- MRI-safe pacemakers?
Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators have long been incompatible with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but an investigational device may change that.
(Issue date: 17 June 2009)
- Colonoscopy risks increase with age and illness
Screening colonoscopies for colon cancer may be too risky for some elderly patients, a new study finds.
(Issue date: 17 June 2009)
- Obama warns doctors over reforms
US President Barack Obama has told a meeting of doctors that spiralling USA healthcare costs could bankrupt the American economy. The US could "go the way of General Motors" unless the health system was reformed, Mr Obama said at...
(Issue date: 17 June 2009)
- Fracture Risk Following Bariatric Surgery
Mayo Clinic researchers are reporting that persons who undergo bariatric surgery may have a greater chance of experiencing broken bones, especially in their hands and feet. The study is based on a review of nearly 100 surgical...
(Issue date: 17 June 2009)
- New Alternatives for Bone Imaging could be on the Horizon
On June 4, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is considering a pathway for coverage of Sodium Fluoride (NaF-18) for PET bone imaging as an alternative to Technetium-99m imaging. Currently,...
(Issue date: 17 June 2009)
- UCF Researcher's Nanoparticles Could Someday Lead to End of Chemotherapy
Nanoparticles specially engineered by University of Central Florida Assistant Professor J. Manuel Perez and his colleagues could someday target and destroy tumours, sparing patients from toxic, whole-body chemotherapies.
Perez...
(Issue date: 17 June 2009)
- Research Shows How A Stroke Affects Hand Function; Provides Roadmap For Rehabilitation
A person whose hand function has been affected by a stroke can release an object more quickly when the affected arm is supported on a platform, but the support does not make it easier to grip the object, according to a new study....
(Issue date: 17 June 2009)
- Women to become majority of doctors after 2017
Integrating the increasing proportion of women doctors will become a major issue for the health service, as new research from the Royal College of Physicians shows that women are to become the majority of all doctors sometime...
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- New diagnostic method for gout: Dual Energy Computed tomography instead of joint aspiration
The most reliable method of diagnosing gout is to aspirate the joint in order to obtain fluid to verify the presence of monosodium urate crystals (uric acid). Up to now, computed tomography (CT) has played a limited role in the...
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- Hohenstein Institute develops textile that releases medicinal gasses
The Institute for Hygiene and Biotechnology (IHB) at Hohenstein has developed the first textile that can release medically effective gasses. The textile was developed at the IHB under the auspices of a broader research project....
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- Clinical Innovations Introduces New Circumcision Device
Clinical Innovations, a division of ACI Medical Devices, has launched its new disposable circumcision device, the AccuCirc, to help clinicians provide precise, consistent and reliable circumcision outcomes. Touted as the only...
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- HealthTronics to acquire Endocare
HealthTronics Inc., which provides urology-related services, said it agreed to acquire medical device maker Endocare Inc. in a cash and stock deal worth about $16 million.
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- Angiotech says FDA approves embolism filter
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the Option(TM) Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter in the United States, for use in both permanent and retrievable...
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- Researchers test nanoparticle to treat cardiovascular disease in mice
Scientists and engineers at UC Santa Barbara and other researchers have developed a nanoparticle that can attack plaque –– a major cause of cardiovascular disease. The new development is described in a recent issue of the...
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- MDCT angiography leads to successful treatment of severely blocked arteries in the legs
MDCT angiography leads to accurate recommendations for successful treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia, sometimes allowing the patients to avoid more complicated surgery, according to a study performed at the Medical...
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- Leadless utrasound pacing succeeds in heart failure patients
A novel, leadless pacing system using ultrasound-mediated stimulation was successful in a small, nonrandomized study of patients with advanced heart failure, researchers reported.
(Issue date: 09 June 2009)
- Next-generation mechanical heart pump implanted in first U.S. patients
Three patients at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center were among the first in the United States to be implanted with a next-generation artificial heart pump called the DuraHeart™ Left-Ventricular...
(Issue date: 02 June 2009)
- Radiofrequency ablation can reverse Barrett's esophagus, reduce cancer risk
A common result of prolonged gastroesophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus is associated with increased risk for esophageal cancer.
(Issue date: 02 June 2009)
- Mayo Clinic develops stool test for detecting various cancers
Using just a stool sample, doctors may now be able to detect colon and many other cancers of the digestive tract including stomach, pancreatic, bile duct and esophageal cancer, Mayo Clinic researchers said,
(Issue date: 02 June 2009)
- Need to know your cholesterol? Check your iPhone
As Apple prepares to roll out the latest iteration of its mega-popular iPhone later this summer, it and outside developers are rapidly morphing the phone into a diagnostic device for both consumers and medical professionals.
(Issue date: 02 June 2009)
