Events
11/20/2008
Austrian Life Sciences exhibiting at MEDICA
Life Science Austria (LISA) was presenting Austrias life sciences strengths at a joint exhibition stand at this years MEDICA. …
11/20/2008
Innovative surface leads to considerably higher cell yields
Advanced TC cell culture products have an innovative polymer modification which forms a special surface that optimises cultivation of fastidious cells and facilitates complex …
11/20/2008
Philips and Neuronexus to research next generation deep brain stimulation device
NeuroNexus Technologies and Philips Research announced that they have signed a joint research agreement to develop next-generation deep brain stimulation devices with the ambition …
11/20/2008
Computer assisted surgery, a synonym for new techniques being pursued in clinical practice
Surgical interventions are not radically altered by computer assistance but the quality and quantity of diagnostic information is continuously increasing leading to more …
11/20/2008
Revisions to the diabetes treatment algorithm
A panel of experts, convened by the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, has issued updated treatment recommendations for type 2 …
11/20/2008
Obese children at higher risk for premature heart disease
The obesity epidemic is increasingly affecting young teens worldwide. In the USA the epidemic is well-established: more than 17% of children are obese and about a third of those …
11/20/2008
Bariatric surgery cuts cardiovascular risk in obese patients
Cardiovascular risk in obese patients can be reduced up to 79% in those who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass after other treatments have failed, compared with those who do not …
11/20/2008
Diabetic foot
The 2nd international symposium Diabetic foot: surgery, therapy, rehabilitation took place on the beginning of October in St. Petersburg. Olga Ostrovskaya reports from Russia …
11/20/2008
The US diabetes epidemic
Theres little evidence that newer, more expensive drugs work any better than older, cheaper medications. Diabetes, which came 7th in the list of the USAs top mortality causes …
11/20/2008
Lumpectomy is not advised if breast cancer returns
A mastectomy is prudent when breast cancer returns after a lumpectomy, because survival rates are higher for those who have another lumpectomy, according to a new study published …
11/20/2008
Laser eye procedure beats corneal transplants
Specialists at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in London, have started using pioneering laser surgery to treat patients with pathological eye conditions, such as …
11/20/2008
Cardiohelp
Maquet has launched Cardiohelp, the world's smallest, lightest heart-lung machine, that can not only provide a total therapy solution for heart surgery, cardiology, intensive and …
11/20/2008
Symposium: Surgical site infections
Surgical Site Infection is the most important problem facing surgeons today, according to Professor Miguel Cainzos, of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, speaking at the 2nd EMEA …
11/20/2008
Hip replacement method wins innovation prize
An Innovation Prize has been awarded to Professor Joachim Grifka, Dr Thomas Kalteis and Dr Tobias Renkawitz of the Orthopaedic University Hospital Regensburg for the development …
11/20/2008
Top award for brain-controlled neuroprostheses
We will use the grasping reflex one of the first reflexes a baby utilises without thinking for the rest of our lives. However, for those who suffer spinal cord injury of the …
11/20/2008
Chronic wound care today
When it comes to chronic wound care, says Professor Heinz J Janssen of the Institute for Health and Nursing Economics (IGP) at Bremen University of Applied Sciences, cost …
11/20/2008
The impact of laser technology on medicine
The construction of the first fully functional laser in 1960 was not just an important milestone in physics; it paved the way for numerous innovations in various medical …
11/20/2008
Call system ensures nurse response
Ascom teleCARE IP is a new generation nurse call system based on IP technology. However, using IP is not enough, Ascom Wireless Solutions points out. …
11/20/2008
Advanced management solutions
KMS Vertrieb und Services GmbH, which has offered healthcare knowledge management and consulting services for over ten years, is presenting advanced solutions and products: …
11/20/2008
Secure mobile PC trolley for POC activity
The PC-Cart, recently introduced by Devlin Electronics, is a mobile computing trolley specifically designed for hospitals and care centres. As with all Devlin mobile computer …
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