Multiple low-energy plasma skin treatments may help diminish facial wrinkles
... time may not seem to be an improvement over other minimally invasive resurfacing procedures and micropeels, the intensity of the healing process is quite minor, which makes it an attractive option for many patients."...Prostate cancer patients see high survival rates with seed implants
...ause it is very effective at curing the cancer, is minimally invasive and often spares patients from side effects of other treatments, such as impotence and incontinence. The seeds, similar in size to a grain of rice, contain a radiation dose that, once implanted, delivers concentrated radiation to the prostat...Scripps research combination therapy obliterates new vessel growth in tumors and retinopathy
...ies with comparable doses of individual drugs were minimally effective, if at all." Importantly, Friedlander notes that the use of single therapies can result in the activation of alternative compensatory pro-angiogenic pathways designed to stimulate new vessel growth, while the combination approach signific...No benefit for liver cancer patients from long-acting octreotide
...re inoperable by the time they are diagnosed. More minimally invasive treatments are needed and previous studies have suggested that short-acting octreotide could improve survival for patients with HCC. Unfortunately, the twice-daily administration of the drug was associated with many side effects. Researche...'Dua Anti-reflux Valve' found to improve quality of life for bile duct/pancreatic cancer patients
... a stent, a tiny, hollow tube, is inserted using a minimally invasive procedure to help improve the passage of bile. However, these stents frequently clog requiring repeat procedures to replace the clogged stents. The exact mechanism that leads to stent clogging is not known. There is a possibility that cloggi...Computer scientists unravel 'language of surgery'
...ter workstation, to guide robotic tools to perform minimally invasive procedures involving the heart, the prost...ate video data from the da Vinci and possibly from minimally invasive procedures performed directly by surgeons. In such operations, surgeons insert instruments ...Patients' requests for antidepressants can influence physician evaluation of depression
...dical record, the length of the visit, and whether minimally acceptable initial depression care had been provid... the patient's medical record and the provision of minimally acceptable initial depression care. Findings also showed that physicians obtained more extensive d...Breast cancer treatment procedure gives women more options
CHICAGO -- A new minimally invasive approach to partial breast irradiation pr...radiation balloon catheters is safe, efficient and minimally invasive. No immediate complications occurred at insertion. One balloon ruptured and had to be repl...Optical technique provides improved 'virtual biopsies' of internal surfaces
...cer," says Bouma. "Our hope is that, thorough one minimally invasive probe, clinicians will be able to diagnose and precisely treat diseased tissue while sparing adjacent healthy tissue." Bouma is an associate professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School....Three-dimensional, miniature endoscope opens new diagnostic possibilities
...mages, which may greatly expand the application of minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. In the October 19 issue of Nature, the team from the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at MGH describes their prototype device and a demonstration of its use in a mouse model. "This new ultraminiature...Many urinary stones can be treated without surgery
.... While many urinary stones are treated today with minimally invasive techniques, there is growing evidence to suggest that medications can be an effective treatment. Calcium-channel blockers and alpha blockers are used commonly for management of high blood pressure and enlarged prostates. In this study, pu...Springer debuts Journal of Robotic Surgery
.... Patel is an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery...wristed robotic instrumentation, allowing complex, minimally invasive procedures to feel more like open surgery than laparoscopic surgery." He continued, "I am ...AIDS study challenges conventional treatment guidelines for HIV patients
...ately in each of the two cohorts, and changed only minimally when the investigators considered the possible effect of errors in the measurement of the CD4 cell count and the HIV viral load. These results represent a shift in the paradigm that the rate of CD4 cell loss in a given HIV-infected individual can ...Blacks with bladder cancer have more aggressive tumors, worse survival, U-M study finds
...s found fewer black patients had been treated with minimally invasive surgery and more underwent open surgery to remove their bladder. Black patients were also more likely to receive radiation therapy along with surgery. In addition, the researchers found black patients tended to have more aggressive tumors. ...Penn critical-care physicians recommend strategies when facing requests to end supplemental oxygen
...es concerns physicians may have in removing such a minimally invasive and potentially palliative therapy, and suggests strategies for physicians to overcome them -- is in the September 20th issue of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association. Halpern explains, "Informed patients with decision-maki...Outpatient thyroid surgery safe for most patients, study shows
...pital-borne infections. Dr. Terris, a pioneer in minimally invasive and endoscopic thyroid surgery, now typically operates through a three-quarter-inch incision and doesn't use drains. In fact, up to 70 percent of his patients, who tend to be otherwise healthy young women, are candidates for outpatient surge...Cardiologist's 'living chip' changes science of disease monitoring
...gic activity in real-time using technology that is minimally invasive. We are on the road to doing this." Promising technology Physiologic Communications, created 18 months ago by Rosero, has quickly grown from an idea to a successful start-up venture thanks in part to Excell Partners Inc. The Rochester-base...Diabetics see dramatic increase in lower limb amputations
...veloped by Spectranetics Corp. (NASDAQ: SPNC), the minimally invasive CLiRpath procedure often enables patients to leave the hospital the day after the treatment. CLiRpath has been the subject of rigorous clinical trials, with limb salvage observed in 95 percent of patients surviving to six months(1). "Among...Public confidence in government drops as 5th anniversary of 9/11 approaches
...ng concern, no more than 33% of Americans are even minimally prepared for major terror-related disasters. In Louisiana and Mississippi, 68 percent of those polled said they were prepared for another natural disaster or emergency weather event. In fact, 77 percent said they were concerned they may be facing ...Researcher brings space age to surgery equipment, procedures
...d just feet away from the surgeon, the systems are minimally invasive and offer surgeons better dexterity. Department of Defense-funded researchers want to take that capability to the next level so surgeries can commence on battlefields with the surgeon's work being done by a robot that's miles away and con...