New imaging technologies can enhance orthopaedic outcomes
... an objective outcome measure for cartilage repair procedures and also provide a measure by which to assess disease modification with pharmaceutical intervention," Dr. Potter said. "At the end of the clinical spectrum of osteoarthritis (arthroplasty), new imaging techniques allow for more sensitive and earlier ...Penn study will compare heart failure management technologies
...regiver who is willing and able to assist with the procedures required by the study, and a working telephone with touchtone line and phone jack, or access to one....OHSU scientists develop MRI approach to improve breast cancer detection
... having breast tumors with mammograms (X-rays.) In procedures conducted by New York research collaborators Drs. Wei Huang, Alina Tudorica, and Thomas Yankeelov of Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory, the patients were injected with a contrast agent, which acts like an MRI dye and provides ...Diagnosis of prions in patients should utilize novel strategy, team says
...s significantly more sensitive than the diagnostic procedures currently used to detect the lethal particles in samples of brain tissue from patients, according to a study performed by a UCSF team. The finding indicates that the diagnostic technique, known as the conformation-dependent immunoassay (CDI), should ...Americans support most uses of reproductive genetic testing, report on US attitudes reveals
...ng of embryos during in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures to select those embryos free of a fatal disease-causing gene mutation to transfer to a woman's uterus. High levels of support for this application are shared across most demographic groups - men, women and different racial and ethnic groups; lowest l...Stem-cell research hints at better looking cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
.... Natural implants often require separate surgical procedures from a healthy location of the patient's body to obtain tissue for constructing the implant. The stem-cell approach does not require extensive surgery because cells needed for the implant are obtained in a less invasive needle procedure. Whitaker inv...Faster, less expensive test proven more effective in detecting bladder cancer
...dure is 100 percent sensitive, so a combination of procedures is recommended," Grossman says. The findings are seen as an advance in screening for bladder cancer, Grossman says, which is the fifth most common cancer in the United States. Five-year survival is 95 percent for cancer caught early, but it is much l...NIAID seeks applicants to lead clinical trials units for revamped HIV/AIDS networks
...l feature an overview of application requirements, procedures and the review process. Meetings will be held in the following cities: Bethesda, MD (March 7-8, 2005) Miami, FL (March 17-18, 2005) Johannesburg, South Africa (March 31-April 1, 2005) Bangkok, Thailand (April 20-21, 2005) Copies of the RFA for ...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...e. "Our patient volumes in cardiology and cardiac procedures have been steadily growing over the past decade, a... which could start a new era of minimally invasive procedures for the heart. Technology driven State-of-the-art cardiac technology is at the core of the Bluh...Survivors who stop taking aspirin increase risk of another stroke
... and sub-specialists doing diagnostic and surgical procedures for which aspirin is often discontinued. Lead author on the study is Alexandre Maulaz, M.D. Other co-authors are Daniel Bezerra, M.D.; Bartolomeij Piechowski-Joywiak, M.D.; and Julien Bogousslavsky, M.D....State of the heart news conference
...he importance of early diagnosis and referrals for procedures like balloon angioplasty in women When: Tuesday, February 1, 2005 9:30 10:00 a.m. EST News conference (light breakfast available at 9:00 a.m.) 11:00 12:00 p.m. EST Telephone news conference for off-site media To participate call: 1...AHA urges earlier diagnoses, referrals for PCI in women
...ndergo PCI each year, but only 35 percent of these procedures are performed in women, said Alexandra J. Lansky, ...hese procedures. But this review finds that these procedures are not only safe and effective in women, but that outcomes continue to improve." But research confi...Promise of 'bladder pacemaker' for people with spinal cord injury
...hincter activity. NIH animal care and experimental procedures were followed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Case Western Reserve University, where the studies took place. Until now, most bladder control research has focused on treating incontinence, a major cause of health pro......ts should be aware that, similar to other invasive procedures involving the implantation of foreign material, breast implants may lead to potential complications such as infection or capsular contracture. In good hands, however, infection remains infrequent."...Study reports women don't experience undue pain, anxiety during mammography screening
...e in reducing pain and anxiety during radiological procedures such as endoscopy, arteriography and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, the authors hypothesized that listening to a relaxation tape prior to and during mammography would decrease women's feelings of pain and anxiety and thereby improve their compli...Study sheds light on cross-species infection for BSE
...Our results provide reassurance that BSE screening procedures combined with CNS removal are effective measures to protect the human food chain." In an accompanying commentary James Ironside and Mark Head (National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit, University of Edinburgh, UK) write that the precise ...Study naming hospitals in top 5% for clinical quality released by HealthGrades
...mplication rates of Medicare patients in 28 common procedures and diagnoses, from hip replacement to bypass surg...12 to 20 percent better chance of surviving common procedures and diagnoses when compared with an average hospital, according to the study, officially titled the ...Vaginal hysterectomy leads to better outcomes than abdominal surgery
...sumably relates to the prior experience with these procedures of the surgeons involved in the trials," Johnson says. None of the studies reported a significant cost difference between laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomies, but one study found that laparoscopic hysterectomies were significantly more costly t...Invasive procedures do not necessarily improve survival for heart patients
...with specialist facilities underwent more invasive procedures than patients first admitted to hospitals without ... that a more restrictive selective use of invasive procedures is at least as effective as a more liberal routine use, say the authors. This analysis therefore sup...Study confirms ICDs more effective in preventing sudden cardiac death than medical therapies
...lacement MAZE and atrial fibrillation ablation procedures Coronary artery bypass with arterial conduits ...urysms and limb salvage Lower extremity bypass procedures Uncommon mesenteric and upper extremity revascularization Supraaortic trunk revascularizatio...