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Feb 06, 2017

Cushing’s syndrome, also known as hypercortisolism, is an endocrine disorder that occurs due to abnormally high levels of the hormone cortisol production in the body. Cushing’s syndrome is broadly classified as endogenous and exogenous Cushing’s syndrome. Exogenous Cushing’s syndrome occurs due to excessive use of m...

Feb 03, 2017

Cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and one in every seven deaths is due to cancer. It has the worst incidence and mortality statistics. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an estimated 14.1 million new cases of cancer occur with mortality of 8.2 million ...

Feb 02, 2017

ALCMI, ALCF and Scancell partner to evaluate SCIB2 cancer vaccine for NSCLC The Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute (ALCMI) and the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) have collaborated with UK-based Scancell to assess SCIB2 cancer vaccine to treat patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). SCIB...

Feb 01, 2017

The scientists from the Department of Forensic Medicine, of the Medical University of Vienna, surprisingly found that addictive cravings can be detectable even after death. This is due to a protein known as FosB, which is present in the reward centre of the brain. The protein gets altered in chronically ill people w...

Jan 31, 2017

AstraZeneca announces availability of Saxa / Dapa FDC in UK UK-based AstraZeneca has announced the availability of Qtern for adult patients with type 2 diabetes in the country. Quern is a fixed dose combination of saxagliptin and dapagliflozin. The tablet received marketing authorization from the European Commission...

Jan 30, 2017

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Jan 30, 2017

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is a glycoprotein secreted by the anterior pituitary, necessary for mammalian reproduction. FSH helps in development and maturation of gonads at puberty, and the hormone acts by binding to FSH receptor. Endometriosis is an extra growth of endometrial tissues in the abdominal cavity...

Jan 27, 2017

Payers block Kaléo's expensive EpiPen challenger Kaléo reintroduced its Auvi-Q last week at a list price of $4,500 for a two-pack in an effort to capture some market share from Mylan’s EpiPen, which is listed at about $600 for a two-pack. Auvi-Q is set to launch next month. Under Kaléo’s pricing strategy, Auvi-Q wil...

Jan 26, 2017

Jan 25, 2017

Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. A recent publication in nature reported the extensive molecular characterization of 228 primary cervical cancers, and has been dubbed as the largest comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancer to date. The authors observed strik...