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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
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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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