Emageon is commended for its 5.30.8 release offering superior software-based processing of medical images, aiding doctors in making advanced diagnosis from clinical images and other relevant patient data.
Growing awareness and the identification of this condition as a disease and not just an outcome of lifestyle have created a relatively strong market for these procedures. Such trends have provided a fillip to the uptake of related obesity surgery
Methanol, a key chemical intermediary, finds extensive use in the production of formaldehyde, acetic acid and other chemicals, with formaldehyde accounting for more than one-third of all methanol demand. Changing demand patterns have witnessed stagnant growth of methanol consumption in
17 May 2008 -- Preventing communicable disease outbreaks is the key public health issue now facing the People's Republic of China in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck the country's south-western region on 12 May.
IntroductionSpontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a rare life-threatening event which is characterized by sudden onset of bleeding into the retroperitoneal space, occurring in association with bleeding disorders, intra-tumoral bleeding, or rupture of any retroperitoneal organ or aneurysm. Spontaneous is the most
IntroductionInternal hernias are a rare cause of small bowel obstruction and are estimated to account for 1% to 5% of cases. Herniation through a defect in the sigmoid mesocolon constitutes 6% of all internal hernias.Case presentationIn this case report we
Authors John P. Capitanio, professor of psychology at UC Davis and associate director of the California National Primate Research Center, and Professor Marina E. Emborg at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center describe the importance
It turns around the rules of nanotechnology, by using biology to calibrate an instrument," said Volkmar Heinrich, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis and co-author of the paper with graduate student Chawin Ounkomol.
Researchers at the University of Michigan used computer models to develop the inhibiting compound, and then confirmed in the lab that the compound does indeed inhibit HIV protease, which is an established target for AIDS treatment. The protease is necessary
Atrium Medical Corporation announced that it is initiating a voluntary and precautionary recall of selected lots of HYDRAGLIDE Brand Heparin-Coated Thoracic Drainage Catheters.
FDA announced the shut down of cream cheese and seafood operations at Lifeway Foods and its subsidiary LFI Enterprises until they are found compliant with food-safety laws.
As the summer travel season begins, many vacation and business travelers will beat jet lag with the Anti-Jet-Lag Diet developed at US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
Researchers have shown, in unprecedented detail, how a small molecule is able to selectively take apart abnormally folded protein fibers connected to Alzheimer's disease and prion diseases.
Nektar Therapeutics announced initial results today from a Phase 1 study of NKTR- 102, PEGylated irinotecan. The data shows significant anti-tumor activity in patients with refractory solid tumors.
The CDC has concluded an investigation of a clinic in Nevada that reported an outbreak of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in 6 people that resulted from unsafe injection procedures.
The investigational chemotherapeutic agent eribulin mesylate demonstrated activity in a heavily pretreated population of women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
BARRX Medical announced that 90.2 percent of the patients in a multi-center US study were free of the highest-risk of Barrett's esophagus after having a non-surgical, endoscopic treatment using the HALO360 ablation system.
