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EMEA's CHMP recommends approval of Merck's ELONVA

20. November 2009 08:52
Merck & Co., Inc. today announced the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended approval of ELONVA® (corifollitropin alfa injection) as a treatment in controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in combination with a GnRH antagonist for the development of multiple follicles in women participating in an assisted reproductive technology (ART) program. [More]

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IVF FLORIDA and Springstone to provide new financing options for fertility treatments

19. November 2009 23:29
IVF FLORIDA Reproductive Associates today announced their partnership with Springstone Financial LLC to provide patients with improved financing options to fund IVF procedures and certain other fertility treatments. Financing programs are available to IVF FLORIDA and all IntegraMed Fertility Network patients immediately. [More]

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Northeast Assisted Fertility Group opens new office in Atlanta

19. November 2009 05:14
The Northeast Assisted Fertility Group (NAFG), already the leading surrogacy and egg donation program in Boston and New York, is pleased to announce the opening of a new office that will expand its services and resources to all its clients in the Atlanta area. [More]

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Annual conference to discuss male infertility and tackling falling birth rates across Europe

19. November 2009 01:08
Male infertility and tackling falling birth rates across Europe will be among the topics addressed at this year's British Andrology Society's annual conference at Queen's University in Belfast. [More]

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VINNOVA to provide SEK 3.6 million for Vitrolife’s stem-cell research

18. November 2009 06:57
Vitrolife: VINNOVA announced in a press release yesterday that they are going to provide support of SEK 3.6 million for Vitrolife’s research project for optimized culture media to enable the clinical use of stem cells. “It is very pleasing news and will enable more intensive work in an area that we very much believe in for the future”, says Magnus Nilsson, Vitrolife’s CEO. [More]

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Gene therapy may hold promise for cryptorchid individuals risking infertility

18. November 2009 05:47
EGR4 is a master gene responsible for fertility in cryptorchidism. Is gene therapy going to replace surgery? [More]

New proposal can have substantial implications on EU fertility treatment costs

17. November 2009 05:25
With 900,000 assisted reproduction treatments annually such as IVF and intrauterine inseminations in Europe the Commission's proposal to screen both partners before each treatment could lead to costs of over EUR 140 million annually. [More]

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U.S. again scores 'D' for premature birth rate; states take action to reduce risk factors

17. November 2009 04:35
For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a "D" on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation's newborns didn't get the healthy start they deserved. [More]

Genentech submits sBLAs to the FDA for Avastin

17. November 2009 03:36
Genentech, Inc., a wholly-owned member of the Roche Group, today announced that the company submitted two supplemental Biologics License Applications (sBLAs) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Avastin® (bevacizumab) for the treatment of women who have not received chemotherapy for advanced (metastatic) HER2-negative breast cancer (first-line treatment). One sBLA is based on the Phase III study AVADO that investigated Avastin in combination with docetaxel chemotherapy. [More]

Erbitux recognized as one of the major clinical cancer advances of 2009

16. November 2009 09:21
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has once again recognized Erbitux® (cetuximab) as one of the major clinical cancer advances of 2009. This year Erbitux was selected by ASCO for providing the first significant increase in survival for 30 years in the treatment of patients with 1st-line recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). [More]

Alternative proposal from HSPH to AAFP for developing web content on beverages

13. November 2009 04:21
Leading Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) nutrition and health researcher Walter Willett, M.D., Dr. P.H., has written a letter to the President-elect of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) offering an alternative to the organization's decision, announced in October, to accept a six-figure grant from the Coca-Cola Company to develop web content on beverages and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. [More]

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Breast cancer patients who undergo fertility preservation need not delay treatment

13. November 2009 03:45
A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the treatment of their disease when their care is coordinated in a timely fashion. [More]

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HIV/AIDS leading cause of death among women ages 15-44, WHO study shows

11. November 2009 00:05
In follow-up coverage to the WHO's report on women's health, several news outlets examine the impact HIV/AIDS is having on women around the world. "In its first study of women's health, the World Health Organization said yesterday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44," the Associated Press/Boston Globe reports (11/10). [More]

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"Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads" report from MarketResearch.com

10. November 2009 02:51
MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Kalorama Information's new report "Point of Care Diagnostics 2010 and Beyond: Rapid Testing at a Crossroads," to their collection of In Vitro Diagnostics market reports. [More]

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Study reveals that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities

10. November 2009 02:02
The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey' by Dr. Andrea Salonia et al. The conclusion is that male factor infertility is associated with a number of medical comorbidities, as objectively scored with the hospital-based Charlson Comorbidity Index. [More]

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