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NT-proBNP guided heart failure care associated with reduced cardiovascular events

Roche and study investigators from Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital announced today that in the PROTECT (Pro-BNP Outpatient Tailored Chronic HF Therapy) trial, a strategy of NT-proBNP guided heart failure care was independently associated with a significant reduction in total cardiovascular events, the primary composite endpoint of the study, which included worsening heart failure, heart failure hospitalization and cardiovascular related death

From Roche Sequencing and Life Science 17 Nov 2010

Risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammographic screening slight in comparison to benefits

The risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to the benefit of expected lives saved, according to a new study appearing online and in the January issue of the journal Radiology.

17 Nov 2010

National pilot program facilitates kidney paired-donation transplants

A computer algorithm developed at Carnegie Mellon University matched living kidney donors with medically compatible transplant candidates late last month as the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), operated by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), began a national pilot program to increase the number of kidney paired-donation (KPD) transplants.

17 Nov 2010

HealthGrades evaluates nation's top-performing hospitals in organ transplantation

HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent ratings organization, today made available to organ transplant patients a list of those hospitals with the best track record for survival and chances of receiving a donor organ. HealthGrades annual evaluation of the nation's top-performing hospitals in organ transplantation includes clinical quality data, based on patient outcomes, for each of the 210 adult acute care hospitals that perform transplants.

17 Nov 2010

Active management of third stage of labour leads to less blood loss

Active management of the third stage of labour means that women lose less blood than with a more expectant approach, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in conjunction with Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

17 Nov 2010

Treatment including surgery better for opening blocked arteries in patients with diabetes and heart disease

Treatment that included early surgical procedures to open blocked arteries resulted in better blood flow to the heart than aggressive medical treatment alone in patients with both diabetes and heart disease, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2010.

17 Nov 2010

SESAME Stent effective for patients undergoing angioplasty of SVG

A new study revealed that the novel self-expanding super-elastic all-metal endoprosthesis stent (SESAME Stent) used in patients undergoing angioplasty of degenerated saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions has 100% acute success, low 30 day major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rates, and 9-month patency comparable to balloon expandable stents without embolic protection.

17 Nov 2010

New layer of kidney cells can purify blood

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the University Medical Center Groningen have succeeded in culturing a layer of kidney cells in the lab. These cells maintained their functional properties, and are able to purify blood.

17 Nov 2010

CDH Proton Center commences treatment with IBA's Proteus 235 proton delivery system

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.) and ProCure Treatment Centers, Inc., (ProCure) announced today that the CDH Proton Center, A ProCure Center, located outside Chicago, recently delivered proton radiation treatment to its first patients using IBA's Proteus 235 proton delivery system. It took only 24 months to build the facility, install the equipment and treat the first patient, setting a new world record in bringing this important technology to patients who could benefit.

17 Nov 2010

TRITON–TIMI 38 substudy shows prasugrel reduces overall mortality rate in ACS patients

New results from an observational substudy from TRITON–TIMI 38 presented today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions annual meeting showed that patients treated with Efient/Effient (prasugrel) prior to coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) had a reduced overall mortality rate compared to patients treated with Plavix (clopidogrel)

17 Nov 2010

Avedro's KXL System for corneal cross-linking granted European CE Mark

Avedro, Inc., sponsor of two completed US FDA multi-center clinical trials for corneal cross-linking, today announced that its KXL™ System for performing accelerated corneal cross-linking (KXL) has received the European Union's CE Mark. The CE Mark certifies that the KXL System has met the EU's health and safety standards and opens the door to immediate commercialization across the European Economic Community and in other countries recognizing the CE Mark.

17 Nov 2010

Tengion permits second patient enrollment in Neo-Urinary Conduit for bladder cancer

Tengion, Inc., a leader in regenerative medicine, announced today that the scheduled one-month, post-operative clinical assessment of the first implanted bladder cancer patient in its ongoing clinical trial has been completed as expected and has permitted the second patient to be enrolled without delay.

16 Nov 2010

First leg transplant: Spain looking for donors

The Health Minister of Spain Leire Pajin revealed that doctors there are looking for a suitable match from a dead donor to carry out the world’s first leg transplant. The announcement was made at an international conference on organ transplants in Madrid.

16 Nov 2010

Urgent need for bowel cancer screening funding

Bowel Cancer Foundation chairman, Graham Newstead feeling frustrated at the federal government’s indecision on bowel cancer screening funds has expressed his dismay. He suggested that the government should ensure the future funding for the screening test that has saved an estimated 11,000 lives since screening was introduced in 2006.

16 Nov 2010

Misonix to introduce OsteoSculpt for facial bone surgery at EACMFS Congress

Misonix, Inc., a developer of state of the art, ultrasonic medical device technology, which worldwide is used for acute health conditions, has announced its attendance and exhibition at the 20th Congress of the European Association for Cranial-Maxillofacial Surgery (EACMFS), which was held recently in Bruges, Belgium.

16 Nov 2010

Pathfinder initiates Explorer clinical study for open liver procedures

Pathfinder Therapeutics, Inc. has initiated a clinical study to assess the value of Explorer, its image-guided surgical platform, in minimally invasive liver resections and ablations.

16 Nov 2010

Erroneous defibrillators: FDA new initiative to check safety

More problems are being reported in external defibrillators, the life-saving medical devices located in emergency rooms, airports and other public places. These Automated external defibrillators, or AEDs are generally used in patients who have suffered sudden cardiac arrest if used in the first few minutes after their collapse. They deliver electrical energy to the heart to restore its normal rhythm.

15 Nov 2010

Bronchial thermoplasty helps asthma patients stop taking LABAs

If you have severe persistent asthma, bronchial thermoplasty (BT) may help you stop taking long-acting beta2-agonists (LABAs) according to a new study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology annual meeting in Phoenix, Nov. 11-16. This novel procedure delivers thermal energy to the airway wall to reduce airway constriction.

15 Nov 2010

World's first remote heart procedure using robotic arm alongside 3-D mapping

The world's first remote heart procedure, using a robotic arm alongside 3-D mapping, is due to take place at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.

15 Nov 2010

Diffusion Tensor Imaging MRI technique helps produce satisfactory images of nerve bundles

Standard MRI scans have so far been unable to produce satisfactory images of nerve bundles. However, this is now possible by an MRI technique called Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI). Matthan Caan succeeded in improving the DTI method during his PhD research at TU Delft, enabling him to produce more accurate images of the damage that radiotherapy and chemotherapy cause in young leukaemia patients.

15 Nov 2010

Medical Procedure News

NT-proBNP guided heart failure care associated with reduced cardiovascular events

Risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammographic screening slight in comparison to benefits

National pilot program facilitates kidney paired-donation transplants

HealthGrades evaluates nation's top-performing hospitals in organ transplantation

Active management of third stage of labour leads to less blood loss

Treatment including surgery better for opening blocked arteries in patients with diabetes and heart disease

SESAME Stent effective for patients undergoing angioplasty of SVG

New layer of kidney cells can purify blood

CDH Proton Center commences treatment with IBA's Proteus 235 proton delivery system

TRITON–TIMI 38 substudy shows prasugrel reduces overall mortality rate in ACS patients

Avedro's KXL System for corneal cross-linking granted European CE Mark

Tengion permits second patient enrollment in Neo-Urinary Conduit for bladder cancer

First leg transplant: Spain looking for donors

Urgent need for bowel cancer screening funding

Misonix to introduce OsteoSculpt for facial bone surgery at EACMFS Congress

Pathfinder initiates Explorer clinical study for open liver procedures

Erroneous defibrillators: FDA new initiative to check safety

Bronchial thermoplasty helps asthma patients stop taking LABAs

World's first remote heart procedure using robotic arm alongside 3-D mapping

Diffusion Tensor Imaging MRI technique helps produce satisfactory images of nerve bundles

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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