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Symposium To Explore Broadening Partnerships To Spur Medical Advances For War Injuries
07/28/2010 08:00 AM
The USU-HJF Military Medicine Symposium will gather prominent civilian and military researchers and clinicians from across the United States to discuss current research and identify opportunities to collaborate and share information that could speed treatments to wounded warriors...

Many Knee And Hip Replacement Patients Experience Weight Decrease After Surgery
07/27/2010 04:00 AM
A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to correct for the annual increase in BMI typically found in North Americans between the ages of 29 to 73 years. The study was recently published in Orthopedics...

More Than Half Of All ACL Reconstructions Could Be Avoided
07/23/2010 05:00 AM
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common injuries to the knee, primarily affecting young people who practise sport and often treated with surgical reconstruction. A research group from Lund University has now shown that 60 per cent of these operations could be avoided, without negatively affecting treatment outcomes...

Arthroscopic Hip Surgery May Fully Restore Function In Athletes
07/20/2010 03:00 AM
Hip problems can sideline even the best athletes, but a new study led by orthopedic experts from Rush University Medical Center indicates that the use of minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery to treat painful disorders of the hip may give athletes who undergo the procedure another opportunity to resume their sport back at their pre-injury level of competition...

High-Performance Engineering Used To Design Facial Bone Replacements
07/13/2010 04:00 AM
Scientists are using the engineering technology behind the creation of high-performance aircraft components to design 3-D models for the replacement of delicate and complex facial bones lost to cancer surgery or trauma...

Overcoming Body Dysmorphic Disorder
06/29/2010 07:00 AM
A nose job to treat a mental health problem? Teeth whitening to overcome a severe anxiety disorder? These are just two procedures that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have traditionally turned to in order to deal with body-related concerns...

Surgeons Warn Against Cosmetic Foot Surgery
06/25/2010 05:00 AM
The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society is warning patients to avoid "foot facelifts." Cosmetic foot surgery includes narrowing the foot to better fit high heels; shortening the second toe so it's not longer than the big toe and making the little toe shorter and skinnier to accommodate high heels...

Botox Linked To Weakened Ability To Experience Emotions
06/24/2010 11:00 AM
US researchers suggest that people who have undergone Botox treatments not only change their appearance but may also have a weakened ability to experience emotions. Joshua Davis and Ann Senghas, professors of psychology from Barnard College at Columbia University in New York, and colleagues, wrote about their findings in a paper published online in the journal Emotions on 10 June...

Universal Detection Technology Bioweapons Detection Kits Combat Black-Market Botox, Bioterrorists
06/23/2010 03:00 AM
Universal Detection Technology (OTCBB: UNDT), a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats, and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, commented today on a recent study that said worldwide consumer demand for Botox was driving a black-market of fake versions of the cosmetic...

Controversial French Breast Implants Should Be Checked, UK Guidance
06/22/2010 05:00 AM
A group of UK plastic surgeons has issued new guidance urging women who have the controversial French breast implants known as Poly Implant Prostheses, or PIPs, to have them checked in the next six months for signs of rupture or weakening...

Combining Surgery For Removal Of Tissue And Reconstruction Benefits Patients
06/17/2010 05:00 AM
Restoring people's health and returning them to their daily lives as soon as possible is the goal following any surgery. When a person's ability to eat and speak is affected, as with cancer in the mouth, surgery is particularly disruptive, creating a greater challenge...

Collagen Manufactured From Transgenic Tobacco Plants At Hebrew University
06/12/2010 03:00 AM
A scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has succeeded in producing a replica of human collagen from tobacco plants - an achievement with tremendous commercial implications for use in a variety of human medical procedures...

Botox Eases Nerve Pain In Certain Patients
06/10/2010 09:00 PM
Made popular for its ability to smooth wrinkles when injected into the face, Botox - a toxin known to weaken or paralyze certain nerves and muscles - may have another use that goes beyond the cosmetic...

Dermscan's Research To Support SpaCapsule's Weight Loss/Anti-Cellulite Benefits
06/09/2010 02:00 PM
Simulated Environment Concepts (PINKSHEETS: SMEV), makers of the high pressurized dry water massage and relaxation station SpaCapsule, announced that international cosmetic and clinical research company, Dermscan Group is currently running clinical trials on the influence SpaCapsule has on weight-loss and cellulite reduction...

Dr. Jim Cain Receives Fellowship Certification In The Clinical Medical Specialty Of Aesthetics Medicine
06/06/2010 03:00 AM
Dr. Jim Cain, III, founder and medical director of Innovative Aesthetics a cosmetic and medical aesthetics practice in Houston, Texas, has recently completed a two-year Aesthetics Medicine Fellowship with Dr. Sharon McQuillon of the Ageless Aesthetic Institute. The Fellowship Certification in Aesthetic Medicine is a certification program of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine...

What Are The Signs And Symptoms Of Skin Tags?
06/05/2010 03:00 AM
A symptom is something the patient feels and describes, while a sign is something other people, such as the doctor or nurse might notice. For example, fatigue may be a symptom while dilated pupils may be a sign. The hallmark symptoms of skin tags is a growth on the skin. The tag (growth) is generally small, although it may sometimes be up to half an inch or even more in diameter...

What Are The Causes Of Skin Tags? What Are The Risk Factors For Skin Tags?
06/05/2010 03:00 AM
Skin tags are very common and generally occur after midlife. They are said to be caused by bunches of collagen and blood vessels which are trapped inside thicker bits of skin. They are believed to be the result of skin rubbing against skin. That is why they are generally found in skin creases and folds...

What Are The Treatment Options For Skin Tags?
06/05/2010 03:00 AM
The hallmark symptom of skin tags is a growth on the skin. The tag (growth) is generally small, although it may sometimes be up to half an inch or even more in diameter. The skin tag may have a narrow stalk (peduncle)...

Covidien Expands V-Loc(TM) Family Of Absorbable Wound Closure Devices For Knotless Tissue Repair
06/01/2010 05:00 AM
Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the global launch of the V-Loc(TM) 90 device, expanding its family of V-Loc(TM) absorbable wound closure devices. This latest addition to Covidien's knotless wound closure product line received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 11, 2010...

Sugary Band-Aid May Help Heal Post-Operative Tissue
06/01/2010 05:00 AM
A compound found in sunless tanning spray may help to heal wounds following surgery, according to new results published by plastic surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City and biomedical engineers at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., where the novel compound was developed...