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First StemSource Cell Bank in U.S. open

BioLife Cell Bank, LLC has opened the first U.S. StemSource® Cell Bank, which offers patients a way to safely and affordably store their own adipose (fat) tissue or their own naturally occurring adipose (fat) tissue-derived stem and regenerative cells. This gives patients and physicians easy, multi-use access to cells and tissue for future approved or allowed reconstructive fat grafting or augmentation procedures using the patients' own cells and/or tissue.

21 Jun 2010

FDA grants Pathway 510(k) clearance for JETSTREAM G3 SF peripheral revascularization catheter for PVD

Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc., an innovator of endovascular treatments for peripheral vascular disease (PVD), today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company 510(k) clearance to market JETSTREAM G3™ SF (Small Fixed), the newest version of its peripheral revascularization catheter for the treatment of PVD.

21 Jun 2010

Gamida Cell-Teva Joint Venture's StemEx program receives FDA Fast Track Designation

Gamida Cell announced today that the Gamida Cell-Teva Joint Venture has received an FDA Fast Track Designation for StemEx, in development as an alternative to a bone marrow transplant for patients with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma.

21 Jun 2010

Arterial reconstruction in adult-to-adult LDLT has high risk of thrombosis: Study

Hepatic artery thrombosis, which is the most common vascular complication after living donor liver transplantation, can result in graft loss and devastating consequences. Surgical techniques are suggested to an important factor in causing HAT. Despite improvements in surgical techniques, arterial reconstruction in LDLT has a high risk of thrombosis.

21 Jun 2010

AORN supports Pennsylvania's signing of HB 1641 requiring perioperative RN during surgery

As advocates for patient safety in the operating room, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, (AORN), announced support for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell's signing of HB 1641 requiring the presence of a circulating nurse in certain operating rooms. The bill, signed into law on June 16, applies to any hospital or class C ambulatory surgical facility.

19 Jun 2010

Active surveillance sufficient for patients with low-risk prostate cancer

Active surveillance or watchful waiting might be sufficient treatment for patients with prostate cancer that has a low risk of progression, according to a new study published online June 18 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

19 Jun 2010

Medtronic's anatomically-designed ablation catheters reduce lab time for PVI

Data from the FAST-PVI study, supported by Medtronic, Inc., shows lab time using anatomically-designed ablation catheters are more than one-third (35 percent) faster than traditional point-by-point focal ablation procedures in achieving pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). PVI is the cornerstone catheter procedure to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).

19 Jun 2010

Disparity between rich, poor countries in access to biological treatments for RA

There is significant disparity between 'richer' and 'poorer' countries in terms of access to biological treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to results from a multinational study across four continents presented today at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy. Furthermore, findings from a separate study show that RA patients report the severity of their disease in the same way, irrespective of the country where they live.

19 Jun 2010

Illustrated plastic surgery application for iPad

Now there's a richly illustrated plastic surgery app written specifically for the iPad. An intuitive new application, developed by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Denenberg, displays hundreds of before and after photos, tells you what it's like to have surgery, and lets you contact Dr. Denenberg for a free online consultation.

19 Jun 2010

Conscious sedation for glioma resection shortens hospital stay

The recovery time and cost of brain-tumor surgery might both be reduced if surgery is performed while patients are awake during part of the procedure, according to a new study conducted at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center-Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

19 Jun 2010

Bracco release confirms Positron's market growth prediction of cardiac PET

Positron Corporation, a leader as a molecular imaging and solutions company specializing in the field of Nuclear Cardiology, cites an article posted on AuntMinnie.com, the largest community website for medical imaging professionals, relating to the growth in cardiac PET.

19 Jun 2010

St. Jude Medical's Therapy Cool Flex Ablation Catheter granted European CE Mark approval

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced European CE Mark approval of the Therapy™ Cool Flex™ Ablation Catheter at the 17th World Congress in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Techniques (CardioStim). The ablation catheter is the industry's first to have a fully-irrigated and flexible tip, which can potentially improve the safety and efficacy of cardiac ablation procedures.

18 Jun 2010

Women receive greater clinical benefit from CRT-Ds than men: Study

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced results from a sub-analysis of the MADIT-CRT trial data that showed women received a greater clinical benefit from its cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) than men. The results were presented during the 17th Cardiostim World Congress by Jonathan Steinberg, M.D., Chief of Cardiology and Director of the Al-Sabah Arrythmia Institute, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York.

18 Jun 2010

Yoga and meditation in Western medicine

Meditation and deep breathing techniques, as a form of relaxation, have been in use for thousands of years. However, in the unique new book Pranayama (published by AuthorHouse), author Dr. Ravinder Jerath presents explanations and illustrations to more easily and succinctly explain exactly how meditation and deep breathing techniques beneficially affect the human body.

18 Jun 2010

Encouraging interim results from stem and regenerative cell-enriched fat grafting breast reconstruction trial

Interim results from a breast reconstruction trial show stem and regenerative cell-enriched fat grafting resulted in a high sustained rate of physician and patient satisfaction and persistent improvements in overall outcomes of the procedure at six and 12 months.

18 Jun 2010

Adult stem cell infusion during bypass surgery improves heart function: Study

Stem cell scientists from around the world gathered at the International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) in San Francisco to exchange information about the latest treatments with stem cells. An American company, TCA Cellular Therapy, LLC announced its FDA clinical trial results using adult stem cells in patients with history of a heart attack during open heart surgery.

18 Jun 2010

Stem cell therapy leads to development of blood vessel, bone marrow masses

Following stem cell therapy, an adult patient experienced a new and previously unrecognized complication, which required removal of one of the kidneys, according to a case report appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The report suggests that stem cell therapy may cause patients to develop blood vessel and bone marrow masses, the long term effects of which are unknown.

18 Jun 2010

One-step surgery positively impacts patient's quality of life: Study

Restoring people's health and returning them to their daily lives as soon as possible is the goal following any surgery. When a person's ability to eat and speak is affected, as with cancer in the mouth, surgery is particularly disruptive, creating a greater challenge. A one-step surgery can remove cancerous tissue and reconstruct bone and teeth functionality immediately, positively impacting the patient's quality of life.

18 Jun 2010

Review of possible uses, limits of WB-MRI procedure

Thanks to technical progress, there are now new areas in which whole body magnetic resonance imaging can be used. In the current edition of Deutsches -rzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[22]: 383-9), Gerwin Schmidt and his coauthors present a review of possible uses, together with the limits of this radiation-free diagnostic procedure.

18 Jun 2010

UF administers Lumizyme for late-onset Pompe disease

The first commercially available treatment in the United States for patients with late-onset Pompe disease was administered Wednesday, June 16, at the University of Florida.

18 Jun 2010