Will there be more Crestor for all? I am guessing the side effects of rising blood sugar levels still may need to be addressed, even with the report to determine which issue is more profound. With the cost of the product versus the generic version, this might also add some impact as to availability...
As mentioned in the article, it appears that the electrical wire is the subject of the recall, so if any of these are in stock or if you are patient with one of the devices, they recommend getting it checked asap. The device in question is the HeartMate II pump. BD (AP) -- A medical...
Last year when the facility shut down in Canada shutdown about 50,000 medical tests and procedures were canceled. This week Petten reactor in The Netherlands went down with technical problems. There are only 5 major facilities in the world that product Isotopes. A reactor in Belgium...
This is hot stuff! Recently I had an in depth interview with Dr. Patrice Milos, Chief Scientific Officer at Helicos discussing genomics and where the future is going. Helicos has the software and the genomics machine, and wouldn't this be a nice addition to run on Surface. This...
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The process is using digital automation to more accurately guide the process with treating blocked arteries, and is integrated with other technologies from other companies. Cardiology with all the new processes and software available today is getting pretty deep, as far as understanding what is...
The procedure is not yet available in the US, but clinical trials are in place. Her doctors told her that she had congestive heart failure and that she was too high a risk and that surgery was not an option. " The Impella is threaded through the widest artery in the leg, known as the femoral...
This is slated to cut down on emergency room visits. By using a wireless device, the physicians can log in to monitor the patient's heart, and this way the patient can go home. The implant is located pulmonary artery. " The technology that allows for subjects to get readings...
This sounds like a project for the new software being built for the FDA to run some studies against the Medicare data base. This would serve to relate information on the existing drugs used and queries set up to select the desired results . Granted such studies would not be 100% fool proof...
3D ultrasound guidance - clinical trials could begin with children with ASD this year. Trials had been used with 3D imaging techniques, but there was a lack of depth, however with the gamers glasses the heart ultrasound images can be seen as a hologram. One physician stated you actually...
Use of wireless technology allows the information from the implanted device to automatically update to a device such as a cell phone or other wireless unit designed to work with the device..physicians and hospitals can get patient updates on vitals and also more importantly, the status of the device...