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Wednesday Dec 23 | MELODIKA.net

Half-Million Doctors Beg Senate to 'Kill the Bill' - Virtual News Conference by Coalition of More Th

Medical groups with more than half-a-million members say the Senate bill is bad medicine and bad policy, and a number of their representatives will explain why during a "virtual" news conference on Sunday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Los Angeles County, CA

Fri Dec 18, 2009

EurekAlert!

Doctors' bedside skills trump medical technology

Sometimes, a simple bedside exam performed by a skilled physician is superior to a high-tech CT scan, a Loyola University Health System study has found.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Loyola University Chicago

Mon Dec 14, 2009

Medgadget

Will High Def 3D Binocular Disparity Monitor Make a Clinical Jump?

Filed under: ENT , Informatics , Neurological Surgery , Radiology , Surgery LG of Seoul, South Korea has released a 23 inch LCD monitor that can display 3D video and graphics at full HD resolution .

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Related Topix: Medicine, South Korea, World News

Thu Dec 10, 2009

Newswise

Jefferson Neurosurgeon Helps Draft New Treatment Guidelines for Brain Metastases

New treatment guidelines for patients with brain metastases are now available from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons .

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Related Topix: Medicine

Tue Dec 08, 2009

Health News Digest

Medical Societies Join Forces to Oppose Senator Reida s Health Reform Bill

Washington, DC - "Tens of thousands of physicians in America, who are deeply concerned over the direction of health reform legislation, have joined forces to deliver a strong message to Congress: it's not too late to get it right; slow down and change course.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Medicine

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Business Wire

Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing

HOLLAND, Mich.-- --FlexTech, Inc. received the award Best Demonstration of Value / ROI for their newly published book, The Healthcare Implementation Experience at the Healthcare IT Summi... BOISE, Idaho, USA-- --Micron Technology, Inc.

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Related Topix: Public Relations, Boise, ID, Semiconductors, Micron Technology, Electronics, Medicine, Lakeland Industries, Security, Medical Equipment

Newswise

Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Gains Ground at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia

Minimally invasive techniques have become standard for many procedures, from the removal of the gallbladder to angioplasty, but the approach is now only beginning to be available to patients with spinal conditions.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Surgery, Back Pain, Health, Columbia University

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Business Wire

Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filing

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis.-- --Culver's is thanking guests for their loyalty this holiday season by helping make holiday shopping easier to swallow.

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Related Topix: Public Relations, Austin, TX, Austin Metro, US Travel, Travel, Semiconductors, Micron Technology, Electronics, Medicine

GlobeNewswire

Integra Foundation Awards Grant to Support Pediatric Neurosurgery Resident Education

The Integra Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Integra LifeSciences Corporation , announced today that it has awarded a $12,000 grant to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons /Congress of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section for Pediatric Neurosurgery, in support of the section's annual meeting, which is taking place at the Boston ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Biotech, Integra LifeSciences Holdings, Boston, MA Metro

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Shelby County Reporter

Local elected to U.S. association

Thomas L. Francavilla, M.D., a neurosurgeon with The Brain & Spine Center PC, has been elected to serve a three-year term as a Regional Director of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Medgadget

Let Draeger Polaris Be Your Guiding Light

Filed under: Cardiac Surgery , ENT , Neurological Surgery , Ob/Gyn , Orthopedic Surgery , Plastic Surgery , Surgery , Thoracic Surgery , Urology , Vascular Surgery We are continuing to profile the latest gadgets that are being showcased at the Medica 2009 in Dsseldorf.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Circulation

Hypoplasia or Occlusion of the Ipsilateral Cranial Venous Drainage Is ...

From the Departments of Neurological Surgery , Neurology , and Radiology , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Star News

"Hunter's Hope" inspires community

Looking back, when Hunter Havener was 2 years old he underwent a neurological surgery at Boston Children's Hospital.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cazenovia, NY

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Earth Times

On Eve of Initial Senate Action, Neurosurgeons Announce Senator...

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons announced their opposition to the " Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ," released this week by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Healthcare Law, Law, Health Insurance, Health, Medicare, Medicaid

Circulation

Ten-Year Detection Rate of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations in a...

S. Claiborne Johnston MD, PhD; Nerissa U. Ko MD; Achal S. Achrol BS; Jonathan G. Zaroff MD; and William L. Young MD From the Center for Cerebrovascular Research, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care , and Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , Neurology , Neurological Surgery , and Medicine , University of California, San ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco Metro, Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Newswise

Patient Receives World's First Delivery of Intra-arterial Avastin...

Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin directly into a patient's malignant brain tumor.

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Health, Brain Cancer, Healthcare Law, Law

Tue Nov 17, 2009

EurekAlert!

World's first delivery of intra-arterial Avastin directly into brain tumor

Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin directly into a patient's malignant brain tumor.

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Related Topix: Oncology, Medicine, Health, Brain Cancer, Healthcare Law, Law

Tue Nov 03, 2009

PR-inside.com

Health Matters : What is Cushing's Syndrome ?

This disorder affects the endocrine system. It results from the increased presence of corticosteroids in the body.

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Related Topix: Medicine

Mon Nov 02, 2009

NOLA.com

Meetings held

The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans hosted three events last week.

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Related Topix: New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Metro, Medicine

Sat Oct 31, 2009

MediLexicon

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics To Present Today Data From Phase I...

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. , a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is developing immune-based therapies for the treatment of brain and other cancers, today announced that it will be presenting today, at the Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in New Orleans, Louisiana at 3:15pm central time, data from its Phase I ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA

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