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miraDry®, a Lasting Solution for Underarm Sweating is Now Available in Philadelphia and on the Main Line, PA

Ringpfeil Advanced Dermatology, a state of the art dermatology and cosmetic surgery center located in the Philadelphia and Main Line PA area, is now offering miraDry® - the only non-invasive and long lasting solution for excessive underarm sweat. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Ringpfeil Advanced Dermatology is the first in the Philadelphia and the Main Line area to offer the FDA ap...

Oklahoma Law Reflects Divide Over End-Of-Life Issues

TULSA, Okla. – University of Tulsa law professor Marguerite Chapman has been studying end-of-life issues in Oklahoma for three decades and has come to a conclusion: “It’s getting almost to the point that you need a government permit in order to die in this state.” Certainly, dying has gotten a lot more complicated here, the result of a unique measure passed by the Oklahoma...

St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval of 3-D Vessel Reconstruction Technology to Aid Physicians in Stent Placement

Next-generation system provides a real-time 360-degree panoramic view of the arteries in 3-D St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced CE Mark approval of its ILUMIEN™ OPTIS™ PCI Optimization System™, a new technology designed to provide physicians with a comprehensive disease assessment tool for t...

Medigus: Successful Three-Year Follow-Up Data of the SRS™ Pivotal Study in Indiana University Will be Presented at the Digestive Disease Week in Orlando

OMER, Israel, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Medigus Ltd. (TASE:MDGS), a leading medical device company dedicated to the development of innovative endoscopic procedures and technologies, will be presenting the successful three year follow-up data of the SRS™ pivotal study at the Digestive Disease Week in Orlando on May 18-21st 2013.      (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.co...

La Peer Health Systems Announces Opening of the Joint Surgery Center of Excellence

The Joint Surgery Center of Excellence is specialized in the advanced treatment of joint disease and injury, led by a team of orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine physicians in Beverly Hills. Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 La Peer Health Systems is pleased to announce the opening of the Joint Surgery Center of Excellence, for a sub-division of our Beverly Hills surgery center devoted t...

Surgery in mesothelioma

Dr Paul Bass talks with ecancer at EMCTO 2013 about surgical progress made in treating mesothelioma. Primarily advances include reducing toxicity and reducing resection.   Filming supported by Amgen

Surveillance Sufficient After Surgery in Early Seminoma

Survival after surgery in stage I seminoma is excellent, and new data show that surveillance is sufficient for most patients. Medscape Medical News

Treating non-small cell lung cancer with surgery versus SABR

Dr Paul Van Schil and Dr Kevin Franks discuss the benefits of treating non small cell lung cancer with surgery and with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)   Filming supported by Amgen

Conventional Care Often Fails to Help Chronic Lower Back Pain while Dr. Allen’s Device Provides Pain Relief without Antibiotics & Surgeries, States Fine Treatment

Conventional treatments are typically ineffective in cases of chronic back pain, so people often spend much of their savings on risky surgeries, or on merely surviving in pain; however, a new study says on average 40% of patients with chronic back pain may be cured with a course of antibiotics rather than surgeries. More importantly, with the Thermobalancing therapy and Dr. Allen’s Device, peopl...

SynCardia Co-Founder Honored with Pioneer in Transplantation Award at ISHLT

TUCSON, Ariz., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SynCardia Systems, Inc. (www.syncardia.com), manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that world-renowned heart surgeon and SynCardia co-founder Jack G. Copeland, MD, was awarded the prestigious Pioneer in Transplantation Award at the annual meeting of the International...

New Research Suggests Massage Therapy Is A Powerful Tool For Pain Relief

EVANSTON, Ill., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pain can negatively affect a person's quality of life and impede recovery from illness or injury. Recent research compiled by the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) suggests that massage can be a helpful pain management strategy for manually controlling symptoms in people suffering metastatic cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, among other il...

Strathspey Crown Announces Appointment Of Vikram Malik As A Managing Partner

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Strathspey Crown, LLC, a leading growth equity firm specializing in lifestyle healthcare, announced today that Mr. Vikram Malik has joined as a Managing Partner of the Firm. In his new capacity, Mr. Malik will play a strategic role as the fund grows and expands to include additional verticals under the lifestyle heal...

Novelos Therapeutics Provides Product Pipeline Update

MADISON, Wis., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQX: NVLT), a pharmaceutical company developing novel drugs for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, today provided an update on its product pipeline, including I-124-CLR1404 (LIGHT) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent for solid tumor indications, I-131-CLR1404 (HOT) cancer-targeted molecul...

New Clinical Study Finds Masimo rainbow® Acoustic Monitoring™ Technology More Accurately, Precisely, and Reliably Detects Ventilatory Pauses in Post-Surgical Patients

IRVINE, Calif., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that a new study to be published in the June 2013 edition of the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia (available online today) concludes that Acoustic Respiration Rate (RRa™) shows "significantly greater accuracy and precision for respiratory rate as compared to capnometry." Study results suggest that "the capno...

Finest Total Knee Replacement in Thailand at Vejthani Hospital

Vejthani Hospital offers the greatest quality of life improvement and provides total solution for knee problem at Vejthani TJR Center. With our specialized surgeons fully equipped with knowledge provides you with true health care that is more than just a treatment but prevention as well. Vejthani Hospital has one of the highest success rates and has one of...

New DVD Explores Alternatives for Women Who Have Been Told Hysterectomy is the Only Way to Treat Their Reproductive Health Disease

The Institute for Female Alternative Medicine, in conjunction with 981 Media, announces the launch of Hysterectomy Myths, a DVD for women who have been told hysterectomy is the only way to treat their reproductive health disease. Burbank, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 The Institute for Female Alternative Medicine, in conjunction with corporate video company 981 Media, announce the launch of Hysterectom...

INTIO Introduces TipTRAC™, its Newest Feature for its ClearStart SVM™ Intraoperative Imaging System

INTIO's TipTRAC™ will be demonstrated at the World Congress of Interventional Oncology. Real-time visualization of probe placement enhances the interventional radiologist's ability to more accurately deliver ablative therapy. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 INTIO, Inc. is introducing TipTRAC™, a new and significant feature of its 510(k) cleared ClearStart SVM™ system at the World...

May is National Arthritis Month: Options for Dealing with Osteoarthritis, the Most Common Form of the Disease

Arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability, affecting 50 million people, and one in five adults. Ethical Alternative Products is making available trial samples of OmniFlex and Tendonex to bolster medical management options. Wyckoff, NJ (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Arthritis is common, costly, and painful, and most people think there is nothing you can do about it. Misconceptions about the...

Low Profile Blade Facilitates Shave Biopsy

A flexible, sterile blade is specifically designed for cutaneous surgery, making the process of skin biopsy safer for the patient.

Research sheds new light on occupation-specific rehabilitation

After cardiac surgery, should a farmer and an attorney take the same physical test to be found fit for work? They do now. But new research from Jenny Adams, PhD, at Baylor Health Care System's Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, could change...

Morton's neuroma

Morton's neuroma — Comprehensive overview covers treatment, including surgery, for this painful foot growth.

Investing In Increased Tattoo Removal With Cynosure

By Nicholas Pardini:With demographics in America getting older, healthcare and medical device companies will stand to be some of the biggest beneficiaries. However, with the implementation of Obamacare and increasing state control of the healthcare system, profitability in medicine, health insurance, and medical care services will be capped. However, since cosmetic treatments are not covered by he...

GE Healthcare introduces novel MR imaging technology

At an event held today at Hospital for Special Surgery, GE Healthcare introduced MAVRIC SL, a novel magnetic resonance imaging technique designed to address the growing clinical need to more accurately image soft tissue and bone in patients with MR C...

SAGES Welcomes New President, Dr. Gerald M. Fried - Surgical Education, Quality of Care and Enhanced Patient Recovery to be Top Priorities

The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) announced today the election of Gerald M. Fried M.D. as its new president. Dr. Fried is currently the Edward W. Archibald Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at McGill University and Surgeon-in-Chief of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Canada, where he specializes in Gastrointestinal Surgery and ca...

Medigene publishes final results from phase II Investigator Initiated Trial of EndoTAG®-1 at ASCO 2013

Medigene AG / Medigene publishes final results from phase II Investigator Initiated Trial of EndoTAG®-1 at ASCO 2013 . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Efficacy study with 15 patients meets primary endpoint EndoTAG®-1 and paclitaxel combination show promising preliminary activity as preoperative treatment...