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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 23rd, 2004
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Breast Cancer - MRI accurately identifies tumors missed by mammography

Gender & Health - Gender inequities fuel spread of HIV

Myocardial Infarction - Heart attack risk especially high for women with diabetes

Osteoporosis - Dental X-rays could be first step in osteoporosis screening

Urinary Incontinence - Patients' own stem cells used to cure SUI

Anorexia - Eating disorders preventable in children, according to treatment facility

Antimicrobial Resistance - Geographic distribution of resistant uropathogenic E. coli in U.S. outlined

Assisted Reproduction - Single-embryo transfer showing good results in Sweden

Asthma - Young volunteers sought for study to test if infant rash cream prevents asthma

Atherosclerosis - Forearm vascular function impaired in postmenopausal women with low BMD

Atherosclerosis - LCAT induces estradiol esterification in HDL, boosting antioxidant potential

Atrial Fibrillation - Atrial fibrillation is greater risk factor for stroke/CV death in women than men

Awards - Top family council community networks recognized in Washington State

Bone Health - Zinc deficiency increases bone tissue damage in ovariectomized rats

Breast Cancer - Autocrine Epo signaling inhibits hypoxia-induced apoptosis in cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer diagnostic system recommended for FDA approval

Breast Cancer - Cancer drug risk equal for black, white women

Breast Cancer - Continued reduction in cancer incidence associated with longer raloxifene use

Breast Cancer - Hormones affect mammographic breast density

Breast Cancer - Long-term outcomes, clinical features of bilateral breast carcinomas presented

Breast Cancer - New biopsy technique helps assess cancer spread

Breast Cancer - Novel protein pathway linked to aggressive progression of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Scientists working on at-home device for detecting breast tumors

Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen's risks similar in black women and white women in U.S.

Business & Finance - Imaging company reports 53% increase in revenue

Business & Finance - Plastic surgery products manufacturer announces financial results

Business Update - Analysis of European CAD diagnostic systems markets shows growth

Business Update - Companies announce private label agreement for film-based CAD systems

Business Update - ETG treatment center opens in Singapore

Business Update - Skin care products biotech company opens distribution center in Canada

Cancer Genetics - Recurrent chromosome breakpoint at NRG1/Neuregulin 1/Heregulin gene studied

Cancer Therapy - U.S. FDA approves new drug for the most common type of lung cancer

Candidiasis - Genital Candida infection in very young girls is cause for investigation

Cervical Cancer - Case of combined signet ring cell and glassy cell carcinoma reported

Cognitive Function - Executive function is less sensitive to estradiol than spatial memory

Colon Cancer - Preclinical data published for colon cancer product, NX 473

Connective Tissue Diseases - Cervical tissue abnormalities seen in women with systemic sclerosis

Contraception - U.S. FDA approves levonorgestrel, ethinyl estradiol for pregnancy prevention

Coronary Artery Disease - Small social circles are linked to heart disease death in women

Depression - Women especially susceptible to the "holiday blues"

Diabetes - Agreement forged to develop prefilled cartridges for external insulin pumps

Diagnostics - Cleveland Clinic implements Rapid Capture System for cervical cancer screening

Diagnostics - U.S. FDA clears IQQA-Chest software for digital x-ray

Diet - 2004 Corn Annual Report highlights corn's role in healthy diets

Disease Associations - Study suggests an association between osteoporosis and otosclerosis in women

Disease Prevention - Direct payments to poor families could improve maternal, child health

Disease Prevention - Drug delivery system with EDTA is safe intravaginal barrier device

Disease Prevention - Physical activity benefits women at or near menopause

Disease Transmission - More prenatal care in developing world needed to combat HIV/AIDS

Drug Discount Card - Report examines benefit from Medicare prescription drug law

Endocrinology - Characteristics of lean and obese women compared before and after menopause

Endocrinology - Environmental estrogens act at very low concentrations

Endocrinology - Epidemiologic study looks at gene polymorphisms affecting hormone levels

Endocrinology - FFAs may be involved in enhanced circadian ACTH release in obese women

Endocrinology - Serum PSA concentration is increased in acromegalic women

Endocrinology - Tissue-selective effects of tibolone on the breast examined

Endometriosis - Dysregulation of IL-1/IL-1-R system may relate to immunologic dysfunction

Endometriosis - Higher incidence associated with age, race, BMI, alcohol use, and smoking

Environmental Health - Exposure to fine particles during pregnancy adversely affects fetus

Epilepsy - Epilepsy Foundation survey highlights health myths that persist in the U.S.

Female Diabetes - PPAR-gamma activation affects nitric oxide production in placenta

Female Sexual Dysfunction - Professional group calls for clinical guidelines on androgen therapy

Fetal Development - Non-viral gene transfer tracks gene expression in murine embryos

Fetal Medicine - Meconium fatty acid ethyl esters are biomarkers of maternal substance abuse

Fibroids - Preliminary data reported from European gynecology anti-adhesion study

Finance - Bioactive products producer reports third quarter 2004 financial results

Fitness & Wellness - Tired of Tae Bo? Health clubs now offering belly dancing

Fitness & Wellness - Videos that introduce toddlers to football, golf aimed at keeping kids active

Food Safety - Maryland Poison Center, Giant Food issue holiday food safety advisory

Gender & Health - Women and girls need access to AIDS therapies and protection from violence

Genetic Counseling - The word mutation generates negative connotations in many people's minds

Genetics - Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital to provide genetic risk-assessment tools

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms are associated with GDM

Growth Hormones - Continued growth hormone treatment after final height needed

Gynecologic Surgery - Consensus-based recommendations offered on adhesions and their prevention

Gynecologic Surgery - Management of infected synthetic grafts after abdominal sacrocolpopexy reviewed

Gynecology - Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI monitors ovarian graft neovascularization

Gynecology - Ether a go-go is a biomarker for human cervical cancer

Gynecology - Guidance on chaperones hard to implement in general practice

HIV/AIDS - Microbicide producer comments on the UNAIDS/WHO 2004 AIDS Epidemic Update

HIV/AIDS Disease Progression - Selenium status associated with increased HIV disease progression in pregnancy

HIV/AIDS Education - U.N. system marks World AIDS Day by spotlighting epidemic's impact on women

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Ten U.N. agencies urge new focus on women and HIV in Latin America

HIV/AIDS Home Care - Caretakers of AIDS patients in rural Tanzania lack basic needs

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Africa: HIV prevention efforts don't address specific needs of women

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Health experts urge U.S. to expand AIDS prevention policies

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Health groups, researchers fight AIDS spread in women

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Inconsistent condom use related to abuse history and HIV serostatus

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Stigma/low drug availability associated with insufficient ART in prenatal care

HIV/AIDS Risk - Asia marks World AIDS Day amid new warnings that women most at risk

HIV/AIDS Treatment - U.S. women with HIV lack access to healthcare

HIV/AIDS Treatment - United Nations urges better help for women, girls infected with HIV

Headache & Migraine - Survey finds migraine impact extends beyond sufferers

Hepatitis - Study to examine efficacy of hepatitis C treatment in Latinos announced

Hormone Replacement Therapy - ERT suppresses stress-induced cardiovascular responses in ovariectomized rats

Hormone Therapy - No interaction found between 17beta-estradiol and medroxyprogesterone

Hormones - Estrogen accelerates occludin modulation at tight junctions

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Papillomavirus-like particles stimulate dendritic cells to produce IFN-alpha

Information Technology - H-Quotient announces new software for OBGYN practices

Laboratory Techniques - HPLC-MS method measures endogenous ketolic estrogen metabolites in human urine

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome - Germline mosaicism complicates molecular diagnosis

Liposomal Delivery - Ovarian cancer cells internalize TAT-peptide modified liposomes by endocytosis

Mastectomy - Study shows pain of breast surgery eased by Botox

Medical Education - Cancer center starts new graduate school

Medical Ethics - Advisory board for women's bioethics think tank named

Medical Imaging - Kodak gets U.S. FDA approval for mammography system

Menstruation - U.S. FDA grants fast track status for drug to treat heavy menstrual bleeding

Metabolic Syndrome - Prior gestational hyperglycemia is a long-term predictor of metabolic syndrome

Mutation - Mutation in babies identified by mass spectrometry is temperature sensitive

Myelofibrosis - Risk factors determine survival outcome following ASCT in myelofibrosis patients

Myocardial Infarction - Amount of visceral adipose tissue is heart attack risk factor in older women

Newborn Health - Premature infants may continue to require surfactant to ease breathing

Newborn Health - Study initiated to evaluate Numax in reducing RSV in Native American infants

Newborn Health - Web site for families of premature babies launched

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Cancer risk appears lower with multiple pregnancies, higher with later menarche

Nutrition - Blood lead concentration, dietary intakes studied in 3-12 month infants

Obesity - Studies explore what schools can do to help stem the tide of student obesity

Obesity Pathogenesis - Levels of TNF-alpha and nitric oxide increased in obese women

Obesity Pathogenesis - Membrane fluidity decreased in overweight and obese female erythrocytes

Obesity Surgery - Panniculectomy is useful adjuvant to bariatric surgery

Obstetrics - Doctors say premature twins like Julia Roberts' are common

Obstetrics - Heparin used in case of hypertriglycideremia-induced pancreatitis in pregnancy

Obstetrics - Physical activity may reduce risk of preeclampsia

Obstetrics - Racial discrimination may contribute to premature births and low birthweight

Obstetrics - Smoking during pregnancy may cause genetic instability in fetus

Obstetrics - Study findings indicate seafood intake during pregnancy may reduce fetal growth

Obstetrics - Study finds no long-term harm from repeated prenatal ultrasound examination

Oncology - COP1 is overexpressed in breast and ovarian adenocarcinomas

Oncology - Inhibitors that staunch gp130 signals may treat breast cancer

Oncology - Women's health company announces relocation of corporate headquarters

Oral Contraceptive - Approvable letter for new oral contraceptive YAZ issued in United States

Osteoporosis - Alendronate performs well in Early Postmenopausal Intervention Cohort study

Osteoporosis - Associations studied between vitamin K biochemical measures and BMD

Osteoporosis - Conjugated linoleic acid appears to slow bone resorption in ovariectomized rats

Osteoporosis - Endogenous levels of estradiol, SHBG determine bone health of elderly women

Osteoporosis - Low-intensity pulsed US doesn't prevent bone loss in older Chinese women

Osteoporosis - Osteoclasto- and osteoblastogenesis transiently increase during early bone loss

Osteoporosis - Serum cathepsin-L concentration is a marker of bone resorption, density

Osteoporosis - Tibolone appears to be heart-safe treatment for preventing bone loss

Ovarian Cancer - DNA microarray expression profiling predicts chemotherapeutic response

Ovarian Cancer - Folate-conjugated liposomes target macrophages associated with ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Role of ascites-derived membrane vesicles in tumor growth studied

Ovarian Cancer - Xenograft response to cisplatin can occur regardless of p53 status

Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA approves Vesicare for the treatment of overactive bladder

Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA approves treatment for overactive bladder

Pain Medicine - "Catastrophizing" may play role in differing pain responses between sexes

Parasitic Diseases - Wider use of antiparasite drugs benefits very young children, pregnant women

Patents - Company seeks patent for use of OsteoGram for digital mammography

Patient Safety - Study shows women hospital CEOs say culture shift, IT enhance patient safety

Pediatrics - A protein in breast milk helps prevent and treat deadly neonatal enterocolitis

Personnel - Oncology diagnostics company names David Bolick, MD, as chief medical director

Pharmacology - New CE technique analyzes AZT's efficacy in reducing vertical HIV transmission

Pharmacology - Strontium ranelate modulates calcium-sensing receptor activity in bone cells

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Metformin more effective than LOD as second-line treatment

Product Development - Maker of skin care products opens sales and customer service center in Canada

Proteomics - Impact of slide aging on immunohistochemical translational studies determined

Reproductive Biology - Endocannabinoid system in early human pregnancy characterized

Reproductive Biology - Uterine secretion of ISP proteins regulated by progesterone and estrogen

Reproductive Technology - Assisted reproduction technology may stop Pallister-Killian syndrome overgrowth

Reproductive and Sexual Health - European patent granted for sexual dysfunction medication

Sexual & Reproductive Health - New drug restores women's lost libido, raises safety concerns

Sleep Disorders - Women with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome may be underdiagnosed

Stress - Researchers find stress causes women's immune cells to age

Stroke - Combined estrogen and progesterone doesn't increase stroke risk in rats

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - SLE patients have higher IgE and antinuclear IgE autoantibodies without allergy

Toxicology - Lead levels in breast milk increase infant blood lead levels at age 1 month

Transplant Medicine - Future selection practices may match specific recipients to specific donors

Type 1 Diabetes - U of Michigan gets $44 million gift to speed up search for type 1 diabetes cure

Urinary Incontinence - Case reported of urethral erosion of TVT presenting as recurrent SUI

Urinary Incontinence - Minimally invasive surgery offers good long-term cure rates for SUI

Urinary Incontinence - Open bladder neck at rest doesn't indicate urethral sphincter incompetence

Urinary Incontinence - Partial urethral transection fixed by resection of transvaginal tape

Urinary Incontinence - Study questions need for intra-operative cough test in TVT procedure

Urinary Incontinence - TVT procedure has overall positive effect on women's sexual function

Urinary Incontinence - Tension-free bladder neck sling procedure is an effective treatment option

Urinary Incontinence - Transobturator tape procedure is treatment option for stress incontinence

Urinary Incontinence - U.S. speed skater hopes to educate women about common postchildbirth condition

Urinary Tract Infection - Predisposing factors with normal female anatomy include genetics, behavior

Uterine Fibroids - Surgery Without Incisions: New Frontiers for Radiology

Uterine Leiomyomas - MRI-guided US therapy relieves symptoms in patients with uterine fibroids

Vaginal Neoplasms - Case reported of vaginal primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

Women's Health - Case reveals pregnant women need salt

Women's Health - Hysterectomy-alternative to treat uterine fibroids offered by California OBGYN

Women's Health - Mercury contamination screening method in biological samples introduced

Women's Health - Univ. of North Dakota getting federal money for women's health project

Women's Health - Uterine fibroid embolization is minimally invasive alternative to hysterectomy

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