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| Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RELISTOR(TM) (methylnaltrexone bromide) subcutaneous injection for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in patients with advanced illness who are receiving palliative care, when response to laxative therapy has not been sufficient. In clinical studies, RELISTOR significantly decreased the constipating effects of opioids without interfering with pain relief. Wyeth expects to make RELISTOR... |
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| In this family, as three generations celebrate Mother's Day together, Grandma never imagined that her granddaughter's Dad would be an anonymous sperm. One of Grandma's kids is a single mother who was artificially inseminated. But the infertility crisis for women who waited too long to have children is not artificial. It is very real in 2008. Yet until the publication of Cryo Kid -- Drawing a New Map by Corinne Heather Copnick, few books have touched on the human side---the roller coaster of hope, despair, and joy---of assisted reproduction technology (the acronym is ART). |
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| The latest release of Minti, the social network "powered by patents", provides a unique rewards system allowing active social networked parents to earn cash for participating in the community. |
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| PMS Central helps "Brides to Be" across the world make their Wedding Day Perfect! |
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| In this book, author Jennifer George explores maternity photography from a conceptual and artistic point of view. Readers are encouraged to select a meaningful location for the session, what props and fabrics enhance the images, how to pose the subject, the composition of the portrait, the use of light and digital imaging, and the importance of the relationship that is forged with the client. |
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| The latest medical technique to treat fibroid tumors, exablation, also known as MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), "offers significant advantages over existing treatments for uterine fibroids," says the FDA. The incision-free fibroid tumor treatment that destroys tumors with high-energy sound waves is now available in Atlanta. Unlike Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) or Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE), the FDA says the treatment is "not contra-indicated in women who may be seeking pregnancy in the future." |
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| AP9 ShoppingEssentials, from Adaptive Marketing LLC, Offers Members Significant Savings on Great Presents for Moms-to-be |
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| Growth in the tampons market is sustained by innovations and novel features in the developed markets and increasing awareness levels in the developing countries. By the year 2010, world market for tampons is projected to reach $2.4 billion. |
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| The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) has contracted with FirstPoint Management Resources of Raleigh, N.C., to provide operational and staff support for this growing national healthcare organization and welcomes Denna Suko as Executive Director. CIMS' contract with FirstPoint represents the beginning of an exciting new chapter in CIMS' history and sets the stage for bringing about the next steps in the research supporting mother-friendly childbirth, expanding the organization, increasing the quality and reach of the CIMS Annual Mother-Friendly Childbirth Forum and... |
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| Waterfront Media, the publisher of WhatToExpect.com, the online website based on the bestselling series of What to Expect pregnancy and parenting books, and Cord Blood Registry (CBR), the global leader in cord blood banking, announce the launch of Considering Cord Blood Banking. The new section at WhatToExpect.com is the focus of a partnership between Waterfront Media and CBR to empower expectant parents with better information about the medical benefits of cord blood stem cells and the options for either preserving them for a family's own use in the future, or donating them for others in... |
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