It’s no secret that someone, somewhere will become ill each day. As babies, our immune systems need to learn about bacteria so that our bodies can learn how to put up a defense against them when we’re older. There have been studies to prove immune systems are bad at fighting…
Atlanta Facial Plastic Surgeon Introduces Serious Skin Care Line
Tired of walking up to the skin care counter only to be overwhelmed with too many options and not enough help? Most women and some men have felt this way at least once. In the middle of all the pretty packaging and catchy names is little to no knowledge of…
New Drug Blocks Gene Driving Cancer Growth
When active, the protein called Ral can drive tumor growth and metastasis in several human cancers including pancreatic, prostate, lung, colon and bladder. Unfortunately, drugs that block its activity are not available. A study published today in the journal Nature uses a novel approach to target the activation of these…
CarePoint Health Physicians Perform Surgeries Using the da Vinci Xi Robot for the First Time in New Jersey
CarePoint Health is proud to announce that the first da Vinci robotic surgical cases in the State of New Jersey using the new Xi platform were performed at Christ Hospital on August 26, 2014. The surgeries were performed by Dr. Michael Ahn, Dr. Ravikumar Brahmbhatt and Dr. Daniel Smith and…
ProNova and medPhoton to Offer Next Generation Beam Delivery and Advanced Imaging for Proton Therapy
ProNova Solutions and medPhoton announced today that they have agreed to form an exclusive partnership that will merge leading edge pencil beam IMPT and innovative integrated imaging into a unique next generation offering for the proton therapy market. “Together we feel that this unique solution will enable clinicians to develop…
CLEAN-TAVI Trial Shows Claret Medical Cerebral Protection System Dramatically Reduces Brain Lesions
Claret Medical, Inc. today announced that the CLEAN-TAVI Trial met its primary endpoint by demonstrating that the company’s cerebral protection system significantly reduced the quantity and volume of brain lesions detected by a serial review of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The trial results showed…
Twelve-Month Data from St. Jude Medical EnligHTN Renal Denervation System Show Continued Safety and Efficacy for Patients
St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced 12-month outcome data from the EnligHTN III study, which demonstrated a continuation of safe, rapid and effective treatment with the next-generation EnligHTN Renal Denervation System for patients with drug-resistant, uncontrolled hypertension. The results were presented during the 26th annual…
The Most Popular Plastic Surgery Procedures and What They Entail
Plastic surgery has become extremely popular over recent years. People want to have the perfect nose, bum, and body. This is mainly because of people seeing their favourite celebrities in magazines looking perfect, but most of the time this is down to Photoshop. Plastic surgery should always be a last…