New York, New York – Because bleeding from the reproductive tract is a naturally occurring event during menstruation and childbirth, women who exhibit menorrhagia, or excessive bleeding after their menstrual cycle, may have underlying diseases that are underdiagnosed. In order to address important issues related to the diagnosis and management...
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Los Angeles, Calif. – In one of the largest ever gene-environment interaction studies of red meat and colorectal cancer, which explored the impact of red meat consumption on a person’s cancer risk based on their genotype, researchers have identified two genetic markers that may help explain the association between the...
Norman, Oklahoma – People who are diagnosed with head and neck cancer often receive a standard type of chemotherapy as part of their treatment. If they are exposed to secondhand smoke during chemotherapy — even if they have never smoked themselves — the treatment may be far less effective at...
Extended induction chemotherapy with topotecan, cyclophosphamide, and etoposide does not improve event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma, and it increases the number of toxic side effects, according to findings published in the Annals of Oncology. The open-label, prospective, randomized controlled phase 3 NB2004-HR trial (ClinicalTrials.gov...
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...
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....
NEW YORK, NY — EyeDura Therapeutics Inc., a leader in preservative-free, topical sustained-release ophthalmic therapies, today announced initiating preclinical efficacy studies with the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) towards continued development of its lead insulin-based topical eye drop treatment for neurotrophic keratitis (NK), a rare eye disease affecting approximately 71,000...
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...