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Accent Dual Mode RF System is a less invasive anti-aging skin care technology

What most don't realize is that there is a revolutionary, virtually pain-free technology that delivers dramatic skin tightening and wrinkle reduction results without the pain and recovery of needle injections. Always at the forefront of the latest anti-aging skin care technologies, Manhattan-based JUVA Skin and Laser Center specializes in the Accent Dual Mode RF System.

24 Jan 2011

Successful larynx transplant for Californian woman

In a breakthrough, a surgical team in California on Thursday announced that they had successfully replaced the larynx of a 52-year-old woman who hadn’t been able to speak or breathe on her own for more than a decade.

20 Jan 2011

Study: HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients respond well to radiation therapy treatments

HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients respond well to radiation therapy treatments and experience similar toxicity rates as non-HIV-positive patients, despite prior reports to the contrary, according to a study in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology•Biology•Physics, an official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

19 Jan 2011

BHI, NHLBI and AHA join to promote American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day

The Better Hearing Institute (BHI) announced today that it is joining with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to promote American Heart Month in February and to celebrate National Wear Red Day® on February 4, 2011.

19 Jan 2011

Neuroform EZ Stent System helps neurosurgeons to treat brain aneurysms

A new device to treat brain aneurysms with stents improves access to the blood vessels allowing endovascular neurosurgeons to offer the minimally invasive technique to patients with complex cases. Dr. Demetrius Lopes, an endovascular neurosurgeon at Rush University Medical Center, was the first in the U.S. to use the new delivery system, called the Neuroform EZ Stent System.

19 Jan 2011

Polysomnography may predict adverse outcomes following pediatric adenotonsillectomy: Study

Performing polysomnography prior to pediatric adenotonsillectomy may help identify children at a higher risk of developing postoperative respiratory complications, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Otolaryngology - Head Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

18 Jan 2011

Cancer Research UK and CRT select 4 research groups to unravel role of cancer stem cells

Cancer Research UK and its commercial arm Cancer Research Technology (CRT), have established a team of scientists with expertise in cancer stem cell research to identify new targets to detect, monitor and treat cancer.

14 Jan 2011

US Army awards $2.8M contract for project focusing on brain and eye injuries in military personnel

The Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics (www.cib.vt.edu) has been awarded a $2.8 million contract from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command for phase 2 of an overall project focusing on brain and eye injuries in military personnel. Specifically, blast induced brain trauma will be investigated using experimental and computational models.

14 Jan 2011

Ruptured brain aneurysm treated through the nose

During breakfast one Sunday, Alfreda Cordero was struck suddenly and violently by the worst headache she had ever experienced. A day later, she would make medical history as the first person to have a ruptured brain aneurysm treated through the nose.

14 Jan 2011

SciClone initiates phase 2b study of SCV-O7 for oral mucositis

SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) today announced the enrollment of the first patient in the company's phase 2b clinical trial of SCV-07 for the prevention of oral mucositis (OM) -- a painful, debilitating, and costly toxicity caused by chemoradiotherapy regimens used to treat head and neck cancer.

11 Jan 2011

Floods may become a healthcare challenge, warns the AMA

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has issued warnings to the Queensland health authorities to prepare for the rise of illnesses and injuries caused by the floods.

10 Jan 2011

VCU Massey Cancer Center introduces safer, more effective form of radiation therapy

Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center has introduced a safer and more effective form of radiation therapy to treat cancer. The Center now offers volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) delivery using the Philips Pinnacle3 SmartArc software to provide radiation treatment for multiple tumor sites, including prostate, head and neck, brain, breast and lung. VCU Massey is the first cancer center in the Richmond area to offer this cutting-edge radiation technique.

10 Jan 2011

IDSA releases MRSA treatment guidelines

Physicians now have help in their battle against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a potentially deadly infection that initially was limited to hospitals and health care facilities but has become a growing problem in healthy children and adults. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has released its first guidelines for the treatment of increasingly common MRSA infections.

7 Jan 2011

Study identifies sailing injuries

Just as the site for the 2013 America's Cup has been announced, a study from Rhode Island Hospital highlights that the sport isn't always smooth sailing. The study was published recently in the journal Wilderness and Environmental Medicine.

5 Jan 2011

Researchers report estrogen may increase movement of precancerous cells in oral cavity

Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer and is on the rise in some demographic groups, including young women without any known risk factors. Now, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center report that estrogen may increase the movement of precancerous cells in the mouth and thus promote the spread of the disease within the oral cavity.

4 Jan 2011

New guideline provides evidence-based recommendation for children undergoing tonsillectomy

A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, "Tonsillectomy in Children" will be published in the January issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

3 Jan 2011

CEL-SCI initiates Multikine Phase III trail for head and neck cancer

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that it has commenced its Phase III clinical trial for Multikine®, the Company's flagship immunotherapy. CEL-SCI has now completed all of the manufacturing and regulatory requirements to begin enrollment of the study.

29 Dec 2010

Neck News and Research

Accent Dual Mode RF System is a less invasive anti-aging skin care technology

Successful larynx transplant for Californian woman

Study: HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients respond well to radiation therapy treatments

BHI, NHLBI and AHA join to promote American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day

Neuroform EZ Stent System helps neurosurgeons to treat brain aneurysms

Polysomnography may predict adverse outcomes following pediatric adenotonsillectomy: Study

Cancer Research UK and CRT select 4 research groups to unravel role of cancer stem cells

US Army awards $2.8M contract for project focusing on brain and eye injuries in military personnel

Ruptured brain aneurysm treated through the nose

SciClone initiates phase 2b study of SCV-O7 for oral mucositis

Floods may become a healthcare challenge, warns the AMA

VCU Massey Cancer Center introduces safer, more effective form of radiation therapy

IDSA releases MRSA treatment guidelines

Study identifies sailing injuries

Researchers report estrogen may increase movement of precancerous cells in oral cavity

New guideline provides evidence-based recommendation for children undergoing tonsillectomy

CEL-SCI initiates Multikine Phase III trail for head and neck cancer

Researchers receive $100,000 NFL grant to study tissue engineering for spinal injuries

Presence of CTCs may predict disease recurrence in patients with neck and head cancer

Robotic surgery as effective as other minimally invasive techniques for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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