Color in Medical Technology

Studies Show Combination Laser Therapy Effective At Clearing Acne, Reducing Oil Production

...here scars form." Side effects were limited to mild redness that lasted for 48 hours, and the treatment was found to be safe even for patients of color with no complications, such as hyperpigmentation. In her practice, Dr. Alexiades-Armenakas doesn't recommend ALA PDT as a first-line therapy for ...

Heavy Marijuana Use May Damage Developing Brain in Teens, Young Adults

...milar to insulation covering an electrical wire. If myelin does not function properly, signaling within the brain may be slower. Myelin gives its color to the white matter of the brain, and covers the nerve fibers that connect different brain regions. "Our results suggest that early-onset substance us...

Study Found That Long Term Use of Advair Diskus(R) 250/50 Did Not Adversely Affect Bone Loss in Patients with COPD

...king Advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. Patients should call their doctor if they notice any of the following symptoms: change in amount or color of sputum, fever, chills, increased cough, or increased breathing problems. Advair may increase the risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems (catara...

Wild Blueberries Take Top Spot in New Antioxidant Research Study

... with an emphasis on berries. According to Davis, berries are naturally rich in anthocyanins, protective plant compounds responsible for the deep blue color of fruits like Wild Blueberries. Anthocyanins have potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, and are being studied for their possible preve...

Landmark COPD Trial UPLIFT(R) Shows SPIRIVA(R) HandiHaler(R) Sustained Lung Function Improvements Over Four Years

...rial, a COPD exacerbation was defined as an increase or new onset of more than one of the following respiratory symptoms: cough, phlegm, change in the color of phlegm, wheezing, breathlessness with a duration of 3 or more days requiring treatment with antibiotics and/or systemic (oral, intramuscular or int...

Clinical Trial Shows Cardiovascular Benefits of Rooibos, Popular Antioxidant Herbal Tea from South Africa

...ea family (Fabaceae) is a popular beverage from South Africa. The name comes from the local Afrikaans name for "red bush," referring to the red-auburn color of the plant material, which changes after it is harvested and allowed to ferment. The pleasant-tasting red-colored beverage is high in antioxidant co...

NCPS Outraged at HIV/AIDS Medi-Cal Cuts

...n-confusing drug regimen process, and eliminates one less obstacle in the daily struggle of a person living with HIV/AIDS. Many of these are people of color who live in underserved areas of major cities in California. Former President Bill Clinton recently noted that "our country is experiencing the bigg...

Volcano's VH(R) IVUS Technology Used in Imaging Study of GlaxoSmithKline's Novel Investigational Compound, Darapladib

...formation on the composition of each patient's atherosclerotic plaques. The color VH images show four plaque component types: necrotic core, dense calcium, f...urement tools to simplify image interpretation and employs a pre-determined color key to display plaque composition at a specific point in the artery or acro...

K-State Researchers Awarded Nearly $1 Million to Test Remedies, Investigate Link Between E. Coli and Distillers' Grains

...eached the safe-to-eat temperature of 160 F. The color of meat depends on the oxygen in the muscle cells,...s the meat ages, it loses oxygen, which causes the color to change. The oxygen in the muscle is carried by ...d researchers to recommend that temperature -- not color -- should be used as a test for doneness, Hunt sai...

FDA Files Application To Convert ONTAK(R) (Denileukin Diftitox) to Full Approval for Use in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)

...o predict and may predispose patients to the syndrome (see PRECAUTIONS, Laboratory Tests). Visual Loss Loss of visual acuity, usually with loss of color vision, with or without retinal pigment mottling has been reported following administration of ONTAK. Recovery was reported in some of the affected pa...

Apieron, Inc. Begins Customer Shipments of the Insight(TM) eNO System

...rend analysis and printed for insurers' and patients' files. All of the System's functions are accessible through a small desktop monitor with a large color display and clinician-friendly interface. "We showcased the Insight System at the March meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immun...

Use of PressureWire(R) Yields a More Accurate Assessment of Translesion Pressure Gradients in Peripheral Vasculature, Two New Studies Report

...graphy and duplex ultrasound with pressure gradient measurements," this study of 56 RAS patients reports that diagnoses based on renal angiography and color duplex ultrasound overestimated the severity of RAS by 38 percent and 55 percent compared with those based on a ratio of distal renal pressure to aort...

Mayo Clinic Finds Capsule Endoscopy Can Detect Intestinal Damage Caused by Celiac Disease

...study's lead author and a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic. The capsule is approximately the size of a large vitamin, and it includes a miniature color video camera, light, battery and transmitter. The patient swallows the capsule, which takes approximately eight hours to move through the small intest...

Diagnostic Center for Disease: Prostate Biopsy Spreads Prostate Cancer Cells

...ed in eight negative cores. The following year, the patient's PSA was 11.5 ng/ml. This time, in addition to the gray scale ultrasound, physicians used color flow doppler (CFD) to isolate areas of blood flow, important to prostate cancer growth. Despite the use of CFD to target areas of interest, the biopsy...

Folate in Strawberries May Contribute to Healthy Pregnancy

... heart and brain disease prevention, including vitamin C, potassium, and flavonoids such as anthocyanins, the natural pigments responsible for the red color of strawberries. For recipes and more information on the health benefits of strawberries, visit http://www.calstrawberry.com ...

Data Demonstrate that Obagi Medical Products' Condition & Enhance Skin Care System is an Effective Complement to Facial Rejuvenation Procedures

... Study of more than 2,500 patients shows marked improvement of skin texture, color and overall appearance SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMPI ), a leader in topical aesthetic an...

Researchers Use Magnetism to Target Cells to Animal Arteries

...n to 100 times larger.) The researchers loaded the nanoparticles into endothelial cells, which had been genetically modified to produce a specific color that could be detected by an imaging system while the animals were alive. After introducing stainless steel stents into rats' carotid arteries, Levy's...

Boston Scientific to Release Broad Range of Clinical Trial Data Reinforcing Safety and Efficacy of Taxus(R) Coronary Stent Systems at TCT 2007

...the iLab(R) Ultrasound Imaging System that give physicians the ability to preview device sizing decisions, colorize plaque and blood flow, and overlay color to enrich viewing the IVUS image. TAXUS Liberte is an investigational device and not available for sale in the United States. TAXUS Element is curren...

Baraclude (entecavir) Therapy Resulted in Undetectable Levels of Hepatitis B Virus in Cohort of Patients Who Re-Started Treatment

...ny of the following signs of liver problems: yellowing (jaundice) of the skin or the white part of the eyes, darkening of the urine, lightening in the color of bowel movements (stools), not feeling like eating food for several days or longer, feeling sick to the stomach (nausea), or having lower stomach pa...

Baraclude (Entecavir) Treatment Demonstrated Greater Viral Load Reduction Compared to Adefovir at 48 Weeks in Study of Antiviral-Naive Chronic Hepatitis B E-Antigen Positive Patients

...ny of the following signs of liver problems: yellowing (jaundice) of the skin or the white part of the eyes, darkening of the urine, lightening in the color of bowel movements (stools), not feeling like eating food for several days or longer, feeling sick to the stomach (nausea), or having lower stomach pa...

Ontak (denileukin diftitox) Achieves 49.1% Overall Response Rate in Phase III Trial of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)

... may predispose patients to the syndrome (see PRECAUTIONS, Laboratory Tests). Visual Loss: -- Loss of visual acuity, usually with loss of color vision, with or without retinal pigment mottling has been reported following administration of ONTAK. Recovery was reported in some of...

GSK'S Pazopanib Shows Positive Results in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma, Ovarian Cancer and Soft Tissue Sarcoma

...pes." The most frequent adverse events (AEs) were diarrhea, fatigue, hair color change, nausea, and hypertension. Pazopanib had a low incidence of hand-foo... tumor types. The most common AEs recorded were hypertension, fatigue, hair color change, and nausea. Please see safety considerations below. About pazopan...

Urinalysis Analyzers: Large Capabilities in Every Size Device

...sults for quick review. A handheld bar-code reader identifies sample, color and clarity values, minimizing errors. Memory stores 500 patient results fo...d analyzers can largely eliminate both the variability of subjective visual color interpretation of reagent dipsticks and transcription errors associated wit...

Rapid Whole Blood Testing for Infectious Mononucleosis Antibodies

...g whole blood specimens only). The test uses color immunochromatographic dipstick technology in which...ailable in five minutes. This test also uses color to indicate the presence of IM antibodies. Unlike ...orms a visible line while the absence of a visible color band indicates a negative result. Regardless of te...

Point of Care Strep Tests Speed Treatment, Lower Costs

...red at room temperature and includes positive and negative external controls. The OSOM Ultra Strep A Test from Genzyme, Cambridge, Mass., is a color immuno-chromatographic assay that detects either viable or nonviable organisms directly from a throat swab, providing results within seven minutes. Ge...

Monitoring Patient Glucose Levels: New Advances in software make it easier

...tained unit that is unique: it downloads and prints out glucose trends without needing a PC. It provides data and statistics as either clear graphs or color printouts, and makes it easier for physicians and healthcare professionals to monitor patient glucose levels and to view trends. A physician ca...