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GI symptoms in peritoneal dialysis patients correlated with chronic renal failure

Gastrointestinal (GI ) symptoms are proven to be more common in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis than in patients with chronic renal failure having hemodialysis. However, whether the onset of these GI symptoms is related to the chronic renal failure itself, its treatment, or alternatively, other factors, is still unknown

25 Jun 2010

Female patients have fewest complications, shortest hospital stays after gastric bypass surgery: Study

A study of nearly 38,000 patients found Caucasian, Hispanic and female patients have the fewest complications and the shortest hospital stays after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, according to University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers who presented their findings today at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.

25 Jun 2010

Experts to meet in Miami to discuss new ways of avoiding errors in radiation therapy

A meeting in Miami this week will bring together some of the world's leading experts from inside and outside the clinic to discuss safety in radiation therapy -- a critical method for treating cancer.

25 Jun 2010

CDP treatment can reduce pain and swelling in CVI patients

For patients with painful swelling of the legs caused by chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a combination treatment approach called "complete decongestive physiotherapy" improves symptoms, walking ability, and quality of life, reports a study in Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation.

25 Jun 2010

Australian youth urged to become organ donors

New research has shown that many young Australians are not having their wishes to donate their organs honored because they fail to discuss these issues with their families beforehand. As a remedial measure Australia's chief medical officer, Professor Jim Bishop has urged more of the young population to come forth about their wishes to donate their organs after death.

24 Jun 2010

Cellonis' stem cells diabetes treatment helps reconstruct natural insulin production

Cellonis, a Beijing and HK-based biotech company, with its new personalized diabetes treatment concept has demonstrated an amazing improvement in their treated patients' conditions. The ongoing clinical study shows the treatment's best case could reconstruct a patient's natural insulin production and even reverse later complications like kidney failure. Treated patients may have the chance to return to the normal activities non-diabetes sufferers take for granted.

24 Jun 2010

St. Luke's joins Dr. John Goss in celebration of his 1,000th liver transplantation procedure

St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke's) joins John Goss, M.D., in celebrating his milestone as he recently performed his 1,000th liver transplantation procedure. The largest liver transplant program in Houston's world-renowned Texas Medical Center, St. Luke's performs approximately 75 liver transplants annually. Additionally, St. Luke's liver transplant survival rate is the highest in the nation, with a one-year adult patient survival rate of 96.5 percent compared to the national expected survival rate of 89.38 percent.

24 Jun 2010

Inhalation of gaseous hydrogen sulfide can reduce or prevent lung injury associated with mechanical ventilation

A study appearing in the July 2010 issue of Anesthesiology is the first to show that inhalation of gaseous hydrogen sulfide can reduce or even prevent lung injury in critical care situations that require mechanical ventilation.

24 Jun 2010

USPTO confirms validity of DUSA's key Levulan PDT patent

DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.®, a dermatology company that is developing and marketing Levulan® Photodynamic Therapy (PDT), today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has completed its re-examination of US Patent No. 5,079,262, "Method of detection and treatment of malignant and non-malignant lesions utilizing 5-aminolevulinic acid."

24 Jun 2010

Hoag Hospital launches IORT program for breast cancer treatment

Hoag Hospital announced the launch of its Intraoperative Radiation Therapy program as part of its progressive, comprehensive approach to breast cancer treatment. IORT is a radiation therapy technique in which a concentrated dose of radiation is delivered to a cancerous tumor site during surgery after the tumor is removed. Hoag Hospital is the first in Orange County to offer IORT brachytherapy for breast cancer as a component of a definitive treatment approach.

24 Jun 2010

IDEV enters exclusive distribution agreement with TriReme for GliderXtreme PTA balloon catheter

IDEV Technologies, Incorporated (IDEV), an emerging leader in the development and marketing of minimally invasive medical technologies, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement covering the U.S. and Germany for TriReme Medical, Inc.'s (TriReme) GliderXtreme™ PTA balloon catheter, an advanced product with specific features for the expanding Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) market.

24 Jun 2010

Patients denied insurance for bariatric surgery develop new obesity-related diseases, conditions

Patients who were denied bariatric surgery for insurance reasons developed a slew of new obesity-related diseases and conditions within three years of follow-up, according to a new study presented here at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

24 Jun 2010

nContact reports results of physician-initiated Convergent Procedure study of AF

nContact Surgical, Inc. reports with interest today the results of a physician-initiated study of the Convergent Procedure that, for the first time, measured the progress of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients at one-year and six-month intervals. Results of the study, which were presented at the 2010 International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgeons meeting in Berlin, Germany, indicated that after one year 80% of patients were in sinus rhythm and off anti-arrhythmic medication as a result of the closed chest, multi-disciplinary AF procedure.

24 Jun 2010

Tryton announces first three implants of Side Branch Stent System in Israel

Tryton Medical, Inc., the leading developer of stents designed to definitively treat bifurcation lesions, announced that the company's TRYTON Side Branch Stent™ System has been used in three cases in Israel for the first time.

24 Jun 2010

Ways to manage hammertoe pain

The pain from hammertoe, a deformity that can cause one or more toes to assume a claw shape, can curtail an evening of dancing or make a favorite pair of shoes unwearable. But, according to the June issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter, this condition often can be managed by proper footwear or simple toe coverings.

24 Jun 2010

Spherix to explore triglycerides for D-tagatose therapy

Spherix Incorporated, an innovator in biotechnology for diabetes therapy, and a provider of technical and regulatory consulting services to food, supplement, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, today announced that it will explore triglycerides as a potential therapeutic opportunity for its D-tagatose therapy, pending a review of data from a Phase 3 clinical trial the Company is conducting on the use of D-tagatose as a treatment for Type 2 diabetes.

24 Jun 2010

UK court finds Smith & Nephew's Renasys EZ and Go products infringe KCI patents

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced that the High Court of Justice Chancery Division, Patents Court in the United Kingdom has found that Smith & Nephew plc's Renasys EZ and Go products infringe two KCI patents relating to negative pressure wound therapy.

24 Jun 2010

Florida obstetricians collaborate to lower premature and Cesarean birth rates

Much has been published of late, in medical journals as well as in the general media, concerning the national rise in both the Cesarean section and premature birth rates. While not directly connected, the two medical concerns have many interrelated variables. Nationally, the Cesarean section rate has risen to 32 percent of all births, while the rate of premature birth has climbed to just over 12 percent.

24 Jun 2010

Biosense Webster's CARTOXPRESS Module, LASSO NAV Circular Mapping Catheter receive FDA clearance

Biosense Webster, Inc., a worldwide leader in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing the CARTOXPRESS™ Software Module and the LASSO® NAV Circular Mapping Catheter for use with the CARTO® XP Mapping System.

24 Jun 2010

BSD Medical showcases MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System at WCIO 2010 meeting

BSD Medical Corporation today announced that the Company exhibited the MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation System at the World Conference on Interventional Oncology (WCIO) meeting, which was held June 9 to June 12, 2010, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

23 Jun 2010

Medical Procedure News

GI symptoms in peritoneal dialysis patients correlated with chronic renal failure

Female patients have fewest complications, shortest hospital stays after gastric bypass surgery: Study

Experts to meet in Miami to discuss new ways of avoiding errors in radiation therapy

CDP treatment can reduce pain and swelling in CVI patients

Australian youth urged to become organ donors

Cellonis' stem cells diabetes treatment helps reconstruct natural insulin production

St. Luke's joins Dr. John Goss in celebration of his 1,000th liver transplantation procedure

Inhalation of gaseous hydrogen sulfide can reduce or prevent lung injury associated with mechanical ventilation

USPTO confirms validity of DUSA's key Levulan PDT patent

Hoag Hospital launches IORT program for breast cancer treatment

IDEV enters exclusive distribution agreement with TriReme for GliderXtreme PTA balloon catheter

Patients denied insurance for bariatric surgery develop new obesity-related diseases, conditions

nContact reports results of physician-initiated Convergent Procedure study of AF

Tryton announces first three implants of Side Branch Stent System in Israel

Ways to manage hammertoe pain

Spherix to explore triglycerides for D-tagatose therapy

UK court finds Smith & Nephew's Renasys EZ and Go products infringe KCI patents

Florida obstetricians collaborate to lower premature and Cesarean birth rates

Biosense Webster's CARTOXPRESS Module, LASSO NAV Circular Mapping Catheter receive FDA clearance

BSD Medical showcases MicroThermX Microwave Ablation System at WCIO 2010 meeting

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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