HemAway(R) Launches FDA-Cleared Painless Hemorrhoid Treatment Device
The HemAway Seat(R) offers relief for sufferers of prolapsed internal hemorrhoids BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J., March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- HemAway(R) ( www.HemAway.com ) announced today the launch of its first FDA-cleared consumer product, the HemAway Seat(R), a painless, non-invasive, discreet, a...Cell Receptor on Track for Painless Bladder Cancer Test
Detecting, Monitoring Bladder Cancer At All Stages Steps Away From Home, Doctor's Office CHARLESTON, S.C., March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Foundation for Research and Development announced a promising new diagnostic tool to de...Micro-jets for Painless Needle-free Injections
Novel needle-free injections that don't cause the pain and bruising common with existing needle-free devices have been developed// by a team in California. In a bid to confront the under-use of current needle-free methods driven by the pain and discomfort experienced by patients, a team of re...More Women Are Opting For Painless Labor
Research shows that more and more women are now opting for painless natural childbirth than before. According to a new study in the September issue of the journal Anesthesiology, as pain control options for labor // and delivery become more varied and sophisticated, growing numbers of women ar...Los Angeles County Launches Its Most Comprehensive Campaign Ever to Encourage HIV Testing
...IV testing event ever in Southern California with more than 10 mobile HIV testing units at the event. Anyone attending the event can get a free, easy, painless and anonymous rapid HIV test with results in about 30 minutes. Between 300 and 400 people are expected to get tested. The mission of the Depa...While Health Clubs Say No to 'Canckles,' Leading Podiatrists Say No to Toenail Fungus
...ces nationwide to offer a revolutionary new laser treatment that is the most effective at eliminating stubborn toenail fungus. The treatment is safe, painless and done in a single 30-minute office visit. Dr. Mittleman and his physicians treat all toes on both feet with the laser regardless of infection to el...Celleration Appoints Mark T. Wagner President and Chief Executive Officer
...rasound platform. The patented MIST Technology delivers non-contact, low-frequency, low-intensity ultrasound to the patient's injured soft tissue in a painless fashion. The chronic diabetic foot ulcer market had been the Company's initial focus. MIST Therapy(R) has since expanded to various hard to heal, chro...New treatment for receding gums: No pain, lots of gain
...dontology . "Patients have a less invasive treatment option for receding gums and we now have evidence to support the stability of this relatively painless procedure. Instead of leaving the dental office with stitches in the roof of their mouth, a patient leaves with a small bandage on the arm that can be...Bladder Cancer No Longer a Death Sentence
...om the minute I walked into this clinic I had hope." Daniels says the doctors were upbeat and the staff was exceptionally caring. "The treatment was painless and there were no side effects. When I finished the program, my CAT scans were absolutely clear and my blood work was normal. I continue to have tes...Reproductive Partners Participates in New IVF Progesterone Delivery System Study
...tudy compares an FDA-approved vaginal progesterone, Endometrin, with a new formulation which is administered subcutaneously, similar to the relatively painless fertility drug injections. Patients will be randomized to receive either the vaginal or subcutaneous progesterone until the pregnancy test and then un...Oramed Pharmaceuticals Launches Phase 1A Trials of its Insulin Suppository
...LEM, October 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - An Insulin Suppository Represents an Important Development in the Treatment of Diabetes as it Provides a painless Alternative for Effective Insulin Delivery Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB; http://www.oramed.com ), a developer of alternative drug d...STARscanner, STARband Cranial Helmets Making a Difference in the Lives of Children
...certified orthotist at Floyd Brace Company, evaluated Amelia at four months of age, following consultation with her neurosurgeon. Amelia underwent a painless two-second computerized scan giving the orthotic specialist the information necessary to fabricate a plastic and foam cranial band, which is used to g...Elekta Announces Clinical Start-Up of New Leksell Gamma Knife(R) Perfexion(TM) at UPMC
...d certain functional disorders. This unmatched method provides pinpoint accuracy, high efficiency and outstanding results. Patients benefit from fast, painless treatment, often conducted in an outpatient surgical setting without the need for general anesthesia or even convalescence. To this date, about 500,00...Isis Reports Positive Results of Phase 2 Study of ISIS 301012 in Heterozygous FH Patients
...rts, and Day 99 for the 13 week treatment cohort. There were no Serious Adverse Events in the study, and the most common Adverse Event was transient, painless erythema at the site of injection. There was no effect on liver synthetic function as indicated by changes in bilirubin and albumin levels and prothro...Flexible Medical Systems Raises $1.2M Seed Investment for Initial Human Trials
...toring products and technologies to meet health and fitness needs. Our strong focus is on remote diagnostics capabilities for early disease detection, painless management of chronic diseases, and improved economics for patients and doctors. For further information, click on "investor information" at FMS's we...Beaumont Patients 1st to get Next Generation of Radiation Treatment
...). The $3.3-million machine is manufactured in England by Elekta, which is headquartered in Stockholm. The first patient was treated on Sept. 10. The painless treatment takes about 20 minutes and requires no implants or invasive procedures to prepare for therapy. It can be used to treat cancer of the breast;...High Speed Magnetic Stimulator (HSMS)
Description:... Magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive and painless method of stimulating the peripheral and central nervous system. Cadwell Laboratories manufactures two magnetic stimulation devices, the MES-10 and th...CGMS System Gold Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Features:...the abdomen, sends an interstitial glucose measurement to the monitor every 10 seconds. A patented insertion device makes placing the sensor virtually painless for your patients. A reliable, easy-to-wear monitor: The monitor, worn discreetly like a pager on your patients belt or in a pocket, recor...Flu vaccine in painless skin patches under development at Emory, Georgia Tech with NIH grants
Flu vaccine delivered through painless microneedles in patches applied to the skin could soon be an alternative to delivery through hypodermic needles, according to researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Using new grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH...Publication sets guidelines across cancer therapies: Ensuring the best in patient management
...ers. Internationally recognized PET imaging specialists and oncologists contributed to and developed this new supplement. FDG PET is a noninvasive, painless molecular imaging technology that allows physicians to determine how organs and tissues inside the body are functioning on a molecular and cellular le...University of Texas at Austin engineer elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
...d to measure their glucose levels several times daily. The technology, the core of ThearSense's Freestyle, was quickly adopted for more than a billion painless glucose assays each year. In 2004 Abbott Laboratories acquired TheraSense, including FreeStyle and the continuous glucose-monitoring FreeStyle Navigat...Simple test helps predict heart attack risk
...ogists in evaluating patients' risk for cardiovascular disease, as well as for managing established PAD," said Murphy. ABI, used to diagnose PAD, is a painless test that compares the blood pressure in the legs to the blood pressure in the arms to determine how well the blood is flowing and whether further tes...SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging
...diagnosed and treated. Molecular imaging is a highly effective, safe and painless imaging tool for diagnosing and treating breast cancer. Physicians report t...ed for unnecessary exploratory surgery or multiple surgeries; Provide a painless and cost-effective alternative to more expensiveand less accuratediagnostic...NC State first university in nation to offer canine bone marrow transplants
...ts have a cure rate of at least 30 percent versus about 0 to 2 percent for dogs who don't receive the transplants," Suter adds. "The process itself is painless for dogs - the only thing they lose is a bit of body heat while the cells are being harvested." ...At risk for peripheral arterial disease? Simple quiz provides key so you can circulate better
...and restore blood flow. In September, free testing is available for PAD at nearly 100 Legs for Life sites around the country. The ABI, a simple and painless test, compares the blood pressure in the legs to the blood pressure in the arms to determine how well the blood is flowing and if additional tests are...Improved foam for varicose veins found to be safe in preliminary results from phase II trial
...t foams have been a standard treatment since 1997 for spider veins and small varicose veins. Varisolve, a foam made with carbon dioxide, is relatively painless compared to other sclerosants, which can cause burning, said John D. Regan, M.D., clinical director of the Interventional Section in the Department of...Powerful yet reliable proteomics techniques are the focus of a new methods book
...C. David OConnor and B. David Hames, in the Preface to the book. [I]t confuses novices, who need a core set of reliable protocols that are relatively painless to implement but sufficiently powerful to yield valuable new scientific information. This book provides such a set of procedures. The chapters are...'Swish-and-spit' test accurate for cancer
...for broader populations, like PSA, focus on identifying a widespread disease in large numbers of people. A saliva test, Califano says, is easy to do, painless and cheap, capturing cells from a wide area of the mouth. Some head and neck tumors do not shed genetic material into the blood, making the saliva te...Biomedical Sciences Companies Expanding in Asia Invested More Than US$500 Million in Singapore
...ng (IMRE) has attracted investment from Sumitomo Corporation Asia and will be spun-off as Micropoint Technologies to produce plastic microneedles, for painless injections and extraction of bodily fluids, which can be mass produced. The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has also annou...Flu vaccine given in microneedle skin patches proves effective in mice
...ght be identified for antiviral medicines. Prausnitz and his colleagues have been working since the mid 1990s to develop microneedle technology for painless drug and vaccine delivery through the skin. The Georgia Tech team has also developed manufacturing processes for microneedle patches and tested the ab...Milestone Scientific to Report 2008 Year-End Results on Tuesday, March 17, 2009
...ment strategy is its patented CompuFlo (R) technology for the improved and painless delivery of local anesthetic. Specifically, CompuFlo is a computer-contr... audible and visual signals as to in-tissue pressure. Milestone's existing painless injection systems are currently sold in 25 countries. For more information...BioIQ Supports American Heart Month to Raise Awareness About Heart Disease, the #1 Killer of Women
...o the specified address. The recipient will follow the instructions to send a tiny blood sample to BioIQ's lab. It's safe, secure, and virtually painless - a tiny finger prick is all that is required. Lab results are presented via a secure, password-protected account. Each BioIQ order also include...NeoStem's New York City Adult Stem Cell Collection Center Has Opened and Begun Collections
... collections in this important market. "My wife, Karen, and I jumped on the opportunity to be among the first in New York City to undergo this painless stem cell collection process. We are very excited about having made this important decision, taking out a "bioinsurance" policy to have ready access i...Milestone to Report Results for 2008 Third Quarter on Friday, November 14, 2008
... and dental markets. Central to the Company's IP platform and product development strategy is its patented CompuFlo(R) technology for the improved and painless delivery of local anesthetic. Specifically, CompuFlo is a computer-controlled, pressure sensitive infusion, perfusion, suffusion and aspiration techno...