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Clay County and Paris Community Hospitals select HMS EDIS software suite

HMS EDIS, powered by MEDHOST, a software suite that automates patient care processes for the emergency department (ED), has been selected by Clay County Hospital and Paris Community Hospital.

2 Feb 2011

FDA issues reminder about safe use of non-sterile alcohol prep pads

Following a recent recall of potentially contaminated non-sterile alcohol prep pads, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today reminded health care professionals about the safe use of non-sterile alcohol prep pads to clean and disinfect the surface of the skin.

2 Feb 2011

Masimo PVI predicts fluid responsiveness with high sensitivity, specificity in ICU patients

Masimo announced today that a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Critical Care Medicine demonstrates that noninvasive, continuous monitoring of Masimo Pleth Variability Index predicts fluid responsiveness with high sensitivity and specificity in mechanically-ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit.

2 Feb 2011

New study reports migraine surgery eliminates headache in nearly 30% of patients

Surgery to "deactivate" migraine headaches produces lasting good results, with nearly 90 percent of patients having at least partial relief at five years' follow-up, reports a study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

2 Feb 2011

Tel Aviv University researcher develops software tool for plastic surgeons

For some plastic surgery patients, expectations are unrealistically high. Basing their hopes on the before-and-after albums offered in surgeons' offices, they expect to achieve a perfect body or to look just like a favorite celeb. But those albums only show how someone else's liposuction, breast augmentation, or Beyonce bum enhancement turned out.

2 Feb 2011

$Researchers find breast cancer therapy contributes to early-in-life hip fractures in women$

Researchers find breast cancer therapy contributes to early-in-life hip fractures in women

A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Researchers found that a combination of early menopause due to breast cancer treatment and common drugs used to treat breast cancer, could be weakening the bones of breast cancer survivors once they hit middle age, leading to hip fractures.

2 Feb 2011

Tonsillectomy linked to obesity later in life: Study

The study involved 795 children from 0 to 18 years who were described as normal to overweight prior to their operations, and they were separated into three separate groups. Group 1 included three studies involving 127 children, whose body mass index (BMI) increased by 5.5 per cent to 8.2 per cent.

2 Feb 2011

Trained dog sniffs out colon cancer with 98% accuracy

For the study the researchers at Kyushu University trained an 8-year-old female Labrador retriever named Marine who was given breath and stool samples of 306 patients, collected right before they received colonoscopies.

2 Feb 2011

Microbubble contrast- enhanced ultrasound improves identification of sentinel lymph node in breast biopsies

Using "microbubbles" and ultrasound can mean more targeted breast biopsies for patients with early breast cancer, helping to determine treatment and possibly saving those patients from undergoing a second breast cancer surgery, a new study in shows.

2 Feb 2011

Scientists discover breast cancer cells that dodge immune system, promote tumor growth

Scientists discovered a new way breast cancer cells dodge the immune system and promote tumor growth, providing a fresh treatment target in the fight against the disease. While comparable mechanisms to avoid the immune system have been identified in mice with breast and other cancers, the study tested human breast tumor cells, putting researchers closer to understanding how the disease progresses in real patients.

2 Feb 2011

Brain surgeon partners with NASA's JPL to design high-tech surgical instruments

Internationally renowned brain surgeon Hrayr Shahinian, M.D., a pioneer in minimally invasive brain surgery, has announced that he is teaming with scientists and technologists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., to design the next generation of high-tech surgical instruments - technology that also will be useful for planetary exploration.

2 Feb 2011

Kensey Nash second quarter revenue decreases to $17.4 million

Kensey Nash Corporation, a medical device company primarily focused on regenerative medicine for a wide range of medical procedures, today reported the results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2010.

1 Feb 2011

Oncology experts to discuss latest developments in head and neck cancers

The European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO), the European Head and Neck Society (EHNS), and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in collaboration with other European partners, have the pleasure of inviting you to report on the 3rd International Conference on innovative approaches In Head and Neck Oncology that will be held in Barcelona (Spain) on the 24th -26th February 2011.

1 Feb 2011

FDA approves 'Cornell Dots' for first clinical trial in humans to diagnose cancer

"Cornell Dots" - brightly glowing nanoparticles - may soon be used to light up cancer cells to aid in diagnosing and treating cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first clinical trial in humans of the new technology.

1 Feb 2011

Roundup: Tenn. community health centers feel budget pinch; Minn. faces struggles with costs of inmate care

Originally created to care for destitute urban dwellers or dirt-poor sharecroppers, health centers today serve a much wider segment of America. A prolonged recession and a shortage of primary care physicians have expanded their patient base. Going forward, they are expected to meet the needs of millions more Americans. But getting there could be a challenge.

1 Feb 2011

Novel personalized therapy could treat metastatic melanoma and metastatic synovial cell sarcoma

Researchers have found that a novel form of personalized therapy that genetically engineers a patient's own anti-tumor immune cells to fight tumors could treat metastatic melanoma and metastatic synovial cell sarcoma, representing a potentially new therapeutic approach against these and other cancers.

1 Feb 2011

Widespread screening or ultrasound for blocked neck arteries not necessary to determine stroke risk

Widespread screening or routine ultrasound for blocked neck arteries to determine stroke risk isn't necessary, according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, American College of Cardiology and other groups.

1 Feb 2011

Older Americans treated in Michigan ICUs see vast decrease in likelihood of dying: New study

Older Americans who were treated in Michigan intensive care units saw larger decreases in their likelihood of dying while hospitalized than similar ICU patients in other Midwestern hospitals, according to a new study evaluating an innovative quality improvement initiative funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

1 Feb 2011

Favorable clinical results from Endologix's Nellix technology against EVAR

Endologix, developer of minimally invasive treatments for aortic disorders, announced today the publication of favorable clinical results for the Nellix technology for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

1 Feb 2011

Fortis Hospital specialists in Mumbai successfully perform gastric bypass surgery in American patient

Specialists at Fortis Hospitals Mumbai successfully diagnosed and treated a previously undetected pituitary tumor in Michelle Hardin, a 35 year-old American medical traveler.

1 Feb 2011

Surgery News and Research

Clay County and Paris Community Hospitals select HMS EDIS software suite

FDA issues reminder about safe use of non-sterile alcohol prep pads

Masimo PVI predicts fluid responsiveness with high sensitivity, specificity in ICU patients

New study reports migraine surgery eliminates headache in nearly 30% of patients

Tel Aviv University researcher develops software tool for plastic surgeons

Researchers find breast cancer therapy contributes to early-in-life hip fractures in women

Tonsillectomy linked to obesity later in life: Study

Trained dog sniffs out colon cancer with 98% accuracy

Microbubble contrast- enhanced ultrasound improves identification of sentinel lymph node in breast biopsies

Scientists discover breast cancer cells that dodge immune system, promote tumor growth

Brain surgeon partners with NASA's JPL to design high-tech surgical instruments

Kensey Nash second quarter revenue decreases to $17.4 million

Oncology experts to discuss latest developments in head and neck cancers

FDA approves 'Cornell Dots' for first clinical trial in humans to diagnose cancer

Roundup: Tenn. community health centers feel budget pinch; Minn. faces struggles with costs of inmate care

Novel personalized therapy could treat metastatic melanoma and metastatic synovial cell sarcoma

Widespread screening or ultrasound for blocked neck arteries not necessary to determine stroke risk

Older Americans treated in Michigan ICUs see vast decrease in likelihood of dying: New study

Favorable clinical results from Endologix's Nellix technology against EVAR

Fortis Hospital specialists in Mumbai successfully perform gastric bypass surgery in American patient

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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