Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Nov 6, 2008
Volume 359:2045-2047. Morris Sherman, M.B., B.Ch. (New England Journal of Medicine)
AtriCure sees narrowed loss, worse outlook Nov 5, 2008
On Oct. 31, the company revealed that it had into its marketing practices utilized in connection with its surgical ablation system to treat atrial fibrillation, a specific use outside the Federal Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) clearance. In light of the probe, and the declining economy, AtriCure said it was withdrawing its previous 2008 guidance and lowering expectations. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Did your doctor get it right? Nov 3, 2008
Many arrhythmias can be controlled with drugs or radio-frequency ablation, a nonsurgical procedure in which heat is used to destroy troublemaking tissue safely. The clue: Sinus pain Plus pressure, stuffiness and headache: You and your M.D. assume its a bacterial or fungal sinus infection. (MSNBC -- Health)
Ultrasound Shown To Exert Remote Control Of Brain Circuits Nov 3, 2008
For example, ultrasound has been used in fetal and other diagnostic medical imaging, ultrasonic teeth cleaning, physiotherapies, or surgical ablation. Ultrasound also provides a multitude of other non-medical uses, including pharmaceutical manufacturing, food processing, nondestructive materials testing, sonar, communications, oceanography and acoustic mapping. (Science Daily)
Top Refractive Eye Surgeons Listed in Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory Make Solid Showing at Annual Alcon Symposium Oct 31, 2008
Therefore, when adequately informed, those individuals with large night time pupils can receive satisfactory vision correction with either a customized or optimized laser ablation profile. " Jason Stahl, M.D. of in Overland Park, Kansas updated refractive eye surgeons on the Alcon Anterior chamber lens for correction of high myopia, now approved in Europe and under FDA study in the United States. "The research and experience outside of the United States is very impressive and compelling. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
NCI Funded Clinical Trial to Study Treatment of Breast Cancer Using Cryoablation Oct 29, 2008
Sanarus' Visica 2(TM) Treatment System Selected as Exclusive Cryoablation Treatment Technology PLEASANTON, Calif. Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) which just initiated a National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded clinical trial entitled, "A Phase II Trial Exploring the Success of Cryoablation Therapy in the Treatment of Invasive Breast Carcinoma," has selected the Visica 2(TM) Treatment System from Sanarus Medical as the exclusive technology to be... (PR Newswire)
Innovative Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Catheter Ablation System From Ablation Frontiers is Subject of Two Abstracts at Heart Rhythm Congress UK Oct 29, 2008
Investigators call the System 'A Genuine Advance in AF-Ablation Technology' CARLSBAD, Calif. Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablation Frontiers, Inc., announced today that two important abstracts which evaluated its innovative Atrial Fibrillation (AF) cardiac ablation system were presented at the 5th Annual Heart Rhythm Congress ... The studies, conducted independently, were led by Dr. Steve Murray of James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough, UK, as well as Dr. Simon James and Dr. John Bourke of... (PR Newswire)
ATS Medical Announces Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Oct 29, 2008
ATS Medical's focus on serving the cardiac surgery community is further strengthened by offerings that include ATS Simulus(R) annuloplasty products for heart valve repair and ATS CryoMaze(TM) surgical ablation products. The ATS Medical web site is. (PR Newswire)
Revolutionary Operation Performed Live For Heart Rhythm Congress Oct 29, 2008
He will use technology that allows rapid and accurate location of the origin of the heart rhythm disturbance in a 3-dimensional geometry of the heart chambers and guides successful treatment with the use of catheter ablation ... Dr Ng said: I have been invited to operate on a patient in a catheter ablation procedure as a live case demonstration at the coming Heart Rhythm Congress 2008 ... I will perform the ablation procedure using cutting-edge technology with advanced 3-dimensional mapping with... (Science Daily)
Afghan businesswoman receives operation Oct 24, 2008
Gynecologist Dr. Gina Dado performed a uterine ablation on Alemi at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea. No fees will be charged to her. (AZCentral -- News)
Getting To Grips With The Complexity Of Disease Proteins Oct 24, 2008
"So drugs do not simply ablate things, they interfere with the equilibria of networks. If we can understand how these proteins interact, in the future people might say we should target this pathway or that network'; by targeting multiple nodes we will be able to maximise the good side effects against the bad side effects.". The team has also been developing methods to understand how the human body can recognise invading foreign genetic material comprising nucleic acids from bacteria or viruses... (Science Daily)
Pulmonary-Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation Oct 23, 2008
Methods In this prospective, multicenter clinical trial, we randomly assigned patients with symptomatic, drug-resistant atrial fibrillation, an ejection fraction of 40% or less, and New York Heart Association class II or III heart failure to undergo either pulmonary-vein isolation or atrioventricular-node ablation with biventricular pacing ... Results In all, 41 patients underwent pulmonary-vein isolation, and 40 underwent atrioventricular-node ablation with biventricular pacing; none were lost... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Campbell: Reluctant face of Vote No ads Oct 22, 2008
By Mary Garrigan, Journal staff Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Tiffany Campbell may be South Dakota s most reluctant media star. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Multi-Centre European Clinical Trial Shows Advanced Dysplasia and Early Cancer of Esophagus Cured With Combined Endoscopic Resection and Radiofrequency Ablation With HALO Ablation System Oct 20, 2008
In a plenary presentation entitled, "Stepwise circumferential and focal radiofrequency energy ablation of Barrett's esophagus with early neoplasia: First European Multi-centre trial" patients with the most advanced stages of Barrett's esophagus, dysplasia and early cancer, were staged with endoscopic mucosal resection and then treated with the endoscopic radiofrequency ablation using the HALO Ablation System ... "In several back to back studies now, we have been successful in using the HALO... (PR Newswire)
Novel Imaging Approach May Assist In Predicting Success Of Treatment For Atrial Fibrillation Oct 16, 2008
One effective method of treating AF is Radiofrequency (RF) ablation. In RF ablation, mild, painless radiofrequency energy is used to destroy carefully selected heart muscle cells to stop them from conducting extra electrical impulses ... Previous research suggested scar formation within the left atrium (LA) after RF ablation helps to predict the success of the procedure in preventing the recurrence of atrial fibrillation. (Science Daily)
ATL1101 suppresses tumours in prostate cancer animal study Oct 15, 2008
"These animal studies mimic two key aspects of this life-threatening disease: the transition of prostate tumours to castrate-independence, and the ability of tumours to grow despite androgen ablation therapy," said ANP's Research Director Dr Christopher Wraight ... Prostate tumours are initially androgen (male sex hormone) dependent, and can be treated with androgen ablation therapy (the term "castration" can be used to describe removal of the source of androgen), however once the disease... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Endoscopic Therapy May Offer An Alternative To Surgery In Patients With Esophageal Cancer Oct 14, 2008
4, 2008) A multi-center US registry study examining the treatment of Barrett's esophagus with high-grade dysplasia showed that in 92 patients treated with endoscopic circumferential ablation who had at least. (May 31, 2006) Two new Mayo Clinic studies draw attention to the risk factors and possible genetic basis for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma). (Science Daily)
Microwave Ovens Need Added Safety Controls, Researchers Advise Oct 8, 2008
Similar to radiofrequency ablation, microwave. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Your Health Check - VENOUS DISEASE: Part II Oct 7, 2008
The procedure known as saphenous vein ablation leaves the saphenous vein in place, but through a small skin incision near the knee the catheter with its terminal heating element is passed up to the sapheno-femoral junction ... This new procedure for saphenous vein ablation, called Vnus closure using radio frequency energy, will soon be available at Graham Hospital under the direction of a local vascular surgeon. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Research Suggests Doctors Should Consider Kidney-sparing Surgery Oct 3, 2008
(July 1, 2004) A study of patients with kidney cancer has shown that radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive, kidney-sparing procedure, can be a successful treatment option for patients whose cancer has not. (Feb. (Science Daily)
UC Davis researchers find decrease in hysterectomy complications Sep 18, 2008
"Heavy bleeding is increasingly treated using endometrial ablation to destroy the lining of the uterus by laser, heat or other less invasive methods.". Smith added that surgical methods have also changed. (EurekAlert!)
SLCH offers procedure for Barretts Esophagus (12) Sep 12, 2008
The procedure is called ablation. It involves an endoscopic instrument with a special electrically-charged exterior surface that burns away the external layers of diseased tissue, but leaves deeper layers untouched. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Advanced blood analysis may speed diagnosis of heart attacks Sep 10, 2008
This tissue overgrowth can be treated with a technique called septal ablation pioneered by Michael Fifer, MD, of MGH Cardiology that destroys the excess tissue, a scenario that mimics the damage that happens to heart muscle when its blood supply is cut off ... The researchers analyzed blood samples from 36 patients taken before and at several time points after septal ablation ... Using an advanced mass spectrometry system that can assess hundreds of metabolites in as little as 10 minutes,... (EurekAlert!)
CSA Medical, Inc., Is Set to Put the Freeze on Thoracic Disease Sep 9, 2008
6 million in investments and is now poised to distribute CSA Medical, Inc.'s endoscopic cryospray ablation (CSA) tool for use worldwide in the treatment of cancers and other diseases of the chest, lungs, and airway ... CSA Medical's CryoSpray Ablation(TM) System, which has been cleared by the FDA, is a safe, simple, and effective treatment that delivers a low-pressure, non-contact spray of liquid nitrogen using a standard endoscope for destroying unwanted tissues ... About CSA Medical, Inc. CSA... (PR Newswire)
Venous Surgery EMR: SonoSoft Chooses Practice Management Solution MPMsoft as its Medical Billing Software Sep 2, 2008
SonoSoft's Vein Specialist module produces detailed reports of every procedure including a complete initial workup, endovenous ablation procedures (laser or radiofrequency), follow-up visits for sclerotherapy, and can automatically generate a comprehensive CEAP classification. SonoSoft has recently chosen MPMsoft as its front office patient scheduling and back office electronic medical billing software solution. (PR Newswire)
Cooper’s Heart Aug 26, 2008
There is a corrective surgery called, radiofrequency catheter ablation - a definitive treatment that actually destroys the abnormal extra pathway. Doctors are hoping to perform corrective surgery but are waiting until Cooper is older. (Thomaston Times, GA)
Radiation can zap cancer that has spread Aug 14, 2008
"These patients had been through experimental treatments, so it is not like we got anybody who had standard of care left, Weichselbaum said.Each volunteer got three doses of precisely targeted radiation to their tumors. New guided radiation techniques can limit the amount of damage to healthy tissue and new imaging techniques, such as CT and PET scans, can help doctors find tumors they previously might have missed.Few serious side effectsAll the patients had some fatigue but few had serious side... (MSNBC -- Health)
BSD Medical Provides to FDA Data Requested Regarding 510(k) Premarket Notification for MicroThermX-100 Microwave Ablation System Aug 14, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- BSD Medical Corporation (NasdaqGM: - ) today announced that the company has provided to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) additional data requested pertaining to its 510(k) Premarket Notification submission for the MicroThermX(r)-100 Microwave Ablation System ... On April 10, 2008, BSD Medical submitted a 510(k) Premarket Notification for the MicroThermX-100 Microwave Ablation System ... The MicroThermX-100 Microwave Ablation System... (Primezone Releases)
Gold Nanoshells Help Visibly Heat And Destroy Cancer Aug 7, 2008
They explored an emerging minimally-invasive approach to treating tumors that delivers a lethal dose of laser-generated heat to tumors, known as thermal ablation. To improve thermal ablation, they added a nano-twist that precisely guides and concentrates heat in targeted tumors ... "Based on these encouraging early results, we conclude that the use of magnetic resonance temperature imaging and gold nanoshells hold the very real possibility of meeting the long-sought goal of improving the... (Science Daily)
Endoscopic Circumferential Ablation Promising For Barrett's Esophagus With High-grade Dysplasia Aug 5, 2008
4, 2008) A multicenter U.S. registry study examining the treatment of Barrett's esophagus (BE) with high-grade dysplasia (HGD) showed that in 92 patients treated with endoscopic circumferential ablation who had at least one follow-up biopsy session, 90 ... This registry is the first to report on the use of circumferential ablation for BE HGD. The study appears in the July issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society for... (Science Daily)
Hologic Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Operating Results Jul 31, 2008
-- GYN Surgical revenues, which include the Company's NovaSure endometrial ablation system and the Company's Adiana complete transcervical sterilization system under development, totaled $56. 3 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2008. (PR Newswire)
Precancerous Esophagus Disease Eliminated in 98.4% of Patients Treated With HALO Ablation System Jul 21, 2008
4% of Patients Treated With HALO Ablation System ... 4% of Patients Treated With HALO Ablation System ... 5 years after non-surgical, endoscopic treatment with the HALO ablation system. (PR Newswire)
First human use of new device to make arrhythmia treatment safer Jul 17, 2008
He inserted a catheter through a vein in the groin and guided it into her left atrium, where he used it to deliver radio-frequency energy to ablate the "trouble spot" in her heart, eliminating the problematic electrical pathway that was causing the problem. That worked--for three years. (EurekAlert!)
Perfect Teeth: Polished To Perfection Jul 16, 2008
As the experts led by Dr. Raimund Jaeger, head of the Biomedical Materials and Implants department, discovered when comparing pastes and subsequently analyzing the surfaces, some pastes polish the surface but also unnecessarily ablate the tooth material, producing slight grooves on the tooth surface. The ideal paste, on the other hand, polishes so lightly that only the roughness is eliminated while the tooth enamel is hardly ground at all. (Science Daily)
ATS Medical Inc. Jul 13, 2008
ATS detailed that second-quarter revenue has been driven by strong sales of its ATS CryoMaze surgical ablation device, which it said is up 220 percent over the prior year's second quarter results, as well as and strong sales of heart valve products. The CryoMaze product is used to selectively scar vascular tissue using extremely cold temperatures; the scar tissue then blocks aberrant electrical impulses that can cause atrial fibrillation. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
USHIFU, LLC Completes Acquisition of Focus Surgery, Inc. Jul 3, 2008
Combination Creates New Opportunities for Expansion of HIFU Technology CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- USHIFU, LLC (USHIFU), the distributor and provider of non-invasive high intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Focus Surgery, Inc. (FSI) of Indianapolis, IN, the creator and manufacturer of the Sonablate(R) 500, an image-guided acoustic ablation device. This acquisition will accelerate USHIFU's ability to expand the FSI... (PR Newswire)
More local options are available for women Jul 3, 2008
One of the procedures we can do in the office that used to take place in the surgery department is endometrial ablation. An alternative to a hysterectomy to stop heavy periods, the new forms of endometrial ablation only last about 90 seconds and emit energy to remove the lining of the uterus ... Both endometrial ablation and hysteroscopic sterilization in the office setting are not only faster than going to the hospital, they are also safer because general anesthesia is not used. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Imiquimod for Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia Jul 3, 2008
Only 9 of 26 patients had complete regression of lesions at 5 months, which is not a good result as compared with surgery (either excision or vulvectomy) or laser ablation. 2,3 Moreover. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Hysteroscopy Jun 30, 2008
A Procedure for Diagnosing and Treating Uterine Problems. It may also be used to treat these conditions. (Suite101.com)
First Pharmaceutical Drug To Improve Survival Amongst Patients With Advanced Hepatocarcinoma Jun 30, 2008
In more than half the cases local curative treatment such as surgery, transplant or percutaneous ablation; or palliative ones, such as arterial embolisation or radioembolisation with radioactive spheres, can be applied. In the rest of the cases, the prognosis is not good but, in the last five years, there have appeared more than ten pharmaceutical medicines known as biological agents or directed pharmaceutical drugs, the use of which in this tumour is currently being actively investigated,... (Science Daily)
Cadavers revealbeauty secrets Jun 27, 2008
Wrinkle ablation, volumization and sculpting facial contours. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
Sound medicine Jun 26, 2008
A new technique that destroys tumors via thermal ablation may offer new hope to the sickest people with cancer ... Cyril Lafon () will speak on "Ultrasound interstitial applicators for thermal ablation in liver" (Talk 1pBBa7) on June 30 at 3:00 p.m. in Room 352B.. (EurekAlert!)
Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers Jun 18, 2008
Radiofrequency ablation is quick and targets large tumors, sparing healthy tissue, study finds ... In the study, expected to be published in the July edition of The Lancet Oncology, 88 percent of lung cancer patients responded well to treatment with percutaneous image-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) ... "Our study shows that radiofrequency ablation can be completed successfully in high percentage of patients with small lung tumors. ...The safety profile of the procedure was also acceptable,... (Health-Finder)
Biotech breakthroughs Jun 15, 2008
Ablation system for treatment of irregular heartbeat, CryoCor. Hemi (big) toe implant, Kinetikos Medical. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Method for Treating Cervical Lesions May Pose Pregnancy Risks Jun 10, 2008
Other methods, including cold knife conization, laser ablation and laser conization, also remove or destroy suspect tissue while preserving cervical function, the British researchers noted ... Laser ablation, or using a laser to destroy abnormal tissue, was the only method that didn't increase pregnancy complications, the study authors said. (MEDLINEplus)
Cancer patients lives not as bad as before Jun 5, 2008
No one was talking about eliminating the need for radiation then, but Klimberg said that could be a real possibility with the use of tumor ablation ... But with radio frequency ablation, Klimberg explained, the surgeon can cook the tumor, thereby destroying tumor cells left by surgery without having to cut off the whole breast or subjecting the patient to radiation treatments. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
Mouse model developed at UT Southwestern mimics hyperglycemia, aids in diabetes research Jun 2, 2008
"The other nice aspect is that we can do it in a very dose-dependent way, so we can ablate, or kill, just a few cells, or we can ablate almost all of them.". Dr. Scherer said this model lends itself to studying conditions of temporary hyperglycemia such as gestational diabetes, a condition in which pregnant women who have never had diabetes develop hyperglycemia. (EurekAlert!)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Jun 1, 2008
In other cases, doctors may consider destruction of the tumor with a catheter directly into the tumor (ablation) or with toxic agents through the liver bloodstream (chemoembolization). Liver transplantation remains a last resort option, particularly for those with significantly limited function of the liver. (Suite101.com)
Presentations From Recent Heart Rhythm Society Meeting Validate the Safety and Efficacy of Ablation Frontiers Technology in 230 Patients May 24, 2008
Novel Catheter Ablation System also delivers remarkably shorter procedure times CARLSBAD, Calif. May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Ablation Frontiers, Inc. today announced that four presentations at the Heart Rhythm Society's 2008 Scientific Sessions reported positive early results using its novel Catheter Ablation System, and that these findings aligned well with each other and supported previous experience from the field ... The company's innovative multi-electrode mapping and ablation catheters used in... (PR Newswire)
Catheter Ablation in Patients with ICDs May 22, 2008
To the Editor: We strongly support the rationale for ablation of ventricular tachycardia to reduce implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, described by Reddy et al. (Dec. 27 issue),1 but would caution that risk stratification is essential to identify the subgroups of patients who would truly benefit from ablation in this setting ... Ablation is time-consuming and technically challenging, with potentially significant complication rates. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Disabling Mouse Enzyme Increases Fertility May 20, 2008
Mi Y, Fiete D, Baenziger JU. Ablation of GalNAc-4-sulfotransferase-1 enhances reproduction by altering the carbohydrate structures of luteinizing hormone in mice. The Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 21, 2008. (Science Daily)
Radiofrequency ablation is effective treatment for dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus May 20, 2008
Interim results from a nationwide clinical trial led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher suggest that radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for dysplasia in people with Barretts esophagus, a condition that can lead to deadly gastrointestinal cancer. The interim results show there is a substantial difference between treatment with radiofrequency ablation and a placebo or sham treatment, said Dr. Nicholas Shaheen, principal investigator of the study and... (EurekAlert!)
Veran Medical Technologies lands $4.75M in venture capital, relocates to St. Louis May 17, 2008
75 million in venture capital and private financing for its IG4 delivery system for minimally invasive biopsy and ablation of cancer. St. Louis-based venture capital firm led the round of financing and was joined by other private investors, including. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Midnight Shift in the Pet Emergency Room May 16, 2008
"This is Orion. He has chronic ear infections so he's getting a total ear canal ablation. We're actually removing his ear canal so he no longer has these chronic infections.". In many ways, it's just like a people hospital. (WKRC.com, OH)
First Veterinary Corneal Implant Procedure In U.S. Performed On Dog May 14, 2008
29, 2007) The veterinary hospital at Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences offers percutaneous laser disc ablation surgery for canines and is the sole provider worldwide of the. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Alternative to hysterectomy May 9, 2008
But in recent years, more and more women locally are opting for an outpatient surgery called an endometrial ablation. With an ablation, the surgeon literally burns, microwaves, lasers or otherwise destroys the lining of the uterus so that it scars and doesn't slough off and cause further bleeding ... Cheryl Myers, 54, of Three Rivers, had an endometrial ablation in November because she was bleeding ``profusely'' and irregularly. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
MicroRNAs Appear Essential For Retinal Health May 9, 2008
Finding that ablation of Dicer causes retinal degeneration might be helpful in discovering candidate disease genes. What we ve done is target virtually all microRNAs in the retina by ablating Dicer, the core enzyme regulating their synthesis. (Science Daily)
Calm The Heart To Stop A Stroke? May 7, 2008
These options include radio-wave treatment called ablation that zaps tiny areas of heart muscle to restore normal rhythm; an implanted device that closes off a blind alley in the upper left chamber of the heart to keep blood from pooling; and a device that uses a special balloon-camera and a precise laser to treat AF. ... The procedure with the longest track record is radiofrequency ablation of the left atrium, also called RF ablation ... Just as with RF ablation, the Watchman device is... (Science Daily)
BioForm Medical Announces Extension of Lock-Up Period May 6, 2008
BioForm is developing several future aesthetics products including a nerve ablation device for frown lines, a sclerotherapy treatment for spider veins, and a surgical adhesive for brow lifts. Contact: Adam Gridley 650. (PR Newswire)
Lasik alternatives May 2, 2008
It goes by two names: Surface ablation, or wavefront-guided PRK, which stands for photorefractive keratectomy ... "There's a lot of us that are doing more and more surface ablation and much less Lasik," says cornea specialist Dr. Craig Fowler of the University of North Carolina. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results Apr 23, 2008
In the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, heart surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported that one extra ablation -- a precise scar that destroys the heart muscle tissue housing the short circuit responsible for the irregular heartbeat -- to a series of such scars already being made during the surgery makes a significant difference. "The single additional ablation creates what we call a box lesion," Dr. Ralph J. Damiano Jr., the... (MEDLINEplus)
Labor Pain Comes From The Cervix Apr 16, 2008
6, 2007) Radiofrequency ablation, where heat energy destroys or stuns the nerves of a painful joint, is a developing therapy for chronic arthritis-related back pain. In the right situation, this approach may. (Science Daily)
New technique in treating patients with liver cancer proves effective Apr 12, 2008
Use of multipolar radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of colorectal liver metastases is effective and has a relatively low recurrence rate, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Charit, Campus Benjamin Franklin in Berlin, Germany. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has become a widely used treatment option for patients with primary liver cancer and liver metastases from some primary tumors, if surgery is not an option ... However, because of limited sizes of the ablation zones... (EurekAlert!)
Two Liver Cancer Treatments Better Than One Apr 10, 2008
TUESDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- By combining a special type of chemotherapy (TACE) with another treatment called radiofrequency ablation (RFA), Chinese researchers boosted the survival of people with advanced liver cancer by an average of 13 to 15 months compared to either treatment alone ... For those whose tumors can't be removed with surgery, liver transplantation, chemotherapy and radiofrequency ablation are all options ... Radiofrequency ablation uses electrodes to produce heat and... (MEDLINEplus)
C.R. Bard Inc. Apr 8, 2008
Products manufactured there include diagnostic and therapeutic catheters (angiography, urology, guidewires, cardiac ablations and PTA balloon catheters), as well as vena cava filters, which help prevent blood clots from traveling to the heart and lungs, and titanium ports, which are implanted to allow frequent delivery of medication to the blood stream. Performance: Bard stock outperformed both the Standard s health care equipment index and the Sindex over a five-year period ended Dec. 31. (Albany Times Union)
