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July 28th, 2010 by admin
A Utah doctor is being sent to jail for his connection to an illegal online pharmacy that sold more than eight million weight-loss pills manufactured in Mexico. Dr James A Brinton was sentenced to three years in a federal penitentiary after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute phentermine and conspiracy to commit international money laundering, according to the Desert News. The doctor was one of 18 people who were charged with crimes in connection to the Lighthouse Meds website.
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June 7th, 2010 by admin
While many medical professionals continue to debate the effectiveness of mammograms for women prior to age 50, a new study concludes that such tests are becoming more precise in their ability to “detect and intercept” breast cancer, the Group Health Research Institute recently announced. Data from more than 2.5 million screenings for more than 970,000 women ages 40 to 79 determined that by 2004, radiologists were able to correctly identify cancerous lesions in women nearly 84 percent of the time, up from 71.4 percent in 1996. While over the same time period, the accuracy with which radiologists correctly identified non-cancerous lesions decreased from 93.6 percent in 1996 to 91.7 percent in 2004, researchers were not overly concerned with the “false-positive test results.”
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May 7th, 2010 by admin
Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) scientists have identified a new link between strong period pain experienced in adolescence and early adulthood and the risk of endometriosis. Researchers from QIMR’s Gynaecological Cancer Laboratory have found having strong period pain often at an early age doubles a woman’s risk of developing endometriosis.
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April 26th, 2010 by admin
Exposure to an increased level of air pollutants, especially nitrogen dioxide, has been associated with lower likelihoods of successful pregnancy among women undergoing in vitro fertilization, according to a team of fertility researchers. The team examined the outcomes of the first pregnancy attempt of 7,403 women undergoing IVF at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.; Shady Grove Fertility, Rockville, Md.; and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, N.Y. They conducted their observations over a seven-year period from 2000 to 2007.
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November 5th, 2009 by admin
Uterine fibroid embolisation – UFE, is a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for women which cut off the flow of blood to painful fibroids in order to kill the tumors. This UFE is being considered as the appropriate treatment for women with fibroids. Read more about Innovations in In-Vitro Diagnostics: New Technologies, Growth Opportunities, and Market Outlook
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October 29th, 2009 by admin
Scientists have developed a new type of ‘molecular condom’ which will be used to protect women from contracting AIDS in Africa, as well as in other impoverished regions around the world. Before having sex, the women will have to insert a vaginal gel which turns semisolid on contact with semen, thereby trapping the AIDS virus particles inside a microscopic mesh such that they will not infect the vaginal cells. Read more about Understanding the Global Pharmaceutical Market
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September 9th, 2009 by admin
Scientists have discovered that physiological changes could be leading to the development of breast cancer in 47 million Americans. Findings have led to the conclusion that metabolic or insulin resistance syndrome is strongly connected to the risk of developing postmenopausal breast cancer. This is far from being a doom and gloom discovery however. This is because of the fact that scientists have discovered that metabolic syndrome is virtually totally preventable and normally reversible simply be adopting healthier lifestyles, which could in turn mean that it will be possible to as well prevent many breast cancer cases. Read more about Pharmaceutical Companies Report – Global Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies
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September 7th, 2009 by admin
New research, which poses some serious implications on women’s health, is seeking to explain why women develop breast cancer and how they may prevent breast cancer and keep it from recurring. The findings from this new study show that hormonal balance is the best determiner of whether or not a malignant growth in a woman’s breast will result in breast cancer. What affects this outcome is the proper functioning of body receptors for the hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Read more about R&D Cost Cutting: Managing Cost Containment and Safeguarding Productivity
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May 3rd, 2009 by admin
Granular cell tumors (GCT) are uncommon, usually benign neoplasms, most frequently originating from tongue, skin, and breast. Since the first case of GCT from the trachea and bronchus was described in the late 1930s, less than 80 cases have been reported as originating from in the tracheobronchial tree, all of which were benign. One report suggested a MGCT co-existing with small cell lung cancer; however, no histology proof was available since the tumor was not resected.
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April 21st, 2009 by admin
Breast cancer as experienced by woman during the early stages of the disease (DCIS or Stage I, IIA, IIB, or IIIA breast cancer) means that such patients may be able to choose which type of breast cancer surgery to have. Often, the choice is between breast-sparing surgery (surgery that takes out the cancer and leaves most of the breast) and a mastectomy (surgery that removes the whole breast). Research shows that women with early-stage breast cancer who have breast-sparing surgery along with radiation therapy live as long as those who have a mastectomy. Most women with breast cancer will lead long, healthy lives after treatment.
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