Current Procedures and Therapies News Today
Innovative Therapies Doctors are Studying Using "Adult" Stem Cells
NEW YORK (AP) - A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body. Einhorn drew bone marrow from the man's pelvic bone with a needle, condensed it to about four teaspoons of rich red liquid, and injected that into his ankle. Four months later the ankle was healed. Einhorn ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:26:55 -0700
Dr. Pierre Saldinger of Weston joins board of Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Westonite Pierre F. Saldinger, M.D., chairman of the Department of Surgery at Danbury Hospital and the first Carmen Lucia and Peter Buck endowed chair in surgical oncology, was recently invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery by John L. Cameron, M.D., the journals editor.
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:54:51 -0700
Study Results Show That Oral Contraceptives/Hormone Replacement Therapy May Protect Against Brain Aneurysms
Findings Announced at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 7th Annual Meeting CARLSBAD, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Results from a retrospective, case-control study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 7th Annual Meeting could have significant implications for women at risk of brain aneurysms as data shows that oral contraceptives (OC ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:14:03 -0700
Volcano Reports Record Quarterly Revenues and Profitability; Year-to-Date Revenues Increase 36 Percent
SAN DIEGO, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading developer and manufacturer of precision intravascular therapy guidance tools designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, said today that revenues in the second quarter of 2010 increased 36 percent versus revenues in the second quarter of 2009. For the ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:59:24 -0700
Partners in ENIAC project announce details of multinational/multidisciplinary program
The partners in a new publicly-funded European research project today announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary program: 'CSI: Central Nervous System Imaging.' This three-year ENIAC project aims to achieve substantial advances in state-of-the-art medical 3D-imaging platforms by focusing on the diagnosis and therapy of serious diseases of the central nervous system and brain.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:06:55 -0700
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