Pregnancy News and Research

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Race impacts risk of heart disease after gestational diabetes

New research finds that gestational diabetes, or pregnancy-related diabetes, may not raise the risk of heart disease independent of other cardiovascular risk factors except in certain high-risk populations, such as Hispanics. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

7 Jun 2011

ImaginAb, Oxford BioMedicaplc enter research deal to develop in vivo diagnostic imaging agent

Oxford BioMedicaplc, a leading gene therapy company, today announces that it has signed a research collaboration agreement with ImaginAb, Inc., a biotechnology company specialising in the development of engineered antibody fragments for diagnostic imaging and novel therapeutic applications, to engineer an in vivo diagnostic imaging agent using an antibody targeting the Company's proprietary 5T4 tumour antigen.

7 Jun 2011

United Therapeutics completes oral treprostinil Phase 3 trial on pulmonary arterial hypertension

United Therapeutics Corporation announced today the completion of its FREEDOM-M Phase 3 trial of treprostinil diethanolamine, an investigational sustained release oral formulation of treprostinil, a stable synthetic form of prostacyclin, in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

6 Jun 2011

Researchers measure ED residents' attitudes on pregnancy during residency

The demands of a medical residency can make balancing a career and family a challenge. But the results of a Henry Ford Hospital survey of Emergency Department (ED) resident physicians' attitudes on pregnancy during residency may offer uplifting news.

6 Jun 2011

Celgene announces results of REVLIMID, docetaxel/prednisone phase II combination study on mCRPC

Celgene International Sàrl today announced results from a phase II investigator initiated study of REVLIMID (lenalidomide) in combination with Avastin (bevacizumab), docetaxel and prednisone in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer were presented at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill.

6 Jun 2011

Genentech's Avastin, chemotherapy Phase III combination study data on ovarian cancer presented at ASCO

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced results from OCEANS, a Phase III study evaluating Avastin (bevacizumab) in combination with chemotherapy followed by the continued use of Avastin alone in women with previously treated (recurrent) platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer.

6 Jun 2011

Bristol-Myers Squibb's second YERVOY Phase 3 trial on metastatic melanoma meets primary endpoint

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced results from a second Phase 3 randomized, double blind study demonstrating that YERVOY (ipilimumab) prolonged the lives of patients with metastatic melanoma.

6 Jun 2011

Low-cost healthy lifestyle program can prevent excess weight gain in pregnant women

A new study reports that a low-cost healthy lifestyle program, including self-weighing weekly or monthly, by pregnant women with pre-existing overweight can prevent them from gaining too much weight during early pregnancy. The researchers will present the results Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

6 Jun 2011

Primary care providers treat hepatitis C patients effectively through Project ECHO model

Under a completely new way of providing health care, primary care clinicians in remote villages, prisons and poor urban neighborhoods who were trained to treat patients with hepatitis C achieved excellent results identical to those of specialists at a university medical center.

4 Jun 2011

Combinations of mother's body size, placental size can predict heart disease in men in later life: Study

Researchers investigating the foetal origins of chronic disease have discovered that combinations of a mother's body size and the shape and size of her baby's placenta can predict heart disease in men in later life.

4 Jun 2011

Sexual pleasure among young adults linked to healthy psychological and social development

Sexual pleasure among young adults (ages 18-26) is linked to healthy psychological and social development, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

4 Jun 2011

Roche, Bristol-Myers Squibb to evaluate YERVOY and vemurafenib treatment for metastatic melanoma

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced today it has entered in to a clinical collaboration agreement with Roche to evaluate the utility of Bristol-Myers Squibb's CTLA-4 inhibitor, YERVOY (ipilimumab), in combination with Roche's investigational oral BRAF inhibitor, vemurafenib, in treating patients with a specific type of metastatic melanoma.

4 Jun 2011

ZYTIGA clinical study data on prostate cancer to be presented at ASCO 2011

Data related to ZYTIGA (abiraterone acetate) will be presented at the 2011 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago.

3 Jun 2011

Fatty diet during pregnancy linked to increased risk of placental inflammation, stillbirth

Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy increases the chance of stillbirth, according to new research at Oregon Health & Science University. The new data show eating a typical American diet, which is high in fat, decreases blood flow from the mother to the placenta, the temporary organ that nourishes the unborn fetus.

3 Jun 2011

State roundup: Texas special session highlights health issues

States are slashing funding, and more cuts are expected. But in places like Reno, where police have teamed up with counselors to aid the mentally ill, the services don't seem expendable.

3 Jun 2011

Geophagy protects stomach against toxins, parasites and pathogens

Most of us never considered eating the mud pies we made as kids, but for many people all over the world, dining on dirt is nothing out of the ordinary. Now an extensive meta-analysis forthcoming in the June issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology helps explain why.

3 Jun 2011

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Race impacts risk of heart disease after gestational diabetes

ImaginAb, Oxford BioMedicaplc enter research deal to develop in vivo diagnostic imaging agent

United Therapeutics completes oral treprostinil Phase 3 trial on pulmonary arterial hypertension

Researchers measure ED residents' attitudes on pregnancy during residency

Celgene announces results of REVLIMID, docetaxel/prednisone phase II combination study on mCRPC

Genentech's Avastin, chemotherapy Phase III combination study data on ovarian cancer presented at ASCO

Bristol-Myers Squibb's second YERVOY Phase 3 trial on metastatic melanoma meets primary endpoint

Low-cost healthy lifestyle program can prevent excess weight gain in pregnant women

Primary care providers treat hepatitis C patients effectively through Project ECHO model

Combinations of mother's body size, placental size can predict heart disease in men in later life: Study

Sexual pleasure among young adults linked to healthy psychological and social development

Roche, Bristol-Myers Squibb to evaluate YERVOY and vemurafenib treatment for metastatic melanoma

ZYTIGA clinical study data on prostate cancer to be presented at ASCO 2011

Fatty diet during pregnancy linked to increased risk of placental inflammation, stillbirth

State roundup: Texas special session highlights health issues

Geophagy protects stomach against toxins, parasites and pathogens

Octomom’s fertility specialist loses license

PCR-based saliva test can accurately identify cytomegalovirus infection in newborns

GE Healthcare launches global competition to raise awareness about cancer prevention

ACLU and Planned Parenthood sue South Dakota

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