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Colonoscopy preparation drugs administered same day as procedure equally effective: Researchers

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have found that colonoscopy preparation drugs administered the same day as the procedure are equally effective to those given the night before and the morning of the procedure, but result in less complaints of side effects such as abdominal pain, sleep loss and workday interference.

6 May 2010

Southeast Pain Care offers non-addictive alternatives to pain relief

The untimely death of Michael Jackson has brought the issue of pain medication addiction to the forefront of American media recently. The good news for people suffering with pain is that there are several non-addictive alternatives to pain relief.

6 May 2010

Cohera Medical reports top-line results from Tissuglu clinical trial

Cohera Medical, Inc.® today announced that top-line clinical study results demonstrate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of the company's lead surgical adhesive product, TissuGlu®.

6 May 2010

ThromboGenics, BioInvent International report positive results from Phase II trial of TB-402 for VTE

ThromboGenics NV and co-development partner BioInvent International announce today positive results from their Phase II trial of TB-402. TB-402 is a novel, long acting anticoagulant that is being developed as a single injection for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) following orthopaedic surgery.

6 May 2010

THI at St. Luke's awarded $1.5M NIH grant for study of stem cells with LVADs for end-stage heart failure

Physician scientists at the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (THI at St. Luke's) have been awarded a grant of almost $1.5 million by the National Institutes of Health for research into treatments for patients with end-stage heart failure that would combine heart-assist devices and adult stem-cell treatments.

6 May 2010

Radiologists discuss ways to reduce patient exposure, cancer risk

USA Today: "Doctors are exploring ways to reduce the amount of radiation exposure from medical imaging tests in light of renewed concerns about the cancer risk, according to research presented at a radiology conference this week.

6 May 2010

Officials investigate if use of surgical robot led to injuries

The Wall Street Journal: Injuries at a small New Hampshire hospital that uses a surgical robot have some questioning the use of such machines in the care of people. The machine, which is named after Leonardo da Vinci, has been linked to surgeries where patients have been hurt, including two with lacerated bladders and one woman who required four subsequent surgeries after errors using the machine.

6 May 2010

DGIMED ORTHO receives 510(k) clearance for DISTALOCK Titanium Femoral Intramedullary Nail system

DGIMED ORTHO, Inc. announced today that the company has received notification of clearance of its 510(k) submission for the DISTALOCKTM Titanium Femoral Intramedullary Nail system. In November 2009, the Company also received its initial clearance on the DISTALOCKTM Drill system with a stainless steel femoral IM nail.

6 May 2010

Boehringer Ingelheim, Micromet enter collaboration for new BiTE antibody for multiple myeloma

Boehringer Ingelheim and Micromet, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a collaboration agreement for the research, development and commercialization of a new BiTE antibody for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

5 May 2010

LightLab Imaging granted FDA clearance for C7-XR Imaging System and C7 Dragonfly Imaging Catheter

LightLab Imaging, Inc., the pioneer and leader in the development of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) technology for vascular and other imaging applications, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the C7-XR Imaging System and companion C7 Dragonfly Imaging Catheter.

5 May 2010

Study reveals changes in brain activity in response to withdrawal of life support

At a time when "donation after cardiac death" (DCD) has become an important approach to increasing the number of transplant organ donors, a provocative new study shows changes in brain activity occurring in response to withdrawal of life support, reports the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).

5 May 2010

Pre-treatment quality-of-life scores predict malignancy in patients with pancreatic disease

Quality-of-life measures used routinely to assess treatment outcomes for patients with pancreatic disease may be used to predict both malignancy and survival for those patients, according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital.

5 May 2010

Decreasing radiotherapy doses given to 'cold spots' can help reduce side-effects

Fine-tuning radiotherapy to take into account which parts of a patient's tumor are growing fastest could improve control of cancer while subjecting patients to lower doses of radiation, Dutch researchers reported today at the 2nd European Lung Cancer Conference.

5 May 2010

Study finds early follow-up for heart failure patients reduces readmission rates

Hospitals that have a higher rate of following up within one week for patients who were discharged after treatment for heart failure have a lower rate of readmission at 30 days for these patients, according to a study in the May 5 issue of JAMA.

5 May 2010

Quark to present poster on predicting risk of DGF following machine perfusion of renal transplants at ATC 2010

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the world leader in clinical development of RNAi-based therapeutics, announced today the presentation of a poster at the 2010 American Transplant Congress titled, "A Nomogram for Predicting Risk of Delayed Graft Function Following Machine Perfusion of Renal Transplants."

5 May 2010

Canadian Cancer Society awards London scientists new funds for innovative research

Three London scientists are receiving new funding from the Canadian Cancer Society for their work in innovative cancer research.

5 May 2010

Argos Therapeutics announces presentations on sCD83 protein capabilities at 2010 American Transplant Congress

Argos Therapeutics today announced two oral presentations detailing data on its soluble CD83 (sCD83) protein program at the 2010 American Transplant Congress, held May 1-5 in San Diego. The data, which were produced by Argos in collaboration with scientists from the University of Western Ontario, demonstrate that sCD83 is capable of inducing immune system tolerance to transplant grafts and suppressing an anti-donor antibody response, via a multi-faceted mechanism-of-action that impacts B and T cells, as well as dendritic cells.

5 May 2010

TCT for Surgeons to showcase hybrid surgical, interventional techniques during TCT 2010

TCT for Surgeons will showcase the expansion of hybrid surgical and interventional techniques in the field that are improving outcomes for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Now in its 4th year, the course will run during Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2010 (September 21-25), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

5 May 2010

Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery effective for patients with large acoustic neuromas: Study

A new Mayo Clinic study has found that Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery is a successful treatment for the majority of patients who have large acoustic neuromas (also known as vestibular schwannoma or neurolemmoma). Gamma Knife surgery already is an accepted treatment for small to medium-sized acoustic neuromas.

5 May 2010

High doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements may predispose cells to develop cancer

High doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements, such as vitamins C and E, can increase genetic abnormalities in cells, which may predispose supplement-takers to developing cancer, according to a new study from the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute.

5 May 2010

Medical Procedure News

Colonoscopy preparation drugs administered same day as procedure equally effective: Researchers

Southeast Pain Care offers non-addictive alternatives to pain relief

Cohera Medical reports top-line results from Tissuglu clinical trial

ThromboGenics, BioInvent International report positive results from Phase II trial of TB-402 for VTE

THI at St. Luke's awarded $1.5M NIH grant for study of stem cells with LVADs for end-stage heart failure

Radiologists discuss ways to reduce patient exposure, cancer risk

Officials investigate if use of surgical robot led to injuries

DGIMED ORTHO receives 510(k) clearance for DISTALOCK Titanium Femoral Intramedullary Nail system

Boehringer Ingelheim, Micromet enter collaboration for new BiTE antibody for multiple myeloma

LightLab Imaging granted FDA clearance for C7-XR Imaging System and C7 Dragonfly Imaging Catheter

Study reveals changes in brain activity in response to withdrawal of life support

Pre-treatment quality-of-life scores predict malignancy in patients with pancreatic disease

Decreasing radiotherapy doses given to 'cold spots' can help reduce side-effects

Study finds early follow-up for heart failure patients reduces readmission rates

Quark to present poster on predicting risk of DGF following machine perfusion of renal transplants at ATC 2010

Canadian Cancer Society awards London scientists new funds for innovative research

Argos Therapeutics announces presentations on sCD83 protein capabilities at 2010 American Transplant Congress

TCT for Surgeons to showcase hybrid surgical, interventional techniques during TCT 2010

Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery effective for patients with large acoustic neuromas: Study

High doses of antioxidant nutritional supplements may predispose cells to develop cancer

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