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62-Year-Old Man Becomes First Patient In China Implanted With Rechargeable Neurostimulator For Chronic Pain St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced that a 62-year-old man from Shenzhen, Guangdong province has become the first patient in China to be implanted with the Eon™ neurostimulator, a rechargeable device used to help manage chronic pain. Despite prior back surgeries, the patient suffered from chronic back pain for more than a decade. ...more	20 Nov 2009
Laser Therapy Can Aggravate Skin Cancer High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it caused increased tumour growth in a mouse model of skin cancer. Jan M. Bjordal from Bergen University College, Norway worked with a team of Brazilian researchers to carry out the in vitro and in vivo experiments. ...more	20 Nov 2009
Light And Color: Healthcare Lighting Presented By Siemens At the RSNA 2009, the congress of the Radiological Society of North America, Siemens Healthcare presents "Healthcare Lighting", a concept for lighting design in medical facilities, aimed at creating a friendly and colorful environment instead of the common bland hospital atmosphere. ...more	20 Nov 2009
WaferGen To Introduce New Service For Gene-Expression Profiling Using The SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, announced a new, innovative service for gene-expression profiling of thousands of genes using the SmartChip(TM) Real-Time PCR System. By taking advantage of the SmartChip Real-Time PCR system, WaferGen will offer universities, pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies a service that utilizes pathway-specific gene panels to discover and validate new biomarkers. ...more	20 Nov 2009
New Cancer Research Tool: Roche's CIM-Plate 16 Enables Real-Time Analysis Of Cell Migration On The XCELLigence System Roche Applied Science announces the availability of the new CIM-Plate 16 for their xCELLigence System for cell analysis, for use in cancer research. The 16-well culture plate features electronic sensors for the direct study of cell migration and invasion on the xCELLigence RTCA DP Instrument. ...more	20 Nov 2009
New Certified Reference Materials Offer Greater Certainty In Monitoring 3 Therapeutic Medications To help bring greater certainty to the measurement of medication levels in a patient's bloodstream for three drugs with narrow therapeutic ranges, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is releasing new certified reference materials (CRMs). ...more	20 Nov 2009
'Fly Paper' To Capture Circulating Cancer Cells Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by researchers at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor. These cells, known as circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, can provide critical information for examining and diagnosing cancer metastasis, determining patient prognosis, and monitoring the effectiveness of therapies. ...more	20 Nov 2009
Paralysis In Animals Triggered By New On-Off 'Switch' - Reversed With A Beam Of Light In an advance with overtones of Star Trek phasers and other sci-fi ray guns, scientists in Canada are reporting development of an internal on-off "switch" that paralyzes animals when exposed to a beam of ultraviolet light. The animals stay paralyzed even when the light is turned off. When exposed to ordinary light, the animals become unparalyzed and wake up. Their study appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS). ...more	20 Nov 2009
GEN Reports On Enhancing The Applications Of QPCR Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology is experiencing a surge of interest and rapid expansion as a result of advances such as instrumentation that pushes capacity to 1,536 wells and optimization-free multiplexing, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN). The technique's ability to both detect and simultaneously quantify specific DNA sequences is increasing its use in basic research and diagnostics, according to the November 15 issue of GEN. ...more	20 Nov 2009
OmniComm's TrialMasterTM EDC Solution Selected By Leading Medical Device Manufacturer For Phase IV Cardiovascular Device Study OmniComm Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: OMCM), one of the fastest growing companies in the EDC marketplace, announced today that a leader in the medical device industry has selected OmniComm's TrialMaster EDC solution for the data capture of a Phase IV cardiovascular study. The 24-month, 7-site study will enroll 100 subjects. "We look forward to continuing our successful collaboration with this device company," remarked Stephen Johnson, COO of OmniComm Systems. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Sen. Grassley Prods Med Schools About Medical Journal Ghostwriting Practices "Senator Charles E. Grassley wrote to 10 top medical schools Tuesday to ask what they are doing about professors who put their names on ghostwritten articles in medical journals - and why that practice was any different from plagiarism by students," The New York Times reports. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Endologix Receives IDE Approval For Fully Percutaneous Approach To EVAR Endologix, Inc. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Easing Needle Anxiety Needle! For some people, the word-almost as much as the sight of one sliding into skin-is enough for people to cringe, cry, even swoon if they're standing in line waiting for one. Experts believe fear of needles may be preventing people from rolling up their sleeves for the H1N1 vaccination. ...more	19 Nov 2009
Newer Heart Devices Significantly Improve Survival, Complication Rate And Quality Of Life A new generation of implanted devices that help a failing heart function properly is significantly more effective than the previous version, making these new devices an appropriate permanent therapy for many of the more than 5 million Americans who suffer from heart failure. A research team led by a University of Louisville cardiac surgeon published data to support these conclusions in the November 17, 2009 Online First edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. ...more	18 Nov 2009
American Heart Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Report: Continuous Flow Heart Pump Improves Survival More Than Pulsatile Type A new, continuous flow heart pump, or left ventricular assist device (LVAD), delivered better two-year survival in advanced heart failure patients than the current pulsatile model, researchers reported in a late-breaking clinical trial presentation at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Destination Therapy Trial Data Demonstrate Superiority For HeartMate II(R) Over HeartMate(R) XVE Thoratec Corporation (Nasdaq: THOR), a world leader in device-based mechanical circulatory support therapies to save, support and restore failing hearts, said that data released from the Destination Therapy (DT) pivotal trial for the HeartMate II left ventricular assist system (LVAS) demonstrate ...more	18 Nov 2009
Scans Of Egyptian Mummies Show Hardening Of Arteries Is Not A Modern Disease An international team of scientists who took CT scans of mummified bodies of people who lived in Egypt up to 3,500 years ago found evidence to suggest that hardening of arteries, a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, is not a modern disease and may have been quite common among ancient Egyptians of high socioeconomic status. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Investigational Neurostimulation Device Aims To Reduce Stroke Damage Stroke researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston are the only ones in Texas to offer a novel device that might extend the acute stroke treatment window from three hours to 24. The miniature neurostimulator, about the size of a staple, is implanted near the sphenopalatine ganglion, a nerve located in the roof of the patient's mouth, within 24 hours of the onset of acute ischemic stroke. ...more	18 Nov 2009
Analyzing Structural Brain Changes In Alzheimer's Disease In a study that promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying subtle, sub-regional brain volume loss using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The study is published the week of November 16 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). ...more	18 Nov 2009
Intra-Nasal Cooling During Resuscitation May Save More Brains After Cardiac Arrest A new study involving emergency centres in Europe found that using a new portable device in situ to spray a rapidly evaporating coolant into the nasal cavity within minutes of the heart arresting resulted in faster and earlier cooling and a higher chance of saving the brain of patients compared to waiting until they are in the emergency room (ER). ...more	17 Nov 2009
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