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Auckland physician performs first patient implant of Boston Scientific Innova DES System

Launching a key clinical trial expected to serve as the foundation for global regulatory approvals, a physician in Auckland, New Zealand has performed the first patient implant of the Boston Scientific Corporation Innova Drug-Eluting Stent System.

10 Oct 2013

Beta-blocker therapy controls heart rate, improves cardiovascular performance in septic shock patients

Andrea Morelli, M.D., of the University of Rome, Italy, and colleagues conducted a study to investigate the effect of the short-acting beta-blocker esmolol on the heart rate of patients with severe septic shock and high risk of death.

10 Oct 2013

Gene mutation offers clues to development of diverse neurological disorders

A research team, headed by Theodore Friedmann, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, says a gene mutation that causes a rare but devastating neurological disorder known as Lesch-Nyhan syndrome appears to offer clues to the developmental and neuronal defects found in other, diverse neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.

10 Oct 2013

$New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman$

New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman

According to a new report published today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation, women may expect to live longer but their quality of life will be seriously jeopardized if action to protect their bone health is not taken. Postmenopausal women are the most vulnerable to osteoporosis and fractures. Worldwide, an estimated 200 million women are affected by osteoporosis and around one in three women aged over 50 will suffer from a fracture due to the disease.

10 Oct 2013

Halloween parties can heighten danger for kids with food allergies

The scary reality is that food allergies are becoming more and more common in the United States. In the past 10 years there has been an 18 percent increase in children with food allergies.

10 Oct 2013

Survivors of critical illness experience significant skeletal muscle weakness

Zudin A. Puthucheary, M.R.C.P., of University College London, England, and colleagues conducted a study to characterize and evaluate the time course and pathophysiology of acute muscle loss in critical illness.

10 Oct 2013

Team Ritter to raise funds for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at ING NYC Marathon

Friends and family members of people with thoracic aortic disease and fans of the late legendary comedic actor John Ritter will come together as Team Ritter to raise funds for the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 3, 2013.

10 Oct 2013

Theraclion unveils very positive initial clinical results in treatment of thyroid nodules

Theraclion, a company specializing in advanced medical equipment for echotherapy (or ultrasound therapy), has unveiled very positive initial clinical results in the treatment of thyroid nodules. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of its Echopulse device in the treatment of this condition.

10 Oct 2013

Mayo Clinic study: Baby boomers to witness surge in cataract surgeries

As baby boomers enter their retirement years, health care costs for complex and debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer's disease are expected to soar. Not drawing as much attention is the likelihood of similarly rising expenses for common age-related medical procedures. A Mayo Clinic study looked at one of those -- cataract surgery-- and found that more people are getting the vision-improving procedure, seeking it at younger ages and having both eyes repaired within a few months, rather than only treating one eye.

10 Oct 2013

Childbirth not major contributor to sexual dysfunction in women later in life

Childbirth is not a major contributor to sexual dysfunction in women later in life, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco researchers.

10 Oct 2013

Research findings leave considerable room for improvement in stroke treatment

Stroke treatments and prevention to improve quality of life for people who experience a stroke is poorer than researchers hoped, with stroke still taking nearly three out of five quality years off a person's life, according to a new study published in the October 9, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

10 Oct 2013

Researchers find no serious adverse effects of HPV vaccine in girls

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and their Danish colleagues have monitored HPV-vaccinated girls via patient data registries in order to examine the incidence of a wide range of diseases and thus determine if there are any serious adverse effects of the vaccine. Their results show no significant increase of the examined diseases in the vaccinated girls relative to their unvaccinated peers.

10 Oct 2013

Hypertension affects over 40% of Chinese adults, shows WHO report

With a recent World Health Organization report showing hypertension affects over 40% of Chinese adults aged 45 or older, combating high blood pressure will be high on the agenda of the 24th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology & Asia Pacific Heart Congress, in Beijing (10 to 13 October 2013).

10 Oct 2013

BUSM researchers identify promising biological predictor of PTSD diagnosis

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and several other institutions including the National Center for PSTD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Suffolk University, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University, have determined that psychophysiologic reactivity to trauma-related, script-driven imagery procedures is a promising biological predictor of a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis.

10 Oct 2013

CAC receives $1M grant to render services to young sexual assault victims

The Orange County Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) has been awarded a grant of nearly $1 million to help close gaps in existing services to young sexual assault victims.

10 Oct 2013

Receiving care at several HIV clinics may increase medication errors

Patients who received care at multiple HIV clinics-as opposed to only one- were less likely to take their medication and had higher HIV viral loads, a new study published in the journal AIDS and Behavior of almost 13,000 HIV patients in Philadelphia from Penn Medicine found.

10 Oct 2013

Hospital News and Research

Auckland physician performs first patient implant of Boston Scientific Innova DES System

Beta-blocker therapy controls heart rate, improves cardiovascular performance in septic shock patients

Gene mutation offers clues to development of diverse neurological disorders

New report provides fracture prevention, management solutions for postmenopausal woman

Halloween parties can heighten danger for kids with food allergies

Survivors of critical illness experience significant skeletal muscle weakness

Team Ritter to raise funds for John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health at ING NYC Marathon

Theraclion unveils very positive initial clinical results in treatment of thyroid nodules

Mayo Clinic study: Baby boomers to witness surge in cataract surgeries

Childbirth not major contributor to sexual dysfunction in women later in life

Research findings leave considerable room for improvement in stroke treatment

Researchers find no serious adverse effects of HPV vaccine in girls

Hypertension affects over 40% of Chinese adults, shows WHO report

BUSM researchers identify promising biological predictor of PTSD diagnosis

CAC receives $1M grant to render services to young sexual assault victims

Receiving care at several HIV clinics may increase medication errors

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Researchers receive grant to improve outcomes for preterm infants who struggle to take first breaths

Researchers develop coding strategy in cochlear implants to help users hear music better

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