For the first time, US News has ranked hospitals on a metropolitan as well as a national basis, and the top children’s hospital is listed in each area as well. Medscape Medical News
Month: March 2011
Medical Device Innovation
Find out what to do with all of those great ideas. Medscape Anesthesiology
ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals’ Small Molecule Protease Inhibitor Blocks Retinal Blood Vessel Damage In Rodent Model Of Diabetes
ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today the online publication of a study in the journal Diabetes that describes the effectiveness of its novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor ASP-440 in reducing blood-retinal barrier breakdown in a rodent model …
What Is A Stye? What Is Hordeolum?
A stye, also known as hordeolum, is a small collection of pus (abscess) on the eyelid. In most cases, the infection is caused by the staphylococcus bacteria. Often the lump is red and painful and looks like a boil or pimple. Although most styes form on…
Abbott launches Cataract Suite for micro-implantation procedure
Abbott announced today that it has introduced a Micro-Implantation Cataract Suite designed to help improve cataract procedure outcomes and safety.
Vitamin B2 Eye Drops And Low Dose Ultraviolet May Cure Keratoconus
A potentially blinding disease called keratoconus may now be stopped and even reversed with a new process applying vitamin B2 eye drops and low-dose ultraviolet light to the diseased eye. The first FDA-monitored clinical trial in Illinois of what is ca…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
Increasing Regulatory Barriers May Threaten US Medical Innovation
Mounting U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations imposed on new medical technologies may jeopardize the standards of care in the United States, according to a presenter here.
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
Bausch + Lomb And Technolas Perfect Vision Announce Agreement In Principle To Distribute The First Femtosecond Laser Capable Of Performing Both Cataract And Refractive Surgery On One Platform
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV) today announced an agreement in principle to globally distribute the first femtosecond laser capable of performing both cataract and refractive pro…
Bausch + Lomb And Technolas Perfect Vision Announce Agreement In Principle To Distribute The First Femtosecond Laser Capable Of Performing Both Cataract And Refractive Surgery On One Platform
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV) today announced an agreement in principle to globally distribute the first femtosecond laser capable of performing both cataract and refractive pro…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
Bausch + Lomb And Technolas Perfect Vision Announce Agreement In Principle To Distribute The First Femtosecond Laser Capable Of Performing Both Cataract And Refractive Surgery On One Platform
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV) today announced an agreement in principle to globally distribute the first femtosecond laser capable of performing both cataract and refractive pro…
MRI Not Initially Necessary in Older Patients With Acute Isolated Ocular Neuropathies
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) doesn’t appear to be initially medically necessary in older patients with acute, isolated ocular motor neuropathies, the authors of a new study conclude. Reuters Health Information
Neglected Infections of Poverty – Toxocariasis
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In this CDC Expert Commentary, LCDR Paul T. Cantey describes toxocariasis, a common, yet little known parasitic disease associated with pet ownership.
Facing the Truth About Bell Palsy
In this interview, founder of the Facial Paralysis and Bell’s Palsy Foundation, Dr. Babak Azizzadeh shares insights into the surgical management of facial paralysis. Medscape Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine
Neglected Infections of Poverty – Toxocariasis
In this CDC Expert Commentary, LCDR Paul T. Cantey describes toxocariasis, a common, yet little known parasitic disease associated with pet ownership. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)