London, UK – Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs is associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour known as an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France published by The BMJ today. The researchers say this study is the first to assess the risk associated with...
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Extensive examination of lymph nodes and node stations appeared to be crucial to predicting accurate staging and survival outcomes in patients with pure-solid, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who underwent lobectomy and ipsilateral lymphadenectomy, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network....
WATERTOWN, Mass.— EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EYPT), a company committed to developing and commercializing therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with serious retinal diseases, today announced results from new subgroup analyses from the Phase 2 DAVIO 2 clinical trial of EYP-1901, an investigational sustained delivery maintenance treatment for wet...
Washington, DC – URAC, the nation’s pre-eminent pharmacy accrediting body, announced that Fairview Pharmacy Services, part of Fairview Health Services, received Rare Disease Pharmacy Designation. The pharmacy is among the very early adopters of this designation which shows their commitment to high-quality pharmacy practice and advanced expertise with rare disease...
Sarah Shillcutt of Jacksonville was just 10 days old when she was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that can cause mental retardation and seizures unless treated with a strict, low-protein medical diet. Now 13, she opts for a simple explanation when people ask about her unusual eating habits. “I...
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. — Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy has just released details of the latest developments for the Families of SMA funded therapeutic pipeline. Families of SMA is currently funding three distinct drug discovery programs: 1) Quinazolines to boost gene expression; 2) Tetracyclines at Paratek Pharmaceuticals to correct gene splicing;...
Only one in 10 million babies are born with the rare disease that this Hounslow toddler battles with. His genetic liver condition means calcium crystals build up in Archie’s body and without a liver transplant the illness can be fatal. Archie’s life was saved by his mum, who donated a...
Preparations are taking place for a family fun day which will be held in Montrose later this summer. The Over the Rainbow event is being planned as a final fling outdoors for families on Sunday, September 6 and as a commemoration of Montrose’s “butterfly girl” Adana Forsyth. The day has...
After weeks of planning, the fund-raising walk for Bridger Gustafson will take place this Saturday, June 13, at Constitution Park in Lovell. The fun-for-the-family event will take place at 7 a.m. Bridger, the 5-year-old son of Blake and JanaLee Moncur Gustafson of Carrollton, Texas, and the grandson of Brent and...
After five of his seven siblings were diagnosed with Huntington’s disease (HD) in the past seven years, Robert Robinson and his wife, Laura, sprang to action. In an energetic quest, they became involved in the P.E.I. Chapter of Huntington Society of Canada and attended a national conference in Charlottetown last...