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Pfizer and BMP Sunstone team up to promote Depo-Provera, a product for treating endometriosis

Pfizer China and BMP Sunstone Corporation today announced a strategic partnership to exclusively import, distribute and promote Depo-Provera (Medroxy-progesterone Acetate), a Pfizer product used to treat endometriosis, in China. Endometriosis is a medical condition in women of childbearing age that can cause significant pain.

11 Nov 2009

Sprycel holds hope for treating Src dependent ovarian cancer

The drug Sprycel, approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, significantly inhibited the growth and invasiveness of ovarian cancer cells and also promoted their death, a study by researchers with UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found.

11 Nov 2009

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

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).

11 Nov 2009

Abortion clash moves to Senate as Centrists seek House-like provision in health bill

Roll Call reports that the impending fight has also sparked the attention of the abortion-rights lobby. "Abortion-rights advocates, who were outmaneuvered in the House's health care reform vote, are banking on tougher Senate rules and targeted lobbying to keep restrictive abortion language out of that chamber's bill."

10 Nov 2009

SAVI reaches a major milestone in breast brachytherapy

This month marks three years since physicians began offering SAVI™ radiation treatment as part of breast conservation therapy for early-stage breast cancer – a major milestone in breast brachytherapy.

10 Nov 2009

"Science In Action: Saving the Lives of Africa's Mothers" report to be released at ASADI conference

Science In Action: Saving the Lives of Africa's Mothers, Newborns, and Children is being released on Nov. 9 at the fifth annual conference of the African Science Academy Development Initiative (ASADI) in Accra, Ghana.

10 Nov 2009

Environmental factors, obesity and diabetes: Long-term study launched

Three Singapore biomedical institutions have launched a major, long-term study of pregnant mothers and their fetuses as well as infant children to determine just how profoundly environmental factors early in life influence the onset of diseases such as obesity and diabetes in later years.

10 Nov 2009

Court denies preliminary injunction against Hologic, Conceptus to continue patent infringement suit

Conceptus, Inc., developer of the Essure® procedure, the first proven non-incisional permanent birth control method available, today announced that the United Stated District Court, Northern District of California has denied Conceptus’ motion for a preliminary injunction prohibiting Hologic, Inc. from importing, using, selling or offering to sell the Adiana system in the United States.

From Hologic, Inc. 10 Nov 2009

Affordable health care can save millions of women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa

The lives of almost 4 million women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa could be saved every year if well-established, affordable health care interventions reached 90 percent of families, according to a joint report by the national science academies of seven African countries.

10 Nov 2009

Robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time

New Mayo Clinic research has found that robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse dramatically reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time. These findings are being presented this week at the North Central Section of the American Urological Association in Scottsdale, Ariz.

10 Nov 2009

House-passed abortion restrictions could stir up Senate's health reform debate

The Washington Post: "The abortion issue had been rumbling within the House Democratic caucus for weeks, but Saturday's votes revealed the depths of the fault lines. The amendment passed with the support of 64 Democrats, roughly a quarter of the party caucus." And with an eye on the Senate and eventual conference committee negotiations, abortion-rights supporters are now pledging to strip the amendment out of the underlying health bill.

10 Nov 2009

Teenage women who are obese at higher risk to develop MS as adults

Teenage women who are obese may be more than twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) as adults compared to female teens who are not obese, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology-, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

10 Nov 2009

Three IVF attempts increase chances of a live birth

Just one in three women gives birth after a single IVF attempt, but the cumulative chance of a live birth increases with each cycle - where women are offered three cycles nearly two thirds go on to have babies, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

10 Nov 2009

WHO report calls for improved health care for women, girls

A new WHO report, released Monday, said women tend to "receive poorer quality care throughout their lives, particularly as teenagers and elderly people" even though they live six to eight years longer than men, Reuters reports. The WHO said women worldwide are "'denied a chance to develop their full human potential' because many of their critical medical needs are ignored" (MacInnis, 11/9).

10 Nov 2009

CDC continues funding National Sexual Violence Resource Center, awards $4.5M

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape $1.5 million dollars per year for three years to continue funding its National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC).

9 Nov 2009

TivaMed changes its name to Viveve

Women's sexual health company, TivaMed, today announced it has changed its name to Viveve as it prepares for a 2010 launch of its Viveve system to OB/GYNs in select U.S. markets.

9 Nov 2009

Positive study data from Zosano Pharma's ZP-PTH transdermal patch for treating osteoporosis

Zosano Pharma, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company developing products using a novel transdermal delivery technology, announced publication in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism of results from a positive phase 2 study of its rapid-delivery transdermal patch (ZP-PTH) for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

9 Nov 2009

CRINONE vaginal progesterone gel as effective as IM progesterone for luteal phase support in IVF-ET

In their American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) conference wrap-up, Medscape highlighted the article published by them on October 27, 2009, which summarized the results from the largest prospective, randomized clinical study to compare vaginal progesterone to intramuscular progesterone injections (IM progesterone) for luteal support in infertility treatment.

9 Nov 2009

Decision Resources forecasts sales of HER2-targeting agents to grow by 3.3% per year

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, in 2008, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) targeting therapies -- which include Roche/Chugai's Herceptin and GlaxoSmithKline/Nippon Kayaku's Tykerb/Tyverb -- were the highest-selling drug class in breast cancer treatment.

9 Nov 2009

Breast Fest Film Festival to focus on storytelling as part of the healing process

After a successful inaugural year, the world's first breast cancer film festival is back and bigger than ever. Along with a new selection of inspiring films that cover the emotional spectrum of the breast cancer journey, Rethink Breast Cancer's 2009 Breast Fest Film Festival is unveiling a new three-day program to include additional workshops to further engage and educate audiences.

9 Nov 2009

Women's Health News

Pfizer and BMP Sunstone team up to promote Depo-Provera, a product for treating endometriosis

Sprycel holds hope for treating Src dependent ovarian cancer

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

Abortion clash moves to Senate as Centrists seek House-like provision in health bill

SAVI reaches a major milestone in breast brachytherapy

"Science In Action: Saving the Lives of Africa's Mothers" report to be released at ASADI conference

Environmental factors, obesity and diabetes: Long-term study launched

Court denies preliminary injunction against Hologic, Conceptus to continue patent infringement suit

Affordable health care can save millions of women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa

Robotic surgery for vaginal prolapse reduces patient hospital stay and recovery time

House-passed abortion restrictions could stir up Senate's health reform debate

Teenage women who are obese at higher risk to develop MS as adults

Three IVF attempts increase chances of a live birth

WHO report calls for improved health care for women, girls

CDC continues funding National Sexual Violence Resource Center, awards $4.5M

TivaMed changes its name to Viveve

Positive study data from Zosano Pharma's ZP-PTH transdermal patch for treating osteoporosis

CRINONE vaginal progesterone gel as effective as IM progesterone for luteal phase support in IVF-ET

Decision Resources forecasts sales of HER2-targeting agents to grow by 3.3% per year

Breast Fest Film Festival to focus on storytelling as part of the healing process

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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