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Minor damage to heart muscle during coronary artery bypass grafting associated with increased risk of death

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that even small amounts of damage to heart muscle during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with an increased risk of death, even among patients who initially do well following surgery. The study is published in the February 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

9 Feb 2011

Study finds breast cancer patients do not benefit from axillary lymph node dissection

Among patients with early-stage breast cancer that had spread to a nearby lymph node and who received treatment that included lumpectomy and radiation therapy, women who just had the sentinel lymph node removed did not have worse survival than women who had more extensive axillary lymph node dissection, according to a study in the February 9 issue of JAMA.

9 Feb 2011

New You Magazine about anti-aging management to re-launch in March

New You, the premier American consumer magazine about cosmetic surgery, will re-launch in March as the voice of the anti-aging industry in a strategic partnership with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

9 Feb 2011

Cardiac enzyme elevations following CABG surgery is associated with worse prognosis

Patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery and had elevated levels of the cardiac enzymes creatine kinase or troponin in the 24 hours following surgery had an associated intermediate and long-term increased risk of death, according to a study in the February 9 issue of JAMA.

9 Feb 2011

Revo pacemaker receives FDA approval for use during certain MRI exams

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first heart pacemaker designed to be used safely during certain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams.

9 Feb 2011

Rational use of heath care dollars for tonsillectomy

Without fanfare, hundreds of thousands of children surrender their tonsils to a surgeon's scalpel each year, usually to alleviate recurring infections and obstructive sleep problems. Most of the time, the snipped tonsils are sent to a pathologist, who looks for evidence of more serious medical problems, like unsuspected cancer.

9 Feb 2011

Tulane surgeon performs new robotic-assisted surgery to treat head, neck cancers

Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Paul Friedlander is performing a new, less-invasive form of robotic surgery to treat head and neck cancers.

9 Feb 2011

Nine thousand patients to take part in Nowegian study on opening of narrowed coronary arteries

Nine thousand patients will take part in a clinical trial to determine the best method of opening narrowed coronary arteries. The results of the study may lead to substantial cost savings - and save lives.

9 Feb 2011

LESSOnc technique promising new surgical option for certain liver cancers

Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have identified a new application for "scarless" surgery tools that are normally used for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery (NOTES).

9 Feb 2011

MedShape reports first clinical use of ExoShape PEEK Altera interference fixation device for ACL surgery

MedShape Solutions, Inc., the industry leader in innovative shape memory orthopedic devices, today announced the introduction and first human clinical use of ExoShape™ CL, a two-part PEEK Altera™ interference fixation device that simplifies and improves soft tissue graft fixation during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery.

9 Feb 2011

FDA approves Medtronic's new Revo MRI pacemaker

Medtronic, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its Revo MRI SureScan pacing system, the first and only pacemaker in the U.S. specifically designed for use in an Magnetic Resonance Imaging environment and approved as MR-Conditional. Shipments of Revo MRI will begin immediately.

8 Feb 2011

UK's first totally implantable hearing aid operation performed at Queen Alexandra Hospital

A woman from Portsmouth has received the UK's first totally implantable hearing aid thanks to the work of the South of England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC), based at the University of Southampton.

8 Feb 2011

Fast track rehabilitation program effective after colorectal surgery

The concept of fast track rehabilitation program has been recently introduced in colorectal surgery. It is basically a multidisciplinary perioperative care strategy for patients after resection of colorectal cancer.

8 Feb 2011

Misonix completes product registrations in major Latin American countries

Misonix, a medical device company that designs, manufactures, and markets innovative, therapeutic, ultrasonic products worldwide for wound debridement, cosmetic surgery, neurosurgery, laparoscopic surgery, and other surgical and medical applications, announced the completion of product registrations in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

8 Feb 2011

Munich research team provides promising alternative to DNA-based procedures

Defects in the genome are the cause of many diseases. Gene therapy - direct replacement of mutant genes by intact DNA copies - offers a means of correcting such defects. Now a research team based at the Medical Center of the University of Munich, and led by Privatdozent Dr. Carsten Rudolph, has taken a new approach that avoids DNA delivery.

8 Feb 2011

Law allowing use of unproven brain devices in "orphan" neuropsychiatric disorders needs to be strengthened: Experts

Warning that patients could be at risk, an interdisciplinary group of multinational investigators is calling on the U.S. Congress and federal regulators to tighten a law that permits use of brain devices to treat rare neuropsychiatric disorders without supporting clinical trials or stringent patient oversight.

7 Feb 2011

Gastric bypass surgery good for the heart in obese: Study

A new study has found that gastric bypass surgery, besides enabling severely obese people to lose weight, may also help their overly stressed hearts return to more normal function and appearance. The study appeared in the Feb. 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

7 Feb 2011

Acupuncture and exercise help women with PCOS

Acupuncture and physical exercise improve hormone levels and menstrual bleeding pattern in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), reveals research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

7 Feb 2011

Integra LifeSciences launches Integra Allograft Cancellous Sponge

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp announced today the launch of Integra Allograft Cancellous Sponge, a compressible bone graft composed of 100% cancellous bone. The sponge-like handling characteristics of Integra Allograft Cancellous Sponge allow it to absorb fluids like saline, blood or bone marrow aspirate.

7 Feb 2011

Patients with kidney tumours can benefit from nephron-sparing surgery

Patients with kidney tumours larger than four centimetres are much more likely to enjoy good long-term renal function if they undergo nephron-sparing surgery rather than radical nephrectomy, according to a study in the February issue of the urology journal BJUI.

7 Feb 2011

Medical Procedure News

Minor damage to heart muscle during coronary artery bypass grafting associated with increased risk of death

Study finds breast cancer patients do not benefit from axillary lymph node dissection

New You Magazine about anti-aging management to re-launch in March

Cardiac enzyme elevations following CABG surgery is associated with worse prognosis

Revo pacemaker receives FDA approval for use during certain MRI exams

Rational use of heath care dollars for tonsillectomy

Tulane surgeon performs new robotic-assisted surgery to treat head, neck cancers

Nine thousand patients to take part in Nowegian study on opening of narrowed coronary arteries

LESSOnc technique promising new surgical option for certain liver cancers

MedShape reports first clinical use of ExoShape PEEK Altera interference fixation device for ACL surgery

FDA approves Medtronic's new Revo MRI pacemaker

UK's first totally implantable hearing aid operation performed at Queen Alexandra Hospital

Fast track rehabilitation program effective after colorectal surgery

Misonix completes product registrations in major Latin American countries

Munich research team provides promising alternative to DNA-based procedures

Law allowing use of unproven brain devices in "orphan" neuropsychiatric disorders needs to be strengthened: Experts

Gastric bypass surgery good for the heart in obese: Study

Acupuncture and exercise help women with PCOS

Integra LifeSciences launches Integra Allograft Cancellous Sponge

Patients with kidney tumours can benefit from nephron-sparing surgery

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

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

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