Photomedicine

Skin Woes Take Toll on U.S. Combat Troops

...th-century wars." "This is an important paper," added Dr. R. Rox Anderson, a dermatology professor at the Harvard Medical School Wellman Center for photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston. "There are a wide variety of skin problems, created or made worse by the conditions faced by soldiers. P...

Photomedicine in Medical Technology

Blue Light Destroys Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infection - Results Reported in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery Journal

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Two common strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, were virtually eradicated in the laboratory by exposing them to a wavelength of blue light, in a process called photo-irradiation that is described in a paper pu...

Ekkyo Describes the First Benefits of Controlled Hyperthermia in Humans in "Lasers in Surgery and Medicine"

...ce, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Ekkyo (formerly known as Heatwave Technology) a photomedicine company, which develops first-in-class laser-based systems for skin scar pr...ion and quality processes, EKKYO formerly known as Heatwave Technology is a photomedicine company that develops first-in-class laser-based systems for scar preventio...

Photomedicine in Medical Definition

Photomedicine

Photomedicine is an interdisciplinary branch of medicine that involves the study and application of light with respect to health and disease. Photomedicine may be related to the practice of various fields of medicine including dermatology, surgery, dentistry, optical diagnostics, cardiology, a...

Photomedicine in Biological News

Blue light destroys antibiotic-resistant staph infection

...by exposing them to a wavelength of blue light, in a process called photo-irradiation that is described in a paper published online ahead of print in photomedicine and Laser Surgery . The article will appear in the April 2009 issue (Volume 27, Number 2) of the peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, ...

Looking through the eyes of a mouse, scientists monitor circulating cells in its bloodstream

... WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 A team of researchers from the Wellman Center for photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have developed an optical device that allows them to peer through the eyes of...

Three-dimensional, miniature endoscope opens new diagnostic possibilities

... the application of minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. In the October 19 issue of Nature, the team from the Wellman Center for photomedicine at MGH describes their prototype device and a demonstration of its use in a mouse model. "This new ultraminiature endoscope is the first to allow ...

Photomedicine in Biological Technology

Follica Raises $5.5 M To Advance New Treatment for Androgenetic Alopecia Into the Clinic

...ated follicular disorders such as acne," said Dr. Rox Anderson, Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Wellman Center for photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Co- founder and Scientific Advisory Board Chair of Follica. Anderson invented and developed laser hair removal ...

Photomedicine in Biological Dictionary

Photobiology

... photobiology n. The study of the effects of light on living organisms and biological processes. ... The Norwegian Society for Photobiology and photomedicine ... Shop for Photobiology - Books at Shop.com. Books|Non-Fiction|English |Hardcover|Springer Verlag|Lars Olof BjÜrn Photobiology Books Phot...