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Vegetarians and others who avoid eating meat for religious or cultural reasons may unknowingly be consuming gelatin derived from animal products when they take prescription medications, a new study found. Animal-derived gelatin is a commonly used coating agent in medications, and it is also used as a thickener in some liquid and semisolid drugs.

The gelatin is contained in ingredients known as excipients — inactive substances such as sweeteners, fillers and lubricants — which typically are not listed on a drug’s label. The researchers, from Manchester Royal Infirmary in England, said more comprehensive labeling and vegetarian alternatives to drug ingredients are needed.
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Medicare and Medicaid will cover the cost of infusion associated with Dendreon Corp’s prostate cancer vaccine Provenge, the company said on Monday. The ruling by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent Dendreon shares up as much as 9 percent.

The Seattle-based company said that under the updated coverage policy, the costs associated with administering Provenge can now be billed separately.
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Swiss drugmaker Novartis’s newest medicines will come under the microscope when it posts quarterly results on Tuesday as investors seek reassurance it can compensate for patent expires on its top sellers. Diovan, which sells $6 billion a year, goes off patent this year in Europe, with the United States and Japan following in 2012 and 2013.

The Basel-based group is seen posting a 7.4 percent rise in core earnings per share to $1.46, despite the strong Swiss franc, which soared to record highs against the dollar and the euro this year before the Swiss National Bank stepped in and imposed a cap on the franc against the euro.
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Women who took folic acid supplements in the first two months of pregnancy were less likely to have kids with severe language delays in a new study from Norway. Folic acid is already known to reduce the risk of certain types of birth defects, and both the U.S. and Canada fortify grain products with folic acid to make sure pregnant women get enough of it. But that’s not the case in some other countries, including Norway, and doctors still worry about pregnant women getting enough of the B vitamin — especially in the developing world.

“We don’t think people should change their behavior based on these findings,” said Dr. Ezra Susser from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York, who worked on the study. “But it does add weight to the public health recommendation to take folic acid early in pregnancy,” he told Reuters Health.
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Endocrinology
Various hormone diseases can be found in this present era. These disorders are supposed as the most common among the non – communicable diseases which are hardly known by the general populations. For creating general awareness among the people many hospitals or institutes have set up endocrinology and metabolism departments. Endocrinology is the study of biosynthesis, chemistry, physiological, function of hormones, storage and the last one is pathology along with the cells of endocrine glands and tissues which secrets them.

Endocrine system associated with some glands in the body that secrets hormone directly into the blood as hormone has dissimilar function or methods of accomplishment. Many organizations and institutes which are affiliated with The Endocrine Society are providing education related to the endocrinology associated with the imbalanced hormone to the patients and the public. These hormone diseases comprise diabetes, thyroid, obesity, impotence infertility and Osteoporosis and many more.
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Using minimally invasive procedure is possible to solve abnormal gynecological bleeding in only 10 minutes, which solves the problem of origin without removing the uterus or womb, as before. Large number of women suffering from various conditions, such as heavy menstruation (excessive) and uterine bleeding caused by hormonal disorders, fibroids (tumors of the matrix is not cancerous) or benign polyps (small lumps that grow in the uterine cavity), usually treated by hysterectomy (removal of uterus).

However, in recent decades have diagnostic and therapeutic trends emerged that give patients equal to or better than traditional medical approaches, which adds a shorter recovery time.

No menstruation
Procedure “to remove the uterus,” regardless of clinical justification, creates some impact on the sense of physical integrity of many women. While this surgery has proved effective in the treatment of many disorders affecting women, is expensive, involves long-term disability, and therefore, slow return to daily activities.
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U.S. regulators and generic drugmakers have reached a compromise agreement for a user-fee program that would require the companies to pay some $299 million in the first year to accelerate drug approvals. The Food and Drug Administration has been in negotiations with the generic drug industry since February to establish a user-fee program similar to one in place for brand-name drugs and medical devices.

Through the program, companies would pay fees to give the FDA extra money to hire more staff and improve support systems in its drug review process. Some of the fees would pay for bulking up FDA inspection of U.S. and foreign manufacturing facilities.
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