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Women's Health Weekly


Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 24th, 2005
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
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Breast Cancer - CYP1A1 gene modifies the relation between PCB exposure and breast cancer risk

Cervical Cancer - Vinegar eases cancer screening in developing countries

Human Papillomavirus - HPV associated with genomic instability

Menstruation - Pesticides affect menstrual cycle

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Sexual arousal issues in menopausal women may be psychological

Abortion Funding - Group seeks to stop health plan funding of abortions

Aging - Aging in Drosophila melanogaster studied, influence of biotin revealed

Aging - Study: Life gets better after the wrinkle-free 20s

Alcohol Use - Drinking alcohol increases risk for cancer

Alcohol Use - Women have a higher health benefit over men from alcohol use

Arrhythmia - Study proves catheter ablation safe for patients

Assisted Reproduction - Babies conceived via assisted reproduction lag in size and development

Asthma - Study proves effectiveness of Pulmicort

Atrial Fibrillation - First human case using AtriLaze Surgical Ablation System complete

Awards - Discrete catheter SpeediCath Compact for women wins Danish 2004 Product Award

Breast Augmentation - Local ketorolac and bupivacaine are effective against postoperative pain

Breast Cancer - Acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha gene is not a major cause of susceptibility

Breast Cancer - Aurora A Ile/Ile genotype significantly associated with breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Cytologic tumor smears provide suitable CISH samples

Breast Cancer - Effect of ionizing radiation on nuclear proto-oncogenes determined

Breast Cancer - Findings describe new data in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Gene expression of invasive primary mammary tumor cells characterized

Breast Cancer - Incidence increases while mortality decreases among women in Umbria, Italy

Breast Cancer - Kelp lowers estradiol in rats

Breast Cancer - Launch date set for Abraxane for metastatic breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Mammography causes no undue pain

Breast Cancer - New research in the area of breast cancer detailed

Breast Cancer - Obesity and weight gain are associated with poorer survival

Breast Cancer - Rare plant compound stops breast cancer cells dead

Breast Cancer - Research in breast cancer provides new insights

Breast Cancer - Researchers report on risk of breast cancer after Hodgkin lymphoma therapy

Breast Cancer - Stand-alone, connective mammographic CAD system introduced

Breast Cancer - Stat5 protein inhibits spread of breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Study: Femara provides survival advantage vs. tamoxifen in adjuvant treatment

Breast Implants - Silicone gel prosthesis is safe and successful

Business Update - Healthcare group adds 3 healthcare systems to its ownership group

Business Update - Medical company signs distribution agreement for hearing screening devices

Business Update - Pharmaceutical company declares dividends, updates trade secrets court decision

Cancer Therapy - Targeted anticancer agent advances into clinical development

Cardiac Hypertrophy - Normal cardiac growth may be cofactor in development of genetic cardiomyopathies

Cardiovascular Disease - Doctors underestimate women's heart risk

Cardiovascular Disease - Early life factors linked to adult blood pressure

Cardiovascular Disease - High risk women are under-treated for high cholesterol levels

Cardiovascular Disease - Homocysteine levels may be affected by coffee consumption

Cardiovascular Disease - Phobic anxiety increases heart disease death risk among women

Cardiovascular Research - No association found between plasma homocysteine, B12, and folate levels

Cervical Cancer - Histidine triad gene intron 5 linked to severe cases

Cervical Cancer - Human ovarian autotransplantation to the upper arm saves ovarian function

Cervical Cancer - Women want annual pap smears despite current recommendations

Choledochal Cyst - Obstetricians should be familiar with choledochal cyst

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Researchers note gender differences in management and experience of COPD

Collaborations - Cigna joins WomenHeart in the fight against heart disease in women

Collaborations - Clinical trials started for estrogen receptor agent

Collaborations - Pharmaceutical companies announce collaboration on osteoporosis treatment

Colorectal Cancer - Calcium may protect women from colorectal cancer

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - A third of European cancer patients use CAM; most are women

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - New pomegranate capsule may offer hormone, antioxidant, heart benefits

Contraception - FDA decision on Plan B OTC status delayed

Coronary Artery Disease - Cardiac imaging is underused in women

Coronary Artery Disease - The eNOS 4a/b polymorphism does not have a major impact on CAD

Coronary Heart Disease - Women need earlier use of PCI

Dementia - Vascular dementia linked with decreased hormone and neurotransmitter production

Depression - Supportive relationships help women more than men

Diabetes Genomics and Genetics - MTH1 gene polymorphism linked to type 1 diabetes in Japanese females

Diagnostics - Diagnostics company expands into Eastern Europe, Taiwan with HIV test kit

Diagnostics - Foundation organizes campaign for genetic test that screens for 11 diseases

Diagnostics - Skin sterol test available for sale in Canada, U.S. markets

Diet & Nutrition - Folic acid organization announces awareness week

Diet & Nutrition - Health-based natural products store announces additions, realignments

Diet & Nutrition - Vitamin D requirements need revision

Disease Control - Report published on most prevalent, costly diseases in U.S.

Drug Delivery - Healthcare company offers liquid growth hormone in disposable pen in U.S.

Electrocardiography - Cardiology products developer adds new electrocardiograph to line

Endocrinology - Dietary arginine influences anabolic effects of androgens

Endocrinology - Hormonal differences direct the human urate transporter gene promoter

Endometrial Carcinoma - Influence of PTEN mutations on outcome determined

Energy Expenditure - High ghrelin levels linked to low thermogenesis

Estrogen - Role of estrogens in adipocyte development and function reviewed

Fatigue - Fatigue diagnoses show overall decrease in the UK

Fertility Treatment - Psychological factors and infertility: it's a vicious circle

Finance - Hormone-focused biopharmaceutical company announces pricing of follow-on PO

Fitness - Just 30 minutes of exercise a day could reduce heart disease mortality

Fitness & Wellness - Daily exercise decreases age-related increases in abdominal obesity

Fitness & Wellness - Northern women are tough cookies

Gastroenterology - Gene profiles distinguish pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasms

Gene Research - Agreement to supply genetic tests for New England Newborn Screening Program set

Genomics and Genetics - Florida to expand genetic disease testing in newborns

Geriatrics - Article examines increased risk of death in elderly surviving spouses

Gestational Diabetes - Findings advance knowledge in gestational diabetes research

Gynecology - Id-1 makes epidermal growth factor receptor boost ovarian cancer growth

Gynecology - alpha-TEA and cisplatin combine to restrict ovarian cancer metastasis

Gynecomastia - Neurofibroma of the breast found in a boy

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Policies and programs must look to behavior as well as biology

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - Investigational HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate advances to phase II efficacy testing

HIV/AIDS Vaccines - Recent findings in HIV/AIDS vaccines provide new insights

Health Promotion - Jeans too tight? University study shows 50% of adults can blame their genes

Health Promotion - Online children's health web site offer tips on 2005 Dietary Guidelines

Health Promotion - Pilot interactive electronic health education program announced

Health Promotion - Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona rolls out 'The Year of the Healthy Child'

Health Promotion - Women's reproductive rights lacking in Indonesia

Herpesvirus - HHV-8 transmission is independent of antibody levels of infected transmitter

Hormone Replacement Therapy - New data illuminates research in hormone replacement therapy

Human Papillomavirus - $10-million study explores men's role in transmitting HPV

Hurthle Cell Cancer - Gender and disease stage influence prognosis of HCC

Hypercalcemia - Hypercalcemia masked during CRRT

Hyperlipidemia - Marine biomass company reports effects of Neptune Krill Oil on cholesterol

Hypernatremia - Depressed women may be at risk for salt poisoning

Hypertension - Healthcare organization launches program for women and heart disease

Hypothyroidism - Weight reduction drug interferes with thyroid function

Imaging - MRI should be used more often in fetal cardiology

Infant Mortality - Expert says Aboriginal infant mortality can be reduced with government help

Lupus - Gatekeeper gene critical to prevention and cure of lupus

Lupus - Innovative research receives increased funding

Medicare - Medicare reimbursement code for NeutroSpec issued

Menopause - New non-hormonal hot flash treatment set for clinical trial

Mental Health - Couples feed off each other's depressive symptoms

Mental Health - Happily married couples less likely to be depressed when widowed

Mental Health - Total wellness must be considered in the treatment of depression

Mental Health - Women need supportive relationships to avoid depression

Mergers & Acquisitions - Maternal and newborn health company acquires neonatal group practice

Migraine Therapy - Sumatriptan tablets are effective for menstrually associated migraine

Multiple Sclerosis - Genetics may explain why women develop MS more often than men

Myocardial Infarction - Patient characteristics have changed over the past 25 years.

Nanotechnology - Dendritic enters three-way deal to commercialize nanotechnology

Neck Pain - Incomplete resolution of symptoms is a pain in the neck, especially for women

Obesity - Researchers call for preventative measures to curb obesity epidemic

Obesity Therapy - RU486 induces UCP1 expression in brown adipocytes

Obstetrics - Amniotic fluid reveals the effects of fetal hormonal exposure

Obstetrics - Biomarkers in amniotic fluid diagnose lysosomal storage diseases

Obstetrics - Choose MRI for diagnosing pregnant women with abdominal pain

Obstetrics - Cocaine exposure appears to selectively affect fetal CNS in rats

Obstetrics - Cost prohibits standard of care for pregnant women in Bangladesh

Obstetrics - Fetal growth linked to maternal mineral status, not bone status.

Obstetrics - GDM incidence higher in Indian urbanites

Obstetrics - HAART linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes

Obstetrics - Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale not reliable in early pregnancy

Obstetrics - Hypertensive patients need education and prompt care

Obstetrics - In utero exposure to tobacco linked to tobacco use and nicotine dependence

Obstetrics - New findings in the area of obstetrics described

Obstetrics - Paternal age linked to risk of fetal death

Obstetrics - Pregnancy does not increase vitamin D daily requirement

Obstetrics - Progesterone therapy could prevent thousands of preterm births

Obstetrics - Recombinant HLA-G5 and -G6 program macrophage production of uterine cytokines

Obstetrics - Son preference still prevalent in rural China

Obstetrics - Statins are teratogenic

Obstetrics - Studies describe new findings in obstetrics research

Obstructive Sleep Apnea - Obstructive sleep apnea and restless legs triggered by genes

Oncology - Hypoxia inducible factor-alpha and c-erbB-2 interact to intensify breast cancer

Osteoarthritis - Synthetic neuropeptide-active cream for osteoarthritis reduces pain, study shows

Osteoporosis - Bone mineral density differs regionally in Norway

Osteoporosis - Fracture risk is increased in perimenopausal women treated with beta-blockers

Osteoporosis - Genetics and lifestyle combine to affect susceptibility for osteoporosis

Osteoporosis - Increased risk of osteoporosis associated with gene that one in five people have

Osteoporosis - Organ transplant recipients should receive treatment for osteoporosis

Osteoporosis - Orthopedic surgeons should seize opportunity to counsel patients about falls

Osteoporosis - Reports describe recent advances in osteoporosis research

Osteporosis - Gene increases risk of osteoporosis in women

Ovarian Cancer - 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D-3 induces apoptosis by down-regulating telomerase

Ovarian Cancer - Article reports drug combination kills ovarian cancer cells

Ovarian Cancer - Prolonged lactation reduces ovarian cancer risk in Chinese women

Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA-approved treatment for overactive bladder now available in the U.S.

Papillomavirus Infection - High incidence of HPV in women with normal cytology

Pediatric Cancer - Clinical milestone reached in trial of treatment for brain cancer in children

Personnel - MedSpa appoints vice president of business development

Personnel - Stephen J. Fanning named president, CEO of skin-contour device manufacturer

Pharmaceuticals - Company links genetic variation to the effect of HRT on C-reactive protein

Philanthropy - Healthcare company supports diabetes prevention camp for Native American youth

Placental Malaria - Hemozoin regulates proinflammatory cytokines in women with placental malaria

Poisoning - Young children at greatest risk of household poison exposures

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - New data illuminates research in polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of polycystic ovary syndrome

Polymyalgia Rheumatica - PMR is reversible and must be differentiated from other similar diseases

Preeclampsia - Recent findings illuminate research in preeclampsia

Pregnancy - Angiogenic factors in the cervix change during the course of pregnancy

Pregnancy - Detroit Community Health Connection pilots preterm birth prevention program

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - Depression and anxiety not linked to plasma estrogen and progesterone levels

Psychology - Interventions become treatments in the world of psychology

Puberty - Puberty is triggered by a kiss

Renal Cell Carcinoma - Body Mass Index linked to increased risk of RCC

Renal Failure - Testosterone enhances susceptibility of males to ischemic renal injury

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Japan's regulatory body approves anti-TNF receptor to treat rheumatoid arthritis

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Americans more likely to suffer death and disability due to sexual behaviors

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Atlantan, two New Yorkers diagnosed with rare sexually transmitted disease

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Disease diagnosis does not change girls' sexual behavior and attitude

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Human sexual behaviors exhibit a moderate link to genetic influences

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Medical residents undergo new training to raise reproductive care quality

Sexual & Reproductive Health - New data provides better picture of how fertility drug works

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Reproductive health policy issues still exist in South Africa

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Seminoma treatment does not necessarily destroy fertility

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Web site offers educational resources for couples coping with infertility

Stroke - Migraine-sparked vision loss may increase stroke risk in women

Tumor Suppressor Gene - ING4 is a candidate as a tumor suppressor gene

Type 2 Diabetes - Long-term efficacy of insulin 70/30 mix in type 2 diabetes shown in study

Urinary Incontinence - Patients must be educated about various treatment options for UI

Urinary Incontinence - Seratonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor provides new approach to UI

Uterine Fibroids - Uterine fibroid embolization performed at Allina's Unity Hospital

Virology - GGT enzyme levels predict how chronic hepatitis C will respond to therapy



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