- Initial results from international trial show specific lymph node radiotherapy is well-tolerated after surgery in women with early breast cancer
In patients with early breast cancer, giving radiotherapy to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone and above the collar bone is well-tolerated, after mastectomy or breast conserving surgery, says a radiation oncologist....
(Issue date: 29 March 2010)
- University students have developed a computer game that is operated by eye movements, which could allow people with severe physical disabilities to become ‘gamers’ for the first time
The students, from Imperial College London, have adapted an open source game called ‘Pong’, where a player moves a bat to hit a ball as it bounces around the screen. The adaptation enables the player to move the bat using their...
(Issue date: 29 March 2010)
- Another study using AtCor’s SphygmoCor system demonstrates importance of central blood pressure measurement
AtCor Medical Limited announced that its SphygmoCor system, which measures central blood pressure and arterial stiffness non-invasively, has played a key role in a new study that points to new and potentially better treatment...
(Issue date: 29 March 2010)
- Research confirms that some forms of massage help against low back pain
Most people have experienced back pain - and many hope that massage will relieve it. But not all forms of massage have been scientifically proven to help against low back pain. That is what the German Institute for Quality and...
(Issue date: 29 March 2010)
- New Tissue-Hugging Implant Maps Heart Electrical Activity in Unprecedented Detail
A team of cardiologists, materials scientists, and bioengineers have created and tested a new type of implantable device for measuring the heart’s electrical output that they say is a vast improvement over current devices. The...
(Issue date: 29 March 2010)
- Proteins may point to alcohol-use test
Measuring a set of protein changes in the blood linked to alcohol use may potentially lead to a more accurate diagnostic test than those currently available, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.
(Issue date: 23 March 2010)
- FDA critiques Medtronic's MRI-compatible pacemaker
he Food and Drug Administration voiced several complaints Tuesday with Medtronic's study of a new pacemaker that can be used in an MRI machine.
(Issue date: 23 March 2010)
- Boston Scientific could resume ICD sales within 30 days
Boston Scientific Corp. could be selling implantable heart rhythm devices again within 30 days if no new issues arise beyond the paperwork problems revealed this week.
(Issue date: 23 March 2010)
- Medical device shares rise on health bill
Shares of medical device makers mostly traded higher Monday morning after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a health care overhaul bill, setting the stage for the reforms to be signed into law.
(Issue date: 23 March 2010)
- Biodegradable surgical screws promote bone growth
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research in Bremen, Germany have developed biodegradable surgical screws.
(Issue date: 23 March 2010)
- CMACE publishes information on obesity in pregnancy
The Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (CMACE) reveals results from a survey on NHS maternity provision for obese women and have published guidelines. In 2008, CMACE undertook a survey of maternity service provision for...
(Issue date: 21 March 2010)
- Penn Medicine Research Reveals Audio Instruction Via Cell Phone Helps Lay Rescuers Perform Proper CPR
Research shows that only one-third of people who have been trained in CPR will actually perform CPR in an emergency – the other two-thirds do nothing. Bystanders frequently state that they don't act because they believe they...
(Issue date: 21 March 2010)
- Researchers find infrared thermal detection systems useful for patient screening
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) found an Infrared Thermal Detection System (ITDS) to be a fast and effective fever screening tool in clinical settings during the H1N1 influenza pandemic. The ITDS...
(Issue date: 21 March 2010)
- Intervention Drops Hospital Infection Rate By a Third
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is the one of the leading pathogens causing hospital-acquired infection in the United States. It may cause diarrhoea, colitis, sepsis and lead to prolonged hospitalisation and death. Mayo...
(Issue date: 21 March 2010)
- France's national program to reduce HAIs reports important successes; uses mandatory reporting
Researchers evaluating France's national infection control program for healthcare facilities found significant decreases in the rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) since 2004. The drop in HAIs, including MRSA and...
(Issue date: 21 March 2010)
- FDA approves Botox to treat wrist, finger spasms
U.S. regulators have approved the use of Allergan Inc's wrinkle smoother Botox to treat spasms of the elbow, wrist and fingers in adults.
(Issue date: 15 March 2010)
- Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) underused
If you're pregnant and have had a cesarean section before, chances are you'll have one again. In at least one-third of US hospitals, a repeat cesarean is the only option, and nine in 10 women end up getting one -- a fact that had...
(Issue date: 15 March 2010)
- New method to repair injured bones
A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the periosteum, the sleeve-like cover on bone, to heal serious bone injuries. Moreover, they have developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck,...
(Issue date: 15 March 2010)
- UCL researchers can read thoughts using MRI
British scientists from University College London found they could differentiate brain activity linked to different memories and thereby identify thought patterns by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
(Issue date: 15 March 2010)
- Abbott's heart valve device proves safe, effective
An experimental, minimally invasive technique to repair the most common type of heart valve problem proved to be far safer and nearly as effective as open heart surgery, meeting the primary goals of a pivotal study, researchers...
(Issue date: 15 March 2010)
