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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

NaturalNano nanotubes improve targeting of circulating tumor cells: Study

NaturalNano, Inc. announced today that Dr. Michael King, a researcher at Cornell University, has published a new study demonstrating how NaturalNano nanotubes can improve targeting of circulating tumor cells (CTC's). These nanotubes, when added to the surface where cancer cells are attracted, enhance the natural rolling mechanism that Dr. King believes will allow them to be exposed to specific drugs or other therapeutic agents, or isolated for diagnostic and research purposes.

23 Jun 2010

BioDigital, NYU Langone partner to create Right Upper Lobe Resection Cognitive Task Trainer

SensAble Technologies, a leader in haptic devices and 3D modeling solutions, announced that its customer, BioDigital, working in partnership with surgeons at NYU Langone Medical Center, has created the first medical simulation application for teaching residents the high-technology procedure for lung resection of the right upper lobe, most commonly performed to treat resectable lung cancers.

23 Jun 2010

Masimo announces limited market release of Pronto-7 handheld hemoglobin spot-check testing device

Masimo, the inventor of Rainbow Pulse CO-Oximetry™, Rainbow Acoustic Monitoring™, and Masimo SET® Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, today announced the international limited market release of Masimo Pronto-7 -- a new handheld device designed for quick and easy noninvasive hemoglobin (SpHb®) spot-check testing in virtually any environment.

23 Jun 2010

IsoRay, Hologic complete exclusive worldwide distribution agreement for GliaSite radiation therapy system

IsoRay, Inc. announced today that it has completed a license agreement with Hologic, Inc. for exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the GliaSite® radiation therapy system, the world's only FDA-cleared balloon catheter device used in the treatment of brain cancer. The system's balloon catheter is a landmark technology that allows physicians to treat more patients than ever before with brachytherapy or internal radiation and provides important benefits over other radiation treatment options.

From Hologic, Inc. 23 Jun 2010

Spanish scientists propose human amniotic membrane as new tool for repairing damaged articular cartilage

Spanish scientists have proposed using human amniotic membrane as a new tool for repairing damaged human articular cartilage, which heals very poorly because of its low capacity for self-repair. Their research, published in the journal Cell and Tissue Banking, shows that the cellular density of the cartilage synthesised could be greater than that of the body's own natural cartilage.

23 Jun 2010

German IVF Register reports one-millionth treatment cycle in reproductive medicine

Dr. Klaus Buhler, President of the German IVF Register, has reported the one-millionth treatment cycle in reproductive medicine recorded by the IVF Register in Germany this year. Presently, ninety per cent of all centers for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in Germany collect data from reproductive treatments using RecDate Advance by Merck Serono - a database system developed by the IT consulting firm CRITEX, and marketed under the name MedITEX IVF.

23 Jun 2010

Optimum radiation dose on same day as brachytherapy implant can control prostate cancer

Ensuring the optimum radiation dose on the same day as the brachytherapy implant in prostate cancer treatment manages to control the illness in about 95% of the cases. This is the result of research undertaken at the University Hospital of Navarre and published in the latest issue of Brachytherapy, journal of the American Society of Brachytherapy.

23 Jun 2010

Medical Procedure News

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

NaturalNano nanotubes improve targeting of circulating tumor cells: Study

BioDigital, NYU Langone partner to create Right Upper Lobe Resection Cognitive Task Trainer

Masimo announces limited market release of Pronto-7 handheld hemoglobin spot-check testing device

IsoRay, Hologic complete exclusive worldwide distribution agreement for GliaSite radiation therapy system

Spanish scientists propose human amniotic membrane as new tool for repairing damaged articular cartilage

German IVF Register reports one-millionth treatment cycle in reproductive medicine

Optimum radiation dose on same day as brachytherapy implant can control prostate cancer

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