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ASGE issues guidelines on ethnicity, gastrointestinal diseases and endoscopic procedures

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued guidelines addressing ethnicity, gastrointestinal diseases and endoscopic procedures. The guideline suggests that colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 for average risk African-American men and women, and that it is recommended that colorectal cancer screening be emphasized for other minority ethnic groups that have lower screening utilization rates.

4 Jun 2010

SERCA2a gene therapy proves effective in people with advanced heart failure: Researchers

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new gene therapy that is safe and effective in reversing advanced heart failure. SERCA2a (produced as MYDICAR-) is a gene therapy designed to stimulate production of an enzyme that enables the failing heart to pump more effectively.

4 Jun 2010

Old practice may discourage organ donation among minority individuals

A new Mayo Clinic study, published in the June 2010 issue of Gastroenterology, disputes a long-held hypothesis that a donor's race has an impact on the success of liver transplants.

3 Jun 2010

Delaying cholecystectomy in elderly patients can increase cost and mortality

New research findings published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicate that delaying cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder, in elderly patients with sudden inflammation of the organ often results in increased costs, morbidity and mortality.

3 Jun 2010

Study provides personalized strategies to boost AIAA compliance in breast cancer patients

Aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgia (AIAA) is a major side effect in breast cancer survivors, producing joint pain so severe that as many as ten percent of women discontinue their therapy prematurely while undergoing treatment with these lifesaving drugs.

3 Jun 2010

Medtronic DBS Therapy improves motor function in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease: Study

In the largest, randomized, controlled study of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease, Medtronic DBS Therapy was shown to improve motor function for up to two years in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, showing equally strong efficacy for the two most common surgical targets used for the therapy.

3 Jun 2010

STARR procedure proposed as alternative operation, noninvasive surgical technique for ODS

Obstructed defecation syndrome represents a widespread clinical problem which frequently affects middle-aged females. Nevertheless, many of the previously established techniques are unsuitable for patients with ODS associated with simultaneous rectocele and rectal intussusception. Notably, STARR has been proposed as an alternative operation and a relatively noninvasive surgical technique for this difficult problem.

3 Jun 2010

Radiation therapy may not improve chances of survival for bladder cancer patients: Study

In the largest study to date of a rare and deadly form of bladder cancer, researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found radiation therapy may not improve a patient's chances for survival.

3 Jun 2010

PMRT increases breast cancer patients' five-year overall survival by almost 50%: Study

Postmastectomy radiation therapy for some breast cancer patients can reduce their risk of recurrence by almost 30 percent and increase their five-year overall survival by almost 50 percent, according to a study in the June 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.

3 Jun 2010

African-Americans less likely to undergo total joint replacement procedures

A recent study by researchers at the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, suggests that patient treatment preferences play an important role in racial disparities in total joint replacement utilization observed in the US.

3 Jun 2010

Ablation technique as affective as conventional surgery for treating kidney cancer

A minimally invasive technique used to destroy kidney tumors with an electrically controlled heating probe showed similar effectiveness as surgical removal of tumors in curbing cancer recurrence rates for up to five years after treatment.

3 Jun 2010

Total ankle replacement surgery available as option for patients with painful arthritis: ACFAS

Advances in surgical options for end-stage ankle arthritis have prompted the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons to issue a position statement on the use of total ankle replacement surgery as an option for some patients with painful arthritis.

3 Jun 2010

CPAP treatment may be a better option for preterm infants

A national study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center neonatologist provides new insight into how much oxygen preterm infants should receive as well as the optimal way to deliver it to them.

3 Jun 2010

DBS procedure effective for treating Parkinson's disease

Studies have shown that a "brain pacemaker" called deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease.

3 Jun 2010

Meditation-based therapies benefit patients with chronic pain

People who meditate regularly find pain less unpleasant because their brains anticipate the pain less, a new study has found.

2 Jun 2010

Patients at greatest risk of post-PCI bleeding least likely to receive bleeding avoidance strategies

In a study that included data from more than 1.5 million patients, use of vascular closure devices and the anticoagulant bivalirudin were associated with significantly lower bleeding rates for patients following a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries), according to a study in the June 2 issue of JAMA. The researchers also found that patients who may benefit most from these treatments, those at greatest risk of bleeding, were least likely to receive them.

2 Jun 2010

Concentric Medical receives expanded indication for DAC family of neurovascular catheters

Concentric Medical, Inc., the global leader in devices for clot removal in ischemic stroke patients, today announced an important expanded indication for the full line of DAC™ Neurovascular Catheters. CE Mark was granted allowing the DAC family of distal access catheters to be used for the removal/aspiration of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from vessels in the arterial system, including the neurovasculature.

2 Jun 2010

SOFAR licenses Immersion's TouchSense haptics technology for use in ALF-X telesurgical robot system

Immersion Corporation, the leading developer and licensor of haptics technology, today announced that SOFAR S.p.A., a leading Italian manufacturer of medical devices for minimally invasive surgery, has obtained a license to Immersion's TouchSense haptics technology for use in its ALF-X (Advanced Laparoscopy through Force Reflection) telesurgical robot system.

2 Jun 2010

Updates in Surgery, the official journal of SIC to be published by Springer in English

From June 2010, Springer will publish Updates in Surgery, the official journal of the Italian Society of Surgery. The journal, previously a bilingual Italian-English publication, is now published four times a year in English only. The content will be available in print for the society members and it will also be electronically available on Springer's platform www.springerlink.com.

2 Jun 2010

Genes influence AIAA side effect in breast cancer survivors

2 Jun 2010

Medical Procedure News

ASGE issues guidelines on ethnicity, gastrointestinal diseases and endoscopic procedures

SERCA2a gene therapy proves effective in people with advanced heart failure: Researchers

Old practice may discourage organ donation among minority individuals

Delaying cholecystectomy in elderly patients can increase cost and mortality

Study provides personalized strategies to boost AIAA compliance in breast cancer patients

Medtronic DBS Therapy improves motor function in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease: Study

STARR procedure proposed as alternative operation, noninvasive surgical technique for ODS

Radiation therapy may not improve chances of survival for bladder cancer patients: Study

PMRT increases breast cancer patients' five-year overall survival by almost 50%: Study

African-Americans less likely to undergo total joint replacement procedures

Ablation technique as affective as conventional surgery for treating kidney cancer

Total ankle replacement surgery available as option for patients with painful arthritis: ACFAS

CPAP treatment may be a better option for preterm infants

DBS procedure effective for treating Parkinson's disease

Meditation-based therapies benefit patients with chronic pain

Patients at greatest risk of post-PCI bleeding least likely to receive bleeding avoidance strategies

Concentric Medical receives expanded indication for DAC family of neurovascular catheters

SOFAR licenses Immersion's TouchSense haptics technology for use in ALF-X telesurgical robot system

Updates in Surgery, the official journal of SIC to be published by Springer in English

Genes influence AIAA side effect in breast cancer survivors

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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