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CryoLife second-quarter revenues increase 4% to record $29.3 million

CryoLife, Inc., an implantable biological medical device and cardiovascular tissue processing company, announced today its results for the second quarter of 2010. Revenues for the second quarter increased 4 percent to a second quarter record of $29.3 million compared to $28.2 million for the second quarter of 2009. Net income for the second quarter of 2010 was $2.9 million, or $0.10 per basic and fully diluted common share, compared to $2.5 million, or $0.09 per basic and fully diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2009.

30 Jul 2010

HCA second-quarter revenues increase 3.7% to $7.756 billion

HCA Inc. today announced financial and operating results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

30 Jul 2010

Transforaminal injection of steroids is a viable alternative for lumbar radicular pain surgery

A recent study from Australian researchers determined that transforaminal injection of steroids was a viable alternative to surgery for lumbar radicular pain due to disc herniation. Full details of the study appear in the August issue of Pain Medicine, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, and the International Spine Intervention Society.

30 Jul 2010

Prostate basal cell can spawn tumors in prostate gland: Research

A type of prostate cell that has been largely ignored by cancer researchers can, in fact, trigger malignant prostate cancer, according to new studies by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) scientists and their colleagues.

30 Jul 2010

TNF blockers may increase the risk of malignancy in children

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of malignancies in children using tumor necrosis factor a (TNF) blockers, raising concerns of an associated risk and prompting an investigation.

29 Jul 2010

NovaMed second-quarter total net revenue decreases to $38.16 million

NovaMed, Inc., a leading operator of ambulatory surgery centers in partnership with physicians, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. Total net revenue was $38,164,000 compared to $38,879,000 in the prior year second quarter. Same-facility net revenue declined 1% for the quarter. Net income from continuing operations attributable to NovaMed in the second quarter of 2010 was $1,805,000, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared to $2,290,000, or $0.30 per diluted share, in the prior year second quarter.

29 Jul 2010

USPTO grants IRIDEX patent for Adjustable Laser Probe for use in vitreoretinal surgery

IRIDEX Corporation today announced the receipt of an Issue Notification from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for U.S. Patent No. 7,766,904, "Adjustable Laser Probe For Use In Vitreoretinal Surgery." This patent applies to a number of consumable medical devices already in the IRIDEX product line, collectively identified and sold as Adjustable and Intuitive EndoProbe® laser handpieces.

29 Jul 2010

Safeguard Scientifics second-quarter aggregate revenue of partner companies increase 47% to $91.6 million

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a holding company that builds value in growth-stage life sciences and technology companies, today announced that aggregate revenue of its partner companies for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was $91.6 million, up 47% from $62.3 million for the same partner companies in the same period of 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the aggregate partner company revenue was $176.9 million, up 45% from $121.8 million for the same partner companies for the same period of 2009.

29 Jul 2010

NMF raises $30,000 in 30 days to help women have gynecologic surgery

Natividad Medical Foundation President & CEO Linda Ford announced NMF has raised $30,000 in 30 days – enough for about 12 women to have the gynecologic surgery they so desperately need. The announcement is part of the launch of The Onyx Fund for Women – named in honor of a Natividad Medical Center patient named Onix who inspired a hospital's doctors and a philanthropic fund.

29 Jul 2010

Scientists develop new surgical procedure for prostate cancer using natural orifices

With a recent first of its kind surgery, physicians at Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a new surgical procedure for the treatment of prostate cancer using natural orifices - signaling the next step in the evolution of minimally invasive surgery.

29 Jul 2010

NDS Surgical Imaging introduces ConnectOR G2 visualization and informatics platform

NDS Surgical Imaging (NDSsi) today launched its next-generation visualization and informatics platform—the ConnectOR G2—with production units now shipping to customers. Based on the NDSsi technology vision of Medical Visualization Informatics (MVI), ConnectOR G2 medical-grade products are leading the industry in procedural efficacy by offering the unique ability to connect the realms of PACS imaging, surgical video and medical informatics.

29 Jul 2010

FDA Advisory Committee recommends approval of AstraZeneca's ticagrelor for Acute Coronary Syndromes

AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee recommended the FDA approve AstraZeneca's investigational drug ticagrelor for the reduction of thrombotic events in patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes.

29 Jul 2010

Encision’s AEM system recognized as technology to eliminate visceral burns

Encision Inc, a medical device company owning patented surgical technology that is emerging as a standard of care in minimally-invasive surgery, recognized as a technology to eliminate visceral burns during monopolar electrical surgery.

29 Jul 2010

Boston Scientific announces launch of Neuroform EZ Stent System in U.S. and Europe

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced the U.S. and European launches of the Neuroform EZ(TM) Stent System, its fourth-generation intracranial aneurysm stent system designed for use in conjunction with endovascular coiling to treat wide-necked aneurysms. The Company plans to launch the product immediately in both markets.

29 Jul 2010

Limerick to announce new results from LIM-0705 human trials at 23rd Transplantation Society congress

Limerick BioPharma, Inc., a developer of innovative therapies that help cells pump out unwanted or toxic substances, will announce new results from human trials of its lead compound, LIM-0705, at the 23rd International Congress of the Transplantation Society in Vancouver, Canada, in an oral presentation on August 19, 2010.

29 Jul 2010

HemoBioTech receives patent for HemoTech treatment of acute blood loss

HemoBioTech announced today the issuance of a new patent US 7,759,306 B2, Methods of Treating Acute Blood Loss. HemoBioTech has an exclusive worldwide license from Texas Tech University to commercialize the technology. The new patent continues to May 16, 2026. The major advance in HemoTech is the presence of Adenosine which has anti-inflammatory activity.

29 Jul 2010

Dyax second-quarter total revenues increase to $15.1 million

Dyax Corp. today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

28 Jul 2010

EyeHealth Northwest to deploy NextGen Ambulatory EHR and Practice Management solutions

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced it has executed an agreement with EyeHealth Northwest to deploy NextGen® Ambulatory EHR and NextGen® Practice Management across its 11 offices, 11 optical shops and two surgery centers in Oregon.

28 Jul 2010

Experts to discuss treatment options for wounded warriors at USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium

The USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium will gather prominent civilian and military researchers and clinicians from across the United States to discuss current research and identify opportunities to collaborate and share information that could speed treatments to wounded warriors. The symposium also will bring together a broad spectrum of participants from military health leadership, federal agencies and private research institutions to philanthropists and charitable foundations, representatives of industry, and policymakers.

28 Jul 2010

Northwest Hospital surgeon performs first robotic hand surgery in America

Stacey Berner, M.D., medical director of the Hand Center at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, MD, has become the first surgeon in America to perform a revolutionary new robotic hand surgery.

28 Jul 2010

Surgery News and Research

CryoLife second-quarter revenues increase 4% to record $29.3 million

HCA second-quarter revenues increase 3.7% to $7.756 billion

Transforaminal injection of steroids is a viable alternative for lumbar radicular pain surgery

Prostate basal cell can spawn tumors in prostate gland: Research

TNF blockers may increase the risk of malignancy in children

NovaMed second-quarter total net revenue decreases to $38.16 million

USPTO grants IRIDEX patent for Adjustable Laser Probe for use in vitreoretinal surgery

Safeguard Scientifics second-quarter aggregate revenue of partner companies increase 47% to $91.6 million

NMF raises $30,000 in 30 days to help women have gynecologic surgery

Scientists develop new surgical procedure for prostate cancer using natural orifices

NDS Surgical Imaging introduces ConnectOR G2 visualization and informatics platform

FDA Advisory Committee recommends approval of AstraZeneca's ticagrelor for Acute Coronary Syndromes

Encision’s AEM system recognized as technology to eliminate visceral burns

Boston Scientific announces launch of Neuroform EZ Stent System in U.S. and Europe

Limerick to announce new results from LIM-0705 human trials at 23rd Transplantation Society congress

HemoBioTech receives patent for HemoTech treatment of acute blood loss

Dyax second-quarter total revenues increase to $15.1 million

EyeHealth Northwest to deploy NextGen Ambulatory EHR and Practice Management solutions

Experts to discuss treatment options for wounded warriors at USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium

Northwest Hospital surgeon performs first robotic hand surgery in America

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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