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Vagus Nerve Implants Yield Mixed Results For Boston Scientific, Cyberonics
A heart failure study using vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) devices by Cyberonics Inc. showed modest improvement of heart function, while a separate but similar trial by Boston Scientific did not demonstrate any benefit. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - September 3, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

Mixed results for nerve stim in heart failure for Boston Scientific, Cyberonics
Vagus nerve stimulation for heart failure flunks a Boston Scientific clinical trial but passes a Cyberonics study, but the question is clouded by the more rigorous, sham-arm structure of the Boston Scientific trial. Boston Scientific, Cyberonics Inc.News Well, Clinical Trials, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulationread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - September 2, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Source Type: news

ElectroCore seeks commercial partners for non-invasive headache tech
'Electroceutical' company ElectroCore taps Piper Jaffray to help it find a commercialization partner for its non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation technology for treating migraine and cluster headaches. ElectroCore said it tapped investment bank Piper Jaffray to help it court potential partners to commercialize the non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation treatment for headaches it's developing. electroCore, Piper JaffrayNews Well, Funding Roundup, Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation, Wall Street Beatread more (Source: Mass Device)
Source: Mass Device - August 18, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Source Type: news

Christine Moutier on Mental Health
In order for mental health treatment to be front and center in our ongoing conversation about health, we need to engage those who are living with and through these conditions. While many people can maintain a quality life with treatment and support, living with a mental illness can be a painful experience and often a lonely one. The general lack of knowledge about mental illness stigmatizes the individual and deters many people from seeking treatment. We need to continue educating the public about mental disorders as illnesses requiring the same level of medical treatment, proactive patient involvement and compassionate ...
Source: PHRMA - May 16, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Julie Source Type: news

electroCore’s non invasive vagus nerve stimulation effective in treating migraine
A study reported (13TH March 2014) in the International Headache Society’s official journal Cephalalgia found that the use of electroCore’s non invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy (nVNS) may be an effective and well tolerated treatment for migraine in certain patients. (Source: Pharmacy Europe)
Source: Pharmacy Europe - March 24, 2014 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: ebercott Tags: *** Editor's Pick Pain management Latest News Source Type: news

Cyberonics Announces CE Mark Approval Of The AspireSR(TM) Generator For VNS Therapy(R)
Proprietary Technology Provides Automatic Stimulation upon Seizure Detection HOUSTON, Feb. 20, 2014 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Cyberonics, Inc. (CYBX) announced today the CE Mark (Conformité Européenne) approval in Euro... Devices, RegulatoryCyberonics, AspireSR generator, VNS Therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - February 20, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Children With EpilepsyVagus Nerve Stimulation for Children With Epilepsy
A surgically implanted device offers an alternative for the treatment of intractable epilepsy. Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Expert Column Source Type: news

electroCore's clinical trial program into non invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy gathers momentum
This study, which is a multicentre trial with sites in Germany -5, UK -3, Belgium -1, Italy -1, has as its primary outcome the reduction in the number of cluster headache attacks per week... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Headache / Migraine Source Type: news

New treatment for stroke recovery shows early success
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have taken a step toward developing a new treatment to aid the recovery of limb function after strokes. In a study published online in the journal Neurobiology of Disease, researchers report the full recovery of forelimb strength in animals receiving vagus nerve stimulation. "Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide," said Dr. Navid Khodaparast, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and lead author of the study. "Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

UT Dallas researchers find early success in new treatment for stroke recovery
(University of Texas at Dallas) Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas conducted a study testing vagus nerve stimulation as a possible technique to improve recovery from stroke. The stimulation method already is approved for use in humans for treating a number of diseases. In the animal study, researchers found that pairing vagus nerve stimulation with physical rehabilitation returned all of the rats in the trial group to pre-stroke levels -- double the effectiveness of rehabilitation alone. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 1, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

New AAN Guidance on Vagus Nerve Stimulation for EpilepsyNew AAN Guidance on Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy
VNS may be considered for seizures in children, for seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and for improving mood in adults with epilepsy. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news

Great Interest At International Headache Meeting On ElectroCore's Research Into The Treatment Of Cluster Headache
There was great interest at the recent International Headache Congress in Boston in a poster on the results of an open label trial on non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation for the treatment of cluster headache. The trial sponsored by electroCore, one of the world leaders in the rapidly expanding field of electroceuticals, is part of the most comprehensive clinical trial programs in headache presently running. The poster, authored by Drs. Peter Goadsby, Alex Nesbitt and Juana Marin reviewed their cohort of cluster headache patients who were successfully treated by nVNS over the past year... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Headache / Migraine Source Type: news

CMS Says 'No' to Vagus Nerve Stimulation for DepressionCMS Says 'No' to Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression
Medicare patients with treatment-resistant depression will not have access to vagus nerve stimulation therapy, according to a recent decision by the CMS. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Effective in Resistant DepressionVagus Nerve Stimulation Effective in Resistant Depression
Neuroimaging studies show that the brains of people with treatment-resistant depression show altered metabolic activity in areas known to be linked to depression early after vagus nerve stimulation. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - May 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Brain Function Altered By Nerve Stimulation For Severe Depression
For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don't respond to standard antidepressant therapy. Now, preliminary brain scan studies conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are beginning to reveal the processes occurring in the brain during stimulation and may provide some clues about how the device improves depression. They found that vagus nerve stimulation brings about changes in brain metabolism weeks or even months before patients begin to feel better... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news