Money, Attention Raised for Obstetric Fistula Treatment
22 May 2012, 8:08 am
Preventable health issue affects thousands of new mothers in developing countries ever year.

Cleveland Clinic "Cleveland" Named Center of Excellence
16 May 2012, 2:44 pm
The National Association For Continence (NAFC) has designated the Section of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in the OB/GYN & Women's Health Institute and the Colorectal Surgery in the Digestive Disease Institute at the Cleveland Clinic as a Center of Excellence (COE): Continence Care for Women.

Randy Swopes, Illinois Man Who Sewed Son's Buttocks Shut, Takes Alford Plea
16 May 2012, 1:46 pm
A northeast Illinois man who stood accused of using a needle and thread to sew his son's buttocks shut has accepted a plea agreement and will not spend any time in prison.

Button Battery Injuries Sending More Children to the Emergency Room
16 May 2012, 9:38 am
The number of emergency room visits made by children because of swallowed batteries has doubled in the past two decades, according to a report published in the journal, Pediatrics. The authors of the report blame the spike in battery injuries … Continue reading →

CryoLife to Acquire Hemosphere
15 May 2012, 7:04 am
ATLANTA, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CryoLife, Inc. (CRY), a leading tissue processing and medical device company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, announced today that it has signed a definitive ...

TiGenix Reports Business & Financial Results for the First Quarter 2012
15 May 2012, 12:32 am
LEUVEN, BELGIUM-- - TiGenix NV a leader in the field of cell therapy, today gave a business update and announced the financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2012.Business highlightsChondroCelectNet ...

Graft Patency For Hemodialysis - Fish Oil Supplements Show Mixed Results
4 May 2012, 12:19 pm
A study in the May 2 issue of JAMA reveals that daily ingestion of fish oil did not lower the percentage of grafts with loss of patency, i.e. that remained open in patients with new synthetic arteriovenous grafts within 12 months. An arteriovenous graft is a synthetic tube that is grafted between an artery and vein in order to gain vascular access for hemodialysis...

DaVita 1st Quarter 2012 Results
1 May 2012, 6:40 pm
DaVita Inc. today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. Net income attributable to DaVita Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 was $140.1 million, or $1.46 per share.

Fish Oil and Hemodialysis Graft Patency: Does Time Matter? [Editorial]
1 May 2012, 3:50 pm
Author Affiliations: Veterans Administration Medical Center and Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City.

Use of fish oil supplements shows mixed results regarding graft patency for hemodialysis
1 May 2012, 3:25 pm
Among patients with new synthetic arteriovenous grafts (a synthetic tube grafted between an artery and vein) for vascular access for hemodialysis, daily ingestion of fish oil did not decrease the proportion of grafts with loss of patency (remaining open) within 12 months, according to a study in the May 2 issue of JAMA.