Arctic in Medical News

Top Neurology Programs Control Fever with Arctic Sun Cooling Technology

Medivance's safe temperature management technology, aggressive fever control may improve neurologic outcomes after stroke or brain injury LOUISVILLE, Colo., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's top-rated neurology programs cool their critically ill stroke and brain injured patients with the ...

Top Heart Programs Choose Safety of Medivance's Non-Invasive Arctic Sun(R) for Therapeutic Hypothermia

Best hospitals adhere to trend in medicine favoring non-invasive interventions that minimize needless complications LOUISVILLE, Colo., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's top-rated heart programs continue to favor the non-invasive, safe and technologically advanced Arctic Sun Temperature...

UAF to host Eighth Conference of Arctic Parliamentarians

Fairbanks, Alaska The University of Alaska Fairbanks campus will be home to the Eighth Conference of Arctic Parliamentarians Aug. 12-14, 2008. The biennial conference is organized in cooperation with the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region and brings together internation...

CryoCath Introduces Arctic Front in Australia

Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: CYT http://www.cryocath.com MONTREAL, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - CryoCath(R) Technologies Inc., the global leader in cryotherapy products to treat cardiac arrhythmias, today announced the introduction of Arct...

More than Seventy Percent of Top US Hospitals Control Patient Temperature with High-Tech Arctic Sun(TM)

Automated non-invasive cooling avoids DVT danger; precise control of rewarming key to averting brain damage LOUISVILLE, Colo., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by the nation's top hospitals, adoption of the safest, most effective cooling technology-the non- invasive Arctic Sun(R)...

African seed collection first to arrive in Norway on route to Arctic seed vault

LAGOS, NIGERIA (31 January 2008)Twenty-one boxes filled with 7,000 unique seed samples from more than 36 African nations were shipped to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a facility being built on a remote island in the Arctic Circle as a repository of last resort for humanitys agricultural heritage...

Early Arctic Spring Indication of Climate Change

Spring in the Arctic has been registered weeks earlier than a decade ago and is likely linked to climate warming, a team of researchers said . "Despite uncertainties in the magnitude of expected global warming over the next century, one consistent feature of extant and projected changes is ...

Witchcraft in Focus at Arctic Rendez-vous

Witchhunts came to an end in Europe hundreds of years ago but thousands of people around the world are still being persecuted, a subject academics will delve into at a witchcraft conference in Norway's far north this week. Some 60 international experts will gather in the tiny Arctic town o...

Human Induced Global Warming Drying Up Arctic Ponds

Global warming is now taking its toll on the ancient Arctic ponds as well, according to new study by a researcher from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. These ponds, which lie atop bedrock, freeze solid in the winter and then melt for a few months each summer, becoming hot spots of act...

Soot-infused Snow Responsible for Arctic Warming: Study

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, believe that while the threat of greenhouse emissions exists, soot-infused or dirty snow also contributes to global warming. If Charlie Zender, an Associate Professor of Earth System Science at the UCI and co-author of the study, is to b...

Bright arctic lights to cause headaches

People suffering from migraines and living in the arctic area may have more attacks of headaches triggered// by the bright arctic lights. Researchers of Norway, who had presented the findings at the American Academy of Neurology 57th Annual Meeting at Miami, said that people reported increased...

iCRco Wins Government CR Contract with United States Coast Guard

...ign and construction of the ship. At a time when scientific interest in the arctic Ocean basin is intensifying, HEALY substantially enhances the United States arctic research capability. As a Coast Guard cutter, HEALY is also a capable p...

Mercury in Mackenzie River delta dramatically higher than previously believed

...elivery of mercury from the Mackenzie River to the arctic Ocean than determined in previous studies. Rese... vulnerable, because a large part of their diet is arctic fish species and Beluga whales." Gradyon says exis... studies already show Beluga whales in the western arctic have higher mercury levels in their flesh than Bel...

What if Oregonians decline to address climate change?

...ee for CLI's Program on Economics and professor of economics at Portland State University. "Given the evidence of earlier-than-expected melting in the arctic and Antarctic regions and other issues, the risks of larger costs are real. That's why the insurance industry and a number of financial institutions a...

Department of Health Urges Pennsylvanians to Prepare For Dangerously Cold Weather

... HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A surge of arctic air forecast to arrive in Pennsylvania on Thursday will bring hazardous wind chills that could lead to serious health problems, the Health Department ...

Nordic Naturals Offers Cod Liver Oil Solutions in Response to Recent Vitamin A and Vitamin D Controversy

...in A to any of our cod liver oil products." Nordic Naturals offers arctic Cod Liver Oil made exclusively from arctic Cod with no fish body oil or synthetic additives included. "Nordic Naturals...

Forward Expeditions to Promote CaringBridge(R) on Historic Victorinox North Pole '09 Expedition

...f Canada's Ellesmere Island in early March 2009 and trek 475 miles over the arctic Ocean to the North Pole. Their expedition will not receive or use any outsi...ing dry suits. "The extremely rugged terrain and bitter cold of the arctic Ocean make this particular expedition very dangerous and intimidating, and ...

CryoCath Announces Fiscal 2008 Third Quarter Results

...enue in Q3 2007. - Continued expansion of active arctic Front(R) user sites outside the United States ...ated 3,100 procedures have been performed with arctic Front. - Increased the number of installed conso...f the Company's flagship AFib products, led by arctic Front with sales 76.3% over the same quarter last ...

CryoCath Appoints Vice President, Europe

...nk will be an asset to our European commercial operations. He, and his successful European leadership team, will spearhead the ongoing rapid growth of arctic Front in Europe," said Jan Keltjens, CryoCath President and CEO. "Additionally, we have now opened our European headquarters in Leiden, the Netherland...

Arctic explorer delivers unique snow-depth data for CryoSat

...y trek across the Arctic, which ended with the two arctic Arc expedition members relying on Envisat images t...ving the changes that are occurring in the fragile arctic environment will help lead to a better understandi...ce so we were very happy to contribute through our arctic Arc expedition." Since the Earth Explorer CryoS...

Sciton Introduces ProFractional-XC(TM), High-Speed, Dual-Mode Fractional Laser

...Sciton is committed to providing exceptional outcomes to the patients of our customers. ProFractional(TM), MicroLaserPeel(TM), South Bay Peel(TM), and arctic Peel(TM) provide facial rejuvenation. Other modules offer hair removal, photo rejuvenation, laser-assisted lipolysis, wrinkle reduction, scar revision...

CryoCath Presents at Prestigious Heart Rhythm Society Meeting

... the most part, these presentations focused on the arctic Front(R) cryoballoon system for pulmonary-vein iso...einforced by results in a clinical case study with arctic Front reported by Dr. Vivek Reddy. About arctic Front ...

CryoCath Announces Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Results

...nue in Q2 2007. - Continued expansion of active arctic Front(R) user sites outside the USA - from 34...ted 2,600 procedures have been performed with arctic Front. - Grew the number of installed consoles ...chieved significant growth of our flagship product arctic Front with sales 284% over the same quarter l...

CryoCath Reports Data Presented at the 74th Annual Meeting of the German Cardiac Society

...thmias, today announced that data on the Company's arctic Front(R) catheter system to treat Atrial Fibrillat...lude: - Data from a three centre AFib study on arctic Front by Professor Dr. Schumacher from Herz- ...and medical monitoring, the safety profile of arctic Front continues to be very strong with no sig...

Healthful Mediterranean Dining Never Tasted So Good

...ommitment to quality finds Bonefish Grill culinary leaders traveling the globe in search of traditional and unique varieties of fish such as Icelandic arctic Charr, Florida Grouper and Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon at the peak of their seasons. A tantalizing array of sauces and original toppings are made dail...

State of the Planet Conference

...at recent crises. Alice Dautry, physicist, cell biologist and president of the Institut Pasteur. Grete Hovelsrud, senior research fellow in arctic studies at the Center for International Climate and Environment Research in Oslo. Klaus Lackner, professor of geophysics at Columbia and leader ...

Earth from Space: Splitting iceberg

... satellite remote-sensing programme funded through the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Service Element (GSE) that focuses on the arctic and the Antarctic. GMES responds to Europes needs for geo-spatial information services by bringing together the capacity of Europe to collect and ...

CryoCath Announces Fiscal 2008 First Quarter Results

...rowth. - Rapid expansion in the number of active arctic Front(R) sites in Europe - from 23 at the end ... - Explosive sales growth of our flagship product arctic Front with a 97% revenue increase over Q1 2007.... "All regions are showing solid sales growth, and arctic Front is starting to show its true potential with ...

Stevens UV expert at Science-on-Saturday program

...ber of the Science Working Group for Surface Heat and Energy Budget for the arctic Ocean (SHEBA), Site Scientist for the U.S. Department of Energy's arctic ARM (Atmospheric Radiation Measurements) facility and Science Team member f...

CryoCath announces 2007 fourth quarter and fiscal year end financial results

...entless focus on the blockbuster potential of arctic Front(R). As part of this transition we did i...led by the strong performance of our flagship arctic Front product in European markets. The number of active arctic Front users has grown in Q4 from 20 to 23 and...

Herbal extract found to increase lifespan

... Irvine, Calif., Dec. 5, 2007 The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study. Flies that ate a...

CryoCath to present at CIBC Healthcare Conference

...Astoria in New York City on Tuesday, November 6. Mr. Keltjens will present a corporate update, as well as provide updates on the STOP AF IDE Trial for arctic Front(R), the Company's minimally invasive cryo-balloon catheter designed specifically to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. A live webcast of Cry...

Pond in High Artic Drying Up Due to Global Warming

...according to two researchers. Ancient ponds in the arctic drying up during the polar summer as warmer temper... "A key 'tipping point' has now been passed: arctic ponds that were permanent water bodies for millenn...he region but Environment Canada has reported that arctic temperatures have been rising, and 2006 was the wa...

One-sixth of Europe's Mammals Face Extinction, Warns Conservation Experts

...d', the most serious category. The Iberian lynx, for example, is the world's most endangered big cat only an estimated 150 are thought to remain. The arctic fox and European mink face similar plights. This new assessment proves that many European mammals are declining at an alarming rate. ...

Global Warming Disaster Closer Than Thought, Says NASA

...the Arctic, replacing lighter-colored areas such as tundra and snow cover. The NASA research also reasserts the importance of the disappearing arctic sea ice and snow, whose reflectivity has helped cool the planet by bouncing warm sunlight straight back into space. The disappearance of that ...

World Environment Day (International Polar Year)

... the polar circle. In the context of the shrinking arctic ice cap, it would appear that the place and theme ...ered by polar ice caps resting respectively on the arctic ocean in the north and the Antartic continent in the south. Since the ice is more "water ice", the arctic Ocean is covered by floating ice or sea ice, calle...

Hong Kong Choked by Growing Pollution Problem

... over contaminated food have put pollution at the top of the political agenda. Chief Executive Donald Tsang's solutions -- turning notoriously arctic air conditioning systems up a couple of degrees and dressing down for the office over the summer months -- have failed to impress. "It is a total sham...

Reindeers Could Hold the Key to Elephantiasis Cure

... Reindeers in the arctic could hold the key to a cure for the dreaded eleph... scientists say. Finnish researchers have found in arctic reindeers// maggots known to cause elephantiasis. ...in reindeers in Kuusamo, less than 100 km from the arctic Circle. "From trying to stop this worm (in reindee...

Norwegian Glacier Shrinks and Marine Life Poisoned as the Globe Warms

...e, with or without global warming. Still, U.N. climate experts says the arctic is heating up faster than the rest of the planet because of global warming,...o highlight risks of climate change. "If the climate keeps warming, the arctic might be warm enough for swimming," said Rob Bell, in chill temperatures of...

Durable Critters Provides Better Way to Human Egg Preservation

...en called a sea monkey, comes back to life with water. The Baker’s yeast Dr. Eroglu uses when he bakes bread with his children does as well. Similarly arctic wood frogs use the sugar, glucose, to tolerate frigid temperatures until the summer thaw. While humans don’t naturally produce trehalose, research...