Industry News
Enzo Biochem's Clinical Lab Acquires Marketing Rights To Unique, More Effective Diagnostic Test For Cervical Cancer
Jun 13, 2011
Enzo Biochem Inc. (NYSE:ENZ), as part of its continuing program to offer novel molecular tests, announced that its Enzo Clinical Labs subsidiary has reached an agreement with IncellDx Inc. of Menlo Park, CA, for the rights to market a proprietary laboratory test... Read More
Summer Is A Good Time For Moms To Learn About Certain Diseases That Can Affect Their Preteen And Teen
Jun 11, 2011
Preteens and teens are at risk for certain diseases, including human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal disease (meningitis), pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. With kids soon out of school, summer is a good time for moms to talk with their child's healthcare provider about ways to help prevent these diseases... Read More
RCOG Release: Learning From The Past To Shape The Future
Jun 08, 2011
To commemorate cervical screening awareness week (6 - 12 June), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Information Services department is holding an exhibition in its library... Read More
Society Of Gynecologic Oncology Sets New Standards To Monitor Recurrence Of Gynecologic Cancer More Effectively
Jun 01, 2011
Although gynecologic cancers account for only 10 percent of all new cancer cases in women, these cancers account for 20 percent of all female cancer survivors. Because long-term survival is now more common, it is increasingly important to detect recurrence... Read More
Disease Activity In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Not Increased By The HPV Vaccine Gardasil
May 27, 2011
Results of a Chinese study showed that the HPV vaccine did not have significant effects on the number of disease flares or antibody measures in patients with inactive SLE receiving stable doses of medications after administration, and therefore was determined safe to use to prevent HPV in this group of patients... Read More
Discovery Of Gene Ripple Effect Which Causes Cervical Cancer To Advance And Spread
May 19, 2011
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a common gene fault in cervical cancer cells triggers a ripple of molecular signals - which makes the disease more aggressive, according to research published in The Journal of Pathology, today. The scientists at Cambridge University increased and decreased the activity levels of a gene called Drosha in cervical cancer cells... Read More
HPV, Virus That Causes Cervical Cancer, Found Prevalent In Males In Study That Suggests Vaccinations For Boys As Well As Girls
May 18, 2011
The male foreskin may be a reservoir for human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that can lead to cervical cancer and genital warts, suggesting that boys - in addition to girls - should consider vaccination to prevent later transfer through sexual contact, according to researchers from Innsbruck Medical University in Austria... Read More
Setting Up Cervical Cancer Screening Programmes In The Developing World
May 17, 2011
In this week's PLoS Medicine, Groesbeck Parham from the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, and colleagues describe their Cervical Cancer Prevention Program, which has provided services to over 58,000 women over the past five years... Read More
Accounting For Temporal Changes In Health Practices When Calibrating Models
May 17, 2011
The introduction and subsequent widespread use of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test has considerably reduced rates of cervical cancer in the last 50 years... Read More
An Increased Distrust Of Health Care System Is Associated With Lower Utilization Of Breast And Cervical Screenings Among Women
May 12, 2011
Published today in the American Journal of Public Health, a new study reports an increased distrust of the U.S. health care system as a barrier for women from receiving preventive screening measures of breast and cervical cancer... Read More
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