Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week

Arteriosclerosis - Device perfects tissue-generated blood vessels

Back Pain - EpiCept provides update on two deals made in 2003

Menopause - Quantitative ultrasound identifies women at risk for osteoporotic fracture

Mergers and Acquisitions - Acquisition of Invivo Corp. clears regulatory review waiting period

Mergers and Acquisitions - Henry Schein acquires European dental distributors

Mergers and Acquisitions - Medical device contract research business acquired

Mergers and Acquisitions - Pain relief company completes merger

Mergers and Acquisitions - Therapeutic equipment, technology firms complete merger

Microarrays - Advances reported in antimicrobial drug discovery through assay development

Monitoring - European pharmaceutical contracts for cardiac safety monitoring services

Needle Safety - Safety blood collection needle product line launches in U.S.

Neonatal Tumors - An international working group reports on the epidemiology of neonatal tumors

Biological Agent Defense - Contract awarded for enzyme-based active decontamination

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - NSCLC growth in mouse xenografts, in vitro cannot predict patient outcomes

Obstetrics - Cesarean delivery has drawbacks for future pregnancies

Obstetrics - Vigilance mitigates unsuspected pregnancy during hysterosalpingography

Oligodendrogliomas - Different genetic pathways involved in pediatric vs. adult ogliodendrogliomas

Ophthalmology - Informed consent seems not to influence patients' cataract surgery decisions

Osteogenic Sarcoma - Zoledronic acid induces apoptosis of human osteogenic sarcoma cells in vitro

Osteoporosis - Lateral chest radiographs detect bone loss in traditionally underserved women

Osteoporosis - Though expensive, locking compression plates heal distal fractures

Outpatient Surgery - Associated risks vary with patient characteristics, type of facility

Ovarian Cancer - Administering topotecan weekly shows promise in the management of ovarian cancer

Bladder Cancer - Karyometry can detect abnormalities in normal urothelium near carcinoma

Ovarian Cancer - Researchers analyze social concerns of women with ovarian cancer

Patents - Hemorrhoid banding system maker assigned Japanese patent application number

Patents - Nanotechnology portfolio expands with U.S. patent

Patents - Patent granted for protein pattern recognition with mass spectrometry

Patents - Scoring balloon patent allowed

Patient Monitoring - Harris Methodist adopts latest Nellcor pulse oximetry technology

Pediatric Apnea - Noninvasive test can help identify children with sleep-disordered breathing

Penile Carcinoma - Imiquimod 5% cream is effective in intraepithelial penile carcinoma

Personnel - BeadArray technology company appoints Daniel Bradbury to board of directors

Personnel - Cardiography technology maker appoints medical director

Brain Tumors - Gliadel prolongs survival and time to relapse in some glioma patients

Personnel - David Poirier named CIO and president, enterprise services

Personnel - Device company hires North American marketing director

Personnel - Haase leaves x-ray analysis company

Personnel - Management additions announced at neurotechnology company

Personnel - Medical device company announces management promotions

Personnel - Medical device maker appoints three new VPs

Personnel - Medical research company announces new leadership

Pituitary Tumors - Chronic ovarian hyperstimulation may precede a subset of pituitary adenomas

Plastic Surgery - Triangular skin flaps correct inverted nipples

Postoperative Pain - Results of the postoperative pain management project are described

Brain Tumors - Idarubicin unlikely to be used for treating primary CNS tumors

Prostate Cancer - An organoselenium compound induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cell lines

Prostate Cancer - CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 genotypes, haplotypes, are related to risk of prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer - Each prostate biopsy core should be assigned a separate Gleason score

Prostate Cancer - High-dose rate brachytherapy has advantages for prostate cancer treatment

Prostate Cancer - Trioxifene (LY133314) can prolong survival in a PAIII rat prostate cancer model

Protease Inhibitor - Shipments begin of plant-produced recombinant aprotinin product

Purchasing - Company gives researchers and scientists access to eBay

Quality Assurance - Few data mean measures of healthcare quality are of little use to patients

Radiation - New products designed to offer protection against dirty bombs

Breast Cancer - Dragon-boat racing helps heal cancer survivors in Singapore

Radiation Therapy - 3-D cone-beam imaging system receives FDA clearance

Radiation Therapy - FDA issues 510k clearance for Trilogy system

Rectal Cancer - Survival of rectal cancer patients over age 75 has improved

Renal Cancer - IGF2, a potent growth factor, may play a role in renal clear cell sarcoma

Research Trends - Report: Market research critical to blockbuster launches

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Phase II clinical trial of LymphoStat-B for RA initiated

Safety - Company receives notice of allowance for safety infusion device

Stem-Cell Transplantation - High-level cryopreservation of mobilized PBSC feasible without programmed freezer

Supply Agreement - B. Braun, purchasing organization, extend full-line product agreement

Support Service - Original equipment manufacturer offers mobile customer support services

Breast Cancer - Noninvasive treatment technique uses space-based technology

Tobacco Use - Low level laser therapy for smoking cessation available in California

Transplant Medicine - Seven-month-old is youngest recipient of artificial corneal transplant

Tuberculosis Diagnostics - PBMC-PCR can facilitate tuberculous lymphadenitis diagnosis

Vascular Procedures - FDA clears TOPS support catheter for crossing difficult occlusions

Wound Dressing - Delivery of 30,000 HydroMed wound dressings made

Breast Cancer - Researchers study familial and early onset breast cancer in African Americans

Breast Cancer - Ultrasound detects many microcalcifications in comedo-type intraductal carcinoma

Breast Implants - FDA issues "not approvable" letter for amended silicone gel breast implant PMA

Cardiology - Fully implantable, completely electric artificial heart developed

Breast Implants - FDA says "not yet" to silicone gel breast implants; ASAPS comments

Breast Implants - Mentor comments on new FDA breast implant guidance

Breast and Ovarian Cancer - Many BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes mutations are unique to Spain

Breast and Prostate Cancer - Kahalalide F preferentially induces cell death via oncosis in tumor cells

Bulimia Nervosa - Bulimia nervosa can develop after bariatric surgery in obese patients