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Medtronic’s new direct aortic approach to TAVI wins European approval

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:15:32

European regulators have approved the delivery of Medtronic‘s CoreValve System using a new direct aortic approach in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less-invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for aortic valve replacement, but some patients are unsuited for the procedure because they have small vessels. The newly CE Marked [...]

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Breast implant problems can be stopped with conscientious doctors

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:43:43

This year began with a breast implant scandal. This one has brought back memories of the one early in my private practice. The current one involves the PIP-branded breast implants produced by the French company Poly Implant Prothese and rebranded by the Dutch company Rofil as Rofil M-implants breast implants. The first one involved silicone implants made by American companies including Dow Corning who no longer makes breast implants. The picture of 3 implants includes: top -- an old McGhan double lumen (silicone gel implant surrounded by a saline implant); bottom left – Dow Corning textured silicone implant; and bottom right – Dow Corning smooth silicone implant. Dow Corning has not made breast implants since approximately 1992.

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Minimally invasive weight loss device maker quietly raises $2.75 million

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:47:32

Although it’s trying to keep quiet about its product, a medical device startup developing a new treatment for obesity revealed this week it’s in the middle of raising $5.5 million. According to a recently filed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission document, Vibrynt Inc. has raised half of a $5.5 million offering from five investors. Vibrynt’s [...]

Accident Blocks 4 Lanes of I-75 in Monroe

That's after an accident around mile marker 182.

10:47 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Chrysler Caves, Recalls 2.7 Million Jeeps

Affected are the 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Jeep Liberty SUVs.

3:09 PM, Jun 18, 2013

2nd Suspect in Two Eastman Homicides Arrested

Nathaniel Cummings is charged with the killings of 50-year-old Greg Giddens on May 12th, and 62-year-old Jimmy Gay on May 31.

6:06 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Bibb DA: McDaniel Trial January 2014 at Earliest

Murder suspect Stephen McDaniel was previously expected to go to trial this fall.

6:52 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Bibb Homeowner and the County Tangle Over Alley

Ozie Haralson and his wife Jane have owned their Napier Avenue rental home since 1984. Now they say the road behind their home is littered with debris and that the county needs to do something about it.

7:18 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Shar'bora Daniels' Death One Year Later

  Last June, a Bibb County family's life changed forever. 18-year-old, Shar'bora Daniels, was sitting at home playing video games with her brother, when a stray bullet came through the wall, hitting her in the head. The Bibb County Sheriff' office  says they still don't know who fired that shot but they're working to find out.

6:35 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Warner Robins Investigates Alleged Store Gambling

All three stores appeared to be closed today; police cruisers were parked outside and the stores were blocked off by crime-scene tape.

2:42 PM, Jun 17, 2013

Giddings Parents File Wrongful-Death Suit

Parents hope to find missing body parts at Pike County farm.

6:07 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Chipper Jones' Roswell Home for Sale

Former Atlanta Braves great Chipper Jones has put his Roswell, Ga., house on the market for $3.19 million.

3:22 PM, Jun 18, 2013

Toddler Walks Again, After Losing Feet to Lawnmower

The fear was that, two months after the toddler lost her feet in a lawnmower accident, she would be hesitant to wear prosthetic limbs. Instead, Ireland took off walking immediately, wearing a handmade superhero cape with the letter "I" on it.

3:26 PM, Jun 18, 2013
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