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Encision reports financial results for third-quarter of fiscal year 2010

Encision Inc., a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, reported its financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2010.

28 Jan 2010

GUMC invites Washington-area residents for Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is inviting Washington-area residents to find out what it takes to become a doctor—minus the long hours and late nights. Georgetown's eight-week Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program, open to the public and members of the media, begins Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

28 Jan 2010

Study shows cooling technique in heart operations does not impair neurological outcomes in children

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are the most common birth defects in humans, affecting 8 per 1000 live births with one third of affected children requiring intervention in early infancy.

28 Jan 2010

NINR provides $1.27M in grant to improve end-of-life care in prison

Improved delivery of end-of-life care in prison is the focus of a $1.27-million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research that has Penn State researchers working with employees from six Pennsylvania prisons and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

28 Jan 2010

Telemedicine may help community hospitals in early treatment of severely injured patients

It's known that people who live or work in rural areas are more likely to suffer and die from serious injuries compared to those in more urban environments. But while time and distance play a role in these higher mortality rates, new research suggests that limited access to early, high-quality trauma care in many smaller Ontario hospitals may be a factor.

28 Jan 2010

Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Texas were stable in 2007, says WCRI study

Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Texas were stable in 2007, following several years of dramatic decreases. The decline in costs resulted from the enactment of two major pieces of reform legislation as well as an increased effort to manage medical care by system payors, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).

28 Jan 2010

Transplant tourism: Ethical issues

A recent case study by doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York examined the ethical issues posed by transplant tourism, an offshoot of medical tourism, which focuses solely on transplantation surgery. Many American transplant professionals frown on the practice of transplant tourism where patients travel to countries such as China, India, and the Philippines for their transplantation.

28 Jan 2010

Research suggests pomegranate seed extract could stimulate uterine contractions

The team identified beta-sitosterol - a steroid that can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine - as the main constituent of pomegranate seed extract. The research suggests that pomegranate extract could be used as a natural stimulant to encourage the uterus to contract during labour.

28 Jan 2010

Workers' compensation status may affect treatment outcomes for herniated disks

Surgery provides better results than nonsurgical treatment for most patients with back pain related to a herniated disk—but not for those receiving workers' compensation for work-related injuries, reports a study in the January 1 issue of Spine.

28 Jan 2010

New research findings may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms

New research findings from a team at the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) - a potentially fatal disease that currently has no pharmacological treatments.

28 Jan 2010

Software tool helps medical service providers respond to serious incidents and disasters affecting children

A statistical study by a specialist group at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California indicates that the victims of the January 12 quake include an extraordinarily high number of children- more than 110,000, nearly half of the estimated total.

28 Jan 2010

GI practices team up with NeuIsys to bring advanced imaging technologies for patients

NeuIsys Imaging System Solutions, LLC, a leader in providing state-of-the-art CT and MR imaging systems to physician practices, announced today that three gastroenterology (GI) practices have entered into agreements with NeuIsys to plan, install, and service the recently FDA approved NeuViz 16 Multi-Slice Computed Tomography (CT) System.

28 Jan 2010

Axis Three launches new 3D scanner to simulate facial surgery outcomes

Axis Three (www.axisthree.com), the leader and pioneer of 3D surgical simulation tools for aesthetic consultations, today announced the availability of its new XS-200 scanner, designed to capture high quality, anatomically-accurate, 3D images of a patient’s face in order to simulate facial surgery outcomes.

28 Jan 2010

Study shows benefits of endoscopic sinus surgery for patients with chronic sinusitis

Adults with chronic rhinosinusitis -a debilitating inflammation of the nasal passages that lasts for months and keeps coming back - report significantly improved quality of life following minimally invasive endoscopic sinus surgery, according to a new study led by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).

28 Jan 2010

UC-CCHMC partnership receives $3.75M NIAMS grant for musculoskeletal soft tissue repair research

An award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) will aid a partnership between the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) in finding new ways to use adult stem cells to speed repair of musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries.

28 Jan 2010

Neomend completes $30M Series D funding round

Neomend, Inc., an innovator in sealant and adhesion-prevention products for the surgical marketplace, announced today it has completed a funding round of $30 million, with Clarus Ventures, LLC investing $17 million.

28 Jan 2010

Electrode devices emerge as potential stimulation treatments for depression

Approximately ten to thirty percent of patients with depression do not respond to drug treatments commonly used for the disorder, and this has spurred a search for alternatives. According to Kalorama Information's report "Electrical and Magnetic Neurostimulation," electrode devices that stimulate nerves have emerged as a solution and there is competition among notable device companies to provide the most effective stimulator.

28 Jan 2010

State news: A doctor shortage in New Jersey, a plan to expand health care in Iowa and more

News outlets report on a health care expansion plan in Iowa, an outcry over a possible hospital deal in New York, the impending doctor shortage in New Jersey, and an increase in new HIV infections in Minnesota.

28 Jan 2010

EU Clinical Trials Directive: ECCO supports proposals by its member organisations

In response to a European Commission consultation on the EU Clinical Trials Directive, ECCO - the European CanCer Organisation - has supported proposals by its member organisations for adapting the Directive's requirements to reflect practical necessities in cancer research and treatment.

27 Jan 2010

Hypothermic machine perfusion outperforms standard cold-storage liver preservation

Preserving organs on ice prior to transplantation, an approach known as cold storage or CS, has been the standard practice in liver transplant for 20 years. Now there is new evidence that a technique called hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) may offer an improvement, according to the first-ever study comparing the impact of the two techniques on transplant outcomes.

27 Jan 2010

Surgery News and Research

Encision reports financial results for third-quarter of fiscal year 2010

GUMC invites Washington-area residents for Spring 2010 Mini-Medical School Program

Study shows cooling technique in heart operations does not impair neurological outcomes in children

NINR provides $1.27M in grant to improve end-of-life care in prison

Telemedicine may help community hospitals in early treatment of severely injured patients

Medical costs per workers’ compensation claim in Texas were stable in 2007, says WCRI study

Transplant tourism: Ethical issues

Research suggests pomegranate seed extract could stimulate uterine contractions

Workers' compensation status may affect treatment outcomes for herniated disks

New research findings may lead to new treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Software tool helps medical service providers respond to serious incidents and disasters affecting children

GI practices team up with NeuIsys to bring advanced imaging technologies for patients

Axis Three launches new 3D scanner to simulate facial surgery outcomes

Study shows benefits of endoscopic sinus surgery for patients with chronic sinusitis

UC-CCHMC partnership receives $3.75M NIAMS grant for musculoskeletal soft tissue repair research

Neomend completes $30M Series D funding round

Electrode devices emerge as potential stimulation treatments for depression

State news: A doctor shortage in New Jersey, a plan to expand health care in Iowa and more

EU Clinical Trials Directive: ECCO supports proposals by its member organisations

Hypothermic machine perfusion outperforms standard cold-storage liver preservation

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

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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