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| Electronic Cigarette Distributors Warned By FDA Regarding Unsubstantiated Claims | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Warning letters were sent to five different electronic cigarette distributors by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for making unsubstantiated claims, as well as poor manufacturing practices. The FDA also informed the Electronic Cigarette Association that it means to regulate electronic cigarettes and related products "in a manner consistent with its mission of protecting the public health... | |
| PhysiScore System Determines Premature Infants' Risk Of Illness | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Stanford University researchers have developed a revolutionary, non-invasive way of quickly predicting the future health of premature infants, an innovation that could better target specialized medical intervention and reduce health-care costs... | |
| New Robotic Head And Neck Cancer Surgery Preserves Speech, Without Scarring | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| An incisionless robotic surgical procedure is offering patients a new option to remove certain head and neck cancer tumors without visible scarring, while preserving speech and the ability to eat. Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit is among the first in the country to perform TransOral Robotic Surgery (TORS) using the da Vinci® Surgical System... | |
| Preventing Pressure Sores With Intelligent Bed | Thu, 09 Sep 2010 |
| Further recognition for Empa's spin-off enterprise "compliant concept": on August 31st in Bern the team's work, "An Intelligent Bed System for the Prevention and Therapy of Decubitus Ulcers" was honored with the CTI Medtech Award 2010. "And the winner is... | |
| Machine Translates Brain Signals Into Words "Better Than Chance" | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| US scientists have moved a step closer to developing a mind-reading machine: they wired a man's brain up to a computerized device that helped them to determine at a rate significantly better than chance, which brain signals represented which word he had read from a list... | |
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| Official Opening Of New Facilities For Ground Breaking Molecular Diagnostics Company | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Renishaw Diagnostics Ltd, a world leading provider of trace level detection technologies based on the exploitation of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and Surface Enhanced Resonance Raman Scattering (SERRS) for clinical research and molecular diagnostics applications, held its official opening of expanded premises on the Nova Technology Park... | |
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| News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: September 7, 2010 | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| 1. A Low-carb Diet Based on Animal Protein May Increase Death Risk Evidence shows that a low-carbohydrate diet produces weight loss and improves some cardiovascular risk factors. However, health effects of a low-carbohydrate diet may depend on the type of protein and fat consumed. Researchers followed 85,168 women and 44,548 men on a low-carbohydrate diet for 26 and 20 years respectively... | |
| Scientists Decode Words From Brain Signals | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath the skull but atop the brain... | |
| 2011 Society Fellows Annnounced By Biophysical Society | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| The Biophysical Society is delighted to announce its 2011 Society Fellows. Fellows are chosen based on their demonstrated excellence in science, contributions to the expansion of the field of biophysics, and support of the Biophysical Society... | |
| CSI Laboratories To Build New Cancer Diagnostics Laboratory In Atlanta, GA | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| CSI Laboratories®, a private national cancer diagnostic laboratory, announced the lease of a new 65,000 square foot facility in Alpharetta, GA, located north of the city of Atlanta. CSI Laboratories is committing $15 million to its strategic expansion project, and this newly leased space will house its next generation laboratory, with clinical operations beginning in mid-2011... | |
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| Depression Significantly Improved By Non-Invasive Therapy | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| Major depression is a common and disabling brain condition marked not only by the presence of depressed mood but also by its effects on sleep, energy, decision-making, memory and thoughts of death or of suicide. Major depression affects 15 million adults in the U.S... | |
| CyberKnife Treatment For Prostate Cancer | Sat, 04 Sep 2010 |
| CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment for prostate cancer is rapid, effective and has no side effects, with the added benefit of being non-invasive. Since 2003, the CyberKnife Center of Miami and the CyberKnife Center of Palm Beach have been providing this high tech cancer treatment longer than any facility in South Florida... | |
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| Democrats Will Likely Push Again For Ground Zero Health Assistance | Fri, 03 Sep 2010 |
| Democrats are likely to again push to give billions in health coverage assistance to Ground Zero workers when they return from their recess, Roll Call reports. "A Democratic leadership aide said Tuesday that the bill likely would get the green light for floor action shortly after the House returns Sept. 14 in conjunction with events planned to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the Sept... | |
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| Gene Doping Detectable With A Simple Blood Test | Fri, 03 Sep 2010 |
| German scientists from Tübingen and Mainz have developed a blood test that can reliably detect gene doping even after 56 days. Scientists at the universities in Tübingen and Mainz have developed a test that can provide conclusive proof of gene doping... | |
| Conference To Focus On Sustainable Health Care Transformation | Fri, 03 Sep 2010 |
| CPM Resource Center (CPMRC), an Elsevier company and leader in assisting healthcare organizations improve practice at the point of care, has announced that its 19th International Conference will take place Jan. 19-22, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero in San Francisco... | |
