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Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her period stops. It usually occurs naturally, most often after age 45. Menopause happens because the woman's ovary stops producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

BioSante Pharmaceuticals applauds Boehringer Ingelheim for developing a therapy to treat HSDD

17. November 2009 03:13
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company developing products for female sexual health, including LibiGel® for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), applauds the efforts of Boehringer Ingelheim to develop a therapy to treat this unmet medical need. [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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Baby Boomers seek alternatives for prescription only treatments for menopause symptoms

12. November 2009 06:36
As an increasing number of women from the Baby Boomer generation approach or have already reached menopause, more are seeking alternatives to prescription only treatments for menopause symptoms, and more are discovering Femnene and its line of feminine products designed specifically for a woman during and after the change of life. [More]

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Tips for treating age-related dermatologic concerns

11. November 2009 02:58
Everyone expects their bodies to change as they get older. From wrinkles and sagging skin to brittle bones and aches and pains, the aging process is inevitable. In addition, there are a number of medical dermatologic conditions that surface with age that can cause people even more stress. Fortunately, dermatologists can help diagnose and treat these conditions no matter when they strike. [More]

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Majority of women smokers unaware of immediate and long term health risks

4. November 2009 06:35
Many women are aware that smoking can lead to lung cancer, heart disease and premature death. But a recent survey conducted by Angus Reid on behalf of nicotine replacement therapy brands, NICODERM(R) and NICORETTE(R) reveals that the majority of Canadian women who smoke are not necessarily aware of the host of other impacts that smoking can have on their immediate and longer term health. [More]

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Study: Estrogen replacement may help protect brain damage

4. November 2009 00:17
Eighteen years ago this month the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would sponsor a landmark study to examine women and cardiovascular disease. Known as the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), the study enrolled more than 161,000 women. [More]

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Conference to address the need for gender specific diagnostic strategies for women

31. October 2009 03:21
The 'Red Alert for Women's Hearts' conference, taking place on 5 November 2009, at the European Heart House, Sophia Antipolis, France, will address the subject of Women and CVD. The conference is jointly organised by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Heart Network (EHN), as part of Work Package 6 of the EuroHeart project . [More]

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Gamma Pharmaceuticals completes the registration of six of its Brand Trademarks in China

29. October 2009 08:50
Gamma Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company") announced it has successfully completed the registration of six of the Company's Brand Trademarks with The State Trademark Bureau of China. [More]

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Gamma Pharmaceuticals inks brokerage agreement with J&A Lazier Racing

28. October 2009 10:18
Gamma Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced it has signed a Product Brokerage Agreement with J&A Lazier Racing LLC of California. Mr. Lazier, an accomplished Indy Car Driver, will benefit from Gamma's Professional Grade vitamin supplements, nutritional and energy products to ensure peak athletic performance during the demanding Indy Car season. [More]

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Study results of PTH1-34 oral parathyroid hormone presented

22. October 2009 02:18
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. today announced study results demonstrating that a single dose of the novel oral parathyroid hormone PTH1-34, which utilizes Emisphere’s proprietary Eligen® Drug Delivery Technology and absorption-enhancer carrier molecule 5-CNAC, achieved potentially therapeutically relevant exposure and safety profiles to those of the currently available injectable formulation in healthy postmenopausal women. [More]

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Positive data from BioSante Pharmaceuticals' LibiGel Phase III clinical development program

20. October 2009 08:06
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced positive safety data in its ongoing LibiGel Phase III clinical development program. For the first time, unblinded data have been reviewed by the independent DMC of the LibiGel Cardiovascular and Breast Cancer Safety Study. Based on this review of unblinded data, the DMC unanimously recommended continuation of the study as described in the study protocol, with no modifications. [More]

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Right combination of estrogen and SERM can reduce breast cancer risk

20. October 2009 01:13
The right combination of estrogen and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, could relieve menopause symptoms and cut breast cancer risk, Yale researchers report in an abstract presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) scientific meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 17-21. [More]

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Humans are still evolving, says study

20. October 2009 00:47
Although advances in medical care have improved standards of living over time, humans aren't entirely sheltered from the forces of natural selection, a new study shows. [More]

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Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Cell Genesys successfully complete merger

15. October 2009 00:43
BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Cell Genesys, Inc., today announced the successful completion of their previously announced merger of Cell Genesys with and into BioSante, with BioSante as the surviving company, under which BioSante now has acquired all of the outstanding shares of Cell Genesys common stock. [More]

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Acupuncture can help prevent caesarean delivery

13. October 2009 00:59
Debra Betts, an international expert, educator and author of the Essential Acupuncture for Pregnancy and Childbirth will be presenting a workshop for dulas, midwives and acupuncturists in Vancouver, October 13th and 14th. [More]

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