Fact Based List:

Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2011

  1. New Molecular Imaging Biomarker for Early Detection, Prevention, and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
  2. Anti-CTLA-4 Drug (ipilimumab), Targeted T-Cell Antibody for Metastatic Melanoma
  3. First Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Approved by the FDA
  4. JUPITER Study, Statins for Healthy Individuals
  5. Hepatitis C Protease Inhibiting Drugs
  6. Telehealth Monitoring for Individuals with Heart Failure/Implanted Wireless Cardiac Device for Monitoring Heart Failure
  7. Endoscopic Weight-Loss Procedure Transoral Gastroplasty (TOGA)
  8. Exhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) Breath Analysis for Monitoring Asthma
  9. Oral Disease Modifying Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
  10. Capsule Endoscopy for Diagnosis of Pediatric GI Disorders

Source: Cleveland Clinic Medical Innovation Summit
Source URL: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/INNOVATIONS/SUMMIT/topten11/i...