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Study: Lack of insurance may have caused 17,000 child deaths over 20 years

"An estimated 17,000 children in the United States might have died unnecessarily over nearly two decades because they didn't have health insurance, according to a report from researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore," reports U.S. News and World Report.

30 Oct 2009

ASTRO to host news briefings on top cancer research papers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will host four news briefings with accompanying live webcasts on the top cancer research papers from its 51st Annual Meeting.

30 Oct 2009

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals completes End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for its ARX-01drug/device

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has successfully completed an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for ARX-01, a drug/device combination product based on the company's proprietary NanoTab(TM) dosage form, which enables delivery of sufentanil by the non-invasive oral transmucosal (sublingual) route.

30 Oct 2009

UT Southwestern ophthalmologist receives 2009 Castroviejo Medal

Dr. H. Dwight Cavanagh, vice chairman of ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been named the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Castroviejo Medal, one of the top ophthalmology prizes in the world.

30 Oct 2009

UCSF scientists receive grants to advance stem cell based strategies for diabetes and brain tumors

Two teams of UCSF scientists have received grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine to advance their stem cell based strategies for treating diabetes and brain tumors.

30 Oct 2009

PEM scanners outperform MRI in detecting breast cancer

An NIH-sponsored, multi-year study of hundreds of women diagnosed with breast cancer found that Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) scanners significantly outperform MRI when differentiating between benign and cancerous lesions.

30 Oct 2009

TomoTherapy radiation therapy platform to be presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting

TomoTherapy Incorporated announced today that several clinical presentations at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 51st ASTRO Annual Meeting -- November 1-5, 2009 in Chicago -- will showcase the use of the TomoTherapy® radiation therapy platform as a vital component in the combined modality approach to treating cancer.

30 Oct 2009

A step-by-step program: Cognitive behavior workbook for weight loss

Three McMaster University experts have developed a successful weight management tool in the form of a workbook which uses cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to achieve lasting weight loss, with the goal being health - physical health, psychological healthy and a healthy relationship with food and the body instead of an obsession with numbers.

30 Oct 2009

Bolton Medical reports first U.S. trial of its Relay Plus System for endovascular stent-graft procedures

Bolton Medical announced today the first use of its new Relay Plus System in the U.S. Relay Clinical Trial. The case took place at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA.

29 Oct 2009

Geisinger's orthopaedics department awarded $97,000 grant for expanding its advanced medical home study

A Geisinger orthopaedic surgeon recently received a $97,000 grant from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association for a pilot study that will expand Geisinger's ProvenHealth Navigator advanced medical home to include care for patients recovering from hip fractures.

29 Oct 2009

Allergan reports operating results for the third quarter of 2009

Allergan, Inc. today announced operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Allergan also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a third quarter dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on November 30, 2009 to stockholders of record on November 9, 2009.

29 Oct 2009

World’s first Cesium-131 lung implants performed

IsoRay, Inc. announced today that starting on August 12, 2009, Dr. Bhupesh Parashar from the Department of Radiation Oncology, and Dr. Nasser Altorki of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world’s first Cesium-131 lung implants.

29 Oct 2009

Novian Health and Rose Medical Center sign an agreement to provide Novilase laser treatment to treat breast lumps

Novian Health, manufacturer of Novilase™ Breast Therapy for benign breast tumors, announced an agreement with Rose Medical Center for Rose to provide the Novilase laser treatment to treat breast lumps.

29 Oct 2009

NovaMed announces results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009

NovaMed, Inc., a leading operator of ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with physicians, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Total net revenue grew to $38,768,000, up 8% from $36,050,000 in the prior year third quarter.

29 Oct 2009

Promedior granted European Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for PRM-151

Promedior, Inc., a leader in the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of fibrotic diseases and tissue remodeling, announced today that the European Commission has granted Orphan Medicinal Product Designation to its lead drug candidate PRM-151 for use in the prevention of scarring post glaucoma filtration surgery.

29 Oct 2009

Prosurgics sells FreeHand laparoscopic camera controller to St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights

St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights, Illinois and surgical robotics company Prosurgics announce today the first U.S. sale of a FreeHand® laparoscopic camera controller for gynecologic surgery.

29 Oct 2009

Encision announces financial results for its second 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 second quarter of fiscal year 2010.

29 Oct 2009

Non-surgical alternative treatment for moderate to advanced gum disease announced

BIOLASE Technology, Inc. today announced its new Deep Pocket Therapy with New Attachment™ using the Waterlase MD™ and patented Radial Firing Perio Tips™ (RFPT) for a non-surgical alternative treatment for moderate to advanced gum disease.

29 Oct 2009

Applied Spine Technologies announces first patient surgery to test safety and effectiveness of Stabilimax system

Applied Spine Technologies (www.appliedspine.com) announces the first patient surgery at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of their FDA approved Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Stabilimax® Dynamic Spine Stabilization System.

29 Oct 2009

Perioperative oral dietary supplements before elective surgery offers no functional benefit

Blood glucose levels in a lot of patients fed normal liquid food (NLF) and a high calorie diet (HCD) were high. There was no significant difference in the blood prealbumin levels. There was a significant increase in the blood cortisol levels in some patients. The stress of surgery may be tolerated by children by feeding up to 2 h before elective surgery.

29 Oct 2009

Surgery News and Research

Study: Lack of insurance may have caused 17,000 child deaths over 20 years

ASTRO to host news briefings on top cancer research papers

AcelRx Pharmaceuticals completes End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA for its ARX-01drug/device

UT Southwestern ophthalmologist receives 2009 Castroviejo Medal

UCSF scientists receive grants to advance stem cell based strategies for diabetes and brain tumors

PEM scanners outperform MRI in detecting breast cancer

TomoTherapy radiation therapy platform to be presented at the ASTRO Annual Meeting

A step-by-step program: Cognitive behavior workbook for weight loss

Bolton Medical reports first U.S. trial of its Relay Plus System for endovascular stent-graft procedures

Geisinger's orthopaedics department awarded $97,000 grant for expanding its advanced medical home study

Allergan reports operating results for the third quarter of 2009

World’s first Cesium-131 lung implants performed

Novian Health and Rose Medical Center sign an agreement to provide Novilase laser treatment to treat breast lumps

NovaMed announces results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009

Promedior granted European Orphan Medicinal Product Designation for PRM-151

Prosurgics sells FreeHand laparoscopic camera controller to St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights

Encision announces financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2010

Non-surgical alternative treatment for moderate to advanced gum disease announced

Applied Spine Technologies announces first patient surgery to test safety and effectiveness of Stabilimax system

Perioperative oral dietary supplements before elective surgery offers no functional benefit

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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