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Applied Biologics now certified to provide goods, services to Federal government

Applied Biologics LLC, an integrated biotechnology company engaged in the development and commercialization of innovative biologic products derived from the placental tissues, is pleased to announce that Applied Biologics has been awarded a GSA Schedule 20 contract and is now certified to provide goods and services to the Federal government on a national scale.

9 Feb 2014

DP stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators

A new study published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery finds that diaphragm pacing (DP) stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful not only in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators but also in bridging patients to independent respiration, where they could breathe on their own without the aid of a ventilator or stimulation.

9 Feb 2014

DePuy Synthes Spine signs representative agreement for marketing LifeNet Health's cellular allografts

DePuy Synthes Spine and DePuy Synthes Biomaterials, divisions of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., announced today they have entered into an exclusive worldwide representative agreement for the marketing and promotion of a new cellular allograft product developed by LifeNet Health, a world leader in allograft bio-implants and cellular therapies.

5 Feb 2014

Scientists use SWI to study changes in brains of college-level ice hockey players with concussion

Using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI), researchers have identified microstructural changes in the brains of male and female college-level ice hockey players that could be due to concussive or subconcussive trauma.

4 Feb 2014

BBA supports 510(k) clearance of Kiva VCF Treatment System

Boston Biomedical Associates (BBA) is proud to have supported our client and colleagues at Benvenue Medical, Inc. during The Kiva® System as a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment or KAST trial, and recent 510(k) clearance of the Kiva® VCF Treatment System.

4 Feb 2014

Cleveland Browns makes University Hospitals as official health care partner

Today, the Cleveland Browns made official the partnership that makes University Hospitals in Cleveland the official health care partner of the Cleveland Browns for the next 10 years.

31 Jan 2014

Longer looks: Doctor guilt; an abortion provider's hidden record

Okay, I know I'm a health writer, but I really don't like going to the doctor. Part of it is an unshakeable, irrational certainty that they will find something horribly wrong with me that I'd rather not know about, and part of it is a rational certainty that they will find something mildly wrong with me that is my fault and chastise me for it - drinking too much, not exercising enough, whatever. One should be able to talk to one's doctor about these things - the aspects of one's lifestyle that maybe aren't so great. ... But in 2009, a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego found that half of the patients surveyed had experienced shame as a result of something a doctor said to them.

31 Jan 2014

Mammography beneficial for women in their 40s, find researchers

Researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have published new findings in the February issue of American Journal of Roentgenology that mammography remains beneficial for women in their 40s.

30 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: Health overhaul helps ease inequality issues; nuns triumph over health law; deinstitutionalization's mental health legacy

Intense as it is, the current debate over rising income inequality is hardly new. ... The good news is that there's more good news than one might expect. ... In addition to avoiding making things worse, the country has adopted, at least in part, several of the policy improvements we thought made sense eight years ago. Most prominent among these was President Obama's health-care reform, which, for all its problems, promises to ease the health-care cost squeeze on middle- and lower-income Americans (1/25).

28 Jan 2014

K2M enters next decade, reflects on unique approach to spine innovation

In celebration of the company’s 10th anniversary, K2M Group Holdings, Inc. President and CEO Eric Major delivered the following statement at its annual global sales meeting.

27 Jan 2014

Toshiba, AHRA announce recipients of 2013 Putting Patients First grant program

Helping facilities develop or improve existing education and patient care initiatives in diagnostic imaging, AHRA: The Association for Medical Imaging Management and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced the seven recipients of the sixth annual Putting Patients First grant program. Recipients were judged on their program plan and ability to share best practices for improving patient care and safety in CT, MR, Ultrasound, X-ray and Vascular imaging.

27 Jan 2014

Gulf Coast Spine Care now offers new, improved treatment for degenerative disc disease

Degenerative disc disease affects many individuals, and it can cause a significant amount of pain to those affected. Its most common cause is related to aging and deterioration of the bones in the spine, and pain from the condition results when two or more vertebrae move and place pressure on the spine. This is a condition that often is associated with both a herniated disc and spinal stenosis.

23 Jan 2014

CWRU researchers receive NIAID grant to conduct HIV research and clinical trials

AIDS researchers from Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have received a seven-year funding award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

23 Jan 2014

ULCA study shows men who married below 25 years of age had lower bone strength

Marriage is good for the health of men's bones - but only if they marry when they're 25 or older, new UCLA researcher suggests.

23 Jan 2014

Mesothelioma patients treated with radiation before surgery experience speedier recovery

Results of clinical research that treated mesothelioma with radiation before surgery show the three-year survival rate more than doubled for study participants afflicted with this deadly disease, compared to treating with surgery first.

21 Jan 2014

Vitamin D may be adjunct for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome, say researchers

Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) typically have widespread chronic pain and fatigue. For those with low vitamin D levels, vitamin D supplements can reduce pain and may be a cost-effective alternative or adjunct to other treatment, say researchers in the January 2014 issue of PAIN-.

17 Jan 2014

Undergraduate students develop innovative, non-X-ray device that evaluates spinal movement

Those have undergone extensive back surgery and need repeated X-rays to monitor their progress may soon have access to a new technology that skips the X-rays and repeated radiation exposure, opting instead for an innovative, noninvasive, non-X-ray device that evaluates spinal movement.

10 Jan 2014

Globus Medical acquires Excelsius Surgical

Globus Medical, Inc., a leading musculoskeletal implant manufacturer, today announced that it has acquired Excelsius Surgical. Excelsius Surgical is developing a next generation surgical robotic positioning platform for spine, brain and therapeutic markets.

9 Jan 2014

Mild electronic stimulation therapy to upper airway during sleep effective in reducing OSA

Results published in a new study in the Jan. 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine report that mild electronic stimulation therapy to the upper airway during sleep is effective in reducing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

9 Jan 2014

ArthroCare enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice

ArthroCare Corp., a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, and the U.S. Department of Justice entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement filed today with the United States District Court in the Western District of Texas (the Court).

8 Jan 2014

Spine News and Research

Applied Biologics now certified to provide goods, services to Federal government

DP stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators

DePuy Synthes Spine signs representative agreement for marketing LifeNet Health's cellular allografts

Scientists use SWI to study changes in brains of college-level ice hockey players with concussion

BBA supports 510(k) clearance of Kiva VCF Treatment System

Cleveland Browns makes University Hospitals as official health care partner

Longer looks: Doctor guilt; an abortion provider's hidden record

Mammography beneficial for women in their 40s, find researchers

Viewpoints: Health overhaul helps ease inequality issues; nuns triumph over health law; deinstitutionalization's mental health legacy

K2M enters next decade, reflects on unique approach to spine innovation

Toshiba, AHRA announce recipients of 2013 Putting Patients First grant program

Gulf Coast Spine Care now offers new, improved treatment for degenerative disc disease

CWRU researchers receive NIAID grant to conduct HIV research and clinical trials

ULCA study shows men who married below 25 years of age had lower bone strength

Mesothelioma patients treated with radiation before surgery experience speedier recovery

Vitamin D may be adjunct for patients with fibromyalgia syndrome, say researchers

Undergraduate students develop innovative, non-X-ray device that evaluates spinal movement

Globus Medical acquires Excelsius Surgical

Mild electronic stimulation therapy to upper airway during sleep effective in reducing OSA

ArthroCare enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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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