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Girl, you'll be a woman soon - Mar 18, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,Boys with precocious puberty -- defined as having testicular enlargement before the age of nine -- are far less common. It's also more likely the condition
Growing up too fast? - Mar 16, 2008
Edmonton Sun,Alexa is a textbook case of precocious puberty, a condition in which the child enters puberty unusually early. Medically, pediatricians consider puberty to
Novel treatments seem promising for central precocious puberty - Mar 7, 2008
Endocrine Today,...by Paul Saenger, MD, MACE Central precocious puberty is the premature activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary–gonadal axis that causes the development of
Signals of early development - Feb 27, 2008
The Age,The main implication of precocious puberty is that bones stop growing earlier than they should, resulting in a shorter than average adult height.
Blues of puberty too soon - Feb 27, 2008
The Age,...endocrinologists are not seeing a huge influx of patients with precocious puberty - the term given to puberty that arrives before the age of eight.
The Link Between Obesity, Cancer, and Toxicity (Part 1) - Mar 10, 2008
Natural News.com,Epidemiology shows us that childhood obesity is a probable cause of early-onset or "precocious" puberty, defined as prior to age 11.
Before They're Ready - Mar 4, 2008
E/The Environmental Magazine,Chubbier children enter puberty earlier and those who demonstrate precocious puberty are more likely to become obese in adulthood.
The long-term effects of puberty suppressants - Mar 15, 2008
Canoe.ca,Her precocious puberty had a big part in bringing all three children up at home.� While mothers may shudder at Sandi’s ordeal, Teigen is easily reconciled
Perinatal Exposure of Female Rats to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p ... - Mar 4, 2008
Journal of EndocrinologyThese results indicate that perinatal exposure to a low dose of TCDD induces precocious puberty, including early maturation of the hypothalamic-pituitary
DJ Seidenwurm for the Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging - Mar 12, 2008
AJNR (subscription),Precocious puberty and other neurologic symptoms can be produced by hypothalamic lesions such as hamartoma. MR imaging is generally indicated in all
Market Review: Market Review on Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Mar 21, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...for overactive bladder, VANTAS for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN LA for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL to treat male hypogonadism.
Unusual Radiologic Presentation of Monostotic Fibrous Dysplasia - Mar 10, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,In addition, fibrous dysplasia may be associated with single or multiple endocrinopathies, or with precocious puberty and cutaneous hyperpigmentation in
Indevus Pharmaceuticals to Present at Cowen and Company 28th ... - Mar 11, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),VANTAS(R) for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN(R) LA for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL(R) to treat male hypogonadism.
Neurofibromatosis I Report advises on examination, anticipatory ... - Feb 29, 2008
AAP News (subscription)...history usually is indolent, but in about one-third of cases, they become symptomatic and can lead to visual loss, proptosis or precocious puberty.
Who Drank The Milk From Hallmark/Westland Cows? - Feb 26, 2008
NewsBlaze,And rBST is widely suspected of contributing to ballooning rates of US breast and prostate cancer, diabetes, precocious puberty and metabolic disorders.
Researchers Find Gene Linked to Early Puberty; Discovery May One ... - Feb 14, 2008
ABC NewsSuch is the plight of children who experience precocious puberty — a condition in which their bodies begin to mature years too early.
A GPR54-Activating Mutation in a Patient with Central Precocious ... - Feb 13, 2008
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),The Arg386Pro mutant appears to be associated with central precocious puberty. From the Developmental Endocrinology Unit, Medical Investigation Laboratory,
Early puberty - Jan 30, 2008
Malaysia Star,In most cases, precocious puberty is considered to have occurred if it starts at age eight to 10 for girls, and slightly later for boys.
Toxins may be linked to early puberty - Feb 7, 2008
United Press International..."Although this finding might be incidental, ZEA may be related to central precocious puberty occurrence in girls exposed to mycoestrogens," lead researcher
Environmental Toxins Linked To Early Onset Puberty In Girls, Study ... - Feb 6, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The study is reported in "High Growth Rate of Girls with Precocious Puberty Exposed to Estrogenic Mycotoxins" by Francesco Massart, MD, PhD,
Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2008 ... - Feb 7, 2008
CNNMoney.comSUPPRELIN(R) LA is a subcutaneous implant indicated for the treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP), the premature onset of puberty in children.
Early onset of puberty? Blame environment - Feb 8, 2008
Daily News & Analysis,...took a region of Tuscany into account to explain why the area had a much higher than average incidence of central precocious puberty (CPP).
The youngest parents ever - Feb 4, 2008
Helium,Lina had precocious puberty (onset of puberty at an early age) and began to menstruate at the age of 8 months. At the time of the birth she was fully
Clinical Update - Decapeptyl(R)/Trelstar(R) 6-Month Formulation in ... - Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessThe product is now marketed worldwide for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, endometriosis, precocious puberty, in-vitro fertilisation programs,
The new normal: Girls are now developing at age 8 or 9 years old ... - Jan 30, 2008
Journal Times,There have always been rare cases of extremely early puberty, called precocious puberty. One report, going back to 1834 in Butler County, Ky.,
Indevus Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on PRO 2000 Program - Feb 15, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),VANTAS(R) for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN(R) LA for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL(R) to treat male hypogonadism.
Lethal Lunch - Feb 7, 2008
Teen InkBut don’t think that only girls are affected; “precocious puberty� has shown up in young boys due to problematic hormone changes, according to Vanity Fair.
Market Review: Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Under Current ... - Feb 1, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...for overactive bladder, VANTAS for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN LA for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL to treat male hypogonadism.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces Fiscal 2007 - Nov 29, 2007
CNNMoney.comSUPPRELIN(R) LA is a subcutaneous implant indicated for the treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP), the premature onset of puberty in children.
Young girls may hold key to breast cancer - Dec 10, 2007
NorthJersey.com,So many girls now begin puberty at younger ages that the Pediatric Endocrine Society officially lowered the definition of precocious puberty,
Indevus Comments on Bayer Healthcare Discontinuation of Viadur(R) - Dec 20, 2007
FOX NewsVANTAS(R) for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN(R) LA for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL(R) to treat male hypogonadism.
AstraZeneca’s Breast Cancer Drug Exclusivity in the US Prolonged ... - Nov 30, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),...for example gynecomastia in pubertal boys and precocious puberty in girls with McCune-Albright Syndrome,� states John Patterson, executive director of
Indevus Receives Non-Approvable Letter From FDA for VALSTAR（TM） - Dec 19, 2007
金�界,LA for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL? to treat male hypogonadism. The Indevus development pipeline contains multiple compounds within the
AstraZeneca receives six months pediatric exclusivity patent ... - Dec 3, 2007
News-Medical.net,...from increased estrogen production, for example: gynecomastia in pubertal boys and precocious puberty in girls with McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS).
much too soon - Oct 29, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times,...with mom tarissa stanciel, is treated with daily hormone shots. an implant may be in her future. xaviera was experiencing "precocious puberty," defined
age of puberty starting at younger ages in american girls - Nov 15, 2007
KSDK,...of a drug called lupron. she's needed the medication since she was diagnosed with what the medical community calls precocious puberty. she was just six.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals to Announce Fiscal 2007 Financial Results ... - Nov 26, 2007
CNNMoney.comVANTAS(R) for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN(R) LA for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL(R) to treat male hypogonadism.
cashing in on preteen puberty - Nov 13, 2007
Globe and Mail,...the san francisco-based founder of petite amie, which also sells kits aimed at teens. precocious puberty, as it's termed, has sparked a debate within
(bprw) protecting our daughters against breast cancer - Nov 1, 2007
Black PR Wire (press release),...referred to as precocious puberty. a 2007 study conducted by the breast cancer fund entitled “the falling age of puberty in us girls: what we know,
pituitary gland now making kids awkward even sooner - Oct 29, 2007
Chicagoist,...kids as young as 4 are experiencing early-onset puberty. precocious puberty, which is not as fun as it sounds, is more common than you'd think.
vesicovaginal reflux mimicking obstructive hydrocolpos - Nov 20, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)...including precocious puberty, nonspecific pelvic pain, and urinary tract infection (uti). transabdominal imaging through the urinary bladder showed a
Shore Fellows awarded valuable time: - 19 Oct 2007
Harvard University Gazette,She suspects that a mutation in this receptor might be the cause of precocious puberty — the early onset of sexual maturation. Finding such a mechanism
Landmark study seeks to define norms for puberty in boys - Oct 1, 2007
AAP News (subscription)This is of concern, since precocious puberty in boys may be a sign of serious pathology, such as a hormone-secreting brain tumor.
Achieving new height - Sep 30, 2007
Chennai Online,8) Precocious puberty -This growth disorder is due to early onset adolescence in which a child is tall for his or her age initially but due to rapid bone
MOHAMMED BURNY Flying by Childhood - Sep 27, 2007
Daily Californian,Though children usually escape early puberty without any severe physical problems, the psychological impact of precocious puberty cannot be underestimated.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals to Present at Think Equity Partners ... - Sep 27, 2007
CNNMoney.comVANTAS(R) for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN(R) LA, for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL(R) to treat male hypogonadism.
Diet - is Meat Really Good for Us? What Happens When We Eat Meat ... - Oct 1, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),...dwarfism, gigantism, kidney disease, hypertension, precocious puberty, hypoglycaemia, masculinisation of females, feminisation of males and cancer.
Alkermes and Indevus Announce Positive Results from Phase 2a ... - Sep 26, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...overactive bladder, VANTAS ® for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN ® LA, for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL ® to treat male hypogonadism.
The Truth Behind Early Puberty - Sep 4, 2007
LiveScience.com,The phenomenon is called precocious puberty. Some doctors think it is happening with greater frequency since the 1990s, especially among girls.
15 month old female toddler experiences precocious puberty - Aug 17, 2007
Shanghaiist,Precocious puberty is defined by the Nanjing Children's Hospital as sexual maturation before age 8 for girls and age 10 for boys, and can be a very
Fatimah Ali | WE ARE WHAT WE EAT - Aug 28, 2007
Philadelphia Daily News,Back in my youth, even eating meat three times a day, our bodies changed around 12 and 13, not 9 and 10, which is called "precocious puberty" and is
Growth Pattern and Final Height after Cessation of Gonadotropin ... - Sep 6, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,...height gain from cessation of therapy to FHt was greater and time to epiphyseal fusion was longer in the younger central precocious puberty (CPP) than
HAVE YOUR SAY – Are fat kids being robbed of their childhood? - Aug 14, 2007
Wrexham Evening Leader,There's something now known as 'precocious puberty,' and doctors are becoming alarmed by the number of children referred to specialists because they are
Kids, don't grow too soon! - Aug 14, 2007
Xinhua,...curvy primary school girl, a long queue of "weird" kids wait everyday outside the precocious puberty clinic of the Chongqing Children Hospital.
Indevus Announces Submission of New Drug Application - Aug 28, 2007
CNNMoney.comVANTAS(R) for advanced prostate cancer, SUPPRELIN(R) LA, for central precocious puberty, and DELATESTRYL(R) to treat male hypogonadism.
Indevus Announces Receipt of $49.9 Million Milestone Payment from ... - Aug 13, 2007
CNNMoney.comVANTAS(R) for advanced prostate cancer, DELATESTRYL(R) to treat male hypogonadism and SUPPRELIN(R) LA, for central precocious puberty.
Serum Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin Levels in Healthy Children and ... - Aug 6, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Conclusions: SHBG levels were strongly dependent on body composition and sex steroid levels in children with normal and precocious puberty.
Indevus Pharmaceuticals Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2007 ... - Aug 7, 2007
CNNMoney.comOn June 25, 2007, the Company announced the launch and availability of SUPPRELIN LA for the treatment of children with Central Precocious Puberty (CPP).
Girls entering puberty by the age of six - but are drugs the answer? - Aug 7, 2007
Daily Mail,Doctors are increasingly worried about the number of girls - and boys - being referred to specialists because of this phenomenon of 'precocious' puberty.
Is Indevus Headed to the Black? - Aug 8, 2007
Motley FoolAt the end of June, the company began shipping Valera's once-yearly implant SUPPERLIN LA for the treatment of children with Central Precocious Puberty (CPP)
Indevus Announces FDA Approval of SANCTURA(R) XR - Aug 6, 2007
CNNMoney.comVANTAS(R) for advanced prostate cancer, DELATESTRYL(R) to treat male hypogonadism and SUPPRELIN(R) LA, for central precocious puberty.
Indevus Announces Launch of SUPPRELIN(R) LA for Central Precocious ... - Jun 25, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Indevus will be hosting a virtual press briefing with leading experts on Central Precocious Puberty and new treatment options at the MAGIC Foundation Annual
Dianne Harbaugh shares her story - Jun 24, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,Known as precocious puberty, the condition affects about 1 in 20000, Moll said. Dianne and her brother, James, now 22, were raised by a mother who was
FDA Approvals: Supprelin LA, AzaSite, Invega - Jun 15, 2007
Medscape (subscription)The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a histrelin acetate 50-mg once-yearly implant for the treatment of central precocious puberty;
Overweight As A Teen? The Health Outlook is Grim - Jul 1, 2007
DentalPlans.com,Overweight girls are more likely to exhibit precocious puberty and overweight boys have delayed maturation. The excess fat sets up endocrine changes causing
Kyla Miller: Results promising - Jun 16, 2007
The Evening Sun,She takes an injection every four weeks to suppress her growth hormones because she was thrown in to precocious puberty as a result of the tumor.
Who are the denialists? (Part IV) - Jun 18, 2007
ScienceBlogs...kids to prevent precocious puberty), the approach the anti-vaxxers advocate is usually based on the faulty premise of mercury being present in the kids.
Indevus Announces Presentation of Pagoclone Data at 47th Annual ... - Jun 12, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...to treat male hypogonadism, all of which are currently marketed, as well as SUPPRELIN(R) LA, which was recently approved for central precocious puberty.
Early sexual development is a serious issue - Apr 15, 2007
Jamaica Observer,However, sometimes things do not work in tandem; as a result, some boys develop testotoxicosis and girls precocious puberty.
Alkermes and Indevus Announce Initiation of Phase 2a Clinical ... - Apr 25, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),The most advanced compounds in development include SANCTURA XRâ„¢, the once-daily formulation of SANCTURA, SUPPRELIN(R)-LA for central precocious puberty,
Surprise developments - Mar 30, 2007
Toronto Star,However, this is generally limited to diagnoses of abnormally early development, or "precocious puberty." Anna was alarmed when her 9-year-old daughter
DOR BioPharma Announces Initiation of Clinical Development Program ... - Apr 4, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...uterine fibroids in women (noncancerous growths in the uterus) and central precocious puberty in children (a condition causing children to enter puberty
Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis Support Indevus ... - Apr 4, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),A second product, SUPPRELIN(R)-LA is a twelve-month implant currently under review by the FDA for the treatment of central precocious puberty.
One Great Big Plastic Hassle - 28 Feb 2007
Common Ground,To date there has been little research in the area of “precocious puberty,� as it’s called, but Galvez is currently part of a multicenter study of 1200
Precocious puberty - Feb 6, 2007
MayoClinic.comPrecocious puberty is when the physical changes of puberty begin before age 8 for girls and before age 9 for boys. An uncommon condition, precocious puberty
Natural Health Information Centre Announces New Partners to ... - Feb 17, 2007
PR Web (press release),Chemicals like sodium lauryl sulfate have long been known to cause serious health effects, such as infertility, precocious puberty (children experiencing
EPA: A bias-free family policy? The facts show children need both ... - Feb 27, 2007
Politics.co.uk,10/ Precocious Puberty, research by Psychologist Dr Aric Sigman, commissioned by Clearasil. 1. The Equal Parenting Alliance is a new UK political party,
Valera Pharmaceuticals Reports 2006 Financial Results - Feb 22, 2007
SYS-CON Media,A second product, SUPPRELIN®-LA is a twelve-month implant currently under review by the FDA for the treatment of central precocious puberty.
Powerful film tells the haunting story of a world without hope - Feb 1, 2007
Canada Western Catholic Reporter,Male fish with female genitalia, increasing levels of birth defects, precocious puberty (girls menstruating as young as seven), delayed puberty in boys,
Susan Flinn Joins Lyons Lavey Nickel Swift as President - Feb 7, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),She also has experience with rarer conditions such as precocious puberty, sepsis and endometriosis, and with clients outside traditional pharma,
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