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    [an error occurred while processing this directive] Research Shows MRI Improves Patient Selection for Treating Uterine ... Nov 14, 2005
    14 /PRNewswire/ -- Research of 100 women suffering from uterine fibroids showed that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves the patient selection for who ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    Research Shows MRI Improves Patient Selection for Treating Uterine ... Nov 14, 2005
    FAIRFAX, VA -- November 14, 2005 -- Research of 100 women suffering from uterine fibroids showed that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves the patient ...
    - DG News

    InSightec Partners With American College of Radiology Imaging ... Nov 22, 2005
    Currently, the technology is used to treat uterine fibroids, a benign but painful condition that affects approximately 25% of women. ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    MRI Improves Uterine Fibroid Treatment Nov 21, 2005
    MONDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that MRI screening can improve the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids. ...
    - Forbes

    New technology helps avoid fibroid surgery Nov 17, 2005
    She was experiencing growing pelvic pressure and couldn't empty her bladder because uterine fibroids were pressing on her organs. ...
    - Allen American,

    MRI Provides Better Diagnosis & Treatment for Uterine Fibroids Nov 14, 2005
    Newswise — Research of 100 women suffering from uterine fibroids showed that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves the patient selection for who should ...
    - Newswise (press release)

    InSightec's ExAblate(R) 2000 to be Highlighted at Annual Meeting ... Nov 15, 2005
    InSightec continues to develop this leading technology approved by the FDA last year for uterine fibroids and has launched a multi-million dollar program to ...
    - PR Newswire (press release),

    MRI improves uterine fibroid treatment Nov 15, 2005
    Research of 100 women suffering from uterine fibroids shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves the patient selection for non-surgical uterine ...
    - myDNA.com,

    ViRexx Announces Postive Interim Results for Occlusin'TM' 50 ... Nov 16, 2005
    ViRexx is also developing a medical device for the treatment of benign tumors, such as uterine fibroids, as part of the Occlusin(TM) technology platform. ...
    - Genetic Engineering News,

    Hysterectomy Surgical Procedures Nov 11, 2005
    ...to 49. The three most common indications for a hysterectomy are uterine fibroids, endometriosis and uterine prolapse. Fibroids (also ...
    - WSOCtv.com,

    Zonagen hit with third-quarter net loss despite higher revenue Nov 11, 2005
    ...end of the year, including a phase III for a Androxal, a male testosterone deficiency treatment; a US efficacy trial of Proellex for uterine fibroids; and a ...
    - Houston Business Journal,

    MRI improves fibroid diagnosis Nov 14, 2005
    CHICAGO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A researcher says magnetic resonance imaging improves the diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids. ...
    - United Press International

    Zonagen Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results and Provides ... Nov 11, 2005
    ...by year end 2005 which include a US Phase III trial of Androxal for male testosterone deficiency, a US efficacy trial of Proellex for uterine fibroids and a ...
    - Genetic Engineering News,

    Unnecessary Hysterectomies Nov 6, 2005
    She has uterine fibroids, non-cancerous growths in the uterus. ... Twice as many younger women have them as older women, often to treat uterine fibroids. ...
    - ABC30.com,

    ViRexx Receives US Patent for Occlusin'TM' Embolotherapy Nov 10, 2005
    Embolotherapy is used as a treatment for solid tumors for example malignant tumors, such as liver cancer, or benign tumors, such as uterine fibroids. ...
    - CCNMatthews (Communiqués de presse),

    BioSphere Medical Reports Third Quarter 2005 Financial Results ... Oct 27, 2005
    ...(Nasdaq: BSMD), a medical device company that pioneered the use of bioengineered microspheres to treat uterine fibroids, hypervascularized tumors and vascular ...
    - Business Wire (press release),

    BioSphere Medical to Present at Rodman and Renshaw Techvest 7th ... Nov 2, 2005
    ...(NASDAQ: BSMD), a medical device company that has pioneered the use of bioengineered microspheres to treat uterine fibroids, hypervascularized tumors and ...
    - Genetic Engineering News,

    Updates, advisories and surprises Nov 11, 2005
    For the drug, the company aims to begin a US efficacy trial for uterine fibroids and a European Phase II trial for endometriosis by year's end. ...
    - Investor's Business Daily (subscription)

    UPDATE 3-Schering lifts margin forecast as Q3 profit climbs Oct 24, 2005
    PTK/ZK, a cancer treatment being developed with Novartis (NOVN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research), bone-tumour drug Bonefos and uterine fibroids treatment asoprisnil ...
    - Reuters

    UPDATE 1-Schering lifts margin forecast as Q3 profit climbs Oct 23, 2005
    PTK/ZK, a cancer drug being developed with Novartis (NOVN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research), bone-tumour drug Bonefos and uterine fibroids treatment asoprisnil ...
    - Reuters

    Women’s Race, Income Linked to Treatment for Uterine Fibroids ... 03 Oct 2005
    3 -- Black women, whom studies have shown to be more likely than white women to have uterine fibroids, are also more likely than white women to undergo a uterus ...
    - WebWire (press release)

    InSightec's ExAblate(R) 2000 Receives Frost & Sullivan's ... Sep 26, 2005
    Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Technology FDA Approved for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids HAIFA, Israel, September 26 /PRNewswire ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    Angiotech Announces Positive Adhibit Data to Prevent Surgical ... Sep 28, 2005
    ...formation. Uterine fibroids are benign tumors of muscle and connective tissue that develop within, or are attached to, the uterus. ...
    - Canada NewsWire (press release)

    InSightec's ExAblate(R) 2000 Receives Frost & Sullivan's ... Sep 26, 2005
    Drug Administration (FDA) approved Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) technology for the non-invasive treatment of uterine fibroids has once ...
    - Yahoo! News (press release)

    InSightec Ltd. Presented the Frost & Sullivan Technology ... Sep 26, 2005
    ...center. The first application for which ExAblate(R) 2000 received FDA approval is for the treatment of uterine fibroids. Fibroids ...
    - PR Newswire (press release)

    New procedure alleviates unnecessary hysterectomies Sep 19, 2005
    McLucas said one-third of all hysterectomies are done to treat uterine fibroids -- a common condition that affects up to 40 percent of women. ...
    - News 8 Austin

    Angiotech Gets Positive Adhibit Data Sep 28, 2005
    ...adhesions. Uterine fibroids are benign tumors of muscle and connective tissue that develop within, or are attached to, the uterus. ...
    - MSN Money

    Robotic surgery gets new push Sep 30, 2005
    Now surgeons use the robot for gastric bypass surgery, hysterectomies, and removing uterine fibroids, but by far the fastest growing procedure is radical ...
    - Boston Globe

    Yale Procedure Cuts Recurrence Of Aggressive Uterine Cancer Sep 26, 2005
    Minimally Invasive Procedure Effective Alternative For Uterine Fibroids (January 5, 2005) -- Hysterectomy remains the most common treatment for uterine fibroids ...
    - Science Daily (press release)

    St Mary’s pioneers cancer treatment Sep 30, 2005
    St Mary's, in Praed Street, is the first hospital to use magnetic resonance to treat the common gynaecological problem uterine fibroids. ...
    - Wood & Vale

    Union Hospital opens new radiology suite Sep 29, 2005
    Procedures can also be performed to administer pain medication, and to treat uterine fibroids and male infertility, according to Graham.
    - The Daily Item of Lynn

    Photo: Sun News Online Sep 6, 2005
    Since then knowledge about the technique has grown. The procedure is non-surgical. The basic idea is to block the blood vessels supplying uterine fibroids. ...
    - Daily Sun

    Couples Having Difficulty Conceiving Should Undergo Thorough ... Sep 22, 2005
    ...the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries and detect problems such as fallopian tube obstructions, endometriosis, scarring or damage, uterine fibroids or ovarian ...
    - PR Web (press release)

    Interventional Radiology Procedure Treats Vice President Sep 27, 2005
    ...that once required surgery can be treated non-surgically by interventional radiologists, including cancer, stroke, uterine fibroids, vertebral fractures ...
    - Newswise (press release)

    Zonagen Presents Data Indicating Both Antiproliferative and ... Sep 15, 2005
    ...in human studies completed by the Company, as well as those doses planned for an upcoming US study of Proellex(TM) in the treatment of uterine fibroids and a ...
    - Genetic Engineering News

    Zonagen Awards Clinical Study Contracts for Next US Trials of ... Sep 12, 2005
    Pending review by the FDA this fall, Zonagen intends to conduct a 150 patient Phase II trial of Proellex(TM) for the treatment of uterine fibroids and a 210 ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    BioSphere Medical, Inc. Announced Launch Plans for HepaSphere(TM) ... Sep 20, 2005
    BioSphere's principal focus is the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids using a procedure called uterine fibroid embolization, or UFE. ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    Boston Scientific unveils new site Sep 20, 2005
    ...company strives to introduce new products that are less invasive than surgery to detect and treat such things as colon cancer, uterine fibroids and prostate ...
    - Worcester Telegram (subscription)

    Drugs in Development Sep 21, 2005
    Phase III clinical trials with asoprisnil, a selective progesterone receptor modulator for the therapy of uterine fibroids, have been completed. ...
    - R&D Directions (subscription)

    Closeups: Health Briefs Sep 7, 2005
    Joseph's/Candler African-American Health Information & Resource Center will present a seminar on "Treating Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids with Uterine Fibroid ...
    - Savannah Morning News

    BioSphere Medical to Present at Roth Capital Partners New York ... Aug 31, 2005
    ...(NASDAQ: BSMD), a medical device company that has pioneered the use of bioengineered microspheres to treat uterine fibroids, hypervascularized tumors and ...
    - Business Wire (press release)

    Why did women's health champion quit FDA? Sep 7, 2005
    Concerns about hormones to mitigate menopause symptoms, devices to treat uterine fibroids, the safety of breast implants -- all these issues were under Wood's ...
    - Chicago Sun-Times

    Delta Air, Northwest Airlines File for Chapter 11 Sep 15, 2005
    ZONA ) presented study data suggesting the improved potential for use of its lead product Proellex in the treatment of uterine fibroids and endometriosis. ...
    - BusinessWeek

    'Cancer that whispers' creeps up on women Sep 8, 2005
    ...something is wrong.". Ms. Craik believed she was probably suffering from uterine fibroids, or from an ovarian cyst. But it turned ...
    - Globe and Mail

    Pill acts on acne Sep 3, 2005
    ...of facial or body hair), premenstrual syndrome, menstrual flow, anaemia, ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the womb), uterine fibroids, endometriosis and ...
    - Malaysia Star

    From image to action Guided by scans, interventional radiologists ... Sep 11, 2005
    Each day, six days a week, the interventional radiology team treats between 25 and 45 patients. Some of the patients may require treatment of uterine fibroids. ...
    - The Free Lance-Star

    What Ails You by Jackie Randa Aug 30, 2005
    Endometriosis, uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, IUD's and pelvic inflammatory disease are only some of the more obvious causes of back pain. ...
    - Desert Dispatch

    Microsphere Particles Increasingly Used to Treat Uterine Fibroids ...Jul 19, 2005
    July 19, 2005—Uterine fibroids, which are benign tumorous growths on the uterus, occur in approximately 20% of women of reproductive age and as many as 50 ...
    - WebWire

    Zonagen shares climb to 52-week highJul 27, 2005
    ...after The Woodlands-based biopharmaceutical firm announced positive preliminary results of a clinical trial in patients suffering from uterine fibroids. ...
    - Houston Business Journal

    Study Focuses on Women With Uterine FibroidsJul 1, 2005
    Therapy Center of Boca Raton is enrolling African-American women in a study to evaluate the efficacy of its ExAblate 2000 procedure in treating uterine fibroids ...
    - RedNova.com

    Zonagen Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results and Provides ...Jul 29, 2005
    ...by year end 2005 which include a US Phase III trial of Androxal for male testosterone deficiency, a US efficacy trial of Proellex for uterine fibroids and a ...
    - PharmaLive.com

    REGISTERED USERSJul 27, 2005
    Patients receiving Proellex(TM) saw improvements in key symptoms associated with uterine fibroids, namely reduced pain and bleeding, as well as effects on bone ...
    - PharmaLive.com

    BioSphere Medical Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results ...Jul 28, 2005
    ...(Nasdaq: BSMD), a medical device company that pioneered the use of bioengineered microspheres to treat uterine fibroids, hypervascularized tumors and vascular ...
    - Business Wire

    The Facts About FibroidsJul 19, 2005
    If you and your sister both have fibroids, you could participate in the Finding Genes for Fibroids study at the Center for Uterine Fibroids in Boston. ...
    - Good Housekeeping Magazine

    Study focuses on blacks with fibroidsJul 1, 2005
    Center of Boca Raton, Fla., is enrolling African-American women in a study to evaluate how well its ExAblate 2000 procedure works in treating uterine fibroids. ...
    - Indianapolis Star

    Nonsurgical Fibroid Treatment Deemed SafeJul 13, 2005
    150,000 and 200,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States each year to treat heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pain caused by uterine fibroids. ...
    - WebMD

    BioSphere Medical, Inc. to Present at the CE Unterberg, Towbin ...Jul 7, 2005
    ...(NASDAQ: BSMD), a medical device company that has pioneered the use of bioengineered microspheres to treat uterine fibroids, hypervascularized tumors and ...
    - Business Wire

    Supreme Court NominationsJul 19, 2005
    Condoleezza Rice released information about her treatment for uterine fibroids, noncancerous tumors in the uterus, last year when she was the nominee for ...
    - History News Network

    Dutton Associates Announces Investment Opinion: BioSphere Medical ...Jul 7, 2005
    BioSphere is the clear technological and market leader in supplying products for a medical procedure to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids that is being used ...
    - Business Wire

    Benign growthsJul 9, 2005
    FIBROIDS, or uterine fibroids, are benign tumours in the uterus. They are the most common tumours found in women. Most fibroids ...
    - Malaysia Star

    MediaSyndicate --- Free Press Release, PR, IR, News Post & Media ...Jul 7, 2005
    Hot flashes - Mood swings - Weight gain - Night sweats - Bloating - Headaches - Loss of energy/sex drive - Uterine fibroids - Hypoglycemia - Endometriosis ...
    - MediaSyndicate

    BioSphere Medical initiated with "speculative strong buy"Jul 7, 2005
    According to the analyst, BioSphere Medical's prime focus is on developing and marketing products for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids.
    - New Ratings

    Protein Polymer issues intent to acquire medical device companyJul 14, 2005
    Embolization is a procedure performed by interventional radiologists, used to treat uterine fibroids, liver cancer and neurovascular conditions. ...
    - San Diego Daily Transcript (subscription)




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