More of this story» Oct 14, 2008
The legislature also states that the embryos would be otherwise discarded and "not suitable for implantation.". The proposal also outlines that "no person may, for valuable consideration, purchase or sell human embryos for stem cell research or stem cell therapies and cures.". (Niles Star, MI)
Nerve Stimulation Therapy Alleviates Pain For Chronic Headache Oct 14, 2008
Researchers found that within a range of six to 21 months after implantation of the bion, five of the six patients reported sufficient benefit to recommend the device to other patients with hemicrania continua. Similar results were reported in 2007 by two other research teams studying patients with chronic cluster headaches. (Science Daily)
Aesthetic Results of Breast Surgery Can Be Improved Oct 14, 2008
The procedure is a three-step process beginning with "endoscopic-assisted skin-sparing mastectomy," followed by sentinel node biopsy and immediate breast reconstruction with the implantation of a mammary prosthesis. Less invasive than conventional surgery, endoscopic surgery starts with a small incision through which the slender, camera-guided endoscope is inserted Using a blade on the tip of the instrument, the tumor and surrounding tissue is removed. (MEDLINEplus)
Mich. voters to decide stem cell research measure Oct 13, 2008
Those embryos, not suitable for implantation, would otherwise be thrown away as medical waste. An opposition group says the proposal would take away Michigan lawmakers' ability to regulate the emerging discipline. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
House to Consider Abortion Anesthesia Bill Oct 13, 2008
Even the bill's definition of pregnancy -- beginning at the moment of fertilization, rather than at implantation in the uterus -- is problematic to some abortion rights groups, since it would legislatively establish that some forms of birth control induce abortion by blocking implantation after fertilization. Backers of the bill have framed it as a common-sense extension of existing state laws that mandate that patients receive information about abortion procedures before giving their consent. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
New devices used to reduce arterial occlusions, provide cardiac support, highlighted at TCT 2008 Oct 13, 2008
Using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance in most of these patients, the ASC was used for pre-dilation and plaque-modification to optimize stent implantation (predominantly drug-eluting stents) ... 5 versus Intraaortic Balloon Pump in Patients Undergoing Nonemergent High-Risk PCI." This left ventricular assist device is a leading edge, novel device that helps the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber work better. PROTECT II is the largest multicenter, prospective, controlled... (EurekAlert!)
Triple antiplatelet therapy appears superior to dual antiplatelet therapy Oct 13, 2008
Kang-Yin Chen, M.D., who led the research team from Korea University Guro Hospital and Chonnam National University Hospital in Seoul, Republic of Korea, said the study showed: "Triple antiplatelet therapy appears to be superior to the conventional dual antiplatelet therapy in reducing early mortality and major adverse cardiac events without increasing major bleeding in diabetic AMI patients undergoing PCI with DES. "A Randomized Comparison of Triple Antiplatelet Therapy with Dual Antiplatelet... (EurekAlert!)
Better Insights Needed Into Failure Mechanisms Of Hip Replacements Oct 11, 2008
Nico Verdonschot in his inaugural lecture as Professor of Implantation Biomechanics at the University of Twente. Such models can, for instance, predict the strength of a bone much better than a specialist can do visually using an X-ray image. (Science Daily)
Divorcing Oregon couple battles over frozen embryos Oct 10, 2008
But Dahl said she opposed her ex-husband's recommendation that the embryos be donated to another woman for implantation because she did not want anybody else to raise her child. Dahl was also concerned that any child born as a result of implantation might later wish to contact the son who she and Angle had previously conceived naturally. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Court Orders Frozen Embryos Be Destroyed Oct 10, 2008
Dahl said she opposed her ex-husband's recommendation that the embryos be donated to another woman for implantation because she did not want anybody else to raise her child. In a unanimous decision Wednesday the court said there's a contractual right to determine the fate of the embryos as personal property. (Click2Houston, TX)
New Catheter-less Technique May Ease The Pain And Discomfort Of Prostate Cancer Recovery Oct 8, 2008
Because robotic surgery has vastly improved recovery allowing patients to return home within one day of the procedure patients will often focus on the penile and urinary discomfort caused by the catheter's implantation and following removal. The new approach, developed by Dr. Tewari and his team, avoids implantation of an irritating catheter through the penis' urethra the tube connected to the urinary bladder that allows for the passage of urine and seminal fluid to the outside of the body. (Science Daily)
Study provides insight on a common heart rhythm disorder Oct 8, 2008
"While a small number of the patients displayed heart disease symptoms, including ventricular arrhythmias, the prevalence of sinus node dysfunction in these patients was extremely high. In fact, most required the implantation of cardiac pacemakers," said Mohler, who also is a Pew Scholar. "We predict that there are likely additional unidentified ankyrin variants in the larger general population that predispose humans to a combination of heart disease symptoms, including sinus node dysfunction,... (EurekAlert!)
Geriatric Patients Benefit from Cochlear Implants Oct 3, 2008
However, the biggest finding, study co-author Dr. Patrick G. Maiberger told Reuters Health, is that other medical conditions, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, do not affect the performance of the cochlear implantation in the elderly ... " The results of the study were presented Monday at the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation annual meeting and OTO EXPO in Chicago. The study involved 49 patients who were at least 55 years of age when they underwent... (MEDLINEplus)
Stem cell research up to a vote this November Oct 3, 2008
are not suitable for implantation or are in excess of clinical needs. would be discarded unless used for research. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Geriatric Patients Receive Significant Benefit From Cochlear Implantation Sep 24, 2008
The benefits of cochlear implantation for hearing loss in adult and pediatric populations are well established ... As individuals are living longer, the demand for cochlear implantation in the geriatric population has increased ... Title: Performance and QOL after Geriatric Cochlear Implantation. (Science Daily)
Prostate cancer hormone therapy may raise mortality Sep 24, 2008
It's currently unclear why hormone therapy before radiation seed implantation would increase the risk of death in older men with early-stage prostate cancer, Dosoretz said. However, the presence of other illnesses could raise the risk of treatment-related complications, including cardiovascular complications, she suggested. (Reuters India)
First frozen embryo baby born in Bangladesh Sep 21, 2008
First successful frozen embryo implantation in Bangladesh_English_Xinhua. First successful frozen embryo implantation in Bangladesh. (Xinhuanet, China)
Heart surgery secrets revealed Sep 20, 2008
IN A breakthrough for public patients, the NSW Health Department has released previously secret information on complication rates for pacemaker implantation ... The Herald's request followed revelations at the recent Garling public hospital inquiry that complication rates for pacemaker implantation varied considerably across hospitals and that "signature mistakes" by surgeons could be identified ... An audit by the health department's Clinical Excellence Commission last year of 1317 patient... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Autoimmune Endometriosis Sep 19, 2008
Researchers propose that these anti-endometrial antibodies might be partially responsible for failure of implantation leading to infertility. The observations made by researchers at National Jewish Hospital along with the demonstration of endometrial antibodies in patients with endometriosis confirm the autoimmune nature of endometriosis. (Suite101.com)
Coating Improves Electrical Stimulation Therapy Used For Parkinson's, Depression, Chronic Pain Sep 19, 2008
(May 13, 2008) A study of seven patients with Parkinson's disease suggests that those who have poor results following implantation of electrodes to stimulate the brain may benefit from additional surgery to correct. (Nov. (Science Daily)
New abortion law - Part 2 Sep 13, 2008
Abortion Survivor wrote on Sep 9, 2008 4:39 PM:" Comfort? Because my children are dead rather than adopted and raised here? No, that doesn't give me any comfort. How do you sleep at night after suggesting such a thing?Though many like you attempt to use the word "fetus" to take away the humanity of these unborn babies, fetus simply means a baby still in the womb. Using "fetus" doesn't lessen the baby's humanity but reminds us even more how valuable that little life is."14, 15 yo woman" was... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
New Vascular Access Medical Devices Launched by Navilyst Medical Sep 11, 2008
The titanium Xcela ports, available in standard and low profile sizes, offer durability and reduced size for ease of implantation and patient comfort. The plastic Xcela ports are light weight for patient comfort and offer radiolucence-reduced imaging artifact. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Drug Could End Miscarriage Misery Sep 11, 2008
More blood vessels meant an elevated oxygen supply in the womb during the early weeks of pregnancy, a time when low oxygen levels are needed for proper implantation of the embryo against the uterus wall, Quenby explained. In the preliminary trials of the steroid - Prednisolone, 30 of the 40 women suffering from repeated miscarriages, all with high NK levels, went on to have successful pregnancies. (TheMedGuru)
Gap junction protein vital to successful pregnancy, researchers find Sep 11, 2008
Researchers studying a critical stage of pregnancy implantation of the embryo in the uterus have found a protein that is vital to the growth of new blood vessels that sustain the embryo ... At the time of embryo implantation, this gap junction protein is essential to the rapid growth of new blood vessels needed to support the development of the embryo and allow it to implant in the uterine wall, the researchers discovered ... By deleting the Cx43 gene in the uterus immediately after... (EurekAlert!)
FDA approves clinical trial for Medtronic's spinal stabilization system Sep 9, 2008
The first implantation was performed in France in 1997. Since then, the product has been used to treat more than 20,000 patients in Europe. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Cardiac Cell Transplant Studies Show Promise In Cardiac Tissue Repair Sep 8, 2008
Second, programmed cell death (apoptosis) of the host cardiomyocytes was reduced significantly after the implantation of BMCs alone or in combination with cardiomyocytes when compared with results after the implanting of cardiomyocytes alone. "Our findings indicate that cardiomyocytes and bone marrow cells can assist and compliment each other," said the study's lead author Tao-sheng Li, MD, PhD of the Department of Surgery and Clinical Science at the Yamaguchi University Graduate School of... (Science Daily)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 3, 2008 Sep 4, 2008
Obama answered the question correctly, where the question was "when does life (not something simply alive like a plant or an isolated egg, but a human being with a soul)first come to be in the process of gestation? Obama admitted he didn't know, nor does anyone know. Posts submitted here have been reasonable guesses, that a sould appears when the fetus develops a brain and has detectable brain waves, but we don't actually know when. McCain's partisan, GOP simplistic false answer was, 'at... (North County Times)
Quality of Life with Defibrillator Therapy or Amiodarone in Heart Failure Sep 4, 2008
Life and Death after ICD Implantation. NEJM 359: 1058-1059. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Life and Death after ICD Implantation Sep 4, 2008
Volume 359:1058-1059. Jeff Healey, M.D., and Stuart Connolly, M.D.. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Coronary Stents: Safety And Long Term Results Debated Sep 3, 2008
The existing data shows this trend to be persistent for the first three-four years after implantation. Paradoxically, this increased rate of late thrombosis does not translate into an increase in mortality or incidence of myocardial infarction despite the fact that late thromboses are associated in more than 2/3 of cases with these catastrophic events. (Science Daily)
Treatment Appears To Reduce Heart Attack Risk And Revascularisation In Stable Coronary Patients Sep 2, 2008
22, 2007) Adjunctive use of the COX-2 inhibitor celcoxib after stent implantation in patients with coronary artery disease appears safe and can reduce the need for revascularisation of the target lesion. (Apr. (Science Daily)
More Aortic Chest Aneurysms Being Treated With Less-invasive Stents Aug 29, 2008
(July 7, 2008) A 93-year-old Bronx man underwent implantation of a new stent graft at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The new stent graft was implanted under an FDA-approved clinical trial protocol. (Science Daily)
Bones Get Mended With High Tech Glass-of-milk Aug 28, 2008
Using a strong magnetic field to see into the bones researchers saw calcium rush into the bioglass in the first hour of implantation. Physicist Professor Mark Smith explains: "Bioglass is used to help mend broken bones. Recently researchers working at Imperial College discovered a new kind of bioglass which seemed to work better, but they could not work out all the details why. "We looked at it through our NMR machine and were amazed by what we saw. (Science Daily)
Widespread Amyloid Deposition in Transplanted Human Pancreatic Islets Aug 28, 2008
Before the first implantation, the treatment of the patient, who had a functioning renal transplant, was switched to the Edmonton immunosuppression protocol (i. e., daclizumab, tacrolimus, and sirolimus). (New England Journal of Medicine)
'Roe' won't survive a GOP president Aug 26, 2008
Extremists claim it's a chemical abortion by occasionally preventing the implantation of a fertilized egg. Pro-choice Republican voters are deluding themselves if they think Roe is eternal no matter who wins the White House. (Anchorage Daily News)
ATMI Wins 'R&D 100' Award for Innovative New Ion Implant Cleaning System Aug 25, 2008
The ATMI AutoClean System eliminates the need for frequent dismantling and refurbishing of ion implantation equipment -- one of the specialized machines used to create electrical circuitry on semiconductors. By employing the AutoClean System directly with implanters, manufacturers can customize the timing and duration of cleaning to their own specific needs, thus reducing the frequency of preventive maintenance operations by as much as half and increasing the tool's availability for production... (Primezone Releases)
Bush plan would blunt state birth control law Aug 22, 2008
It would define abortion as any procedure or drug that terminates a human life after conception, "whether before or after implantation.". That language, and other portions of the regulation, cover the most common oral contraceptives and intrauterine devices, said Ellen Golombeck, a national Planned Parenthood spokeswoman. (San Francisco Chronicle)
NCT: Letters, Aug. 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008
By far most fertilized embryos either never achieve uterine implantation or, for whatever other reason, die early in the pregnancy, often before the pregnancy is even known. The fantasy that a fertilization "WILL" become something is a real stetch. (North County Times)
McCain and Obama on Abortion Aug 21, 2008
There is a world of mystery in what transpires between the moment when egg meets sperm and the point of implantation, when that fertilized egg nestles into the uterus and begins to grow ... But there is a roiling debate over what factors might also affect implantation, with implications for everything from fertility treatment and contraception to criminal law and human rights ... Abortion opponents contend that the birth control pill itself, while designed to prevent ovulation so no egg is... (Time.com)
John McCain and the moment of conception Aug 20, 2008
Some prolife physicians even believe that the birth-control pill is an abortion device, because in some cases the pill can prevent implantation of a fertilized egg. And then there s the issue of fertility clinics. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Helping Tumor Cells Not To Stick To The Wound During Surgical Removal Aug 18, 2008
Craig et al. Colchicine inhibits pressure-induced tumor cell implantation within surgical wounds and enhances tumor-free survival in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2008; DOI. (Science Daily)
Dog blazes a surgical trail Aug 18, 2008
RALEIGH, N.C. Three years ago, Cassidy Posovsky was a three-legged German shepherd mix hobbling homeless around the Bronx. And now, he has become a medical pioneer getting fitted with a cutting-edge prosthetic that could one day help thousands of veterans and others who lose limbs in trauma. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Differences surface in McCain-Obama Christian forum Aug 18, 2008
"If he believes in human rights at the moment of conception, then he ought to be against embryonic stem cell research, IVF and even the so-called 'rhythm method.' " which has the effect of timing intercourse not only to prevent conception, but also to allow conception at a time when the fertilized egg will drop into a uterus that is not at the right time of month for implantation. " McCain said Saturday that he hoped other forms of research with stem cells would eventually make the arguments... (USA Today)
Parkinson's Disease Surgery Raises Suicide Risk Aug 16, 2008
The procedure involves the implantation of a battery-operated device that electrically stimulates targeted areas in the brain that control movement - and block the abnormal nerve signals that cause the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. DBS is currently recommended only for patients whose symptoms can't be controlled by drugs. (MEDLINEplus)
Boston Scientific recalls some stents Aug 15, 2008
The FDA said the tip of the device that places the stent can break off during implantation, possibly causing stroke or internal injury. Boston Scientific alerted doctors to the voluntary recall in a June 6 letter, according to the notice posted on the FDA's website. (Boston Globe)
Turbulence Predicts Death Risk For Heart Failure Patients Aug 12, 2008
"HRT may help physicians more effectively manage heart failure patients by indicating the need for more frequent follow-up visits at specialized heart failure units and more intensely applied therapy, including ICD implantation in high-risk patients.". Roughly half of congestive heart failure-related deaths are caused by progressive heart failure, while the rest are believed to be linked to serious arrhythmias. (MEDLINEplus)
Millions of Women Who Had Abortions Don't Know It Aug 9, 2008
Anti-abortionists are pushing the notion that pregnancy begins with fertilization, not implantation ... Even the most famous of anti-abortion laws, the , which prohibits federal funding for abortions, allows it for ``drugs or devices to prevent implantation of the fertilized ovum. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
The Brualdi Law Firm, P.C. Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Aug 9, 2008
In addition, defendants failed to disclose that patients receiving the Company's Durom Acetabular Component, used in total hip replacement procedures, disproportionately experienced cup loosening requiring additional corrective surgery after implantation. As a result of defendants' materially false and misleading statements, Zimmer's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period. (Primezone Releases)
HHS chief denies new rule to attack contraception Aug 8, 2008
"The Department proposes to define abortion as 'any of the various procedures -- including the prescription and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other action -- that results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether before or after implantation,"' it said. Leavitt said the intention was not to define contraceptives as abortion. (Scientific American)
Row over implant funding refusal Aug 8, 2008
A spokesman for Hampshire Primary Care Trust said: "The current recommendations from NICE support unilateral implants for children and adults with severe to profound deafness. "However, under these guidelines, bilateral cochlear implantation is restricted to certain conditions, including children and adults who are blind. " Bookmark with: SEE ALSO 28 Jul 08 | England 09 Jul 08 | Health 04 Jul 08 | England 30 Jun 08 | Today 25 Jul 08 | Bristol/Somerset RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not... (BBC News)
Clue to cause of womb condition Aug 7, 2008
But at the end of the cycle, when embryo implantation becomes the priority, telomerase production tends to fall off. End of cycle. (BBC News -- Health)
What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Aug 7, 2008
The follicle is now known as the corpus leutem and begins to release progesterone with the estrogen to prepare the endometrium for egg implantation. The egg will travel in the fallopian tubes for up to five days, but it will need to be fertilized in the next 24 hours or so to become an embryo. (Suite101.com)
Possible Cause Of Endometriosis Identified Aug 7, 2008
Our research shows, however, that cells in the lining of the womb are unique in that they can express this enzyme in the early stages of the menstrual cycle when cell division is important, but not during the latter stages when implantation of the fertilised embryo becomes a priority. Women who have endometriosis express this enzyme in both the early and late stages of the menstrual cycle which means that the cells will continue to divide and lose their focus in supporting the establishment of a... (Science Daily)
Niketa's ordeal Aug 6, 2008
I hope Niketa reads this because this young woman needs to hear she is neither callous nor heartless in wanting to not give birth to a child with "a complete congenital heart blockage and mal positioned arteries" that according to doctors could require a pacemaker implantation soon after birth. In all my years of working with families of disabled children I have hardly ever met any parents who do not love or want their child. (Merinews)
Breast-Feeding Kills Aug 6, 2008
In particular, I commend the language of the draft, which would define abortion as "any of the various proceduresincluding the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other actionthat results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether ." This definition protects the right of employees to withhold oral contraception, which could prevent implantation of an already-conceived... (Slate)
Our view: Rights at risk Aug 4, 2008
Now Department of Health and Human Services -- under Michael Leavitt, another Bush appointee -- may redefine abortion to include the prescription and administration of any drug or procedure that stops implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus. Under that proposed rule change, which would not require Congressional approval, use of birth control pills, IUDs and emergency contraception such as the morning after pill would constitute abortion. (Florida Today)
Proposed Oregon abortion rule stirs alarm Aug 3, 2008
that results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether before or after implantation. The issue has quickly become a political football. (Longview Daily News, WA)
House to Consider Abortion Anesthesia Bill Aug 3, 2008
Even the bill's definition of pregnancy -- beginning at the moment of fertilization, rather than at implantation in the uterus -- is problematic to some abortion rights groups, since it would legislatively establish that some forms of birth control induce abortion by blocking implantation after fertilization. Backers of the bill have framed it as a common-sense extension of existing state laws that mandate that patients receive information about abortion procedures before giving their consent. (Yahoo News -- Abortion Rights Debate)
Your Menstrual Cycle Aug 2, 2008
Estrogen is still hard at work bulking up the uterine lining (also called the endometrium), while the progesterone is priming the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo. The End of Your Cycle. (Suite101.com)
* My body, my temple, your capital? Aug 2, 2008
Plastic surgery, the implantation of biochips, piercings X all emblazon the belief that our bodies are our unique property. At the same time, Juvin asserts, because everyone has a body, property has suddenly become democratized. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New Study of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Breast Implant Patients Sheds Light on Safety Aug 2, 2008
The study, entitled "Silicone Breast Implantation: A Retrospective Review of 1012 Implants Placed By a Single Surgeon," reviews complication and revision rates among patients of W. Grant Stevens, a board-certified Los Angeles plastic surgeon who is also the founder of Marina Plastic Surgery Associates in Marina del Rey, California ... Eight percent of patients had revision of at least one of their breast implants in Los Angeles, with the average time between initial implantation and revision... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS: Defeat Bush's last stand against abortion Aug 1, 2008
The new rules define abortion as "any of the various procedures - including the prescription, dispensing and administration of any drug or the performance of any procedure or any other action - that results in the termination of the life of a human being in utero between conception and natural birth, whether before or after implantation.". It doesn't take a medical expert to know that definition includes birth control pills, IUDs and "Plan B" emergency contraception. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Rescued dog blazes a surgical trail Aug 1, 2008
The surgery may break ground for human implantation ... If all goes well, Cassidy's artificial leg will fuse into his bone, and he should be on all fours in months -- paving the way for veterinary orthopedic surgeons at N.C. State University to start working with doctors for human implantation ... The hope is to perfect implantation of the device on large animals before moving on to human patients. (News & Observer)
Local couple believes in contact with aliens Jul 31, 2008
Alice Leavy is not afraid to say that she s had an alien implantation removed from her calf and expects to have a mysterious metal object plucked soon from her knee ... Podiatric surgeon Dr. Roger Leir of Thousand Oaks said he has performed 14 surgeries under local anesthesia to remove alleged alien implantations ... Leir recalls that when he first heard about alien implantation, he thought the speaker was crazy as a loon. (Lompoc Record, CA)
A new attack on birth control Jul 30, 2008
Under the guise of rules to protect antiabortion nurses and doctors from discrimination in hiring, a proposed new regulation would expand the definition of abortion to include any form of contraception that can work by stopping implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus. This can include common birth-control pills, emergency contraception, and the intra-uterine device, or IUD. Doctors who refuse to perform abortions for reasons of personal conscience already are protected by law. (Boston Globe)
