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Sacral nerve stimulation helps manage children with chronic incontinence

Incontinence is typically a condition associated with adults; however, many children also struggle with incontinence - bladder, bowel or both. In order to help these children, doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital have turned to a device, typically used in adult patients, to help manage children with chronic incontinence.

24 Jan 2013

Boosting estrogen levels may help reduce urinary infections in menopausal women

Estrogen levels drop dramatically in menopause, a time when the risk of urinary tract infections increases significantly.

24 Jan 2013

Biometrics using internal body parts

Forget digital fingerprints, iris recognition and voice identification, the next big thing in biometrics could be your knobbly knees. Just as a fingerprints and other body parts are unique to us as individuals and so can be used to prove who we are, so too are our kneecaps. Computer scientist Lior Shamir of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, has now demonstrated how a knee scan could be used to single us out.

23 Jan 2013

Tumor separation surgery followed by SRS is safe and effective in controlling spinal metastases

Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (New York, NY) have found that tumor "separation surgery" followed by high-dose hypofractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or high-dose single-fraction SRS is safe and effective in controlling spinal metastases regardless of the radiosensitivity of the particular tumor type that has invaded the spine.

23 Jan 2013

AANS, CNS join other medical societies in endorsing Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) joined 24 other medical societies in endorsing the "Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act." Sponsored by Reps. Phil Roe, MD (R-TN) and Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), this bipartisan legislation would repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), thereby protecting seniors from Medicare cuts that could threaten their access to care.

23 Jan 2013

GORE DrySeal Sheath with hydrophilic coating now available in Europe

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) today introduced GORE DrySeal Sheath with hydrophilic coating in Europe. The new GORE DrySeal Sheath allows for easier insertion into and removal from blood vessels during endovascular repair procedures.

23 Jan 2013

Gene therapy does not slow or halt progression of cell loss in Leber congenital amaurosis

Independent clinical trials, including one conducted at the Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine, have reported safety and efficacy for Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA), a congenital form of blindness caused by mutations in a gene (RPE65) required for recycling vitamin A in the retina. Inherited retinal degenerative diseases were previously considered untreatable and incurable.

23 Jan 2013

Covidien’s EverFlex stent with Entrust delivery system receives CE Mark

Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced CE Mark approval for its EverFlex Self-expanding Peripheral Stent with Entrust Delivery System.

23 Jan 2013

Smoking cessation helps prevent cancer relapse after surgery

Lung and head and neck cancer patients who smoked before surgery are more likely to relapse than those who had quit before surgery, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers say. They found that smoking-relapse prevention interventions are needed immediately after surgery to help prevent relapse.

23 Jan 2013

CHLA, House Research Institute receive FDA approval to begin pediatric ABI clinical trial

L.A.-based House Research Institute and Children's Hospital Los Angeles announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given final approval to begin a clinical trial of an Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) procedure for children.

22 Jan 2013

Russia approves FzioMed’s Oxiplex gel for lumbar spine surgery

FzioMed, a privately held medical device company based in San Luis Obispo, CA., is pleased to announce the approval of Oxiplex in Russia. Oxiplex is an absorbable, clear, viscoelastic gel that is applied during lumbar spine surgery immediately prior to wound closure.

22 Jan 2013

Having two attending surgeons is better and safer during complex spinal surgeries

Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes - and a new study by a duo at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) demonstrates how having two attending surgeons in the operating room during spinal surgeries can benefit patients in multiple ways.

22 Jan 2013

New dental implants for people with bone deficit

Elderly or people with osteoporosis, smokers, diabetics or people who have had cancer are sometimes not eligible to receive dental implants as their bones are unable to correctly integrate the new prostheses which replace the root.

22 Jan 2013

Extremely obese adolescents benefit from bariatric surgery

This time of year many people make resolutions to live a healthier lifestyle, exercise more, lose weight and eat better. For the adolescents who are extremely obese in this country, diet and exercise alone often are not enough to get their weight down.

22 Jan 2013

Extending CPR longer saves lives in both adults and children

Experts from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia were among the leaders of two large national studies showing that extending CPR longer than previously thought useful saves lives in both children and adults. The research teams analyzed impact of duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients who suffered cardiac arrest while hospitalized.

22 Jan 2013

GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis’ lower profile components receive CE Mark

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) has received CE Mark for the new lower profile 31 mm diameter trunk-ipsilateral leg and 32 mm aortic extender components of the GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).

21 Jan 2013

BonAlive Biomaterials, Olympus Biotech sign multi-year exclusive distribution agreement

BonAlive Biomaterials Ltd, a manufacturer of implantable medical devices and an emerging leader in indications involving the treatment of chronically infected bone, and Olympus Biotech International Ltd, a wholly owned company of Olympus Corporation focused on minimally-invasive regenerative therapies in bone and soft tissues, today announced the signing of a multi-year exclusive distribution agreement.

From Evident Corporation - Life Sciences 21 Jan 2013

DaVita forms joint venture with Riches Healthcare

DaVita, the kidney care division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. and a leading provider of kidney care services, today announced the formation of a joint venture with Riches Healthcare (RHC), through which a new entity - DaVita Taiwan - will provide services to four dialysis clinics. DaVita will own a majority share of the joint venture entity.

21 Jan 2013

Having 2 attending physicians during spinal surgeries can benefit patients in multiple ways

19 Jan 2013

Checklists can help surgical teams perform better during emergencies

When doctors, nurses and other hospital operating room staff follow a written safety checklist to respond when a patient experiences cardiac arrest, severe allergic reaction, bleeding followed by an irregular heart beat or other crisis during surgery, they are nearly 75 percent less likely to miss a critical clinical step, according to a new study funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

19 Jan 2013

Medical Procedure News

Sacral nerve stimulation helps manage children with chronic incontinence

Boosting estrogen levels may help reduce urinary infections in menopausal women

Biometrics using internal body parts

Tumor separation surgery followed by SRS is safe and effective in controlling spinal metastases

AANS, CNS join other medical societies in endorsing Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act

GORE DrySeal Sheath with hydrophilic coating now available in Europe

Gene therapy does not slow or halt progression of cell loss in Leber congenital amaurosis

Covidien’s EverFlex stent with Entrust delivery system receives CE Mark

Smoking cessation helps prevent cancer relapse after surgery

CHLA, House Research Institute receive FDA approval to begin pediatric ABI clinical trial

Russia approves FzioMed’s Oxiplex gel for lumbar spine surgery

Having two attending surgeons is better and safer during complex spinal surgeries

New dental implants for people with bone deficit

Extremely obese adolescents benefit from bariatric surgery

Extending CPR longer saves lives in both adults and children

GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis’ lower profile components receive CE Mark

BonAlive Biomaterials, Olympus Biotech sign multi-year exclusive distribution agreement

DaVita forms joint venture with Riches Healthcare

Having 2 attending physicians during spinal surgeries can benefit patients in multiple ways

Checklists can help surgical teams perform better during emergencies

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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