Early diagnosis can make a noteworthy difference in survival rates of the patients ailing from Skin Cancer. The chances are 95% in case of Melanoma, the severe form of skin cancer. The monthly skin self exam (SSE) is one of the best ways to detect...
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Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed a technique that could lead to the introduction of a new microscope for nanotechnology. The researchers have revealed a new pinhole-sized capillary that could distribute helium atoms with X-ray-like...
Researchers at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine have estimated that the rate, at which the human retina transmits information, is as quick as an Ethernet connection. An abstract from the press relese:
The investigators calculate that...
Schering AG, Germany and Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Inc., Philadelphia, under a joint venture, are working on the development of Novel Diagnostic imaging Agents for Alzheimer's disease. The agreement says that Avid has the option for the...
A few days back, I was talking about the Mechanical Advantage Tourniquet (MAT), the most preferred device by the army to avert the loss of tissue damage. Now the US military is on the way to develop an Ultrasonic Tourniquet and the concept is named Deep...
UCLA has revealed a new Unique Nerve-stimulation Epilepsy Treatment, Brain Pacemaker, designed as Implant device. Neuroscientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Valencia, Calif.-based Advanced Bionics Corp., trigeminal nerve...
Milestone Scientific Inc. in New Jersey, renowned for developing dental devices, has got FDA thumbs up for its CompuFlo™, a computer controlled local anesthesia infusion pump, CompuFlo(TM). PRnewswire reports that the company calls it an...
Have you got tired of taking regular antibiotics and applying numerous medicated tubes to get rid of the inflammatory facial acne? Well, a new research reveals that the Laser treatment can do the work easily for you with few side effects.
The Journal of...
A study in the August issue of radiology reveals that the symptoms of depression can be reduced by inserting a stent to open a narrowed Carotid artery.
Carotid stenosis is caused by the formation of plaque within the carotid artery, which supplies blood...
Evidence Based Medicine is the technology that enables the doctors to make precise decision on the medication of their patients rather than just giving a personal opinion. Evidence based medicine is the right care at the right time.
Dr. Michael LeFevre,...
Everything in the medical gadgets world is undergoing significant changes and transformation whether we take the example of the new Implanon or the Rheo Knee. Now, it's the turn of DNA.
The researchers claim that they have found a second code in DNA in...
A joint venture of Hitachi's Central Research Laboratory and Schools of Engineering and Medicine, University of Tokyo, led to the development of Contrast Agent Technology for ultra-sonic diagnostic equipment.
The technology works by transforming the...
Smith & Nephew's Orthopaedic Trauma & Clinical Therapies has got the green signal from FDA for its EXOGEN 4000+* Bone Healing System. The EXOGEN 4000+ Bone Healing System is a low-intensity pulsed ultrasound device that is externally applied 20...
Boston Scientific Corporation has revealed a new Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) system to improve diagnosis and cure of heart disorders and blood vessels. Their iLab™ Ultrasound Imaging System will enable the physicians to view the images inside the...
Abbott, global health care company, is all set to preview the m2000, its new real-time PCR automated molecular diagnostic system, at the annual American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) meeting in Chicago (July 23-27).
Edward Michael,...
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