More than 130 health advocacy groups on June 16 sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to swiftly confirm Donald Berwick as the next CMS administrator, CQ Politics reports. President Obama nominated Berwick on April 19 (CQ Politics, 6/18)…
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On Friday, an FDA advisory panel voted 11-0 against recommending FDA approval of a proposed treatment for hypoactive sexual-desire disorder, which decreases women’s sex drive, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee reviewed an application seeking FDA approval of the drug flibanserin, also known as the “pink pill” or “female Viagra…
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Radius Health (”Radius”) announced positive results from a Phase 2a clinical trial of the Company’s RAD1901 selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) in relieving menopausal hot flashes. The data will be presented in the late-breaking poster session at the 92nd annual meeting of the Endocrine Society (ENDO 2010) held June 19-22 in San Diego…
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A group of UK plastic surgeons has issued new guidance urging women who have the controversial French breast implants known as Poly Implant Prostheses, or PIPs, to have them checked in the next six months for signs of rupture or weakening…
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The rising number of ob-gyn hospitalists in the US holds promise for benefiting both patients and physicians while also maintaining safe and effective care, according to a new Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology…
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Postmenopausal women who experience bothersome hot flashes or night sweats may have an alternative treatment to estrogen. According to a new study, oral micronized progesterone relieves those symptoms. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego…
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Women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common hormone imbalance in women of reproductive age, may be more vulnerable to exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), found in many plastic household items, according to a new study. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting in San [...]
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Women who experience early menopause appear to have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease event later in life than do women who do not go through early menopause, a new study indicates. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting in [...]
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The Life Sciences Research Organization (LSRO) in Bethesda, Maryland announces the publication of the Equol, Soy, and Menopause Supplement in the July issue of the Journal of Nutrition. The manuscripts in the supplement are based on presentations made at the Equol, Soy, and Menopause Research Leadership Conference organized by LSRO that took place in Washington, [...]
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Exposure to the long-banned organochloride insecticide chlordecone may be associated with a greater chance of developing prostate cancer, a new case-control study showed.
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