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Enrollment complete in Paradigm Spine's comparative study of coflex interlaminar technology

Paradigm Spine, LLC, a developer of innovative non-fusion and fusion spinal implant solutions, announced today that it has completed patient enrollment in an Investigational Device Exemption pivotal clinical study comparing the coflex® interlaminar technology to instrumented posterolateral fusion in the surgical treatment of spinal stenosis.

30 Mar 2010

Researchers to study health literacy among Indigenous people living with cardiovascular disease

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto are part of an international team of researchers recently awarded a multi-million dollar grant for their work in cardiovascular disease among Indigenous people in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The Canadian team will receive $742,000 in funding for its part of the project from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and International Collaborative Indigenous Health Research Partnerships.

30 Mar 2010

UCSF approach may one day be used to create new periods of plasticity in human brain

UCSF scientists report that they were able to prompt a new period of "plasticity," or capacity for change, in the neural circuitry of the visual cortex of juvenile mice. The approach, they say, might some day be used to create new periods of plasticity in the human brain that would allow for the repair of neural circuits following injury or disease.

27 Mar 2010

Cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians will jeopardize timely surgical care

The results of a new member survey by the nation's Surgical Coalition shows that the more than 21 percent pay cut to physicians that is scheduled to take effect April 1 will make it difficult, if not impossible, for already financially strapped surgical practices to continue to treat Medicare patients. A majority of the more than 14,000 surgeons and anesthesiologists who responded to the survey indicated that they will be forced to make significant changes in their practices if the cut goes into effect and that timely access to surgical care will be jeopardized if Medicare payments continue to decline.

27 Mar 2010

Neurosurgical operation captured and retransmitted live in 3D stereo and full HD

In the framework of the 9th edition of the ImagéSanté festival, an operation of neurosurgery was captured and retransmitted live and in 3D stereo (and in full HD). This technological feat took place on 18 March 2010 in Liège, Belgium.

27 Mar 2010

Genetic instability in people with Fanconi anemia: New proteins in FA DNA repair pathway may help explain

Identification of two new proteins in the Fanconi anemia DNA repair pathway may help explain genetic instability in people with Fanconi anemia and how otherwise healthy people are susceptible to cancer from environmentally triggered DNA damage.

26 Mar 2010

Disparities in African American women's breastfeeding practices

African American women are less likely to breastfeed their children, in part due to the preconceived attitudes that women have regarding breastfeeding vs. formula feeding, according to a new study from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center researchers.

26 Mar 2010

Mexican-American women les likely to use emergency medical services for stroke symptoms

Mexican Americans are 40 percent less likely than non-Hispanic whites to call 9-1-1 and be taken to the hospital via ambulance for stroke - resulting in medical treatment delays - according to a new study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

26 Mar 2010

Congressional approved health care reform fails to address flawed physician reimbursement formula

In a survey published by the North American Spine Society (NASS), as many as 24 percent of spine care physicians participating in Medicare indicated they will no longer participate in the program if the mandated reductions in Medicare reimbursement to physicians occur later this year.

24 Mar 2010

Researchers create audio CDs to encourage physical activity among school students

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $1.22 million to combat childhood obesity in the Bronx.

24 Mar 2010

New MIS Retractor System from Aesculap Implant Systems

Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of the Spyder Minimally Invasive Spinal Retractor System.

23 Mar 2010

Auditory brainstem implants for adults with damaged cochlear nerves

If a siren sounded but you were deaf, might you still be able to hear the sound?

23 Mar 2010

Omnyx launches Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products

Omnyx, a joint venture of GE Healthcare and The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, today announced the launch of a Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products, technology, and use for clinical applications.

23 Mar 2010

Stemedica files IND for trial using allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells in patients with ischemic stroke

Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. (Stemedica), a world leader in stem cell research and manufacturing, announced that it has filed an Investigative New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a clinical trial. The trial will assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of Stemedica's high potency proprietary allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow-derived stem cells (adult human) as a treatment for ischemic stroke.

19 Mar 2010

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announces clinical trial of minimally invasive procedure for opening carotid arteries

Patients who suffer from plaque-related narrowing of a carotid artery but are not good candidates for open surgery may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a minimally invasive procedure designed to open carotid arteries the way angioplasty and stenting clear arteries of the heart.

19 Mar 2010

Vycor Medical's VBAS medical retraction device advances neurosurgical technology

Vycor Medical, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops and markets next generation neurosurgery retraction devices, today announced its ViewSite Brain Access System (VBAS) medical retraction device continues to gain ground. This "BioTech Breakthrough" - with the potential to impact several hundreds of thousands of patients and throngs of surgeons and medical facilities worldwide - is among a pioneering new breed of cost-reducing surgical devices designed to enhance performance, quality of life and surgical results.

18 Mar 2010

SANTE study: Deep brain stimulation can reduce seizures

A recent study organized by Stanford University researchers found patients with refractory partial and secondarily generalized seizures had a reduction in seizures after deep brain stimulation. This multi-center clinical trial determined that the benefits of stimulation of the anterior nuclei of thalamus for epilepsy (SANTE) persisted and by 2 years there was a 56% reduction in seizure frequency.

18 Mar 2010

New specialty service at Montefiore Medical Center helps patients with drug allergies

A Westchester patient takes aspirin for pain, but develops rashes and hives. A Bronx patient with a gastrointestinal problem caused by bacteria is prescribed penicillin, then passes out. A Bronx woman is given a contrast dye for an internal diagnostic exam, then her skin peels off.

18 Mar 2010

Synergetics launches fully disposable instrument line for retinal surgery

Synergetics USA, Inc., a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative microsurgical instruments for ophthalmic and neurosurgical applications, today announced the launch of its newest fully disposable line of hand-held instruments for retinal surgery, Pinnacle 360oTM. The launch occurred at Vail Vitrectomy 2010, a surgical meeting held on March 13 - 17, 2010.

17 Mar 2010

Low-income patients with brain tumors are less likely to be referred to specialty hospitals

African-American, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged patients with brain tumors are significantly less likely to be referred to high-volume hospitals that specialize in neurosurgery than other patients of similar age, the same gender, and with similar comorbidities, according to new research by Johns Hopkins doctors.

17 Mar 2010

Neurosurgery News and Research

Enrollment complete in Paradigm Spine's comparative study of coflex interlaminar technology

Researchers to study health literacy among Indigenous people living with cardiovascular disease

UCSF approach may one day be used to create new periods of plasticity in human brain

Cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians will jeopardize timely surgical care

Neurosurgical operation captured and retransmitted live in 3D stereo and full HD

Genetic instability in people with Fanconi anemia: New proteins in FA DNA repair pathway may help explain

Disparities in African American women's breastfeeding practices

Mexican-American women les likely to use emergency medical services for stroke symptoms

Congressional approved health care reform fails to address flawed physician reimbursement formula

Researchers create audio CDs to encourage physical activity among school students

New MIS Retractor System from Aesculap Implant Systems

Auditory brainstem implants for adults with damaged cochlear nerves

Omnyx launches Global Collaborators Program to advance Digital Pathology products

Stemedica files IND for trial using allogeneic mesenchymal bone marrow cells in patients with ischemic stroke

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announces clinical trial of minimally invasive procedure for opening carotid arteries

Vycor Medical's VBAS medical retraction device advances neurosurgical technology

SANTE study: Deep brain stimulation can reduce seizures

New specialty service at Montefiore Medical Center helps patients with drug allergies

Synergetics launches fully disposable instrument line for retinal surgery

Low-income patients with brain tumors are less likely to be referred to specialty hospitals

Neuroscience - Second Edition eBook

Achieving and maintaining ISO 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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