Women's Health Weekly articles from September 2002

Women's Health Weekly archives from September 2002

Findings support shorter course of radiation therapy after lumpectomy.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A shorter, more convenient course of radiation therapy after breast lumpectomy appears to be just as effective as the longer, more standard, regimen, according to new research appearing in the August 7,...

Specialization benefits women with advanced disease.(ovarian cancer)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An estimated 23,300 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in 2002, making it the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S. For the majority of patients, ovarian cancer is...

Clinical trial of 7-day combination patch initiated.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Agile Therapeutics, Inc., announced that it is initiating a new phase II clinical trial of its 7-day transdermal combination contraceptive patch. The patch contains levonorgestrel (LNG) and ethinyl...

Risks of prescription HRT may lead women to seek alternatives.(hormone replacement therapy)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New findings from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about the risks of prescription hormone replacement therapies have left 6 million American women searching for alternative ways to relieve hot...

Should pregnant women keep their cats?(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pregnant cat owners' worries about the possible negative effects that their pet could be having on their health is resulting in extra pressure on Cats Protection's rehoming services, the charity...

Prolife advocates urge swift passage of nondiscrimination act.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Congress must swiftly move to pass the Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) to protect healthcare providers who do not wish to participate in abortions, according to Cathy Cleaver, Esq., director of...

Drugs typically used in later stages find a market in early stages as well.(breast cancer )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, announced that breast cancer drugs typically used in later stages of the disease will...

Obesity might play part in increasing breast cancer rates among Hispanics.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hispanic women have been known to run a lower risk of developing breast cancer than most other women, but their breast cancer rates are climbing - and increasing obesity is one factor that might be to...

U.S. study shows no link to pollution.(breast cancer)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study on possible links between pollution and the high rates of breast cancer on Long Island failed to show a connection. Results of the 7-year, $8 million, study by the National Cancer...

Back-up contraception no longer required with Norplant.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (WYE), is announcing that users of its Norplant System (levonorgestrel implants) no longer need a back-up, barrier, or other nonhormonal method of...

Women's health company seeks to raise $15M; begins phase II trials.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- FemmePharma, Inc.'s, lead drug for the treatment of endometriosis is currently being studied in a nationwide phase II clinical trial with one center in the Chicago area. FemmePharma, based in...

Short-course nevirapine doesn't improve standard preventive therapy.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Short-course nevirapine therapy doesn't help prevent vertical HIV transmission from women with access to standard treatment regimens, researchers argue. "A...

FDA approves Zelnorm for IBS with constipation.(irritable bowel syndrome)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Novartis drug Zelnorm (tegaserod maleate) has become the first and only prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the short-term treatment of women with...

Excess weight gain during pregnancy could mean obesity years later.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who gain more than the recommended weight during pregnancy and who fail to lose this weight 6 months after giving birth are at much higher risk of being obese nearly a decade later, according to...

Suburbs see rise in low birth weights.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More and more low-birth-weight babies are being born across the country, and the rate is growing even faster in the suburbs than in the cities. Typically, people living in the nation's central...

Positive European opinion announced for OvaRex as orphan drug.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2002... 2002 SEP 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. announced that the Committee for Orphan Medical Products (COMP) of the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the...

High HDL levels explain differences in heart disease risk in white and African-American women.
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - The prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors was similar in obese and lean African-American women but was significantly greater in...

Disease may threaten young women.(osteoporosis)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A University of Arkansas study shows that 2% of college-age women already have osteoporosis. A further 15% have sustained significant losses in bone density, and may be well on their way to developing...

Multimodal approach best for treating some breast cancers.
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Doctors in Germany have prescribed a multilevel approach for banishing the expression of proteins that contribute to breast cancer pathogenesis. Treatment...

Women with PCOS and their siblings with hormone problems have same gene defect.(polycystic ovary syndrome)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Siblings of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have metabolic and hormonal abnormalities that are linked to the same gene defect that causes PCOS, a disorder associated with irregular periods,...

Promensil reduces frequency and severity of hot flashes.
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two new studies offer women who are looking for natural relief from symptoms associated with menopause clinical proof that Promensil is effective at reducing the frequency and severity of hot flashes....

Study suggests carboplatin could be first-line chemotherapy.(for the treatment of ovarian cancer)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of an international study in the August 17, 2002, issue of the Lancet suggest that the drug carboplatin could become a first-line chemotherapeutic agent for the treatment of ovarian cancer....

Screening protocol developed to identify postmenopausal women with IGT or type 2 diabetes.(impaired glucose tolerance)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - A screening protocol for postmenopausal women that combines fasting plasma glucose (FPG) results with body mass index (BMI) measurements identified...

Women enter treatment programs when they can't control drinking, drugs.
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The main reason women enter addiction treatment is recognizing they cannot stop using alcohol and drugs on their own, according to a survey of 146 women in recovery from addiction, female counselors,...

Study: Many Alzheimer caregivers compromise their jobs to cope with disease.
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Underscoring the significant toll of Alzheimer disease on patients' families, researchers presenting at the International Conference on Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders reported that nearly half...

Physician practice outcomes measured.
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A surprising number of variations exist in the way physicians diagnose and treat mammogram-detected breast cancer, according to a study published in the August 2002 issue of Cancer. Researchers...

Results of Long Island study published.(breast cancer demographics in Nassau and Suffolk counties)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of a multiyear, congressionally-mandated study to determine whether breast cancer incidence in women in Nassau and Suffolk counties in New York was associated with exposures to...

Study: Bisphosphonates don't impair skeletal uptake of Quadramet.
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytogen Corp. (CYTO) reported that a new study shows that the use of bisphosphonates to treat breast cancer patients with bone metastasis does not adversely affect the skeletal uptake of Quadramet, a...

Xyotax studies initiated for ovarian, breast cancers.(polyglutamate paclitaxel)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc., (CTIC) (CTI) announced the start of the first phase II study with Xyotax (polyglutamate paclitaxel) in breast cancer. A. Hilary Calvert, MD, of Newcastle General Hospital...

Study identifies upregulated enzyme in invasive breast cancers.(lysyl oxidase)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Bell-Nichols, senior medical writer - Upregulated expression of an extracellular enzyme seems be responsible for the invasiveness of breast cancers. Diminishing its activity at the molecular...

COX-2 specific inhibitor Bextra effective, well-tolerated treatment.(for primary dysmenorrhea pain)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study results published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology showed that the COX-2 specific inhibitor Bextra (valdecoxib tablets) is as effective as the nonspecific non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...

Cell stimulation factor a force in infertility and endometriosis.(macrophage migration inhibitory factor)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Women with endometriosis may be plagued by increased levels of a cell factor that stimulates angiogenesis, or neovascularization in the abdominal cavity. ...

Vitro granted additional fertility drug patents.(Vitro Diagnostics Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vitro Diagnostics, Inc., (VODG), announced that two of its previously pending patents related to its fertility drug pipeline have been granted. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...

New patent granted related to methods for assessment of HPV-induced disease.(Digene Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corporation (DIGE) announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the company a patent pertaining to the use of gene expression levels to assess the progression of HPV infection...

No link between epidurals and backache.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epidural pain relief during labor is not associated with long-term backache, find researchers in the British Medical Journal. An original study involved 369 women: 184 were randomized to receive...

Discontinued use of HRT drug Prempro may cause symptoms to reoccur.(menopause-related vaginal dryness)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recently released information surrounding the popular menopausal treatment Prempro has caused many women to reconsider, and even discontinue use of the drug. As a result, some women may find that...

Even very light smokers run serious heart attack risk.
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Very light smokers significantly increase their risk of a heart attack, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Furthermore, women are much more susceptible than men to the...

Apomine trial started in postmenopausal women.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ilex Oncology, Inc., (ILXO) announced the initiation of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase I/II proof of principle trial to evaluate the effects of Apomine in postmenopausal women...

Adolescent obesity increases risk of premenopausal ovarian cancer.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study in the August 2002 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology finds that a high body mass index (BMI) in adolescence is associated with an increased risk of premenopausal ovarian cancer. These findings...

New markers to be developed for use with CA125II.(ovarian tumor markers)
September 12, 2002... 2002 SEP 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc., (FDI), a leading oncology diagnostics company, announced that it has acquired the rights from Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) to develop two newly discovered...

Patients may benefit from revolutionary womb transplant surgery.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Revolutionary surgery in womb transplants may give hope to patients with fertility problems. Infertility is an increasing problem in the western world and it is estimated that around 15% of all...

Lack of social support reinforces tumor factor in women with ovarian cancer.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical - The lack of sufficient social support may cause some women with ovarian cancer to produce abnormal levels of a growth factor that spurs cancer growth. Doctors...

Vitamin E important for early prevention of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged women.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Atherosclerosis may signal the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) early in life, perhaps decades before any explicit clinical diagnosis of CVD is made. Adequate intakes of antioxidant...

Testing earlier a smarter way to screen pregnant women.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Testing pregnant women for gestational diabetes at 16 weeks of pregnancy is a more efficient way to screen for the disease than the current method of screening women during their third trimester,...

Two new HRT reviews support findings of recently halted clinical trial.(hormone replacement therapy)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two new systematic reviews of a broad spectrum of research on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to prevent cardiovascular disease and other long-term health problems support the findings of a recently...

New broccoli compound appears promising.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the future, a "broccoli pill" a day may help keep breast cancer at bay. Researchers have developed a new compound, designed from a known anticancer agent found in broccoli, that shows promise as a...

Phase III clinical program initiated for Atamestane.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioMedicines, Inc., announced that it has enrolled the first patients in its phase III clinical trial of Atamestane. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, Atamestane will by...

Reactive nitrogen species foster vascularity of breast tumors.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A marker for protein conversion has been used to detect reactive nitrogen species at the edges of breast cancer tumors. These nitric oxide derivatives may...

Risk from susceptibility gene may be exaggerated in most studies.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An analysis of past studies on mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 suggests that estimates of penetrance (or the likelihood that mutation carriers will develop breast...

Zadaxin increases survival rate in NIH animal model.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SciClone Pharmaceuticals (SCLN) announced the positive results of a breast cancer animal model study using monotherapy Zadaxin as an immune system enhancer. At the 21-week endpoint of the study,...

New agent arrests vessel formation in ovarian and breast cancers.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A new agent developed by researchers at Lilly Research Laboratories can knock down ovarian and breast cancer growth. The agent, known as 317615.2HC1,...

Dermatologists shed light on treatments for cellulite.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Speaking at the American Academy of Dermatology's summer scientific meeting in New York, dermatologist Mitchel Goldman, MD, associate clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of...

Study of manatee virus could yield therapies.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Harbor Branch scientist who discovered a virus in manatees similar to the one that causes cervical cancer in humans is hoping the research he and other experts carry out will eventually benefit both...

New overview adds more evidence for safety of third-generation Pill.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new overview of studies of the Pill and the risk of heart attack, published August 30, 2002, in Human Reproduction, provides a reassuring picture of the safety of the third-generation Pill. A...

Breastfeeding lowers a child's risk of developing type 2 diabetes.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Breastfeeding a child for longer than 1 year significantly lowered the risk of that child developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study done on...

Groundbreaking approach to prevent transmission of HIV shows promise.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New, anti-infective substances that can be developed as gels, creams, foams, films, even impregnated sponges and suppositories may prove to be a ground-breaking approach to preventing the spread of...

Genital wart cream confirmed as safe, effective in women.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent international studies have shown that a patient-applied, immunomodulatory cream (imiquimod cream, 5%) is safe and effective in treating women with the highly contagious sexually transmitted...

Treatment after hip fracture increases.(osteoporosis)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The percentage of patients admitted to the hospital with a hip fracture who received treatment for osteoporosis, increased significantly during a 4-year study published in the August 2002 Journal of...

U.S. patent issued covering treatment of female sex dysfunction, Raynaud disease.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (CLGY) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued Patent No. 6,423,683 entitled "Microdose Therapy." This patent delineates...

Groups seek to bar abortion pill.(Mifeprex)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antiabortion groups petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration August 21, 2002, to halt sales of the abortion pill Mifeprex, saying the agency shouldn't have approved it almost 2 years ago. ...

The American Stock Exchange approves plan submitted by Cel-Sci.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2002... 2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cel-Sci Corp. (CVM), a developer of cancer immuno-therapy treatments, announced that the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) has accepted the company's plan to bring itself into compliance with the AMEX...

Telephone, mail reminders serve as effective mammography motivators.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who receive personalized messages by telephone and by mail may be more likely to get mammography screening, a new study shows. "Tailored interventions - those developed for one specific...

Home births double risk of newborn death.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The risk of death to newborns delivered at home is nearly twice that of newborns delivered in hospitals, according to a study in the August 2002 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Newborns...

Weight controlling protein may be source of fatigue in chronic hepatitis C.(leptin)(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists think leptin, a protein thought to control weight, may be the source of some fatigue in patients, especially females, who have chronic hepatitis C....

Physicians claim use of HRT will decrease due to controversial findings.(hormone replacement therapy)(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, announced that 70-90% of primary care physicians recently surveyed...

Women reap significant benefits from resistance exercise.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When the average woman wants to burn more calories, she typically hits the pavement running - in other words, jogging, climbing the Stairmaster, or playing tennis. But does she think about pumping...

Discovery sheds light on how cells progress to more aggressive forms.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite recent advances in breast cancer treatment that have led to long-term survival for millions of women, most tumors eventually stop responding to standard therapies. The result is a poor...

Massachusetts General to begin computerized thermal breast imaging study.(hospital)(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Computerized Thermal Imaging (CIO) announced that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) will conduct a clinical study to help evaluate the company's breast imaging system. The system utilizes...

Norplant users need not use backup method.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals of Madison, New Jersey, is announcing that patients who have received the Norplant System and who were using backup contraception may safely stop using backup methods for...

Mochida receives import approval for Osteomark NTx Serum test.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ostex International, Inc., (OSTX) announced its Japanese partner, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., has been granted import approval for the Osteomark NTx Serum test in Japan. Ostex will now begin...

Quidel launches tests for infectious vaginitis.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quidel Corp. (QDEL), a provider of rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, announced at the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's (AACC) 54th Annual Meeting and Clinical Lab Expo the launch...

TriPath Imaging announces second quarter 2002 results.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TriPath Imaging, Inc., (TPTH) reported second quarter revenues of $9.1 million, a 21% increase from the first quarter of 2002 and a 48% increase from the second quarter of 2001. The increase in...

Preliminary results of natural hair loss products show impressive success rates in women.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Findings from a preliminary clinical trial of NuHair, a two-component herbal supplement designed to reduce hair loss and promote healthy hair have been released. Subjects who completed the...

U.S. to re-evaluate hormone replacement therapy's risks.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. health officials this fall will reassess hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women in response to a recent study questioning the therapy's risks and benefits. In July 2002,...

Millenia Hope acquires North American rights to osteoporosis treatment.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millenia Hope, Inc., (MLHP), announced that a preliminary distribution agreement for a patented nutraceutical osteoporosis treatment has been reached. Leonard B. Stella, chief operating officer of...

Health official cites behavioral change as key to raising low birth weights.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The problem of low birth weight is growing in America's largest cities and suburbs, according to a new study, but a health official from the city with the smallest ratio of low birth weights stressed...

Thai hospital claims reduced mother-baby transmission.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Bangkok hospital says it has cut the rate of HIV transmission from pregnant mothers to their unborn children using a drug cocktail rather than a single antiretroviral dosage. The government-run...

New analysis points to 2004 finish for phase III study of pemtumomab.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2002... 2002 SEP 26 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisoma, plc, the U.K.-based biopharmaceutical company developing new drugs for cancer, announced the result of an independent statistical analysis refining the predicted completion time for its...