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Quartette tablets now available in U.S. for prevention of pregnancy

Teva Women's Health, a U.S. subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., today announced that the recently approved Quartette (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) tablets are now available via prescription in the U.S. for the prevention of pregnancy.

24 Sep 2013

Veracyte files registration statement relating to proposed initial public offering of common stock

Veracyte, Inc. today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. All of the shares to be sold in the proposed offering will be offered by Veracyte, Inc.

21 Sep 2013

EDCs pose threat to human health, say endocrine experts

In an editorial published in Endocrinology, a journal of The Endocrine Society, endocrine experts agreed that endocrine-disrupting chemicals pose a threat to human health and to the ecosystems of the earth.

20 Sep 2013

Protein pair may be prognostic biomarker for identifying smoking-related lung cancers

Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that a specific protein pair may be a successful prognostic biomarker for identifying smoking-related lung cancers. The protein — ASCL1 — is associated with increased expression of the RET oncogene, a particular cancer-causing gene called RET. The findings appear in the online issue of the journal Oncogene.

20 Sep 2013

Young people remain in the dark as Obamacare exchanges prepare to open

Several newspapers explore how uninformed many young people are about new online insurance exchanges which open in two weeks, even though their participation is considered crucial to the markets' success.

17 Sep 2013

First Edition: September 16, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about new polling indicating that the health law still faces an uphill climb.

16 Sep 2013

New open access Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology from Elsevier

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of a new open access research publication - Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology (JCTE).

12 Sep 2013

High resolution of U‐SPECT/CT system helps perform kinetic analyses of viral spread in vivo

The ability to visualize and analyze the spread of viral infections in primary and metastatic tumors is an essential component in characterizing the therapeutic efficacy of oncolytic viruses.

12 Sep 2013

Comprehensive guide for translational, basic research scientists fills gap in thyroid research field

Despite tens of thousands of studies in the literature on the thyroid gland, thyroid hormone, and thyroid disease, lack of standardization in study design makes it difficult to compare the results and apply them to the development of improved diagnostic and treatment approaches.

6 Sep 2013

Ohio State University researchers awarded NCI grant to further study thyroid cancer

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $11.3 million grant to a team of researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute to further their studies on thyroid cancer.

5 Sep 2013

Researchers develop first animal model simulating eye complications linked with Graves' disease

Researchers have developed the first animal model simulating the eye complications associated with the thyroid condition Graves' disease, a breakthrough that could pave the way for better treatments, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's journal Endocrinology.

3 Sep 2013

Experts share tips on preventing ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is the fourth leading cause of death in American women. Approximately 22,000 women are diagnosed annually and 14,000 die from the disease. September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and Mount Sinai experts are sharing tips on prevention.

29 Aug 2013

Researchers suggest new therapeutic target for brain tumor

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found a specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas — the most common form of brain tumor — suggesting a new target for therapies for a cancer that does not respond to current chemotherapy.

28 Aug 2013

Low-risk thyroid cancers are overdiagnosed and overtreated

An increasing gap between the incidence of thyroid cancer and deaths from the disease suggests that low-risk cancers are being overdiagnosed and overtreated, a study from the Mayo Clinic Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery finds. The study appears in the current issue of the British Medical Journal.

28 Aug 2013

Researchers find specific protein in nearly all high-grade meningiomas

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have found a specific protein in nearly 100 percent of high-grade meningiomas -- the most common form of brain tumor -- suggesting a new target for therapies for a cancer that does not respond to current chemotherapy.

28 Aug 2013

FDA grants Priority Review designation to sNDA for Nexavar tablets

Bayer HealthCare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Priority Review designation to the supplemental New Drug Application for the oral multi-kinase inhibitor Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets under evaluation for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.

27 Aug 2013

Thyroid ultrasound imaging may identify patients with low risk of cancer, can help postpone biopsy

Thyroid ultrasound imaging could be used to identify patients who have a low risk of cancer for whom biopsy could be postponed, according to a study by Rebecca Smith-Bindman, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues.

27 Aug 2013

Age, sex and race may predict risk factor reduction in patients with coronary heart disease

Risk factor modification efforts could help reduce the chance of another heart attack and death among the more than 15 million Americans with coronary heart disease. Yet some patients-especially women and minorities-leave the hospital with poorly managed risk factors.

23 Aug 2013

Pazopanib drug shows improved quality of life and safety in metastatic kidney cancer patients

Two oral targeted drugs approved for metastatic kidney cancer worked equally well, but one proved superior in tolerability, according to results of a large international clinical trial led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

22 Aug 2013

Diagnostic Dilemmas sharpens physicians' abilities to diagnose endocrine disorders

Chevy Chase, MD-Physicians can practice strategies for identifying rare conditions or unusual presentations with Diagnostic Dilemmas: Images in Endocrinology, the new release from The Endocrine Society's recently established publishing imprint, Endocrine Press.

22 Aug 2013

Thyroid News and Research

Quartette tablets now available in U.S. for prevention of pregnancy

Veracyte files registration statement relating to proposed initial public offering of common stock

EDCs pose threat to human health, say endocrine experts

Protein pair may be prognostic biomarker for identifying smoking-related lung cancers

Young people remain in the dark as Obamacare exchanges prepare to open

First Edition: September 16, 2013

New open access Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology from Elsevier

High resolution of U‐SPECT/CT system helps perform kinetic analyses of viral spread in vivo

Comprehensive guide for translational, basic research scientists fills gap in thyroid research field

Ohio State University researchers awarded NCI grant to further study thyroid cancer

Researchers develop first animal model simulating eye complications linked with Graves' disease

Experts share tips on preventing ovarian cancer

Researchers suggest new therapeutic target for brain tumor

Low-risk thyroid cancers are overdiagnosed and overtreated

Researchers find specific protein in nearly all high-grade meningiomas

FDA grants Priority Review designation to sNDA for Nexavar tablets

Thyroid ultrasound imaging may identify patients with low risk of cancer, can help postpone biopsy

Age, sex and race may predict risk factor reduction in patients with coronary heart disease

Pazopanib drug shows improved quality of life and safety in metastatic kidney cancer patients

Diagnostic Dilemmas sharpens physicians' abilities to diagnose endocrine disorders

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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