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New Spinal Cord Stimulation System Launched

...perating efficiencies. "EGL Scan technology is a valuable innovation designed to save time and be cost-effective for patients and payers," said Orlando Florete, M.D., of the Institute of Pain Management in Jacksonville, Florida. The Precision Plus remote control and charger are completely cordless, elimin...

Sleep Disorder Leads to Road Accidents

...g patients, which is a costly exercise and ties up valuable resources particularly as many of these referrals are unnecessary. Dr Kerr said his team was working on a project to develop a more effective system of diagnosing sleep disorders. The project is investigating and developing a web-based intelligent...

Inaccuracies in Cardiac PET-CT Scanning

... management, the publication states. PET-CT is a valuable tool in the detection and management of coronary artery disease, Gould said, and he hopes other cardiologists and their patients will insist that scanner manufacturers resolve problems with the software to produce the most accurate results. For pat...

A New Study Throws Limelight in HIV Vaccine Production

...g how this happens in people. While the study is valuable in helping the scientific community understand how immune pressure impacts HIV, these findings hold tremendous promise in terms of global HIV efforts, says Dr. Zabrina Brumme, the studys lead author. Achieving a more in-depth understanding of the ...

Government Policies and Booming Economy Keep Indian Healthcare in Top Shape

...ry-specific perspective on various industries. The valuable Country-Industry Linkage includes in-depth analyses and forecasts. The Frost &Sullivan Economic Research and Analytics team provides research focused on timely and critical sociometric, econometric, demographic, political, and regulatory informatio...

Radical Change in the Lifestyle Might Bring a Greener Future for Brits

...g their cars up with petrol, they would lose these valuable credits, forcing them to choose low carbon alternatives. Among the major effects would be that electric, battery-operated cars would quickly overtake use of the internal combustion engine. Households would be forced to invest in ways to make their...

Brits Need to Change Lifestyle to Have a Greener Future: Report

...g their cars up with petrol, they would lose these valuable credits, forcing them to choose low carbon alternatives. Among the major effects would be that electric, battery-operated cars would quickly overtake use of the internal combustion engine. Households would be forced to invest in ways to make their...

Electronic Health Records Shows No Improvement in Quality of Outpatient Care

...d said an electronic health record system can be a valuable tool for physicians. "But there has to be recognition within the entire health-care system that chronic disease prevention and management deserves emphasis," he said. CONTACT: Susan Ipaktchian at (650) 725-5375 (susani@stanford.edu)...

Indian Luxury Hotel Boss Calls for Major City Clean-up

...people can't get anywhere on time and time is more valuable than money," Oberoi said. He was speaking at a function marking an award from Travel Leisure Magazine that places an Oberoi hotel in Udaipur, Rajasthan, as the best in the world. The Oberoi Udaivilas is a lakeside palace in the desert, where stan...

Physios Find It Difficult to Find Job in NHS

...patients in Wales and we do not want to lose these valuable professionals from the NHS. He also said: "We are working very hard with employers and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to address this. "There is more to be done to help existing physiotherapists to progress their careers, thus creating v...

Autoimmune Response in Multiple Sclerosis

... suggests that these cells may be critical targets valuable to the design of therapies for autoimmune diseases such as MS. AUTHOR CONTACT: Eli E. Sercarz Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, San Diego, California, USA. Phone: (858) 455-3824; Fax: (858) 455-3715; E-mail: esercarz@tpims.org...

Trial of VivaGel in Sexually Active Young Women Commences

...in addition to the usual safety data, will collect valuable information regarding the product's use and acceptability in the consumer setting," said Dr Jackie Fairley, Chief Executive Officer of Starpharma. "The data from this trial will provide information of value to the development of VivaGel(TM) for all...

Study Shows Positive Results for Zestra(R) Feminine Arousal Fluid

...luded, there is a significant amount of additional valuable information in the database that we will analyze in great detail over the coming months," he said....

Diaphragms offer no extra protection Against HIV

...nt of the time. That finding nevertheless provides valuable information about the importance of monitoring compliance in complex trials such as this one, she says. Since 1994, Padian and her team of researchers had been exploring the possibility that diaphragms might protect against the AIDS virus. The theo...

Worms are Killing the Planet

...ecycle food scraps and other organic material into valuable soil worm compost, otherwise known as vermicompost. This compost can then be used to grow plants. "We have concentrated on getting waste out of landfill and into worm composting systems but they can actually produce more greenhouse gases than landfi...

Dangers Lurking in the Garden in Britain

...icancer drug vincristine, and foxglove gave us the valuable heart stimulant digitalis. Many toxic plants are beautiful and colorful, prompting people to pick them to adorn their homes and gardens. But their very attractiveness is what creates a hazard for small children, who may be tempted to put toxic be...

Special Backpacks Provide Much Needed Relief for Cancer Patients

... an important breakthrough for the NHS, freeing up valuable hospital beds." UCLH - the first hospital in the country to introduce the backpacks - is now looking at how this approach could benefit other chemotherapy patients. Susanna Daniels, lead pharmacist of cancer services at UCLH, said it was possible to ...

Effective Treatment for Malaria Control

...ce drug pressure and may prolong longevity of this valuable drug. Almost all countries in Africa are taking th...ce drug pressure and may prolong longevity of this valuable drug. Almost all countries in Africa are taking this course and have either implemented or are in th...

Neurological Disorder Gene Identified

...ght have taken two decades ago, in part because of valuable data from the Human Genome Project, Meisler says. Meislers research team, which included scientists at the U-M Life Sciences Institute, found that the mutation caused a signaling molecule, called PI(3,5)P2, to be under-produced in both yeast and mi...

Questions Over Drugs to Prevent Heart Complications During Surgery

...ut robust evidence to confirm that these drugs are valuable in routine perioperative use has not been published, they say. So, on the basis of the evidence currently available, what should practising clinicians do? They suggest that patients already receiving blockers or statins before surgery should conti...

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