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New legislation will impede use of MRI in medical research

Europe must act to prevent new legislation impeding the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in medical research, diagnosis and treatment, states the European Science Foundation (ESF) in a new report. The report is endorsed by the European Medical Research Councils, representing the medical research communities in 30 countries.

17 Jun 2010

ASTRO urges MedPAC to recommend end to abuse of physician self-referral law in radiation oncology

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) commends the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) for highlighting concerns about physician self-referral in cancer care in its report released yesterday. We urge the commission to make recommendations to Congress to end abuses of the physician self-referral law in radiation oncology enabled by the "in-office ancillary services exception."

17 Jun 2010

DURECT reports European POSIDUR Phase IIb hysterectomy clinical trial results

DURECT Corporation announced today results from a European Phase IIb hysterectomy clinical trial conducted by Nycomed of POSIDUR™ (also known as SABER™-bupivacaine or Optesia™ in the E.U.), a proprietary product under development for the treatment of post-surgical pain.

17 Jun 2010

FDA approves clinical testing of SanBio's SB623 for stroke recovery

SanBio Inc. announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the clinical testing of their SB623 regenerative medicine product in patients suffering from disability caused by cerebral stroke. SB623 is derived from bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) isolated from healthy adult donors.

17 Jun 2010

AGA Medical commences enrollment in AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug clinical trial

AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. today announced first patient enrollment in the feasibility phase of the prospective, multicenter, randomized AMPLATZER® Cardiac Plug clinical trial. Dr. William Nicholson, an interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist at York Hospital in Pennsylvania, enrolled the first patient.

16 Jun 2010

Fortis International Oncology Centre equipped with Varian's advanced radiotherapy equipment

The first in a planned series of new radiotherapy centers aimed at improving access to advanced treatments for millions of Indian cancer patients has been officially opened in Noida. Fortis International Oncology Centre, a joint initiative between International Oncology and Fortis Healthcare, is equipped with advanced radiotherapy equipment and software from Varian Medical Systems.

16 Jun 2010

TEREC member Dental Prosthetic Services joins SensAble Authorized Production Center Program

SensAble Technologies, Inc, the leading provider of dental restoration design and fabrication solutions, haptic devices and 3D modeling software, announced that Dental Prosthetic Services has joined the SensAble Authorized Production Center (SAPC) Program.

16 Jun 2010

New independent study demonstrates clinical accuracy of Masimo noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin monitoring

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that a new independent study demonstrating the clinical accuracy of Masimo noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin (SpHb) monitoring was presented this week at the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) Annual Congress in Helsinki, Finland.

16 Jun 2010

Injectable bone carries living stem cells

A team of researchers at the University of Nottingham have invented a new class of materials that can be injected by surgeons as a low-viscosity fluid into the body that, using body heat as the only trigger, converts into a tough porous material with mechanical properties that mimic human cancellous bone.

16 Jun 2010

UNC researchers study why surgery happens less often in blacks with lung cancer

A new study led by UNC researchers that looks at newly diagnosed lung cancer patients and follows them from diagnosis forward is one of the first to give reasons why patients don't go to lung surgery and why surgery happens less often in blacks.

16 Jun 2010

Degradable implant stimulates body to regenerate

In a medical emergency, a puncture of the cranium is commonly treated with an implant. While replacements made of titanium merely plug holes, a new kind of degradable implant stimulates the body to regenerate itself: It is custom-fit and disappears to the same extent that the bone regrows.

16 Jun 2010

Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation provides option for high-risk elderly patients

Doctors at the University Heart Center in Hamburg, Germany successfully used transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation in elderly patients with degenerated bioprostheses in aortic and mitral position. This minimally invasive procedure was used as an alternative treatment option for patients who were at high surgical risk.

16 Jun 2010

Synthetic sutures less painful than natural "catgut" sutures after vaginal birth

Synthetic sutures appear to cause less pain than natural "catgut" sutures in women who receive stitches after a vaginal birth, according to a new review of studies.

16 Jun 2010

Interventions are needed to make people exercise after cardiac event

Researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University found that one year after 248 individuals completed a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program following a heart attack, bypass surgery or angioplasty, only 37% exercised three times a week to keep their hearts healthy.

16 Jun 2010

Exercise helps patients recover shoulder movement after breast cancer surgery

An active 72-year-old woman, Claire Mitchell had always enjoyed cooking. However, after breast cancer surgery she found that she had less freedom of movement and reaching jars on high shelves became quite painful. Her plight is common.

16 Jun 2010

UIC reports first successful robotic kidney transplant in morbidly obese patient

Surgeons at the University of Illinois at Chicago report the first successful robotic kidney transplant in a morbidly obese patient.

16 Jun 2010

Research investigates surgical outcomes of patients with NSCLC

Research published in the June edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to investigate the time trends of surgical outcomes of patients with non-small cell lung cancer between 1979 and 2008. The incidence of lung cancer continues to rise; therefore, countermeasures to decrease death rates have become an important public health issue.

16 Jun 2010

Combination of BRAF-targeted therapy and immunotherapy shows promise for treatment of melanoma

Combined targeted therapy against the BRAF/MAPK pathway with immunotherapy shows promise as a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of melanoma, according to results of a preclinical study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

16 Jun 2010

UT Southwestern head and neck cancer surgeons perform area's first transoral robotic surgery

Head and neck cancer surgeons at UT Southwestern Medical Center performed the area's first transoral robotic surgery (TORS), a recently approved minimally invasive no-scar procedure to remove tumors in the throat.

16 Jun 2010

Florida Advisory Council on Radiation Protection endorses ASTRO's Target Safely patient protection plan

Through a unanimous decision, the Florida Advisory Council on Radiation Protection has endorsed Target Safely, the American Society for Radiation Oncology's (ASTRO) patient protection plan.

16 Jun 2010

Medical Procedure News

New legislation will impede use of MRI in medical research

ASTRO urges MedPAC to recommend end to abuse of physician self-referral law in radiation oncology

DURECT reports European POSIDUR Phase IIb hysterectomy clinical trial results

FDA approves clinical testing of SanBio's SB623 for stroke recovery

AGA Medical commences enrollment in AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug clinical trial

Fortis International Oncology Centre equipped with Varian's advanced radiotherapy equipment

TEREC member Dental Prosthetic Services joins SensAble Authorized Production Center Program

New independent study demonstrates clinical accuracy of Masimo noninvasive and continuous hemoglobin monitoring

Injectable bone carries living stem cells

UNC researchers study why surgery happens less often in blacks with lung cancer

Degradable implant stimulates body to regenerate

Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation provides option for high-risk elderly patients

Synthetic sutures less painful than natural "catgut" sutures after vaginal birth

Interventions are needed to make people exercise after cardiac event

Exercise helps patients recover shoulder movement after breast cancer surgery

UIC reports first successful robotic kidney transplant in morbidly obese patient

Research investigates surgical outcomes of patients with NSCLC

Combination of BRAF-targeted therapy and immunotherapy shows promise for treatment of melanoma

UT Southwestern head and neck cancer surgeons perform area's first transoral robotic surgery

Florida Advisory Council on Radiation Protection endorses ASTRO's Target Safely patient protection plan

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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