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FDA Advisory Committee votes in favor of Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid L24 Implant System

Cochlear Limited, the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, announced today that an advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration voted favorably on the Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid L24 Implant System.

12 Nov 2013

Leica Biosystems launches new Novocastra HD menu for hematopathology

Leica Biosystems announces the launch of the fourth Novocastra HD menu, focused on hematopathology. Previously launched were the Novocastra HD menus for breast, head & neck and dermatopathology.

12 Nov 2013

Drug used to treat intestinal worms could protect people from periodontitis, says study

A drug currently used to treat intestinal worms could protect people from periodontitis, an advanced gum disease, which untreated can erode the structures-including bone-that hold the teeth in the jaw. The research was published ahead of print in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

11 Nov 2013

Cancer detection programme using PENTAX Medical equipment achieves remarkable results

PENTAX Medical equipment has been used to set up a pioneering head and neck cancer detection programme at a hospital Trust in Coventry, which has achieved remarkable results; reduced the length of time the patient stays in hospital and reduced costs.

From PENTAX Medical Company 8 Nov 2013

Study examines effectiveness of minimally invasive endoscopic procedure for removing esophagus

Use of a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure to remove superficial, early stage esophageal cancer is as effective as surgery that takes out and rebuilds the esophagus, according to a study by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. The research, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, examined national outcomes from endoscopic treatment compared to esophagectomy, surgical removal of the esophagus.

8 Nov 2013

ImmunoGen starts clinical testing with its EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289 for several types of cancers

ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biotechnology company that develops novel anticancer therapeutics using its ADC technology, today announced the start of clinical testing with its EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289.

6 Nov 2013

ImmunoGen decides to stop IMGN901 Phase II SCLC study

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops novel anticancer therapeutics using its antibody-drug conjugate technology, announced today the decision to stop the IMGN901 Phase II SCLC study, following the recommendation of the trial's independent Data Monitoring Committee.

6 Nov 2013

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Advaxis' ADXS-HPV for HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Advaxis, Inc.,, a leader in developing the next generation of cancer immunotherapies, announced that it has been granted Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Office of Orphan Products Development for ADXS-HPV, its lead drug candidate, for the treatment of human papillomavirus-associated head and neck cancer.

6 Nov 2013

Epidemiological methods used during investigation of fatal injuries makes results more accurate

Epidemiological methods used during the investigation of fatal injuries makes the results more accurate, and allows for greater legal certainty of conclusions. Michael Freeman will address this as he defends his thesis at Umeå University, Sweden, on November 6.

5 Nov 2013

Researchers find more accurate method to screen for meningococcal infection

Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found a more accurate method to screen for bacterial meningococcal infection in its early stages, when it's hardest to detect. According to the researchers, the method for diagnosis could save lives by getting patients treatment earlier, when the infection is most treatable.

31 Oct 2013

Multidisciplinary team tests innovative heart failure therapy in global clinical trials

A multidisciplinary team of experts in heart failure, cardiac arrhythmia, and neurosurgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital are now testing nerve stimulation in the neck as a novel therapy for heart failure patients to potentially help relieve their debilitating symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath, and heart arrhythmias, while reducing their hospitalizations.

30 Oct 2013

Study explores solutions to reduce firearm-related injuries in children

Firearm-related injuries in children and adolescents are an important cause of preventable injury and mortality. Recent national shooting tragedies involving children have resulted in new efforts to study the problem and find solutions to reduce this type of injury.

29 Oct 2013

Study confirms the "seed and soil" theory of metastasis

Oncologists have long puzzled over the fact that after cancer treatment, single cancer cells that are dispersed throughout the body - so-called disseminated tumor cells - are quick to grow and form secondary tumors called metastases in certain organs, while in other organs they metastasize more slowly, sometimes decades later. Such is the case with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells, which remain dormant when lodged in bone marrow but rapidly form tumors when they make their way into the lungs.

28 Oct 2013

Exercise fights aging loss of smell

Regular exercise may help preserve the sense of smell in old age, a population-based study of olfactory loss reveals.

21 Oct 2013

Discovery sheds light on how forces outside of cells get translated into internal signals

Johns Hopkins researchers used suction to learn that individual "molecular muscles" within cells respond to different types of force, a finding that may explain how cells "feel" the environment and appropriately adapt their shapes and activities.

21 Oct 2013

New small-molecule inhibitor shows promising results in drug-resistant melanoma, breast cancer

LEE011, a small-molecule inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) 4/6 being developed by Novartis Oncology, showed promising results in drug-resistant melanoma and drug-resistant breast cancer when tested in combination with other targeted therapies, and based on these preclinical results, several phase I clinical trials were launched recently, according to results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held October 19-23.

21 Oct 2013

Scientists create software program to help the blind do yoga

In a typical yoga class, students watch an instructor to learn how to properly hold a position. But for people who are blind or can't see well, it can be frustrating to participate in these types of exercises.

18 Oct 2013

Motor neurone disease neck collars: an interview with Dr Christopher J McDermott, Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield

The majority of the current neck support collars for MND patients were designed for a different purpose. So, if you think about when people are involved in a road traffic accident, the paramedics arrive and put a collar on to immobilize the neck and protect the spine. A lot of the collars that we give to our patients with MND were actually designed for that purpose - to immobilize the necks of people involved in trauma… and patients don't want that.

18 Oct 2013

Traumatic injuries can be more severe for older adults, yet do not get right level of care

Traumatic injuries can be more severe for older adults, yet they often do not get the right level of care, according to a study appearing in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Instead of going to a trauma center, many elderly patients end up in facilities without specialized expertise in trauma care that can treat all of their injuries.

18 Oct 2013

Ultrasound prior to thyroidectomy important for planning surgery

Ultrasound imaging is commonly used to diagnose and evaluate patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, and to determine whether the disease has spread to lymph nodes in the neck that should be removed at the time of thyroidectomy.

17 Oct 2013

Neck News and Research

FDA Advisory Committee votes in favor of Cochlear Nucleus Hybrid L24 Implant System

Leica Biosystems launches new Novocastra HD menu for hematopathology

Drug used to treat intestinal worms could protect people from periodontitis, says study

Cancer detection programme using PENTAX Medical equipment achieves remarkable results

Study examines effectiveness of minimally invasive endoscopic procedure for removing esophagus

ImmunoGen starts clinical testing with its EGFR-targeting ADC, IMGN289 for several types of cancers

ImmunoGen decides to stop IMGN901 Phase II SCLC study

FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Advaxis' ADXS-HPV for HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Epidemiological methods used during investigation of fatal injuries makes results more accurate

Researchers find more accurate method to screen for meningococcal infection

Multidisciplinary team tests innovative heart failure therapy in global clinical trials

Study explores solutions to reduce firearm-related injuries in children

Study confirms the "seed and soil" theory of metastasis

Exercise fights aging loss of smell

Discovery sheds light on how forces outside of cells get translated into internal signals

New small-molecule inhibitor shows promising results in drug-resistant melanoma, breast cancer

Scientists create software program to help the blind do yoga

Motor neurone disease neck collars: an interview with Dr Christopher J McDermott, Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield

Traumatic injuries can be more severe for older adults, yet do not get right level of care

Ultrasound prior to thyroidectomy important for planning surgery

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