Computer-assisted Surgery: European Hotspot Opens in Germany

November 12th, 2009 LONDON, November 13 - Around 20 per cent of plastic surgery patients are referred to psychologists due to unrealistic psychological expectations, according to cosmetic surgeons at nationwide clinic Mybreast. Female and male patients who show signs of poor body image are often referred to see a clinical psychologist to analyse whether surgery is the right choice for them.

October 28th, 2009 LONDON - - Women in Their 50s and 60s Under-go Cosmetic Surgery to Tackle Droopy Breasts Just when you thought plastic surgery was a market saturated by the younger generations, the 50 plus market has had a boom in the beauty business. Nationwide cosmetic surgery group Mybreast has seen a 20 per cent increase in breast surgery patients from 50 to 65-year-olds in the past year.

October 24th, 2009 Europe Spinal Surgery Devices Market: Increasing Procedures to Drive Growth report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/Europe-Spinal-Surgery-Devices-Market-Increasing-Procedures-to-Drive-Growth.html ) is an essential source of data and analysis on Europe spinal surgery devices market with complete coverage by categories. The report provides market landscape, competitive landscape and market trends information on two market categories – spinal fusion and spinal non-fusion.

October 23rd, 2009 Europe Spinal Surgery Devices Market: Increasing Procedures to Drive Growth This report is an essential source of data and analysis on Europe spinal surgery devices market with complete coverage by categories. The report provides market landscape, competitive landscape and market trends information on two market categories – spinal fusion and spinal non-fusion.

September 29th, 2009 Spine Surgery Worldwide 2008-2017: Products, Technologies, Markets and Opportunities Report ( http://www.bharatbook.com/Market-Research-Reports/Spine-Surgery-Worldwide-2008-2017-Products-Technologies-Markets-and-Opportunities.html ) details the complete range of products and technologies in spine surgery, including the surgical management of spine disorders, diseases and trauma, with treatments including use of grafts, demineralized bone, fusion, stabilization, disc replacement, nucleus replacement, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, imaging, minimally invasive surgical technologies, energy-based therapies and biologics. The report details current clinical and technology developments in the huge and rapidly growing spine surgery technologies worldwide market, with data on products in development and on the market; market size and forecast; competitor market shares; competitor profiles; and market opportunity.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The MS Society has responded to today's (Wednesday's) clarification on assisted suicide in England and Wales by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). MS Society Chief Executive, Simon Gillespie, said: "People have been given the green light to explore assisted suicide, but without the support of medical professionals their only likely resource is Google.

September 8th, 2009 MENLO PARK, California - - Use of the MitraClip(R) System Continues to Expand in Europe Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, today announced treatment of the first group of patients with the MitraClip(R) system at the Elisabethinen Krankenhaus, Linz, Austria. The MitraClip(R) system is the only medical device commercially available in the European Union which provides a non-surgical mitral valve repair option for patients suffering from the effects of functional and degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR).

June 2nd, 2009 EL SEGUNDO, California - Wyle's Germany-based GmbH unit played a vital role in the recent selection of six new European Space Authority (ESA) astronauts, the first named since 1992. Casey Pruett, managing director of the unit, assisted in supervising all logistic components for organizing the implementation of two phases of psychological and one phase of medical testing.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - For the first time ever, experts in bariatric surgery gave a lecture on how weight loss surgery for morbidly obese patients can cure type 2 diabetes, at the Diabetes UK Annual Professional Conference in Glasgow. 'The changing face of diabetes', was the theme for the 2009 conference, introducing the new developments in bariatric research and clinical practice for the future.

March 10th, 2009 CLEVELAND and ZURICH, Switzerland - Simbionix and VirtaMed Have Joined Forces to Provide OB/GYN Surgeons the Most Advanced Training System for Endoscopic Surgery - The New VirtaMed HystSim(TM) Simulator Adds Hysteroscopy to Simbionix' Impressive Line of Medical Simulation and eLearning Products Simbionix, the world's leading developer of medical simulation systems, and VirtaMed, a Swiss medical engineering company, announced today a global collaboration agreement. Simbionix will exclusively distribute, market, and provide service for the VirtaMed HystSim, an advanced virtual reality hysteroscopy simulator.

May 5th, 2009 Nalbandian likely to have hip surgeryBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — David Nalbandian may need surgery on a hip injury, which would keep him out of the French Open, Wimbledon and Argentina's Davis Cup quarterfinal against the Czech Republic in July. Nalbandian told Argentine TV TyC Sports on Tuesday that his right hip is hurting more each day, adding that he expects to make a decision on surgery before the end of the week.

July 17th, 2009 LA's computer overhaul opens privacy debateLOS ANGELES — A plan to overhaul the city of Los Angeles' computer system is raising concerns about the security of confidential information. The nation's second-largest city is considering dumping its in-house computer network for Google Inc.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The B.K. Modi-promoted Spice Group has fully acquired the Indian subsidiary of Dubai-based mobile handset retailer Cellucom.

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - Britain is fast becoming Europe's 'bankruptcy tourism' hotspot, with many cash-strapped foreigners travelling to the country to go bankrupt - then returning home debt-free. Britain's lenient bankruptcy laws can be attributed for the emerging trend.

August 4th, 2009 Prosecutor: suicide rules will apply everywhereLONDON — Britain's chief prosecutor says the same legal rules must apply to assisted suicide whether it takes place in Britain or in countries where the practice is allowed. Helping someone die is a crime in Britain.

April 29th, 2009 Mexican tenor Villazon needs larynx surgeryBERLIN — Rolando Villazon's concert organizer in Germany says the Mexican tenor needs surgery to remove a cyst on his larynx and has canceled two performances in the country. Deutsche Entertainment AG said in Wednesday's statement that Villazon should be well enough to return to the stage by the end of the year.

July 14th, 2009 Switzerland offers legal assisted suicideSome countries allow incurably sick residents to receive medical help to end their lives, but Switzerland also permits foreigners to travel there for assisted suicide. Every year more than 100 terminally ill people from countries that ban the practice travel to Switzerland for assisted suicide.

September 8th, 2009 11 end lives under Wash.'s assisted suicide lawSEATTLE — An advocacy group says 11 patients used medications to end their lives during the first six months of Washington state's assisted suicide law. The group Compassion and Choices of Washington says another five patients received medication but died without using it.

May 4th, 2009 MADRID - Spanish golfing great Seve Ballesteros made his first public appearance on Sunday since undergoing four separate surgeries to remove a cancerous brain tumor. Ballesteros, a five-time major winner, was on hand for a Spanish league match at Racing Santander's El Sardinero stadium, where he received a standing ovation from the fans, reports The Telegraph.

June 30th, 2009 Stavridis to take over at US European CommandSTUTTGART, Germany — Navy Adm. James Stavridis is taking over as head of the U.S.