PREMIUMS payable on subsidised health insurance polices have gone up between 1 and 30 per cent. On the other hand, premiums on general polices remain unchanged. The increase in premiums on subsidised…
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Positive outcomes from first surgery using Zimmer’s DeNovo NT Graft for repair of cartilage
Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal care, today announced that results from a peer-reviewed publication demonstrated positive outcomes from the first surgery performed using the DeNovo® NT Graft for the…
GIBH, Saint Louis University form global research partnership to combat malaria
The Center for World Health & Medicine at Saint Louis University and China’s Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health (GIBH) are forming a global research partnership that initially will focus on new…
Gene ‘switches blood renewal’
Washington: Scientists claim to have identified a key gene in blood cell self-renewal, a major step towards culturing a supply of blood cells in the laboratory. An international team, led by the…
Elderly women on bone drugs may live longer
New York: While bone drugs have gotten a bad rap in the media recently, experts hope mounting evidence of benefits may convince patients not to shun the medicines. This month, Australian researchers…
Redsense safety device receives 8 hour FDA clinical clearance for nocturnal dialysis
The Redsense safety device is the only device cleared by FDA to monitor patients for potential blood loss from the hemodialysis needle puncture site. With an 8 hour FDA clinical clearance, Redsense…
Scientists discover evidence linking brain function variations to birth size, weight of placenta
Scientists have discovered the first evidence linking brain function variations between the left and right sides of the brain to size at birth and the weight of the placenta. The finding could…
New research: Incidence of PE after knee arthroscopy is .028%
Until now, the risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) after a knee arthroscopy has not been accurately defined and risk factors have only been suggested but not proven. New research, presented today at…
MEDHOST to provide new process management solution for healthcare executives
MEDHOST, provider of leading healthcare throughput and emergency department software, will provide the first look at its new house-wide process management solution, called MEDHOST HD, during the Healthcare Information and Management Systems…
FDA grants CSL Behring marketing approval for Corifact in treatment of congenital FXIII deficiency
CSL Behring announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for Corifact™, Factor XIII Concentrate (Human), for the routine prophylactic treatment of congenital factor XIII (FXIII)…
Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop WINCS Device To Measure Brain Chemistry During Deep Brain Stimulation
Mayo Clinic researchers have concluded that, through deep brain stimulation, a Wireless Instantaneous Neurotransmitter Concentration System (WINCS) can detect and measure serotonin levels in the brain. The findings suggest that in the…
Scientists Identify A Gene Important For The Daily Rhythms Of The Sleep-Wake Cycle
Northwestern University scientists have discovered a new mechanism in the core gears of the circadian clock. They found the loss of a certain gene, dubbed “twenty-four,” messes up the rhythm of the…
Venous Health Systems Receives FDA Clearance To Commercialize Fully Portable Pneumatic Compression System To Treat Vascular Insufficiency
Venous Health Systems, Inc., a developer of solutions for treating vascular insufficiency by enhancing blood circulation, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food & Drug Administration to market the…
Mayo Clinic Patient On Artificial Heart Receives Heart Transplant
Some say it was against all odds. Others insist it is nothing short of divine intervention. “It was a long wait, but fortunately a donor heart was made available that was a…
New Hope For Baby Boomers With Leukemia And Lymphoma
As the first baby boomers turn 65, Loyola University Hospital has begun offering stem cell transplants to leukemia and lymphoma patients who previously were too old to qualify. Hospitals traditionally have not…