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New treatment developed for varicose veins - 25 Mar 2008
Asbury Park Press,A new foam for treatment of varicose veins proved safe in patients, according to the results of a Phase II clinical trial. The trial found that use of
MegaClinic with MegaCare at MegaMall - 25 Mar 2008
Cnet Asia,In the Artery and Vein Center, there is CoolTouch Endovenous Laser Treatment (ELVT) to treat and gently shrink varicose veins in a non-invasive way.
New Help For Varicose Veins - Mar 24, 2008
WFtv.com,BACKGROUND: It's estimated that 72 percent of women and 42 percent of men have varicose veins by age 60. Varicose veins are veins that have become dilated,
Lifewatch: Varicose Veins - Mar 21, 2008
WECT,But now there's a treatment for varicose veins that has patients back to their routine faster than ever. At Dave Schwartzman's house, Amelia the dog,
Chennai Introduces Painless Treatment for Varicose Veins - Mar 19, 2008
Express Healthcare Management,Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA), a new painless technological procedure for treating varicose veins, was claimed to be introduced in Chennai by Heart,
New vascular surgery removes varicose veins - Mar 17, 2008
News 8 Austin,Dr. Adcock: Varicose veins are caused by a number of reasons, a lot of which are not totally understood. We just know varicosities tend to run in families
Improved Foam for Varicose Veins Found to be Safe in Preliminary ... - Mar 16, 2008
Newswise (press release)Newswise — A small group of patients with a common heart defect who were treated for varicose veins with an injectable microfoam experienced no neurological
Medical Breakthroughs (03/10): New Help for Varicose Veins - Mar 11, 2008
Team 4 News,Twenty-five-million Americans -- or half of all men and women over age 50 -- have varicose veins -- veins that become damaged and fail to regulate blood
Laser Treatment for Varicose Veins - Mar 10, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins that can occur anywhere a vein is close to skin, but they occur most often in the legs.
Varicose veins - Mar 9, 2008
Stabroek News,Varicose veins are veins that have become enlarged and twisted. The term commonly refers to the veins on the leg, although varicose veins occur elsewhere.
To Your Health: Varicose Veins - Mar 10, 2008
WSIL TV,25-million Americans suffer from varicose veins. It's a condition in which veins become damaged and can't regulate blood flow from the legs to the heart.
Beacon Surgical Associates Offering Office-Based Vein Surgery for ... - Mar 7, 2008
PR.com (press release),Beacon Surgical Associates in Exeter, NH is offering the FastCath VNUS closure technique for office-based treatment of varicose veins and venous stasis
Free St. Luke’s seminar on varicose veins - Mar 6, 2008
KTIV,The causes and treatment for varicose veins will be discussed during a free seminar hosted by vascular surgeons Doctors Patrick Kelly and Richard Lee on
Varicose Veins – Symptoms and Vitamins for Varicose Veins - Feb 25, 2008
American Chronicle,When veins become abnormally thick, full of twists and turns, or enlarged, they are called varicose veins. Generally, the veins in the legs and thighs have
American Men are Removing Spider Veins in Record Numbers - Mar 16, 2008
CareFair.com,...has been a whopping 226.3 percent increase over the last five years in the number of men who are having their spider veins and varicose veins removed.
7 ways to know if it's time to get your varicose veins fixed - Feb 25, 2008
DetNews.com,Varicose veins are those gnarled, twisted, swollen veins that can be a cosmetic and a medical problem. The veins are caused by a dysfunction of valves in
Varicose Vein Foam has Promising Results - Mar 17, 2008
Ivanhoe,Injectable microfoam has been a standard treatment for spider veins and small varicose veins since 1997. But in Phase II trials, a new kind of foam is
New ways to treat bad veins allow shorter recuperation - Mar 5, 2008
SouthCoastToday.com,DONOHUE: I would like your opinion on varicose veins. I have them, and I want to get rid of them but I can't afford to be off work for very long.
Carvel ice cream plant in Marlborough to close - Mar 14, 2008
Boston Globe,...(Todd Wallack) Diomed Holdings Inc., an Andover developer of a laser treatment for varicose veins, filed for bankruptcy protection with plans to sell some
LIGHTEN UP - DON’T COVER UP - YOUR LEGS THIS SUMMER - Mar 17, 2008
Response Source (press release),A combination of herbs may help banish ‘heavy’ legs, varicose veins and spider veins – so you can feel light on your feet and proud of your pins this summer
Varicose Vein Technique - Feb 27, 2008
WHOI,These abnormal veins are called varicose veins. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute estimates 25 million Americans have varicose veins.
VNUS Medical Technologies: In the right vein - Mar 17, 2008
SmallCapInvestorWhat’s got VNUS charged up is its primary product line, the VNUS Closure system for varicose veins. The system, which includes the fast-selling ClosureFAST
Leg Veins Need Attention - Feb 28, 2008
WIBW,People with venous disease might feel aching in the legs, and see varicose veins. A special ultrasound can diagnose it for sure. Smaller varicose veins and
Keep your feet up to beat veins - Feb 24, 2008
Irish Independent,By Eilish O'Regan Varicose veins are unattractive, but they are not serious and are unlikely to cause long-term complications.
Vein treatment spurs BTG - Mar 14, 2008
Financial Times,...company BTG climbed 7.2 per cent to 89¼p ahead of a presentation on its most important new product - foam injection treatment for varicose veins.
Doctors use heat in varicose-vein treatment - Feb 26, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,A decade ago, getting rid of varicose veins meant general anesthesia and surgery, typically followed by pain, bruising and a weekslong recovery.
Varicose Vein Technique - Feb 25, 2008
KALB-TV Newschannel 5,By Farrah Reyna - Anchor 6 & 10 Red, bulging varicose veins can be unsightly and embarrassing and they’re often very painful. Plus leg vein problems can be
Health Highlights: March 17, 2008 - Mar 17, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Sclerotherapy, the removal of spider veins and varicose veins, has increased about 226 percent among US men in the past five years, the AACS says,
Vein and Laser Center - Mar 12, 2008
Woodlands Online, LLC,Treatments for uncomfortable and unattractive veins ranging from the smallest red spider veins to the largest varicose veins on the legs are treated in the
BTG's varicose vein treatment found safe in trial - Mar 16, 2008
ReutersVarisolve, if finally approved, would be an alternative to painful surgery for the estimated 150 million people worldwide who suffer from varicose veins.
Male Vanity? Men Are Opting To Remove Spider Veins Over Replacing Hair - Mar 16, 2008
Science Daily (press release)Findings conclude that sclerotherapy, the standard treatment for spider and varicose veins, is now the number two most performed cosmetic surgical procedure
Johnson County Community Calendar March 5-11 - Mar 4, 2008
Kansas City Star,FREE VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY DISEASE (VARICOSE VEINS) SCREENING: See today’s listing. AARP TAXES: AARP sponsors free income tax assistance for ages 60 and
Ways to protect against blood clots - Mar 6, 2008
Agoura Hills Acorn,Varicose veins happen when a blood clot damages the valves within a vein. They can cause inflammation in veins known as phlebitis.
Keeping Your Hands Beautiful - Mar 20, 2008
Best Syndication,Too much sun also contributes to wrinkling or the hands and varicose veins. Fortunately, even if it’s too late to prevent the ravages of the sun,
Health & fitness, March 4 - Mar 3, 2008
Rocky Mountain News,New technology, cleared near the end of 2006 by the US Food and Drug Administration, uses heat to deflate varicose veins in less than five minutes.
Johnson County Community Calendar Feb. 27-March 4 - Feb 26, 2008
Kansas City Star,FREE VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY DISEASE (VARICOSE VEINS) SCREENING: See today’s listing. HENNA TATTOOING: Learn about the ancient tradition of henna tattooing.
EXERCISING FOR TWO - Feb 26, 2008
Ok! Magazine,It can help relieve minor ailments such as varicose veins, constipation and stiffness. Pregnant women who exercise report fewer symptoms such as nausea,
UC Davis Vascular Center free seminar on April 2 - Mar 19, 2008
Rocklin and Roseville Today,New, minimally invasive treatment options for varicose veins or spider veins . Prevention and treatment of venous ulcers and other vein problems Although
Hemorrhoids – Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids - Mar 18, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,They are much like varicose veins you might see on a person's legs. When bulging hemorrhoid veins are irritated, they cause surrounding membranes to swell,
Light dims for laser company Diomed - Mar 17, 2008
Bizjournals.com,...market for its laser treatment for varicose veins and delays in the judicial process to penalize firms accused of infringement, company officials said.
Johnson County Community Calendar Feb. 27-March 4 - Feb 29, 2008
Kansas City Star,Box dinner provided. www.ohsi.com (913-791-4311) FREE VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY DISEASE (VARICOSE VEINS) SCREENING: March 3-4. See today’s listing.
Study Data Shows VNUS ClosureFAST Catheter More Than 96% - Mar 3, 2008
Medical Design Online,The ClosureFAST catheter, in a procedure often performed in the physician's office, heats and seals the diseased leg veins that cause the varicose veins
The Ticker - Mar 14, 2008
Boston Herald,...the developer of a laser treatment for varicose veins, filed for bankruptcy protection with plans to sell some assets to Biolitec AG for as much as $7
Turning back the ‘creepy old hands’ of time - Feb 25, 2008
MSNBCSclerotherapy: A procedure used to eliminate varicose veins and “spider veins� from the face, legs or hands. Sclerotherapy involves the injection of a salt
Diomed files for Chapter 11, seeks sale to German firm - Mar 14, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Diomed develops and markets minimally invasive medical technologies, including a laser treatment for varicose veins. Andover, Mass.-based Diomed (AMEX: DIO)
1470 nm diode laser gains FDA clearance for vein surgery - Mar 14, 2008
BioOptics World,The device is specifically indicated for the treatment of reflux of the saphenous veins associated with varicose veins and varicosities.
The Facts on Eczema - Mar 3, 2008
Canada.com,It is caused by varicose veins. Lichen simplex chronicus is a non-allergic itch, which often appears in times of stress. The disease is prolonged and
Campaign to Seat Workers Kicks Off - Mar 19, 2008
Korea Times,It often leads to varicose veins in the lower extremities and bone or heart disease. Many women suffer miscarriages and premature delivery.
Heart patients benefit from new vein removal technique - Mar 18, 2008
Blackpool Citizen,It can also be used to harvest the radial artery from the arm in patients with varicose veins. A 7.5mm endoscope is connected to a video camera and inserted
Advanced Radiology grows out of old name to Osage Beach and beyond - Feb 25, 2008
Lake Expo,Another treatment Advanced Radiology has introduced since opening is endovenous laser therapy, which is a way to manage varicose veins.
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