Low-cost mosquito netting flies high in test to repair groin hernias
Don't want to pay $125 for a piece of implantable plastic mesh to repair a groin hernia? Less than a dollar's worth of plastic mosquito netting can work just as well, according to a new study. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Low-Cost Mosquito Mesh Good Alternative for Hernia Repair in Poor Countries
Researchers say this affordable innovation might improve access to the surgery
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Hernia, International Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - January 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Robotic Hernia Repairs Most Effective Treatments for Hernias
Article on Robotic Hernia Repairs Highlights the Most Effective Treatments for Hernias, Notes Dr. Shirin Towfigh. Commenting on the recent article, the Los Angeles area hernia surgeon explains that, by adopting this technology early, she has been able to incorporate the robotic technology to perform the most advanced and complex cases. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 28, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Hernias Source Type: news
Robotic Hernia Repairs Most Effective Treatments for Hernias
Hernia surgeon explains robotic technology can perform the most advanced and complex hernia repair surgery (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 28, 2015 Category: Disability Tags: Hernias Source Type: news
Correspondence: Laparoscopic Repair of Abdominal Wall HerniaCorrespondence: Laparoscopic Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernia
This comprehensive guideline outlines the practical technique of laparoscopic abdominal wall hernia repair. BMC Surgery (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - November 18, 2015 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Brief General Anesthesia in Infancy Does Not Increase Risk for Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at Age 2 (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH
Among infants undergoing hernia repair, general anesthesia for less than an hour does not adversely affect early neurodevelopmental outcomes, according to an international … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 26, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Yoga Can Naturally Heal Crippling Injuries Without Surgery
When you feel her calming energy, you would never guess Kata went through a crippling car accident that left her in constant pain.
At the time, the damage to her neck and spine was so severe, her doctors started preparing her for multiple surgeries. They told her she’d be in a neck brace for the rest of her life.
But today, Kata is living pain free. Her spine is long and relaxed, and she has full range of motion in her neck.
And she did it without surgery.
Instead of going under the knife, Kata turned to yoga.
What is yoga?
Yoga is a mind-body practice that combines stretching exercises, controlled breathing and rela...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - October 16, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Fitness Anti-Aging disease prevention natural cures telomeres wellness yoga Source Type: news
Futuristic Device Fixes Holes In The Heart Without Invasive Surgery
Scientists in Boston have come up with an ingenious new way to repair life-threatening holes in patients' hearts and other organs. Instead of invasive surgery and the risk that entails, the new technique makes use of an ultraviolet-light-enabled catheter that patches the holes using a plug made of a biodegradable, light-activated adhesive (see video above). The experimental device may prove useful in fixing stomach ulcers and abdominal hernias as well as hearts. "Currently, to repair wounds or holes in the body, a second large hole made by incision must be created in order to give clinicians access to the af...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - October 6, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Futuristic Device Fixes Holes In The Heart Without Invasive Surgery
Scientists in Boston have come up with an ingenious new way to repair life-threatening holes in patients' hearts and other organs.
Instead of invasive surgery and the risk that entails, the new technique makes use of an ultraviolet-light-enabled catheter that patches the holes using a plug made of a biodegradable, light-activated adhesive (see video above). The experimental device may prove useful in fixing stomach ulcers and abdominal hernias as well as hearts.
"Currently, to repair wounds or holes in the body, a second large hole made by incision must be created in order to give clinicians access to the af...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Down-under medtech firm Admedus looks to future in bio-scaffolds
Australian med-tech company Admedus (ASX:AHZ) is looking to become the “gold standard” in cardiac bio-scaffolds and expand their product into other realms to promote rebuilding of tissue over artificial replacements.
Admedus COO Julian Chick spoke to MassDevice.com yesterday about the company’s flagship product CardioCel, how its using bio-scaffolds to grow in the cardiac repair market and where it’s looking to take the bio-scaffolds next.
Admedus’ CardioCel bio-scaffolds are regenerative tissue patches designed for cardiac and vascular repairs and reconstructions and promote autologous grow...
Source: Mass Device - September 11, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiovascular Implants Regenerative Medicine Admedus Ltd. Source Type: news
MiroMatrix raises $23m for decellularizing tech
Decellularization technology developer MiroMatrix Medical raised $23 million in a new round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing posted last week.
MiroMatrix develops and utilizes a proprietary technology to remove cells, or decellularize, organs and tissue.
Currently, MiroMatrix has 510(k) clearance for its MiroMesh biological mesh used during hernia repair procedures and as a general wound treatment, and plans to submit additional applications for other indications, according to its website.
MiroMatrix plans to pursue other applications of its proprietary technology, including creating a cortical strut, car...
Source: Mass Device - August 31, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Regenerative Medicine Miromatrix Medical Inc. Source Type: news
Paraesophageal Hernia: Observation Risky for Frail PatientsParaesophageal Hernia: Observation Risky for Frail Patients
The watchful waiting approach appears riskier than elective repair for frail patients with paraesophageal hernia, according to a national registry study. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 31, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
The Truth About Sex After Menopause
When I started my blog in May 2014, I had been re-singled for a year-and-a-half after a long marriage. I was dating up a storm and feeling at the top of my game intellectually, sexually, and simply as an empowered woman in the world. My experience ran counter to the conventional wisdom that women lose their desirability once they're of a certain age. So I decided to spread the word that midlife sexuality could be a bountiful time for women as long as they don't buy into the myth that they're going to be exiled to Crone Land. But when I read a piece in HuffPost last month, written by a 60-year-old woman who reported a decl...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Memphis as Usual, Week of Aug. 3: Mystery Fork edition
ONE: Ventral permission slip
Memphis as Usual unexpectedly took the week off last week while I was laid up, recuperating from outpatient surgery.
I had an abdominal hernia repair — or, as I was corrected by an anesthetist, I had a ventral hernia repair.
"I don't even know what that is," I told him, when he asked if ventral was what I meant to say instead of abdominal.
I've had several surgeries, none of them serious but more of them involving scalpels and me than I would prefer. This one ranked… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - August 4, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Greg Akers Source Type: news
Ariste Medical Receives $4.6MM Investment to Support Development of Drug-Eluting Hernia Mesh
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--Ariste Medical, a pre-commercial drug-device company, today announced a $4.6MM investment for continued development of a drug-eluting hernia mesh intended to reduce the risk of intra-abdominal infecti... Devices, Surgery, Venture CapitalAriste Medical, drug-eluting hernia mesh, hernia mesh, hernia repair (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - April 21, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
