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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . June 9th, 2005
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Breast Cancer - Concurrent use of trastuzumab and chemotherapy significantly reduces recurrence

Colon Cancer - Colonoscopy is preferred method to detect polyps in average-risk women

Hormone Replacement Therapy - New guidelines say no estrogen for postmenopausal women who've had hysterectomy

Menopause - Single-dose MPA reduces hot flashes more than daily venlafaxine

Ovarian Cancer - Regular moderate exercise may decrease ovarian cancer risk

Addiction Medicine - Neuroimaging confirms greater vulnerability of women's brains to alcohol

Adverse Drug Reaction - Benign gynecologic conditions associated with tamoxifen use

Alcohol Use - Gender and dietary fatty acids influence drinking-induced liver damage

Artificial Neural Network - Logistic regression compared to artificial neural network for cancer diagnosis

Assisted Reproduction - Fertility services company ranked on 'fastest growing small business list'

Atherosclerosis - New findings in atherosclerosis described

Breast Cancer - Recent findings in breast cancer described

Atherosclerosis - Tibolone associated with upregulated expression of estrogen and LDL receptors

Autism - Prenatal environmental factors and parental mental health may affect risk

Bone Health - North American women don't get enough vitamin D

Breast Cancer - $30 million financing secured to pursue brachytherapy breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer - Adequate staging, treatment of axilla necessary to prevent axillary recurrence

Breast Cancer - African-American breast cancer deemed the more aggressive phenotype

Breast Cancer - Recent studies add new data to breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Antibody combined with cancer drug shows promise against breast tumors

Breast Cancer - Birth weight and breastfeeding in infancy may affect young women's cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer test may be gentler, more accurate than mammography compression

Breast Cancer - Chemotherapy regimen associated with life-threatening complications

Breast Cancer - Circulating tumor cells predict survival in metastatic disease, data confirm

Breast Cancer - Color-Doppler ultrasound used to evaluate response to neoadjuvant treatment

Endocrinology - Researchers' data advance endocrinology research

Breast Cancer - Combined MRI, mammography better detects disease in women at high genetic risk

Breast Cancer - Endoxifen showed tamoxifen-like, anti-estrogenic effects in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Failed lung cancer drug could help shrink breast tumors

Breast Cancer - Further trial data awaited for Bonefos in the U.S.

Breast Cancer - Moderate alcohol use linked to increase in breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - NCOA3 polymorphisms associated with protective effect against breast cancer

Oncology - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of oncology

Breast Cancer - New data illuminates research in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - New perspective on breast cancer revealed

Breast Cancer - Nutritional state affected postoperative axillary leakage after node dissection

Breast Cancer - Premenopausal women with elevated androgen levels are at higher cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Prospective study of breast intraoperative ultrasound conducted in 112 patients

Osteoporosis - Studies describe new findings in osteoporosis research

Breast Cancer - Studies on HRT use by breast cancer patients can give false hopes

Breast Cancer - Study shows hyperthermia improves effectiveness of radiation therapy

Breast Cancer - Survival rate higher among South Asian women in England and Wales

Breast Cancer - Test predicts risk of blood clots in women receiving tamoxifen therapy

Breast Cancer - Toxicity of adjuvant CMF in elderly breast cancer patients examined

Breast Cancer - Twenty-year trends in age-specific incidence of DCIS and LCIS in U.S. described

Breast Cancer - U.S. FDA grants clearance to market breast cancer assessment test

Breast Cancer - YB-1 protein elicits deficient cell division leading to tumorigenesis

Breast cancer - Breast tumor's biological traits guide hormone therapy

Breastfeeding - Genes may influence nutritional composition of breast milk

Business & Finance - Pharmaceutical executives discuss funding, clinical trials in shareholder letter

Cancer Genetics - New configurations of action in cancer genetics practices discussed

Cancer Screening - Older women current on cancer tests still have low colorectal screening rate

Cancer Screening - Study examines effect of increasing recall rate in breast screening program

Cancer Therapy - Ixabepilone shows promise in phase I clinical trial

Cancer Therapy - Low progesterone receptor expression linked to recurrent endometrial carcinoma

Cancer Therapy - Pituitary tumor-transforming gene depletion eradicates tumor growth

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention - Hormone replacement therapy reduces left ventricular mass

Cardiovascular Health - Ob-gyns have important role in helping women prevent heart disease

Catamenial Pneumothorax - GnRH agonists and pleural symphysis augmentation recommended for treatment

Cervical Cancer - Data presented on vaccine response in adolescents

Cervical Cancer - FDG-PET used for management of cervical and ovarian cancer

Cervical Cancer - HLA-B8 overrepresented in cervical cancer compared to MHC-1 in healthy controls

Cervical Cancer - Research shows strides in multiplex genotyping technology development

Cervical Cancer - Serum sex hormone ratio link to length of survival in invasive disease studied

Cisplatin - Radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and cisplatin chemotherapy treated cervical cancer

Colon Cancer - Family history associated with incidence of colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer - Rapid NAT2 genotype may catalyze certain cancer risk factors in women

Contraception - Impact of OC not immediately reversible after discontinuation

Contraception - Recent findings illuminate research in contraception

Contraception - Treatment phase of EASE transcervical sterilization trial completed

Dermatology - High estrogen levels during pregnancy associated with psoriasis improvement

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Puberty accelerates development of type 1 diabetes in IL6-174CC females

Diagnostics - Company to begin trials of blood test for cervical, other HPV-associated cancers

Diagnostics - Increasing HPV testing in cervical cancer screening highlighted at meeting

Diagnostics - New data on cervical screening with HPV and Pap tests discussed at conference

Diet & Nutrition - Overfeeding in infancy might set the stage for childhood obesity

Diet & Nutrition - Young women's dairy product intake doesn't effect body weight, fat mass change

Disease Control - HHS announces $95 million to reduce cancer deaths among minorities

Disease Outbreaks - Integrated health campaign saves African children from malaria and measles

Disease Screening - Anthropometric indices are markers of CVD risk factors in Singaporean women

Down Syndrome - Contract signed to begin human clinical studies of prenatal DNA tests

Down Syndrome - Subjects with Down syndrome showed blunted heart rate response to upright tilt

Drug Abuse - Prenatal cocaine exposure exerts subtle effects on schoolchildren

Drug Development - Mouse model proposed for preclinical testing of vaginal microbicides

Drug Resistance - New polysaccharide may help combat multidrug resistance in cancer

Drug Resistance - Recent studies add new data to drug resistance research

Eating Disorders - Mind-body exercise associated with fewer symptoms of eating disorders

Endocrinology - Changes in brain receptors linked to seizures, anxiety during menstrual cycle

Endocrinology - DHEA replacement benefits young women with panhypopituitarism

Endocrinology - LH receptor mRNA expression is modulated by cAMP via LHR mRNA binding protein

Endocrinology - Research add new data to endocrinology body of knowledge

Endometrial Cancer - Benefits of laparoscopy compared with laparotomy in endometrial cancer patients

Endometrial Cancer - COX-2 expression found to correlate with aromatase expression

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer - Researcher identify four analytes that can provide early detection of EOC

Exercise - 10,000-steps recommendation better than 30 minutes walking for women

Exercise - Aerobic capacity appears related to cognitive functioning in the older women

Exercise and Health - H-1 receptor-mediated vasodilatation contributes to postexercise hypotension

Fibromyalgia - Patients may benefit from cough remedy

Finance - Company involved in reproductive system disorders reports Q1 2005 results

Finance - Fertility services company reports first quarter 2005 financial results

Finance - Immunotherapeutics-focused biotech company announces first quarter 2005 results

Finance - Maker of personal care products, fine chemicals reports Q1 2005 sales, income

Finance - Medical school gets $4 million to make "smart nanoparticles"

Finance - Organic products, nutrition company reports record quarterly sales

Finance - Pharmaceutical company receives filing extension from NASDAQ Stock Market

Finance - Prochieve maker raises $6.9 million through sale of convertible preferred stock

Finance - Rapid diagnostic test kits provider announces financial results

Finance - Transdermal pharma product developer reports financial results

Genetic Testing - Most African American women at risk for BRCA1/2 mutations wouldn't be tested

Gynecology - Angiotensin II type 1 receptor is a target for ovarian cancer therapy

Gynecology - Fenretinide restricts angiogenesis and ovarian cancer proliferation

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Company donates 100,000 condoms to New York City 'I Know' HIV/AIDs effort

Heat Shock Proteins - Heat shock proteins analyzed, pertinence to HELA cryopreservation revealed

Hormones - Contact of estrogen with cells could be a sensor for receptor signaling

Hormones - Estrogen receptor activation factor studied, interactions clarified

Hypertension - 17 beta-estradiol improves vasodilatory responses in mildly hypertensive women

Imaging Technology - NIH awards $2.5 million grant for prototype scanner to detect breast cancer

Information Technology - Online Inpatient Medical Services company renames disease management services

Information Technology - Software company adds Midwest nursing home chain to ASP client base

Interstitial Cystitis - Two biomarkers for IC identified

Low Birth Weight - Extremely preterm infants are subjects of next phase of unique study

Mammary Cancer - Soluble tumor-associated antigens inhibit chemically-induced mammary cancer

Managed Care - Assisted living services company expands in Chicago, Illinois area

Marketing - Companies announce NASCAR sponsorship with once-monthly Boniva

Medical Devices - Monitoring system reduces low blood pressure 52% in women undergoing C-section

Menopause - Study finds black cohosh no better than placebo in reducing hot flashes

Metabolism - Adipose tissue adiponectin expression assessed in lean and obese women

Metastasis - Reports advance knowledge in metastasis research

Myocardial Infarction - Diabetes appears to rob women of usual advantage in heart disease risk

Neuroendocrinology - Researchers show how estrogen affects learning and memory

Neuroradiology - Cerebral vasospasm indicator varies with age and sex

Obesity - Implications of fetal "appetite" explored

Obstetric Anesthesia - Adjunct diamorphine associated with less morphine use, itching than fentanyl

Obstetrics - Automated kinetic method useful for determining urinary iodine levels

Obstetrics - Chorioamnionitis increases neonatal morbidity in PPRM-complicated pregnancies

Obstetrics - DNA microarray detects Down syndrome biomarkers in amniotic fluid cells

Obstetrics - Fitness, strength decline during pregnancy, but recover in about 6 months

Obstetrics - Integrated intervention during pregnancy reduces risk factors in black women

Obstetrics - Maternal depression during pregnancy presents challenge to clinicians

Obstetrics - Over half of first-time mothers say prolonged labor will affect them for life

Obstetrics - Study findings suggest routine pretransfusion testing for RBCab is unnecessary

Oncology - Angiogenin upregulation in primary breast cancer fosters progression

Oncology - Findings advance knowledge in oncology research

Orthopedics - Preclinical evaluating CORTOSS with artificial disc implantation presented

Osteoarthritis - Age-related quadriceps-dominant muscle atrophy in women may affect knee joint

Osteoporosis - Assessment tool effectively identifies at-risk Latinas

Osteoporosis - First ranking of big cities most at risk for osteoporosis

Osteoporosis - Majority of patients miss first warning sign of osteoporosis

Osteoporosis - New findings in the area of osteoporosis described

Ovarian Cancer - Bevacizumab plus with low-dose chemotherapy shrinks tumors, slows progression

Ovarian Cancer - Expression of steroid hormone receptors in BRCA1 linked to ovarian carcinomas

Ovarian Cancer - Phase II study of carboplatin ± amifostine in ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Preliminary ovarian cancer phase IIa trial results released

Ovarian Cancer - Release of apoptotic membrane vesicles linked to poor ovarian cancer prognosis

Ovarian Health - Transient chemokine expression during ovulation noted, potential role indicated

Pain Management - CRPS affects more than twice as many women as men

Pain Management - Results of phase II trial for cyclic breast pain presented

Pediatric Cancer - Fertility preservation strategies for young cancer survivors discussed

Personnel - Cell therapies developer names interim CEO, reduces 2005 U.K. revenue forecast

Personnel - Healthcare technology company forms risk and patient safety advisory board

Personnel - Theodosakis, Vanderhaeghe join bioceutical scientific, medical advisory board

Pharmaceutical Research - 17 beta-estradiol inhibits inflammatory gene expression

Prognostics - CD44v6 suggested as prognostic factor in cervical carcinoma

Reproductive Biology - Study: Delayed motherhood in mice causes shorter life expectancy of offspring

Schizophrenia - High Toxoplasma antibody levels in mom may be linked to disorder in offspring

Sexual Hormones - Estradiol promotes IFN-gamma production by invariant natural killer T cells

Society and Culture - Aboriginal women with cancer prefer to stay with community for treatment

Stem Cell Research - Bioethicists want stronger protections for women donating eggs for study

Stress Urinary Incontinence - Physiotherapy effective in treating SUI in about 80% of cases

Transferrin Receptor - Blood lead levels not associated with iron/noniron deficiency in adults

Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome - Biochemical composition of amniotic fluid differs in TTTS vs. normal pregnancy

Urinary Tract Infection - FDA approves extended-release ciprofloxacin hydrochloride for SUI treatment

Uterine Cancer - Case of borderline endometrioid tumor arising in paratubal cyst reported

Uterine Cancer - Postoperative treatment modalities of uterine carcinosarcoma compared

Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma - Pap smear effective for cytomorphological analysis of UPSC

Vulvodynia - Groups participate in Congressional briefing on chronic pelvic pain

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