Lasers and Health Archives
Cold Laser Therapy Is Becoming Popular In Pain Treatments
As doctors say a new painless laser treatment can help sufferers of chronic pain.
It is a common treatment for professional athletes, including seven-time Tour De France winner Lance Armstrong who used it to get rid of his pain.
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Posted on January 19, 2007 03:38 PM
CT Laser Mammography Studies Presented At ECR
At the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), in Vienna, Austria, March 3-7, there will presented insights into applications for cancer detection, cancer staging, and following the course of cancer treatments based on the clinical results from six studies relating to the CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) system.
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Posted on February 23, 2006 12:46 PM
Laser Therapy Effective Treatment for Chronic Knee Pain with Avicenna Class IV Therapeutic Laser
At the offices of Harrington Chiropractic, PC and Laser Therapy Center, Avicenna Class IV Therapeutic Laser proved effective at managing knee pain in a pilot study involving patients with chronic knee pain who were not candidates for knee replacement surgery.
Dr. Phil Harrington declared that Avicenna laser therapy has extremely minimal side effects and that it promises to have substantial benefit for patients with knee and other joint pain, as well as for other neuromusculoskeletal conditions.
Posted on February 20, 2006 04:06 PM
Bush Uses Laser Eye Surgery As Example of Decrease in Health Care Costs
Well, not the typical news article for us. However, it is relevant .. President George W. Bush, when speaking on market driven decreases in healthcare costs used laser eye surgery as an example.
He said that the decreasing costs of this type of surgery, which is usually not covered by insurance, is due to private payment by individuals. Patients sought the best price because they paid for the procedure themselves, he said.
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Posted on February 16, 2006 03:53 PM
New Laser Treatment in NYC Zaps Smoking Addiction
New Life, the pioneer in smoking cessation low-level laser therapy in New York City, announced the opening of its clinic on Madison Avenue.
Trained internationally by one of the world's most renowned laser therapy institutes, New Life's professional and friendly staff is committed to helping smokers kick the habit.
Through a combination of low-level laser therapy and individual coaching, New Life offers smokers an innovative way to make today the first day of their "new lives."
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Posted on February 10, 2006 12:17 AM
European Study Highlights Laserscope's Greenlight PV(R) System Effective in Relieving BPH Symptoms With Improved Safety and Lower Cost Than TURP Procedure
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 10 - Laserscope (Nasdaq: LSCP), a pioneer in the development and commercialization of minimally-invasive medical devices, including medical lasers and advanced fiber-optic delivery devices, today announced the positive results of the first prospective study comparing Photoselective Vaporization of the Prostate (PVP) performed with the Company's GreenLight PV® laser system with the more traditional Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) for the treatment of obstructive Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).
Investigators from the University of Basel and from Cantons Spital Baden in Switzerland reported their findings in the December issue of the European Urology journal.
Posted on January 17, 2006 08:24 AM
Elana Receives CE Mark for Laser-Assisted Neurovascular Surgery Technique Using Spectranetics Laser
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 2 - Spectranetics Corporation (Nasdaq: SPNC) announced today that its strategic partner Elana BV has obtained Communautes Europeennes (CE) mark registration for its laser-assisted neurovascular surgery technique that incorporates a Spectranetics excimer laser and a laser catheter manufactured by Spectranetics.
"The ELANA technique has the potential to assist many patients at risk for stroke where few or no treatment alternatives exist," said John G. Schulte, Spectranetics' president and chief executive officer.
Posted on November 18, 2005 10:19 PM
New Standard of Care That Reduces Risk of Esophageal Cancer
Pivotal two and five-year research results firmly link Photofrin(R) Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) - a combination drug and device treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August 2003 - to a reduced risk of esophageal cancer in patients with pre-cancerous Barrett's esophagus.
Bergein F. Overholt, M.D., FACP, MACG, medical director of the Laser Center of the Thompson Cancer Survival Center in Knoxville, led the Phase III multi-center research and many earlier single center studies. The two-year results are published in the October 2005 issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (GIE), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
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Posted on October 12, 2005 10:21 AM
Laser Radiation Treatment for Cancer Patients
Laser therapy uses high-intensity light to treat cancer and other illnesses. Lasers can be used to shrink or destroy tumors. Lasers are most commonly used to treat superficial cancers (cancers on the surface of the body or the lining of internal organs) such as basal cell skin cancer and the very early stages of some cancers, such as cervical, penile, vaginal, vulvar, and non-small cell lung cancer.
Targeting cancer cells like a knife, laser beams are changing treatment plans and making the battle against cancer a little easier.
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Posted on October 10, 2005 01:59 PM
European Healthcare Systems On Fraud
Europe’s expansive health care systems have become the target of extensive fraud by doctors, medical suppliers, and patients who are costing the industry 30 billion euros ($35.8 billion) a year, according to a new report.
A conference starting Thursday in the Slovakian capital Bratislava is addressing the problem by developing strategies to apprehend violators and to exchange ideas on legislation designed to reduce fraud.
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Posted on October 6, 2005 04:17 PM
Analyses Suggest That Treatment With Macugen Provide Better Results for Patients With AMD
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(Nasdaq: EYET) and Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) announced today that exploratory analyses of the VISION (VEGF Inhibition Study in Ocular Neovascularization) study suggest that treatment with Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) 0.3 mg may provide better results in patients with early stage neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to the overall VISION study population.
These findings were published in the October issue of Retina and will be presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting on
October 18, 2005.
Posted on October 5, 2005 02:58 PM
Laser Acupuncture for Stopping Smoking
Acupuncture is a traditional form of alternative treatment for a wide range of illnesses, which started in the Far East thousands of years ago. Its aim is to improve the overall wellbeing of the patient, rather than the isolated treatment of specific symptoms.
Acupuncturists claim that by inserting fine needles into the channels of energy, they can stimulate the body's own healing response and help restore its natural balance. The principal aim of acupuncture in treating the whole person is to recover the equilibrium between the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of the individual. Recovering your equilibrium may help you with the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
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Posted on October 4, 2005 02:19 PM
Glaucoma Study Compares Medication With Laser Treatments
Fifty million Americans are at risk for vision loss from glaucoma, according to the National Eye Institute.
The second leading cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma is called the silent killer of sight -- the loss of peripheral vision is gradual and can go unnoticed.
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Posted on October 3, 2005 01:34 PM
NearVision CK Helps People Whose Vision Has Faded With Age
A new, three-minute procedure cures so-called "middle-age" vision. NearVision CK (Conductive Keratoplasty) is a non-laser procedure developed specifically for baby boomers who have had clear vision all their life, but now struggle to see life's details with reading glasses.
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Posted on September 28, 2005 01:31 PM
Laser Therapy Founder in Exton, PA for Grand Opening of Smoke Cessation Center
EXTON, Pa., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Anne Penman, founder of the Anne Penman Laser Therapy centers for helping those who want to stop smoking, will host the local media here on Wednesday, September 28th, to announce the opening of the first Anne Penman Laser Therapy Center in the Philadelphia region, and the thirtieth to open in the United States.
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Posted on September 26, 2005 03:55 PM
Is Laser the Next Step in Cosmetic Treatments?
In recent years, lasers have shed their science fictional image to become a surgeon's and dermatologist's most promising weapon in the fight against aging skin. According to the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery in Chicago, nearly 170,000 Americans, men and women, underwent laser resurfacing of the face in 1998, up from 138,891 in 1996--a 64 percent increase. That's nearly twice the number of the more traditional surgical facelifts performed in the same year.
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Posted on September 26, 2005 01:39 PM
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) An InnovativeTreatment for Kidney Stones
ST. PAUL, MN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/22/2005 -- Surgeons with HealthEast Kidney Stone Institute will be performing innovative kidney stone surgery live on the Internet. The surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota will take place on October 25, 2005 at 4:00 pm Central Time.
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Posted on September 23, 2005 12:50 PM
Anne Penman Press Day Scheduled for Wednesday, September 28th
XTON, Pa., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Internationally renowned smoking
cessation expert Anne Penman will participate in a Press Day in the United States in Exton, PA, on Wednesday, September 28th, to announce the opening of the first Anne Penman Laser Therapy Center in the Philadelphia region.
The day will include presentations by Penman on how her stop-smoking procedure works. Any smokers wanting to actually participate in a session may do so by scheduling an appointment during the day. Afterwards, the center will provide refreshments, facility tours and demonstrations for the public.
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Posted on September 21, 2005 01:38 PM
Laser cancer treatment and Martian imaging
The questions if laser light can be used to treat cancer patients and why is Martian water so important may appear to be unconnected, but they actually have many things in common.
Free public talks held at Cardiff International Arena on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 September will debate both issues in exciting fields like the discovery relating to the use of optics and imaging in very different fields - medicine and planetary science.
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Posted on September 20, 2005 01:05 PM
Correcting Sight As You Sleep - Is That Possible?
Wouldn't it be great if your nearsightedness could be corrected while you sleep? It might sound impossible, but it's a reality for some people and is available throughout the country.
Orthokeratology, now becoming widely available in Britain, also called Ortho-K, precise corneal molding (PCM) or controlled kerato-reformation (CKR) is a non-surgical treatment that uses special contact lenses to reshape the eye's cornea and improve vision in people with myopia and astigmatism.
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Posted on September 19, 2005 12:41 PM
New Medical Center Offers Treatment for Varicose Veins, Spider Veins and Hemorrhoids
RLANDO, Fla., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Vein Associates Of America, Inc. (OTC: VNAA), a national chain of medical facilities dedicated solely to the treatment of diseased veins, recently opened their Orlando and Lake Mary Clinic to offer residents of Central Florida their minimally invasive solutions to troublesome varicose veins, spider veins and hemorrhoids.
Located in Orlando at 6001 Vineland Avenue in Suite 104 across from Universal Studios and in Lake Mary at 4106 West Lake Mary Blvd. in Suite 325 near I-4, the new medical centers provide patients with alternatives to traditional hospital surgery.
Posted on September 13, 2005 03:47 PM
Healing With Cold-Lasers
Manatee County is offering a new tratment, involving no drugs and no surgery, for sufferers of chronic pain like arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Dr. Gary Mester is acheiving recovery times for certain injuries and ailments that a few years ago he wouldn't have thought possible and that with a hand-held laser about the size of a flashlight.
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Posted on September 12, 2005 01:30 PM
Entrepreneur Creates Web Based Anti-Smoking Animation to Influence Young People not to Smoke Cigarettes
Freedom Laser Therapy hopes young people get the message that cigarettes are very addictive and they would be better off never smoking in the first place.
(PRWEB) September 9, 2005 -- Craig Nabat, President of Freedom Laser Therapy, headquartered in Los Angeles, developed a 3-minute Internet based anti-smoking cartoon called "Freedom Saves the World from Nicotine Addiction."
Posted on September 9, 2005 01:25 PM
Complications Of Laser Surgery
What is a laser? A laser is a high-energy beam of light that can selectively transfer its energy into tissue to treat the skin. Lasers contain a material that produces and amplifies light. Many procedures cannot be done without the laser. Likewise, many procedures are better performed without the laser. Even with the sparkle, pure color, and high-energy beam, the laser is not always the best tool for surgery. The choice of using a laser or other surgical methods is carefully made by the facial plastic surgeon. Your surgeon has the preference to consider the results, the possible complications, and the alternatives.
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Posted on September 8, 2005 02:30 PM
Can Laser Fix Urinary Obstruction in Men?
New study shows that laser treatment may cure urinary obstruction, caused by an enlarged prostate, and with more immediate relief and less hospital time.
Researchers in Switzerland and Australia, compared a laser treatment (photo-vaporization, or PVP) with surgery (transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP). The techniques are used to treat blockages in men's urinary flow caused by an enlarged prostate.
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Posted on September 8, 2005 01:43 PM
New Stop Smoking Laser Therapy Center Introduced to Philadelphia Region
EXTON, Pa., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ The Anne Penman Laser Therapy center has opened in Exton, PA, introducing to the Philadelphia region the most effective method available to help people quit smoking. As reported on "Good Morning America," Anne Penman declares a 64% success rate in helping people quit smoking using her unique laser therapy method. Anne Penman Laser Therapy has successfully treated more than 30,000 clients over the past 14 years.
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Posted on September 8, 2005 01:17 PM
Gene Therapy Can Prevent Retinoschisis
Scientists at University of Florida used a healthy human gene to prevent blindness in mice with a form of an incurable eye disease that strikes boys. They describe how they used gene therapy in mice to treat retinoschisis, a rare genetic disorder that is passed from mothers, who retain their sight, to their sons.
Retinoschisis is a genetic eye disease that splits the retina, the light-sensitive layer of cells lining the back of the eye. It occurs in two forms, one affecting young children, the other older adults. Both forms usually affect both eyes, though one eye may be worse than the other.
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Posted on September 6, 2005 01:23 PM
Does Laser Treatment Affect Fertility?
Laser treatment is now quite commonly used for the treatment of possibly pre-cancerous changes in the cells of the cervix (neck of the womb). Other treatments commonly used are cryosurgery and electrocoagulation diathermy. These treatments destroy the abnormal cervical cells. Many people believe that laser treatment is more accurate than other methods and that because it is not associated with scarring it is preferable.
It's a common condition for women: cervical dysplasia, or precancerous cells on the cervix. Women should carefully consider the treatment options because some could jeopardize a pregnancy later.
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Posted on August 24, 2005 02:59 PM
Laser Therapy For Tendon And Muscle Injuries
MLS (Multiwave Locked System) is a new therapy based on the transfer of high quality energy to tissues. This energy is readily available and has an high biostimulating power. It is able to exert a strong therapeutic effect both on chronic and on acute inflammatory processes, giving at the same time immediate relief through an intense analgesic effect. It is particularly effective on tendon and muscle pathologies.
MLS Therapy exploits the therapeutic properties of a new conception pulse, the MLS pulse: an emission which synchronizes different continuous and pulsed Laser emissions, featuring different wavelengths.
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Posted on August 23, 2005 05:02 PM
Nanotech-Laser Treatment To Kill Cancer Without Harming Tissue
A new laser therapy that destroys cancer cells but leaves healthy ones unharmed was developed by scientists at Stanford University.
Hongjie Dai, an associate professor of chemistry at Stanford and co-author of the study explains: "One of the longstanding problems in medicine is how to cure cancer without harming normal body tissue. Standard chemotherapy destroys cancer cells and normal cells alike. That’s why patients often lose their hair and suffer numerous other side effects. For us, the Holy Grail would be finding a way to selectively kill cancer cells and not damage healthy ones."
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Posted on August 23, 2005 01:29 PM
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