Galactorrhea

Galactorrhea or galactorrhoea is the spontaneous flow of milk from the breast, unassociated with childbirth or nursing. Contemporary Maternal-Newborn Nursing Care defines galactorrhea as "nipple discharge." (From the Wikpedia article Galactorrhea.)

Download PDF containing detailed information.

Recent Publications on Galactorrhea:
SUNCT and optic nerve hypoplasia. SUNCT has been reported in association with abnormalities of the brainstem...	18th November, 2009	Department of Medicine/Neurology Service, Madigan Army Medical Center,	J Headache Pain. 2009 Oct;10(5):381-4. Epub 2009 Jun 19. DOI Direct Link
Comparison of multiple methods for identification of hyperprolactinemia in the presence of macroprolactin. BACKGROUND: Macroprolactin is a large, heterogeneous form of prolactin...	10th November, 2009	Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North	Clin Chim Acta. 2009 Nov 4. DOI Direct Link
Galactorrhea associated with juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: a review of the role of prolactin. ABSTRACT: This case report is based on the clinical observation of a...	27th October, 2009	Division of Rheumatology, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill	Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2009 Oct 23;7:17. DOI Direct Link
[Prolactinoma] Prolactin-secreting tumours (prolactinomas) are benign neoplasms...	14th October, 2009	Klinika Chorob Wewnetrznych i Farmakologii Klinicznej, Katedry	Przegl Lek. 2009;66(4):198-205.
Galactorrhoea is not lactation. SUNCT has been reported in association with abnormalities of the brainstem...	24th September, 2009		Trends Ecol Evol. 2009 Jul;24(7):354-5; author reply 355. Epub 2009 May 7. DOI Direct Link
→View more research publications.

Press Releases About Galactorrhea:
SCHERING-PLOUGH ANNOUNCES FDA APPROVAL OF SAPHRIS(R) (asenapine): for acute treatment of schizophrenia in adults and manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder with or without psychotic features in adults	14th August, 2009	Schering-Plough	Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SAPHRIS(R) (asenapine) sublingual tablets for acute treatment of schizophrenia

Galactorrhea Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
6492324	APJ ligand polypeptides
6656474	Methods of using a neurotrophin and its analogues for the treatment of gastrointestinal hypomotility disorders
6673823	Use of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)-.gamma. ligands as a treatment for pituitary tumors and associated conditions, such as Cushing's syndrome
6693077	Keratinocyte growth factor-2
6713060	Nek1-related protein kinase
→View more patents.

BioPortfolio Ltd. offers e-mail and postal lists for Galactorrhea scientists - we have details of around 205 individuals working on Galactorrhea .