Latest Bacterial vaginosis Stories

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- BioComp Pharma, Inc. launched Tinidazole 500, the first generic version of the FDA-approved drug Tindamax(R). Tindamax(R) is the only oral antimicrobial drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of both trichomoniasis (trich) and bacterial vaginosis (BV). BioComp Pharma will begin shipping the generic version of Tindamax(R) in February 2009. Generic drugs have the same active ingredients and efficacy as branded drugs but, on average, cost 30 to 80...

Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL), a leading provider of rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, will release 2008 third quarter financial results after market close on Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Following the release of the results, Caren L. Mason, president and chief executive officer, and John M. Radak, chief financial officer, will host an investment community conference call beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) to discuss those results and to answer questions. To...

Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL), a leading provider of rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, today announced that it will present at the UBS 2008 Global Life Sciences Conference to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York on September 22-25, 2008. Caren Mason, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present on Monday, September 22, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (10:00 a.m. Pacific time). A webcast and audio archive of the presentation will be available via the Investor...

Previously unrecognized and unidentified infections of amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature birth, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. An analysis of amniotic fluid from women in preterm labor indicated that 15 percent of the fluid samples harbored bacteria or fungi -- an increase of 50 percent over previous estimates. The heavier the burden of infection, the more likely the women were to deliver younger, sicker infants. "If we could...

Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ:QDEL), a leading provider of rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests, will release 2008 second quarter financial results after market close on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. Following the release of the results, Caren L. Mason, president and chief executive officer, and John M. Radak, chief financial officer, will host an investment community conference call beginning at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) to discuss those results and to answer questions. To...

SAN ANTONIO, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- A study published in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the official publication of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), finds that Mission Pharmacal's Tindamax(R) (tinidazole) is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal infection among women of childbearing age in the United States. BV affects almost one-third of women in the United States and is one of the main...

By Mingione, Matthew J; Pressman, Eva K; Woods, James R Abstract Our understanding of the pathophysiologic processes leading to preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) has grown tremendously in recent years. Evidence suggests that there may be a genetic susceptibility to PPROM and that genetic and environmental elements are important cofactors in its development. A number of risk-based protocols have been proposed in an attempt to identify those women at highest risk for PPROM. While...

By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment of pregnant women who have a bacterial infection of the vagina, also referred to as "bacterial vaginosis," with clindamycin cream can help delay delivery and reduce complications for the newborn infant, according to a report in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Bacterial vaginosis is a non-sexually transmitted infection caused by the overgrowth of certain bacteria in the vagina. Douching can raise a...

By Megan RauscherNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the United States, bacterial vaginosis disproportionately affects African American women, according to research reported Wednesday in Jacksonville, Florida at the 2006 National STD Prevention Conference sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trichomoniasis is also more prevalent among African-American women, according to related research reported at the meeting.Bacterial vaginitis, the most common vaginal infection in women...

By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Increases in psychosocial stress seem to increase a woman's odd of having, or developing, a vaginal infection termed bacterial vaginosis (BV), researchers report. "Bacterial vaginosis is a common condition that is not well understood in terms of how women get it and what degree of harm it causes, or even how you can prevent whatever harm it may be causing," Dr. Mark A. Klebanoff told Reuters Health. There is evidence, added the researcher from...