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Boston Scientific Announces Schedule for Cardiostim World Congress
June 11, 2010 4:39 am | by Boston Scientific | News | CommentsNATICK, Mass., June 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced the schedule of the Company's key events and sponsored research at the 17th Cardiostim World Congress, June 16 – 19 in
A Paper Test for Liver Damage
June 10, 2010 8:37 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | News | CommentsA startup rolls out a cheap, disposable microfluidics test.
Online nursing program allows flexibility, convenience
June 10, 2010 2:39 pm | by Arizona State University | News | CommentsASU will offer a new tuition rate for the fully online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree beginning in August.read more
Checkpoint Surgical launches nerves detector
June 10, 2010 12:37 pm | by Mass Device | News | CommentsCheckpoint Surgical commences national roll-out of its hand-held medical device used to identify nerves during surgical procedures. By Mary Vanac Checkpoint Surgical has begun a national launch of its hand-held device used to identify nerves during surgery. The Checkpoint...
Healthrageous fetches $6 million Series A round
June 10, 2010 11:39 am | by Mass Device | News | CommentsHealthrageous Inc., a Boston-based maker of personalized health improvement technology, nets $6 million in a Series A equity sale. Healthrageous, the creator of a multi-tiered personalized health management tool, raised $6 million in a Series A equity sale. North Bridge Venture...
MassDevice Q & A: John Abele, Part II
June 10, 2010 10:38 am | by Mass Device | News | CommentsBoston Scientific Corp. co-founder John Abele, in the second installment of a lengthy interview, on the early days with Peter Nicholas, his take on demands for increased...
National Eye Institute hosts Translational Research and Vision Symposium
June 10, 2010 10:35 am | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(NIH/National Eye Institute) The National Eye Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, is bringing together premier researchers who translate molecular and genetic approaches from the laboratory to visual system diseases in the clinic.
Study shows Hodgkin lymphoma survivors lack post-treatment screening for other cancers
June 10, 2010 10:35 am | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(University Health Network) A population-based study of 2,071 Hodgkin lymphoma survivors over 15 years has discovered that while many survivors had multiple x-rays and CT scans years after treatment was finished, they often did not receive recommended cancer screening tests.
Non-surgical procedure provides relief for small disc herniations
June 10, 2010 8:39 am | by Baylor College of Medicine | News | CommentsFor patients suffering from small lumbar disc herniations, a new treatment option can provide relief, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine . The procedure, called a percutaneous discectomy, enables physicians to go through the skin with a needle, guided by fluoroscopy or...
Salient Surgical, Medtronic sue Bovie over blood vessel sealing patent
June 10, 2010 6:38 am | by Mass Device | News | CommentsSalient Surgical Corp. and Medtronic Inc. slap Bovie Medical Corp. with a patent infringement lawsuit over electrosurgical cautery technology. Salient Surgical Technologies and Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) slapped Bovie Medical Corp. (NYSE:BVX) with a patent infringement lawsuit...
Boston Scientific Announces European Launch and First Implants of Platinum Chromium TAXUS® Elementâ„¢ Stent System
June 10, 2010 4:39 am | by Boston Scientific | News | CommentsCE Mark approval includes specific indication for treatment of diabetic patients
Uninsured Americans have 50 percent higher odds of dying in hospital from heart attack or stroke
June 9, 2010 8:37 pm | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(Wiley-Blackwell) An analysis of over 150,000 hospital discharges has revealed that there are significant insurance related differences in hospital mortality, length of stay, and costs among working-age Americans hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction, stroke or pneumonia....
Protein E-selectin ligand-1 regulates production of TGF-beta
June 9, 2010 2:38 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | News | CommentsSeveral years ago, Dr. Arthur Beaudet , Baylor College of Medicine's chair of molecular and human genetics, was surprised to find that mice that lacked a protein called E-selectin ligand-1 were shorter than normal. He and his colleagues were hoping that the protein was involved in cell...
Modernized hospital ward, clinic to improve care for the children of Lilongwe, Malawi
June 9, 2010 1:37 pm | by Baylor College of Medicine | News | CommentsA newly modernized pediatric hospital ward and children's clinic in Malawi will provide access to improved facilities for children in a country with one of the highest childhood mortality rates in the world. Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe is the primary referral center for the...
VCs: Healthcare reform won't impede med-tech investment
June 9, 2010 12:37 pm | by Mass Device | News | CommentsAn informal survey of venture capital investors reveals their lack of worry that the healthcare reform act will slow down investment in medical technology. Readers of this website, and this blog, are likely to have a special interest in the business impacts of healthcare legislative...
Study finds poor compliance with cirrhosis surveillance recommendations
June 9, 2010 12:36 pm | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(Wiley-Blackwell) A study conducted by researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine found that fewer than 20 percent of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma preceded by cirrhosis were monitored for the development of cancer. Full findings of this study are published in the July...
New autism susceptibility genes identified
June 9, 2010 10:36 am | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Mount Sinai researchers and the Autism Genome Project Consortium announced today that they have identified new autism susceptibility genes that may lead to the development of new treatment approaches. These genes, which...
Common Alzheimer's medication helps skills necessary for safe driving
June 9, 2010 10:35 am | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(Lifespan) A promising study from Rhode Island Hospital demonstrated that cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEI), a type of medication often prescribed for Alzheimer's disease (AD), improved some cognitive skills in patients with mild AD -- skills that are necessary for driving. Findings...
Gamma interferon prompts stem cell response to fight infection
June 9, 2010 9:37 am | by Baylor College of Medicine | News | CommentsMost of the time, the body's blood-forming (hematopoietic) stem cells remain dormant, with just a few producing blood cells and maintaining a balance among the different types. However, invading bacteria can be a call-to-arms, awaking the sleeping stem cells and prompting them to produce...
MassDevice Q & A: Boston Scientific co-founder John Abele
June 9, 2010 9:37 am | by Mass Device | News | CommentsBoston Scientific Corp. co-founder John Abele, in the first installment of a lengthy interview, on the company's origins in the basement of a church rectory, its connection...
Propofol poses low risk in pediatric imaging studies, but risk increases with anesthesia duration
June 9, 2010 4:36 am | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(Children's National Medical Center) A new study in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine finds that propofol, a well-known anesthesia medication, has a low occurrence of adverse events for children undergoing research-driven imaging studies. The study, led by a...
High-school seniors with excessive daytime sleepiness have an increased risk of depression
June 8, 2010 9:37 pm | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) High school seniors were three times more likely to have strong depression symptoms (odds ratio = 3.04) if they had excessive daytime sleepiness. Fifty-two percent of participants had excessive daytime sleepiness, 30 percent had strong...
A 10-Cent Blood-Type Test
June 8, 2010 8:37 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | News | CommentsThe cheap, portable, paper-based test could improve medical treatments in the developing world.
CPAP therapy provides a memory boost for adults with sleep apnea
June 8, 2010 8:36 pm | by EurekAlert | News | Comments(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) On an overnight picture memory consolidation task, OSA patients being treated with CPAP therapy outperformed both untreated OSA patients and a control group of people who did not have OSA, suggesting that CPAP is effective at recouping memory...
Philips Healthcare center to raise northeast Ohio's imaging profile
June 8, 2010 11:39 am | by Mass Device | News | CommentsPhilips Healthcare Global Advanced Imaging Innovation Center to buttress the x-ray and MRI birthplace's reputation as a hub for innovation in medical imaging technology. By Mary Vanac The Philips Healthcare Global Advanced Imaging Innovation Center could bolster northeast...
