Robot assisted surgery more accurate than conventional surgery
A new study from Imperial College London shows that robot assisted knee surgery is significantly more accurate than conventional surgery. <...Amgen introduces comprehensive financial assistance programs for cancer patients
Amgen today announced Amgen (panitumumab). Through AOA, patients who are uninsured, underinsured, or unable to afford their insurance co-payments will receive help obtaining financial support...Computer imaging assists with facial reconstructive surgery
A new calibration technique that involves measuring the distance between the upper ear and chin in photographs could help facial plastic surgeons use computer imaging software to achieve aesthetic harmony in their patients, according to a report in the March/April issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. “The importance of balanced facial proportions...Gene thought to assist chemo may help cancer thrive
A gene thought to be essential in helping chemotherapy kill cancer cells, may actually help them thrive. In a new study of chemo patients, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer Institute found that 70 percent of subjects whose tumors had mutations in the gene p53 were still alive after five years. Patients with normal p53 displayed only a 30 percent survival rat...GE Healthcare to assist U.S. Olympic training
, a unit of General Electric Co. that has U.S. headquarters in Waukesha, will provide three LOGIQ Book XP ultrasound systems and technical training to the chief medical officers and their athletic training staffs at the U.S. Olympic Training Centers' clinics in Colorado Springs, Colo.; Lake Placid, N.Y.; and Chula Vi...U.S. manufacturing benefits if utilities can assist them with energy efficiency efforts
As is so often the case with any form of legislation, each individual law represents a compromise built around a coalition of diverse forces. In the case of energy and electricity, one needs to look no further than the way most states reward regulated utilities for providing electricity. Each utility is allowed to make a return on its fixed-cost investments, for each unit of electricity sold, whi...New guide offers assistance to UW-Madison entrepreneurs
MADISON - University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty and staff interested in launching technology-based businesses can now access a new resource to help them through the process of taking a good idea to the marketplace. "A Guide for New Business Ventures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison," is now available as an electronic publication on the Web site of the UW-Madison Office of Corpora...Arginine food bar assists people with angina
A medical food bar enriched with arginine and vitamins increased the exercise capacity and quality of life of those with angina. Arginine is an amino acid// that can produce the gas nitric oxide which, in turn, may improve the functioning of blood vessels. So you might think that arginine might help people with heart problems, especially those with angina, by enhancing blood supply to the...Computer Program can assist to detect Heart Attack
According to a new research, a computer screening program can accurately diagnose a heart attack even when some information required by the program is missing. In a study of more than 1,000 adults who went to the emergency department for chest pain, the diagnostic tool identified more than 80% of people who were having a heart attack.// The findings suggest that emergency department ph...Assisting stroke patients to recover balance
Researchers in France say that the distorting spectacles can help stroke patients with posture problems to recover their balance. They think that the spectacles reset the patient's mental makeup and hope that the effect will lead to a long-lasting cure for some postural problems.// People who have a stroke affecting the brain's right hemisphere may suffer paralysis down their left sid...Laser technique assists beard problem
New research and technology has been inventing new techiques. Laser hair removal is a useful remedy for ingrowing hairs that develop after shaving. Many men suffer from irritating 'razor bumps' after they shave.// The medical name is pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and it occurs when the relatively sharp end of a shaved hair grows back into the skin, forming bumps on the face and neck. So...Gel assists head and neck cancer
According to researchers from Northwestern Medical School, an injectable gel may be useful in treating cancers of the head and neck. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma affects about 20,000 Americans each year.// Given intravenously, the drug cisplatin has been shown to be an effective therapy for head and neck cancers, but because it affects the entire body when given through an IV, it...PVA, The Personal Vision Assistant
Description:PVA is a remarkable new electronic magnification system. It was designed with the special needs of the macular degeneration patient in mind. PVA contains many new functions including a mirror attachment to allow you to see your face to shave or put on makeup and a 350,000 pixel full color camera. It connects easily to most television....OME-7000 Endoscopic and Navigation Assisted Surgical Microscope
Description:Olympus has pioneered the development of the minimally invasive neurosurgical imaging system, an innovative solution that allows microsurgery to be more efficient and less invasive. The olympus MINI system consists of the OME-7000 surgical microscope, the neuroendoscope upgrade kit, and advanced imaging capabilities....eNclose Anastomosis Assist Device
Description:The eNclose Anastomosis Assist Device was designed specifically to obviate the need for partial clamping of the aorta. The enclose device can provide the surgeon with a stable, bloodless field and improved hemodynamics as compared to partial occlusion clamps....TandemHeart PTVA (Percutaneous Transseptal Ventricular Assist) System
Description:The TandemHeart PTVA ( Transseptal Ventricular Assist) System is a unique proprietary solution for the hemodynamic needs of patients for circulatory support by both Cardiologists and Cardiac Surgeons. These specialists have historically used intra-aortic balloon pumps to provide some coronary artery perfusion, but the IABP provides minimal circulatory support. Our vision is...