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Cancer Vaccine Implants Eliminate Tumors in Mice
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 29, 2009
...ed under the skin to reprogram the immune system to attack melanoma tumors in mice.
The slender implants developed by Mooney’s group measure 8.5 millimeters in diameter and are made of an FDA-appr...
Seen that? - Non Diabetics Abuse Diabetic Drug
in Daily Diabetic, on November 19, 2009
...perimental Biology in San Diego, suggested that [...] Read More 18 Diabetics Get RFID Implants in VeriChip Trial at The Wireless Weblog Sili...
Nanotubes with Stem Cells Accelerate Bone Growth
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 31, 2009
...tesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5176287 Researchers have discovered that using titanium oxide nanotube implants with stem cells can help accelerate bone growth and healing.
During their research, the...
Finally Papua province realizes that its condoms and not RFID which can prevent spread of AIDS
in The RFID Weblog, on December 29, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7233372
A few weeks ago I had talked about how authorities of Papua in Indonesia were seeking to pass a law which would require HIV patients to be implanted with microchips so that a watch on their sexual behavior could be kept and act as a deterrent to...
Indonesia Considers Requiring RFID Implants for HIV/AIDS Patients
in The Wireless Weblog, on November 27, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Mitar Holod
The provincial council of Papua, Indonesia is considering requiring the forced RFID tagging of local HIV/AIDS patients, along with a severe fine for deliberately infecting another person with the virus.
According to TIME's Jason Tedjasukman...
Navel Piercings and Belly Rings During Pregnancy
in Next Nine Months, on August 27, 2008
...lastic such as PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), which is hypoallergenic and is used to make surgical implants.
If you decide to do away with the belly ring altogether, you might want to replace...
RFID helps Mexico's Richie rich to outsmart kidnappers
in The RFID Weblog, on August 26, 2008
...Nina Shannon
This sounds pretty interesting. A security firm in Mexico has been offering RFID implants to people so that in case they are kidnapped it becomes easier for the officials to trace ...
Pet Porte: Virtual Sentry to prevent unauthorized access of stray pets in your house
in The RFID Weblog, on February 18, 2008
...ning an easy entry in your house.
The system recognizes your cat with the aid of their pet ID chip implants restricting entry for other pets besides the one you own. It even has a day and night senso...
Stem Cells for Breast Reconstruction
in Well Woman Blog, on December 24, 2007
...reconstruction : "The surgical options for breast reconstruction involve either the use of implants or a procedure whereby fat tissue taken from another part of the body is shaped into the fo...
Mary Carey verkauft die Inhalte ihrer Brüste
in Lust und mehr, on 05.12.07
Mary carey , Pornodarstellerin und Spaßkandidatin bei der Gouverneurswahl in Kalifornien, versteigert die Inhalte ihrer Brüste - die "Zusätzlichen" versteht sich, die ihre natürlichen Brüste zu D-Brüsten werden ließen.
Nein, nicht dass die 27-jährige (bürgerlich Mary Ellen Cook)...
The debate continues: RFID can cause cancer, RFID cannot cause cancer
in The RFID Weblog, on September 11, 2007
...issues around foreign objects in the body to develop cancerous cells but it does not mean that RFID implants are the reason behind it for sure.
These studies are just based on tests conducted on anim...
Gene Therapy Clear Amyloid Plaques in Animal Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 31, 2007
...ition, other genes can be added to the fibroblast -neprilysin combo, which will eliminate the implants if something starts to go wrong.
As to whether the technique will work in humans, the rese...
Of Grey's Anatomy and LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device)
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 31, 2007
...t: Thoratec Corp.)]
The HeartMate II® LVAD is one of four in a new generation of heart-assisting implants that push the blood out of the heart in a continuous flow, rather than a pulsing flow approac...
Miniature, Nanotech Implants May Treat Epilepsy and Glaucoma
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 11, 2007
New miniature devices for brain implant to predict and prevent epileptic seizures and a nanotech sensor for eye implant for the treatment of glaucoma have been developed by a research team at Purdue University .
a tiny transmitter three times the width of a human hair to be implanted belo...
Alternative Treatment For Hearing on Both Ears
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 7, 2007
...ternative for people whose deafness cannot be helped by traditional hearing aids or cochlear implants.
According to Dr. Sam Marzo who surgically implanted a bone-anchored cochlear stimulator t...
Crosslinked Polyethylene Makes Stronger, More Versatile Joint Replacement
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 29, 2007
...osslinked polyethylene (developed at MGH) significantly reduced a serious complication of early hip implants and can be applied in replacements for a wider variety of joints in a more diverse group of...
Blood-Powered Nanomachines
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 23, 2007
... be made more cheaply, would open up a variety of applications, including biosensors and prosthetic implants. Running a scaled-down operating system like TinyOS, nanogenerator-powered bloodborne nanom...
Chip implants offer access to nightclub in Barcelona
in The RFID Weblog, on May 7, 2007
Even though injecting RFID is still a topic of debate but a Nightclub in Barcelona has gone ahead and transmitted the chip through syringe to clubbers visiting its VIP areas and hence makes it easier to identify them through tags and pay for their drinks. The chip is just the size of a ...
Kalifornien will RFID von Schule(n) verbannen
in RFID Weblog, on 20.04.07
...vacy safeguards to RFID-enabled government IDs and, of course, restrict forced RFID implants in people.
Ob sich dieses Verbot allerdings langfristig durchsetzen lässt, wage ich zu bezweifeln......
OK for a man to have implants?
in Daily Power Walk, on April 19, 2007
... totally himself without having done plastic surgery .
These days the surgeons offer plastic implants for men as well as for women.
This procedure is also called Male Pectoral Implants .
Basi...
DENISE RICHARDS AND PAMELA ANDERSON ROUGH UP PAPARAZZI
in The Celebrities Weblog, on April 2, 2007
...stralia where women, who want to emulate her, are apparently rushing to plastic surgeons for bigger implants.
Check out the picture of Pam on that page and tell me that she's not going to fall fo...
18 Diabetics Get RFID Implants in VeriChip Trial
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 14, 2007
Silicon.com's Jo Best reports today that VeriChip has implanted its VeriMed RFID chips in 18 diabetics at the Atlanta Diabetes Expo .
"The diabetics will now be added to the database for VeriChip's patient identification system," Best writes. "Should chipped pati...
Ectopic Pregnancy
in Well Woman Blog, on February 6, 2007
...ertilized. Englishbin.com tells the rest:
The fertilised egg continues on to the womb, where it implants itself to the wall and continues to grow.
However, sometimes the embryo implants itself ou...
Modified Polymer for Medical Implants with Antibiotic Coating
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 26, 2007
...S' Biomacromolecules describes a new method of producing a polymer which can be used in medical implants, wherein penicillin adheres to its surface and remains highly effective. In laboratory expe...
Metal Allergies in Your Mouth
in Allergies, on January 17, 2007
... not only produce allergy symptoms on the skin. It's an issue for patients who need orthopedic implants , too, as well as those undergoing dental procedures .
Here's another news article ...
Additional USFDA Indication and U. S. Patent for Veritas® Collagen Matrix, Granted to Synovis
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 14, 2007
... the adhesion formation and the tenacity of adhesions post surgery, and demonstrated that Veritas implants had minimal tissue attachment.
In addition to Synovis' U.S. patent for the process to ma...
Hair extensions can beam you into a Klingon
in Are you a beauty?, on December 30, 2006
... that hair extensions can give you a bad case of baldness , which is rather ironic, since the hair implants are in fact supposed to make your hair fuller. Nonetheless, celebrities still insist of wea...
Orthopedic Implants and Metal Allergies
in Allergies, on November 20, 2006
...ssories, which, we can do without. But metal allergies become more serious for people needing knee implants or hip replacements , too.
In one study reported at the American College of Allergy, Asth...
Use of Silicon Breast Implants, USFDA Approved after 14-Year Ban
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 19, 2006
... On November 17, the USFDA has approved the use of silicone gel breast implants manufactured by the two Californian companies: Mentor ( Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants ) and Allergan ...
Boston Keratoprosthesis Artificial Cornea Implants Offer Better Treatment of Blindness in Children
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 14, 2006
Infants and children who are blind due to opaque or damaged cornea may now benefit from a new version of artificial corneal implant, described during the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in Las Vegas. For some patients with this condition, traditional cornea ...
Uroplasty's Macroplastique® Implants: Received USFDA Pre-Market Approval
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 3, 2006
... Inc. (Amex: UPI ) has already received USFDA pre-market approval (PMA) for its Macroplastique® Implants .
Uroplasty can now begin marketing Macroplastique® in the United States for the treatment ...
Biomedical Device Uses Nanotechnology to Monitor Bone Healing
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 24, 2006
...on to more accurately decide when it is safe to send patients home from the hospital with their new implants.
The device will also cut down the need for X-rays to monitor bone functionality, reducing...
Kurzweil addresses "the end of biology" at IdeaFestival
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 17, 2006
... ability to enhance our bodies and minds.
He described, for example, how pea-sized computer brain implants can already replace much of the functionality lost to Parkinson's disease in some cases...
Chitosan As Antimicrobial in Medical Devices
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 18, 2006
...edical devices such as mechanical heart valves, contact lens, artificial hips and knees, and breast implants, and prevent device-related infections .
If further testing in animals and humans proves s...
Uroplasty's Macroplastique® for Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI), Received USFDA Approvable Letter
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 15, 2006
...e letter from the USFDA relating to its pre-market approval (PMA) application for Macroplastique® Implants for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).
The most common type of u...
RSB Spine's InterPlate™ Vertebral Body Replacement Implant System, Granted Conditional USFDA 510(k) Approval
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 1, 2006
... A private medical device company focused on developing innovative spinal implants, RSB Spine, LLC has been recently granted conditional approval by the USFDA for the company's 510(k) applicat...
NMT Medical, Inc.'s CardioSEAL® PFO HDE Voluntarily Withdrawn, USFDA Approval for New STARFlex® PFO IDE Study Received
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 25, 2006
Earlier this month, NMT Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMTI ) has voluntarily withdrawn the humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) granted by the USFDA on February 1, 2000 for its CardioSEAL® Septal Repair System for closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with recurrent stroke.
N...
Innovasis' 'PEEK Box' System as Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR), Submitted to the USFDA for Clearance
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 7, 2006
...(GPA) that is the closest to Cancellous Bone compared to Cortical Bone, Titanium or Stainless Steel implants.
The PEEK box system includes the following features and benefits:
•various shapes
•pro...
Dental Implants Coated with Bone Formation-Inducing Protein, Potential Tooth Loss Treatment
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 21, 2006
...ool of Dentistry, in laboratory tests applied bone formation-inducing proteins into titanium dental implants and found complete regeneration of lost tissue.
Gum disease devastatingly results to loss ...
Gold treatment and fake botox hit the market
in Are you a beauty?, on July 15, 2006
...men still choose to have very risky procedures in order to keep themselves youthful looking. Breast implants, lips enhanced with collagen, liposuction, nip-and-tuck are all rather dangerous medical tr...
Kaywa Reader For Mobiles Boosts QR Code Phenom
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 12, 2006
I originally talked about this on Smartspace , but since Kaywa thanked me publicly , I thought I'd blow it on out to a wider audience. You may have heard of QR codes , (the one seen here is the code for this blog's URL). They originated in Japan to tag auto parts, but have expanded t...
Engineering Muscle Tissue-Derived Myoblasts Create Electrically-Conducting Tissue For The Heart
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 20, 2006
...gineered tissue had established an electrical conduction pathway, which disappeared when the implants were destroyed. The implants remained functional through the animals' lifespan (about 3...
Nexa Orthopedics, Granted FDA Clearance to Market Pyrolytic Carbon Implant
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 25, 2006
...ns. Nexa is the only company that designs, manufactures and distributes pyrolytic carbon orthopedic implants in the world, and American extremities surgeons can expect expanded access to pyrolytic car...
Golden era of nanotechnology: a post-evolutionary world
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 12, 2006
...ld they want to live in. It may even get them thinking about what it means to be human.
The neural implants and other technological feats Kurzweil refers to are well documented and clearly beneficial...
Gender Solutions High-Flex Knee: First Knee Implant Specifically For Women
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 11, 2006
... orthopedic surgeons and manufactured by Zimmer, Inc , is different from currently available knee implants in that it the shape better fits that of women: narrower and thinner shape, and allows more...
Nanowire electrodes for brain enhancement
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 3, 2006
...trode that can send and receive signals to the brain. Their polymer nano electrode could make brain implants, including those used to treat severe cases of Parkinson's, far safer, and it could als...
Nano-switch links biological, mechanical worlds
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 28, 2006
...see it providing an interface between muscle and external devices, through its use of ATP, in human implants."
Six partners, the University of Portsmouth, UK; the National Physical Laboratory, U...
Wisconsin All Set To Become the First State to Ban Mandatory Implants
in The RFID Weblog, on April 25, 2006
...d is about to become the first state in U.S. to ban private businesses and governments from forcing implants on employees.
The proposal is aimed at prohibiting anyone from requiring people to have th...
The nanoethics of human enhancement
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 24, 2006
...anomedicine, artificial intelligence and other issues.
Nanotechnology, they suggest, might give us implants that enable us to see in the dark, nano-computers imbedded into our bodies in order to help...
Sensory fusion helps machines sense their environment
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 22, 2006
...computation and communication hardware into the human brain and body. Yesterday's post on RFID implants is just one example of how we're already heading down that road.
We should also consi...
RFID implants heighten security, raise questions
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 21, 2006
While nanotech advocates were touting the technology's surveillance and detection capabilities on Capitol Hill last week, an Ohio company was quietly experimenting with its own brand of surveillance.
CityWatcher.com , a private video surveillance company, has embedded silicon chips in two...
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS): merging cells and machines
in Nanotechbuzz, on January 6, 2006
...ng cells with electronics for prosthetics and other advanced devices. Adherence of cells to medical implants is critical in these fields, and Zuruzi discovered that cells attach up to five times faste...
Injecting RFID Tags Into People
in The RFID Weblog, on December 29, 2005
Remember Mikey Sklar and the Faraday cage pants? Back in October 2005 I wrote about him and his experimental project in " Building a Faraday Cage in Clothing to Shield RFID Tags ."
Well, Mikey's at it again. This time he had a surgeon friend implant an RFID tag in his hand...
Furanone-Based Antibacterial Coatings For Biomedical Devices
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 30, 2005
...
Hip and knee implants and other biomedical devices such as catheters are often prone to post-surgical infection. In certain cases where antibiotic treatment won't be effective, it may mean r...
Autologous Disc-Derived Cell Transplantation
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 1, 2005
... using chondrocytes prepared by co.don AG .
Instead of using Artificial discs or titanium implants, this new technology enables the repair of degenerated intervertebral discs, using chondroc...
Tommy Thompson Inadvertantly Sparks Another Round of RFID Debates
in The RFID Weblog, on August 8, 2005
...realism:
"Bottom line: Sure, absolutely: be vigilant. But there will never be compulsory 'implants' that will be required for all. Does that mean a company that would benefit massively f...
FDA Approves Human Chip Implants
in The RFID Weblog, on October 19, 2004
VeriChip has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for implant in humans for medical purposes. The chip will help track medical conditions, prescriptions, treatment history, health insurance and like information.
Applied Digital Solutions and its sister company, Digital Angel, have ...