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ViaCell to Present at the C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Emerging Growth Opportunities Conference

...e their baby's umbilical cord blood at the time of birth forpossible future medical use in treating over 40 diseases includingcertain blood cancers and genetic diseases. ViaCell also conductsresearch and development primarily to investigate other potentialtherapeutic uses of umbilical cord blood-derived st...

Mayo Clinic News Release: Mayo Clinic-led Study Improves Breast Cancer Risk Prediction in Women with Atypia

...edicts risk by using age at onsetof menses, age at birth of first child, number of previous breastbiopsies, presence of atypia, and number of close relatives withbreast cancer. While the Mayo Clinic study found that family history did notfurther increase risk, age at diagnosis of atypia did affect risk,...

Common Preterm Labor Drug Has More Side Effects Than Alternative, Finds Study from Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford

...ant for women strugglingwith the risk of premature birth and the rapid medical decisionsthat might need to ...ry, in thegestational age of the newborn or in the birth weight of theinfants. The researchers speculate that this seeming contradictioncould be explained if...

Adding Thalidomide to Standard Therapy Improves Survival in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients Over Age 75

...regnant woman during her pregnancy can causesevere birth defects. Thalidomide should never be used by women whoare pregnant or could become pregnant. Male and female patientsmust follow the contraception measures in the Pharmion RiskManagement Programme. The common adverse reactions associated with the us...

Once-Fatal Metabolic Disorders Treatable, Says Stanford/Packard Researcher

...the cyclebegin to show symptoms within hours after birth but are oftenmisdiagnosed. Older children or adults with less-severe mutationscan lead normal lives until sickness or a change in diet overtaxthe body and bring on a life-threatening episode. Only a fraction of the many possible mutations are picked...

Breaking Multi-Center Study: Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry Technology Shown to Significantly Lower Instances of Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

...try technology can reduce the risk ofextremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants developing retinopathy ofprematurity (ROP) by 40%.(1) One of the most common causes ofvisual impairment and blindness in premature infants, ROP has beenshown to be exacerbated by hyperoxia caused by the excessively highlevels of...

Pegasys Study Authors Conclude that Patients Successfully Treated for Hepatitis C Can be Considered ''Cured''

...female andmale patients must: -- Use two forms of birth control (one being a condom withspermicide) -- Tell your doctor right away if you or your partner becomespregnant. You or your doctor should also call the RibavirinPregnancy Registry at 1-800-593-2214 What medication should I avoid when I am taking...

Data Suggest that Pegasys May be an Option in Hepatitis C Patients Unable to Tolerate Peg-Intron

...female andmale patients must: -- Use two forms of birth control (one being a condom withspermicide) -- Tell your doctor right away if you or your partner becomespregnant. You or your doctor should also call the RibavirinPregnancy Registry at 1-800-593-2214 What medication should I avoid when I am taking...

Isis Pharmaceuticals Updates Its Positive Phase 2 Data for ISIS 301012 in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients

...lts in markedly elevated LDL-C levels beginning at birth andheart attacks at an early age. People with the disease haveconsistently high levels of LDL-C, which leads to prematureatherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. Current therapies for FHare inadequate, and the most severely affected patients may nee...

MedImmune Announces Positive Clinical Results at PAS Annual Meeting From Large Prospective Trial in Prevention of Serious RSV Disease

...ysplasia (BPD), infants with a history ofpremature birth (less than or equal to 35 weeks gestation age), andchildren with hemodynamically significant CHD. Synagis has beenused in more than one million children in the U.S. since itsintroduction in 1998. The first dose of Synagis should beadministered prior ...

Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Incidence Rates of Death when Treated with Surfactant Replacement Therapies

...ally produced in the body about twomonths prior to birth and is required for proper respiratoryfunction. By reducing the surface tension within the lungs,surfactant enables the lungs to inflate and normal breathing tobegin at birth. However, when infants are born pre-term, surfactantmay either be absent or...

Eighty-one Percent of U.S. Adults say that Birth Control Pills and Procedures Should Be Covered by Health Insurance

...that canimpact people's quality of life, including birth controltreatments, in-vitro fertilization, drugs to treat erectiledysfunction and improve memory and to help with weight loss. Largemajorities also believe these types of treatments should be coveredby health insurance. Support for approval and cover...

Columbia Laboratories Reports Preliminary Findings from the Ongoing Data Analysis of the Phase III Clinical Study of PROCHIEVE 8% (progesterone gel) to Prevent Preterm Birth

...8% (progesterone gel) for the prevention ofpreterm birth in women with a previous preterm birth earlier than35 weeks gestation has revealed a possible effect of PROCHIEVE 8%in delaying cervical sh...

Ferring Reports on ENDOMETRIN Presentations at Pacific Coast Reproductive Society Annual Meeting

...ss 1 (5.0%) 3 (2.9%) Live birth (per cycle) 19 (47.5%) 94 (47.0%) About Luteal Support Successful implantation of the embryo depends on adequatepreparation of the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining theuterus. The corpus luteum, formed after the oocyt...

ECOG Phase III Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Trial (E4A03) Reports Lenalidomide Plus Low-Dose Dexamethasone Suggests Survival Advantage for Patients with Multiple Myeloma

...VLIMID patients, to prevent thepotential for human birth defects and ensure prompt and convenientaccess to REVLIMID through contracted pharmacies. About ECOG The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) was established in1955 as one of the first cooperative groups launched to performmulti-center cancer ...

Trichomoniasis: Most Common Curable STD in U.S. Affects 7.4 Million Annually

...rvical cancer,pelvic inflammatory disease, preterm birth and postoperativeinfection. The consequences of untreated trich in men includedecreased sperm count and movement, increased risk of infertility,and chronic pain in the prostate or pelvic region. Because trich is generally asymptomatic or only mild...

Isis Pharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Data for ISIS 301012 in Familial Hypercholesterolemia Patients Presented at ACC

...ults in markedly elevated LDL-C levels beginningat birth and heart attacks at an early age. Affected people haveconsistently high levels of LDL-C, which leads to prematureatherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. Treatment for FH isinadequate, and the most severely affected patient may undergo anexpensive ...