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Five Scientists Aim to Make Strides in Predicting and Preventing Preterm Birth WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five researchers from four states are investigating how genetics and infections interact to cause preterm birth as well as how proteins and hormones regulate a healthy pregnancy, all with the goal of giving more babies a healthy start in life, the March of Dimes announced today. The researchers will study the role that fetal fibronectin, a...

March of Dimes Award Abstract at SMFM Meeting SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 33(rd) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting(TM), researchers will report findings that suggest that 17P, a form of progesterone, is not effective in preventing preterm birth among women with twin pregnancies -- and may possibly be harmful. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130214/DC59689LOGO)...

March of Dimes Award abstract In a study to be presented on February 14 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's 33rd annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, researchers will report findings that suggest that 17P, a form of progesterone, is not effective in preventing preterm birth among women with twin pregnancies — and may possibly be harmful. While 17P (17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate) has been shown to prevent premature delivery among...

Global partners challenge 39 high-income countries Lowering preterm birth rates by an average of 5 percent across 39 high-resource countries, including the United States, by 2015 would prevent prematurity for 58,000 babies a year, a group of international experts said today. In an article published in The Lancet to coincide with the second annual World Prematurity Day, the expert group say prevention of preterm birth also could save billions in economic costs. "Governments and health...

Global Partners Challenge 39 High-Income Countries WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lowering preterm birth rates by an average of 5 percent across 39 high-resource countries, including the United States, by 2015 would prevent prematurity for 58,000 babies a year, a group of international experts said today. In an article published in The Lancet to coincide with the second annual World Prematurity Day, the expert group say prevention of preterm birth also...

Pregnant women who have had prior preterm births may avoid a subsequent early birth if given progestogens, which are natural or synthetic forms of progesterone, a female hormone that naturally increases during pregnancy, a Vanderbilt analysis shows. Women who have had prior preterm births and are given progestogens while expecting a single child show some benefit from additional hormone, Vanderbilt researchers reported in a systematic review released on Thursday in Obstetrics &...

Nearly 40 percent of the small adrenal tumors that cause big problems with high blood pressure share a genetic mutation that causes patients to retain too much sodium, researchers report. The study of 47 human, benign adrenal gland tumors also showed a mutation of the gene KCNJ5 is twice as likely to occur in women – 71 versus 29 percent – as it points to potential new treatments for some patients who don't respond to current hypertension regimens, said Dr. William E. Rainey,...

15 Million Babies Born Too Soon Every Year, Including Half Million in U.S. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Preterm babies are born at a higher rate in the United States than in 130 other countries of the world, including many poorer nations, according to the just-released report Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth. The report, containing the first-ever estimates of preterm birth rates by country, was published today by The March of...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Amerigroup Corporation (NYSE: AGP) announced its successful efforts at preventing premature births - as well its commitment to protecting access to affordable drug therapies for at-risk mothers - at the annual Norfolk/Virginia Beach March of Dimes kick-off breakfast for the March for Babies. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...

PARSIPPANY and LIVINGSTON, N.J., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) and Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRX) today confirmed that, as expected, Watson has received a complete response letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its New Drug Application (NDA 22-139) for progesterone vaginal gel 8% for use in the reduction of risk of preterm birth in women with a singleton gestation and a short uterine cervical length in the...