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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 5th, 2006
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Breast Cancer Therapy - Integrating claims/clinical data may enhance cost estimates for cancer therapy

Cardiovascular Disease - Hypertension and estrogen receptor polymorphisms are linked to LV hypertrophy

Pelvic Examination - Transvaginal sonography provides more accurate assessment of ovarian size

Stress Urinary Incontinence - Should surgery for stress urinary incontinence include pelvic organ prolapse surgery?

Acute Coronary Syndrome - Perceived severity of cardiac disease is less for women than men

Adverse Drug Reaction - Octyl-methoxycinnamate in sunscreen has estrogenic and nonestrogenic toxicity

Asthma - Global survey on unmet needs in asthma treatment reveals issues that may affect patient outcomes

Awards - Breast cancer foundation names collaborators 2005 winners of scientific distinction award

Brain Metastases - Lymphopenia used to prognosticate survival after whole brain radiotherapy for brain metastases

Breast Cancer - A gene variation may affect tamoxifen's benefit in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Behavioral risk factors need to be addressed to lower risk of second cancer after breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Breast tumor angiogenesis and hypoxia parallel findings in lymph node lesions

Breast Cancer - Breast tumor localized with a metal coil before administration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Breast Cancer - Computer aided cancer detection system selected for Chinese breast cancer program

Breast Cancer - Early response to neoadjuvant iFAC predicted favorable prognosis in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Encouraging results presented on Advexin

Breast Cancer - HLA-B7 allele associated with susceptibility to breast cancer in Spanish women

Breast Cancer - HSDB contained at least two constituents that counteract mammary carcinogenesis

Breast Cancer - In vitro studies show anticancer properties of magnetic resonance technology

Breast Cancer - Internet may be answer to mammography crisis

Breast Cancer - Medical device company begins sales of SureTouch Visual Mapping System for breast exams

Breast Cancer - Multiple re-excisions in breast cancer linked to higher risk of local recurrence

Breast Cancer - Nottingham Prognostic Index used to predict prognosis of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Oophorectomy reduced risk of breast cancer in carriers of BRCA1 mutations

Breast Cancer - Patients with Alzheimer disease receive less treatment for breast cancer than do other female Medicare beneficiaries

Breast Cancer - Progesterone used to inhibit human breast cancer cell growth

Breast Cancer - Sonography used to discriminate between radial scars and breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Surgeon perspectives about local therapy for breast carcinoma shared

Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen's effectiveness in breast cancer patients strongly influenced by estrogen receptor status

Breast Cancer - Treatment with Re-188 and I-131 remarkably inhibits mammary tumor growth

Breast Cancer - Two gene prognostic biomarker studies demonstrate clinical utility of H:I Index

Breast Cancer - Two rehabilitation support services for women with breast cancer deemed cost-effective

Breast Cancer Diagnosis - Nipple aspirate fluid is analyzed as an alternative to invasive biopsy

Breast Cancer Mortality - Fat intake plays less important role in breast cancer mortality for Taiwanese women

Breast Cancer Mortality - Mortality disparities among black and white women may be attributable to calendar period

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Alcohol intake for women taking postmenopausal hormones may increase breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Placenta weight is a positive marker of maternal breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Screening - Consorta members can now buy mammography CAD systems from a new supplier

Breast Cancer Screening - Income level should be considered when developing educational mammography interventions

Breast Cancer Therapy - Aromatase inhibitors provide improved efficacy compared to tamoxifen

Breast Cancer Therapy - Breast-conserving therapy is acceptable alternative for subareolar breast cancer

Breast Cancer Therapy - Chemotherapy side effects improve over time but not by addition of hormone therapy

Cancer Gene Therapy - Polyplex targeting enables gene transfer into human ovarian carcinoma cells

Cancer Screening - Prevention practices and cancer screening among general practitioners analyzed

Cancer Therapy - Drugmaker reports on expanding pipeline of oncology and supportive care compounds

Cancer Therapy - Hycamtin receives positive opinion for treatment of patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer

Cancer Therapy - Lance Armstrong Foundation, wellness group partner on post-cancer support program

Cancer Therapy - Physicians must be informed about naturopathy/herbalism use among cancer patients

Cardiovascular Disease - Estradiol valerate and dionegest therapy did not increase serum homocysteine levels

Cardiovascular Risk Factors - Androgens may be useful in cardiovascular risk assessment profile for women

Cardiovascular Risk Factors - Effect of estrogens on fibrinolytic factors may reduce CV disease risk

Celiac Disease - Amaranth snacks cause insulinemic response in women with celiac disease

Cervical Cancer - HPV16 immunity is different during progressive cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Cervical Cancer - Pharma company submits biologics license application for papillomavirus vaccine to U.S. FDA

Cervical Cancer - Treatment decisions affect QoL but not overall cervical cancer survival

Cervical Cancer Screening - Using higher cutoff reduces sensitivity of Hybrid Capture II assay

Cervical Cancer Therapy - Women prefer intermittent self-catheterization for bladder care after hysterectomy

Cesarean Section - Study outlines evidence-based guidelines for cesarean delivery techniques

Clinical Trials - Three phase II clinical trials to evaluate anticancer compound ZK-EPO

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - China's SFDA approves three new botanical drug products

Contraception - Pharmacists believe they should have authority to refuse emergency contraception prescriptions

Coronary Heart Disease - Traditional risk-factor scoring misses one-third of women vulnerable to CHD

Diagnostics - Breast cancer diagnostic development program launched

Diagnostics - Distribution agreement to make chlamydia test available throughout Scandinavia

Diagnostics - LYVE-1 immunoreactivity analyzes lymphatic vessels in breast cancer tumors

Diet & Nutrition - Dietary changes due to acculturation of Korean women may affect chronic disease risks

Diet & Nutrition - Estimate using siblings indicated a link between breastfeeding and intelligence

Diet & Nutrition - Iron absorption can be improved with dietary enhancers

Diet & Nutrition - Virtual human milk organization announces its first donor

Diet & Nutrition - Women who eat dairy products daily burn more fat and calories after a meal

Drug Delivery - Report reviews the use of mucoadhesive polymers in vaginal delivery

Drug Development - A series of vaccines based on dairy product microbe may stop, reverse cancer growth

Drug Development - Ispinesib data presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Endometrial Cancer - Docetaxel used to treat advanced or metastatic endometrial cancer

Endometrial Cancer - Endometrial cancer in normal-weight women may be associated with hormonal factors

Endometrial Cancer Risk Factors - High glycemic index/load diet may increase endometrial cancer risk

Environmental Health - Analysis of PCDDs/PCDFs and Co-PCBs indicates toxic dioxin levels accumulate in placenta

Fetal Mortality Risk Factors - Coffee consumption is linked to higher risk of late fetal death

Finance - Maker of lenses and other devices declares cash dividend of 3 cents per share

Fitness & Wellness - Consequences of inadequate food energy and negative energy balance in humans are discussed

Fracture Risk Factor - Levodopa-induced hyperhomocysteine raises fracture risk in women with Parkinson disease

Gastric Cancer - U.S. FDA grants priority review to Taxotere for advanced gastric cancer

Geriatrics - Frailty and hospitalization are predictors of dependence in older women

Geriatrics - Heart rate variability indexes are reliable measures in healthy older women

Geriatrics - Hormone replacement therapy did not enhance physical performance for elderly women

Gynecological Cancer Risk Factors - Report asserts no proof of carcinogenic properties for combined therapy

HELLP Syndrome - Dexamethasone is not effective treatment for women with HELLP syndrome

HIV/AIDS Mortality - Uninfected children born to advanced HIV mothers are at high risk of mortality and morbidity

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - HIV-1 Tat upregulates IL-6 and IL-8 expression in breast cancer cells

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Economic enhancement program offers prevention strategy for at-risk HIV women

HIV/AIDS Research - Disclosure of eligibility criteria in publications enhances applicability of findings

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Antiretroviral therapy marginally affects early childhood growth

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Imiquimod and CpG ODN induce antiviral cytokines but do not prevent vaginal SIV

HIV/AIDS Transmission - HIV-1-specific CD8+ T cell responses are factors in viral evolution in mothers/infants

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Some modes of sexual transmission are often overlooked in defining vulnerable women

Heart Disease - Coronary HD mortality is lower 5 years after tamoxifen therapy than after 2 years

Herpes Simplex Virus - Valacyclovir reduces risk of HSV-2 transmission between HSV-2 discordant couples

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Muscle mass and physical function are not enhanced by estrogen replacement therapy

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Patient compliance with HRT is related to communication level with physician

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Papillomavirus E6 and E7 long peptides control virus-induced lesions

Hypertension - Exposure to a low-protein diet in utero spawns microvascular dysfunction

Imaging - Confirma selects FireGL graphics to power CADstream

Leukemia - Genetic predisposition and epigenetic events implicated in acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplasia

Lung Cancer - A new study shows that breast cancer drugs may slow the growth of lung cancer

Lung Cancer - Pharma company to initiate first trial for lung cancer exclusively in women

Medical Devices - Breast biopsy systems receive European CE Mark sales approval

Melanoma - Uterine malignant melanoma presented as large pelvic mass

Mergers & Acquisitions - Cephalon announces agreement to acquire holding company

Obesity Epidemiology - Maternal dietary habits indicate obesity risk in children of gestational diabetic mothers

Obstetrics - Angiopoietins reflect angiogenic changes in the corpus luteum

Obstetrics - By eliminating scar tension, paper tape may reduce hypertropic scarring

Obstetrics - Prepregnancy weight is increasing and may result in more pregnancy-related complications

Osteoporosis - Researchers expose evidence gaps in treatment of osteoporosis

Osteoporosis Risk Factors - Quantitative ultrasonometry shows osteoporosis risk in women without clinical risk factors

Ovarian Cancer - Epithelial ovarian cancer displays a unique gene expression profile

Ovarian Cancer - Perception of symptom management is enhanced by patient/provider communication

Ovarian Cancer - Recursive partitioning analysis system is useful prognostic tool in brain metastases

Ovarian Cancer Screening - Algorithm for risk of ovarian cancer is useful with postmenopausal women

Ovarian Cancer Screening - Transvaginal ultrasound and CA-125 screening for ovarian cancer has low predictive value

Ovarian Cancer Vaccine - Fusion cells from ovarian cancer cells and dendritic cells show promise as vaccine

Pain Management - Multimodal analgesia prevented acute and chronic pain after breast cancer surgery

Patents - Lighting technology patented for the treatment of seasonal affective disorder

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Central fat excess is primary factor in inflammation in women with PCOS

Serous Cancer - Mean nuclear area used to distinguish low- from high-grade serous carcinomas

Skin Cancer - Detection of skin cancer in asymptomatic cohort reveals likelihood of undetected cases

Tubular Cancer - Tubular carcinomas and low-grade ductal carcinomas of the breast diagnosed as different lesions

Uterine Cancer Survival - High volume hospitals may have improved uterine cancer survival rates

Women's Health - Article details how women can build hip bone strength, prevent injury

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