A state-of-the-art portable biosensing device based on micro- and nanotechnologies will empower doctors to rapidly and accurately forewarn patients of their genetic risk of developing diseases such as cancer.
The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins, is a way of looking at nutrition, perhaps the most marketed and well-known of the low-carbohydrate diets. It was popularized by Dr. Robert Atkins (1930-2003) in a series of books, starting with Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution in 1972. There are many outspoken advocates and critics of the diet, and in his revised book, Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, Atkins updated some of his ideas, but remained faithful to the original concepts.
People affected by paralysis could enjoy more independence, better health and a higher quality of life thanks to an innovative system designed to improve fitness and increase arm strength.
It uses electrical signals to stimulate movement in arm muscles where function has been lost, making it possible to work an arm-exercise machine (similar to an exercise bike but worked by the arms).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an approvable letter to Mentor Corporation for their application for silicone gel-filled breast implants.
Leading Japanese toiletries and cosmetics manufacturer Lion announced the results of its latest survey on male baldness.
QLT Inc. announced that it has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market ACZONE (dapsone) Gel, 5% for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris.
ConvaTec, a world leader in ostomy and wound and skin care, has launched its new Aloe Vesta? Protective Barrier Spray featuring an innovative delivery system. Aloe Vesta Protective Barrier Spray is an occlusive barrier, which repels moisture and acts as an impediment to irritants in urine, feces and exudate.
A stopwatch-sized device that uses electrical impulses to treat chronic depression won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval.
Citing concerns about possible psychiatric side effects, the FDA said it will add new label warnings to a class of drugs used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
ALCiS Health Inc., a consumer health company specializing in pain relief and body therapy products that utilize unique drug delivery technologies, announced the availability of ALCiS Daily Relief, a topical pain cream engineered to provide fast relief from muscle and joint pain, including that associated with arthritis, backache, strains, sprains and bruises.