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Cancer radiotherapy can increase risk of cardiovascular disease later in life

For an as yet unknown reason, cancer radiotherapy can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, a problem that is growing as more and more people survive their cancer diagnosis. New research from Karolinska Institutet now suggests that sustained inflammation induced by post-radiotherapy changes in the gene expression in the arteries could be the cause.

22 Mar 2010

Own blood plasma injection may provide relief for tendinopathy, where traditional treatment fails

When tendon trouble -- such as tennis elbow or Achilles tendon pain -- doesn’t respond to traditional treatment, an injection of the patient’s own blood plasma into the tendon may provide relief.

22 Mar 2010

Progressive decline in organ donations

The number of living donor organs available for transplant has progressively declined over the past five years, according to a new study. In addition, the study showed that for the first time, organs from deceased donors decreased in 2008.

22 Mar 2010

Gradual reduction in smoking as successful as abrupt quitting

Although many smokers try to quit by selecting a "quit day" and going cold turkey, a new Cochrane review finds that quitting gradually might work just as well.

20 Mar 2010

Novus Scientific's TIGR Matrix Surgical Mesh: Initial results of First-in-Man study

Novus Scientific Pte. Ltd today announced the presentation of initial results of the First-in-Man study for TIGR™ Matrix Surgical Mesh. The study results were presented today at the American Hernia Society Meeting in Orlando, Florida by Dr. Fernando Ruiz-Jasbon, Consultant Surgeon at Kungsbacka Hospital / Gothenburg University, Sweden.

20 Mar 2010

Bovie Medical receives FDA marketing clearance for BOSS bipolar sintered steel coagulation device

Bovie Medical Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of electrosurgical products, today announced the Company received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its proprietary BOSS™ bipolar sintered steel coagulation device. The BOSS™ is the latest device based on Bovie’s saline enhanced sintered steel technology.

19 Mar 2010

Cedars-Sinai Neurovascular Center's clinical trial of minimally invasive stenting procedure for TIA

Individuals between 30 and 80 years of age, who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or non-severe stroke within the past 30 days, and who cannot be treated surgically, may be eligible to participate in a Phase III clinical trial of a minimally invasive stenting procedure at the Cedars-Sinai Neurovascular Center. The study will focus specifically on patients who have had an intracranial artery narrowed by at least 70 percent and who are experiencing recurrent strokes or TIAs despite being on anti-clotting medication.

19 Mar 2010

ViroPharma to present Cinryze data at Southern European Allergy Society congress

ViroPharma Incorporated today announced the presentation of two abstracts relating to Cinryze™ (C1 esterase inhibitor [human]) therapy at the First International Congress of the Southern European Allergy Society in Florence, Italy.

19 Mar 2010

Propeller tears right arm, UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeon re-attaches

"The propeller cut through the skin, muscle, tendons and bone and had removed portions of the bone," he recalled. "Basically, she had severed her arm, and it was attached only by some skin, tendon, nerve and artery."

19 Mar 2010

Despite recommendations, nearly 14% of Medicare beneficiaries with STEMI undergo multi-vessel PCI

Nearly 14 percent of Medicare beneficiaries admitted with a primary diagnosis of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) undergo multi-vessel primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), despite recommendations from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association to intervene on only the culprit vessel.

19 Mar 2010

QUANTEC review: Updated recommendations for safe irradiation of 16 organs

The Quantitative Analysis of Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (QUANTEC) review has been published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to update recommendations for the safe irradiation of 16 organs. For each organ, the relationship between dose/volume and clinical outcome is reviewed. These reviews replace initial recommendations published in 1991.

19 Mar 2010

Financial incentives may influence frequency of cataract surgery in Medicare and VA health system

Patients seen at private facilities reimbursed by Medicare were more than 550 percent more likely to have routine cataract surgery than those who received their care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, a strong indication that the frequency of cataract surgery may be responsive to financial incentives to either or both the medical facility and the physicians who perform the procedure.

19 Mar 2010

Study results of Medtronic DBS Therapy for epilepsy published in Epilepsia

Medtronic, Inc. today announced that a landmark publication highlighting results from the pivotal study for Medtronic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Therapy for epilepsy, known as SANTE® (Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Epilepsy), was published online today in the medical journal, Epilepsia. The SANTE study, sponsored by Medtronic, is the largest and most rigorous clinical study of DBS therapy for epilepsy in adults with medically refractory epilepsy with partial-onset seizures.

19 Mar 2010

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announces clinical trial of minimally invasive procedure for opening carotid arteries

Patients who suffer from plaque-related narrowing of a carotid artery but are not good candidates for open surgery may be eligible to participate in a clinical trial at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a minimally invasive procedure designed to open carotid arteries the way angioplasty and stenting clear arteries of the heart.

19 Mar 2010

Cameron Health initiates clinical trial of minimally invasive S-ICD System for patients at risk of SCA

Cameron Health, Inc. today announced the commencement of the company's pivotal clinical trial to gain U.S. approval of its Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD®) System. The minimally invasive S-ICD System is prescribed for use in patients at risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). The S-ICD System is unique in that the implantation of the system is entirely subcutaneous; no leads are in or on the heart.

19 Mar 2010

Babies born with severe cleft palates: Promising breakthrough without complex surgery

Scientists working on a treatment for babies born with cleft palates have made a promising breakthrough and the first clinical trials are planned for early next year. Clefts are the most common birth defect in Britain, with one in every 700 babies affected; currently in severe cases radical surgery is required to correct the problem, and in addition future complications can occur as the child grows into an adult.

18 Mar 2010

MR-guided ablation therapy may hold promise for treatment of prostate cancer recurrences

The first known patient cases using magnetic resonance-guided heat (laser interstitial thermal therapy) or cold (cryoablation) to treat prostate cancer recurrence after surgical removal of the prostate gland were presented by physicians at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa. Many of these patients have also failed salvage radiation treatment and are often presented with limited therapeutic options. MR-guided focal therapy offers a new treatment choice for patients because of the improved detection of early prostate cancer recurrences best seen with MR imaging.

18 Mar 2010

CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent demonstrates efficacy advantages over Medtronic's Endeavor

Investigators reported the long-term follow-up of the largest randomized comparison between the CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent and Medtronic's Endeavor(R) Stent highlighting significant and sustained clinical differences. These important findings were presented at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting, (ACC 2010) in Atlanta and published on-line in the prestigious journal The Lancet.

18 Mar 2010

Varian Medical Systems to showcase radiotherapy and radiosurgery solutions at medical events in Asia

Varian Medical Systems, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of medical technology for treating cancer with radiotherapy and radiosurgery, will showcase its technology at two medical events in Asia during the month of March:

18 Mar 2010

Vycor Medical's VBAS medical retraction device advances neurosurgical technology

Vycor Medical, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops and markets next generation neurosurgery retraction devices, today announced its ViewSite Brain Access System (VBAS) medical retraction device continues to gain ground. This "BioTech Breakthrough" - with the potential to impact several hundreds of thousands of patients and throngs of surgeons and medical facilities worldwide - is among a pioneering new breed of cost-reducing surgical devices designed to enhance performance, quality of life and surgical results.

18 Mar 2010

Medical Procedure News

Cancer radiotherapy can increase risk of cardiovascular disease later in life

Own blood plasma injection may provide relief for tendinopathy, where traditional treatment fails

Progressive decline in organ donations

Gradual reduction in smoking as successful as abrupt quitting

Novus Scientific's TIGR Matrix Surgical Mesh: Initial results of First-in-Man study

Bovie Medical receives FDA marketing clearance for BOSS bipolar sintered steel coagulation device

Cedars-Sinai Neurovascular Center's clinical trial of minimally invasive stenting procedure for TIA

ViroPharma to present Cinryze data at Southern European Allergy Society congress

Propeller tears right arm, UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeon re-attaches

Despite recommendations, nearly 14% of Medicare beneficiaries with STEMI undergo multi-vessel PCI

QUANTEC review: Updated recommendations for safe irradiation of 16 organs

Financial incentives may influence frequency of cataract surgery in Medicare and VA health system

Study results of Medtronic DBS Therapy for epilepsy published in Epilepsia

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center announces clinical trial of minimally invasive procedure for opening carotid arteries

Cameron Health initiates clinical trial of minimally invasive S-ICD System for patients at risk of SCA

Babies born with severe cleft palates: Promising breakthrough without complex surgery

MR-guided ablation therapy may hold promise for treatment of prostate cancer recurrences

CYPHER Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent demonstrates efficacy advantages over Medtronic's Endeavor

Varian Medical Systems to showcase radiotherapy and radiosurgery solutions at medical events in Asia

Vycor Medical's VBAS medical retraction device advances neurosurgical technology

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