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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 direct [...]

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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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Freedom Meditech submits 510(k) for disease-detection eye scanner

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:23:53

Freedom Meditech has submitted a 510(k) application for regulatory clearance of its medical device that can be used to detect chronic disease. The company’s ClearPath DS-120 Lens Fluorescence Biomicroscope noninvasively scans the eye to identify patients with signs of degenerative changes in the lens of the eye, according to a statement from San Diego-based Freedom Meditech, [...]

Perry Man In Serious Conditon After Truck Hits Tree

Warner Robins police spokeswoman Tabitha Pugh says it happened around 9:39 p.m. at the intersection of Wellborn Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

12:10 AM, May 21, 2012

Macon Man Hit and Killed on I-75

A Macon man died Monday morning as he tried to cross a median on Interstate 75.

7:37 AM, May 21, 2012

Warner Robins Police Say Missing Kids Found

A text message from the Houston County EMA Code Red System says they are looking for a 9-year-old black male and an 11-year-old black female.

8:38 PM, May 20, 2012

Aimee Copeland Learns Toll of Flesh-Eating Bacteria

A young Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacteria has said "Let's do this" after being told that she will lose her hands and remaining foot.

9:36 AM, May 18, 2012

Woman with Flesh-eating Bacteria Breathing on her Own

Andy Copeland says his daughter Aimee was taken off of a ventilator for a period of more than 10 hours.

7:45 AM, May 21, 2012

School-Bus Collision Sends Dozens to Hospital

A chain collision involving about a half-dozen buses east of Atlanta trapped one driver and forced medical officials to examine more than 50 children for injuries.

8:30 PM, May 19, 2012

Callaway Gardens Selling 4,000 Acres To Pay Debt

The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports the resort once attracted 1 million visitors per year, but attendance was down to 395,000 last summer.

10:43 PM, May 20, 2012

Robin Gibb of Bee Gees Dies At 62

Gibb's representative Doug Wright announced in a statement that Gibb passed away Sunday "following his long battle with cancer and ntestinal surgery."

7:23 PM, May 20, 2012

Teens Face Uphill Climb in Job Hunt

But according to the state Department Of Labor, the trend is shifting. The youth unemployment rate now sits at 29 percent. That's 44,000 unemployed teens compared to 50,000 the year before.

7:54 PM, May 20, 2012

NAACP Endorses Same-Sex Marriage

They came out with the decision at a retreat in Miami this weekend.

5:15 PM, May 20, 2012
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