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The Next Big Superbug? Gated RapidArc Technology To Treat Lung Cancer
 

Stellaris(R) PC Vision Enhancement System Introduced For Better Clinical Outcome

Vitrectomy is the surgical removal of the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye. This surgical treatment is usually required in patients who have retinal detachment, retinal tears, bleeding in the vitreous gel, or severe scar tissue formation on the retina. Bausch + Lomb have now introduced the new, Stellaris(r) PC (Procedural Choice) Vision [...]

The Next Big Superbug?

The Next Big Superbug?

Most of us have heard of MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and many of us have heard of VRE (vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus). These are the prototypical drug resistant bacteria that are wreaking havoc in hospitals, mainly in the United States. However, another superbug or drug resistant microorganism has recently been identified that may become just as [...]

Gated RapidArc Technology To Treat Lung Cancer

Gated RapidArc Technology To Treat Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a very life threatening cancer and one of the most difficult cancers to treat because it has a tendency to spread to other parts of the body in its early stage. Furthermore, those patients whose medical condition is complicated by presence of other diseases like acute cardiac disease besides being affected by [...]

Dream of Growing Replacement Lungs

Dream of Growing Replacement Lungs

23 July 2010

Two research teams at New England have built living, breathing lung tissue in which would open up doors to new drugs and a step closer to develop replacement lungs for patients. In their research, Harvard scientist, re-created an area of lung on a ‘silicon rubber chip’ and found that it responded to bacteria just like [...]

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Custom Knee Implants For Women

22 July 2010

Total knee replacement implant becomes necessary in patient experiencing excruciating pain or limited mobility due to arthritis or injury when there is no improvement on taking medicine and alternative treatments. Until recently knee implants were made available in standardized shapes and sizes, irrespective of differences in bone anatomy and knee contour between ladies and men. [...]

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Food Intolerance & SCIO Bio-Resonance Medical Device

21 July 2010

Food intolerance is the inability of the human body to properly digest certain types of foods resulting in damage to the intestine and affecting general well being. 75% of people in this world have experienced symptoms and illness caused due to food intolerance at some time in their life. Food intolerance can lead to several [...]

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SoluLink Biomedical Company

SoluLink Biomedical Company

20 July 2010

Bioconjugation is the linking of two biomolecules to form a hybrid, the bioconjugate, that retains the properties of each individual component yet yielding a single entity with two complementary functions, i.e. in 1 + 1 = 3 synergy. (From Why SoluLink White Paper) SoluLink is a biomedical company that develops high-performance products to link biomolecules [...]

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Tekmira to Develop RNAi Therapeutic Against Ebola Virus

Tekmira to Develop RNAi Therapeutic Against Ebola Virus

19 July 2010

Tekmira pharmaceutical specializes in the advancement of therapeutic agents in the field of gene silencing, known as RNA interference (RNAi). Tekmira has received a $150 million contract to develop RNAi Therapeutic against Ebula virus. Out of this money $34.7 million of it is disbursed during the initial phase over the next three years. “This work [...]

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Beetroot Juice Can Helps Control High Blood Pressure

Beetroot Juice Can Helps Control High Blood Pressure

16 July 2010

Most of us have experienced moments of stress in life when we have to meet a deadline or get things done. When the human body experiences stress, more than one thousand five hundred biochemical reactions are triggered in the body, which include activation of certain neurotransmitters like endorphins and release of certain hormones like cortisol. [...]

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