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Nine-year-old cancer patient benefits from procedure to magnetically extend her leg

Nine-year-old Morgan LaRue is the first cancer patient in Texas to benefit from a groundbreaking procedure that will magnetically lengthen her leg, sparing her the possibility of up to 10 future surgeries as her body grows. The implant and extension took place at Texas Children's Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

16 Apr 2010

Prostate cancer patients having robotic prostatectomy enjoy significant benefits: Study

A new study of almost 700 patients from The Mount Sinai Medical Center shows that prostate cancer patients who had robotically assisted prostatectomy enjoyed significant benefits over patients who had a traditional open radical prostatectomy, including decreased surgical and recovery time, less blood loss during surgery and significantly shorter hospital stays.

16 Apr 2010

Cancer Research UK announces launch of new team to co-ordinate children's cancer trials

Birmingham will be at the forefront of developments in childhood cancer research thanks to the launch of a new team which will co-ordinate groundbreaking clinical trials across the UK.

16 Apr 2010

Study: Higher risk of NHL and Cholangiocarcinoma associated with HBV infection

New data presented today at the International Liver CongressTM 2010 found a link between chronic hepatitis B virus and progression to cancers other than hepatocellular carcinoma.

16 Apr 2010

Smith & Nephew's ALLEVYN highlighted at SAWC

The Advanced Wound Management Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc., a subsidiary of Smith & Nephew plc invites those attending the upcoming Symposium on Advanced Wound Care to visit the Smith & Nephew booth 301, to see the ALLEVYN™ difference with its unique triple-action technology and dynamic moisture control.

16 Apr 2010

1440 nm wavelength beneficial in laser-assisted lipolysis for fat-disruption and tissue tightening

Cynosure, Inc. today announced the presentation of a new study that demonstrates the clinical benefits of using a 1440 nm wavelength in laser-assisted lipolysis to disrupt fat tissue and tighten skin through tissue coagulation. The study, led by Barry DiBernardo, M.D., Medical Director of New Jersey Plastic Surgery, is one of six Cynosure-related abstracts being presented this week at the 2010 American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) Annual Conference in Arizona.

16 Apr 2010

Many women with invasive breast cancer unaware of skin-sparing mastectomy

In the U.S., more than 180,000 women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year. Many of these women will undergo mastectomy surgery that will result in disfiguring scars because they are unaware of the availability of skin-sparing mastectomies and did not ask their surgeons about this treatment option. Skin-sparing mastectomy is a surgical technique to remove cancerous breast tissue by using the same minimal and judiciously placed incisions used by plastic surgeons for elective breast surgery.

16 Apr 2010

Trans-urethral prostate hyperthermia treatment offers 100% response rate

According the Dr. Friedrich Douwes, Medical Director of St. George Hospital in Bad Aibling, Germany, president of the German Oncological Society and the author of several hundred scientific articles and books, trans-urethral prostate hyperthermia has a 100% initial response rate.

16 Apr 2010

Intuitive Surgical reports increased revenue for first quarter 2009

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the industry leader in surgical robotics, today reported first quarter of 2010 revenue of $329 million, up from $188 million for the first quarter of 2009.

16 Apr 2010

Bariatric surgery reduces breathing problems, medication costs

Another benefit of rapid weight loss after bariatric surgery is a 50 percent reduction in use of prescription breathing medications, according to a study published this month in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).

16 Apr 2010

Contura submits PMA for Aquamid

Contura Inc. has submitted a Premarket Approval Application for Aquamid to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requesting marketing approval in the U.S. for the aesthetic treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds.

16 Apr 2010

New study describes impact of chronic pain on black men

Black men with chronic pain related to an accident, injury, illness, surgery or other causes were more likely to experience depression, affective distress and disability than white men with chronic pain, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System.

16 Apr 2010

Advaxis initiates Phase 2 clinical trial of ADXS11-001 for treatment of CIN

Advaxis, Inc., the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) immunotherapy company, initiated the Company's first clinical trial site in its randomized, single blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 2 clinical trial of ADXS11-001 for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

16 Apr 2010

Early, accurate detection of superficial bladder cancer with Olympus PDD

With Olympus photodynamic diagnosis (PDD), superficial bladder cancer can be detected earlier, easier and more accurately. Bladder cancer is diagnosed by cystoscopy, the endoscopic introduction of a light source through the urethra (transurethral) into the bladder. The imaging technology PDD uses blue light to increase the contrast between tumour tissue (red) and healthy tissue (blue).

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 15 Apr 2010

Partners HealthCare offers $40 million to control health insurance costs in Massachusetts; Neb. Gov. signs new abortion law

Partners HealthCare, whose Boston teaching hospitals have been blamed for helping to drive up medical spending, is offering $40 million toward reducing double-digit health insurance rate increases for small businesses, part of a broader package that will be unveiled today by Senate President Therese Murray.

15 Apr 2010

New technique improves cosmetic breast reconstruction in athletic cancer patients

A new technique using tissue from those below-the-waist "love handles" improves cosmetic breast reconstruction in slim, athletic cancer patients without adequate fat sources elsewhere, a small Johns Hopkins study has found. The method also turns out to be less complicated than other options for surgeons as well, the research shows.

15 Apr 2010

Ophthalmologist implants radioactive discs in the eyes of children with rare cancer

An ophthalmologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is implanting radioactive discs in the eyes of children with a rare cancer in an attempt to save their vision and their eyes.

15 Apr 2010

Darmstadt physicists find new method for generating tunable wavelengths

Researchers at the Technische Universität Darmstadt have found a new method for generating tunable wavelengths, as well as more easily switching back and forth between two wavelengths, employing quantum-dot lasers.

15 Apr 2010

Rush University Medical Center's Orthopedic Building awarded Gold LEED certification

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Orthopedic Building at Rush University Medical Center Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

15 Apr 2010

Research team to receive AACR Team Science Award

The fourth annual American Association for Cancer Research Team Science Award will be given to Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Thoracic Oncology Research Team at the AACR 101st Annual Meeting 2010. This research team is comprised of interdisciplinary investigators from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

15 Apr 2010

Surgery News and Research

Nine-year-old cancer patient benefits from procedure to magnetically extend her leg

Prostate cancer patients having robotic prostatectomy enjoy significant benefits: Study

Cancer Research UK announces launch of new team to co-ordinate children's cancer trials

Study: Higher risk of NHL and Cholangiocarcinoma associated with HBV infection

Smith & Nephew's ALLEVYN highlighted at SAWC

1440 nm wavelength beneficial in laser-assisted lipolysis for fat-disruption and tissue tightening

Many women with invasive breast cancer unaware of skin-sparing mastectomy

Trans-urethral prostate hyperthermia treatment offers 100% response rate

Intuitive Surgical reports increased revenue for first quarter 2009

Bariatric surgery reduces breathing problems, medication costs

Contura submits PMA for Aquamid

New study describes impact of chronic pain on black men

Advaxis initiates Phase 2 clinical trial of ADXS11-001 for treatment of CIN

Early, accurate detection of superficial bladder cancer with Olympus PDD

Partners HealthCare offers $40 million to control health insurance costs in Massachusetts; Neb. Gov. signs new abortion law

New technique improves cosmetic breast reconstruction in athletic cancer patients

Ophthalmologist implants radioactive discs in the eyes of children with rare cancer

Darmstadt physicists find new method for generating tunable wavelengths

Rush University Medical Center's Orthopedic Building awarded Gold LEED certification

Research team to receive AACR Team Science Award

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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