MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'graft'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:19:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4077229&cid=t_298722_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F8oECYYB9uY0%2F By Daniel J. MitchellTim Carney of the Washington Examiner is an expert on graft and sleaze inside the Beltway, and his column this morning is a perfect example. He shows how corrupt insiders in Alaska use something known as the “Rent-an-Eskimo” scam to pull in hundreds of millions of tax dollars from no-bid federal contracts. These insiders, meanwhile, steers big bucks to Washington lobbyists (almost all of whom worked for politicians like Lisa Murkowski), who then provide campaign cash to the corrupt officials who pass the laws that enable the circle of graft to continue. Here are some key passages from Tim’s column. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s write-in candidacy is being funded by $100,000 contributions from a handful of Alaska corporations that have been handsomely s... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4077229 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:48:17 +0100 4077229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3993906&cid=t_298722_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Flarge-healthcare-systems-are-they-gouging-patients%2F2010.09.22 With patients having to pay more of what’s charged for their healthcare, comparisons between medical systems like this one in Pennsylvania make us wonder if bigger necessarily means better. From the Times-Tribune: The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council study looked at four regional hospitals that offer cardiac surgery: Geisinger Wyoming Valley, Plains Twp.; Community Medical Center and Mercy Hospital, Scranton; and Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg. Among the four, Geisinger Wyoming Valley carries the biggest price tag. In 2008, the average hospital charge for a coronary artery bypass graft surgery was $108,029 and the average hospital charge for valve surgery was $132,740, according to information in the report. (more…) *This blog post was original... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3993906 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3993906 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231673&cid=t_298722_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fnew-technology-reverses-effects-of-gum-disease%2F At the Griffith Institute for Health and Medical Research in Brisbane, Australia, Professor Saso Ivanovski has grown layers of cells, including stem and gingival varieties. The gingival cells are gathered from ligaments that surround teeth, then placed in cultures and grown in sheets. These cellular sheets can be transferred to teeth roots in guided tissue regeneration (GTR), then they fully integrate with periodontal tissue in approximately six months. The technique works with skin grafts, as well. For more information, see the full report, “Periodontal regeneration” in Australian Dental Journal. (Source: dental blog for dentists about dentistry) dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231673 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:31:14 +0100 3231673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159854&cid=t_298722_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fwill-wood-be-the-bone-grafting-material-of-the-new-decade%2F Oral surgeons, periodontists, and implant dentists will love this one… There’s a heard of sheep in Italy that have wooden bones…kind of. Italian scientists at the Istec Laboratory of Bioceramics in Faenza have developed a process of converting rattan (wood) into a material that appears to closely mimic natural bone tissue. Heat, carbon, and calcium, along with intense pressure and a phosphate solution, make the bone replacement material strong, yet porous enough for blood vessels and nerves to run through it. As with traditional bone grafts, the grafted material is accepted by natural bone tissue, and the two unite into a solid, continuous structure. Scientists believe that the new bone replacement material may be used in human studies in about five years. Source: http://news.bbc.co.... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159854 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:20:59 +0100 3159854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561411&cid=t_298722_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Foral-surgery-news-osteogenics-partners-with-micross-and-safescraper%2F Osteogenics Biomedical announces distribution partnership with cortical bone collector manufacturer Micross and Safescraper® bone scrapers offer latest advancements in autogenous bone grafting Lubbock, TX, June 10, 2009 – Osteogenics Biomedical has signed an agreement with Italian-based medical device manufacturer META Advanced Medical Technology, giving Osteogenics exclusive distribution rights in the United States to the Micross autogenous bone scraper. Osteogenics has also obtained rights to distribute META’s Safescraper® Twist. Both are now available for purchase. The distribution agreement gives Osteogenics Biomedical the opportunity to distribute the autogenous bone scrapers alongside its line of Cytoplast® barrier membranes and PTFE suture. “META brings us the latest advanc... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561411 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:55:41 +0100 2561411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4245497&cid=t_298722_136_f&fid=35285&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamour.com%2Fhealth-fitness%2Fblogs%2Flife-with-cancer%2F2009%2F05%2Fa-very-special-guest-blog-leas-1.html A lot of you have been asking about our good friend Lea. It's been a really long time since she's blogged about her life post bone marrow transplant and today she's here to let us know how it's been going—and to share some very cool news. Take it away, Lea! (Source: Life with Cancer) Life with Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4245497 Fri, 29 May 2009 14:30:46 +0100 4245497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2182403&cid=t_298722_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Fengineered-gum-tissue-to-boost-oral-wound-healing%2F Dentists, oral surgeons, periodontists, and medical surgeons use oral tissue grafts for a number of procedures. Biocompatibility of the grafts is an important factor for successful transplantation. Using skin for an oral tissue graft poses problems such as bulkiness, hair growth, and sweating. To this point, human engineered oral tissue grafts have not been availalble. But not any more. Recent Swedish research shows that a new, engineered oral tissue substitute is proving effective in clinical applications. The engineered tissue is created from a small analogous oral tissue graft that is expanded in the lab over three weeks. The new graft is biocompatible because of the source, and it has characteristics of natural oral tissue, rather than skin. To this point, oral tissue graft engineer... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2182403 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:21:22 +0100 2182403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1394026&cid=t_298722_136_f&fid=36162&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myelomablog.com%2F2008%2F04%2F23%2Fchronic-graft-vs-host-disease-web-cast%2F I just got this via email. The National Bone Marrow Transplant Link is working with Dr. Steven Pavletic and his staff at the National Institutes of Health to develop a web cast on Coping with Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease.  The 30-minute presentation will provide an overview of cGVHD, recommendations for care of the cGVHD patient, and personal reflections from current cGVHD patients and their caregivers. The web cast will be launched on our web site, www.nbmtlink.org late this summer. We are grateful to the National Marrow Donor Program for supporting this product (Source: beth's myeloma blog) beth's myeloma blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1394026 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:58:01 +0100 1394026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=479025&cid=t_298722_83_f&fid=34922&url=http%3A%2F%2Froboticsurgeon.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fnerve-grafts-may-restore-erectile.html : "'Although the sural nerve is considered the gold standard for grafting, genitofemoral nerves were also used in our study, based not only on the initial successful work by Quinn et al, but also on the ease of harvest and avoidance of potential complications related to sural nerve harvesting,' the clinicians note.They found there was no 'statistically significant difference in erectile function recovery or the achievement of clinically meaningful erections using sural nerve grafts compared to genitofemoral nerves, even in the 28 patients with complete neurovascular bundle resection and no salvage radical prostatectomy after radiotherapy.'Based on their experience, Dr. Secin and colleagues think bilateral cavernous nerve grafts might be beneficial in select patients, although a definitive ... 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