Girls as young as 14 who are exposed to chemotherapy for treating breast cancer, Hodgkin's disease, and other non-malignant diseases such as lupus, put their reproductive system at risk. The chemotherapy can trigger premature menopause and leave women infertile.
SAN DIEGO----Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , the world leader in the development of a new class of small molecule compounds based on endogenous adrenal steroid hormones, today reported on the Company's progress with its drug development programs in the areas of metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases and cancer, and announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
Most women don't need a survey to tell them a basic fact of female life: They're often sleep-deprived and feel too sluggish to make it through the day with vigor.
Menopause is the subject of jokes and jabs, a rite of passage women used to whisper about and now discuss in detail with one another and their doctors.
Scientists have developed a new class of drugs called the vaptans thatcould treat a large variety of conditions, including but not limited topainful menstrual periods, brain hemorrhage, certain psychoticdisorders, and glaucoma.
