Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Health News
Abbott and Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop and commercialize elagolix for the treatment of endometriosis-related pain. Elagolix is a novel, first-in-class oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist, which has recently completed a phase IIb study in endometriosis…
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Health News
In an effort to counter “influential Democratic-oriented women’s groups” such as EMILY’s List, at least three separate conservative women’s groups are “plowing cash” into the campaigns of female candidates, Politico reports. According to Politico, the Susan B…
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Health News
The Obama administration has informed 13 countries that they face possible U.S. sanctions for failing to meet minimal international standards for combating human trade and sexual slavery, according to the State Department’s 10th annual report on the topic, the AP/Boston Globe reports…
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Health News
A two-day conference examining the effectiveness of a pilot program aimed at improving the coherence and effectiveness of U.N. assistance is taking place this week in Ha Noi, Vietnam, South Asian News Agency reports. Representatives from countries participating in the “Delivering as One” pilots as well as donors and U.N…
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Health News
An international clinical trial led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found that AIDS-fighting antiretroviral drug combinations given to pregnant and breastfeeding women in Botswana, Africa, prevented 99% of the mothers from transmitting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to their infants…
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Health News
For most women, the birth of their baby is one of the most strenuous but also happiest days in their lives. So it is very difficult to understand why almost three-quarters of all women feel down shortly after giving birth. They can suffer from extreme sadness, mood swings, anxiety, sleeplessness, loss of appetite, and irritability. [...]
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Almost three quarters (72%) of women with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) suffer pain daily, despite the fact that three quarters (75%) receive pain relief medication, according to a new study presented at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy…
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The Alabama Department of Public Health joins with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to promote Alabama’s first celebration of National Men’s Health Month in June. The purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten awareness of preventable health problems and to encourage early detection and treatment of disease among [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Health News
Instead of another tie or garden tool, a more meaningful gift for Dad this Father’s Day is good prostate health. Experts at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) say one way to promote that is to encourage Dad to get checked for prostate cancer, whether through his doctor or through a community screening. CINJ [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by Health News
Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited the doctor within the past year, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)…
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