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Bio-adhesive vaginal foam

Foamix Ltd. has announced that the Company has been selected to present at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Controlled Release Society.

10 Jul 2007

Depression in Parkinson's disease under diagnosed

While depression appears to be common in early Parkinson's disease (PD), it is often not treated or diagnosed, according to newly released research.

10 Jul 2007

Delays in cancer diagnosis for children remain poorly understood

Though delays in the diagnosis of cancer in children are short and attributable to clinical presentation and healthcare system complexity, the impact of such delays on prognosis remains unclear, according to a new study.

10 Jul 2007

Preliminary estimates of cost-effectiveness for marital therapy

A recent study done by two Alliant faculty members suggests government funding for relationship counseling will ultimately save taxpayers money through reduced divorce rates.

10 Jul 2007

Cosmetic surgery techniques improve thyroid surgery results

Cosmetic surgery techniques, such as having a patient sit or stand while incision sites are marked so they blend into natural lines of the body, can improve the aesthetic result of thyroid surgery as well, researchers say.

10 Jul 2007

China's reputation is buckling under news of food and product recalls

The recent discovery of high levels of chemicals found in frozen fish and pet food exports exposes a flawed regulatory system in the country.

10 Jul 2007

Balanced diet keeps asthma away

Teenagers who forego a healthy and balanced diet may have a harder time catching their breath.

10 Jul 2007

Calypte begins U.S. initiative

Calypte Biomedical Corporation has announced that it has leased an 11,000+ square foot site located in Portland, Oregon.

10 Jul 2007

Mexicans-Americans born in the United States are less healthy than whites

Mexicans-Americans born and raised in the United States are more likely to suffer from conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol than those who emigrate from Mexico, according to a new study from the University of Southern California.

10 Jul 2007

Google and Microsoft's new ehealth model

Google and Microsoft, aware that a large number of Internet searches are health related, are actively attempting to build a presence in the healthcare sector.

10 Jul 2007

Approval of generic Dostinex

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary Barr Laboratories, Inc. has received final U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its application to manufacture and market a generic version of Pharmacia and Upjohn Company's Dostinex (cabergoline) tablets, 0.5 mg.

10 Jul 2007

Actavis launches Terbinafine hydrochloride tablets in the U.S.

Actavis Group has announced that it has launched Terbinafine hydrochloride tablets in the U.S. Distribution of the product will commence immediately.

10 Jul 2007

Low-fat, high-carbohydrate, sucrose-containing diet combined with increased exercise can be effective for slimming

New study challenges conventional thinking that high carbohydrate, low fat slimming plan should contain little or no added sugar (sucrose).

10 Jul 2007

FDA designates Carbaglu for treatment of NAGS deficiency as a Fast Track product

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA has concluded that Carbaglu (carglumic acid) for treatment of N-acetylglutamate synthase (NAGS) deficiency meets the criteria for fast track designation.

10 Jul 2007

Debate on folic acid fortification

Since the institution of nationwide folic acid fortification of enriched grains in the mid 1990s, the number of infants born in the United States and Canada with neural tube defects has declined by 20 percent to 50 percent.

10 Jul 2007

Postmenopausal Asian women who eat a Western diet at greater risk of developing breast cancer

Postmenopausal Asian women who eat a "meat-sweet" or Western diet are at greater risk of developing breast cancer than those who eat a "vegetable-soy" diet, according to a new study. The findings mark the first time an association between a Western diet and breast cancer has been identified in Asian women.

10 Jul 2007

Pieris progresses proprietary asthma program

Pieris AG, a bio-pharmaceutical company developing Anticalins, a novel class of targeted human protein therapeutics, today announced significant progress in validating novel, effective products for the potential treatment of asthma.

10 Jul 2007

Wall Street Journal examines women's health initiative findings on HRT's effect on heart attack risk

The Wall Street Journal on Monday examined findings from the 15-year, $725 million NIH-sponsored Women's Health Initiative on hormone replacement therapy's effects on heart attack risk.

10 Jul 2007

Scottish Cardinal calls on British Prime Minister Brown to review U.K.'s abortion laws

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, leader of Scotland's Roman Catholics, in an open letter published in the Scotsman called on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to review the efficacy of the United Kingdom's abortion law, the Scotsman reports.

10 Jul 2007

Planned Parenthood affiliate files petition in Kansas Supreme Court against former State AG Kline

Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri CEO Peter Brownlie on Thursday confirmed that the group's Overland Park, Kan., clinic Comprehensive Health on June 6 filed a petition with the state Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus against former state Attorney General Phill Kline (R), the Kansas City Star reports (Carroll, Kansas City Star, 7/5).

10 Jul 2007