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New VEP technique fast and effective for detecting glaucoma damage

A recent paper published in the Journal of Glaucoma shows a new visual evoked potential (VEP) technique to be a fast, objective method to screen for functional damage in glaucomatous eyes.

22 Jun 2011

UK’s first larynx transplant

In a first, UK will get its voicebox or larynx transplant in less than a year after the Royal College of Surgeons gave its seal of approval for trials to take place. A report by the college said the pioneering procedure could help people who had cancer of the larynx to speak and breathe normally again.

19 Jun 2011

Functional vision restored after 55 years

After being hit in the eye by a stone, a detached retina left a man blind in his right eye. Despite surgery to remove a cataract when the man was 23, which temporarily restored light perception, the patient was completely blind in that eye.

17 Jun 2011

Children's Medical Center to open new $21M Specialty Care Center in Southlake

Children's Medical Center will debut its new Specialty Care Center in Southlake on June 18, a $21 million expansion which will serve children in one of the state's fastest-growing cities and the surrounding communities.

16 Jun 2011

New software holds promise for revolutionising treatment of hearing impairments

New software 'hearing dummies' are part of cutting-edge research that promises to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of hearing impairments.

14 Jun 2011

Mystic's key manufacturing technology for drug, biologic delivery systems receives U.S. patent

Mystic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announces today that it has been granted U.S. Patent No. 7,963,089, "Deep Draw Container Forming Method," for a key manufacturing technology of its VersiDoser and VRx2 drug and biologic delivery systems.

13 Jun 2011

MinuteClinic, OhioHealth enter affiliation to enhance high quality care services

MinuteClinic, the retail health care division of CVS Caremark, and OhioHealth, a nationally recognized not-for-profit, charitable health care organization based in Columbus, Ohio, have entered into a clinical affiliation that will enhance the high quality, affordable health care services they provide in central Ohio.

13 Jun 2011

ACS honors Los Angeles general surgeon with 2011 Jacobson Innovation Award

George Berci, MD, FACS, FRCS, Ed. (Hon), a general surgeon from Los Angeles, CA, is the recipient of the 2011 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons.

13 Jun 2011

LA/hypnosis combination during surgery can aid healing process, reduce drug use and hospital stay time

Using a combination of hypnosis and local anaesthesia (LA) for certain types of surgery can aid the healing process and reduce drug use and time spent in hospital, anaesthesiologists have found. The combination could also help avoid cancer recurrence and metastases, according to new research to be presented today at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Amsterdam.

13 Jun 2011

Schepens, Mass. Eye and Ear to create world's largest ophthalmology research center

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Schepens Eye Research Institute announced today that they are combining forces to create the world's largest and most robust basic and clinical ophthalmology research enterprise with full spectrum bench-to-bedside research that will translate more quickly into better treatment for blinding diseases and ultimately cures.

10 Jun 2011

Top-line results from Cipher's CIP-ISOTRETINOIN Phase III study against severe nodular acne

Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc. today provided top-line safety and efficacy results from the Phase III safety study of CIP-ISOTRETINOIN, the Company's novel, patented formulation of isotretinoin for the treatment of severe, nodular acne.

8 Jun 2011

SPI to commence enrollment in SPI-1005 clinical trial to prevent hearing loss induced by loud music

Sound Pharmaceuticals (SPI) will begin recruiting a new clinical trial testing the oral drug SPI-1005 to prevent the hearing loss induced by loud music. Exposure to loud music or noise can induce temporary and permanent auditory threshold shifts (TTS or PTS). In some people, a repeated TTS will ultimately give way to a PTS that is irreversible.

7 Jun 2011

Researchers develop new technology to detect neurological symptoms associated with epileptic seizure

Tiny electrodes have been coated with a drug-loaded polymer in an attempt to design an implant capable of detecting a number of neurological symptoms, such as those associated with an epileptic seizure, and treating them simultaneously.

4 Jun 2011

Delayed treatment could prove effective in certain medical conditions

In today's fast-paced world, waiting — whether it's at the doctor's office, in line at the grocery store or for an Internet connection — is rarely considered a good thing.

3 Jun 2011

Scientists locate brain region responsible for scene-facilitation effect

Scientists at the University of Southern California have pinned down the region of the brain responsible for a key survival trait: our ability to comprehend a scene-even one never previously encountered-in a fraction of a second.

2 Jun 2011

Natural killer cells promote induction of dry eye disease: New discovery

If you are one of the millions of people around the world who struggle with dry eye disease, good news is on the way. A new research discovery published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers hope for new drugs that treat the cellular cause of the disease rather than its symptoms.

1 Jun 2011

SMPX gene mutation causes hereditary hearing impairment

Excessive noise is not the only thing that causes damage to hearing. In many cases, genetic factors are responsible for the loss of hearing at a young age. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin together with colleagues from Nijmegen have discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of progressive hearing impairment: the disease is caused by mutations of the SMPX gene, which is located on the X chromosome.

1 Jun 2011

Cell phones of hospital patients, visitors likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria

Cell phones used by patients and their visitors were twice as likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria as those of healthcare workers, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC - the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

1 Jun 2011

Parties craft strategies, Medicare spin in aftermath of NY-26 special election results

Because the of what many view as the vote-changing impact that Medicare had on this congressional contest, Democrats and Republicans are considering how to advance their positions toward 2012.

27 May 2011

First Edition: May 27, 2011

Kaiser Health News' Insuring Your Health columnist Michelle Andrews talks with Jackie Judd about the provisions in the health law that provide for free preventive tests. While the law doesn't apply to all insurance plans, it should cut costs for many people.

27 May 2011

Ear News and Research

New VEP technique fast and effective for detecting glaucoma damage

UK’s first larynx transplant

Functional vision restored after 55 years

Children's Medical Center to open new $21M Specialty Care Center in Southlake

New software holds promise for revolutionising treatment of hearing impairments

Mystic's key manufacturing technology for drug, biologic delivery systems receives U.S. patent

MinuteClinic, OhioHealth enter affiliation to enhance high quality care services

ACS honors Los Angeles general surgeon with 2011 Jacobson Innovation Award

LA/hypnosis combination during surgery can aid healing process, reduce drug use and hospital stay time

Schepens, Mass. Eye and Ear to create world's largest ophthalmology research center

Top-line results from Cipher's CIP-ISOTRETINOIN Phase III study against severe nodular acne

SPI to commence enrollment in SPI-1005 clinical trial to prevent hearing loss induced by loud music

Researchers develop new technology to detect neurological symptoms associated with epileptic seizure

Delayed treatment could prove effective in certain medical conditions

Scientists locate brain region responsible for scene-facilitation effect

Natural killer cells promote induction of dry eye disease: New discovery

SMPX gene mutation causes hereditary hearing impairment

Cell phones of hospital patients, visitors likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria

Parties craft strategies, Medicare spin in aftermath of NY-26 special election results

First Edition: May 27, 2011

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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