Hi-Tech Advances the Practice of Minimally Invasive Gynecology at AAGL Global Congress
... using ever-more "patient-friendly" procedures in gynecological care was reflected in the proceedings of the 37th ... society for specialists in minimally invasive gynecological techniques. Minimally invasive procedures are ... of surgeons using robotics to treat a variety of gynecological problems, including hysterectomies, myomectomies ...US Female Sterilization Market to Grow to Almost $245 Million Over the Next Five Years
... sterilization procedures to drive the US gynecological market, according to Millennium Research Group ... Millennium Research Group's (MRG) US Markets for gynecological Devices 2008 report, the female sterilization ... unit sales. The US Markets for gynecological Devices 2008 report provides coverage of all key ...1 in 12 Outpatient Visits Is for Prevention: Study
... 63.5 million adults had a preventive health or gynecological check-up, at an annual cost of $7.8 billion. ... preventive health exams and 3,026 were preventive gynecological exams. Translated nationwide, those figures ... (17.7 percent of adult women) having preventive gynecological exams each year, the researchers said. Adults ...New study likely to fuel debate over annual physical exams
... and content of preventive health and preventive gynecological exams, the studys authors found that an estimated ... women, or 18 percent, receive a preventive gynecological exam. The total costs of these exams and ... data showed that preventive health and gynecological exams account for one in 12 adult ambulatory ...Teens May Not Benefit from Pap Tests
... for Pap test recommendations, said Debbie Saslow, director for breast and gynecological cancer at the American Cancer Society, one of those organizations. She ... SOURCES: Debbie Saslow, Ph.D., director, breast and gynecological cancer, American Cancer Society, Atlanta; Eduardo Franco, Dr.P.H., ...Hormone Therapy Increases Odds of Ovarian Cancer
... ovarian cancer," said the study's lead author, Lina Steinrud Morch of the gynecological clinic at the Rigshospitalet of Copenhagen University in Denmark. "The ... . SOURCES: Lina Steinrud Morch, M.Sc., gynecological clinic, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Denmark; Victor Vogel, .../C O R R E C T I O N -- Elsevier/
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... health: more than 52 percent of women expect the economy will impact their gynecological health choices, in many cases delaying or skipping their annual gynecological exams altogether. Fielded by TNS Global for the NOCC, the study ...Non-invasive test accurately identifies gynecologic malignancies
... study. This study included pelvic MRI and DWI results of 40 patients with gynecological malignancy. "Our study suggests that DWI can predict lymph node ... correct," he said. "The choice of correct treatment for patients with gynecological malignancy is often determined by whether the cancer has spread to the ...Neurocrine Biosciences Presents Elagolix Data
... antagonist may constitute a new paradigm for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. About Endometriosis Endometriosis is a painful gynecological disease that affects approximately 7.5 million women of reproductive age in the United States alone. The pain caused by endometriosis can be related ...Vermillion Presents Critical Data From Its OVA1 Clinical Trial
... clinical trial was its inclusion of patients seen at a variety of clinical settings where the intended patient population typically undergoes a gynecological examination with radiological and clinical testing prior to surgical intervention. The 27 sites were demographically mixed to include, for example, ...Bionovo Elucidates Mechanism of Breast Cancer Control by Estrogen Receptor Beta
... estrogen receptor beta controls breast cancer cells growth is very important for future development of safe therapies for a variety of oncology and gynecological conditions," said Isaac Cohen, Bionovo's chairman and chief executive officer. "This discovery further demonstrates the potential of Bionovo's ...Foamix and Galderma to Develop Medicated Foam for Certain Skin Diseases
... on 11 projects in the development of proprietary dermatological and gynecologic foam drugs, and has its own in-house pipeline of dermatological and gynecological drugs in foam presentation. Foamix holds 4 US patents and has 62 US patents pending, with further filings worldwide. For additional information, ...LDS™ (Single Use Loading Units with Stainless Steel Staples)
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Features:... Stainless steel construction Wide angle of view Indications include general and gynecological laparoscopic procedures ...Olympus advances technology for laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery
... includes the technology and devices necessary to perform procedures such as gallbladder removal, hernia repair, appendectomy, and urological or gynecological surgery through just one incision in the belly button. In Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site surgery (LESS), the TriPort access system is placed into ...NIH funds research center for women's reproductive health at Einstein
... endometriosis, and endometrial cancer." Endometriosis, the abnormal growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, is one of the most common gynecological diseases, affecting more than 5.5 million women in North America. According to the NICHD, an estimated 2 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age ...TGen and Washington University researchers discover new approach to treating endometrial cancer
... us to rapidly take our findings from the lab to patients.'' Endometrial cancer, which invades the inner wall of the uterus, is the most common gynecological cancer in the United States. This year more than 40,000 women will be diagnosed and nearly 7,500 women will die of the disease, according to the ...Gene therapy anti-cancer research featured in Scientific American
... chemotherapies. Curiel and Alvarez have been testing this concept with a virus compound called adenovirus in women with recurrent ovarian or other gynecological cancers. The clinical trial is still in the early stages, yet the compound has shown anti-tumor effects that appear safe to most patients, Curiel ...NHLBI issues first US von Willebrand Disease clinical practice guidelines
... during their first year of life. Since heavy menstrual bleeding is the most common symptom of VWD in women, the guidelines suggest that a full gynecological exam be performed before diagnosis of VWD is made. In addition, the guidelines address the challenges that pregnancy and childbirth present for women ...Risk of common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears higher for blacks
... for bacterial vaginosis is not as simple as just looking at the woman. We also should consider her partner. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common gynecological infection that affects up to 50 percent of women in some populations. BV is characterized by an increase in vaginal alkalinity and an overgrowth of ...FDA: 'Highly Unlikely' Green Tea Lowers Cancer Risk
... by Intuitive Surgical. UNC currently is the only gynecological oncology program in the Southeast that is using ... system gained federal government approval for gynecological use in April. "We've found the robotic ... fewer complications," said Dr. John F. Boggess, gynecological oncologist, assistant professor of obstetrics and ...Screen all at risk for HIV, plus pregnant women
... by Intuitive Surgical. UNC currently is the only gynecological oncology program in the Southeast that is using ... system gained federal government approval for gynecological use in April. "We've found the robotic ... fewer complications," said Dr. John F. Boggess, gynecological oncologist, assistant professor of obstetrics and ...Surgical Robot 'Scrubs In' At UNC, May Be More Precise Than Conventional Surgery
... by Intuitive Surgical. UNC currently is the only gynecological oncology program in the Southeast that is using ... system gained federal government approval for gynecological use in April. "We've found the robotic ... fewer complications," said Dr. John F. Boggess, gynecological oncologist, assistant professor of obstetrics and ...RNA splicing factor implicated in ovarian tumor cell growth
... were 20,180 new cases of ovarian cancer; 15,310 women were expected to die from the disease. "Ovarian cancer is the deadliest disease among all gynecological cancers," said He. "Two factors account for the dismal mortality outcomes. One is the absence of reliable early detection markers, and the other is ...Fallopian tubes offer new stem cell source
... of mesenchymal stem cells from discarded human fallopian tubes. In the study, human fallopian tubes were obtained from hysterectomy and other gynecological procedures from fertile women in their reproductive years (range 35-53 years) who had not undergone hormonal treatment for at least three months ...GeneGo Renews Its Agreement With Bayer Schering Pharma AG for Another Three Years
... Pharma AG has renewed its MetaCore licenses for another three years. Bayer Schering Pharma has programs for cancer, cardiovascular diseases and gynecological therapies and GeneGo has good coverage of these diseases and others. GeneGo is also in the process of building disease specific platforms in cancer ...Cardium's InnerCool Announces New Tissue-Specific UroCool(TM) System for Use in Prostate Surgeries
... such as radical cystectomy, a common procedure used to treat bladder cancer that has spread into the bladder wall. There are also a number of gynecological and colorectal cooling opportunities, including radical hysterectomy, myomectomy for removing fibroids from the uterus, and various types of ...Women's Surgery Recorded for the First Time on '4K' Digital Cinema is Presented at the AAGL Congress
... Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology hosted by the AAGL. AAGL is the international professional society for specialists in minimally invasive gynecological techniques. Ultra-high resolution digital cameras are transforming the art of cinema. Leading Hollywood directors such as Peter Jackson and ...