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Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 16th, 2004
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications
Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen acts quickly to prevent damaged breast cells from turning cancerous
Epidemiology - Number of women living with HIV increases in each region of the world
Sexual Violence - Effective partnerships key to combating gender-based violence
Stroke - Family history predicts young women's risk of stroke
Urinary Incontinence - Women accept vaginal pessaries for management of stress and mixed UI
Animal Studies - Nutritional intake during pregnancy impacts fetal and placental vessel growth
Asthma - Predictors of hospital admission show women at higher risk
Biomarkers - The ratio of VEGF-A to its soluble receptor changes in breast cancer patients
Bone Metabolism - Drospirenone + ethinyl estradiol oral contraceptive reduces bone turnover
Breast Cancer - Black tea polyphenols may inhibit hormone-dependent breast tumors
Breast Cancer - Breast tumor expression of EGFR family proteins has prognostic value
Breast Cancer - Breast-conserving therapy in women with BRCA1/2-linked disease has pros, cons
Breast Cancer - CTCF not target of 16q22.1 loss in breast carcinoma
Breast Cancer - Computer-aided diagnosis algorithm differentiates benign from malignant lesions
Breast Cancer - High geminin expression predicts adverse outcome in breast cancer patients
Breast Cancer - Study finds chemical attraction makes HER2-positive breast cancer invade organs
Breast Cancer - Ultrasound helpful when a woman feels a lump, but clinical exam is normal
Breast Cancer - Wide PPV variations seen in Finnish screening program similar to rest of Europe
Breastfeeding - Despite cheers, breastfeeding bill unlikely to pass this year
Business Update - Emerging Enterprise Solutions plans to change name, discusses sub's new products
Cancer Genetics - Small risk of heritable cancer among patients in Scottish general practices
Cervical Cancer - FRA8C is involved in HPV integration and chromosomal translocations
Cervical Cancer - Report assesses anesthetic technique used in high-dose-rate brachytherapy
Chlamydia - Chlamydia inhibit host-cell apoptosis by degrading proapoptotic proteins
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Smokers unconcerned about developing COPD though over half have symptoms weekly
Contraception - Contraceptive efficacy and safety of DMPA-SC reviewed
Contraception - Mifepristone does not stimulate proteins associated with endometrial bleeding
Contraception - Rates of contraceptive use at first intercourse studied among Australian youth
Contraceptive Vaccine - Fusing molecular adjuvant to hCG protein antigen enhances humoral immunity
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Survival predicted by correlates in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Diabetes Risk - Asian Indians have low risk threshold for acquired diabetogenic factors
Diagnostics - More pregnant women learn their HIV status under Botswana's HIV testing policy
Diagnostics - Swissray to integrate OsteoGram software
Diagnostics - Use of biomarkers to detect cervical dysplasia, cancer a 'success'
Diet & Nutrition - High protein, low-carb diet during pregnancy yields later benefits to offspring
Diet & Nutrition - Prenatal exposure to undernutrition causes fatty food preference in adult mice
Disease Associations - Lifetime depression history and sexual function studied in women at midlife
Disease Associations - Obesity tied to increased risk for dozens of conditions
Disease Prevention - Female condom overlooked in fight against spread of HIV/AIDS
Disease Transmission - Violence against women fuels spread of HIV/AIDS
Eating Disorders - Girls with anorexia have lower bone mass than healthy girls
Eating Disorders - Preliminary data suggest Food Phobia Survey is a useful tool
Endometrial Ablation - Five studies evaluating NovaSure system presented at AAGL meeting
Endometriosis - Gene polymorphism doesn't confer genetic susceptibility in Italian population
Energy Expenditure - Exercise does not increase short-term energy intake in girls
Environmental Health - Effects of amitraz on P450 and estrogen activity determined
Enzymology - Polymorphism in a key folate enzyme influences DNA methylation in young women
Epidemiology - Inability to gain access to information keeps women, girls ignorant of HIV/AIDS
Epidemiology - Postpartum uterine infection linked to higher HIV-1 seropositivity in Uganda
Fibromyalgia - Alpha(1)-antitrypsin replacement therapy controls FM symptoms in two sisters
Finance - Biopharmaceutical company reports profitable third quarter
Finance - Birth control procedure developer reports loss of $0.25 per share
Finance - CRO reports $1.9 million in Q3 revenue, down from last year
Fitness - Program improves fitness in Black and Hispanic college-age women
Fundraising - Children's foundation holds benefit gala for sick children, their families
Growth & Development - Increased kidney growth studied in formula-fed versus breast-fed healthy infants
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Early marriage does not protect girls from HIV exposure in sub-Saharan Africa
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Relationship between substance abuse and HIV-infected women explored
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Women's rights in developing world crucial to victory over AIDS U.N. says
HIV/AIDS Therapy - Spending bill includes $8 million increase for microbicide development
Health Statistics - Birth rates for U.S. women aged 40-44 rose in 2003
Healthcare & Politics - Bill to suspend sale of RU-486 drug to be reintroduced by Republican lawmakers
Healthcare Disparities - Study emphasizes importance of women in cardiac research
Healthcare Economics - Cost of WHO's maternal health services package evaluated in Tanzania
Hormone Therapy - Researchers continue to weigh in on estrogen monotherapy arm of WHI study
Hormones - Estrogen controls branched-chain amino acid catabolism in female rats
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - HPV-like particles encapsidating IL-2 adjuvant enhanced immunogenicity
Hypertension - Gene associated with stage-2 hypertension in northern Han Chinese women
Infertility - Five advanced tests provide answers to couples with unexplained infertility
Infertility - Study: New treatments for infertility are unjustified
Influenza - Parents reminded of hand washing to prevent spread of flu/virus
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Intraductal Carcinoma - Microvessel phenotypes are altered in pre-invasive breast lesions
Legal Issues - Imaging company reaches settlement with SEC
Malaria - Double dose of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine effectively reduces pregnancy malaria
Medical Abortion - Expulsion of gestational sac accurately determined by clinicians, patients
Menstruation - Cyclic variation and distribution of uPA, uPAR, and PAI-1 mRNA studied
Menstruation - Study reveals women like idea of skipping periods but want more information
Metastasis - Reovirus foils the growth of metastatic breast cancer brain lesions
Neurology - Long-term obesity linked to loss of brain tissue in women
Neuroscience - Delta-opioid receptors in the medial preoptic area regulate lordosis
Neurovasculation - BKCa channel is a target for drug therapy of female erectile dysfunction
Nutrition - Multinational study conducted of alpha-lactalbumin concentrations in human milk
Nutrition - Phenylalanine kinetics in formula-fed and human milk-fed preterm infants
Obesity - Excess weight tied to increased risk for dozens of conditions
Obesity - Pediatric hospital announces first bariatric surgical procedure
Obesity - Study shows that lack of sleep may lead to obesity
Obesity Pathogenesis - Fenofibrate differentially affects body weight via PPAR-alpha
Obesity Risk Factor - Non-food-related environmental stimuli increase meal intake in women
Obesity Therapy - LE3AN program provides effective weight loss for females
Obstetrics - Caesarean births on the rise in Iowa
Obstetrics - Caesarean deliveries mark new record; birth rate up for older mothers
Obstetrics - Guidelines address use of antithrombotics by pregnant women
Obstetrics - Hypoxia doesn't reduce HLA-G expression on extravillous cytotrophoblasts
Obstetrics - Managing pregnancy with increased nuchal translucency in euploid fetus reviewed
Obstetrics - Non-pregnant women surveyed about preference for method of obstetric delivery
Obstetrics - Parental race affects fetal and infant mortality in twin gestations
Obstetrics - Preconception anemia affects pregnancy outcome in Chinese women
Obstetrics - Prenatal IL-6 exposure leads to later hypertension, altered HPA axis activity
Obstetrics - Sevoflurane concentrations of 1.2-1.3% maintain BIS <60 during cesarean delivery
Oncology - Estrogen receptor beta makes breast cancer cells susceptible to retinoic acid
Osteoporosis - Imaging devices producer, software developer sign distribution agreement
Osteoporosis - Soybean isoflavone metabolite inhibits bone loss in ovariectomized mice
Ovarian Cancer - CPT-11 plus mitomycin C may work against platinum-refractory disease
Ovarian Sex Cord-Stromal Tumor - Loss of heterozygosity at chromosome 19p13.3 indicates gene alteration in SCSTs
Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA approves new medication
Pain Management - Patient-controlled pain control system compares to IV PCA morphine, study shows
Pediatric Health - Children's hospital launches Thanks & Giving campaign to fight childhood disease
Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Pelvic organ prolapse quantification system used by only 40% of specialists
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Heart failure during childbirth may signal peripartum cardiomyopathy
Personnel - Scott Russell, PhD, appointed to company's executive advisory committee
Personnel - Stephen Kasnet named Columbia Labs board chair, Edward Blechschmidt vice chair
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - ART can help overcome subfertility in women with PCOS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Disease management protocol would aid physicians, patients
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Genetic techniques may help clarify PCOS pathophysiology
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - PCOS definitions helpful, but patients still need individual assessment
Preeclampsia - Cytotrophoblasts generate signals that disturb placental vascular remodeling
Preeclampsia - Oxidative stress may play a role in severe preeclampsia
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - Approvable letter granted for oral contraceptive containing drospirenone
Prenatal Screening - Midwives' attitudes toward and knowledge about nuchal translucency probed
Public Health - Respiratory infection a concern in rural Afghanistan, especially TB in women
Pulmonary Hypertension - Exacerbation of underlying pulmonary disease in pregnancy investigated
Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion - Deficiency in immunosuppressing circulating factor may play role in RSA
Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion - Th1 cytokine levels higher in women with RSA
Reproductive Biology - Folic acid may protect against homocysteine-induced trophoblast apoptosis
Reproductive Medicine - Basic fibroblast growth factor may be involved in ovarian follicle development
Reproductive Medicine - Factors affecting release rate of levonorgestrel implants identified
Reproductive Medicine - Novel mouse model used to clarify effects of long-term progestin use
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Company announces preliminary results from FLD500 study
Sexual Health - Article: Controversial testosterone patch for women puts FDA on the hot seat
Sexual Health - Testosterone improves women's sex lives
Sexual Violence - Grants awarded to end violence against women in conflict-affected areas
Sexual Violence - UNICEF: Impunity for rape and sexual violence in war must end immediately
Sexual Violence - Women in Mexico suffer violence and military injustice, group asserts
Stem Cell Research - Poll shows support for stem cell research among those who voted to re-elect Bush
Stock Market - Cancer diagnostics company announces new stock symbol, name
Technology - Skin contouring system receives CE Mark approval for cellulite treatment
Urinary Incontinence - Decreased estrogen receptor levels in pelvic floor tissues may play role in SUI
Urinary Incontinence - New non-surgical treatment for female SUI uses minimal anesthesia
Urinary Incontinence - Residual urine volume has minimal impact on utility of supine empty stress test
Urinary Tract Infection - Incidence of Salmonella-caused UTI has increased in elderly U.S. women
Urogynecology - Canada's ob/gyn residency programs provide little exposure to complex cases
Uterine Leiomyomas - Fibroid treatment may offer hope for women who want to conceive
Violence - Group emphasizes effect of violence on girls' health, safety, and education
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