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Latest news in the field of endometriosis: clinical and scientific research, updates from national support groups – and general news on progress.
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The Associazione Italiana Endometriosis in collaboration with the Italian Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians held a press conference in Rome today to officially launch Endometriosis Awareness Week.
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Endometriosis.org has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2007 Customer Service Innovation Award for its contribution to the field of endometriosis
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Increased awareness and investment in research has resulted in unprecedented recognition of endometriosis by the European Parliament, taken up by the Italian Senate in a 5-year action plan.
12 NOVEMBER 2007 The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) has secured funding for its first international multi-centre study. The aim of the study is to develop a symptom-based questionnaire to predict the presence of endometriosis – a study of this scale has never been undertaken before! Endometriosis affects tens of millions of women across the […]
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A tribute to Ellen Johnson, tireless advocate for women with endometriosis. Ellen contributed numerous supportive articles for Endometriosis.org
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Newman’s Own Foundation has granted Endometriosis New Zealand (ENZ) $10,000 towards its adolescent endometriosis programme, Me.
18 OCTOBER 2007 A special focus review collection has been compiled and published by Women’s Health where editor, Professor Thomas D’Hooghe, highlights endometriosis as the “hidden disease” and reviews state-of-the-art thinking in managing this major problem. Professor D’Hooghe Future Medicine has announced the publication of The Challenge of Endometriosis a collection of key reviews highlighting […]
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The ASRM Distinguished Researcher Award has been presented to Professor Robert Taylor, who has devoted an almost 30-year career to the study of endometriosis.
13 September 2007 Australian researchers have discovered how to isolate probable stem cells from the lining of women’s wombs, thus providing a ready source of stem cells for tissue engineering as well as a possible route for understanding common conditions such as endometriosis. The finding opens up the possibility of using the stem cells for […]