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Small-diameter vascular tissue engineering

Advanced vascular occlusion, a leading cause of death in Western countries, can be treated by CABG surgery. Autografts are the gold-standard treatment, but prosthetic grafts are under development as an alternative source of vessels. Vascular tissue e...

New Study Shows Effects of Medicinal Mushroom Extract on Pancreatic Cancer Cells

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A study published in the June issue of the International Journal of Oncology found that Poria Triterpine Extract (PTE), a mixture of triterpines from Poria cocos, a medicinal mushroom used in traditional Asian medicine, suppress the proliferation of human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Pancreatic cancer has some of the poorest survival rates among...

RNL BIO and Human Biostar to Offer Direct-to-Consumer Adult Stem Cell Banking in the United States

SEOUL, South Korea, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RNL BIO Co. Ltd., a stem cell biotechnology company dedicated to the commercialization of autologous cell therapy products for a variety of degenerative, ischemic and other indications, announces the availability of adult stem cell banking in the United States beginning on June 20, 2013.  RNL BIO previously offered these services through a...

Noninvasive identification and assessment of functional brown adipose tissue in rodents using hyperpolarized 13C imaging

ArthroCare Announces Participation in Investor Conference

ArthroCare Corp. (NASDAQ: ARTC), a leader in developing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical products, announced today participation in an upcoming investor conference, as detailed below. On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 ArthroCare will attend the 10th Annual Craig - Hallum Institutional Investor Conference. Please see the conference details be...

Wright Hip Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Notes Issuance of New Order in Federal Wright Conserve Hip Replacement Litigation

The Firm is investigating Wright hip lawsuits on behalf of individuals who suffered debilitating complications, allegedly due to Wright Conserve hip implants and Wright Profemur hip replacements New York, New York (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 The federal judge overseeing the litigation established for Wright Conserve hip replacement lawsuits in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, recently...

Stem Cells from Fat Outperform Those from Bone Marrow in Fighting Disease

A new study appearing in the current issue of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine indicates that stem cells harvested from fat (adipose) are more potent than those collected from bone marrow in helping to modulate the body’s immune system. Durham, NC (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 A new study appearing in the current issue of STEM CELLS Translational Medicine indicates that stem cells harvested from fat (a...

Pulling the plug: ICU 'culture' key to life or death decision

If you land in an intensive care unit sick enough for doctors to consider withdrawing life support, be warned. Whether and when to pull the plug may depend in large part on the practices and culture of the ICU itself -- perhaps more than your needs or wishes, a new study finds.  …

Tom Daulton, Mammotome CEO, Named ACG Dealmaker of the Year

CINCINNATI, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Daulton, CEO of Mammotome, a division of Devicor Medical Products, has been named Dealmaker of the Year by the Cincinnati chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). Daulton, who was nominated by another local top executive who is also a breast cancer survivor, led the purchase of the Mammotome® brand from Ethicon Endo-Surgery in Ma...

American College of Endocrinology Offering Free Thyroid Awareness Promotional Items

As part of its ongoing thyroid awareness efforts, the American College of Endocrinology (ACE) – the charitable, educational and scientific arm of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) – announces it is offering a variety of free promotional items to the public to help increase

New Survey Scores California Physician Groups on Patient Care Capabilities

The California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) today released the results of its seventh annual Standards of Excellence (SOE) member survey, which tallies the “tools” required for sophisticated healthcare systems to deliver the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim of better patient experience, better population health, and better...

Decisions to forgo life support may depend heavily on the ICU where patients are treated

The decision to limit life support in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) appears to be significantly influenced by physician practices and/or the culture of the hospital, suggests new findings from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicin...

Covenant Health and MemorialCare Health System Receive National Honors for Improving Care Quality, Creating $20M in Savings

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two prominent health systems were chosen from more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide to receive the 2013 Crimson Physician Partnership Awards presented today by The Advisory Board Company at its national Crimson® summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110802/PH45999LOGO) The Awards honored Covenant Health, a fi...

MemorialCare Health System in Southern California Receives Advisory Board National Physician Partnership Award for Care Quality

ORANGE COUNTY/LOS ANGELES COUNTIES, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MemorialCare Health System is one of two organizations chosen from more than 1,000 hospitals nationwide to receive the prestigious 2013 Crimson Physician Partnership Award presented by The Advisory Board at its Scottsdale, Arizona Summit. MemorialCare Health System is an integrated delivery system that includ...

EPIC Creates Healthcare Engagement Video Series

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultancy, announced today their release of the first in a series of Healthcare Engagement Videos. EPIC is providing the videos with production support from GuideSpark, a digital employee communications provider, and health insur...

Economic Model of the Life-time Cost Impact of Heart Valve Prosthetic Choice to be Presented at ISPOR Meeting

Life-time costs savings of choosing an On-X® Prosthetic Heart Valve with no risk of re-operation compared to a stented tissue valve replaced with a transcatheter valve is estimated at $376,000 On-X® Life Technologies, Inc. (On-X LTI) announced today that a cost analysis entitled, “Initial Heart Valve Replacement Prosthetic Choice Has Long-Te...

3M Announces 3M PICC/CVC Securement Device + Tegaderm I.V. Advanced Securement Dressing

New system delivers reliable securement without sacrificing patient comfort 3M Critical & Chronic Care Solutions today announced the availability of 3M™ PICC/CVC Securement Device + Tegaderm™ I.V. Advanced Securement Dressing, an innovative sutureless securement system designed to deliver enhanced adhesion without sacrificing patient com...

Study Finds Vitamin C Can Kill Drug-Resistant TB

NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C added to existing TB drugs could shorten TB therapy, and it highlights a new area for drug design...

CytRx Announces Initial Results from Pharmacokinetics Clinical Trial with Aldoxorubicin in Solid Tumors

Aldoxorubicin shows prolonged clinical activity in two clinical trial patients with small cell lung cancer who have failed other therapies Data show that aldoxorubicin demonstrates a significant 250-fold lower distribution to healthy tissue compared with doxorubicin CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ: CYTR), a biopharmaceutical research and deve...

KineMed Announces an Agreement With MedImmune to Study Protein Dynamics Related to Neurodegenerative Diseases

Research will utilize KineMed technology KineMed Inc. (www.kinemed.com) today announced an agreement with MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, to study how a monoclonal antibody affects the dynamics of the cellular prion protein (PrPc). Cellular prion protein is found in healthy people, but this protein...

Emerson Resources Announces CEO Retirement and Appointment of Successor

Dr. Charles Signorino, Emerson Resources’ Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, retired on April 1, 2013 after 32 years of service. Adolfo Gomez, Emerson’s current President, will serve as the Company's new Chief Executive Office. Norristown, PA (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Emerson Resources Inc., a premier pharmaceutical development company, today announced that Dr. Charles Signorin...

Veran Medical Introduces vSupport™ Face-to-Face Virtual Support for Electromagnetic Navigation Customers

PHILADELPHIA, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Veran announced today at the American Thoracic Society International Conference that they are partnering with SpotOn Surgical to launch vSupport™ face-to-face virtual support for their existing and growing customer base. The new vSupport product provides virtual customer support during navigation procedures for the lung, liver and kidneys. An experi...

Study finds vitamin C can kill drug-resistant TB (w/ video)

In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding suggests that vitamin C ad...

Claims vitamin B prevents Alzheimer's are unproven

'Should you be taking vitamin B to protect against Alzheimer's?,' asks the Daily Mail. Its question is prompted by new research into whether a daily dose of vitamin B could reduce the loss of brain tissue in people with mild cognitive impairment. Mild cognitive impairment is thought to be a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers were particularly interested in the effec...

Covidien’s Technology Platform to Diagnose Early Lung Cancer Part of New Guidelines of American College of Chest Physicians

Minimally invasive procedure aids early detection and diagnosis of lung cancer, potentially increasing long-term survival rates significantly Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its superDimension Electromagnetic Navigation Broncho