New treatment for eye disease Pterygium

Source: New Kerala

Pterygium or Surfer's Eye is known as a benign growth of the conjunctiva caused by ultraviolet-light exposure, low humidity, and dust. Dr. Santanu Mitra, Senior Consultant of Disha Eye Hospital and Research Centre, on Saturday introduced ...
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New treatment for eye patients

Source: Sify

Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) An eye hospital in Kolkata has introduced an innovative method of 'Auto blood Conjunctival Graft Fixation' surgery for treating Pterygium patients with their blood. Pterygium is a wing-shaped ...
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Stroke as an emergency: Semmelweis redivivus?

Source: Brain, a Journal of Neurology

Simply told, the story of tPA or ‘tissue-type plasminogen activator’ begins like this. In 1952, Danish biochemists isolated a fibrinolytic substance from normal animal tissues. It had been detected a few years before and was known to a ...
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New heart drug for atrial fibrillation

Source: InCapitalHealth

Final guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended the prescription of rivaroxaban for the prevention of strokeAny sudden neurological problem caused by a bleed ...
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New outpatient treatment for perforated ear drum

Source: Virtual Medical Center

In an Australian first, surgeons at Fremantle Hospital and The University of Western Australia believe a new method of repairing perforated ear drums could be a major advance in ear health. Professor Gunesh Rajan, H ...
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From severe earache to hearing problems: The tiny sponge that can heal a burst eardrum

Source: Daily Mail - UK

A tiny sponge that sits inside the ear could be a radical new treatment for perforated eardrums. The sponge is coated with special proteins, called fibroblast growth factors, which stimulate the body’s natural healing process, so that the hole in the e ...
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Teleflex Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Antithrombogenic Claims on its ARROW® Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) with Chlorag+ard® Technology

Source: Street Insider

Worldâs First Chlorhexidine Protected Antimicrobial PICC now proven to reduce thrombus accumulation on catheter surfaces for at least 30 days LIMERICK, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX) announced today that i ...
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Medical Blog post by Ankala Subbarao

Source: Doctors Hangout

Direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs) are a class of drugs which act as Anticoagulants by directly inhibiting Thrombin…the final step in the coagulation cascade that converts Fibrinogen into Fibrin. Some are in c ...
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