Twins born five years apart thanks to advanced reproductive technology

By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD

Floren Blake is a miracle baby for her parents. At just under two months of age she also has a “twin” five-year-old brother Reuben. Even the clinicians who delivered the baby girl in November last year were ecstatic said her 38-year-old mother, Jody Blake, as the family shared the excitement brought about…

Guided Therapeutics seeks CE Mark approval for LuViva Advanced Cervical Scan

Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: GTHP) (OTCQB: GTHP) today announced that it has submitted the application for CE Mark approval for LuViva® Advanced Cervical Scan . The CE Mark is required to market LuViva in the 27 nations that comprise the European Union (EU).

“The filing of our CE Mark approval application for LuViva is a significant milestone for…

Inlyta receives FDA approval for treatment of advanced kidney cancer

Drug helps keep cancer from progressing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Inlyta (axitinib) to treat patients with advanced kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma) who have not responded to another drug for this type of cancer.

Renal cell carcinoma is a type of kidney cancer that starts in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney. Inlyta works by blocking certain proteins called kinases that play a role…