UK pharma firm to seek first Japan approval for abortion pill, but challenges remain
April 22, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Mifepristone pills, marked MF, and misoprostol pills, marked ML, which have been used widely outside Japan as induced abortion medication, are seen in this photo provided by Tokyo University professor Yutaka Osuga. TOKYO British drug company Linepharma is set to seek Japan s first ever regulatory approval for an induced abortion pill for practical use. However, though the pill has been in regular use in the United States and Europe for some two decades, there remain challenges surrounding drug pricing and abortion methods, among other factors.
Shrewsbury Hospital. A pioneering programme involving Powys and Shropshire s health boards has been set up to help women who live in one county but give birth in the other. Data is being shared across the border with the aim of improving the maternity care of women by looking at how it affects people not online in Powys, but in Shropshire s other neighbouring authorities in Herefordshire and Wolverhampton. Healthwatch Shropshire chairman Vanessa Barrett said the organisation was “particularly aware” of the issue and how it affected cases in places like Hereford, mid-Wales and Wolverhampton. In a written answer, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust said it was working with partners in Powys to ensure “robust pathways for women that have shared care” and a similar dialogue was starting with Wrexham to help women know the differences between the areas’ offers and choose between them.
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The regular menstrual cycle is supposed to be between 21 and 35 days. That is, the woman is supposed to have her period every 21 to 35 days. When the period comes more frequently than this, it is referred to as Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.
In 2011, the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics developed a lucid classification of abnormal uterine and their causes. Abnormal uterine bleeding when cyclical/ovulatory is called heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB); however, it occurs with anovulation called abnormal uterine bleeding with ovulatory dysfunction (AUB-O).
AUB-O and its causes can be a significant cause of infertility. If the woman is constantly bleeding, it can cause infertility simply because the couple will not have sex because of the bleeding. For example, I had a patient whose period lasted a full 17 days. Even though the period was not heavy, it created a problem because it made it impossible for her and her husband to ha
Diagnosing gestational diabetes
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There is low awareness among the public and low capacity for testing and providing care
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There is low awareness among the public and low capacity for testing and providing care
Diabetes is a major public health problem in India with an estimated 7 crore adults with diabetes and half as many with prediabetes. Unfortunately, over half remain undiagnosed till late complications set in. The consequences of this for the health system, economic productivity and the individual’s life and family are well documented and well known. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, is primarily preventable among those at risk through proper lifestyle changes.
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