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Genetic code for breast and colon cancers

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed the first draft of the genetic code for breast and colon cancers.

7 Sep 2006

Protein test on lung cancer cells predicts who will benefit from chemo

European researchers say a test can predict whether chemotherapy will help patients with lung cancer live longer after surgery.

7 Sep 2006

New assessment shows continued serious fuel and water shortages at Lebanese health facilities

A newly-published assessment of health facilities in Lebanon shows that a quarter of those examined are not functioning due to physical damage, lack of staff or lack of accessibility, and that water and fuel shortages remain a serious concern.

6 Sep 2006

Another set of conjoined twins undergo lengthy separation surgery

In what is expected to be a long and lengthy operation, four-month-old conjoined twin boys have embarked on separation surgery in a hospital in Washington.

6 Sep 2006

First drug-eluting stent approved in Europe for most severe form of arterial disease in the leg

Cordis Endovascular, a division of Cordis Corporation, announced today that the Cypher Select Sirolimus-eluting stent received CE (Communite European) Mark in Europe for use in the treatment of severe claudication and critical limb ischemia (CLI) of infrapopliteal lesions, which is the most severe form of arterial disease in the leg.

6 Sep 2006

FDA approves limited use of artificial heart

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has given approval for limited use of an artificial heart.

6 Sep 2006

When it comes to surgery EU official says shop around

The European Commission's (EU) top health official has said that patients in the EU should have the right to be reimbursed by their national authorities for treatment taken anywhere in any of the 25 member countries.

6 Sep 2006

FDA approves AbioCor permanent artificial heart for humanitarian uses

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first totally implanted artificial heart for patients with advanced heart failure involving both pumping chambers of the heart under the Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) provisions of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.

5 Sep 2006

Endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic diseases as an alternative to open surgery in patients at high surgical risk

World Congress of Cardiology Report - Acute aortic syndromes, such as large thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms with impending rupture, complicated acute type B dissections, traumatic rupture of thoracic aorta, still represent life-threatening conditions.

5 Sep 2006

Identifying international differences in outcomes among patients with atherothrombotic disease may enhance strategies for risk reduction and prevention

World Congress of Cardiology Report - The Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry investigators have released preliminary two-year outcomes data from this international, observational study which shows high rates of atherothrombotic events on a worldwide basis.

5 Sep 2006

Discovery of a new gene that stimulates the growth of natural bypasses

World Congress of Cardiology Report - Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institute for Heart and Lung Research (MPI) in Bad Nauheim, Germany, have identified a gene, whose therapeutic use may be beneficial for patients suffering from obstructive arterial diseases.

5 Sep 2006

Venacavoscopy assisted inferior Vena cava thrombus resection for T3b/c renal cell carcinoma

Resection of intrahepatic and suprahepatic inferior vena cava (IVC) thrombi associated with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) can be surgically demanding procedures that can involve multidisciplinary surgical teams.

5 Sep 2006

Drug-coated stents increase the risk of blood clots

Heart experts attending the World Congress of Cardiology have expressed their concerns over the long-term safety record of drug-coated stents.

5 Sep 2006

Artificial jelly set to restore lost sight for people with diabetes

Brand new research launched today at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester is bringing hope to hundreds of people with diabetes who lose their sight each year as a side-effect of the disease.

4 Sep 2006

Induction of potent antitumor immunity by intratumoral injection of IL-23 transduced dendritic cells

One therapy for treating brain tumors alerts the immune system to the presence of foreign material. A second therapy enhances the first and prolongs the immune system's response.

4 Sep 2006

U.S. Army to trial of Glypromate to reduce brain injury from cardiac arrest

Neuren Pharmaceuticals today announced that physicians from Madigan Army Medical Center (Madigan) in Tacoma, Washington, will conduct an investigator- initiated Phase 2 trial to determine the safety and efficacy of Glypromate in reducing brain injury caused by out of hospital cardiac arrest.

4 Sep 2006

Obstetric fistula: Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development

The World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and supermodel Liya Kebede has highlighted the plight of millions of women and girls living with obstetric fistula.

1 Sep 2006

New developments in the technique of partial nephrectomy

While partial nephrectomy has demonstrated oncologic equipoise with radical nephrectomy, it remains a surgically daunting procedure that can be associated with significant complications, particularly related to hemostasis and prevention of post-operative urinary fistulae.

1 Sep 2006

Modern radiation therapy ups lung cancer survival

Modern three-dimensional radiation therapy has been proven to be more successful at curing lung cancer than older two-dimensional radiation therapy for some patients with early stage lung cancer, according to a new study.

31 Aug 2006

Parkinson's symptoms alleviated by electrical stimulation to the brain

A new study has shown that electrical stimulation to parts of the brain are more effective at alleviating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease than drugs alone.

31 Aug 2006

Surgery News and Research

Genetic code for breast and colon cancers

Protein test on lung cancer cells predicts who will benefit from chemo

New assessment shows continued serious fuel and water shortages at Lebanese health facilities

Another set of conjoined twins undergo lengthy separation surgery

First drug-eluting stent approved in Europe for most severe form of arterial disease in the leg

FDA approves limited use of artificial heart

When it comes to surgery EU official says shop around

FDA approves AbioCor permanent artificial heart for humanitarian uses

Endovascular repair of thoracic and abdominal aortic diseases as an alternative to open surgery in patients at high surgical risk

Identifying international differences in outcomes among patients with atherothrombotic disease may enhance strategies for risk reduction and prevention

Discovery of a new gene that stimulates the growth of natural bypasses

Venacavoscopy assisted inferior Vena cava thrombus resection for T3b/c renal cell carcinoma

Drug-coated stents increase the risk of blood clots

Artificial jelly set to restore lost sight for people with diabetes

Induction of potent antitumor immunity by intratumoral injection of IL-23 transduced dendritic cells

U.S. Army to trial of Glypromate to reduce brain injury from cardiac arrest

Obstetric fistula: Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development

New developments in the technique of partial nephrectomy

Modern radiation therapy ups lung cancer survival

Parkinson's symptoms alleviated by electrical stimulation to the brain

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