Circumcision: A proven strategy to prevent HIV
Male circumcision significantly reduces the risk of acquiring HIV in young African men, according to a study led by University of Illinois at Chicago professor of epidemiology Robert Bailey. Researchers conducted a clinical trial enrolling 2,784 HIV negative, uncircumcised men between 18 and 24 years old in Kisumu, Kenya...HIVMA opposes The Gambia's unproven AIDS remedy
Leading HIV experts are alarmed that the government of The Gambia is encouraging citizens living with HIV to stop taking antiretroviral medications in order to try an unproven herbal remedy. The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) calls on President Yahya Jammeh to cease his unproven claims that the treatment "cures" AIDS. Earlier this year, President Jammeh began applying his treatment to a...DNA purification from pig ears to bird blood using proven DNeasy Technology
DNeasy Blood & Tissue Kits provide fast and easy silica-based DNA purification in convenient spin-column and 96-well-plateformats. Most samples can be directly lysed with proteinase K, eliminating the need for mechanical disruption and reducinghands-on time. Optimized protocols for specific sample types provide reproducible purification of high-quality DNA for lif...Canadian firm buys Proventiv Therapeutics, makes ex-Bone Care exec CEO
Proventiv was founded in S...TELITHROMYCIN - the proven effective new drug for cap
Community acquired pneumonia other wise known as CAP has been a therapeutic challenge to most of the practising physicians. This is mainly due to the growing resistance of the bacteria causing them to the available antibiotics. Telithromycin (Ketek), a new ketolide antibiotic, is highly effective in treating patients with pneumococcal bacteraemia associated with community-acquired pneumo...Partial-Breast Irradiation an Unproven Therapy
It's called partial-breast irradiation, and proponents see it as a promising alternative treatment for breast cancer patients who've just had a lumpectomy.// Thousands of women have already sought out the therapy, which requires just one week or less of radiation after breast cancer is diagnosed, instead of the six or seven weeks required for whole-breast irradiation. But i...Drug-Coated Stents – Proven to be More Effectiv
New research proves drug-coated stents effectively combat death, heart attack and repeat procedures .A recent study done takes a closer look at the effects of drug-coated stents on patients.// The study included more than 500 patients with previously untreated blocked arteries who were treated with drug-eluting stents. An additional 450 patients with comparable blockages were treated...“Provenge”, Dendritic cell vaccine for Prostate Cancr
An experimental dendritic vaccine has shown significant prognosis and extension of lifetime of men with prostate cancer. The vaccine Provenge is based on dendritic cells, which help the immune system recognize tumors. // “If these results are true, this represents the first proof of principle of a dendritic cell vaccine altering the natural history of a solid tumor”, says Philip Kantoff, Chief of...Palatal Implant Procedure Proven Effective in Eliminating Snoring
Palatal implants are designed for the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and socially disruptive snoring.// The effectiveness of palatal implants for treatment of mild to moderate OSA and snoring has been demonstrated in a number of clinical studies. Primarily, studies have shown significant objective evidence of improvement in apnea hypopnea index (AH...Proven Posterior Stabilized Knee System
Description:StelKast's Proven Knee System is a long term, quality solution based on a clinically proven design. Available in both posterior stabilized and anatomically correct cruciate retaining configurations, the Proven Knee System provides the flexibility needed to address patients' needs. In addition, instrument standardization and ease of identification keeps the user in mind and promotes functional eff...Proven Cruciate Retaining Knee System, standard
Description:StelKast's Proven Knee System is a long term, quality solution based on a clinically proven design. Available in both posterior stabilized and anatomically correct cruciate retaining configurations, the Proven Knee System provides the flexibility needed to address patients' needs. In addition, instrument standardization and ease of identification keeps the user in mind and promotes functional eff...Proven Cruciate Retaining Knee System, curved
Description:StelKast's Proven Knee System is a long term, quality solution based on a clinically proven design. Available in both posterior stabilized and anatomically correct cruciate retaining configurations, the Proven Knee System provides the flexibility needed to address patients' needs. In addition, instrument standardization and ease of identification keeps the user in mind and promotes functional eff...Proven Cruciate Retaining Knee System
Description:StelKast's Proven knee system is a long term, quality solution based on a clinically proven design. Available in both posterior stabilized and anatomically correct cruciate retaining configurations. In addition, instrument standardization and ease of identification keeps the user in mind and promotes functional efficiency....Proven™ Cruciate Retaining Knee System
Description:StelKast's Proven™ Knee System is a long term high quality solution based on a clinically proven and successful design....