Anti-clot drug may treat womb disease
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Clot-busting drugs that are normally used to treat heart disease could also help women with endometriosis, a painful condition of the womb.
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A potent new anti-clotting drug from Eli Lilly and Co proved as safe and effective as Sanofi-Aventis's top-seller Plavix in a mid-stage clinical trial, researchers said on Sunday. Now Lilly and its partner Sankyo Co. Ltd. aim to demonstrate clear superiority for their compound, known as prasugrel or CS-747, in a much larger Phase III study involving up to 13,000 patients that is about to get under way.
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Taking a form of HRT can sharply increase the risk of a blood clot for some women, research suggests.
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An anti-clotting drug used to treat strokes and heart attacks can also restore blood flow to frostbitten fingers and limbs, greatly reducing the need for amputation, according to a new study.
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FDA on Friday approved a noninvasive treatment for uterine fibroids that could be an alternative to hysterectomy for many women but is not recommended for use by women who wish to become pregnant, Reuters/Los Angeles Times reports.
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Scientists may have made a breakthrough in finding a test and cure for pregnancy disorder pre-eclampsia.
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Scientists intrigued by the fact  that multiple sclerosis can slip into remission when women are  pregnant said on Tuesday a pregnancy-related hormone may offer  great promise for treating the neurological disease.
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Taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Lamictal epilepsy drug during the first three months of pregnancy may increase the chances of having a baby with a cleft lip or palate, U.S. regulators warned on Friday.
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Not content with having a drug that might merely fight obesity and smoking, the company developing this eagerly anticipated pill will soon launch studies to see if it can treat and prevent clogged arteries and heart disease.
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The Foxa2 gene controls others that allow foetal lungs to develop during pregnancy and function at birth. Cincinnati Children&#39;s Hospital Medical Center experts say their research could lead to better treatments for premature babies with lung problems.
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A drug to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients may cause birth defects, health officials warned Monday.
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WASHINGTON - An abortion pill implicated in the death of an 18-year-old California woman last fall will add new warnings linking RU-486 to the risk of serious bacterial infection.
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Trial results for a drug that controls bleeding include a favorable comparison with a similar product.
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NEW YORK  - A drug commonly used to arrest preterm labor, magnesium sulfate, works just as well as another commonly used drug, nifedipine, but is much more likely cause mild to serious side effects in pregnant women, a study shows.
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An experimental thrombosis pill from   Bayer AG, seen by analysts as the German group's most important   pipeline asset, has produced promising results in two clinical   trials, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Taking a form of HRT can sharply increase the risk of developing a blood clot for some women, research suggests. Researchers found taking HRT containing the hormones oestrogen and progestin doubled the risk of venous thrombosis for all women.
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NEW YORK  - Women with inherited bleeding  disorders often find menstruation troublesome. For them, a UK  team reports, an intrauterine device that releases the hormone  levonorgestrel seems helpful.