The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix [Human papillomavirus bivalent (types 16 and 18) vaccine, recombinant] as a two-dose schedule for girls aged 9 to 14. ...
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Hologic, a manufacturer of diagnostic and medical imaging systems, has obtained Health Canada approval for its Aptima HPV assay for use on the company's fully automated Panther system. Aptima HPV assay has been designed to detect ...
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A claim filed by two sisters for injuries suffered from injections of the human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil will be heard in federal court in Washington. Madelyne Meylor, 20, and Olivia Meylor, 19, of Mount Horeb, Wis., allege that ...
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British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has submitted a marketing authorisation application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its cervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix [Human papillomavirus bivalent (types 16 and 18) vaccine, ...
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Hologic's Aptima HPV assay has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use on its fully-automated Panther system, enabling laboratories to run multiple tests from a single specimen. A nucleic acid amplified ...
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Hologic, a developer of medical imaging systems and surgical products, has received approval for its Aptima HPV assay for use on its fully-automated Panther system from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The assay is a nucleic ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roche's new streamlined workflow process for the cobas Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test, which help labs reduce costs, improve turnaround time and focus on other key tasks. Roche ...
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Global health care company Abbott has received license from the Medical Device Bureau of Health Canada for its RealTime High Risk HPV molecular diagnostic test to detect human papillomavirus (HPV), a primary cause of cervical cancer. The ...
Chindex Medical and Medvio have entered into a collaboration agreement with an advanced imaging and radiation therapy technologies provider iCAD. Under the agreement, Chindex will distribute iCAD's Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy ...
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Trovagene has commercially launched its urine-based HPV-HR (high-risk) assay, a molecular human papillomavirus (HPV) test. Using proprietary DNA sequences, the non-invasive molecular diagnostic test will identify the presence or absence ...
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DNA from cervical screening samples could be used to identify ovarian and womb cancers, a study has suggested. The Press Association has reported that scientists from John Hopkins Medical Institutes extended the screening programme's DNA ...
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While the overall death rate from cancer has dropped in recent years, more people than ever are being diagnosed with anal cancer and certain cancers of the throat and mouth. Both are linked to infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), ...
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University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center has purchased BSD Medical's BSD-2000 hyperthermia system. UCSF Medical Center is involved in providing advanced technology and care to patients suffering with cancer. By ...
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Quest Diagnostics has introduced a molecular cervical cancer test based on National Institutes of Health's TERC gene marker to identify molecular changes to cervical cells that increase the chance of a woman to develop cervical cancer. ...
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German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Genetic Immunity have joined hands to develop a DNA-based vaccine to treat Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection that causes cervical cancer and other cancers of the anus, penis, vulva, vagina and ...
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