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Schering-Plough receives FDA complete response letter regarding PEGINTRON

Schering-Plough Corp. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter to the company's supplemental Biologics License Application regarding PEGINTRON® (pegylated interferon alfa-2b) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with stage III malignant melanoma after complete lymphadenectomy.

31 Oct 2009

Study indicates possibility of a vaccine to prevent Group B Streptococcus infection

Scientists supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have completed a Phase II clinical study that indicates a vaccine to prevent Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection is possible. GBS is the most common cause of sepsis and meningitis in newborns in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It can also cause severe illness in pregnant women, the elderly and adults with chronic illnesses.

31 Oct 2009

Risk of serious flu-related sickness far outpaces risk of injectable vaccine in pregnant women

Pregnant women who catch the flu are at serious risk for flu-related complications, including death, and that risk far outweighs the risk of possible side effects from injectable vaccines containing killed virus, according to an extensive review of published research and data from previous flu seasons.

30 Oct 2009

Leading gynecologist recommends flu shots for pregnant women

Randy A. Fink, MD says pregnant women ought to be shot – with a flu vaccination needle. “A flu shot offers double protection to both mother and baby,” says Dr. Fink, a Miami board certified specialist who was recently named one of “America's Top Obstetrician/Gynecologists” by the Consumer Research Council.

30 Oct 2009

Combination of psychiatric medication and depression linked to preterm delivery

The odds triple for premature child delivery pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, according to a new study.

30 Oct 2009

Risk of serious flu-related sickness far outpaces risk of injectable vaccine in pregnant women

30 Oct 2009

UNFPA maternal health conferences wrap up

Two United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) conferences this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, gathered "international policymakers, government ministers, and lawmakers" to address the half a million maternal deaths annually, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports. Although the U.N. "hopes to reduce maternal mortality by three quarters between 1990 and 2015," this Millennium Development Goal target "has seen the least progress in recent years," the news organization writes.

29 Oct 2009

Study shows 62.2 percent of women turn to alternative therapies before medical treatments for infertility

In a recent study from the Ohio State University Medical Center, 62.2 percent of those surveyed turned to alternative therapies before turning to more invasive medical treatments for infertility and getting pregnant.

29 Oct 2009

Iron-folic acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce offspring’s mortality rate

Offspring whose mothers had been supplemented with iron-folic acid during pregnancy had dramatically reduced mortality through age 7, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

29 Oct 2009

Pregnant women with symptoms of depression have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine

Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study.

29 Oct 2009

Study links low maternal folate levels with attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems in children

It has long been suggested that healthy folate (the natural form of folic acid) levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their children. A study published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry finds that low maternal folate levels is linked to the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems in children at age seven to nine years.

29 Oct 2009

GE Healthcare to provide surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the U.S.

GE Healthcare, one of the leading providers of healthcare information technology, today announced its selection by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide extensive surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the United States.

29 Oct 2009

Fertility Centers of Illinois offers "baby or money back" program

A new study has confirmed anecdotal reports that the recession has caused a decline in fertility treatments across the country. With price being the major deterrent, the report indicates that assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is sought mostly by affluent, educated, Caucasian women and forecasts a 5% decline in IVF procedures by the end of 2009.

28 Oct 2009

New CCS guidelines and position papers for physicians and nurse practitioners

Several new guidelines and position papers offering the most up to date information to ensure that clinicians practice evidence-based medicine were released at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009 this week.

28 Oct 2009

Provisions in health care bill may transform nation's largest abortion chain into quasi-government status

The Senate version of America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 may transform the nation's largest abortion chain into a quasi-government entity for sex education.

28 Oct 2009

PPD to evaluate FDA's post-market spontaneous adverse event surveillance system

PPD, Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) post-market spontaneous adverse event surveillance system. The company will conduct a thorough evaluation of the value of the spontaneous adverse event reports to support safety-related regulatory actions and report its findings to the FDA and the public.

28 Oct 2009

Shire receives European approval for FOSRENOL

Shire plc, the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has received approval through the European Mutual Recognition Procedure for an extension to the current indication for FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum carbonate), paving the way to make the non-calcium, non-resin phosphate binder available throughout the EU to control hyperphosphataemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are not on dialysis with a serum phosphorus level greather than or equal to 1.78mmol/L (5.5mg/dL).

28 Oct 2009

Contrary to perception, teen childbearing is not limited to particular income group

Contrary to the perception of most Americans, the majority of teen parents are from households that are not in poverty and that are not headed by single parents. These findings and others were released today by The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.

28 Oct 2009

National Institutes of Health awards $735,000 grant for prenatal obesity and diabetes research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Clemson University professor Maria Mayorga and Medical University of South Carolina professor Kelly Hunt a $735,000 grant to study the effects of a mother's obesity and diabetes on infant health in certain ethnic groups.

28 Oct 2009

Clinical results of INVO procedure for treatment of infertility announced

INVO Bioscience announced that CECOLFES (http://cecolfes.com/), Colombia Fertility Center, Bogota, Colombia, the first center in Latin America to introduce the INVOcell device and the INVO procedure for treatment of infertility, made known today the results of the first 28 cycles of the INVO procedure.

28 Oct 2009

Pregnancy News and Research

Latest Pregnancy News and Research

Schering-Plough receives FDA complete response letter regarding PEGINTRON

Study indicates possibility of a vaccine to prevent Group B Streptococcus infection

Risk of serious flu-related sickness far outpaces risk of injectable vaccine in pregnant women

Leading gynecologist recommends flu shots for pregnant women

Combination of psychiatric medication and depression linked to preterm delivery

Risk of serious flu-related sickness far outpaces risk of injectable vaccine in pregnant women

UNFPA maternal health conferences wrap up

Study shows 62.2 percent of women turn to alternative therapies before medical treatments for infertility

Iron-folic acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce offspring’s mortality rate

Pregnant women with symptoms of depression have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine

Study links low maternal folate levels with attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems in children

GE Healthcare to provide surveillance data for H1N1 and seasonal influenza activity throughout the U.S.

Fertility Centers of Illinois offers "baby or money back" program

New CCS guidelines and position papers for physicians and nurse practitioners

Provisions in health care bill may transform nation's largest abortion chain into quasi-government status

PPD to evaluate FDA's post-market spontaneous adverse event surveillance system

Shire receives European approval for FOSRENOL

Contrary to perception, teen childbearing is not limited to particular income group

National Institutes of Health awards $735,000 grant for prenatal obesity and diabetes research

Clinical results of INVO procedure for treatment of infertility announced

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