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Study evaluates protective effect of airbags on kidneys, upper urinary tract

Occupants in motor vehicles with airbags are much less likely to suffer kidney or renal damage in a crash than are occupants in vehicles without airbags, according to a new study in the September Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

22 Oct 2010

$Medtronic's Xpander II receives FDA clearance for vertebral compression fractures$

Medtronic's Xpander II receives FDA clearance for vertebral compression fractures

Medtronic Inc. today announced Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Kyphon Xpander II Inflatable Bone Tamp (IBT) for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures with minimally invasive Kyphon Balloon Kyphoplasty

22 Oct 2010

Orthopaedic Surgeon implants first MIDLINE device at Valley Hospital

Just days after Centinel Spine's new STALIF MIDLINE Integrated Interbody Fusion system was unveiled at the annual meeting of the North American Spine Society (NASS), the first MIDLINE device has been successfully implanted by noted Orthopaedic Surgeon, John S. Thalgott, MD at Valley Hospital in Las Vegas, NV.

22 Oct 2010

Kensey Nash 2011 first quarter decreases 14% to $17.0 million

Kensey Nash Corporation , a medical device company primarily focused on regenerative medicine for a wide range of medical procedures, today reported the results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2010.

21 Oct 2010

Orthovita 2010 third quarter increases 5% to $23.3 million

Orthovita, Inc., an orthobiologics and biosurgery company, today announced that product sales for the third quarter of 2010 were $23.3 million, a 5% increase over product sales of $22.3 million in the third quarter of 2009.

21 Oct 2010

Bonati Spine Institute supports National Breast Cancer Awareness

The Bonati Spine Institute, the leading center for the patented Bonati Spine Procedures for minimally invasive laser spine surgery, is a strong supporter of National Breast Cancer Awareness.

21 Oct 2010

Researcher identifies two risk markers for Alzheimer's disease

Risk markers could play an important role in this. These are substances linked to Alzheimer's that are found in unusually high or unusually low quantities in patients who go on to develop the disease.

21 Oct 2010

$IOF urges health professionals and public to recognize signs of spinal fractures$

IOF urges health professionals and public to recognize signs of spinal fractures

A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) for World Osteoporosis Day puts the spotlight on the severe impact of spinal fractures and calls on health professionals to recognize the signs of these fractures in their patients.

20 Oct 2010

New Integra Flow Regulating Valve, Mini featured at 2010 neurological surgeons congress

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp will feature the new Integra™ Flow Regulating Valve, Mini, a smaller version of the Integra NPH™ Low Flow Valve, at the 2010 Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, October 16-21, 2010. The Integra™ Flow Regulating Valve, Mini is Integra's newest implantable shunt valve used in the management of hydrocephalus and was designed with a lower profile than the Integra NPH™ valve to accommodate various patient populations, particularly patients with thin, fragile skin.

19 Oct 2010

Novartis announces six-year data of Reclast injection for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Novartis announced today that new six-year data reinforce the long-term efficacy and safety profile of once-yearly Reclast (zoledronic acid) injection in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.The study of more than 1,200 women was presented this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) in Toronto, ON, Canada.

19 Oct 2010

New data on Merck’s odanacatib for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women presented at 32nd ASBMR

New data on odanacatib, an investigational cathepsin-K (Cat-K) inhibitor in development for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, were presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) in Toronto, Canada.

19 Oct 2010

Study: Half of Canadians with osteoporosis have insufficient levels of vitamin D

New data presented today at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2010 Annual Meeting held in Toronto, Ontario, demonstrated that approximately half of Canadians with osteoporosis have insufficient levels of vitamin D (less than 80 nmol/L), despite the fact that more than 40 per cent are prescribed at least 2800 IU of vitamin D per week.

19 Oct 2010

Nanotope enters agreement with Smith & Nephew to develop cartilage regeneration product

Arrowhead Research Corporation today announced that its portfolio company, Nanotope, Inc., has entered into an agreement with Smith & Nephew, Inc., a member of the Smith & Nephew plc group to develop a cartilage regeneration product for human healthcare markets using a subset of its proprietary regenerative medicine technology.

18 Oct 2010

Integra launches CRW Precision Arc Stereotactic System for neurosurgery

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation announced today the launch of the CRW Precision™ Arc Stereotactic System, a multi-purpose stereotactic system used for localizing intra-cranial targets and precisely directing instruments to the target in cases such as brain biopsy, tumor resection, and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgeries.

18 Oct 2010

Six-year data of reinforces efficacy and safety of Reclast injection in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Novartis announced today that new six-year data reinforce the long-term efficacy and safety profile of once-yearly Reclast (zoledronic acid) injection in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. The study of more than 1,200 women was presented this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) in Toronto, ON, Canada.

18 Oct 2010

$Spinal fractures remain undiagnosed and untreated$

Spinal fractures remain undiagnosed and untreated

15 Oct 2010

Emerging Healthcare anticipates results of FDA-approved human embryonic stem-cell treatment

Emerging Healthcare Solutions, Inc. eagerly anticipates the results of the first FDA-approved human embryonic stem-cell treatment on a patient with spinal cord injuries, which began this week.

15 Oct 2010

MRI-guided laser ablation offers way to kill tumors

Physicians at Mayo Clinic's Florida campus are among the first in the nation to use a technique known as MRI-guided laser ablation to heat up and destroy kidney and liver tumors. So far, five patients have been successfully treated meaning no visible tumors remained after the procedure.

15 Oct 2010

Officials address several drug issues including medical risks, proper disposal of unused medicine

Federal and state officials are addressing several drug issues including the risks associated with bone-strengthening drugs, complaints about a blood-thinning drug and a new law to help people safely dispose of unused medicine.

15 Oct 2010

VertiFlex enrolls patients in Superion IDE clinical trial

VertiFlex, Inc., a leading innovator of minimally invasive and motion preserving spinal surgery technologies, today announced that 200 patients have been enrolled in its pivotal IDE clinical trial of the Superion Interspinous Spacer (ISS).

15 Oct 2010

Spine News and Research

Study evaluates protective effect of airbags on kidneys, upper urinary tract

Medtronic's Xpander II receives FDA clearance for vertebral compression fractures

Orthopaedic Surgeon implants first MIDLINE device at Valley Hospital

Kensey Nash 2011 first quarter decreases 14% to $17.0 million

Orthovita 2010 third quarter increases 5% to $23.3 million

Bonati Spine Institute supports National Breast Cancer Awareness

Researcher identifies two risk markers for Alzheimer's disease

IOF urges health professionals and public to recognize signs of spinal fractures

New Integra Flow Regulating Valve, Mini featured at 2010 neurological surgeons congress

Novartis announces six-year data of Reclast injection for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

New data on Merck’s odanacatib for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women presented at 32nd ASBMR

Study: Half of Canadians with osteoporosis have insufficient levels of vitamin D

Nanotope enters agreement with Smith & Nephew to develop cartilage regeneration product

Integra launches CRW Precision Arc Stereotactic System for neurosurgery

Six-year data of reinforces efficacy and safety of Reclast injection in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Spinal fractures remain undiagnosed and untreated

Emerging Healthcare anticipates results of FDA-approved human embryonic stem-cell treatment

MRI-guided laser ablation offers way to kill tumors

Officials address several drug issues including medical risks, proper disposal of unused medicine

VertiFlex enrolls patients in Superion IDE clinical trial

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