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    Pacemakers for brain aid Parkinsons patients  Jan 7, 2009
    CHICAGO - Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation ... With deep brain stimulation, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2002 for advanced Parkinson's and had been performed on thousands of patients, a surgeon implants electrodes in the brain, which are then connected to a pacemaker-like device that can be adjusted and turned... (MSNBC -- Health)

    This Could Help You Lose Up to 20 Pounds  Jan 7, 2009
    The effects are similar to those of a gastric balloon, a European procedure in which an inflatable implant is surgically inserted into the stomach and then filled with saline solution. The procedure is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (Fox News)

    Brain implant aids Parkinson's patients  Jan 7, 2009
    Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease - CNN.com ... Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease ... Brain implant gave Parkinson's patients more tremor-free hours daily than meds. (CNN -- Health)

    Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says  Jan 7, 2009
    With deep brain stimulation, doctors surgically implant electrodes that send electrical stimulation to specific parts of the brain to reduce involuntary movements and tremors ... In the study, which appears in this week's Journal of the , patients were randomly selected to get either medication or bilateral deep brain stimulation, with the leads implanted into the subthalamic nucleus or the globus pallidus areas of the brain ... In an editorial accompanying the paper, neurologist Guenther... (Chicago Tribune)

    Scientology's Views On Death  Jan 7, 2009
    "At one point during the history of Scientology," Hines notes, "they said you had to dodge these alien beings who will try to trap you and give you an implant.". Most scientologists cremate their dead, Kauffman says. (CBS News -- US)

    Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's brings bad with good  Jan 7, 2009
    After six months, those patients who had had deep brain stimulation in which electrodes are implanted in specific parts of the brain to ease involuntary movements felt better than the medical therapy patients, says lead author Frances Weaver, director of the Center for Management of Complex Chronic Care at the Hines (Ill ... Mahlon DeLong, a neurology professor at Emory University School of Medicine and a pioneer of deep brain stimulation, plans to publish related research that explores the most... (USA Today)

    Eat your Weeties and earn more  Jan 6, 2009
    When compared with the cost of a commercial dental implant of between $US1250 and $US3000, it would not take long before the cost of not replacing the tooth exceeded the costs of replacing it. Perhaps making your first appointment for the year a trip your dentist could be more beneficial than a trip to a financial adviser. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces Definitive Merger Agreement With Endo Pharmaceuticals  Jan 6, 2009
    00 per Indevus share, in cash payable in the future upon achievement of certain milestones related to NEBIDO (R) (in development for hypogonadism) and the octreotide implant (in development for acromegaly and carcinoid syndrome), two of Indevus' primary product candidates ... "For our shareholders, the deal not only captures a significant premium in the up-front portion of the consideration, but our investors will also maintain a significant interest in the downstream value creation from NEBIDO... (PR Newswire)

    Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail  Jan 6, 2009
    Dislocation of the implant was the most common cause for hip-replacement failure, followed by a loosening of the implant and infections -- such as staph -- that struck either during surgery or later on, the survey said ... "And what it does suggest is that when hip replacement does fail, the weak link is not the wearing out of the bearing surface, but other problems that in large part are probably related more to the surgical technique used rather than the implant device itself." ... The bottom... (MEDLINEplus)

    Drugmaker Endo To Buy Indevus  Jan 6, 2009
    Indevus makes Sanctura, a treatment for urinary incontinence; Vantas, an implant for for prostate cancer; Supprelin, for early puberty; and Delatestryl, for men with low testosterone levels. In 2008, it reported a net loss of $66 million, or 86 cents per share, on revenues of $88 million. (Forbes -- Business)

    Replacing Your Total Hip Replacement  Jan 3, 2009
    Dislocation of the implant. Loosening of the implant ... "The reason why this study is important is because up until now it has been believed that the most common reason why hip replacements fail is because the bearing surface wears out. Although our study confirmed that problems related to bearing surface wear do cause hip replacements to fail, we found that other problems -- including dislocation, implant loosening, and infection -- may be even more common causes of hip replacement failure,"... (PR Newswire)

    First U.S. Implants of Newly Approved Embozene(TM) Color-Advanced Microspheres Embolization Platform  Jan 1, 2009
    "Dr. Lipman is a recognized leader in embolization therapy and we are extremely pleased that he was the first U.S. physician to implant our newly approved Embozene(TM) Microspheres with such wonderful results," said Thomas A. Gordy, President and Chief Executive Officer, CeloNova BioSciences, Inc. "From the outset, we took a different approach to developing our Embozene(TM) Microspheres by asking physicians and medical scientists for the qualities and characteristics that the ideal embolic... (PR Newswire)

    Stryker Craniomaxillofacial Issues Nationwide Recall of its Custom Cranial Implant Kits; Catalogue Numbers 54-00101, 54-00102, 54-00103 and 54-00104, all lots shipped sterile  Jan 1, 2009
    -- Dec. 23, 2008 --- Stryker's Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) business unit announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded on Dec. 18, 2008 that its recall of the following Stryker CMF's Custom Cranial Implant Kits is a Class I recall, which means the product could pose an imminent hazard to health: Catalogue Numbers 54-00101, 54-00102, 54-00103 and 54-00104, all lots shipped sterile. The notification relates to a nationwide voluntary recall initiated by Stryker CMF on... (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)

    Shoulders are his specialty  Dec 31, 2008
    Advances in technology have included implant design and material manipulation. Less common is arthroscopic shoulder surgery, in which a camera is inserted through a small incision and damaged tissues are repaired with instruments inserted through other small incisions. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)

    Stryker Strikes Out  Dec 31, 2008
    A U.S. appeals court affirmed that the implant maker may no longer sell a screw used to fix broken bones, ruling in favor of rival Acumed ... On Tuesday, a U.S. appeals court affirmed a lower court s ruling in the case between orthopedic implant makers Acumed and Stryker (nyse: - - ), saying that Stryker may no longer sell its T2 proximal humeral nail, a screw used by orthopedic surgeons to fix broken bones, because it infringes a patent held by Acumed. (Forbes -- Markets)

    Plan: Drive less, pay more  Dec 31, 2008
    enigma wrote on Dec 29, 2008 1:13 PM:" This is great news and I wholly support it.Since the majority of voters in this state are leftists, and YOU put these anti-Constitutional dolts in office, it is only fair that YOU pay for your actions and ignorance.Liberals screamed "loss of freedoms" because President Bush tapped Mohammad's phone when he made an OVERSEAS call from his cave in Afghanistan to his cousin Abdul's home is Detroit, yet you cry when Commie-Kulongoski enacts the same type of... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Kulongoski to pursue mileage tax (207)  Dec 31, 2008
    Because, first it is a tracking hardware to make it easier to collect road tax, next thing you know, sensor implanted in the temporal lobes ... kreg1961 wrote on Dec 29, 2008 6:37 PM:" this has got to be the dumbest,full of holes, stomping on civil liberties in the name of replacing gas tax money to maintain highways i have ever heard of. i live in florida and thought with jeb in the govenor's mansion and george in the white house that no other state could live under the boot of government and... (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    End era of mercury fillings  Dec 31, 2008
    Composite, a white resin-like material, is interchangeable with mercury amalgam, albeit it takes a few moments longer to implant. That means, for upper-middle-class adults who go to modern dentists, composite is the norm. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Trials at Valley hospitals target heart disease  Dec 30, 2008
    The third trial will use an artificial device to keep the heart pumping while doctors implant a stent to treat weakened and narrowed heart arteries. Dr. Nabil Dib, the center's director, said the first trial is among the most promising technologies because early results show that bone marrow taken from one donor can help 10,000 patients "without the need for any anti-rejection medicine, which is huge.". (AZCentral -- News)

    Researchers' vision: restoring sight through artificial retinas  Dec 30, 2008
    The government-sponsored researchers' goal is to create sensitive devices that can be implanted in the eye and will let previously blind people recognize faces and read large print. "Retinal prostheses represent the best near-term hope for individuals with incurable, blinding diseases of the outer retina," said Dr. Mark Humayun, a surgeon at the Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, who's implanted artificial retinas in patients ... This first-generation eye... (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Health news: Inhalers could replace jabs, an implant for ...  Dec 30, 2008
    Health news: Inhalers could replace jabs, an implant for Parkinson's and how talking helps hip patients recover ... In our pick of top health stories this week, an asthma-style inhaler could signal the end of painful injections, tiny capsules implanted in the brain could combat Parkinson's disease and a 'rapid recovery' service after hip and knee replacements ... Parkinson's implant offers new promise. (Daily Mail)

    MRIs May Damage Cochlear Implants  Dec 30, 2008
    Tests show that certain MRI machines may demagnetize the magnets used in cochlear implants to couple external and implanted components of these hearing devices, according to a report in the December issue of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. Cochlear implants may be an option for those with severe hearing loss ... Cochlear implants also contain internal magnets used to connect an external processor with the surgically implanted components, Dr. Omid Majdani, of the Medical University of... (Newsmax)

    The effect of time-to-surgery on outcome in elderly patients with proximal femoral fractures  Dec 30, 2008
    Comparison of groups with short (n=802), medium (n=1191) and long (n=923) time-to-surgery revealed statistically significant differences in a few patient characteristics (age, American Society of Anesthesiologists ratings classification and type of admission) and in operative procedures (total hip endoprosthesis, hemi-endoprosthetic implants, other osteosynthetic procedures) ... Shorter time-to-surgery may be associated with somewhat lower rates of post-operative complications such as decubitus... (BioMed Central)

    Trials for 'bionic' eye implants  Dec 27, 2008
    A bionic eye implant that could help restore the sight of millions of blind people could be available to patients within two years. US researchers have been given the go-ahead to implant the prototype device in 50 to 75 patients ... Patients who tested less-advanced versions of the retinal implant were able to see light, shapes and movement. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)

    Deadication: Confessions of an obituarist  Dec 27, 2008
    The Daily Telegraph wasn't saddled, as was The Times, with a tradition of writing for the record, so Mr. Massingberd could start afresh with egalitarian, eccentric and lively accounts one of his more famous offerings died when his penile implant imploded. Before the advent of blogs and online newspapers, he made obits interactive. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Trying to make government a society will fail  Dec 26, 2008
    If you want to have children you go to a fertility clinic, they fertilize only the number of eggs needed and then implant them over the years per your wishes ... "If you want to have children you go to a fertility clinic, they fertilize only the number of eggs needed and then implant them over the years per your wishes. No extra embryos discarded." Why do I think you're motivated by money on this one. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Bionic 'sex chip' that stimulates pleasure in brain developed by ...  Dec 23, 2008
    A few years ago a scientist implanted such a device into the brain of a woman with a low sex drive and turned her into a very sexually active woman ... But Professor Aziz said the present surgery needed to implant the wire in the brain was 'intrusive and crude' and would need about 10 years worth of development. (Daily Mail)

    In breast reconstruction, some hidden choices  Dec 23, 2008
    She consulted a plastic surgeon, who offered her only reconstruction with breast implants, she said. Hodges chose implants filled with saline, a procedure for which more than a third of reconstruction patients underwent a follow-up operation, studies show ... Hodges developed wound-healing problems that required her surgeon to remove her right implant, and she was left with a concave chest with a quarter-size hole in it, she said; she described the experience as "worse than the mastectomy.". (International Herald Tribune)

    Eight attempt escape from Oak Creek (59)  Dec 23, 2008
    But he does have an implant in his chest that has wires that go to his brain. It is for seziure control. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Artificial ankle designed to work like the real thing  Dec 22, 2008
    Newer implants are designed to take more punishment ... The implants that emerged in the 1970s couldn't take the pounding of daily life, and later versions often came loose, requiring another surgery to have them anchored again or removed ... Dr. Paul Braaton, orthopedic surgeon at OrthoMed Center of Modesto, said he was never impressed with the older implants but has done several ankle replacements with the newer versions in the past 18 months. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    MMM introduces New Gen Electronic Device to prevent Sudden Death  Dec 21, 2008
    Chennai, Dec 18: MMM has successfully performed an implant of the most advanced form of AICD currently available (Medtronic Secura DR) to prevent sudden death on a Chartered Accountant who had never been symptomatic in the past when he was found to have the vulnerability for such a catastrophe ... A computer chip based device - (AICD - Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) which is capable of quickly detecting the massive heart attack i.e. sudden death due to heart rhythm... (Chennai Online)

    First Portable System Enabling In Situ Detection Of Cetacean Hearing Loss Developed  Dec 20, 2008
    28, 2008) A new hybrid hearing aid/cochlear implant device designed for patients who can benefit from both is being evaluated by otolaryngologists, as part of a national. (Oct. (Science Daily)

    Vanity is so last year  Dec 20, 2008
    "For me, the vanity issue is: Where does it stop? If you are going for buttock implants, do you really need that?" ... More recently, a quarterly earnings statement from Mentor Corporation, a breast implant manufacturer, reported that the number of breast implants sold in the United States decreased 5 percent during the three months ending Sept. 26 over the same period last year. (International Herald Tribune)

    Finding courage and hope when times are tough  Dec 19, 2008
    On Sept. 5, he had another procedure to clean the implant. Then he began reintroducing his linebacker body to the complexity of motion. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    How often should a cancer patient get new scans?  Dec 18, 2008
    This may decrease risk of broken bones and may also fight the cancer by making it more difficult for the cancer to implant in bone and grow. Next question. (CNN -- Health)

    AP: Father, Daughter Have Hearing Restored  Dec 18, 2008
    The Gratzer family of St. Clair shared a moving moment Tuesday, when Gratzer's husband, Jared, and their daughter had surgically implanted devices activated to allow them to hear ... Brooklyn's parents had her evaluated for the placement of an implant in the inner ear to restore her hearing, and her father decided to have the same surgery in November ... The Gratzers hope use of the cochlear implants will improve Brooklyn's speech as she's learning to talk. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    Modified gene targets cancer cells a thousand times more often than healthy cells  Dec 18, 2008
    If successful, the team will attempt to treat cancer in mice by injecting their tumors with a solution of the virus, and allow the virus to implant the gene into all cells. The key question is whether a dose high enough to kill the cancer cells also will be high enough to kill healthy cells in a living animal, despite the thousand-fold difference in the two cell types' levels of expression. (EurekAlert!)

    Plans to microchip AIDS patients scrapped  Dec 17, 2008
    JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian province beleaguered by a spiraling HIV infection rate scrapped plans to implant microchips in those with full-blown AIDS, following strong opposition from government officials, health workers and rights activists. Papua's parliament agreed Tuesday to drop a section of the health development bill that supported the tagging of some HIV patients with small computer chips inserted beneath the skin part of extreme efforts to monitor the disease, lawmaker... (MSNBC -- Health)

    The Questions We Never Answered in 2008  Dec 17, 2008
    Does indoor tanning hurt your tits if you have had a breast silicone implant put in for over 30 years. Why do all of the deli guys and food cart guys call me "Boss" (well, me and everyone else). (Slate)

    Sharp images, not looks, in 'cinema' headset  Dec 15, 2008
    Its spooky-sounding Implantable Antenna Laboratory is also working on antennas that can overcome the barriers human tissue presents to implanted blood pressure and metabolite monitoring devices. The company last week predicted significant growth in the market for devices using the Medical Implant Communication Service RF band. (Boston Globe)

    Sweetened Beverage Consumption Increases Dramatically In U.S.  Dec 15, 2008
    Researchers find that by imaging the mouth with a 3-D CT scan, they are able to create and insert a complete dental implant in one day. Instead of. (Science Daily)

    Not just the pill  Dec 13, 2008
    Rhiannon, a 21-year-old student, uses the contraceptive implant herself, as well as condoms to prevent sexually transmitted infections. She says that, because the implant is 99% effective in preventing pregnancy and is an easy no-fuss method to use, it would be a popular choice with young people like herself ... The implant is a small, flexible tube - inserted under the skin in the upper arm - which slowly releases the hormone progestogen. (BBC News -- UK)

    Smart stent breakthrough  Dec 13, 2008
    A "SMART" implant that delivers drugs to targeted parts of the body and controls how quickly they are released into the bloodstream has been developed by Australian scientists. Experts in nanomedicine at the University of Wollongong say the implants could remove the need for the electronics used in artificial pacemakers and cochlear implants and could revolutionise the way drugs are circulated around the body ... Dubbed "biobatteries", the smart implants build on technology already developed by... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Technology that's music to her ears  Dec 12, 2008
    Rachel Skergan points to a loudness scale chart to help an audiologist during a tweaking of her cochlear implant ... MARKET SHARE: Med-El is the smallest of three cochlear implant manufacturers in the United States, capturing about 10 percent of the North American market, said Richard Collette, Med-El's top executive in Durham ... Rachel, now a chatty 5-year-old from Raleigh, received a cochlear implant in her left ear when she was 10 months and another in her right ear when she was 2 1/2. (News & Observer)

    Roman Catholic Church updates bioethics code  Dec 12, 2008
    It also says that efforts by infertile couples to adopt and implant frozen embryos is just as wrong as destroying embryos for stem-cell research ... Diagnosing embryos for genetic flaws or disease before implantation is "shameful and reprehensible." ... Such acts, like prescribing or using devices or drugs that prevent an embryo from implanting in the uterus, all lead to "the sin of abortion," it says. (AZCentral -- News)

    Breast Cancer Treatment Offers Better Outcome To Women With Implants  Dec 12, 2008
    Patients treated with brachytherapy have better cosmetic outcomes and avoid the risk of the implant hardening, compared to patients who undergo whole-breast radiation therapy ... The most common breast cancer treatment for patients with breast implants is skin-sparing mastectomy and implant exchange ... Whole-breast radiation therapy after lumpectomy is an option, but carries a substantial risk during the healing process of scar tissue wrapping around the implant, causing it to become rock-hard... (Science Daily)

    Learning from Our Mistakes? Testing New ICD Technology  Dec 12, 2008
    More than 160,000 implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are implanted annually in the United States to prevent sudden death from cardiac causes in high-risk patients ... ICD manufacturers strive to develop devices that are smaller, easier to implant, and more attractive to patients, but they are reluctant to subject these innovations to premarket clinical testing because such trials are costly and may delay the introduction of. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Testing Sought in Enhanced Defibrillator  Dec 11, 2008
    The technology could allow defibrillators to be smaller and to have the wires, called "leads," made thinner, which would make the implant procedure easier. Defibrillators, also called ICDs, dispatch electrical jolts to fix potentially deadly heart rhythms. (Wall Street Journal)

    Study aimed at preventing cardiac arrest  Dec 11, 2008
    "They are at an increased risk of having lethal or deadly arrhythmias." Following a heart attack, cardiac arrest victims do not receive an implanted defibrillator for 60-90 days ... In the PREDICTS half of the study, participants are followed for several years after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or an implantable monitor that helps physicians monitor heart rhythms ... Participants whose heart function remains poor or irregular after two to three months receive an ICD... (Mid Iowa Enterprise, IA)

    Time To Pay Up - Bailiff And Staff Due  Dec 10, 2008
    He had to surgically implant a heart in his team and then nurse them back to health. It took time and in retrospect few of us knew the extent of the damage until N-O-W.. (CollegeInsiders.com)

    Final touch: A cosmetic lift for your funeral?  Dec 10, 2008
    I require that the mortuary remove any kind of silicone implant before the body is delivered here for cremation, says Aida Bobadilla, manager of the Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery and Crematorium ... Silicone implants will explode ... According to Mike Nicodemus, spokesperson for the Cremation Association of North America, there are no national regulations that call for the removal of such implants and hes not experienced problems with silicone during cremation. (MSNBC -- Health)

    'Pioneering' arm for 7/7 victim  Dec 10, 2008
    "I've always been quite positive but I think this has boosted my confidence when I go out and I try to do things. "It's given me a degree of independence which I might not have had before," she said. Norbert Kang, a plastic surgeon from the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London, said the process of merging the skin and the pin was similar to the way "that skin interacts with deer antlers". This process had been observed in the animals "and then copied in the design of the implant that... (BBC News -- Health)

    Seve leaves hospital  Dec 10, 2008
    Last week surgeons performed a fourth, scheduled operation on Ballesteros to implant a valve in his brian and repair a bone defect in his skull. He has called his battle against the tumour the "hardest challenge of my life.". (iAfrica.com)

    Patients take control with chargeable implants  Dec 9, 2008
    The Activa RC implant, made in Switzerland by the United States firm Medtronic, gives patients more control over abnormal movement symptoms that result from degenerative disorders of the central nervous system ... The devices are implanted in the thorax, with electrodes delivering corrective electrical impulses to the brain. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)

    'Intelligent' Materials To Revolutionize Surgical Implants  Dec 9, 2008
    Intelligent' Materials To Revolutionize Surgical Implants ... Intelligent' Materials To Revolutionize Surgical Implants ... 8, 2008) A brand new process that could revolutionise the reliability and durability of surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements, has today , 2 December 08, received recognition for its medical and commercial potential by achieving one of the world s most sought after accolades. (Science Daily)

    New Bone Implant Technology Using Techniques Used To Make Catalytic Converters  Dec 9, 2008
    They strongly believe it could offer substantial clinical benefits to patients undergoing bone implant surgery. The technique involves state-of-the-art extrusion of the implant material through a mould, to produce a 3-dimensional honeycomb texture, with uniform pores throughout ... After implantation bone cells will be transported into the implant and begin to form new bone. (Science Daily)

    Run-happy Panthers turn in franchise-best performance on ground  Dec 9, 2008
    He had surgery last month to implant a pacemaker defibrillator, but he still felt poorly so went in for more tests. 8226; BRIDGES HELD OUT: Backup tackle Jeremy Bridges was held out of Monday's game after being arrested the day before. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)

    Type Of Breast Reconstruction Impacts Radiation Therapy Outcomes, Study Finds  Dec 8, 2008
    7, 2008) For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction, according to a study in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology ... Two types of... (Science Daily)

    McAllister and Smith will suit up for Saints  Dec 7, 2008
    Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has been readmitted to the hospital, a month after surgery to implant a pacemaker. The hospital said the pacemaker is working fine, but doctors planned further tests to determine why Richardson is feeling ill. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Carolina owner Richardson readmitted to hospital  Dec 7, 2008
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- owner Jerry Richardson has been readmitted to the hospital, a month after surgery to implant a pacemaker. The hospital said Saturday the pacemaker is working fine, but doctors planned further tests to determine why Richardson is feeling ill. (ESPN -- Football News)

    'Zinc Zipper' Plays Key Role In Hospital-acquired Infections  Dec 7, 2008
    They are remarkably adhesive and can grow on many surfaces, including implanted medical devices such as pacemakers, heart valve replacements and artificial joints ... The most practical applications, Herr says, might involve coatings for implanted medical devices, or rinses that a surgeon could use to clear the area around the implant. (Science Daily)

    * Most dentists uncertified to give dental implants  Dec 6, 2008
    Most dentists uncertified to give dental implants. POPULAR: Of Taiwans 15,000 or so dentists, only around 1,000 are members of professional organizations dealing with implantology, and only 140 are certified to implant STAFF WRITER, WITH CNA Saturday, Dec 06, 2008, Page 2 ... Self-discipline on the part of dentists who supply dental implants might be the only defense against substandard implant quality, as the government has no effective quality control mechanism in this area, a Department of... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Intel works on tiny devices for eco-technology  Dec 6, 2008
    Rattner gave an example of a medical implant monitoring a patient's health and transmitting data to a doctor by shipping that data to a cell phone near the implant. Adaptive power. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Hearing Again: Jessica's 'Miracle' Recovery  Dec 6, 2008
    After Cochelar Implant ... Though still deaf, Jessica Stone had a bit of hearing function left, which opened the possibility she might be able to hear again with a cochelar implant ... Then this fall, Stone went through another surgery to put in a cochlear implant. (ABC News)

    An African Epidemic, Children's Shoes and YouTube's Medical Ads  Dec 5, 2008
    Among the ads criticized are those run by Abbott Laboratories for a drug-coated heart stent, by Medtronic Inc. for a spinal implant and by Stryker Corp. for a hip-resurfacing system, The Wall Street Journal reports. The New York Times. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Consumer Group Questions Online Medical Device Ads  Dec 4, 2008
    The videos feature animated graphics showing how Xience works and interviews with patients who have had the device implanted. The group also took issue with a video for Stryker's Cormet hip implant. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Complications Common After Knee Cartilage Implant  Dec 4, 2008
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than one out of every six patients who have an implant of their own tissue to treat a knee cartilage defect will require repeat surgery, according to a new report on 309 patients treated with the procedure. The surgery, known as autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), involves an initial surgery to remove cartilage cells from the knee, which are grown in the lab and then, in a second procedure, are used to fill in the gap in the patient's cartilage ... 6... (MEDLINEplus)

    Interview With A Cyborg  Dec 4, 2008
    Six years ago he had a 100-electrode array implanted in his forearm that allowed a computer to tap into the neuroelectric signals coursing through his arm ... He never had any pain or infection, nor did his body attempt to reject the implant, which was in for three months ... When the surgeons went to take the implant out, they found body tissue had grown around it. (Forbes)

    Third-generation joint - Doctors hope new artificial ankle brings less pain, more function  Dec 4, 2008
    If the newer implants pan out, it s a market ripe for growth ... While Medicare pays for ankle replacements, which Haddad says can reach 50,000 including a three- to five-day hospital stay, many other insurers don t. And a review in September s Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons cautions that so far, there is little research to tell how long newer versions will last - and that few hospitals have much practice in implanting them ... The last surgery, the ankle implant, came in... (Missoulian, MT)

    Let's be Neighbors  Dec 4, 2008
    Pauline Boswell had surgery to implant a pace-maker recently. The surgery was performed in tupelo. (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)

    After a life of crime, state's oldest inmate succumbs at 92  Dec 3, 2008
    Montos, who walked with a cane, suffered a heart attack a couple of weeks ago that prompted doctors at New England Medical Center to implant a pacemaker. In a request for parole that was rejected by the Parole Board earlier this year, Montos wrote that he had triple bypass surgery in 2000, could walk no more than 10 to 15 feet because of shortness of breath, and had prostate cancer and other medical problems. (Boston Globe)

    Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn to have surgery on Wednesday in Alabama  Dec 3, 2008
    The surgery, said a source, would repair a bone chip that detached from the tip of Quinn's right index finger and also implant a tiny pin to the extensor tendon on the finger. Some doctors said Quinn could have just immobilized the finger in a splint for at least six weeks, but he chose surgery to assure the injury heals correctly. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)

    Cosmetic Dentistry: A Beautiful Smile Is Not Far Away  Dec 3, 2008
    Crowns - Crowns can help strengthen teeth and improve outward appearance by acting as a cover and adding additional support for a weak tooth, helping restore a tooth that is already broken or covering a dental implant or a tooth that is stained or misshaped ... Dental implants - Implants can replace missing teeth with artificial teeth to help achieve a more natural looking smile ... Since surgery is required, patients must be in good oral and overall health, have healthy gums and sufficient bone... (PR Newswire)

    Ballesteros has surgery to drain fluid from brain  Dec 3, 2008
    Ballesteros was in stable condition in the intensive care unit after the operation to implant a valve in his brain, La Paz hospital said. Doctors also repaired a bone defect stemming from one of the procedures the golf great has undergone since his initial operation on Oct. 24 to remove a malignant brain tumor. (ESPN -- Golf)

    Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women with Implants Fight Breast Cancer  Dec 3, 2008
    In these cases, the implant makes it more difficult to treat the malignancy, experts explain ... MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had their breasts augmented with implants and are later diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment known as brachytherapy, according to an Arizona physician and researcher ... However, beam radiation carries a risk of scar tissue forming around the implant. (MEDLINEplus)

    Trials for 'bionic' eye implants  Dec 3, 2008
    A bionic eye implant that could help restore the sight of millions of blind people could be available to patients within two years. US researchers have been given the go-ahead to implant the prototype device in 50 to 75 patients ... Patients who tested less-advanced versions of the retinal implant were able to see light, shapes and movement. (Yahoo News -- Disabilities and the Disabled)

    Sports news briefs (Today)  Dec 3, 2008
    Ballesteros was in stable condition in the intensive care unit after the operation to implant a valve in his brain in Madrid, Spain. Doctors also repaired a bone defect stemming from one of the procedures the golf great has undergone since his initial operation Oct. 24 to remove a malignant brain tumor. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Cancer survivor thanks Caswell neighbors  Dec 3, 2008
    "Someone else their body would reject the implant but in my case it's someone else's immune system realizing it's in a strange body and it's fighting my body off.". Scearce said although he doesn't have any brothers or sisters to match as a donor, he was blessed not to have to wait long for a transplant, since doctors were able to find more than 480 matches. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)

    Sports in brief  Dec 3, 2008
    " He used a crass term to refer to ex-girlfriends now dating other people. Avery's ex-girlfriend, actress Elisha Cuthbert, is dating Calgary defenseman Dion Phaneuf.GolfBallesteros has brain fluid drainedFive-time major champion Seve Ballesteros underwent more surgery Tuesday, this time to drain fluid from his brain. Ballesteros was in stable condition after the operation to implant a valve in his brain. A hospital official declined to say whether the latest surgery meant the 51-year-old... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Smart switching could solve communication tangle  Dec 3, 2008
    A medical implant that doubles as a battery as it corrodes could power targeted drug release. FEATURE: 11:12 01 December 2008 6 comments. (Yahoo News -- Instant Messaging)

    Papua mulls microchips for HIV  Dec 2, 2008
    The Indonesian province of Papua is debating whether to introduce a law allowing the government to implant microchips in people living with HIV.. The bill proposes tracking the movements of HIV-positive people who behave in what some MPs describe as an irresponsible way. (BBC News -- Health)

    J&J buying Mentor for $1.07 billion  Dec 2, 2008
    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Health care products company Johnson & Johnson said Monday it will buy cosmetic-product and breast-implant maker Mentor Corp. for $1 ... Under the deal, J&J will start a cash tender offer for $31 per share in a move to add breast implants and other products to its Ethicon surgical products unit ... Mentors key competitor in the breast implant market is Allergan Inc., and Mentor is hoping to cut into the wrinkle treatment market as well. (MSNBC -- Business)

    J&J to buy breast implant maker for $1.07B  Dec 2, 2008
    Juy breast implant maker for $1 ... Juy breast implant maker for $1 ... TRENTON, N.J. - In a move to become a major player in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, health care products company Johnson on said Monday it will buy cosmetic-product and breast-implant maker Mentor Corp. for $1. (AZCentral -- Business)

    Time Capsules  Dec 2, 2008
    Norplant, a birth-control implant, takes five years to diffuse, he said, the longest period he knows of. For some drugs, a single dose has a long-lasting effect where it ends up in the body. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    MAKO Surgical Corp. Receives FDA Clearance to Market Both Its Version 2.0 Tactile Guidance System(tm) and Its Bicompartmental Knee Resurfacing Implant System  Dec 2, 2008
    0 Tactile Guidance System(tm) and Its Bicompartmental Knee Resurfacing Implant System: Financial News - Yahoo ... 0 Tactile Guidance System(tm) and Its Bicompartmental Knee Resurfacing Implant SystemTuesday December 2, 7:45 am ET ... Dec. 2, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MAKO Surgical Corp. (NasdaqGM: - ), a medical device company focused on marketing its advanced robotic-arm solution and its implants for minimally invasive orthopedic knee procedures known as MAKOplasty(r), today announced that it... (Primezone Releases)

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