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Minority patients more likely to have surgeries at centres handling low numbers of similar procedures

Minority patients in New York City appear less likely than white patients to have surgeries performed by surgeons or at facilities that have handled large numbers of similar procedures in the past, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

16 Feb 2010

Infertility patients from across GTA demand government-funded IVF

Infertility patients from across the GTA gathered at Queen's Park this morning to demand government-funded in vitro fertilization (IVF). Larger than life children's building blocks on the steps of the provincial legislative building spelled out the $550 million the Ontario Expert Panel on Infertility and Adoption says the province could save in long term health care and social services costs by funding IVF.

16 Feb 2010

Bone-anchored hearing aids appear to be durable treatment option for single-sided deafness

Surgically implanted hearing aids anchored to the skull bone appear to be a durable treatment option that noticeably improves hearing among children with deafness in one ear, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

16 Feb 2010

Stentys' self-expanding and drug-eluting stents demonstrate promising results in 'OPEN-I' clinical study

Medical device pioneer Stentys announced today that the complete ‘OPEN-I’ clinical study was presented by Stefan Verheye, M.D., Ph.D., at the Joint Interventional Meeting (“JIM”) 2010 in Rome, demonstrating superior results in 60 patients (27 Stentys drug-eluting stents and 33 Stentys bare-metal stents) who were followed–up angiographically after six months.

16 Feb 2010

Prestigious journal suppressing dissenting evidence favoring unnecessary cervical biopsy industry, complains HiFi DNA Tech president

Connecticut Pathologist Sin Hang Lee, MD, has filed a complaint with the international Council of Science Editors alleging the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (Journal) is suppressing dissenting evidence in favor of a $10 billion “unnecessary cervical biopsy industry that protects special interest groups.”

16 Feb 2010

Genous Bio-engineered R stent beneficial for patients not suitable for long term DAPT

OrbusNeich announced that clinical data presented at the Joint Intervention Meeting (JIM) 2010 in Rome provide further evidence that the company's Genous stent could be a treatment of choice for patients not suitable for long term dual antiplatelet therapy. The investigator initiated, 50 patient, multicenter study evaluated the safety of patients receiving only 10 days dual antiplatelet therapy undergoing stenting with the Genous Bio-engineered R stent. The primary endpoint was the absence of stent thrombosis or any occlusion within three months.

15 Feb 2010

TV medical dramas show inaccurate seizure management

Watching TV medical shows might not be the best way to learn what to do when someone has a seizure. Researchers screened the most popular medical dramas and found that doctors and nurses on the shows responded inappropriately to seizures almost half the time, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010.

15 Feb 2010

Members of interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery

Members of the interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery following his recent hospitalization for angioplasty and stenting.

15 Feb 2010

Discharged VAD implanted pediatric patient receives successful heart transplant after eight months

The wait is over for 16-year-old Francesco "Frank" De Santiago. On January 29, De Santiago received a donor heart in a nine-hour transplant operation at Texas Children's Heart Center De Santiago made news last October as the first child ever discharged from a pediatric hospital with an implanted mechanical heart pump, or ventricular assist device (VAD). Until then, pediatric patients with VADs remained in the hospital, often in ICU, while awaiting a donor heart.

15 Feb 2010

Fast method for producing bone and cartilage tissue using body's own cells

Injuries to joints and cartilage can have serious consequences, including osteoarthritis. Cartilage degeneration in joints is a widespread disease in Germany and worldwide. Prof. Dr. Prasad Shastri is an expert in tissue engineering (TE), tissue construction and tissue cultivation using the body's own cells. He is Professor of Biofunctional Macromolecular Chemistry at the Centre for Biological Signalling Studies (BIOSS), a Cluster of Excellence at the University of Freiburg, where he has been researching for the last year.

15 Feb 2010

Surgical outcomes for hip and knee replacement better at specialized hospitals

The more specialized a hospital is in orthopedic surgical care, the better the outcomes appear to be for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery, University of Iowa researchers report in a new study of Medicare patients.

15 Feb 2010

CoAxia completes enrollment in NeuroFlo Perfusion Augmentation Therapy trial for ischemic stroke

CoAxia™, Inc. of Maple Grove, MN, announced today the completion of enrollment in its SENTIS randomized, controlled, pivotal trial of NeuroFlo™ Perfusion Augmentation Therapy as an acute interventional treatment for ischemic stroke. The Company plans to complete data collection and analysis of results in Q3 of 2010 and, if warranted, submit a PMA to the US FDA.

15 Feb 2010

Ragweed pollen allergy: SLIT safe and effective alternative to injections

An oral allergy treatment administered in drops under the tongue is a safe and effective alternative to injections for adults who are allergic to ragweed pollen, according to a study published today in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology by allergic disease specialist at Allegheny General Hospital.

15 Feb 2010

Adult stem cell transplant therapy may help prevent amputations from PAD

Grant Medical Center recently completed the nation's first published study of a new procedure that may give hope to millions of patients facing lower limb amputations from peripheral arterial disease (PAD). PAD is a painful circulatory problem in the legs that affects 10 million Americans. If left untreated, it can lead to serious complications such as stroke, amputation and death.

12 Feb 2010

President Bill Clinton undergoes stent insertion procedure: American Heart Association comments

Volunteers and staff of the American Heart Association extend their thoughts and well wishes to former President Bill Clinton upon the reports that he has undergone a procedure to insert stents to widen narrowed coronary arteries. President Clinton, who underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery in 2004, partnered with the Association through his Foundation to jointly form the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States.

12 Feb 2010

New pain management options for patients undergoing knee or hip replacements

Patients undergoing knee or hip replacements recover more quickly when treated with targeted pain-blocking medications that may eliminate the need for general anesthesia during surgery and intravenous narcotics drugs after surgery.

12 Feb 2010

MITA endorses eight key principles to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure and medical errors

The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), the leading association representing the manufacturers, innovators and developers of medical imaging and radiation therapy systems, today endorsed eight key principles to reduce exposure to unnecessary medical radiation, further minimize medical errors and improve reporting of adverse events.

12 Feb 2010

Study shows benefits of stent grafts over balloon angioplasty for patients who undergo dialysis

A randomized multicenter study of 190 patients at 13 medical centers shows-- for the first time-- the "superior" benefit of stent grafts over balloon angioplasty for maintaining function of dialysis access grafts in kidney failure patients who undergo dialysis. Until now, no other therapy has proven more effective than angioplasty.

12 Feb 2010

Better and standardized animal models needed for musculoskeletal regenerative medicine

Clinical testing and development of novel therapies based on advances in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine that will one day enable the repair and replacement of diseased or damaged human muscle, bone, tendons, and ligaments depends on the availability of good animal models.

12 Feb 2010

Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery performs 100th LAGB procedure

Few treatments are available to help obese adolescents who are unable to lose weight and are already suffering from obesity-related health problems. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), an option for adults in the United States since 2001, is showing promise for teens. The Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery, which opened at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in 2006, recently performed its 100th LAGB procedure.

12 Feb 2010

Medical Procedure News

Minority patients more likely to have surgeries at centres handling low numbers of similar procedures

Infertility patients from across GTA demand government-funded IVF

Bone-anchored hearing aids appear to be durable treatment option for single-sided deafness

Stentys' self-expanding and drug-eluting stents demonstrate promising results in 'OPEN-I' clinical study

Prestigious journal suppressing dissenting evidence favoring unnecessary cervical biopsy industry, complains HiFi DNA Tech president

Genous Bio-engineered R stent beneficial for patients not suitable for long term DAPT

TV medical dramas show inaccurate seizure management

Members of interventional cardiology community wish former President Bill Clinton a quick recovery

Discharged VAD implanted pediatric patient receives successful heart transplant after eight months

Fast method for producing bone and cartilage tissue using body's own cells

Surgical outcomes for hip and knee replacement better at specialized hospitals

CoAxia completes enrollment in NeuroFlo Perfusion Augmentation Therapy trial for ischemic stroke

Ragweed pollen allergy: SLIT safe and effective alternative to injections

Adult stem cell transplant therapy may help prevent amputations from PAD

President Bill Clinton undergoes stent insertion procedure: American Heart Association comments

New pain management options for patients undergoing knee or hip replacements

MITA endorses eight key principles to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure and medical errors

Study shows benefits of stent grafts over balloon angioplasty for patients who undergo dialysis

Better and standardized animal models needed for musculoskeletal regenerative medicine

Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery performs 100th LAGB procedure

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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