Managing a child's pain and distress after surgery is an essential part of recovery. However, using strong painkilling medications post-surgery can put kids at risk for side effects and other complications. A new evidence review from The ...
Infants and children who undergo heart transplantation are experiencing good outcomes after surgery and may expect to live beyond 15 years post-surgery with reasonable cardiac function and quality of life, according to a study released ...
Tags: Loma Linda, heart transplant, Copeland, post-surgery
A pair of common tests might help colorectal cancer patients who have undergone surgery remain cancer-free, British researchers say. Both a standard CT scan and a blood test known as CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) improved doctors' ...
For the medtech industry, 2014 is unlikely to be a year full of surprises as companies grapple with a health care market wary of big-ticket procedures and items. The largest gains will likely involve digital health and other technologies ...
For men having prostate cancer surgery, the type of anesthesia doctors use might make a difference in the odds of the cancer returning, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of nearly 3,300 men who underwent prostate cancer ...
Tags: ostate cancer, anesthesia, cancer returning, men health
A.P. Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company, has initiated a program to expand its pipeline of sustained release products, including a new program targeting the relief of post-surgical pain. The company also announced it will pursue a ...
Tags: A.P.Pharma, Pipeline Expansion
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has announced the availability of its ENSEAL G2 articulating tissue sealer in the US. Ethicon Endo-Surgery claims ENSEAL G2 is the first and only articulating advanced energy device ...
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Scientists from IBM and Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) published a breakthrough drug-delivery technique, demonstrating the first biodegradable, biocompatible and non-toxic hydrogel that can deliver ...
Tags: Cancer Drug, Medicine
UK-based GlySure has completed patient enrollment for the multicenter CE Mark trial of its in-hospital continuous blood glucose monitoring (CBGM) system. The trial, led by principal investigator Dr Krishna Prasad, comprised 30 post ...
Tags: CE Mark Trial, Glysure
Arch Biopartners (Arch) has received US patent for its brain tumor cell targeting technology, which protects novel synthetic peptides that target and attach human brain tumor initiating cells (BTICs) and invasive glioma cells (IGCs). The ...
US Department of Veterans Affairs has entered into an agreement to buy Smiths Medical's CADD-Solis ambulatory infusion portable pain management system. The CADD-Solis infusion system is designed to administer narcotics to post-surgery, ...
DJO Global has launched its Empi Phoenix, an electrical stimulator that simplifies the treatment of muscle atrophy pre and post surgery for total knee replacement or ACL repair. The Empi Phoenix is a prescription medical device that ...
Tags: Knee Treatment, Medicine
Rehabmart.com, an online e-commerce company that sells rehabilitation and medical supplies, has joined into a distribution agreement with Confortaire, Incorporated, to offer their Abduction Pillow to a wider consumer marketplace. ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted to review Iroko Pharmaceuticals New Drug Application (NDA) for lower dose submicron diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), with a proposed indication of treatment ...
Tags: FDA, Pharmaceuticals, Medicine
February and March are typically among the busiest times of the year for plastic surgeries, and Nouvelle Inc. is working with a number of distributors and physician practices to ensure patients have appropriate compression wear for all ...
Tags: Nouvelle, Compression, Medical Product Line