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Positive results from Merck's Phase IIB clinical study of odanacatib for treating osteoporosis

New data from a Phase IIB clinical study of odanacatib, Merck & Co., Inc.'s oral, once-weekly investigational treatment for osteoporosis, showed that when stopping treatment after two years, the increases in lower back (lumbar spine) bone mineral density (BMD) were reversed over the next year, while BMD at the hip (femoral neck) remained above levels observed at the start of the study.

15 Sep 2009

Spinal implants market to grow in the coming years: iData Research

According to a new market research report by iData Research, the leading international authority in medical device, dental and pharmaceutical market research, the U.S. market for spinal motion preservation devices is estimated to reach $2.54 billion by 2015. The global market for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is also estimated to see double digit growth, with these two segments driving the overall market for spinal implants, MIS and VCF devices.

14 Sep 2009

WillWalk to raise funds for human stem cell trials for people with SCI

WillWalk, an Austin based non-profit organization has committed itself to be at the forefront of ending Paralysis. WillWalk will raise $3 million to help fund the first non-controversial human stem cell trials for people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

14 Sep 2009

Newly established Edward Neurosciences Institute to provide advanced stroke care in Chicago

Edward Hospital announced today that it has established the Edward Neurosciences Institute in affiliation with the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation to bring the highest level of stroke care in the world to the west and southwest suburbs of Chicago.

11 Sep 2009

NeuroMetrix completes private placement of common stock and warrants

NeuroMetrix, Inc., today announced that it has completed its private placement of common stock and warrants. Gross proceeds from the offering were approximately $18.7 million.

11 Sep 2009

Lock-Tight Facet Fixation System used performing posterior spinal fixation procedures

Spine surgeon David Raskas, M.D. at the Frontenac Surgery and Spine care Center has been performing outpatient, minimally invasive, posterior spinal fixation procedures on patients using the Lock-Tight Facet Fixation System, a unique technology that enables surgeons to fixate the facet joint without needing to perform an open procedure that usually requires fastening and fixating with pedicle screws and rods.

10 Sep 2009

Heavy school bags can cause back and spine injuries

Function and comfort over fashion is the goal this year as the kids head back to school. Starting today, the British Columbia Chiropractic Association is again launching television information to educate parents and inform them about the potential health risks an overweight back pack can cause on the early development of their children's backs.

10 Sep 2009

NeuroMetrix to purchase $18.68 million of its common stock

NeuroMetrix, Inc., a healthcare company transforming patient care through neurotechnology, today announced that it has obtained commitments from institutional investors to purchase approximately $18.68 million of its common stock in a private placement.

9 Sep 2009

Misleading information in hospital report cards can impact patients’ health care

A key statistic that consumer groups and the media often use when compiling hospital report cards and national rankings can be misleading, researchers report in a new study.

9 Sep 2009

FDA approves DuraSeal spine sealant for the U.S. market

Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DuraSeal™ spine sealant for use in the United States.

8 Sep 2009

Yoga reduces back pain and fights depression

People with chronic low-back problems who do yoga also do better at overcoming pain and depression than people treated conventionally for back pain, a West Virginia University study funded by the National Institutes of Health shows.

5 Sep 2009

PASS LP spinal system for treating complex deformities receives FDA approval

MEDICREA announced today it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the PASS LP Iliac Fixation within the United States. This new Iliac Fixation supplements the PASS LP range, a ultra Low Profile Polyaxial Spine System launched recently.

4 Sep 2009

Banner Good Samaritan treats cancers and neurological disorders with the Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform

John J. Kresl, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center are now treating a wide variety of cancers and neurological disorders with highly-accurate, non-invasive, image-guided radiosurgery using the Novalis Tx(TM) radiosurgery platform from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) and BrainLAB.

4 Sep 2009

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital uses CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system for treating tumours

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital is the first hospital in Houston to feature the CyberKnife((R)), a noninvasive alternative to surgery for the treatment of both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors.

2 Sep 2009

Grossman Burn Center will be relocating to West Hills Hospital & Medical Center in 2010

Grossman Burn Center, one of the nation's leading burn care facilities, will be relocating from Sherman Oaks Hospital to West Hills Hospital & Medical Center in the first quarter of 2010. The joint announcement was made on Monday, August 31, 2009.

2 Sep 2009

ArthroCare to use funding for general corporate purposes after retiring debt

ArthroCare Corp. (Pink Sheets: ARTC) today announced that it has closed its previously announced financing with One Equity Partners (OEP), the global private equity investment arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

2 Sep 2009

Global Health Partner utilizes existing share purchase warrants

Global Health Partner’s (STO:GHP) CEO Per Båtelson and Deputy CEO Johan Wachtmeister have utilized existing share purchase warrants and acquired 527,444 and 527,445 shares, respectively, in Global Health Partner. The warrants were issued by a number of Global Health Partner’s shareholders, mainly by Metroland BVBA, and the strike price was 75 pence, corresponding to approximately SEK 8.75.

1 Sep 2009

TransPharma's Phase 2A trial of ViaDerm-hPTH(1-34) for treating severe osteoporosis is successful

TransPharma Medical Ltd., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drug products utilizing a proprietary active transdermal drug delivery technology, announced today the successful completion of the Phase 2A trial of ViaDerm-hPTH(1-34) which is being developed for the treatment of severe osteoporosis.

1 Sep 2009

Rodents may serve as useful models to interpret parent-offspring relationships

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated that prairie voles may be a useful model in understanding the neurochemistry of social behavior. By influencing early social experience in prairie voles, researchers hope to gain greater insight into what aspects of early social experience drive diversity in adult social behavior.

1 Sep 2009

New director appointed at the Saint John’s Neuroscience Institute

Saint John’s Health Center today announced the appointment of world-renowned neurosurgeon Amin Kassam, MD, as Director of the new Saint John’s Neuroscience Institute and faculty member of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s. Dr. Kassam will lead the development of the new Neuroscience Institute which will offer an international minimally invasive neurosurgery center, as well as neuro-oncology, neuro-vascular surgery and other neuroscience services.

31 Aug 2009

Spine News and Research

Positive results from Merck's Phase IIB clinical study of odanacatib for treating osteoporosis

Spinal implants market to grow in the coming years: iData Research

WillWalk to raise funds for human stem cell trials for people with SCI

Newly established Edward Neurosciences Institute to provide advanced stroke care in Chicago

NeuroMetrix completes private placement of common stock and warrants

Lock-Tight Facet Fixation System used performing posterior spinal fixation procedures

Heavy school bags can cause back and spine injuries

NeuroMetrix to purchase $18.68 million of its common stock

Misleading information in hospital report cards can impact patients’ health care

FDA approves DuraSeal spine sealant for the U.S. market

Yoga reduces back pain and fights depression

PASS LP spinal system for treating complex deformities receives FDA approval

Banner Good Samaritan treats cancers and neurological disorders with the Novalis Tx radiosurgery platform

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital uses CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system for treating tumours

Grossman Burn Center will be relocating to West Hills Hospital & Medical Center in 2010

ArthroCare to use funding for general corporate purposes after retiring debt

Global Health Partner utilizes existing share purchase warrants

TransPharma's Phase 2A trial of ViaDerm-hPTH(1-34) for treating severe osteoporosis is successful

Rodents may serve as useful models to interpret parent-offspring relationships

New director appointed at the Saint John’s Neuroscience Institute

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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