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Archive for January 10th 2012

IOM Says Get Rid of 510k approval FDA Responds Not So Fast Cont.

“All metal-on-metal implants were approved under FDA’s 510(k) process, in many cases without clinical data,” Harkin said. “Today there are half a million Americans walking around with a dangerous hip implant and few options.” Jeffrey Shuren, MD J...

IOM Says Get Rid of 510k approval FDA Responds Not So Fast

WASHINGTON — Six months after the Institute of Medicine (IoM) issued a report recommending the dissolution of FDA’s 510(k) medical device approval process, the agency has yet to release their official response — a delay that has legislators concerned.

Proposed Changes to Retirement Plans Could Strongly Impact Military Health System Cont.

Reforming Retirement? In recent years, proposals for reforming the military retirement system have been brought forward by the Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel, the Debt Reduction Task Force and the National Commission on Fiscal Respon...

Proposed Changes to Retirement Plans Could Strongly Impact Military Health System

WASHINGTON — Proposed changes to retirement plans are generating much discussion, especially because some professionals, such as those in the Military Health System, often count on pensions to compensate for lower pay levels and other sacrifices throughout their careers.

Mild TBI Remains Little Understood and Hard to Diagnose Cont.

The Search for Concussion Markers FDA Approves Handheld Scannner to Detect Brain Injury WASHINGTON — The first handheld device intended to aid in the detection of intracranial hematomas has been approved by the FDA. Using near-infrared spectro...

Mild TBI Remains Little Understood and Hard to Diagnose

BETHESDA, MD — With all of the attention given traumatic brain injury in recent years, it can be easy to forget that this is still a nascent area of medical science. It took six years of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq for the military leaders to realize the impact TBI — especially the cumulative effects of multiple mild TBI — was having on servicemembers.

Brain Tsunamis Provide Clues to Prevention of Worsening Outcomes in TBI

Washington — If “brain tsunamis” can be prevented, it may be possible to keep some patients who have sustained a serious head injury from suffering devastating further damage to the brain, according to a new study.

End of Era US Military Dismantles Its Hospitals in Iraq

WASHINGTON – The pullout of American troops from Iraq by the end of 2011 marked an end of an era not only for combat operations, but also for U.S. military medicine in the country.

Low Risk Prostate Cancer Often Is Over Treated Cont.

Observation Better For Low-Risk Cancer Protocols to manage active monitoring still vary widely, which hampers a full evaluation and comparison of research findings, the panel discovered. Also, there is a paucity of significant research comparing o...

Low Risk Prostate Cancer Often Is Over Treated

BETHESDA, MD — Many men are receiving curative therapy for prostate cancer who would be better served by more passive, observational treatment, according to a panel of experts convened by the NIH.

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