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Back injury can set you on your back and set you back financially

Whether you're doing heavy lifting as part of your "honey-do list" around the house or simply lifting groceries out of the car, a back injury can set you on your back (literally) and set you back financially. According to a tally of accident insurance claims submitted in 2009 to Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company, back sprain or strain was the number-one occurring injury.

4 Mar 2010

Covidien enters into preferred vendor partnership with OSF Healthcare System

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products and recognized innovator of mechanical ventilation and respiratory care devices, today announced it has entered into a long-term, preferred vendor partnership with the Order of Saint Francis (OSF) Healthcare System, headquartered in Peoria, Ill. After using a mix of SPO2 technologies for more than eight years, the OSF Healthcare System recently standardized to OxiMax™ technology for all its pulse oximetry needs.

4 Mar 2010

Longer wait for radiation treatment after breast cancer surgery increases risk of recurrence in older women

The longer older women wait for radiation treatment after undergoing surgery for breast cancer, the greater the chances of the disease coming back, an international team of scientists has warned.

4 Mar 2010

ReShape Medical initiates IDE clinical study to assess effectiveness of dual-balloon device for weight loss

ReShape Medical™, Inc. announced today that it has initiated a U.S. Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) clinical study to assess the safety and effectiveness of its non-surgical, dual-balloon device for weight loss. The ReShape Balloons are designed to be a treatment for the millions who want support with weight loss, without the invasiveness of surgery.

4 Mar 2010

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

The Kansas Health Institute has a package of stories about a malpractice case being considered by the Kansas Supreme Court in which the justices could determine if the state's caps on medical malpractice awards are constitutional. The case involves Amy Miller, who underwent surgery to have an ovary removed. But the surgeon took the wrong ovary and later she had the second one taken out.

4 Mar 2010

Cryoablation kills breast tumors in mice

Freezing a cancer kills it in its place, and also appears to generate an immune response that helps stop the cancer's spread, leading to improved survival rates over surgery, according to a new study in mice from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

4 Mar 2010

Abbott enters into agreement with GSK to develop molecular diagnostic test for skin cancer treatment

Abbott announced today that it has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to develop a molecular diagnostic test intended for use as an aid in selecting patients who may benefit from a skin cancer treatment in development by GSK.

4 Mar 2010

University of Michigan's cardiac surgeon receives Nina Starr Braunwald award

The research foundation of the nation's largest group of thoracic surgeons has awarded University of Michigan's Jennifer C. Hirsch, M.D., M.S., with the Nina Starr Braunwald award, a top award for women in cardiac surgery.

4 Mar 2010

Data from FAME Phase 3 study for Iluvien presented at Angiogenesis 2010

pSivida Corp., a leader in the development of ophthalmic sustained release drug delivery products, with two of the only three such products approved by the FDA for treatment of back of the eye diseases, today said that 24-month data from the FAME Phase 3 study for Iluvien presented at Angiogenesis 2010 included additional efficacy and safety data that reinforced the positive top-line results reported in December 2009 by pSivida and its licensee, Alimera Sciences, Inc.

4 Mar 2010

Recurrence of breast cancer in older women: Delaying post-surgical radiation treatment increases risk

Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

4 Mar 2010

Belatacept drug can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients

The experimental drug belatacept can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients while better preserving kidney function when compared with standard immunosuppressive drugs, data from two international phase III clinical trials show.

4 Mar 2010

MHAUS introduces new MH Mock Drill Training Kit to better prepare for MH emergencies

The Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States introduces a new MH Mock Drill Training Kit for Operating Room Staff to better prepare for MH emergencies

4 Mar 2010

Scientists identify two proteins that serve as biomarkers for tracking the spread of colon cancer

Scientists in China are reporting discovery of two proteins present in the blood of people with colon cancer that may serve as the potential biomarkers for accurately predicting whether the disease will spread. Their study is in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, a monthly publication.

4 Mar 2010

Patients with confirmed episodes of consciousness during surgery have high rates of PTSD: Study

Patients with confirmed episodes of consciousness during surgery have high rates of psychological problems including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even several years after the incident, reports a study in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

4 Mar 2010

NAEC elects Mayo Clinic as top epilepsy treatment center

Mayo Clinic has been designated a comprehensive epilepsy treatment center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC). Only the top epilepsy programs - those that can provide the most complex and advanced care - are selected for this designation, according to the association.

3 Mar 2010

Study finds early surgical treatment may benefit people who suffer from biceps injuries

People who suffer from injuries to the distal biceps tendon may benefit from earlier surgical intervention and new surgical techniques, according to a review article published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS).

3 Mar 2010

Shock: Norepinephrine favored over dopamine

Physicians treating patients with shock should consider norepinephrine instead of dopamine as a tool for stabilizing blood pressure, according to an editorial in the March 4, 2010, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

3 Mar 2010

Positive clinical trial results of EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner device announced

GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical, endoscopic treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced initial, positive results from a clinical trial evaluating 12 months of treatment with the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner.

3 Mar 2010

SIS to offer AORN SYNTEGRITY SPF within perioperative management solutions suite

Helping to streamline electronic documentation processes for perioperative care, CSC and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) announced today that Surgical Information Systems (SIS), the perioperative IT specialist, will offer the AORN SYNTEGRITYTM Standardized Perioperative Framework (SPF) within its nationally recognized suite of perioperative management solutions.

3 Mar 2010

PINC trial to test anti-malarial drug in women with DCIS

Can a drug that has been used to treat malaria for years possibly be used to treat breast cancer before it becomes invasive? That's what researchers at George Mason University's Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) and Inova Breast Care Institute (IBCI) are trying to prove.

3 Mar 2010

Surgery News and Research

Back injury can set you on your back and set you back financially

Covidien enters into preferred vendor partnership with OSF Healthcare System

Longer wait for radiation treatment after breast cancer surgery increases risk of recurrence in older women

ReShape Medical initiates IDE clinical study to assess effectiveness of dual-balloon device for weight loss

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

Cryoablation kills breast tumors in mice

Abbott enters into agreement with GSK to develop molecular diagnostic test for skin cancer treatment

University of Michigan's cardiac surgeon receives Nina Starr Braunwald award

Data from FAME Phase 3 study for Iluvien presented at Angiogenesis 2010

Recurrence of breast cancer in older women: Delaying post-surgical radiation treatment increases risk

Belatacept drug can prevent graft rejection in kidney transplant recipients

MHAUS introduces new MH Mock Drill Training Kit to better prepare for MH emergencies

Scientists identify two proteins that serve as biomarkers for tracking the spread of colon cancer

Patients with confirmed episodes of consciousness during surgery have high rates of PTSD: Study

NAEC elects Mayo Clinic as top epilepsy treatment center

Study finds early surgical treatment may benefit people who suffer from biceps injuries

Shock: Norepinephrine favored over dopamine

Positive clinical trial results of EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner device announced

SIS to offer AORN SYNTEGRITY SPF within perioperative management solutions suite

PINC trial to test anti-malarial drug in women with DCIS

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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