Foot Blog News this Week- Issue 2
Leading Radiofrequency Manufacturer Introduces A New Product For Treating Heel Pain
Medical News Today: Article Date: 21 Jan 2007 – 0:00 PST -NeuroTherm, Inc., a global leader in radiofrequency generators for chronic pain management, announces the introduction of an RF product specifically for the podiatric market: The PodiaTherm RF Generator, designed to treat chronic heel pain, which often is associated with plantar fasciitis. The PodiaTherm employs radiofrequency therapy to block the pain by affecting the nerve causing the pain, Rittman says. Basically, the physician isolates the sensory nerve, which is a branch of the lateral plantar nerve, and inserts an RF electrode. The PodiaTherm then transmits a signal through the electrode, creating a lesion on the nerve in a process called thermoneurolysis..
Childhood Obesity Linked To Foot Pain
Medical News Today: Article Date: 21 Jan 2007 – 0:00 Doctors with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) say they’re noticing more and more overweight and obese children with foot and ankle pain in their examining rooms, mirroring a national epidemic of childhood obesity. . . “You want overweight children to exercise and lose weight, but because of their weight, their feet hurt and they can’t exercise,” says Thanh Dinh, DPM, FACFAS, a foot and ankle surgeon in Boston.
Developing Thought-Controlled Artificial Limbs: New Ideas From Penn Scientists
Medscape News: Article Date: 21 Jan 2007 – 7:00 PST - Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine describe the basis for developing a biological interface that could link a patient’s nervous system to a thought-driven artificial limb. Their conceptual framework – which brings together years of spinal-cord injury research – is published in the January issue of Neurosurgery.
A workout treat for the toes and feet
Charlotte Observer: Want to put your feet through a workout? The following exercises are relatively simple and can be done at home. Try the “Towel curl, Calf raise, the tennis ball roll and the toe message”.
Innocoll’s CollaRx cleared for phase 2 in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
HSM Network: ASHBURN, Va., Jan. 22 (UPI) — Innocoll said Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a phase 2 trial of CollaRx, a treatment for diabetic foot ulcers. CollaRx consists of a collagen sponge that delivers high concentrations of the antibiotic gentamicin at a local wound site while maintaining low systemic levels of the drug. In the phase 2 trial, Innocoll plans to compare CollaRx to an orally administered antibiotic for the treatment of mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers.
The rundown on foot injuries
The Charlotte Observer: From the pickup basketball player to the marathoner, all who exercise can suffer the agony of the feet. During the simple act of walking, the foot absorbs one-and-a-half times the body’s weight. In running, it bears two to three times the body’s weight. Leaping to dunk a basketball can ratchet that force up even higher. Because one stress fracture can derail a sports career, researchers continually study athletes to determine the best methods of training and treatment. Here are some of the most common athletics-related foot injuries, plus tips from podiatrists on how to treat or prevent them.
Safety fears over ‘wheelie shoes’
BBC News: An accident and emergency consultant has warned of the dangers of the kids’ footwear craze Heelys. Almost a dozen children have turned up with injuries at a Belfast hospital after falling while using the trainers, which have wheels in the heel.
Uganda: Keep Feet Clean to Avoid Odour
All Africa Global Media: We get embarrassed – not worried – when we remove shoes and everybody covers their noses, yet smelly feet could be a sign of infection. What causes odor?Dr Fred Kambugu, a skin specialist at Kampala Skin Clinic, Wandegeya, says foot odour is a result of bacterial infection. “When the feet sweat, the sweat mixes with the dead skin to provide ideal conditions for the bacteria to thrive. The odour is caused by bacteria.” Kambugu says sweating alone, minus bacteria, is a normal and natural process.
Low-Dose Steroids Reduce Joint Damage From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medscape News: Article Date: 26 Jan 2007 – 10:00 PSTLow doses of steroids can inhibit joint damage when used in the early phase of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new review of evidence. High-quality evidence supports combining the pills with standard medications in the first two years after diagnosis. “Such treatment should be made readily available to patients,” say review authors led by John Kirwan of Liverpool Women’s Hospital in England.
Phase III ACTEMRA(TM) (tocilizumab) Study Results Demonstrate Significant Improvement in Signs and Symptoms of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
PR Newswire: NUTLEY, N.J., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ — Roche today announced that results from the OPTION (Tocilizumab Pivotal Trial in Methotrexate Inadequate responders) trial, the first international Phase III study of ACTEMRA(TM) outside of Japan, successfully met its primary endpoint in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had an inadequate response to methotrexate, a current standard of care. The study
showed that a greater proportion of RA patients treated with ACTEMRA(TM)
(either 4mg/kg or 8mg/kg) plus methotrexate achieved a significant improvement in disease signs and symptoms (ACR20) at week 24, compared with placebo plus methotrexate.
Medical Implants With An Antibiotic Coating
Medical News Today: Article Date: 25 Jan 2007 – 14:00 PST- The search for ways to protect polymer-based medical implants — used in devices ranging from contact lenses to artificial hearts, as well as surgical devices and operating room equipment — from bacterial infections has led scientists in Mississippi to develop a penicillin-coated version of a key polymer biomaterial.
Toxin present in CA-MRSA
United Press International: - HOUSTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) — U.S. researchers have discovered a toxin present in the bacteria responsible for the current nationwide outbreak of staph infections linked to pneumonia.
Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences and Technology in Houston have discovered a toxin present in the bacteria in the current outbreak of staph infections, which also has a role in an aggressive pneumonia that is often fatal within 72 hours.
Lessons From Vioxx Case: New Approach Needed To Restore Faith In Pharmaceutical Industry
Medical News Today: Article Date: 21 Jan 2007 – 0:00 PSTThe pharmaceutical industry, academia and government agencies need to work together to restore faith in drug development, say doctors in this weeks’ BMJ. They argue that the recent litigation over the drug Vioxx, produced by Merck and Co. Inc., has highlighted the failings of the current system, which can be open to abuse.
Xenna Corporation Indroduces Superhero NonyX-Man in Advertising Campaign for Toenail Gel
PR Newswire: January 24, 2007 — Focusing on unmet personal care needs, Xenna Corporation has carved out a niche for itself in foot care with its NonyX® Nail Gel (pronounced “Non-X”), a natural, diabetic-friendly gel that softens and exfoliates discoloring keratin debris buildup under toenails and fingernails. Today, the company announced the creation of “NonyX Man” to draw attention to the patented gel, sold nationally in chain drug stores, mass retailers and grocery. “We created NonyX Man,” says Xenna CEO, Carol Buck, “because we wanted people to notice our advertising and pause long enough to learn about NonyX Nail Gel. In the competitive world of print advertising, people may not recall seeing a foot care advertisement unless it can arrest their attention with something fun, interesting, attractive or unusual — and NonyX Man is all of these! He gives NonyX Nail Gel a personality — and, besides, we all could use a superhero now and again!”
Diabetics exercise less than others
United Press International: DENVER, Jan. 26 (UPI) — Studies show that physical activity helps prevent diabetes and its complications, but a survey finds diabetics are less active than other U.S. adults.
According to a study by researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center just 39 percent of adults with diabetes are physically active, compared to 58 percent of adults who don’t have diabetes. As the number of risk factors for type 2 diabetes — such as obesity and hypertension — increase, the amount of physical activity decreases.
2 Minutes Conversation prevents RX – Wrong-Site Surgery
Medical News Today: Article Date: 26 Jan 2007 – 13:00 PST
A study of Johns Hopkins surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses suggests that hospital policies requiring a brief preoperation “team meeting” to make sure surgery is performed on the right patient and the right part of the body could decrease errors.
In the study, which will appear in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Hopkins OR personnel were “very positive” about the briefings, according to surgeon Martin Makary, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Surgical Outcomes Research and lead author of the study.
September 11, 2007 at 3:57 am
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September 11, 2007 at 3:59 am
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