Posts by: Charles Moore

Charles Moore

Charles Moore is a syndicated columnist for several major Canadian print newspapers and is the Contributing Science and Research editor for the website.

June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

Endometriosis Takes Center Stage at #BlogHer17 Women’s Conference

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SheKnows Media, a major women’s lifestyle and information content provider, launched a new health and wellness theme focusing on endometriosis at this year’s annual #BlogHer conference, which took place June ... Read more

January 27, 2017

Evestra Onkologia Awarded $4.6M Grant to Develop Endometriosis Therapy

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Evestra Onkologia Sp., a Polish subsidiary of San Antonio, Texas-based biopharma Evestra, has been awarded a $4.6 million research grant co-financed by the European Union Regional Development Fund to support ... Read more

December 20, 2016December 26, 2016

HealthyWomen CEO Talks of Endometriosis Survey as Way to Improve Diagnosis and Understanding

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HealthyWomen, a not-for-profit health advocacy and information resource, is starting a survey of women and of healthcare professionals (HCP) across the U.S. to increase awareness and understanding of endometriosis as a health issue. The ... Read more

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

Endometriosis Therapy Candidate Elagolix Meeting Phase 3 Clinical Trial Primary Targets

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Due to unmet demand and little competition, AbbVie is expecting its drug candidate elagolix to be a success for the treatment of conditions like endometriosis and uterine fibroids. Together with Neurocrine Biosciences of San Diego, California, Abbvie ... Read more

August 18, 2016August 18, 2016

Free iPhone App Provides Early Screening for Endometriosis, Other Reproductive Diseases

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Women’s healthcare startup Flutter Health has released a new free mobile app that provides early screening for endometriosis and other women’s reproductive disorders. “I want women to be empowered, proactive, ... Read more

July 28, 2016July 28, 2016

Endometriosis Mobile App Expected to Enhance Understanding from Patient’s Perspective

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Scientists conducting the Citizen Endo research project at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City note that to study a disease, it is necessary to know what it looks ... Read more

June 17, 2016August 2, 2017

Endometriosis One of Several Female, Male Hormonal Problems at Top of New Myovant Sciences Focus

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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, based in Tokyo, and Roivant Sciences, in Bermuda, have partnered to form the startup firm Myovant Sciences – a biopharmaceutical company for developing and marketing innovative women’s health and prostate cancer treatments. Appointed ... Read more

April 12, 2016April 12, 2016

Harvard-mentored Researchers Developing At-Home Product to Detect Endrometriosis and ‘Silent Infections’ in Women

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Two Harvard-trained research-scientist entrepreneurs, who formed a close alliance while battling disease epidemics in West Africa, have launched a startup to develop a diagnostic technology designed to help women monitor their ... Read more

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Widespread Use Raise Risk of Endometriosis and Uterine Fibroids, EU Study Suggests

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A new EU study reports on a growing body of evidence suggesting that exposures to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), particularly diphenyldichloroethene and phthalates, contribute to the development of the most common ... Read more

February 19, 2016February 19, 2016

Singer Halsey and Actor Lena Dunham Go Public with Endometriosis Travails

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Nothing raises the profile of a particular illness or health issue as effectively as a celebrity’s public revelation that they are struggling with it. Think Angelina Jolie and genetic testing ... Read more