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August 16, 2016August 16, 2016

New Collaborative Endometriosis Awareness Campaign Launched

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The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), have joined efforts to launch a comprehensive awareness campaign about the critical need for early diagnosis and effective intervention for patients ... Read more

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016

Facility to Manufacture Endometriosis Therapy Spherotide Nears Approval Stage in Italy

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Xbrane’s subsidiary Primm Pharma has recently submitted an application to AIFA, the Italian Medicines Agency, for good manufacturing practices (GMP) approval for its production facility for Spherotide, a generic drug candidate with ... Read more

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016

Evotec, Working with Bayer, Moves Potential Therapy for Endometriosis into Phase 1 Study

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Evotec AG announced that it has achieved an important milestone in its product development alliance with Bayer. Evotec will receive a milestone payment for advancing a program for the treatment of endometriosis from ... Read more

August 4, 2016August 4, 2016

Lumenis Presents Latest Endometriosis Treatments, AcuPulse and FemTouch, at IUGA 2016 Meeting

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Lumenis announced the newest addition to its women’s gynecological health products, the FemTouch and AcuPulse CO2 laser product family, at the 41st Annual International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) meeting taking place in ... Read more

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016

Inflammatory Genes in Pelvic Tissues of Women with Endometriosis Show Distinct Differences in Study

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A distinct difference exists in the gene expression of the immune system’s inflammatory mediators, known as cytokines, within endometrial tissues in people with endometriosis, a finding that helps to explain how ... 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

July 26, 2016August 1, 2016

SpeeDx’s Novel Platform Detects Mycoplasma Genitalium Infections Faster

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SpeeDx recently announced findings that show its new multiplex qPCR kits can improve detection of mycoplasma genitalium, a bacterium that can cause endometriosis and other diseases. The study is summarized in “Multiplex ... Read more

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016

Enrollment in Phase 2b Trial for Endometriosis Therapy by ObsEva to Begin Soon

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Swiss-biopharma ObsEva will begin enrolling patients in its EDELWEISS Phase 2b clinical trial of OBE2109 to treat endometriosis, and the U.S. FDA has cleared the company’s investigational new drug (IND) application for the drug candidate. ... Read more

July 18, 2016July 18, 2016

Patients with Endometriosis Have Less Chance for Chronic Kidney Disease

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A retrospective study concluded recently that women with endometriosis are at lower risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD). But the protective association disappears when the menopausal status of women is ... Read more

July 15, 2016July 15, 2016

Fetal Exposure to Toxin in Plastics Can Lead to Endometriosis and Other Estrogen-related Diseases

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People exposed as fetuses to bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastics may be at risk for a range of diseases as they mature into adults, including endometriosis, endometrial cancer, prostate cancer, osteoporosis, breast ... Read more