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.
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20. November 2009 03:27
For the first time, scientists have successfully used a method called exome sequencing to quickly discover a previously unknown gene responsible for a mendelian disorder.
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20. November 2009 00:59
Sucampo Pharma Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, has granted a marketing authorization for Amitiza® (lubiprostone) 24 microgram (mcg) gel capsules for the long-term treatment of patients with chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC).
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19. November 2009 23:52
'Prevention is the best cure' is a common expression, but what happens if preventative measures are not used? A large proportion of pregnant Ugandan women are going out of their way not to be HIV tested, increasing the risk of mother-to-child transmission.
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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.
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19. November 2009 23:21
"Providing access to contraception for 215 million women, mainly in developing countries, would help to stabilize population growth and significantly reduce the effects of climate change," according to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Nature News reports (Gilbert, 11/18).
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19. November 2009 07:03
Experts at Virgen del Rocío Hospital (Seville, Spain) have begun a study on pregnancy preeclampsia on a sample of 30 pregnant women with a view to demonstrating whether or not consumption of olive oil by this population group results in lower levels of cytotoxicity (for example, cholesterol) in endothelial cells (arterial wall cells).
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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.
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Tags: Andrology, Cancer, Dentistry, DNA, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Obesity, Pregnancy, Smoking, Sperm
19. November 2009 00:55
There is good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant. A new study shows that pregnant women with multiple sclerosis are only slightly more likely to have cesarean deliveries and babies with a poor prenatal growth rate than women who do not have MS.
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Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Pressure, Brain, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Gestational Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Nervous System, Neurology, Neuroscience, Parkinson's Disease, Pregnancy, Stroke, Ultrasound
18. November 2009 23:33
mdBriefCase Inc., in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada (SOGC), is pleased to provide a new online education course on the H1N1 virus in pregnant women.
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18. November 2009 05:12
IBM (IBM) scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for many diseases, including one of world's leading causes of death, cardiovascular disease.
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Tags: Antibody, Antiretroviral, Biotechnology, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Dengue Fever, E. coli, Epstein-Barr Virus, Evolution, H1N1, Hepatitis C, Hospital, Influenza, Lung Cancer, Mammography, Microfluidics, Pregnancy, Prostate Cancer, Virus
18. November 2009 04:43
Neurosurgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center performed the world's first intra-arterial cerebral infusion of Avastin (bevacizumab) directly into a patient's malignant brain tumor. This novel intra-arterial (IA) technique may expose the cancer to higher doses of the drug therapy, while possibly sparing the patient common side effects of receiving the drug intravenously (IV) or throughout their body.
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Tags: Avastin, Bevacizumab, Biopsy, Blood Vessel, Bone, Bone Marrow, Brain, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Deep Brain Stimulation, Drug Delivery, Education, Gene Therapy, Glioblastoma, Glioblastoma Multiforme, Hospital, Neurology, Oncology, Parkinson's Disease, Penicillin, Pregnancy, Radiology, Spine
18. November 2009 04:25
Fenwal, Inc., a global medical technology company focused on improving blood collection, separation, safety and availability, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Verax Platelet PGD® test as a quality control test to detect bacterial contamination in whole blood-derived, pooled platelets prior to transfusion. Fenwal is the exclusive global distributor of the test, which was developed by Verax Biomedical of Worcester, Mass.
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18. November 2009 04:03
More than six percent of expectant mothers in Quebec consume prescription drugs that are known to be harmful to their fetuses, according to a Universit- de Montr-al investigation published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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18. November 2009 01:41
A new study that examines the value of maternal blood biomarkers will help identify and monitor patients at risk of developing preeclampsia and is set to change the way expectant mothers are cared for in prenatal clinics around the world.
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