Chest in Biological Technology

Angiotech announces positive results from Bio-Seal(TM) clinical study

... investigational sites. Inspiratory upright chest x-rays were performed at 30 to 60 minutes, 24 ... for pneumothoraces (9.4% vs. 13.6%), fewer chest tubes placements in Bio-Seal patients (3.5% vs. 10.7%), and fewer additional chest x-rays required in Bio-Seal patients (0.6% vs. ...

Osteoporosis Drugs Increase Risk for Heart Problems

... scientific assembly of the American College of chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that people ... including light-headedness, palpitations, chest pain, and shortness of breath, or no symptoms at ... MD, FCCP, President of the American College of chest Physicians. "A potential link between ...

Renowned NJ-Based Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Team Completes 5,000th Successful Procedure

... Complications for Patients Requiring chest Surgery SOMERSET, N.J., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- ... chest pain as compared to traditional open chest surgery (i.e., thoracotomy), this specific ... and allows surgeons to execute a variety of chest procedures via videoscope. Led by VATS pioneers ...

GlaxoSmithKline Responds to JAMA Article on the ICES Thiazolidinediones and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Patients with Diabetes

... is reduced blood flow to the heart, such as chest pain (angina) or heart attack (myocardial ... nitrates is not recommended. If you have chest pain or a feeling of chest pressure, you should seek immediate medical ...

EDDA Technology Introduces Universal Enterprise Solution - Enabling 2D/3D/4D Advanced Clinical Applications on Existing PACS Workstations

... diagnostic analysis of digital chest X-rays using a comprehensive set of tools to ... inter-observer variation. With the number of chest X-rays that are read on a daily basis worldwide, ... allows for expanded use of chest CAD tools on a routine basis, with the prospect ...

Cardica's C-Port(R) Flex A Anastomosis System Allows Surgeons to Perform Revolutionary Closed-Chest Heart Bypass Surgeries

... the da Vinci robot moves the reality of closed chest bypass surgery several steps closer, by providing ... and most importantly for the patients." Closed chest Bypass Procedures During minimally-invasive, ... movements through fingertip-size incisions in the chest area, similar to the procedures ...

Anthera Completes Enrollment and Dosing of Varespladib Cardiovascular Trial

... Acute coronary syndrome is a heart condition characterized by chest pain occurring at rest or upon minimal exertion. This condition is also referred to as unstable angina. If the chest pain is associated with heart muscle damage and heart tracing ...

YM BIOSCIENCES RECEIVES CLEARANCE TO INITIATE RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND CLINICAL TRIALS OF NIMOTUZUMAB IN LUNG CANCER AND BRAIN METASTASES FROM LUNG CANCER

... with radical chemoradiotherapy or in stage IV NSCLC patients with chest disease including those eligible for palliative radiotherapy. The trial ... radical chemoradiotherapy or require radiotherapy palliatively for their chest disease either as part of their initial management or after failing other ...

Phase III Trial Begins for GAMMAGARD LIQUID Plus rHuPH20 in Primary Immunodeficiency Patients

... fever, fatigue, chills, flushing, dizziness, urticaria, wheezing or chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, rigors, back pain, chest pain, muscle cramps, and changes in blood pressure may occur with ...

New Research Shows Many Patients with Persistent Cough and Sputum Actually had Airway Obstruction Consistent with COPD

... Philadelphia at CHEST 2008, the annual meeting of the American College of chest Physicians. "Understanding the patients who are at greatest risk for ... age. About the Lung Function Questionnaire Data was also presented at chest 2008 on the development of the Lung Function Questionnaire (LFQ), a ...

PARI Respiratory to Present New Study Comparing Nebulizers Delivering Budesonide at CHEST 2008

... MIDLOTHIAN, Va., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- At chest 2008, PARI Respiratory Equipment will present a comparative study of ... PA at CHEST 2008, the annual meeting of the American College of chest Physicians. About PARI Respiratory Equipment, Inc. PARI is a leading ...

New consensus on work-related asthma

... In a new consensus statement, the American College of chest Physicians offers guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of work-related ... adults with asthma. Published as a supplement to the September issue of chest , the consensus statement, updated from 1995, places new emphasis on ...

Chest Physicians Now Suggest Early Intervention for Certain Blood Clots in DVT

... 2008 American College of chest Physicians (ACCP) Guidelines Will Increase Use of Trellis(R) ... drug therapy. The new guidelines appear in the July supplement to the chest journal. "This is a major change in the recommendations for the care of ...

Astellas Launches Lexiscan(TM) (Regadenoson) Injection for Use as a Pharmacologic Stress Agent in Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI)

... who received Lexiscan were shortness of breath, headache, flushing, chest discomfort, angina or ST-segment depression, dizziness and nausea. About ... to exercise adequately. The most common side effects include flushing, chest discomfort and dyspnea. Less frequent side effects reported in patients ...

Study Suggests GAMMAGARD LIQUID May Target the Primary Pathway Involved in Alzheimer's Disease

... fever, fatigue, chills, flushing, dizziness, urticaria, wheezing or chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, rigors, back pain, chest pain, muscle cramps, and changes in blood pressure may occur with ...

CV Therapeutics and Astellas Announce FDA Approval for Lexiscan(TM) (regadenoson) Injection

... who received Lexiscan were shortness of breath, headache, flushing, chest discomfort, dizziness and nausea. About Lexiscan Lexiscan is an A2A ... to exercise adequately. The most common side effects include flushing, chest discomfort and dyspnea. Less frequent side effects reported in patients ...

Panacea Pharmaceuticals' Lung Cancer Diagnostic Test, LC Detect(SM), Named One of Time Magazine's Ten Biggest Medical Breakthroughs of 2007

... screening and detection methods rely on imaging modalities, primarily chest x-ray and CT scanning. However, chest x-ray is not sufficiently sensitive and CT scanning is expensive with only ...

Baxter and Halozyme Announce Collaboration for Development of Subcutaneous GAMMAGARD LIQUID(TM) Administration Using Enhanze(TM) Technology

... fever, fatigue, chills, flushing, dizziness, urticaria, wheezing or chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, rigors, back pain, chest pain, muscle cramps, and changes in blood pressure may occur with ...

Baxter to Launch GARDian(TM), a Groundbreaking Initiative That Helps Provide Continued Access to GAMMAGARD for Current Patients

... fever, fatigue, chills, flushing, dizziness, urticaria, wheezing or chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, rigors, back pain, chest pain, muscle cramps, and changes in blood pressure may occur with ...

Study Published in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Demonstrated Once-Daily Vyvanse(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII Provided Significant Improvement of ADHD Symptoms for Children at 13 Hours After Administration

... or a family member, may have. Inform the doctor immediately if you or your child develops symptoms that suggest heart problems, such as chest pain or fainting. Vyvanse should not be taken if you or your child has advanced disease of the blood vessels (arteriosclerosis); symptomatic ...

New MRI technique could mean fewer breast biopsies in high-risk women

... breast cancer risk factors including inherited genetic mutations, family or personal history of breast cancer, or previous radiation therapy to the chest receive an annual MRI screening in addition to their yearly mammogram. During a breast MRI, which lasts about a half hour, the technician ...

Study Showed VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII Provided Significant Efficacy at 14 Hours After Administration in Adults with ADHD in an Adult Simulated Workplace Environment

... or a family member, may have. Inform the doctor immediately if you or your child develops symptoms that suggest heart problems, such as chest pain or fainting. Vyvanse should not be taken if you or your child has advanced disease of the blood vessels (arteriosclerosis); symptomatic ...

Cordex Completes Production of ATPace(TM) Clinical Trial Material

... the United States alone, with an estimated 89,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Patients with PSVT may report palpitations, pounding in the chest, chest pressure or pain, weakness, shortness of breath, or dizziness. Unless it self-terminates, PSVT patients need to seek medical intervention to ...

FDA Approves Labeling Change for VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII to Include Supplementary Clinical Data Supporting Efficacy at 13 Hours Postdose in Children Aged 6 to 12 with ADHD

... or a family member, may have. Inform the doctor immediately if you or your child develops symptoms that suggest heart problems, such as chest pain or fainting. Vyvanse should not be taken if you or your child has advanced disease of the blood vessels (arteriosclerosis); symptomatic ...

Centocor Ortho Biotech Data to be Presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

... reactions including, but not limited to, flushing, shortness of breath, facial swelling, headache, chills, back pain, tightness in the chest or throat, and/or hypotension have occurred in up to 10% of patients treated with DOXIL. In most patients, these reactions have resolved within ...

Schering-Plough Announces Changes to its Global Collaboration with Novartis to Develop Combination Therapies for Asthma and COPD

... and sore throat. In asthma clinical trials, the most common adverse events reported with FORADIL AEROLIZER were viral infection, bronchitis, and chest infection. FORADIL capsules should only be inhaled orally using the AEROLIZER inhaler. The capsules should not be swallowed. FORADIL ...

Campaign to Increase the Awareness and Understanding of Lou Gehrig's Disease Reaches 22 U.S. States

... ago. On July 4, 2009, each home team will host an on-field reading of Gehrig's Farewell speech. All players will wear a "4ALS" patch on their chest and MLB will promote the effort in a variety of ways, including in-stadium promotions. In addition, MLB.com will conduct an online auction to raise ...

Lilly Set to Unveil More Than 50 Studies at ASCO 2009

... called squamous cell. ALIMTA is a treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), which is a cancer that affects the inside lining of the chest cavity. ALIMTA is given with cisplatin, another anticancer medicine (chemotherapy), when surgery is not an option. ALIMTA may not be appropriate ...

Symphony Medical Announces First Patient Successfully Treated With Novel Congestive Heart Failure Therapy

... California, the Company's products employ proprietary biocompatible polymers delivered into specific locations of the heart during either open chest surgery or via a minimally invasive procedure. The biopolymers are engineered to achieve clinical benefit by locally modifying cardiac physiology. ...

Shire and GlaxoSmithKline Enter Agreement to Co-promote VYVANSE(R) (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII for the Treatment of Adults With ADHD

... your child, or a family member, may have. Inform the doctor immediately if you or your child develops symptoms that suggest heart problems, such as chest pain or fainting. VYVANSE should not be taken if you or your child has advanced disease of the blood vessels (arteriosclerosis); symptomatic ...

Morphotek(R), Inc. Announces Initiation of MORAb-009 Phase II Study in First- Line Treatment of Mesothelioma

... including pancreatic, mesothelioma and ovarian cancers as well as data derived from preclinical models. Mesothelioma develops in the chest outside the lungs, usually growing asymptomatically before it is discovered. It is especially common in people who have been exposed to asbestos, ...

Soliris(R) Reduced Measures of Thrombosis and Inflammation, and Decreased Indicators of Pulmonary Hypertension, in Studies of Patients with PNH

... vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs. Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension can be severe and include shortness of breath (dyspnea), chest pain, fatigue, and fainting episodes. Additional Data A poster titled "Modification of the Eculizumab Dose to Successfully Manage ...

MedImmune Advances Asthma Program With Start of Phase 2 Clinical Trial for Antibody Targeting IL-5 Receptor

... the subject of this press release. About Asthma Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that may cause wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30 million Americans reported having a history of ...

FDA Approves Ranexa(R) for First Line Anti Anginal Use and Adds New Claims for Reduction of Ventricular Arrhythmias, Bradycardia, New Atrial Fibrillation and HbA1c

... The new labeling clearly describes the substantial proven safety and efficacy of Ranexa for the treatment of chronic angina, the debilitating cardiac chest pain that affects more than nine million Americans each year," said Louis G. Lange, CV Therapeutics chairman and chief executive officer. "Ranexa ...

Leading Heart Specialist Joins Duska Therapeutics as Scientific Consultant

... is transported by hemoglobin in red blood cells and has a pivotal role in control of blood flow; the mechanism by which nitroglycerin alleviates chest pain in angina patients and the cause of nitrate tolerance in these same patients; and the finding that depletion of nitric oxide from stored red ...

Reliant Technologies Announces FDA 510(K) Clearance of New Handpieces for Skin Resurfacing and Surgical Applications

... worldwide. It is the accepted gold standard for treating acne scars and periorbital wrinkles, and for skin resurfacing procedures on the face, neck, chest and hands. The Fraxel re:fine laser, offering superficial non-invasive skin rejuvenation, combines the unique method of fractional delivery with ...

Lilly to Acquire ImClone Systems in $6.5 Billion Transaction

... NSCLC called squamous cell. ALIMTA is a treatment for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM), which is a cancer that affects the inside lining of the chest cavity. ALIMTA is given with cisplatin, another anti-cancer medicine (chemotherapy) when surgery is not an option. Myelosuppression is usually the ...

Cardica Receives $1 Million Milestone Payment From Cook Medical for Development of Heart Defect Closure Device

... death. Today, PFOs are treated by the use of a blood thinning medication (aspirin or warfarin) to prevent blood clots, or surgically through an open chest or transcatheter closure procedure. About Cook Medical The world's largest privately held manufacturer of medical devices with international ...

Celebrity Designer Ty Pennington to Host 10th Annual 'ADHD Experts on Call' Program

... your child, or a family member, may have. Inform the doctor immediately if you or your child develops symptoms that suggest heart problems, such as chest pain or fainting. Vyvanse should not be taken if you or your child has advanced disease of the blood vessels (arteriosclerosis); symptomatic heart ...

CV Therapeutics Announces License Agreement for Ranexa(R) in Europe With Menarini Group

... and debilitating heart condition, usually associated with coronary artery disease and marked by repeated and sometimes unpredictable attacks of chest pain. About Menarini The Menarini Group is one of the largest privately owned pharmaceutical companies, and is headquartered in Florence, Italy. ...