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Viewing video affects preferences for treatment of low back pain

Viewing an evidence-based video provides support to patients with low back pain in making decisions about whether to undergo surgical versus non surgical treatment, reports a study in a recent issue of Spine.

16 Sep 2011

Scientists to develop 'Facebook Light' for dementia patients

Research scientists will develop "Facebook Light" - with a user interface suitable for the elderly and people with dementia - to promote important social contact.

16 Sep 2011

New GE healthymagination initiative aims to improve cancer innovation and care

GE and leading healthcare and financial partners today launched a new healthymagination initiative aimed at accelerating cancer innovation and improving care for 10 million cancer patients around the world by 2020.

16 Sep 2011

iPad revolution for Weill Cornell Medical students

Weill Cornell Medical College students will now have a wealth of medical information and educational tools at their fingertips. Starting this fall 2011 semester, all incoming first- and second-year students are being provided with a new iPad 2 in place of the printed course notes and texts used by most students around the country.

15 Sep 2011

Leica Microsystems bringing digital pathology excellence to the hematopathology workshop

Leica Microsystems, world-leading providers of Total Digital Pathology solutions, are a proud platinum sponsor of this year’s joint workshop of the Society for Hematopathology and the European Association for Haematopathology (SH/EAHP) being held at the Ritz-Carlton Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, USA, from October 27-29, 2011.

15 Sep 2011

Loyola tests new pressure-sensing catheter to treat atrial fibrillation

Loyola University Medical Center is testing a high-tech catheter device that's intended to improve outcomes of patients treated for atrial fibrillation, the most common irregular heartbeat.

15 Sep 2011

New computational method quickly predicts three-dimensional structure of protein

An Oak Ridge National Laboratory invention able to quickly predict three-dimensional structure of protein could have huge implications for drug discovery and human health.

15 Sep 2011

Kenya's Tenwek Hospital receives Aquilion 4 CT system as donation from Toshiba

In an effort to provide remote countries better access to medical imaging technology, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has donated and installed a refurbished Aquilion 4 CT system at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya. As the training hospital and the area's first CT system, physicians plan to use it to perform neurosurgical, thoracic and orthopedic studies, as well as provide training to future neurosurgeons.

15 Sep 2011

USPTO issues Certificate of Registration for Echo's SYMPHONY and PRELUDE trademarks

Echo Therapeutics, Inc., a company developing its needle-free Symphony tCGM System as a non-invasive, wireless, transdermal continuous glucose monitoring (tCGM) system and its Prelude SkinPrep System for transdermal drug delivery, today announced that the company has received Certificates of Registration from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its SYMPHONY and PRELUDE trademarks, as used with Echo's tCGM system and mechanical skin ablator, respectively.

15 Sep 2011

Medical providers should continue to encourage traditional smoking cessation methods

While electronic cigarettes may be a long-term alternative to the real thing for some smokers, Penn State College of Medicine researchers suggest medical providers should continue to encourage more traditional smoking cessation methods.

15 Sep 2011

Navigating Cancer receives ONC-ATCB certification for Patient Engagement Portal

Navigating Cancer's Patient Engagement Portal, the industries only oncology specific solution that can integrate with any electronic health record (EHR) system, has received the federal government's "meaningful use" stamp of approval by earning (EHR) modular certification.

15 Sep 2011

Roche, Uppsala BIO partner for new open innovation program

Swedish life science initiative Uppsala BIO has formed a strategic partnering agreement with Roche, the world leading pharmaceuticals and diagnostics company, for Uppsala BIO's open innovation program, BIO-X.

15 Sep 2011

Axeq announces Turnkey Discovery sequencing and analysis services

Axeq Technologies announced the industry-first Axeq Turnkey Discovery analytical bioinformatic services coupled with high-coverage exome sequencing applications.

15 Sep 2011

Telestroke appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals

In a first of its kind study, researchers have found that using two way audio-video telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that don't have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, on staff.

15 Sep 2011

Heart specialists reveal how pacemaker works at the biological level

Heart specialists at Johns Hopkins have figured out how a widely used pacemaker for heart failure, which makes both sides of the heart beat together to pump effectively, works at the biological level.

15 Sep 2011

Fast-track genetic diagnosis for hearing loss

Over 28 million Americans are hearing impaired, and 50 percent of these cases can be traced to genetic causes. The condition can be especially challenging for children born hearing impaired because spoken language, reading, and cognitive development are tied to hearing. That makes early diagnosis essential for identifying appropriate therapy and treatment.

15 Sep 2011

Novo Nordisk announces free diabetes educational e-book series

Today, Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, launched a free 5-volume diabetes educational e-book series, designed to help patients work with their health care team to better manage their diabetes. The e-book series is part of Cornerstones4Care™, an innovative patient support program that provides highly customizable diabetes information through the comprehensive interactive website www.Cornerstones4Care.com.

From Novo Nordisk 14 Sep 2011

Cohera's TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive receives CE Mark approval

Cohera Medical, Inc., a rapidly growing medical device company, announced today that it has received CE Mark approval for its lead product, TissuGlu® Surgical Adhesive. CE Mark approval allows TissuGlu to be sold in the European Union.

14 Sep 2011

Zimmer receives clearance for pediatric use of Universal Clamp Spinal Fixation System

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. announced today that it has received an additional clearance for its proprietary Universal Clamp Spinal Fixation System. A first for the United States, the system is now indicated for treatment of idiopathic and neuromuscular scoliosis in patients eight years of age or older. The Universal Clamp Spinal Fixation System is used in conjunction with spinal fusion surgeries.

14 Sep 2011

Single UV laser pulse simultaneously zaps away biological tissue at multiple points

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a new technique that uses a single UV laser pulse to zap away biological tissue at multiple points simultaneously, a method that could help scientists study the mechanical forces at work as organisms grow and change shape.

14 Sep 2011