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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 30th, 2004
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Breast Cancer - Molecular test predicts recurrence risk and who will benefit from chemotherapy

Breast Cancer - Shortening standard radiation therapy course following lumpectomy under study

Breast Cancer - Study: Aromatase inhibitors should be first-line treatment

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Estrogen reduces age-related increase in variability seen in cognition studies

Pharmaceutical Marketing - Gender bias in ads for cardiovascular drugs may affect women's treatment

Allergies - First soy-based pediatric drink for children with milk allergies

Anorectal Fistulas - Endorectal flap advancement repair is effective treatment for some patients

Anorexia Nervosa - Cortisol secretory dynamics changes in anorexia affects bone metabolism

Arthritis - In rats arthritis suppresses bone formation induced by mechanical loading

Awards - Breast cancer foundation names 2004 award recipients for scientific distinction

Blood Pressure - Salt sensitivity varies during menstrual cycle, differs pre- and postmenopause

Bowel Cancer - Higher selenium intake may protect against bowel cancer, report shows

Breast Cancer - ATAC trial data reported comparing anastrozole to tamoxifen

Breast Cancer - Analysis demonstrates additional benefits of adjuvant therapy with clodronate

Breast Cancer - Anastrozole benefits confirmed in postmenopausal patients

Breast Cancer - Approval sought for exemestane tablets as therapy for postmenopausal women

Breast Cancer - Biomarker expression correlates with 80% recurrence rate in retrospective study

Breast Cancer - Celecoxib shows surprising activity against estrogen receptors

Breast Cancer - Cell marker identifies patients more likely to respond to Taxol

Breast Cancer - Combination neoadjuvant therapy promising in treating locally advanced cancer

Breast Cancer - Conservation surgery is an option in ILC cases with clearly defined margins

Breast Cancer - Cystatin M is a novel candidate tumor suppressor gene for breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Data indicate nodal sampling or dissection is unnecessary in DCIS cases

Breast Cancer - Data re-analysis shows greatest benefit of chemotherapy in ER-negative tumors

Breast Cancer - Data show epirubicin hydrochloride injection improves survival

Breast Cancer - Digital mammography system provides benefits

Breast Cancer - Grant enables study of stress management in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - Hormone therapy alone isn't best treatment for receptor-positive cancer

Breast Cancer - MRI useful for detection, but doesn't eliminate need for biopsy

Breast Cancer - MammoSite Radiation Therapy System distributor announced

Breast Cancer - Market release of breast biopsy device announced

Breast Cancer - Medical imaging systems developer receives Frost & Sullivan technology award

Breast Cancer - Microarray-based diagnostic test has reached level 3 in evidence-based medicine

Breast Cancer - More research needed to clarify etiologic role of hormone-receptor expression

Breast Cancer - New drug shows better results at preventing return of disease

Breast Cancer - New molecular classification predicts response to chemotherapy

Breast Cancer - Peer-reviewed journal includes articles on breast ductoscopy product

Breast Cancer - Program makes breast cancer information more accessible

Breast Cancer - Scientists find way to see breast cancer activity from outside the body

Breast Cancer - Selective loss of AKR1C1/2 may result in decreased progesterone catabolism

Breast Cancer - Stat3 upregulates MEK5 expression in breast tumor cells

Breast Cancer - Steroid identified as an independent prognostic marker in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Study: Folate supplements during pregnancy may increase long-term cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Vacuum-assisted biopsy system, MRI-guided breast biopsy device unveiled

Breast Cancer - Validation study paves way for large-scale trial of personalized therapy

Breast Cancer - Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss in patients treated with hormone therapy

Breast Implants - Criteria for breast implant removal without replacement outlined

Breast Implants - Fungi can grow and cause infection inside saline-filled implants

Breast Implants - Management algorithms to address breast implant concerns developed

Breast Implants - PMA submitted for next-generation silicone gel-filled breast implants

Breast Lipoma - Surgeons recommend FNAC or core biopsy to confirm diagnosis

Breast Pain - 4-OHT gel reduces cyclic breast pain among premenopausal women, study shows

Brucella Abortus - B. abortus Znu locus required for survival and virulence in mice

Cancer Genetics - Mutation panel described for screening BRCA1/2 mutations in French Canadians

Cancer Genetics - Penetrance functions for software predicts cancer risk among BRCA1/2 carriers

Cancer Treatment - MammoTest Breast Biopsy System cleared as platform for breast brachytherapy

Cardiography - Ambulatory impedance cardiography gives useful values of stroke volume

Cardiology - Pressure-overload on the late-fetal heart induces limited proliferative growth

Caregiver Support - NIH-funded study seeks volunteers to test effect of phone support for caregivers

Cervical Cancer - HPV genotyping of high-grade SIL may have prognostic value

Cervical Cancer - Immunohistochemical expression of 14-3-3sigma protein studied

Cervical Cancer - Proteomic approach used to study cisplatin resistance in human cell lines

Cervical Cancer - Study looks at risk factors for invasive disease among HPV-exposed women

Cervical Cancer - Vaccine candidate for precancerous cervical lesions in new phase 2 trial

Chemotherapy - Mathematical model predicts time to neutrophil recovery after HD chemotherapy

Chlamydiosis - Multiple NAATs define infected-patient gold standard in diagnostic test trials

Collaborations - Woman's Hospital signs cost management agreement with medical supplier

Colorectal Cancer - Association of nut and seed intake with cancer risk studied

Contraception - Namibia: Female condom still has a long way to go

Contraception - Survey reveals strong support for pharmacy access to emergency contraception

Cushing Syndrome - Bone loss is more severe in primary adrenal than pituitary-dependent disease

Developmental Biology - Embryonic alcohol exposure affects external and internal physical development

Diabetic Nephropathy - Renal TGF-beta is dissociated from hypertrophy in female rats with diabetes

Diagnostics - Cancer diagnostics company announces new biopsy probes

Diagnostics - Company commences ComfortScan trials for final module of PMA

Diagnostics - SenoScan2 digital mammography system launched

Disease Management - Disease management company awarded four new accounts

Domestic Violence - Zimbabwe: Women activists appeal for domestic violence legislation

Eating Behavior - Types of drink, but not food, can predict 6-year changes in waist circumference

Eating Disorders - Pilot study finds reboxetine effective treatment for bulimia nervosa

Eating Disorders - Set shifting in anorexia nervosa actually related to childhood OCPD traits

Education - Pharma company announces diabetes scholarship for Native Americans

Embryonic Implant - Studies conclude genetic diagnosis of embryo before implant is a valuable tool

Endocrinology - Inflammation response to steroid signaling in HOSE cells studied

Epidemiology - New focus urged on women and HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean

Exercise & Nutrition - Diet-induced hyperphagia influenced by sex and exercise

Feminine Hygiene - Company begins selling Whisper line of feminine hygiene products

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Hydrocephalus results from prenatal exposure to ethanol

Fetal Medicine - Intrauterine growth restriction compromises fetoplacental angiogenesis

Fibromyalgia Syndrome - Anger-expressing behavior plus anxiety predict pain severity in FMS

Fundraising - 2005 Playtex Moonwalk to raise money to fight breast cancer opens in London

Genetic Testing - Quantitative fluorescence-PCR recommended for rapid aneuploidy testing

Genital Herpes - Targeted screening of groups at high risk for HSV-2 may prevent transmission

Gynecology - Simultaneous blockade of Bcl-2 and DNA repair staunches ovarian cancer growth

HIV/AIDS - IPM applauds CIDA for CDN$15M AIDS-related contribution

HIV/AIDS Education - On demand HIV/AIDS Radio Network launched on World AIDS Day

HIV/AIDS Education - U.S. HHS secretary Tommy G. Thompson makes statement marking World AIDS Day 2004

HIV/AIDS Education - Year-long AIDS awareness campaign launched in India

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Christian relief organization says war in Uganda threatens AIDS successes

HIV/AIDS Mortality - Low platelet counts linked to decreased survival in HIV-infected women

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV risk perceptions in adolescents often tied to household relationships

Healthcare Costs - U.S. shareholders investing, saving less due to heathcare costs, poll indicates

Hematology - Pre-eclampsia-inducing macromolecule increases microvascular permeability

Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Percutaneous ethanol injection is effective therapy for liver cancer patients

Herceptin Therapy - Study: Efficacy of Herceptin therapy is influenced by several factors

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Low-dose HRT causes less vaginal bleeding in postmenopausal women

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Oxidative stress, increased after menopause, is reduced by HRT

Human Papillomavirus - Lactoferrin inhibits HPV binding and uptake in vitro

Hypertension - Paracellular chloride permeability is regulated by WNK4 kinase

Imaging - Technology company introduces ImageChecker DMax CAD

Legal Issues - Biosciences company wins $14.2 million arbitration award

Legal Issues - Women switched at birth settle lawsuits

Mammography - Digital mammography reduces recall rates 40%, improves diagnostics, study shows

Mastalgia - Results reported from Phase II cyclic breast pain study

Maternal Mortality - Pregnancy-linked death rate in Sudan among the highest in the world

Medical Devices - Ultrasound system to thermally ablate tissue for no-incision surgery introduced

Medical Imaging - Imaging equipment maker introduces compact system for low-use mammography sites

Medical Imaging - Virtual colonoscopy raises issues of concern, gastrointestinal society says

Memory - Sigma receptor and cocaine-mediated impairments, analysis reveals benefits

Menopause - Menopausal German women's sense of well-being is better than younger women's

Metabolism - Decreased bone metabolism in galactosemics suggested

Miscarriage - Gene defect may be a cause of miscarriage

Mitral Valve Disease - The Ross II procedure appears a good alternative for low-risk young patients

Nicotine - Study establishes a neurochemical mechanism for heart-rate response to hypoxia

Nutrition - Devazepide fails to reverse the anorectic effect of interleukin-1 beta

Nutrition - Vitamin E absorption studied, amount of fat and type of food important

Obesity - Relationship between risk knowledge and obesity different for men and women

Obesity - Survey finds Americans believe obesity treatment should be included health plans

Obesity Epidemiology - Trends in body weight affected by excluding under-reporters

Obesity Pathogenesis - Irregular patterns in daily weight chart at night predict weight regain

Obesity Pathogenesis - Metabolically obese but normal-weight women characterized

Obesity Risk Factor - Appetite regulation disturbed in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Obstetrics - Betamethasone decreases several indices of placental eNOS function

Obstetrics - Endostatin expression is differential at the fetal-maternal interface

Obstetrics - Galectins -1 and -3 may play role in gestational trophoblastic disease

Obstetrics - MRI aids diagnosis of uterine incarceration and preparation for c-section

Obstetrics - Most obstetricians treat asymptomatic GBS bacteriuria in first trimester

Obstetrics - New lollipop contains nausea-fighting vitamin B6

Obstetrics - Postponing 1-hour glucose screening test may be best after betamethasone use

Obstetrics - rhEPO is safer therapy for anemia in pregnant patients with hemoglobinopathy

Oncology - Eleven studies evaluating ThinPrep Imaging System presented at meeting

Organ Transplantation - Riverdale woman shares kidney with baby sitter's daughter

Osteoporosis - Alendronate improves BMD, bone resorption, back pain in osteoporotic women

Osteoporosis - Association examined between TNFRSF1B polymorphisms and BMD

Osteoporosis - Atorvastatin enhances BMD in ovariectomized rats given E-2 or hPTH

Osteoporosis - Cost-effectiveness of risedronate assessed

Osteoporosis - Foundation endorses Surgeon General's report on osteoporosis

Osteoporosis - Intermittent weekly administration of hPTH (1-34) improves bone microstructure

Osteoporosis - New approach tries to differentiate true fracture from non-fracture deformity

Osteoporosis - Pharma company expands scope of new drug application PREOS

Osteoporosis - Software developer includes osteoporosis testing on MicroDose Mammography system

Osteoporosis - Vitamin A has no effect on BMD, fracture risk in Danish perimenopausal women

Osteoporosis - hPTH (1-34) increases mass, structure of cortical shell in ovariectomized rats

Ovarian Cancer - Potential ovarian cancer susceptibility allele of low penetrance identified

Ovarian Cancer - Study finds evidence for increased cancer risk due to perineal talc exposure

Patents - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office finds HPV-related application is 'patentable'

Personnel - Bacteria-inhibiting focused cosmetics developer hires marketing professional

Personnel - C. Lynn Barclay, MD, appointed VP by biopharmaceutical development company

Physiology - Saliva analyzed by capillary zone electrophoresis

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Exogenous hMG induces different steroid synthesis pattern than pure FSH

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Metformin therapy benefits women with PCOS

Postpartum Depression - Serotonergic function changes specific to the puerperium may play role in PPD

Pre-eclampsia - Carotid artery stiffening doesn't explain baroreflex impairment in preeclampsia

Professional Education - Analysis shows pharma companies are taking new approach to CME

Prostate Cancer - Metastatic hormone-refractory prostate cancer treatment trial results reported

Proteomics - Pharma company announces results of human lactoferrin study

Psychology - Comprehensive treatment programs aid women with iatrogenic chronic hepatitis C

Reproductive Health - Study gives U.S. a "C" for support of international reproductive health efforts

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Organization calls for clinical guidelines on androgens for women

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Pharma company receives U.S. FDA clearance for in vitro maturation product

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Genital mycoplasma infection is associated with abnormal urogenital findings

Sports Medicine - Age at first OC use may be risk factor for bone loss in female athletes

Substance Abuse - Cocaine users' and non-users' oxytocin levels, BP, maternal behavior compared

Syphilis - Diagnostics company acquires exclusive rights to rapid syphilis test

Tobacco Use - One in five pregnant women in South Dakota smokes

Transplant Medicine - Research sets gestational window for harvesting porcine fetal pancreatic tissue

Trichomonas Infection - Cysteine proteinase 39 may play role during Trichomonas vaginalisinfection

Urinary Incontinence - Study shows female incontinence surgery offers good long-term cure rates

Vaginal Vault Prolapse - Robotically-assisted laparoscopy shares advantages of open sacrocolpopexy

Vascular Neoplasia - ERbeta is expressed in benign and malignant vascular neoplasia

Violence - Women experiencing violence have high levels of PTSD during pregnancy

Vulvovaginal Candidiasis - Study: Single-day oral itraconazole is effective treatment

Weight Loss - Potential weight loss and vision benefits found in eggs

Women's Health - Study finds women disproportionately affected by state fiscal cuts

Women's Health - West Virginia experts vow to help women become healthier

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