This year’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics annual meeting, also known as TCT2008, concluded recently with two important data presentations on studies that resulted in significant clinical differences between the CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent and Medtronic’s Endeavor®...
TCT2008 Concludes With Presentation Of Positive Data For The CYPHER® Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent
Unite Calls For ‘Substantial’ Pay Rise In Its Own Evidence To The Pay Review Body, UK
An immediate re-opening of talks on a substantial pay increase for NHS staff has been called for by Unite, the largest union in the country, in its own evidence to the Pay Review Body (PRB). Unite, which this week started balloting its members on taking industrial action, including strike action, has...
New Research: Early Peanut Consumption May Prevent Allergy
New research casts doubt on government health recommendations that infants and new mothers avoid eating peanuts to prevent development of food allergy. The study, published in the November issue of The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, shows that children who avoided peanut in infancy and early...
Reax™ PCR Assays For Effortless Detection Of Hospital Acquired Infections
Q Chip Ltd, a leading developer of microencapsulation solutions, has expanded its ReaX™ range of enhanced PCR products by the introduction of ReaX beads for the detection of bacterial and viral hospital acquired infections (HAIs). The product portfolio currently includes assays for MRSA, Klebsiella...
Optimal Dose Of Vitamin E Maximizes Benefits, Minimizes Risk
Vitamin E has been heralded for its ability to reduce the risk of blood clots, heart attack, and sudden death. Yet in some people, vitamin E causes bleeding. Scientists have known for more than 50 years that excess vitamin E promotes bleeding by interfering with vitamin K, which is essential in blood...
NHS Lagging Behind With IT, Says MS Trust, UK
The MS Trust welcomes a report from the Kings Fund that says the NHS is failing to make the most of technology that would make services more convenient for the public. Technology in the NHS argues that the NHS has been slow to incorporate the level of technology that people are beginning to expect from...
Breakthrough Mapping Of Alzheimer’s Genome Helps ID Four New Suspect Genes
Four novel genes that may significantly increase the risk of the most common form of late-onset Alzheimer’s have been identified by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, as reported in the November 7th issue of American Journal of Human Genetics. The findings,...
Pioneer(R) Surgical Technology’s NuBac(R) Nucleus Replacement Device Wins FDA Approval For IDE Pivotal Study
Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. announced, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to proceed to IDE Pivotal Study of the NuBac(R) Nucleus Replacement Device for the spine. Pioneer’s CEO and Chairman of the Board, Matthew N. Songer, MD, MBA says, “This is a huge milestone...
InteRNA Technologies And VU University Medical Center To Develop MicroRNA-Based Diagnostics And Therapeutics For Cancer
InteRNA Technologies B.V. and VU university medical center in Amsterdam, VUmc, announce the signing of a framework research agreement to develop microRNA (miRNA)-based diagnostics and therapeutics for cancer using InteRNA’s proprietary library of miRNAs. Under the research collaboration, InteRNA...
Cardo Medical Announces FDA Clearance Of The Align 360 Total Knee System
Cardo Medical (OTC Bulletin Board: CKST), a company engaged in the development of orthopedic medical devices, announces the FDA 510k clearance of its Align 360 Total Knee System. The Align 360 Total Knee System is planned for commercial release during the second quarter of 2009. Cardo Medical’s...