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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 12th, 2006
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Bone Density - Biochemical bone markers increase during fracture repair despite low bone mineral density

Cancer Therapy - Hematologic safety and tolerability of topotecan investigated

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Action of hormone replacement therapy on insulin secretion merits further study

Myocardial Infarction - Depression is more severe in women than men after acute myocardial infarction

Radiation Therapy - Pelvic irradiation for malignancies increases risk of fracture in older women

Adipose Tissue - Alpha-linolenic acid has positive effect on heart rate variability in women

Adverse Drug Reaction - Agency advises of risk of birth defects with Paxil

Atherosclerosis - Link to atherosclerosis and high LDL levels reveals importance of LDL lowering therapy

Bacterial Vaginosis - Glycosulfatase activity causes changes in vaginal flora linked to bacterial vaginosis

Bacterial Vaginosis - Recurrent bacterial vaginosis responds favorably to acidic vaginal gel

Bone Density - Drospirenone/estrogen combination is effective in preventing bone loss

Diagnostics - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

Brain Metastases - Analysis finds Efaproxyn extends survival in brain metastases originating from breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Advanced breast biopsy instrumentation used to diagnose non-palpable breast lesions

Breast Cancer - Breast ductal lavage samples bear biomarkers

Breast Cancer - Case of nodular fascitis of the breast presented

Breast Cancer - Conjugated linoleic acid may limit VEGF-A expression in breast tumors

Breast Cancer - Data show survival benefit of Arimidex over tamoxifin in early breast cancer

Gynecology - Recent findings in gynecology provide new insights

Breast Cancer - Estrogen and high LET-radiation induced breast cancer tumorigenesis

Breast Cancer - Expression of Com-1 correlated with prognosis of breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - Expression of androgens and androgen receptors linked to risk of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Femara shows survival improvement in women with hormone-sensitive early breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Nanotechnology shows promise in finding and treating breast tumors

Breast Cancer - Novel group of genes regulates drug susceptibility in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Oxidative stress implicated in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Phase II data on potential new therapy for the treatment of breast cancer announced

Breast Cancer - Polymorphisms of the BRCA2 gene associated with breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Reduced dose capecitabine deemed effective treatment in metastatic breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Respiratory motion in breast cancer patients predicted by adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system

Breast Cancer - Self-help online breast cancer bulletin boards evaluated

Breast Cancer - Sentinel lymph node biopsy reduces incidence of lymphedema and erysipelas

Breast Cancer - Studies evaluate impact of switching on survival in adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Study characterized antibodies involved in malignancy-induced autoimmunity to MUC1

Breast Cancer - Study demonstrates correlation between biomarker reactivity and breast cancer recurrence risk

Breast Cancer - Study shows TC chemotherapy superior to AC in disease-free survival among breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - Study shows positive results for dose-dense combination therapy for early-stage breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Symposium highlights that genetic differences may determine breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Weekly administration of docetaxel and paclitaxel used to treat breast cancer

Breast Cancer - [F-18]FLT-positron emission tomography used to quantify cellular proliferation

Breast Cancer Diagnostics - Fine needle aspiration cytology used as adjunct to core biopsy in breast cancer diagnosis

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Mammographic density in postmenopausal women is independent of circulating sex hormones

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Physical activity is inversely related to breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Screening - Anxiety for women recalled for second mammography is similar regardless of family history

Breast Cancer Screening - Insurance status among African-American women is strongest predictor for mammography use

Breast Cancer Screening - Optical transillumination spectroscopy is a good predictor of tissue density

Breast Cancer Survival - Long-term breast cancer survivors benefit from uncertainty management intervention

Breast Cancer Therapy - Report describes side effects observed with cancer risk reduction for tamoxifen

Breast Cancer Vaccine - Immunization with mucin 1 and its coding DNA had anti-tumor effect

Cancer Gene Research - Arrayed primer extension detects breast and ovarian carcinoma mutants

Cancer Gene Therapy - PKR-induced mammalian cell death tested in an antisense cellular screening assay

Cancer Gene Therapy - Tropism expanded in a human adenoviral vector with a chimeric fiber

Cancer Risk Factors - Nonsignificant difference found for cancer risk factors when stratified by education level

Cancer Risk Factors - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of Cancer Risk Factors

Cancer Therapy - CTLA-4 provides a potential target for antitumor therapeutic intervention

Cancer Therapy - Human acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells produce human pregnancy hormone hCG

Cancer Therapy - Phase II study of oregovomab for recurrent ovarian cancer indicates further study is warranted

Cancer Therapy - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of Cancer Therapy

Cardiology - Studies describe new findings in cardiology research

Cardiovascular Disease - Physical activity extends cardiovascular disease-free life expectancy

Cardiovascular Research - 17-Beta-estradiol reduces oxidative stress, cardiac injury in rat study

Cardiovascular Risk Factors - Adipose tissue response to sex steroids aids understanding in reducing CV risk

Cervical Cancer - Findings in Cervical Cancer provide new insights

Cervical Cancer Screening - Abnormal results in combination tests allow for improved prediction of cancer risk

Chemotherapy - Squamous and nonsquamous cancers respond alike to platinum-based combination chemotherapy

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer incidence among female textile workers in Shanghai trended

Colorectal Cancer - Study finds strong link between diabetes and increased risk of colon and rectal cancer

Contraception - Intrauterine system provides effective contraception during lactation

Contraception - Oral contraceptive drospirenone may provide some cardiovascular risk reduction

Contraception - Perception of weight change while on contraceptives does not correlate with true changes

Coronary Artery Disease - Assessing carotid intima-media thickness may enhance coronary artery disease prediction

Coronary Artery Disease - Higher cutoff for flow-mediated vasodilation is needed to assess CV risk in women

Dermatology - New technology smooths deep skin wrinkles without injections

Developmental Biology - Protein loss contributes to initiation of ovarian follicular assembly

Diagnostics - New findings in the area of diagnostics described

Diet & Nutrition - Human milk found to protect against gastric cancer

Diet & Nutrition - Study suggests maintaining breastfeeding to keep protein intakes and the diet balanced

Disease Associations - Greater awareness needed for adverse impact of anemia on cancer patients

Drug Abuse - Study suggests that hormonal state modulates drug craving

Drug Development - Phase III trial of Anturol oxybutynin gel for overactive bladder to be initiated in early 2006

Eating Disorders - Differences seen in characteristics of Black women seeking binge eating disorder therapy

Eating Disorders - Patients with eating disorders have increased risk of developing alcohol use disorder

End-of-Life Issues - Women and elderly cancer patients were less likely to receive formal terminal diagnosis

Endocrinology - Researchers' data advance endocrinology research

Endometrial Cancer - Interindividual variation in XPA and XPC influences the risk of endometrial cancer

Endometrial Cancer - Prevalence of hysterectomy among blacks may account for lower endometrial cancer rates

Endometrial Cancer Screening - Gadolinium-enhanced FMPSGR sequences improve MRI evaluation of myometrial invasion

Endometriosis - Low body mass index for women with endometriosis may suggest early disease origin

Endometriosis - No association found between Alu insertion polymorphism and endometriosis

Endometriosis - Surgical technique is important to reduce adhesion formation after laparoscopic excision

Fallopian Tube Cancer - Tubo-ovarian abscess unresponsive to therapy may be sign of fallopian tube cancer

Gynecology - Recent findings in gynecology described

HIV/AIDS Assisted Reproduction - Assisted reproduction safe and effective in HIV-infected women

HIV/AIDS Drug Adherence - Pediatric HAART adherence positively impacted by commitment of mother to adherence

HIV/AIDS HAART - HAART associated with life-threatening maternal and fetal macrocytic anemia

HIV/AIDS Therapeutic Monitoring - IGF-I levels indicate HAART efficacy and can be used to monitor compliance

Hormone Therapy - Transdermal progesterone cream was preferred over oral medroxyprogesterone acetate

Hormones - Ovarian surface epithelial cell beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase is characterized

Human Papillomavirus - Findings advance knowledge in Human Papillomavirus research

Human Papillomavirus - Study examined relationship of anal human papillomavirus infection with cervical infection

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - CD8+ T cells from DNA vaccine control tumors through Fas-FasL pathway

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Study characterized HPV-16 E6 DNA vaccines employing intercellular spreading strategies

Hypertension - Elevated plasma lipid levels are associated with increased risk of hypertension

Imaging - Imaging company expands into Canada and Europe

Immune Function - Protein, iron, and zinc intake enhance immune function in older women

Influenza Vaccine - Interactive voice response reminders increase preventive service utilization

Interstitial Cystitis - Interstitial cystitis may be more prevalent than previously reported

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Phase III study of PTI-901 shows favorable safety profile but did not meet primary endpoint

Leukemia - Relation between breastfeeding and reduced risk of childhood leukemia needs further study

Mammography - Laser mammography case studies presented at radiology meeting

Managed Healthcare - In-patient hospital use and surgical procedures for cancers in Canada trended

Melanoma - Risk of second cutaneous malignant melanoma increased in subjects with prior diagnosis

Menstrual Cycle - Sleep disturbances are more common at beginning and end of menstrual cycle

Mesothelioma - 67-kd LR used for differential cancer diagnosis

Obesity - Adipocyte insulin resistance may contribute to post-weight-loss weight gain in obese women

Obesity - Muscle metabolism deviation is linked to decreased oxidation of ketone bodies in obese women

Obstetrics - Angiogenesis markers increase in pregnancy-induced hypertension

Obstetrics - Nicotine-specific antibodies reduce nicotine transfer across placenta

Oncology - Lymphangiogenesis promotes the dissemination of inflammatory breast cancer

Osteoarthritis - Magnetic resonance imaging detects abnormalities associated with osteoarthritis severity

Osteoporosis - New findings in osteoporosis described

Osteoporosis Risk Factors - Multiparity among Saudi Arabian women is shown to reduce osteopososis risk

Ovarian Cancer - HSV oncolytic therapy recruits immune effector cells in ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Intracellular topotecan may be mediated by gene products in ovarian cancer cells

Ovarian Cancer - KiSS1 suppresses metastasis in human ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Kinase inhibition sensitizes ovarian cancer cells

Ovarian Cancer - Malignant effusions provided fibronectin for metastasis

Ovarian Cancer - Research suggests drinking tea may decrease risk of ovarian cancer by 46%

Ovarian Cancer - Tumor resection with rectosigmoidectomy enhances outcomes for ovarian cancer

Parkinson Disease - Evidence links cocaine abuse and Parkinson disease

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Pelvic inflammatory disease is focus of review

Pregnancy Complications - Physician access to efficacy/safety information influences advice on smoking cessation

Product Licensing - Drug discovery company licenses BA058 for osteoporosis

Prognostics - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of prognostics

STD Prevention - Intervention strategies resulted in lower STD rates among sex workers in Calcutta

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Incidence of trichomonas vaginalis infection among teens often goes undetected

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Lack of knowledge about sexually transmitted diseases may hinder diagnosis and treatment

Steatohepatitis - Octanoic acid metabolism is preserved in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Thrombosis - New findings in thrombosis described

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