.4 million

Medical Facilities Corporation, today reported its financial results for the three- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2010.

18 Mar 2011

KYTHERA presents additional data from third ATX-101 Phase II clinical study in submental fat reduction

KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. today presented additional efficacy data from a third Phase II clinical study with ATX-101, a first-in-class adipolytic agent that is under investigation for the reduction of submental ('under the chin') fat. The expanded analysis focused on additional patient reported outcome measures, including instruments measuring submental fat impact, subject global assessments and subject self-ratings of chin attractiveness.

18 Mar 2011

Transcranial LED-based light therapy improves cognitive function in traumatic brain injury patients

At-home, daily application of light therapy via light-emitting diodes (LEDs) placed on the forehead and scalp led to improvements in cognitive function and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a groundbreaking study published in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

18 Mar 2011

$Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures$

Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures

Many Baby Boomers will experience a bone fracture as they age, and the current US healthcare system is not prepared to provide the necessary care required, according to a special monograph released in the January 2011 issue of Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (GOS), published by SAGE.

18 Mar 2011

Study: Stem cells may open door to new tools for colorectal cancer detection, treatment

Colorectal cancer cells trigger a set of genes similar to those found in intestinal stem cells, scientists at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine have found.

18 Mar 2011

Individualized dentritic cell vaccine may increase survival time in patients with glioblastoma

A dendritic cell vaccine personalized for each individual based on the patient's own tumor may increase median survival time in those with a deadly form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, an early phase study at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found.

18 Mar 2011

UCLA researchers identify new biomarker that can help track amyloid beta in Alzheimer's

UCLA researchers have identified a new biomarker that could help them track how effectively the immune system is able to clear the brain of amyloid beta, which forms the plaques considered one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.

18 Mar 2011

Viewpoints: Houston's 'painful' E.R. decision; Arizona's 'war' on kids' health care; protecting elders from abuse

Women are the majority of public-sector employees at the state and local levels and have already lost 320,000 public-sector jobs in the past two years. In addition, the GOP majority is attempting to defund Title X services, which have connected millions of American women to health care since 1970.

18 Mar 2011

Liquid polymer research could represent next breakthrough in stem cell therapy

At present, cartilage implants created using stem cells can only be constructed as a solid shape, acting as an interim measure before the almost inevitable need for total joint replacement.

18 Mar 2011

BDV installs IDSS video and audio solutions in Saint Francis', John T. O'Connell Tower

Black Diamond Video, Inc. has completed installation of its state-of-the-art Integrated Digital Surgical Suite video and audio solutions in Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center's new John T. O'Connell Tower.

18 Mar 2011

Roundup: Cuts in Calif. programs; Ga. seeks federal MLR waiver; N.J. lawmakers try to restore some health funding

State lawmakers Wednesday approved billions of dollars in cuts to welfare, medical programs for the poor and in-home care for the elderly and frail, among other services, moving forward key pieces of Gov. Jerry Brown's budget reduction package.

18 Mar 2011

Gene therapy for Parkinson’s: It works!

A latest study has shown that gene therapy may be successful in treating the dreaded brain degenerative disease – Parkinson’s disease. Neurologists are hopeful that it could be useful in other neurologic disorders too.

17 Mar 2011

Sports medicine physician suggests cardiac screening for young athletes requires augmentation of existing diagnostics to achieve greater accuracy, become cost-effective

Sports medicine physician Steve Watts says cardiac screening for young athletes is useful in preventing sudden cardiac death and suggests new diagnostics have the potential to add value and change the debate about the viability of cardiac screening for young athletes in the United States.

17 Mar 2011

Surgery News and Research

Olympus offers new stones retrieval products

Medical Facilities fourth quarter consolidated facility service revenue increases 10.9% to $64.4 million

KYTHERA presents additional data from third ATX-101 Phase II clinical study in submental fat reduction

Transcranial LED-based light therapy improves cognitive function in traumatic brain injury patients

Guide to improving care of baby boomers' fragility fractures

Study: Stem cells may open door to new tools for colorectal cancer detection, treatment

Individualized dentritic cell vaccine may increase survival time in patients with glioblastoma

UCLA researchers identify new biomarker that can help track amyloid beta in Alzheimer's

Viewpoints: Houston's 'painful' E.R. decision; Arizona's 'war' on kids' health care; protecting elders from abuse

Liquid polymer research could represent next breakthrough in stem cell therapy

BDV installs IDSS video and audio solutions in Saint Francis', John T. O'Connell Tower

Roundup: Cuts in Calif. programs; Ga. seeks federal MLR waiver; N.J. lawmakers try to restore some health funding

Gene therapy for Parkinson’s: It works!

Sports medicine physician suggests cardiac screening for young athletes requires augmentation of existing diagnostics to achieve greater accuracy, become cost-effective

APS ACTION brings experts together to improve patient outcomes

Experts to review latest research on bariatric surgery at International summit

New study: Positive outcomes from gene therapy trial in patients with Parkinson's

Gene therapy holds promise for Parkinson's treatment

Personalized dendritic cell vaccine may increase median survival in mesenchymal glioblastoma patients

Clinical depression can exacerbate Knee osteoarthritis symptoms in elder patients

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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