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Key risk factors for death, transplantation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy

Researchers have identified important risk factors for death and transplantation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy, according to results from a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.

26 Jul 2011

TikoMed receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for TM-400 to treat hematological cancers

TikoMed AB, a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative treatments of immune diseases and transplantation therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted TM-400 Orphan Drug Designation for the mobilization of stem cells prior to stem cell transplantation treatment.

26 Jul 2011

GE Healthcare introduces Veo CT image reconstruction technology in Canada

GE Healthcare announced the introduction of a breakthrough Computed Tomography (CT) image reconstruction technology, called Veo, in Canada. The industry's first Model-based Iterative Reconstruction (MBIR) technique, Veo is designed to help physicians deliver accurate diagnoses by enabling high CT image quality at significantly lower dose.

25 Jul 2011

Enrollment commences in Lutonix LEVANT 2 drug-coated balloon IDE trial for PAD

Lutonix today announced the first patient enrolled in the LEVANT 2 clinical trial, a global, multicenter, randomized trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of the Moxy™ Drug Coated Balloon compared to a standard angioplasty balloon for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD). The first case was performed at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL by Dr. Jeff Goldstein.

25 Jul 2011

Illinois Bone and Joint Institute upgrades to High Field Open MRI System

Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, MRI Services, is proud to announce the installation of the first High Field Open MRI serving patients of Chicago and Northeastern Illinois.

25 Jul 2011

Waters receives CE mark for MassTrak Immunosuppressants XE Kit

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today announced that its MassTrak™ Immunosuppressants XE Kit is now CE-marked in accordance with the IVD Directive 98/79/EC, for the quantitative measurement of the immunosuppressive drugs tacrolimus in liver and kidney transplant patients and everolimus in adult kidney and cardiac transplant patients from human whole blood samples as an aid in the management of immunosuppressant drug therapy.

25 Jul 2011

Australian TGA approves GI Dynamics EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner for type 2 diabetes and obesity

GI Dynamics, Inc., a company focused on the development and commercialization of effective, non-surgical approaches for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the EndoBarrier® Gastrointestinal Liner for inclusion on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

25 Jul 2011

Three pediatric cardiac hospitals to perform live cases with Toshiba's Infinix CF-i system

Vascular interventions performed in pediatrics require imaging equipment specially designed for this setting. During the Pediatric and Adult Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS-AICS), July 24-27, 2011 in Boston, three leading pediatric cardiac hospitals will perform live cases with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Infinix™ CF-i bi-plane cardiovascular systems.

25 Jul 2011

C-sections on the rise: One in three mothers opting for procedure

According to the latest study reports, one in three births in the U.S. are now delivered by Caesarean section, which is an all time high and an increasd of 25 percent over seven years.

24 Jul 2011

Access to kidney transplantation for minorities improves on elimination of allocation policy

A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that since the elimination of the kidney allocation priority for matching for HLA-B on May 7, 2003, access to kidney transplantation for minorities has been improved. Improvement is a result of a policy that reduced the requirements for tissue matching.

22 Jul 2011

Researchers examine benefits of hyperbaric oxygen in treatment of aggressive brain cancer

In a unique study, researchers at The Long Island Brain Tumor Center at Neurological Surgery, P.C. are examining whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy - breathing pure oxygen while in a pressurized chamber - may prove a useful addition to the current standard of care for patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.

22 Jul 2011

Anesthesia-associated mortality rises again

In pure numerical terms, anesthesia-associated mortality has risen again. The reasons for this are the disproportionate increase in the numbers of older and multimorbid patients and surgical procedures that would have been unthinkable in the past.

22 Jul 2011

Elite task force provides insights and guidance on deep brain stimulation for dystonia

Neurologist Michele Tagliati, MD, director of the Movement Disorders Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, served on an elite international task force commissioned by the Movement Disorder Society to provide insights and guidance on deep brain stimulation for dystonia, an uncommon condition that causes sustained, sometimes crippling muscle contractions.

22 Jul 2011

Advancements in use of zinc finger nucleases to produce genetically modified pigs

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced the publication of a study demonstrating the use of zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) to produce genetically modified pigs. The study, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), represents a significant advancement in the development of improved, less immunogenic animal tissue as a source for transplant into humans.

22 Jul 2011

Allowing optometrists to perform surgeries may put patients at risk

Proposed regulations for a new state law which allows optometrists, who are not medical doctors, to perform a broad range of surgical procedures on the eye, fail to properly define the education, training and oversight necessary for this new scope of work that is typically performed by medical board-certified physicians.

22 Jul 2011

Michigan Cardiovascular Institute performs first Astron Pulsar stent procedure in the U.S.

BIOTRONIK announced today that the first endovascular procedure was completed in the BIOFLEX-I clinical trial—a trial set to evaluate the safety and performance of the Astron and Astron Pulsar self-expanding peripheral stents.

22 Jul 2011

UCSF neurosurgery shows promise against severe epilepsy

Two-thirds of people with severe and otherwise untreatable epilepsy were completely cured of their frequent seizures after undergoing neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, according to a new study that examined 143 of these patients two years after their operations.

22 Jul 2011

Renowned neurosurgeon to receive National Urban League's highest honor on July 30

Renowned neurosurgeon Keith L. Black, MD, will receive the National Urban League's highest honor on July 30 during the organization's annual conference in Boston.

22 Jul 2011

FDA approves U.S. launch of Wiskott-Aldrich gene therapy clinical trial

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the launching in the U.S. of a clinical trial for gene therapy for a rare immunodeficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome.

22 Jul 2011

Montifiore's surgeons receive certification training for implanting total artificial heart

A surgical team from the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care recently received certification training for implanting the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart, a replacement heart implanted in patients at risk of imminent death from heart failure.

22 Jul 2011

Medical Procedure News

Key risk factors for death, transplantation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy

TikoMed receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for TM-400 to treat hematological cancers

GE Healthcare introduces Veo CT image reconstruction technology in Canada

Enrollment commences in Lutonix LEVANT 2 drug-coated balloon IDE trial for PAD

Illinois Bone and Joint Institute upgrades to High Field Open MRI System

Waters receives CE mark for MassTrak Immunosuppressants XE Kit

Australian TGA approves GI Dynamics EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner for type 2 diabetes and obesity

Three pediatric cardiac hospitals to perform live cases with Toshiba's Infinix CF-i system

C-sections on the rise: One in three mothers opting for procedure

Access to kidney transplantation for minorities improves on elimination of allocation policy

Researchers examine benefits of hyperbaric oxygen in treatment of aggressive brain cancer

Anesthesia-associated mortality rises again

Elite task force provides insights and guidance on deep brain stimulation for dystonia

Advancements in use of zinc finger nucleases to produce genetically modified pigs

Allowing optometrists to perform surgeries may put patients at risk

Michigan Cardiovascular Institute performs first Astron Pulsar stent procedure in the U.S.

UCSF neurosurgery shows promise against severe epilepsy

Renowned neurosurgeon to receive National Urban League's highest honor on July 30

FDA approves U.S. launch of Wiskott-Aldrich gene therapy clinical trial

Montifiore's surgeons receive certification training for implanting total artificial heart

Digital pathology and the PathoVerse: A conversation with Dr. Singh

Bioprocess Efficiency with Cell Density Monitoring

Exploring electron microscopy for plant and microbial imaging at the John Innes Centre

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