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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Otherworldly Precision: Man or Astro-Man? Transmit Modern Intergalactic Sonic Wave Forms (Again)

Man or Astro Man? play Neumos tomorrow night with Audacity and Atomic Bride. Tickets are still available here ! MAN OR ASTRO-MAN?: A futuristic surf-rock band from outer space.Man or Astro-Man? reportedly take their name from the promotional poster ... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Steve Albini, Sonic, Implants, Hibernation, Pete Best

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

MR Challenges in Imaging Joint Replacements and Devices

The clinical need to more accurately image soft tissue and bone in patients with joint replacements and other implanted devices is expected to grow significantly in the next twenty years, accelerated by gains in life expectancy and a desire to remain ... [Published GE Healthcare - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Implants, Patient, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Inflammation

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 reports

DePuy Inc

Update: Defective Hip Implant Cases

Maxcey & Thetford ContactWith age or a degenerative condition, many people suffer from hip pain. When less invasive treatment options fail, hip replacement or resurfacing may be suggested to alleviate pain and restore mobility. In the last decade, metal ... [Published JD Supra - 21 hours ago]

Entities: DePuy Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Implants

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 4 reports

DePuy Announces It Will Stop Selling Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants, Notes Rottenstein Law Group LLP

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics announced on May 16 that it will stop sales of metal-on-metal hip replacements. This comes after the company saw the market for the products drop significantly* amid lawsuits and calls for increased regulation,** ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: DePuy Inc, Implants, Depuy Orthopaedics Inc, Lawsuit

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

University of South Carolina

Pacemakers Could Be Hacked, Researchers Claim,...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe OnlineThe sensors used by implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers to detect the rhythm of a person’s beating heart are vulnerable to computer hackers, say researchers from the US and South Korea.Implanted ... [Published Red Orbit - May 17 2013]

Entities: Pacemaker, Defibrillation, Waveform, University of South Carolina

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Plastics

The microbiological minefield

MEDICAL implants, such as stents and catheters, bring a risk of infection. Specifically, their smooth surfaces encourage the growth of bacterial films—and such sheets of connected bacteria are far more resistant to disinfection than are isolated bugs. ... [Published Babbage - The Economist - May 17 2013]

Entities: Bacteriophage, Microbiology, Minefield, Plastics, Bacteria

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

Angelina Jolie

7 in 10 women would have a double mastectomy like Angelina Jolie

Author: adminWelcome to Mothers Who Work, a comprehensive resource for working Mums who want to maintain a healthy and productive work / life balance. If you’re new here, be sure to join us on Twitter, too. Thanks for visiting!Angelina Jolie announced ... [Published Mothers Who Work - May 17 2013]

Entities: Double Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Venn Life Sciences Holdings PLC Announces Launch of Innovation Division and Co-Development Initiative

7:00am BST Venn Life Sciences Holdings PLC announced that it established InnoVenn, the Company’s new division set up to focus on co-development opportunities, particularly in the medical device arena. The goal of InnoVenn is to accelerate the commercialization ... [Published Reuters UK - May 17 2013]

Entities: Life Science, Initiative, Joint Venture, Biodegradable, Invention

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Metal-on-metal hip implants cause inflammation of joint lining long before symptoms appear

Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long before symptoms appear, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify this inflammation, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special ... [Published News-Medical.Net - May 17 2013]

Entities: Implants, Inflammation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Angelina Jolie's Doctor Reveals Details Of Surgery

Dr. Kristi Funk treated Jolie at the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Beverly Hills. She writes a very detailed description of her care on the center’s website, including that Brad Pitt, “was on hand to greet her as soon as she came around from the anesthetic, ... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - May 16 2013]

Entities: Implants, mastectomy, Nipple, Donor

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Mini Dental Implants: Are They the Cure for Denture Woes

-- Mini Dental Implants: Are They the Cure for Denture Woes ... [Published Scoop Asia - May 16 2013]

Entities: Implants

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

GE to ship MRI protocol for patients with metal implants

-- GE Healthcare on May 15 said it plans to begin shipping MAVRIC SL, a combination of MRI acquisition protocol and postprocessing software designed to enhance the accuracy of soft-tissue and bone imaging in patients with metal implants that could make ... [Published Aunt Minnie - May 16 2013]

Entities: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Implants, Patient

Quotes

Sofie said: "I have spent my life watching my mother struggle with breast cancer, worried that I might lose her. So, for me, it was a very simple, logical decision to remove a part of my body which could potentially kill me."

Sisters deal with Jolie's dilemma [Published New Zealand Herald - 2 hours ago]

...panoramic sensor that allows operators to safely remove it for use on the cephalometric arm," said Bill Brown, Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "Billed as an ideal solution for practices that require a high-quality device at a competitive price, the 2D panoramic sensor allows practitioners to make dynamic orthogonal tomogram examinations with the ability to upgrade the base panoramic VG3 with a cephalometric sensor or software and a digital 3D CBCT at any time."

FDA Clears NewTom BIOLASE VG3 Digital Panoramic, Tomographic Extra-Oral X-ray System [Published AZoOptics - 9 hours ago]

...health-care office complex," said Mark Edwards of Edwards Commercial Realty, the project's leasing agent who helped organized the development team. "This is an underserved area for independent specialty medical practices."

Urology practice to anchor medical center [Published Albuquerque Journal - 12 hours ago]

...Patients of can undergo the procedure on its own or in conjunction with other body contouring procedures. "An additional benefit of undergoing the procedure at my practice,” added Dr. Kovanda, “is that patient safety, comfort, and results are of the utmost importance to me and my staff. We are committed to maintaining the absolute highest standard of care.”"

Kovanda Plastic Surgery Now Provides Minneapolis-St. Paul with Fat Grafting to the Buttocks [Published PRWeb - 13 hours ago]

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TGA Clarifies Implant Reclassification Fees [Published FDA News - 20 hours ago]
Update: Defective Hip Implant Cases [Published JD Supra - 21 hours ago]
Is prevention better than cure? [Published Saudi Gazette - 21 hours ago]
Demar Dental Lab Partners with Ivoclar Vivadent... [Published Digital Journal - 21 hours ago]
Johnson & Johnson Will Exit Metal Hip Implant M... [Published QMED - 21 hours ago]
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MRI Predicts Failing MoM Hip Implants [Published MedPage Today - 22 hours ago]
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Blogs

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Otherworldly Precision: Man or Astro-Man? Trans... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - 15 hours ago] Man or Astro Man? play Neumos tomorrow night with Audacity and Atomic Bride. Tickets are still available here ! MAN OR ASTRO-MAN?: A futuristic surf-rock band from outer space.Man or Astro-Man? reportedly take their name from the promotional poster ...
Beautiful flowers self-assemble in a beaker [Published EarthSky - May 17 2013] “Spring is like a perhaps hand,” wrote the poet E. E. Cummings: “carefully / moving a perhaps / fraction of flower here placing / an inch of air there… / without breaking anything.” With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the ...
A Not So Bad Blast from The Past [Published Drug and Device Law - May 17 2013] We saw the news yesterday about DePuy discontinuing two of their lines of hip implants, which have been involved in some litigation. While we are not ignorant of the impact of litigation on business or the impact of discontinuation/withdrawal/recall ...
J&J Phasing Out Metal Hip Replacements and 2 Ot... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 17 2013] Johnson & Johnson ( NYSE:JNJ ): Current price $87.70On Thursday, the orthopedic unit of Johnson & Johnson announced that it is phasing out production of all-metal replacement hips, reflecting an industry-wide movement to abandon the one-time widely used ...
J&J Phasing Out Metal Hip Replacements and 2 Ot... [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - May 17 2013] Johnson & Johnson ( NYSE:JNJ ): Current price $87.70 On Thursday, the orthopedic unit of Johnson & Johnson announced that it is phasing out production of all-metal replacement hips, reflecting an industry-wide movement to abandon the one-time widely ...

Audio/Video

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Craziest tax deductions [Published CNNMoney.com - Video - Apr 09 2013]
Horrifying Illegal Butt Injections Lead to Arrest [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Feb 14 2013]
Johnson & Johnson predicted metal hip issues [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Jan 23 2013]
AUDIO: 'Doctors won't remove my implants' [Published BBC News Video - Health - Dec 31 2012]
Middle Eastern Men Getting Moustache Transplants [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Dec 02 2012]

Press Releases

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Blue Belt Technologies annonce un partenariat d... [Published Business Wire Science: Science News - 20 hours ago]
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Wright Medical Hip Lawsuit Update: New Video In... [Published Business Wire - May 17 2013]
Statistical Challenges in Medical Device Trail ... [Published PR Newswire Asia - May 17 2013]
New Report Available: Davol Inc. - Strategic SW... [Published PR inside - May 17 2013]