Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Health News
Gardasil®, the four-type (6,11,16,18) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, has been awarded the 2008 International Galien Prize, a prestigious award for recognising and promoting significant advances in pharmaceutical research which is considered the pharmaceutical industry equivalent of the Nobel Prize. “It is gratifying to be part of the transformation of scientific breakthrough [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Health News
ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) — The FDA today approved fesoterodine fumarate (Toviaz) for treatment of overactive bladder.
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Health News
The 2008 European Immunoassay Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award has been awarded to Chimera Biotec, a bioanalytical company based in Dortmund, Germany. Chimera Biotec is recognized for its pioneering Imperacer® ultra-sensitive immunoassay system, which has a 1000-fold better sensitivity compared to ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay).
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The Government Accountability Office has called into question HHS’ implementation of a $150 million-a-year Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative after finding that some recipients are using program funds for abstinence-only education, CQ Today reports. According to CQ Today, it was “impermissible” for grant funding to be allocated to abstinence-only programs.GAO’s
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Health News
Results from the PRESIDE* survey, the largest study assessing the prevalence of female sexual problems, show that low sexual desire is the most commonly reported sexual problem in women aged 18 or older.
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(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have unlocked part of the mystery underlying a childhood eye disease. New research shows how children with some types of glaucoma end up with missing or extra pieces of DNA.
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(Michigan State University) Jake, an 11-year-old yellow Labrador retriever, was the first dog in the Midwest and only the 11th in the world to undergo surgery for a new, cementless elbow prosthesis last April. The procedure, done at MSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital by veterinary orthopedic surgeon Loic Dejardin, has left Jake pain-free from elbow arthritis.
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(The Gerontological Society of America) Once again the Gerontological Society of America is inviting all journalists to attend its 61st Annual Scientific Meeting — the country’s largest interdisciplinary conference in the field of aging — from Nov. 21-25, 2008. Media representatives can register free of charge.
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) Primary hepatocellular carcinoma is a major cancer related to HBV viral infection in Asian countries, including Japan. Recently, the primary liver cancers are successfully treated by surgical resection, including liver transplantation and non-surgical locoregional therapy. A group from Korea reviewed the surgical outcomes in terms of the surgical indications and relevant [...]
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(World Journal of Gastroenterology) Gerbils were treated with estradiol and E2+ progesterone. Stomach proteins were immunoblotted for Estrogen-alpha, ER-beta, progesterone receptor-A, PR-B. ER-alpha, PR-A and PR-B were detected. PR isoforms were not regulated by hormones. E2 down-regulated ER-alpha in corpus. This suggests that E2 and P4 actions in stomach are mediated by their nuclear receptors.
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