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Study suggests athletes suffer a form of injury that is difficult to diagnose

A study by researchers at Purdue University suggests that some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function and continue playing even though they are impaired.

8 Oct 2010

Sudden cardiac arrest survivors to gather at SCAA Annual Meeting

A nationwide gathering of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survivors, emergency responders and civilian rescuers will mark SCA Awareness Month with a Survivors & Heroes Celebration on Friday, October 8 at 6:00 p.m. at the Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

7 Oct 2010

Vitamin D deficiency may impact orthopaedic procedure outcomes

Forty-three percent of patients scheduled to undergo orthopaedic surgery have insufficient levels of vitamin D and two out of five of those patients had levels low enough to place them at risk for metabolic bone disease, according to a study published this month in the October 6th issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS).

7 Oct 2010

Top experts to discuss concussion-related issues at Ice Hockey summit

On Oct. 19-20, 2010, Mayo Clinic's Sports Medicine Center will host "Ice Hockey Summit: Action on Concussion." The summit will bring together top scientists, trainers, coaches, officials and manufacturers from across the United States, Canada and Europe to discuss concussion-related issues, including the science of concussions, impact on children, and sporting world response.

7 Oct 2010

European Society of Cardiology to support EuroPRevent Meeting

Workplace wellness programmes play a vital role in preventing cardiovascular disease and stroke. This year's World Heart Day theme is to encourage employers and employees to take simple steps to improve heart-health in the workplace. The European Society of Cardiology is keen to support this theme, which coincides with the upcoming launch of two major initiatives at the next EuroPRevent Meeting in April 2011 in Geneva.

27 Sep 2010

FDA grants ArthroCare marketing clearance for Parallax Contour Vertebral Augmentation Device

ArthroCare Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Parallax® Contour® Vertebral Augmentation Device (Contour) specifically for void creation in a vertebral body followed by injection of bone cement. Vertebral body void creation followed by bone cement augmentation is commonly used to treat painful vertebral compression fractures.

24 Sep 2010

FDA grants clearance for HPβCD treatment for Niemann Pick Type C disease

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to introduce Trappsol Cyclo (Hydroxypropyl Beta Cyclodextrin or HPβCD) into the brains of six year old identical twin girls dying of a rare brain-destroying cholesterol disease called Niemann Pick Type C (NPC).

24 Sep 2010

First intestine transplant in Michigan performed on 50-year-old Port Austin patient

The first intestine (bowel) transplant in Michigan was performed on a 50-year-old patient from Port Austin by physicians at Henry Ford Hospital.

23 Sep 2010

Echo commences development of new transdermal biosensor for continuous lactate monitoring

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony™ tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring system and its Prelude™ SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced that it is beginning a development program designed to create a new transdermal biosensor for continuous lactate monitoring to be used in critical care and sports medicine.

21 Sep 2010

Senior active skiers have increased oxygen-uptake capacity

Senior active skiers have twice the oxygen-uptake capacity of seniors who do not exercise. This is shown in new research at Mid Sweden University.

21 Sep 2010

Hatch Medical signs agreement with Majid Shano to broker super-elastic orthopedic stapling technology

Hatch Medical, L.L.C., a medical device incubator and technology brokerage firm, announced today that it has recently entered into an agreement with Majid Shano MB, B.CH., (Munich, Germany) to broker his patented, super-elastic orthopedic stapling technology.

20 Sep 2010

New guidance on making complex decisions about injured athlete's return to play

When is it appropriate for an injured athlete to return to competition? A new three-step framework provides team physicians and other sport medicine clinicians with guidance on making complex decisions about return to play, reported in the September Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine.

13 Sep 2010

Tornier pyrocarbon shoulder prostheses reduce patient pain, offered shorter recovery time

Tornier, Inc., a global leader in extremity and sports medicine orthopaedics, announced today the successful early clinical results of the first seven pyrocarbon shoulder prostheses that were implanted between April 2009 and December 2009.

10 Sep 2010

BioMimetic completes 100 day PMA meeting with FDA for Augment Bone Graft

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. today announced it completed its 100 day Premarket Approval Application (PMA) meeting with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the review of Augment™ Bone Graft for the treatment of foot and ankle fusions in the U.S. The FDA generally meets with the PMA sponsor approximately 100 days after the filing of the PMA with the purpose of discussing the status of the application.

9 Sep 2010

Mary Ann Liebert launches Childhood Obesity journal to promote clinical advances

Publisher Mary Ann Liebert announced the launch of Childhood Obesity to provide physicians, nurses, dietitians, diabetes educators, nutritionists, psychologists, educators and school nurses, community organizers, and policymakers with effective prevention and treatment strategies that promote environmental and policy changes, patient education and motivation tools, and clinical advances in the field.

8 Sep 2010

Research reveals sports injury outcome during 2010 Winter Olympics

At least one in 10 athletes sustained an injury and a further one in 14 fell ill during the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Canada, reveals research published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

8 Sep 2010

TransOral Robotic Surgery removes head and neck cancer tumors, while preserving speech

An incisionless robotic surgical procedure is offering patients a new option to remove certain head and neck cancer tumors without visible scarring, while preserving speech and the ability to eat.

8 Sep 2010

Accentus Medical signs licence agreement for Agluna anti-infective technology with Zimmer

Accentus Medical, a leading UK medical technology company that supplies advanced coatings and surface treatments to the medical device industry, announced today that it has signed a Licence and Services Agreement with Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global market leader in musculoskeletal care. This agreement will enable the use of Accentus Medical's Agluna® anti-infective technology on a potentially broad range of Zimmer products.

3 Sep 2010

Foot and ankle injuries among athletes rise since 2003: Report

Sports-related injuries are part of the game, and as athletes are becoming stronger, faster, and better conditioned, higher-energy injuries are becoming common. Foot and ankle injuries are especially concerning because they are increasing in number and severity and are often misunderstood.

3 Sep 2010

Transdel Pharmaceuticals presents Ketotransdel Phase 3 data at 13th World Pain Congress

Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing topically administered products using its proprietary transdermal delivery platform, announced today the final data set from its Phase 3 study of Ketotransdel® (TDLP-110) at the 13th World Congress on Pain in Montreal, Canada.

2 Sep 2010

Sports Medicine News and Research

Study suggests athletes suffer a form of injury that is difficult to diagnose

Sudden cardiac arrest survivors to gather at SCAA Annual Meeting

Vitamin D deficiency may impact orthopaedic procedure outcomes

Top experts to discuss concussion-related issues at Ice Hockey summit

European Society of Cardiology to support EuroPRevent Meeting

FDA grants ArthroCare marketing clearance for Parallax Contour Vertebral Augmentation Device

FDA grants clearance for HPβCD treatment for Niemann Pick Type C disease

First intestine transplant in Michigan performed on 50-year-old Port Austin patient

Echo commences development of new transdermal biosensor for continuous lactate monitoring

Senior active skiers have increased oxygen-uptake capacity

Hatch Medical signs agreement with Majid Shano to broker super-elastic orthopedic stapling technology

New guidance on making complex decisions about injured athlete's return to play

Tornier pyrocarbon shoulder prostheses reduce patient pain, offered shorter recovery time

BioMimetic completes 100 day PMA meeting with FDA for Augment Bone Graft

Mary Ann Liebert launches Childhood Obesity journal to promote clinical advances

Research reveals sports injury outcome during 2010 Winter Olympics

TransOral Robotic Surgery removes head and neck cancer tumors, while preserving speech

Accentus Medical signs licence agreement for Agluna anti-infective technology with Zimmer

Foot and ankle injuries among athletes rise since 2003: Report

Transdel Pharmaceuticals presents Ketotransdel Phase 3 data at 13th World Pain Congress

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