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Study: Medtronic touts increased AF detection with Reveal Linq system
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) today released 1-year results from a study of patients who experienced a cryptogenic stroke, claiming that its Reveal Linq insertable cardiac monitor was able to detect atrial fibrillation at a greater rate than previously reported in a 2014 clinical trial.
Results from the real-world study were presented at the 68th American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada.
The Reveal Linq device is designed to be implanted beneath the skin on the upper left side of the chest and is indicated for monitoring patients experiencing dizziness, palpitation, fainting or syncope, chest pain ...
Source: Mass Device - April 20, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Patient Monitoring Medtronic Source Type: news
San Diego to be research hub for new Human Vaccines Project
(University of California - San Diego) The University of California, San Diego, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology and The Scripps Research Institute have teamed up to create the 'Mesa Consortium,' a new scientific hub for the Human Vaccines Project. Under a collaborative agreement, the Mesa Consortium and the Human Vaccine Project aim to transform current understanding of the human immune system and expedite development of vaccines and biologics to prevent and treat many global diseases.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 7, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Amid public feuds, NEJM finds itself under attack
by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica.
The New England Journal of Medicine is arguably the best-known and most venerated medical journal in the world. Studies featured in its pages are cited more often, on average, than those of any of its peers. And the careers of young researchers can take off if their work is deemed worthy of appearing in it.
But following a series of well-publicized feuds with prominent medical researchers and former editors of the Journal, some are questioning whether the publication is slipping in relevancy and reputation. The Journal and its top editor, critics say, have resisted correcting errors and lag...
Source: Mass Device - April 6, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: Business/Financial News Clinical Trials Research & Development New England Journal of Medicine Source Type: news
Mass Water Rescue in San Diego
MORENO VALLEY (CBSLA.com) — Lifeguards rescued about two dozen Riverside County teens from the chilly waters off La Jolla Tuesday after they suffered hypothermia and exhaustion.
The youths were among a group of 62 swim-team members from Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley.
The students were faced with gusty winds, choppy surf and 59-degree water near La Jolla Cove, according to Lee Swanson of the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
Source: JEMS Operations - March 31, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Videos Rescue & Vehicle Extrication Source Type: news
Stripped-Down Synthetic Organism Has Smallest Genome Yet
This study is definitely trying to understand a minimal basis of life," said Venter. But the researchers said that even with such a simple organism, that understanding remained elusive. They noted that even though their organism has so few genes, they were still uncertain about the function of nearly a third of them, even after more than five years of work. The researchers predicted their work would yield practical applications in developing new medicines, biochemicals, biofuels and in agriculture. "Our long-term vision has been to design and build synthetic organisms on demand where you can add in specific functions and p...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
ACS Releases Long-term Care Guideline for Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer
By Stacy Simon The American Cancer Society has released a new Head and Neck Survivorship Care Guideline to help survivors of head and neck cancer and their primary care providers better manage their long-term care. The guideline addresses cancers of the oral cavity, tongue, lip, pharynx (throat), and larynx (voice box). Recommendations in the guideline may also apply to cancers of the salivary glands, nasal and paranasal sinuses, and nasopharynx. But it does not address cancers of the brain, thyroid, or esophagus because they are very different in terms of symptoms and treatment. RESOURCES: Head and Neck Cancer Survivor...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - March 23, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancer Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer Salivary Gland Cancer Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer Nasopharyngeal Cancer Source Type: news
Lessons From La Jolla: The Complexity of Patients, The Value Of Entrepreneurship
“I take pride in teaching my students and trainees to start companies too, because it’s the only way I can scale." - Atul Butte, UCSF
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 14, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David Shaywitz Source Type: news
Woman reveals horror after a facelift left her looking like she'd been in a 'car crash'
Lin Fox, 48, from North London, spent more than £4,000 on the procedure in the hopes of turning back the clock. Instead it left her looking battered and bruised with threads poking out of her face.
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Space Exploration Could Herald the Beginning of the Post-Human Era
This is the fourth installment of a five-part WorldPost series on the world beyond 2050. The series is adapted from the Nierenberg Prize Lecture by Lord Martin Rees in La Jolla, Calif. Part one is available here. Part two is here. Part three is here. The final part will be published next week. With part four of this Beyond 2050 series, I want to digress into my special interest -- space. This is where robots surely have a future. During this century, the whole solar system will be explored by flotillas of miniaturized probes. These will be far more advanced than the European Space Agency's Rosetta or NASA's New Horizons...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 22, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Speakers You Don't Want to Miss at Conscious Life Expo
Discussions, there's a Film Festival, huge Exhibitor list, and many Special Events, something for everyone to inspire and support your work in the world. Many events are free or included in the General Admission Day Pass; some require additional tickets. The first speaker I highly recommend is Matt Kahn presenting with Julie Dittmar on Saturday from 4:00 -5:30 pm in Los Angeles A room. Matt is a bridge between the mystical realms and the path of awakening, a gifted spiritual teacher, intuitive healer and now author of his new book Whatever Arises, Love That. He combines a heart-centered awareness of unity consciousness wit...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Dark Side of World-Changing Technologies
This is the third installment of a five-part WorldPost series on the world beyond 2050. The series is adapted from the Nierenberg Prize Lecture by Lord Martin Rees in La Jolla, Calif. Part one is available here. Part two is here. Part four will be published next week. There are numerous novel technologies that will change society and empower individuals -- but they have a dark side that's all too frequently overlooked. Our world increasingly depends on elaborate networks: electric power grids, air traffic control, international finance, globally dispersed manufacturing and so forth. Unless these networks are highly resil...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 15, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
The World Is Getting Warmer -- But Here's What We Can Do Now to Prepare
This is the second installment of a five-part WorldPost series on the world beyond 2050. The series is adapted from the Nierenberg Prize Lecture by Lord Martin Rees in La Jolla, Calif. Part one is available here. Part three will be published next week.
The world will gradually get warmer. In contrast to population issues -- the subject of last week's "Beyond 2050" essay -- climate change is certainly not under-discussed.
But it's still unclear how much the warming due to carbon dioxide itself is amplified by associated changes in water vapor and clouds. The fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report pres...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mercury, DDT and other contaminants in fish are at a four-decade low
Fish in today's oceans contain far lower levels of mercury, DDT and other toxic substances than at any time in the last four decades, according to a major review by scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla. The researchers looked at nearly 2,700 studies of pollutants found...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 8, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Joshua Emerson Smith Source Type: news
