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New $1.76M study seeks to identify novel methods of diagnosing osteoporosis

A $1.76 million study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks to identify new methods of diagnosing osteoporosis and inform the development of next-generation drugs to treat the bone disease.

30 Sep 2010

Obama challenged on health care in Iowa meeting

The Washington Post: "Back in Iowa, President Obama got an earful Wednesday from voters about two of his key policies: health care, and his desire to roll back Bush-era tax cuts. ... Standing in the back yard of a resident, Obama stood patiently as one woman described, at length, her fears that the U.S. health-care system will soon resemble that of Great Britain. ... The official topic in Iowa was 'challenges currently facing the middle class,' part of a series of similar economy-driven stops" (Kornblut, 9/29).

30 Sep 2010

Mammogram for women over 40: Debate continues

A report this Wednesday showed that routine screenings for breast cancer called mammograms cut the breast cancer death rate by 26 percent for women in their 40s. The results have been received in a mixed way by experts.

30 Sep 2010

ACT updates myoblast program for heart failure treatment

Advanced Cell Technology, a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, provided an update today on the status of its myoblast program. The program has successfully and safely completed Phase I human clinical trials in more than forty patients in over four independent studies.

30 Sep 2010

UNC scientists receive grant to develop targeted delivery system for pancreatic cancer

A team of UNC scientists has received a five-year $2,308,800 grant from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnerships to address the critical need for early diagnosis of and more effective treatments for pancreatic cancer.

30 Sep 2010

Advanced Dermatology and Ameriderm enters partnership with DermaGenoma for new acne screening test

As teens and twenty-somethings returned to school this month, many obsessed about their appearance, especially those with moderate to severe acne. A new screening test might save the day.

29 Sep 2010

Cedars-Sinai physicians to lead St. Jude Medical's transcatheter aortic valve implantation clinical trial

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced that physicians from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute will lead the company's transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) clinical trial. The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the St. Jude Medical transcatheter aortic valve for patients who experience severe aortic stenosis and who may be at an elevated risk for open-heart surgery.

29 Sep 2010

Intrauterine devices for treatment of endometrial cancer

Intrauterine devices, originally developed as contraceptives, can also be used to treat and cure cancer of the endometrium according to new research published online in the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology today (Wednesday 29 September). The finding opens the way for young women with the disease, which affects the lining of the womb, to be treated without the need for a hysterectomy, thus preserving their fertility until they have had all the children they want.

29 Sep 2010

Scientists use turmeric extract to target cancer cells

Scientists at the University of Leicester, funded by Hope Against Cancer, are pioneering the use of a common curry cooking ingredient to target cancer cells. The research in the University Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine is making use of actual tissue from tumours extracted from patients undergoing surgery.

29 Sep 2010

SCS, PNS prove to be effective tools in treating chronic pain: NANS, ASIPP

Afflicting countless people worldwide, chronic pain is a largely misunderstood and under-treated disease that forever alters the lives of more than 50 million Americans each year.

28 Sep 2010

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for INSORB Skin Closure technology

Incisive Surgical, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a Notice of Allowance for another key patent application, "Mechanical Method and Apparatus for Tissue Fastening." The allowed claims include subject matter covering the method of the INSORB Skin Closure technology and specific stapler features.

28 Sep 2010

Researchers use SAS software to analyze medical records and healthcare claims

University of Louisville researchers are uncovering better ways for insurers and health care providers to comply with the US health care bill President Obama signed into law.

28 Sep 2010

No evidence sometimes needed to adopt new treatments; to give them up is another story

During the past decade, the New England Journal of Medicine twice published studies showing that in comparisons arthroscopic surgery and nothing were equally effective treatments for knee pain, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

28 Sep 2010

Scientific data, evidence reject vertebroplasty procedure

As a patient safety best practice and endorsement of evidence-based medicine, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors approved and released a clinical practice guideline, which found a strong recommendation against a popular procedure called vertebroplasty as a way to treat fractures in the spine. Clinical practice guidelines are one avenue the Academy uses to ensure that patients receive high quality care.

28 Sep 2010

Global Health Partner acquires Stockholm Gastro Center

Global Health Partner (STO:GHP) has acquired Stockholm Gastro Center, a specialist clinic with operations within medical gastroenterology and endoscopy located at Sophiahemmet in Stockholm. "The acquisition of Stockholm Gastro Center is a good complement to the obesity surgery business that we run at Kirurgkliniken and Bariatric Center Stockholm in Sophiahemmet's facilities. This is a combination of businesses that we also have at our clinics in Lund and Prague and where we see good coordination and expansion opportunities," says Per Båtelson, Global Health Partner's CEO.

28 Sep 2010

Researchers find radical prostatectomy provides high survival rates

In one of the first studies to focus exclusively on the outcomes after treatment for patients with high-risk prostate cancer researchers have found that surgery provides high survival rates.

28 Sep 2010

Acclarent's new technologies improve visualization during sinus surgery

Acclarent, Inc., a leader in minimally-invasive sinus surgery, today announced the introduction of two new technologies designed to improve visualization during sinus surgery The Acclarent Cyclops Multi-Angle Endoscope and the Relieva Luma Sentry Sinus Illumination System.

28 Sep 2010

DecImmune Therapeutics receives funds to improve ischemia reperfusion injury outcomes

DecImmune Therapeutics announced today that it has received a $1 million equity investment from Astellas Venture Management and has additionally been awarded $2.2 million in Phase II SBIR funding from the National Institutes of Health.

28 Sep 2010

UCLA develops educational program to train U.S. armed forces in critical combat casualty care

With American troops leaving Iraq and military efforts continuing in Afghanistan, UCLA has helped develop a first-of-its-kind educational program to train U.S. armed forces medical personnel in critical combat casualty care. The program will not only help advance military care, the program's developers say, but civilian care as well.

27 Sep 2010

REMURA Phase 2 clinical study results highlighted at Tear Film & Ocular Surface conference

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today highlighted results from the Company's REMURA (bromfenac ophthalmic solution for dry eye) Phase 2 clinical study.

27 Sep 2010

Surgery News and Research

New $1.76M study seeks to identify novel methods of diagnosing osteoporosis

Obama challenged on health care in Iowa meeting

Mammogram for women over 40: Debate continues

ACT updates myoblast program for heart failure treatment

UNC scientists receive grant to develop targeted delivery system for pancreatic cancer

Advanced Dermatology and Ameriderm enters partnership with DermaGenoma for new acne screening test

Cedars-Sinai physicians to lead St. Jude Medical's transcatheter aortic valve implantation clinical trial

Intrauterine devices for treatment of endometrial cancer

Scientists use turmeric extract to target cancer cells

SCS, PNS prove to be effective tools in treating chronic pain: NANS, ASIPP

USPTO issues Notice of Allowance for INSORB Skin Closure technology

Researchers use SAS software to analyze medical records and healthcare claims

No evidence sometimes needed to adopt new treatments; to give them up is another story

Scientific data, evidence reject vertebroplasty procedure

Global Health Partner acquires Stockholm Gastro Center

Researchers find radical prostatectomy provides high survival rates

Acclarent's new technologies improve visualization during sinus surgery

DecImmune Therapeutics receives funds to improve ischemia reperfusion injury outcomes

UCLA develops educational program to train U.S. armed forces in critical combat casualty care

REMURA Phase 2 clinical study results highlighted at Tear Film & Ocular Surface conference

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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