Small coils made of polyester fibers and metal are inserted through the cervix into each fallopian tube, tissue grows over and creates a blockage so sperm cannot get through and the process takes around 3 – 6 months to be complete. It takes less than 30 minutes and is FDA approved and can be done in...
The software, Virtual Touch Tissue Quantification, is the first and only application to provide a numerical value related to tissue stiffness at a precise anatomical location. It is not yet available or approved by the FDA for use in the US, but is pending a 501 (k) approval. The unit...
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on 11-26-2008
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Some issues are a result of still being paper driven as timely reports and real time information are not available, but they are not the only government agency in this scenario, only one of the most critical though. Also, some members of Congress don’t use computers either and felt uncomfortable...
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on 11-26-2008
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This is a great start in this direction and it is one big task to find all the relative data to get down to perhaps even more drugs that could have off label use, something the FDA wants to be aware of since they are the agency who is there to approve and guide the citizens of the US for safe drug and...
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on 11-25-2008
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This story and video if nothing else brings home how important it is to Wash Your Hands. To think that the worm made it all the way to her brain is scary, but the alternative of a tumor is worse by all means as the worm was removed. She was feeling numbness in here arms and the movement of the...
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on 11-22-2008
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All I can say here is that this goes back to a earlier post: The 2 New Hot Words in Healthcare: Algorithms and Whistleblowers In this case we have a bit of both, algorithms created by the scientists, but a requested change by the clinical side of the table? Sounds a bit like the algorithms run...
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on 11-19-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, drugs, healthcare, Medical Devices, Prescriptions, FDA, Medications, Whistle Blower, Data, Data Base, Algorithms
Ankle replacements moving main stage and one manufacturer took on the FDA of recent, and it has been so long that the patent has now run out so in effect it appears to be open ball game on the device that is currently used outside the US and has been for years. BD “It's not often the little...