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Loyola offers corrective surgeries for adults with strabismus

Since she was a child, Katie Szymczak has had eyes that wandered. Her right eye, which was the worst, would look up and to the side, rather than straight ahead. Her husband affectionately called them "googly eyes." But other people could be mean. "They would say to me, 'What's wrong with your eyes, why aren't you looking at me?'" Szymczak said. "It really hurt a lot."

28 Sep 2012

Conditionally reprogrammed cells help identify effective therapy for HPV-positive RRP

Using a newly discovered cell technology, Georgetown University Medical Center researchers were able to identify an effective therapy for a patient with a rare type of lung tumor. The single case study, reported in the September 27 issue of New England Journal of Medicine, provides a snapshot of the new technology's promising potential; however, researchers strongly caution that it could be years before validation studies are completed and regulatory approval received for its broader use.

28 Sep 2012

ACS, AGS issue new guidelines for pre-operative care of elderly patients

New comprehensive guidelines for the pre-operative care of the nation's elderly patients have been issued by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS).

28 Sep 2012

Boston Scientific receives CE MARK approval for Vercise DBS to treat Parkinson's

Boston Scientific Corporation received CE Mark approval for use of its Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

28 Sep 2012

RTI Biologics donates BioSet RT Allograft Paste implants to CURE International

RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI), a leading provider of orthopedic and other biologic implants, recently donated several BioSet RT Allograft Paste implants to Lemoyne, Pa.-based CURE International.

28 Sep 2012

Recovery from single-site laparoscopy is less painful for kidney cancer patients

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that recovery from an emerging, minimally invasive surgical technique called Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) was less painful for kidney cancer patients than traditional laparoscopic surgery.

28 Sep 2012

Private Healthcare Australia grants reimbursement code to IDEV’s SUPERA stent

IDEV Technologies, Inc. (IDEV), an emerging global innovator in peripheral devices, today announced that Private Healthcare Australia has granted the Company a reimbursement code for the SUPERA stent.

28 Sep 2012

Hydroxyapatite coating on bone grafts may increase likelihood of successful implants

Coating a bone graft with an inorganic compound found in bones and teeth may significantly increase the likelihood of a successful implant, according to Penn State researchers.

27 Sep 2012

Report illustrates safety and efficacy of transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic laryngectomy

Robotic surgery though the mouth is a safe and effective way to remove tumors of the throat and voice box, according to a study by head and neck cancer surgeons at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

27 Sep 2012

Scientists discover 12 genetic markers for ED in prostate cancer patients after radiotherapy

In the first study of its kind, a research team led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University discovered 12 genetic markers associated with the development of erectile dysfunction (ED) in prostate cancer patients who were treated with radiation.

27 Sep 2012

STENTYS announces European commercial release of new Self-Apposing stent technology

STENTYS, a medical technology company commercializing the world's first and only self-apposing stent to treat Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), announced today the European commercial release of an enhanced stent-delivery system for its Self-Apposing stent.

27 Sep 2012

Stealth Therapeutics announces first implantation of Invisiport device

Stealth Therapeutics Inc. announced today that its Invisiport has been implanted in a patient for the first time.

27 Sep 2012

Study finds increase in number of total knee replacements among U.S. Medicare population

Total knee replacement is a very common and safe surgery that's used to relieve severe pain and disability caused by knee osteoarthritis, and to improve patients' quality of life. However, it's also very expensive at approximately $15,000 per procedure. With an estimated 600,000 total knee replacements performed annually in the United States, the aggregate annual cost for total knee replacement (also known as total knee arthroplasty or TKA) is $9 billion.

27 Sep 2012

Loyola now offers sacral nerve stimulation for patients with fecal incontinence

Fecal incontinence, or the inability to control the bowels, is a highly underreported and stigmatized condition, according to colorectal surgeons at Loyola University Health System (LUHS).

27 Sep 2012

Henry Ford Hospital opens new Center for Cancer Surgery

With more patients seeking cancer treatment – especially surgery – than ever before, Henry Ford Hospital has opened the new Center for Cancer Surgery.

27 Sep 2012

CTCA at Midwestern named Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence

Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Midwestern Regional Medical Center (Midwestern) has been recognized by the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Program (NQMBC) as being among the top centers in the country for providing quality breast cancer care.

27 Sep 2012

Antibiotic therapy can effectively treat acute appendicitis

Although the standard approach to acute appendicitis is to remove the appendix, a study at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals that treatment with antibiotics can be just as effective in many cases.

27 Sep 2012

Dexamethasone use during tonsillectomy not associated with excessive bleeding in children

Tonsillectomy is exceedingly common, with a reported increase in tonsillectomy rates in children younger than 15 years from 287,000 to 530,000 per year over the past decade. Although safe, adenotonsillectomy can result in significant complications, such as aspiration and bleeding. Complications are infrequent, but because tonsillectomy is so common, the absolute number of children experiencing tonsillectomy complications is formidable.

26 Sep 2012

High concentrations of inhaled oxygen during and after cancer surgery may increase risk of death

Patients given high concentrations of inhaled oxygen during and after cancer surgery may be at higher long-term risk of death, according to a report in the October issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

26 Sep 2012

HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer patients have more rapid and robust radiation-therapy response

UC Davis cancer researchers have discovered significant differences in radiation-therapy response among patients with oropharyngeal cancer depending on whether they carry the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus. The findings, published online today in The Laryngoscope Journal, could lead to more individualized radiation treatment regimens, which for many patients with HPV could be shorter and potentially less toxic.

26 Sep 2012

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Loyola offers corrective surgeries for adults with strabismus

Conditionally reprogrammed cells help identify effective therapy for HPV-positive RRP

ACS, AGS issue new guidelines for pre-operative care of elderly patients

Boston Scientific receives CE MARK approval for Vercise DBS to treat Parkinson's

RTI Biologics donates BioSet RT Allograft Paste implants to CURE International

Recovery from single-site laparoscopy is less painful for kidney cancer patients

Private Healthcare Australia grants reimbursement code to IDEV’s SUPERA stent

Hydroxyapatite coating on bone grafts may increase likelihood of successful implants

Report illustrates safety and efficacy of transoral robotic surgery for supraglottic laryngectomy

Scientists discover 12 genetic markers for ED in prostate cancer patients after radiotherapy

STENTYS announces European commercial release of new Self-Apposing stent technology

Stealth Therapeutics announces first implantation of Invisiport device

Study finds increase in number of total knee replacements among U.S. Medicare population

Loyola now offers sacral nerve stimulation for patients with fecal incontinence

Henry Ford Hospital opens new Center for Cancer Surgery

CTCA at Midwestern named Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence

Antibiotic therapy can effectively treat acute appendicitis

Dexamethasone use during tonsillectomy not associated with excessive bleeding in children

High concentrations of inhaled oxygen during and after cancer surgery may increase risk of death

HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer patients have more rapid and robust radiation-therapy response

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