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New FDA-approved method for detecting diabetic neuropathy

Details of a new method to detect diabetic neuropathy in patients in less than five minutes using their sweat glands was presented today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 22nd Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress in Phoenix, Arizona by Aaron I. Vinik, M.D., Ph.D., F.C.P., M.A.C.P., F.A.C.E., Professor of Medicine and Director of Research and the Neuroendocrine Unit at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

4 May 2013

Weekend reading: Overweight doctors; ADHD diagnosis wars; States cut treatment for mentally ill; The war on breast cancer

Recently, a survey of three decades of screening published in November in The New England Journal of Medicine found that mammography's impact is decidedly mixed: it does reduce, by a small percentage, the number of women who are told they have late-stage cancer, but it is far more likely to result in overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment, including surgery, weeks of radiation and potentially toxic drugs.

3 May 2013

Viewpoints: Bowles, Simpson renew push for 'grand bargain;' The debate on FDA oversight of pharmacies; Kasich and feds work to find formula for Medicaid expansion

To be sure, some progress has been made the past two years. Policymakers have enacted about $2.7 trillion in deficit reduction, primarily through cuts in discretionary spending and higher taxes on wealthy individuals. Yet what we have achieved so far is insufficient.

30 Apr 2013

Derma Sciences initiates patient screening in DSC127 pivotal program for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

Derma Sciences, Inc., a medical device and pharmaceutical company focused on advanced wound care, announces that patient screening has begun in the second of two Phase 3 clinical trials with the investigational topical drug candidate DSC127 for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.

26 Apr 2013

Caliper test reliable for feet

Two-point discrimination using mechanical calipers is a reliable assessment for testing tactile acuity of the foot, demonstrates research published in Rheumatology.

25 Apr 2013

New study shows Achilles tendon injuries more common among male athletes

Male athletes are the group most likely to tear their Achilles tendon, according to a new study published in the April 2013 issue of Foot & Ankle International, A SAGE journal.

25 Apr 2013

Taking painkillers before race leads to unrecognised problems

Many competitors try to prevent pain interfering with their performance by taking painkillers that are readily available in pharmacies and supermarkets, say the authors.

20 Apr 2013

MedShape gets FDA clearance for Eclipse Soft Tissue Anchor

MedShape, Inc., the industry leader in innovative shape memory orthopedic devices, today announced the company received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Eclipse Soft Tissue Anchor, a new shape memory fixation device designed to attach a tendon, ligament or soft tissue to bone.

19 Apr 2013

Clinical data of EV71 vaccine for prevention of HFMD presented at World Vaccine Congress & Expo

Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a leading provider of vaccines in China, announced today that Fengcai Zhu, Deputy Director of the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, presented data regarding Sinovac's proprietary enterovirus 71 ("EV71") vaccine against hand, foot and mouth disease at the 13th Annual World Vaccine Congress & Expo, taking place from April 16-18, 2013, in Washington D.C.

19 Apr 2013

Henry Ford physician inducted into Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame

Scott Dulchavsky, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Surgery at Henry Ford Hospital, will be inducted today into the Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame for his work training astronauts to use ultrasound technology in space.

18 Apr 2013

Carticept Medical gets FDA clearance for Navigator Delivery System

Carticept Medical, Inc., a developer of innovative drug delivery systems, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its enhanced Navigator Delivery System, the first and only FDA-cleared, computer-controlled injection system intended to increase the efficiency, comfort, safety and accuracy of musculoskeletal injections.

16 Apr 2013

Acorda Therapeutics reports positive data from dalfampridine-ER post-stroke deficits trial

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that a proof-of-concept trial found dalfampridine extended release tablets, marketed as AMPYRA (dalfampridine) Extended Release Tablets, 10 mg, improved walking in people with post-stroke deficits.

16 Apr 2013

Drug-eluting stents can keep clogged leg arteries open and prevent leg amputation

Drug-eluting stents can keep clogged leg arteries open, preventing amputation of the leg, suggests research being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans.

15 Apr 2013

Virginia's new restrictive abortion building codes part of a national trend

Abortion rights supporters and opponents reacted strongly to Friday's decision by Virginia's Board of Health, which is expected to be approved by the governor.

15 Apr 2013

Researchers suggest web-based tools to recruit study participants for clinical pain trials

Researchers are suggesting new ways to use existing Internet tools to recruit more study participants for clinical pain trials and to increase the likelihood they will remain throughout the study period.

15 Apr 2013

Australian, Singapore researchers join hands to combat disease-causing bugs

The fight against a number of significant infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region has been given a boost through a new research collaboration between the National Health and Medical Research Council in Australia and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore.

12 Apr 2013

Orthopaedic surgeons should recommend weight loss to patients prior to joint replacement

The obesity epidemic in America and its impact on musculoskeletal health, as well as related treatment outcomes and costs, was discussed during the AAOS Now forum, "Obesity, Orthopaedics and Outcomes," at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at McCormick Place in Chicago.

11 Apr 2013

Foot News and Research

New FDA-approved method for detecting diabetic neuropathy

Weekend reading: Overweight doctors; ADHD diagnosis wars; States cut treatment for mentally ill; The war on breast cancer

Viewpoints: Bowles, Simpson renew push for 'grand bargain;' The debate on FDA oversight of pharmacies; Kasich and feds work to find formula for Medicaid expansion

Derma Sciences initiates patient screening in DSC127 pivotal program for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

Caliper test reliable for feet

New study shows Achilles tendon injuries more common among male athletes

Taking painkillers before race leads to unrecognised problems

MedShape gets FDA clearance for Eclipse Soft Tissue Anchor

Clinical data of EV71 vaccine for prevention of HFMD presented at World Vaccine Congress & Expo

Henry Ford physician inducted into Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame

Carticept Medical gets FDA clearance for Navigator Delivery System

Acorda Therapeutics reports positive data from dalfampridine-ER post-stroke deficits trial

Drug-eluting stents can keep clogged leg arteries open and prevent leg amputation

Virginia's new restrictive abortion building codes part of a national trend

Researchers suggest web-based tools to recruit study participants for clinical pain trials

Australian, Singapore researchers join hands to combat disease-causing bugs

Orthopaedic surgeons should recommend weight loss to patients prior to joint replacement

Research: Mobility shoes improve knee loading for osteoarthritis patients

Johns Hopkins researchers find how gout-linked genetic mutation contributes to disease

GlaxoSmithKline opens new facility in Philadelphia's Navy Yard Corporate Center

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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