Common infections are associated with a significantly higher chance of stroke in children, but routine vaccinations may help decrease risk, according to preliminary research (abstract 39) presented at the American Stroke Association's ...
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear,Harvard Medical School,Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated,for the first time,that aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of vestibular ...
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MOSCOW, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Twenty-five percent of Russian men die before age 55, the average life expectancy for Russian men is age 64, and many blame vodka, researchers say. The study, published in the Lancet, found Russian male smokers ...
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US-based Surefire Medical has completed enrollment in the Coiling vs. Surefire infusion system in Y90 (COSY) clinical trial. This randomized prospective study investigates the feasibility and benefits of performing Selective Internal ...
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Followers of the popular Mediterranean diet have known for years that eating fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds and plenty of extra virgin olive oil is beneficial to health. Recent studies have continued to bolster this eating ...
The 2nd Euratex Convention – the European exchange & meeting platform for the textile industry – took place on 4 and 5 November 2013 at Deutsche Bank (DB) in Berlin. Gesamtverband textil+mode hosted the event and geared the ...
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Medical technology company Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has initiated patient enrollment in a multi-center clinical study that will assess the advantages of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) with intermittent instillation therapy with a ...
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CardioDx has unveiled the study results of a clinical utility study of the Corus CAD gene expression test in the real-world primary care setting for evaluating patients with signs and symptoms suggestive of obstructive coronary artery ...
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ApniCure has presented additional positive results from the ATLAST trial of its Winx sleep therapy system, designed to provide comfortable sleeping experience and to treat patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The system uses oral ...
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Covidien has reported final 12-month results from Determination of Effectiveness of SilverHawk / TurboHawk Peripheral Plaque Excision Systems for the Treatment of Infrainguinal Vessels/Lower Extremities (DEFINITIVE LE ) trial. The ...
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Cohera Medical has gained investigational device exemption (IDE) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence the first no-drain clinical trial of its internal surgical adhesive. Designed for use during abdominoplasty ...
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SciBase has announced positive results of its non-invasive point-of-care Nevisense device from the pivotal SIMPS study. The patented Nevisense device, which includes an electrode on a hand-held probe, utilizes electrical impedance ...
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LDR has secured an approval letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its low-profile cervical intervertebral disc. The Mobi-C disc, which is a metal and polyethylene mobile bearing prosthesis, is a cervical implant ...
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Colibri Heart Valve in the US has treated the first patient with its proprietary 24mm Colibri transcatheter aortic valve implantation(TAVI)system,as part of first-in-human feasibility study. The ...
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved the use of Alcon's Nevanac in patients suffering from diabetes to minimize the possibility of postoperative macular oedema (MO) coupled with cataract surgery. The approval allows the ...
Tags: The Scottish Medicines Consortium, diabetic cataract patients, Medicine