Chungang University Hospital is holding a class on the external cephalic version, where obstetricians turn the baby in the breech position to be head-down to enable normal birth. Babies are supposed to be head-down ahead of birth for head-first vaginal delivery, but some babies are in bottom-down position, leading to cesarean section. Professors at the hospital, which is one of a few hospitals in the country that perform the external cephalic version, will give information on the technique, including whether it is safe.
The class will be at the hospital’s main building in Heukseok-dong, southern Seoul, at 2 p.m. on July 29, and is open to anybody.
For more information, contact the OB/GYN department at the hospital at (02) 6299-1645.
Local researchers revealed a mechanism of how stem cell works in regeneration of damaged cartilage. According to Medipost, a research team led by Dr. Jeon Hong-bae at the company’s R&D Center revealed that TSP-2, a protein excreted by stem cell, promotes cartilage regeneration. The research was published in “Stem Cell,” the oldest and most well-known journal in the field.
Medipost said that the research proved the mechanism of “Cartisem,” a stem-cell treatment for knee cartilage defect by the company. Treatment using the medicine is performed at a number of hospitals and orthopedist clinics around the country, and is going through clinical test in the United States.
Kyunghee University Hospital in Gangdong, eastern Seoul, is looking for people who are suffering peripheral neuropathy after cancer treatment to participate in the study verifying effectiveness of electric acupuncture.
Peripheral neuropathy patients suffer numbness in arms or legs, pain in the hands and feet or cramps. Many people complain of such symptoms after chemotherapy.
In the study, the patients will be treated using electric acupuncture. The participants will get treatment twice a week for six weeks, and will also get medicine. They will get transportation expenses as well. For details, contact 010-6756-7272.
The hospital is also looking for knee arthritis patients for clinical test of medicine extracted from traditional Oriental medicine. The participants should be aged between 35 and 80, and should have been diagnosed with degenerative knee arthritis. They should stop intake of arthritis medications other than the one provided in the clinical test. The participants will visit the hospital five times during the four months session.
For further inquiry, call (02) 440-8639.