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Laser Spine Institute Research Published By Accredited Medical Journals

Date: May-08-2013
Latest research reveals minimally invasive spine surgery in an outpatient setting for elderly patients is beneficial Laser Spine Institute, the leader in minimally invasive spine surgery, is proud to announce that two of its recent research studies on treating�Lumbar Spinal Stenosis�(LSS) were published in March 2013 both in the�Journal of Spine and the�Journal of Orthopaedics. LSS is the narrowing of the spinal canal caused by age-related degenerative process such as bony overgrowth or enlargement of the joints...

Child Neurodevelopmental And Mental Health Disabilities On The Rise, Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh Of UPMC Study Finds

Date: May-08-2013
More children have disabilities now than a decade ago, and the greatest increase is among children of higher-income families, according to a Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC study presented today at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. Results of the study, led by Amy Houtrow, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H...

Study Examines Effect Of Different Oxygen Saturation Levels On Death Or Disability In Extremely Preterm Infants

Date: May-08-2013
In a randomized trial performed to help resolve the uncertainty about the optimal oxygen saturation therapy in extremely preterm infants, researchers found that targeting saturations of 85 percent to 89 percent compared with 91 percent to 95 percent had no significant effect on the rate of death or disability at 18 months, according to a study published by JAMA. The study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting...

Promising Strategies To Reduce Use Of Indoor Tanning Devices And Prevent Skin Cancer

Date: May-08-2013
CDC papers discuss the potential roles of social and family networks, media, and lawmakers in efforts to prevent skin cancer by reducing use of indoor tanning devices, American Journal of Preventive Medicine reports Preventing skin cancer by reducing use of indoor tanning devices requires a coordinated approach at the national, state, and local levels suggests a pair of papers by CDC authors in a special theme issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine...

Study Finds Increase In Fall-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Among Elderly Men And Women

Date: May-08-2013
"Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of hospitalization, disability, and death-worldwide, and among older adults, falling is the most common cause of TBI," writes Niina Korhonen, B.M., of the Injury and Osteoporosis Research Center, Tampere, Finland, and colleagues in a Research Letter. The authors previously reported that the number and incidence of adults 80 years of age or older admitted to the hospital due to fall-induced TBI in Finland increased from 1970 through 1999. This analysis is a follow-up of this population through 2011...

New Study Links Lutein, Zeaxanthin And Omega-3 Supplementation With Eye Health Benefits

Date: May-08-2013
DSM and Kemin welcome the results of the latest trial to indicate that the nutritional intake of lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) may be beneficial for patients affected by age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...

SUSTIVA® (Efavirenz) Receives US FDA SNDA Approval For Use In HIV-1 Infected Pediatric Patients

Date: May-08-2013
Approval offers a once-daily option as part of a regimen for HIV-1 infected infants as young as three months and weighing at least 3.5 kg. "Capsule sprinkle" administration allows dosing in patients who cannot swallow capsules or tablets. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company have announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for SUSTIVA® (efavirenz), including dosing recommendations for HIV-1 infected pediatric patients three months to three years old and weighing at least 3.5 kg...

Exercise-Related Changes In Estrogen Metabolism May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Date: May-08-2013
Physical activity may reduce breast cancer risk by altering estrogen metabolism. Women who did aerobic exercises had an increased ratio of "good" to "bad" metabolites of estrogen. Changes in estrogen breakdown, or metabolism, may be one of the mechanisms by which aerobic exercise lowers a woman's breast cancer risk, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...

Ceramax® Total Hip System With Biolox® Delta Ceramic-On-Ceramic 36mm Large Femoral Head Receives FDA PMA Supplement Approval

Date: May-08-2013
New Ceramic-on-Ceramic Option Provides Additional Choice within PINNACLE® Hip Portfolio in the U.S. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. has received Pre-Market (PMA) Supplement Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the DePuy CERAMAX® Total Hip System with BIOLOX® delta Ceramic-on-Ceramic 36MM Large Femoral Head. DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction is a division of DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. This PMA supplement approval for the 36mm size follows the initial PMA approval of the CERAMAX Hip 28mm size in 2010...

New Antiviral Treatment Could Significantly Reduce Global Burden Of Hepatitis C

Date: May-08-2013
Scientists show potential impact of therapy in reducing transmission in UK, Canada and Australia Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) - a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and liver cancer. 1 New prevention strategies are urgently required as people are continuing to be infected with HCV. Findings, published in Hepatology, reveal the impact of a new antiviral treatment that could potentially reduce HCV rates in some cities affected by chronic HCV prevalence by half over 15 years...