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The Alliance For The Advancement Of Adult Stem Cell Therapy And Research Announces Successful Treatment Of End-Stage Heart Disease With Stem Cells

Zannos Grekos, MD, Associate Clinical Professor at Nova Southeastern University, has announced six month follow-up results for a patient treated with adult stem cells in a clinical study of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Saint John’s Spine Surgeon Uses ILIF Procedure To Treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Only 37, Janie Lee had endured excruciating back pain for 20 years. She couldn’t stay in one position for more than five minutes, and walking hunched over was the only way she could get around. Her search for help took her to several doctors and an emergency room, but it wasn’t until she found Hyun Bae, M.D.

Number Of EGDC Users Surge

Over 2,600 dental care professionals have created accounts on the General Dental Council’s site, eGDC, since its re-launch in April this year. This brings the total number of dental professionals who are using the site, first launched last November, to over 5,200.

AARP Thanks President, Senate Leaders For Helping To Close The "Doughnut Hole"

Yesterday morning, AARP CEO A. Barry Rand delivered the following remarks at the White House announcement of a new agreement to substantially fill the Medicare Part D coverage gap: “Thank you Mr. President.

UK’s Leading Dental Health Charity Welcomes Review Of NHS Dentistry

The UK’s leading oral health charity has welcomed a newly-announced independent review into NHS dentistry and backed proposals to deliver better patient access to dentistry and improved oral health.

Healthcare Leader Speaks Out On Latest Hospital "Epidemic"

A global healthcare senior executive has called the latest infection threat to confront the NHS “a national epidemic”. Whilst Government statements imply that hospital acquired infections are in decline Jim Taylor, a former Smith & Nephew President and now CEO of infection prevention specialist Saniguard International, says that Norovirus is now an increasing threat to our NHS wards.

Deaths From Heart Disease In Canada Decreased 30 Percent: 10-year National Study

Rates of death and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease declined 30% over a 10-year period in Canada, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), pointing to successful efforts to prevent heart disease, the leading cause of death globally. However, for the first time, more women than men are dying of cardiovascular causes.

Statement By HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius And HHS Agencies On The Signing Of The Family Smoking Prevention And Tobacco Control Act

Today, President Obama took historic action to save lives, reduce health care costs, and help reduce suffering from heart and lung diseases, cancer, and other tobacco-related illnesses. These illnesses kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year, and the new law gives us the tools to effectively address this major public health issue.

A Urine Test For Appendicitis?

Appendicitis is the most common childhood surgical emergency, but the diagnosis can be challenging, especially in children, often leading to either unnecessary surgery in children without appendicitis, or a ruptured appendix and serious complications when the condition is missed.

Study Offers First Look At Effects Of Genetic Copy Number Variation On Volatile Anesthetics

A study published in the July issue of Anesthesiology offers perhaps the first estimation of how genomic copy number variation (CNV) can influence anesthetic sensitivity and the magnitude of this influence. CNV is a sometimes naturally occurring halving or doubling of a block of genes in an organism.