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FDA approves Janssen Biotech's SIMPONI ARIATM for infusion for active rheumatoid arthritis

Janssen Biotech, Inc. announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of SIMPONI ARIATM (golimumab) for infusion for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis in combination with methotrexate.

19 Jul 2013

Insurers could be caught in health law's smoker glitch; Student health plans to get an upgrade

As the health overhaul's implementation marches on, the Obama administration has limited a provision relating to the cost of smokers' premiums and one news outlet looks at the effects on plans available to college students.

16 Jul 2013

Men and women in Uganda face different challenges in accessing treatment for NTDs

Males and females face different challenges in accessing treatment for neglected tropical diseases, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Uganda Ministry of Health and Imperial College London.

15 Jul 2013

Immunization in developing countries: an interview with Dr. Jos Vandelaer, Chief of Immunization for UNICEF

Overall, worldwide, immunization programs reach around 83% of all children – this is an enormous achievement. With this level of immunization coverage, we prevent over 2 million deaths, year after year. This statistic is often forgotten or taken for granted.

11 Jul 2013

"Kangaroo care" delivers benefits beyond bonding and breastfeeding for tiniest newborns

New research in the Journal of Newborns & Infant Nursing Reviews concludes that so-called "kangaroo care" (KC), the skin-to-skin and chest-to-chest touching between baby and mother, offers developmentally appropriate therapy for hospitalized preterm infants.

11 Jul 2013

Study describes how human mammary gland becomes highly sensitive to insulin during lactation

Why do so many mothers have difficulty making enough milk to breastfeed? A new study by scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of California Davis adds to their previous research implicating insulin's role in lactation success.

6 Jul 2013

Study shows that PCCs can reverse blood thinning effects of XARELTO in healthy subjects

Janssen Research & Development, LLC announced today results of an open label, single-center, parallel group study showing that a type of medication called prothrombin complex concentrates can reverse the blood thinning effects of XARELTO (rivaroxaban) in healthy subjects.

2 Jul 2013

Genentech's Perjeta regimen gets FDA Priority Review for HER2-positive early stage breast cancer

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted the company's supplemental Biologics License Application for the use of a Perjeta (pertuzumab) regimen before surgery (neoadjuvant treatment) in people with HER2-positive early stage breast cancer.

2 Jul 2013

EGPAF welcomes new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) welcomes the World Health Organization (WHO)'s new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines. For the first time, the 2013 guidelines combine recommendations across the continuum of HIV care and prevention programs, including expanding treatment eligibility for HIV-positive pregnant women, mothers, and children.

2 Jul 2013

Bayer, Onyx submit sNDA to FDA, marketing authorization application to EMA for Nexavar tablets

Bayer HealthCare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals today announced the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and an application for marketing authorization to the European Medicines Agency for the oral multi-kinase inhibitor Nexavar (sorafenib) tablets for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer.

1 Jul 2013

New WHO guidelines recommend earlier treatment for people living with HIV

New HIV treatment guidelines by WHO recommend offering antiretroviral therapy earlier. Recent evidence indicates that earlier ART will help people with HIV to live longer, healthier lives, and substantially reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to others.

1 Jul 2013

Janssen receives complete response letter from FDA for XARELTO sNDA

Janssen Research & Development, LLC today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a complete response letter for the supplemental New Drug Application for XARELTO (rivaroxaban) to reduce the risk of stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

28 Jun 2013

Linagliptin significantly reduces blood glucose levels in T2D patients with moderate to severe renal impairment

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company today announced results from a new study in which linagliptin demonstrated statistically significant reductions in blood glucose levels (HbA1c) after 12 weeks (the study's primary endpoint) in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with moderate to severe renal impairment, compared with placebo. Most patients had T2D for more than ten years (76 percent) and were on insulin (86 percent).

24 Jun 2013

Research: Weight gain in infant’s first month linked to higher IQ

New research from the University of Adelaide shows that weight gain and increased head size in the first month of a baby's life is linked to a higher IQ at early school age.

19 Jun 2013

Research roundup: Health spending on kids with special needs

Between 2008 and 2010, the rate of growth for health care spending declined. The recession, many researchers believe, was a key contributor to this decline. In this study, researchers explored whether the recession also had an impact on health care spending for children, especially those with special health care needs.

10 Jun 2013

Breastfeeding good for babies' brains

A new study by researchers from Brown University finds more evidence that breastfeeding is good for babies' brains.

6 Jun 2013

WHO issues 24 Essential Nutrition Actions to prevent undernutrition and overweight

Many low- and middle-income countries are neglecting overweight and obesity as major health threats, with policies in place to tackle undernutrition, but lack policies to halt the growing burden of diseases due to the rise of overweight, and obesity, according to new information released by WHO today.

6 Jun 2013

Breastfeeding News and Research

Latest Breastfeeding News and Research

FDA approves Janssen Biotech's SIMPONI ARIATM for infusion for active rheumatoid arthritis

Insurers could be caught in health law's smoker glitch; Student health plans to get an upgrade

Men and women in Uganda face different challenges in accessing treatment for NTDs

Immunization in developing countries: an interview with Dr. Jos Vandelaer, Chief of Immunization for UNICEF

"Kangaroo care" delivers benefits beyond bonding and breastfeeding for tiniest newborns

Study describes how human mammary gland becomes highly sensitive to insulin during lactation

Study shows that PCCs can reverse blood thinning effects of XARELTO in healthy subjects

Genentech's Perjeta regimen gets FDA Priority Review for HER2-positive early stage breast cancer

EGPAF welcomes new HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention guidelines

Bayer, Onyx submit sNDA to FDA, marketing authorization application to EMA for Nexavar tablets

New WHO guidelines recommend earlier treatment for people living with HIV

Janssen receives complete response letter from FDA for XARELTO sNDA

Linagliptin significantly reduces blood glucose levels in T2D patients with moderate to severe renal impairment

Research: Weight gain in infant’s first month linked to higher IQ

Research roundup: Health spending on kids with special needs

Breastfeeding good for babies' brains

WHO issues 24 Essential Nutrition Actions to prevent undernutrition and overweight

Better understanding of breast milk variability, strategies for optimizing neonatal diet

Racial and ethnic disparities in obese children may be determined by risk factors in infancy

Report highlights successes in improving maternal health, reducing child mortality

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