Boston Scientific wins UK NICE support for GreenLight laser therapy
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) said Tuesday that the U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence now provides guidance supporting the use of its GreenLight XPS laser therapy system used to treat prostatic enlargement in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
NICE, which provides evidence-based guidance and standards to the U.K.’s National Health Service, said that adoption of the GreenLight XPS system to treat non high-risk patients with BPH can “significantly reduce costs for the NHS,” Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific said.
“The GreenLight XPS System is a well-estab...
Source: Mass Device - June 16, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Urology Boston Scientific Source Type: news
Prostate laser therapy recommended to NHS
Some 13,000 men in England could benefit from a laser treatment to manage symptoms from an enlarged prostate, the NHS is being advised. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - June 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thousands with BPH will benefit from new treatment
NICE predicts that new type of laser therapy will also save the NHS £3m a yearRelated items from OnMedicaHigh hopes for targeted prostate cancer drugEarly life factors could increase prostate cancer risk 'Network drugs' could beat aggressive prostate cancerRadiotherapy for prostate cancer linked to increased risk of secondary cancers (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 13, 2016 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
How to Boost Your Immune System Quickly
You were born with all the defenses your body will ever need. It’s called your immune system. And if you keep your immunity strong you never have to worry about any disease.
But sadly, your immune system declines with age. That opens the door to chronic diseases and other conditions linked to aging. These include everything from infections to cancer.
That’s why one of the best anti-aging plans I use with my patients is boosting their immune systems.
In a minute, I’ll show you how you can flip the switch on your immune system. But first, let’s talk a little bit about how your immunity operates...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - April 12, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news
Study To Evaluate Minimally Invasive Laser Therapy For Refractory Epilepsy Patients
The FDAhas approved Monteris Medical's Investigational Device Exemptionto evaluate its NeuroBlateSystem in medically refractory epilepsy. With this approval, Monteris will initiate theFeasibility Study onLaser Interstitial ThermalAblation for the Treatment of MedicallyRefractoryEpilepsy (FLARE). This multicenter, open-label prospective study is expected to enroll up to 45 subjects at as many as eight clinical sites in the U.S. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - April 12, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
FDA releases February 2016 510(k) clearances
February 2016 510(k) Clearances
510(k) summaries or 510(k) statements for final decisions rendered during the period February 2016.
TOTAL 510(k)s THIS PERIOD 224
TOTAL WITH SUMMARIES 213
TOTAL WITH STATEMENTS 11
February 2016 510(k) Clearances
510(K) SUMMARIES OR 510(K) STATEMENTS FOR FINAL DECISIONS RENDERED DURING THE PERIOD February 2016
DEVICE: ANI Monitor
MDOLORIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS SAS 510(k) NO: K142969(Traditional)
ATTN: MATHILDE COLLET PHONE NO : 011 333 62092081
6, RUE DU PR LAGUESSE SE DECISION MADE: 23-FEB-16
LILLE FR 59037 510(k) SUMMARY AVAILABLE FROM FDA
DEVICE: DBSWIN and VistaEasy Imaging Software
Durr Dental...
Source: Mass Device - April 5, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: 510(k) Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Regulatory/Compliance Source Type: news
Laser therapy, injections and creams: The best ways to make your stretch marks fade away
EACH week our experts Dr Aamer Khan an dLesley Reynolds bring you the latest beauty news and anti?ageing advice. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ranibizumab found effective against diabetic retinopathy
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a randomized clinical trial of more than 300 participants, researchers from Johns Hopkins and elsewhere have found that ranibizumab -- a drug most commonly used to treat retinal swelling in people with diabetes -- is an effective alternative to laser therapy for treating the most severe, potentially blinding form of diabetic retinal disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 17, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Drug Lucentis May Fight Diabetic Eye Disease
Government-funded study finds injected medicine beats laser therapy for form of retinopathy (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - November 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug Lucentis May Fight Diabetic Eye Disease
Government-funded study finds injected medicine beats laser therapy for form of retinopathy
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetic Eye Problems, Eye Diseases, Medicines (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lucentis Effective for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that the drug ranibizumab (Lucentis) is highly effective in treating proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The trial, conducted by the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCR.net) compared Lucentis with a type of laser therapy called panretinal or scatter photocoagulation, which has remained the gold standard for proliferative diabetic retinopathy since the mid-1970s. The findings demonstrate the first major therapy advance in nearly 40 years.
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Source: News from NEI - November 11, 2015 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jason Source Type: news
Skocik Chiropractic Adds THOR LED Laser Therapy to Its Treatment Program
(Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE))
Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - November 1, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Monteris touts laser ablation study data
Monteris Medical said yesterday that data from a new study of its NeuroBlate minimally invasive robotic laser thermotherapy tool showed improved outcomes for patients undergoing procedures with the device.
The findings were presented at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting in New Orleans.
The NeuroBlate system is an FDA-cleared device designed to ablate, necrotize or coagulate soft tissue during neurosurgery procedures through laser thermotherapy, and is not intended for any specific disease or lesion type, the company said.
“To date, limited data have been available on brain tumor patients that recei...
Source: Mass Device - September 30, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Clinical Trials Neurological Surgical Monteris Medical Source Type: news
SpineTech of North York, Ontario, Offers High Powered Laser Therapy, Class IV
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Source: Medical News (via PRIMEZONE) - August 2, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Low-Level Laser Therapy Ameliorates Radiation Dermatitis Low-Level Laser Therapy Ameliorates Radiation Dermatitis
Patients with breast cancer who develop radiation dermatitis after radiotherapy reported high ratings of patient satisfaction and stable skin toxicity following low-level laser therapy. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - July 16, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
