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Medtronic’s new direct aortic approach to TAVI wins European approval

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:15:32

European regulators have approved the delivery of Medtronic‘s CoreValve System using a new direct aortic approach in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a less-invasive alternative to open-heart surgery for aortic valve replacement, but some patients are unsuited for the procedure because they have small vessels. The newly CE Marked direct [...]

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Breast implant problems can be stopped with conscientious doctors

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:43:43

This year began with a breast implant scandal. This one has brought back memories of the one early in my private practice. The current one involves the PIP-branded breast implants produced by the French company Poly Implant Prothese and rebranded by the Dutch company Rofil as Rofil M-implants breast implants. The first one involved silicone implants made by American companies including Dow Corning who no longer makes breast implants. The picture of 3 implants includes: top -- an old McGhan double lumen (silicone gel implant surrounded by a saline implant); bottom left – Dow Corning textured silicone implant; and bottom right – Dow Corning smooth silicone implant. Dow Corning has not made breast implants since approximately 1992.

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Freedom Meditech submits 510(k) for disease-detection eye scanner

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:23:53

Freedom Meditech has submitted a 510(k) application for regulatory clearance of its medical device that can be used to detect chronic disease. The company’s ClearPath DS-120 Lens Fluorescence Biomicroscope noninvasively scans the eye to identify patients with signs of degenerative changes in the lens of the eye, according to a statement from San Diego-based Freedom Meditech, [...]

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Bog accident brings to light safety concerns

WINDSOR, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- An unusual accident that left three people dead while they were four wheeling on an off road trail in the town of Windsor over the weekend is bringing to light safety concerns when it comes to outdoor recreation.

4:38 PM, May 15, 2012

After Saturday car crash, driver still missing

FAIRFIELD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Watching as Wardens search the Kennebec River, one family is hoping to find a body -- and find closure.

5:53 PM, May 14, 2012

Former CMCC student charged with attempted bombing

AUBURN, Maine (AP) - A former Central Maine Community College student and basketball player has been indicted on charges of trying to cause an explosion and fire at the school.

5:44 PM, May 15, 2012

Former Caribou fire chief indicted on sex charges

CARIBOU, Maine (AP) - The former chief of the Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department has been indicted on several sex charges.

5:43 PM, May 15, 2012

Brother charged with murder in sister's hanging death

RAGLAND, Alabama (WVTM) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murdering his half-sister. 

1:24 PM, May 14, 2012

More rain

Good morning!  Periods of rain, heavy at times, with scattered thunderstorms and patchy fog the next 36 hours.  Rainfall amounts should run about 1 to 3 inches.  Localized urban street flooding is possible during downpours and moderate rises are expected on area rivers and streams.  A cold front will push through the area Wednesday night and bring an end to the rain.  High pressure will build in and hang around through the weekend, giving us sunny, warm days and clear, cool nights.  Looking forward to that!!!  Have a good day.

6:40 AM, May 15, 2012

Days Inn robbed in Brunswick

BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - Police are looking for a man who robbed the Days Inn on Bath Road overnight.

11:03 AM, May 15, 2012

North Woods wilderness protected under new easement

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Landowners and conservation groups are announcing a 363,000-acre easement in Maine's North Woods, near Moosehead Lake. They're calling it the second-largest conservation easement in America.

4:40 PM, May 15, 2012

Facebook apps: Is Social Cam spam?

PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - In the last couple of months Facebook has been encouraging its users to do more with social readers apps and video apps like socialcam and vidy. While most apps are still in the early developmental stage, lots of Facebook users are taking advantage of them, even to the annoyance of their friends. So are these apps spam or are they okay, and how do we use them without annoying our friends?

4:45 PM, May 11, 2012

Frank Knight, who cared for Herbie the tree, dies at 103

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A Maine man whose decades-long battle to save New England's tallest elm tree served as an inspiring tale of devotion has died at 103.

5:19 PM, May 14, 2012
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