A Université de Montréal researcher, funded by the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence Against Women, has launched a new study to examine the effects of pornography on men. “We started our research seeking men in their twenties who had never consumed pornography…
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Although new breast cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have “shocked and angered” women across the country, the debate over the risks and benefits of cancer screening has been ongoing for over a decade, according to experts, USA Today reports…
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Radiation from annual mammograms may further increase the risk that young women with genetic mutations or family histories linked to breast cancer will develop the disease, according to a study presented at a conference Monday, the New York Times reports…
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In the Senate’s first day of floor debate on its health care reform bill on Monday, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) introduced an amendment intended to guarantee insurance coverage of cancer screenings and other preventive care services for women at low or no cost, the New York Times reports…
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A small study of middle-aged women finds that “guilt-ridden dieters,” impulsive eaters and those too busy to focus on food are the most likely to show signs of obesity. Half of women fit into two other categories, the study says, and were found to be the least likely to be leaning toward fat. Both types [...]
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Now that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) says that most women do not need mammograms until they are 50, will American women heed its advice? A recent survey indicates that over two-thirds of women aged 40 to 49 say they will continue an annual mammography regimen, and some will do so even if [...]
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — While health insurance premiums would increase for many people if healthcare reform passes, government subsidies would offset the cost for the majority of people, a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found.
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CHICAGO (MedPage Today) — Yet another leap in technology: an iPhone App that lets a radiologist diagnose a patient remotely, wherever the doctor may be.
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Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the leader in the development of isoform-selective phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K) inhibitors for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announced that clinical and preclinical data supporting the role of CAL-101, an oral, p110δ(delta) selective PI3K inhibitor in patients with hematologic malignancies, will be featured in two oral presentations at the [...]
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Palatin Technologies, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 7,622,440, titled “Cyclic Natriuretic Peptide Constructs.” The claims in the issued patent cover a family of cyclic compounds that bind to natriuretic peptide receptor A (NPRA), including PL-3994, Palatin’s lead heart failure drug candidate.
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