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Uvopalatopharyngoplasty surgery is effective for treating sleep apnea disorder

According to research recently published by an Oregon Health & Science University scientist, a form of surgery called uvopalatopharyngoplasty is effective for treating certain patients who suffer from sleep apnea, one of the most common sleep disorders.

9 Oct 2009

Therapeutic hypothermia after CPR improves survival and lessens brain damage

Cooling a person's body within six hours of cardiac arrest with successful CPR might improve survival and lessen brain damage, according to a new Cochrane review.

9 Oct 2009

Short, frequent bouts of lower intensity exercise can improve body image

Attention weekend warriors: the simple act of exercise and not fitness itself can convince you that you look better, a new University of Florida study finds.

9 Oct 2009

New collection of baby shoes with Sensory Response Technology

The Stride Rite Children’s Group, the leading provider of premier children’s footwear, recently announced the launch of a new collection of baby shoes with patent-pending Sensory Response Technology™ (SRT™). Representatives from Stride Rite will be at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Oct. 17-20, to discuss the many benefits of the SRT Collection.

8 Oct 2009

Medical City and Allocade to deploy their On-Cue software solution at Medical City Dallas Hospital

Medical City and Allocade, Inc., a developer of innovative healthcare software solutions, today announced the first deployment of the On-Cue™ system in Texas. On-Cue is a revolutionary software solution that utilizes artificial intelligence to automate patient flow throughout the hospital and improve operational efficiencies by creating a dynamic patient itinerary.

8 Oct 2009

European hospitals replace halogen lights with longer lasting LED surgical lights

According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, European uptake of light-emitting diode (LED) surgical lights will represent 100% of surgical light sales by 2014, as hospitals replace halogen lights with significantly longer lasting LED lights.

8 Oct 2009

Aetna releases its 2009-2010 Latino Calendar

Aetna has released its 2009-2010 Latino Calendar, which celebrates contemporary Latino role models who are helping to build stronger, healthy communities. The online version of the calendar is available at www.aetnahispaniccalendar.com.

8 Oct 2009

Ethicon Endo-Surgery's HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shear wins an international design award

Ethicon Endo-Surgery today announced the company won a Gold 2009 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for the research and design process used in the development of the HARMONIC FOCUS(TM) Curved Shear.

8 Oct 2009

eClinicalWorks signs agreement with Healthwise to provide two Healthwise solutions to help its physicians

eClinicalWorks and Healthwise announced today an agreement to provide two Healthwise solutions to eClinicalWorks physician clients. Healthwise Information Therapy (Ix) Patient Instructions, take-home patient educational materials, integrates within the eClinicalWorks EMR; and the Healthwise Knowledgebase, an online health information library, has patient-specific connections within the eClinicalWorks secure Patient Portal.

8 Oct 2009

Kaiser Permanente launches osteoporosis prevention campaign

Encouraging everyone to “Embrace Your Inner Strength,” Kaiser Permanente has launched a campaign throughout Southern California aimed at getting teenagers, seniors and everyone in between to get serious about building up their skeletons and preventing osteoporosis.

8 Oct 2009

Omeros announces the pricing of its initial public offering of 6.82 million shares

Omeros Corporation today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 6.82 million shares of its common stock at a price of $10.00 per share. The underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional 1.02 million shares to cover over-allotments, if any.

8 Oct 2009

Insurer denies out-of-network liver transplants, lawsuit filed

A trial beginning next week targeting the nation's largest health insurer and its California subsidiary for allegedly automatically denying requests for out-of-network liver transplants will help shed light on the need for stronger health reform than is currently being considered, according to Consumer Watchdog. The group urged President Obama, White House representatives, and the national news media to follow the trial.

8 Oct 2009

Mitraclip is an experimental and controversial procedure, says heart specialist

Seventy-seven year-old Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor announced on Tuesday she was having a Mitraclip heart procedure. Leading cardiothoracic surgeon and heart surgery expert Dr. Lishan Aklog, M.D. appeared on EmpowHer, the home of women's health online, to explain why her surgery is "experimental and controversial."

8 Oct 2009

Specialists unanimously agree needle biopsy as 'best practice' for breast cancer diagnosis

A special report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that an alarming 35% of initial diagnostic breast biopsies in the United States are still being done using unnecessary open surgical techniques. This in spite of the fact that it costs as much as three times more than the much less invasive and equally accurate needle biopsy technique.

8 Oct 2009

New web-based tool to strengthen informed patient consent process launched

Krames, the leader in patient education, has announced the release of Krames Patient Consent, a comprehensive web-based tool designed to strengthen and streamline every aspect of the informed consent process.

8 Oct 2009

Complications of otitis media: Evolving trends in children

The introduction of pneumococcal vaccines for treating otitis media in children has not prevented complications from occurring, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA. In fact, the research suggests that the focus has changed on what complications may arise.

8 Oct 2009

Researchers identify tumor-suppressing genes to diagnose the phase of laryngeal cancer

Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have identified tumor-suppressing genes that may provide a more accurate diagnosis of disease stage and survival for laryngeal cancer patients than current standards.

8 Oct 2009

Susquehanna Health acquires a Daxor blood volume analyzer

Daxor Corporation, a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a signed trial agreement from Susquehanna Health of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This will provide Susquehanna Health with a Blood Volume Analyzer-100 (BVA-100), an instrument which enables semi-automated measurement of a patient's total blood volume, red blood cell volume and plasma volume.

8 Oct 2009

Study links improving air quality and fewer cases of cases of ear infections in children

Strides in improving the nation's air quality over the past ten years may be a factor in fewer cases of ear infections (otitis media) in children. These results are according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA.

8 Oct 2009

Dutch provide lessons on health reform, while Europe's highest court rules for drug maker

In a series about the health care systems in five countries, the NewsHour examines the Netherlands and its massive health care overhaul. "When the Netherlands redesigned its national health care system in 2006, there were three main goals: continue universal coverage, unleash competition between private insurers, and keep down costs for the long run.

8 Oct 2009

Surgery News and Research

Uvopalatopharyngoplasty surgery is effective for treating sleep apnea disorder

Therapeutic hypothermia after CPR improves survival and lessens brain damage

Short, frequent bouts of lower intensity exercise can improve body image

New collection of baby shoes with Sensory Response Technology

Medical City and Allocade to deploy their On-Cue software solution at Medical City Dallas Hospital

European hospitals replace halogen lights with longer lasting LED surgical lights

Aetna releases its 2009-2010 Latino Calendar

Ethicon Endo-Surgery's HARMONIC FOCUS Curved Shear wins an international design award

eClinicalWorks signs agreement with Healthwise to provide two Healthwise solutions to help its physicians

Kaiser Permanente launches osteoporosis prevention campaign

Omeros announces the pricing of its initial public offering of 6.82 million shares

Insurer denies out-of-network liver transplants, lawsuit filed

Mitraclip is an experimental and controversial procedure, says heart specialist

Specialists unanimously agree needle biopsy as 'best practice' for breast cancer diagnosis

New web-based tool to strengthen informed patient consent process launched

Complications of otitis media: Evolving trends in children

Researchers identify tumor-suppressing genes to diagnose the phase of laryngeal cancer

Susquehanna Health acquires a Daxor blood volume analyzer

Study links improving air quality and fewer cases of cases of ear infections in children

Dutch provide lessons on health reform, while Europe's highest court rules for drug maker

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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