Surgical Tools & Supplies Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Dental plaque bacteria may 'trigger' infective heart disease 4/2/2012

Oral bacteria that escape into the bloodstream are able to cause blood clots and trigger life-threatening endocarditis.

Can a common stomach bug eradication make aspirin safer? 3/27/2012

Researchers have launched a major clinical trial to investigate whether eliminating a common stomach bug could help to make taking aspirin safer in some patients.

The melanoma survival link 3/26/2012

Queensland researchers bring new reassurance to melanoma patients with thin invasive tumours after finding that 20 years after diagnosis their survival rate is 96% .

Think twice before knee surgery 3/26/2012

A La Trobe University study has shown that after knee reconstruction surgery, around 40 per cent of people do not return to their previous level of sports participation.

Colorectal cancer 'not just for those 50 and older' 3/26/2012

Colorectal cancer continues to be the second-deadliest cancer worldwide with more than 140,000 people in the United States alone are expected to be diagnosed with the disease this ...

New oral anticoagulants breed new life to thrombosis cure 3/19/2012

The use of traditional anticoagulants may become a thing of the past, thanks to the improved understanding of the biochemistry of the coagulation system and the development of new, ...

Cell-therapy cuts death risk in stem cell transplant patients 3/12/2012

Two teams of Australian researchers have identified new approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which could potentially result in new and definitive ...

Stem cell-seeded cardiopatch could heal damaged hearts 3/9/2012

A new type of stem cell-seeded patch has shown promising results in promoting healing after a heart attack, according to a study published in the journal STEM CELLS Translational ...

'Cyberknife radiation' can relieve facial nerve pain: study 1/30/2012

A technique that delivers highly focused beams of radiation, known as Cyberknife, can relieve the stabbing pain of the facial nerve condition trigeminal neuralgia, indicates a small ...

Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 provide the safest care 1/12/2012

Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues, finds a study published on bmj.com.

Gene therapy helps hemophilia B patients 12/29/2011

NIH-funded experimental treatment enhances body's ability to produce key clotting factor.

No benefit for liberal blood transfusion after hip surgery: study 12/29/2011

A liberal strategy for providing red blood cell transfusions following hip-fracture surgery to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease neither lowered their post-surgical risk ...

Research advances breast reconstruction 12/7/2011

Breast reconstruction surgery will become both safer and more realistic thanks to research led by Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Wound healing genomes in blood identified 12/7/2011

QIMR researchers, as part of an international study led by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute UK, have identified 68 regions in the genome that affect blood platelet formation, ...

Common bone drug may extend life of replacement joints 12/7/2011

People who take bisphosphonates after joint replacement surgery are less likely to need a repeat operation, finds a new study published on bmj.com.

Are there too many women in medicine? 12/1/2011

In the UK, women doctors are set to outnumber their male counterparts by 2017.

New hip implants no better than traditional ones 12/1/2011

New hip implants appear to have no advantage over traditional implants, suggests a review of the evidence published on bmj.com.

'Silver bullets' to disinfect implants and medical devices 11/17/2011

Infections are winning the health war in Australian hospitals, but researchers may have found a "silver bullet’’ in the shape of specially designed protective surfaces for implants ...

Should doctors encourage kidney donations to a stranger? 11/15/2011

With three people on the kidney transplant list dying in the UK every day, should doctors encourage their patients to put themselves at risk for the benefit of others?

Delayed cord clamping protects newborn babies from iron deficiency 11/15/2011

Waiting for at least three minutes before clamping the umbilical cord in healthy newborns improves their iron levels at four months, according to research published on bmj.com.

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