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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . February 23rd, 2006
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Breast Cancer Prevention - Modifying eating habits may be more cancer-protective than adopting new diet pattern

Breast Cancer Screening - Excision is recommended for all stellate lesions detected by mammography

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Design flaws may have been source of adverse conclusions in Women's Health Initiative study

Osteoporosis Risk Factors - Bone loss decreased in women treated with milk basic protein supplement

Pregnancy Complications - Growing trend in prepregnancy obesity may lead to increased high-risk pregnancies

Abortion - Increased mental health problems are noted in young women who have had an abortion

Addiction Medicine - Risks for psychopathologies evaluated in daughters of alcoholics

Adenocarcinoma - Glycodelin reduces endometrial adenocarcinoma-associated gene expression

Angiosarcoma - Angiosarcoma of the breast described

Antifungal Therapy - Fluconazole resistance by Candida isolates is linked to increased expression of CDR1

Assisted Reproduction - Procedure allows women to freeze eggs to preserve future fertility

Bone Mineral Density - Exercise and calcium intake positively affect bone mineral density in women

Breast Cancer - BRCA1 gene found to inhibit two sex hormones, not just one

Breast Cancer - Benefit of support groups in advanced breast cancer examined

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer foundation kicks off 2006 Komen Race for the Cure series

Breast Cancer - Broccoli and watercress suppressed MMP-9 activity and invasion of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Changes in bone mineral density do not predict breast cancer incidence in younger women

Breast Cancer - Chemopreventive potential of statins against breast cancer investigated

Breast Cancer - Current indications for radiation therapy in breast cancer discussed

Breast Cancer - Estrogen receptor promoter methylation is an early marker for premalignant lesions

Breast Cancer - Findings advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Guidelines issued for improving breast health and cancer treatment in poorer countries

Breast Cancer - Integrated PET/CT slightly improved restaging accuracy of breast cancer over PET

Breast Cancer - Irish cancer center implements breast conservation treatment

Breast Cancer - Long-term cancer survivors are vulnerable to late effects of cancer

Breast Cancer - MDM2 protein expression is a negative prognostic marker in breast carcinoma

Breast Cancer - Nipple-sparing approach to mastectomy in breast cancer patients proposed

Breast Cancer - Regular use of NSAIDs decreases risk of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Research in breast cancer provides new insights

Breast Cancer - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Single-gene biomarker identifies breast cancers

Breast Cancer - Surgeon experience contributed to improved sentinel lymph node biopsy results

Breast Cancer - The ATM gene is linked to infiltrating breast carcinoma angiogenesis and infiltration

Breast Cancer - Unknown breast cancer susceptibility gene(s) responsible for breast cancer exist

Breast Cancer Prevention - Method to mimic pregnancy-induced differentiation may decrease breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - 2-hydroxyestrone/16 alpha-hydroxyestrone ratio is associated with lower breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Elevated serum estrogens and androgens increase breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Endogenous or exogenous progesterone does not exacerbate breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Therapy - Review examined trials comparing aromatase inhibitors for neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Breast Cancer Therapy - Tamoxifen biotransformation is associated with higher disease relapse risk and hot flashes

Cancer Gene Therapy - Adenovirus vectors transcriptionally target breast cancer

Cancer Gene Therapy - Clusterin knockdown chemosensitizes human breast cancer cells

Cancer Risk Factors - Association between acrylamide intake and risk of breast cancer not proven

Cancer Risk Factors - Breast and uterine cancer risk are associated with increased chromosomal instability

Cancer Risk Factors - European BRCA1 mutation carriers linked to higher breast and ovarian cancer risk

Cancer Screening - Oregon women gain unprecedented access to clinical breast exam paid for by insurance

Cancer Therapy - Cytogenetic damage of lymphocytes studied in patients receiving cancer therapy

Cancer Therapy - Goserelin may offer ovarian protection when used concurrently with chemotherapy

Cancer Therapy - Joint effect of BSD-2000 system with NCI-endorsed cancer treatment being researched

Cancer Therapy - Premature menopause may be averted with goserelin given before and during chemotherapy

Cancer Therapy - Survival curves help decrease anxiety for women with BRCA1/2 mutations

Cancer Therapy - Tamoxifen breast cancer therapy provokes distinct gene expression patterns in endometrial tissues

Cardiovascular Disease - Heart disease is a killer for women

Cardiovascular Disease - Stress/income level contribute to underestimation of cardiac risk in urban, black women

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors - Androgen excess may play role in cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women with diabetes

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors - Review focused on guidelines for coronary disease risk screening in asymptomatic women

Cervical Cancer Screening - Lower staging accuracy is observed for CT/MRI in evaluation of cervical cancer

Cervical Neoplasia - eIF4E used as marker for cervical neoplasia

Chemotherapy - Best use of adjuvant chemotherapy discussed

Collaborations - Licensing agreement inked with CONRAD for collaboration on microbicide pipeline

Colorectal Cancer Screening - Low rate of non-fecal occult blood test is observed in women attending screening mammography

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Chemopreventive properties of Chinese licorice root investigated

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Predictors of complementary and alternative therapy use among cancer patients examined

Coronary Artery Disease - Metabolic syndrome does not predict progression of coronary artery disease in women

Coronary Artery Disease - Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is related inversely to adiponectin levels in obese women

Coronary Heart Disease - Study depicts gender differences in treatment of coronary heart disease

Diabetes Complications - Mechanisms of diabetic embryopathy and strategies for therapy intervention reviewed

Diabetes Research - Weight loss improves bladder control in women with prediabetes

Diagnostics - Breast scintigraphy does not predict breast cancer response to therapy

Diagnostics - Findings in diagnostics provide new insights

Diagnostics - Ghrelin biomarkers may delineate breast cancer proliferation

Diet & Nutrition - New study reveals Relora is safe and effective to manage stress-weight connection

Drug Resistance - Multidrug resistance of cancer cells can be inhibited

Environmental Health - Findings in environmental health provide new insights

Finance - Cancer center receives $4.6 million SPORE grant for breast cancer research

Finance - Pharma company announces $5 million milestone payment from Serono for R763

Fitness & Wellness - Making health-related New Year's resolutions does not hinge on success from previous years

Gastrointestinal Cancer - Poor prognosis is seen in women with gastrointestinal cancers during pregnancy

Gene Research - The angiogenic effects of psoriasin may influence breast cancer progression

Gynecological Cancer - Prophylactic surgeries prevent two gynecological cancers in women with Lynch syndrome

Gynecology - Long-term cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition may abate the angiogenesis of ovarian cancer

Gynecology - Tryptase may trigger endometrial cancer angiogenesis

HIV/AIDS Education - HIV/AIDS knowledge moderate among high school students in Korea

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Herpes simplex virus type 2 seropositivity increases risk for contracting HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Perceived social and institutional barriers may hinder efforts to eradicate perinatal HIV

Hair Loss - Female pattern hair loss is not accompanied by elevated sebum excretion

Healthcare Coverage - ParadigmHealth and Tufts Health Plan expand neonatal care management services in Massachusetts

Heart Failure - No difference noted between men and women in response to cardiac resynchronization therapy

Human Papillomavirus - Efforts are needed for primary prevention of HPV-related neoplasia

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - CTL peptide and VSSP eradicates established HPV E7-expressing tumors

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - E7 protein was therapeutic against HPV16-induced tumors

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Improving HPV vaccine acceptance can promote adolescent health

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Vaccination is effective strategy for HPV-related diseases

Hypertension - Calcium plus linoleic acid reduces risk for pregnancy-induced hypertension

Hypertension - Reduced NO is linked to endothelial dysfunction that precedes hypertension

Immunotherapy - Approaches enhance protective immunity against Candida vaginitis

Incontinence - Insulin-requiring diabetes is associated with urinary incontinence in older women

Incontinence - Obesity and tobacco are presurgical factors associated with higher incontinence severity

Lung Cancer - NSCLC tumor growth can be down-regulated by specific inhibition of aromatase

Lung Cancer - Risk factors for anemia in patients with lung cancer identified

Lynch Syndrome - Genetic evaluation may identify Lynch syndrome in women with endometrial/ovarian cancer

Marketing - Partnership set for distribution in pharmacies of feminine arousal fluid

Mental Health - Even with more free time, women feel no less rushed, study finds

Metastases - Bcl-2/adenovirus protein knockdown enables growth of breast cancer metastases

Obesity - Girls aspire to be normal healthy according to new Girl Scout Research Institute study

Obesity - Low-fat eating pattern does not result in weight gain in postmenopausal women

Obstetrics - Massage for childbirth preparation may reduce episiotomy rate

Obstetrics - Planned pregnancy leads to good health habits

Obstetrics - Porcine models expose inflammatory and angiogenic changes during spontaneous fetal loss

Obstetrics - Preterm birth risk quickly, accurately detected with proteomic profiling

Obstetrics - Studies describe new findings in obstetrics research

Oncology - Breast cancer cells overproduce the angiogenesis promoter Sulf-2

Oncology - Concurrent changes alter the nature of breast cancers treated with radiation

Oncology - Findings in oncology provide new insights

Oncology - Human breast cancer tissues overexpress placenta growth factor

Oncology - Recent findings in oncology described

Osteoporosis - Aluminum phantoms not suitable for densitometer quality assessment

Osteoporosis - Improved grip strength in women with lower bone loss may be linked to hormone replacement therapy

Osteoporosis - Localized transient osteoporosis is effectively treated with ibandronate

Osteoporosis - Research add new data to osteoporosis body of knowledge

Ovarian Cancer - Clinical data supporting dose dense chemotherapy in ovarian cancer reviewed

Ovarian Cancer - Company completes initial patient testing of micro endoscope for ovarian cancer detection

Ovarian Cancer - Cytoreduction surgery is efficacious in elderly patients

Ovarian Cancer - Endothelin-1 promotes cell type transition in ovarian cancer cells

Ovarian Cancer - Risk of ovarian cancer is heightened in integrin beta₃ Leu33Pro homozygotes

Ovarian Cancer - The endothelin axis stimulates ovarian tumor progression

Ovarian Cancer - Treatment for endodermal sinus tumor should include surgery plus platin-based chemotherapy

Ovarian Cancer - Women have positive attitudes about having children following fertility-sparing surgery

Papillary Cancer - Papillary carcinoma of the breast needs to be distinguished between two subtypes

Pediatrics - Data presented on predictability of shoulder dystocia with injury in labor

Personnel - Carlo Montagner to be named president of Abraxis Oncology upon completion of merger

Personnel - IVD kit developer names Robert Mignatti president and chief operating officer

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Physical changes affect quality-of-life evaluation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Preeclampsia - Higher adiposity and longer menstrual cycle increase risk of preeclampsia

Preeclampsia - Preeclampsia risk increases with elevated oxidized LDL/triglyceride levels

Preeclampsia - Preeclampsia/fetal death risk are higher in women on HAART

Pregnancy Complications - Older maternal age and other factors contribute to higher stillbirth risk

Pregnancy Complications - Overall survival is comparable in pregnant and non-pregnant women with melanoma

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Multicenter phase II study initiated with MKC-1

Sexual & Reproductive Health - New business report estimates sexual disorders market to be $3.8 billion

Stroke - Study identifies patients most at risk for secondary strokes

Surgical Technology - Balloon kyphoplasty effective for deformity correction of vertebral compression fractures

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Life-threatening lupus responds to stem cell transplant therapy

Uterine Fibroids - Uterine fibroid procedure shortens hospital stay but does not appear to be preferred by patients

Women's Health - U.S. FDA application submitted for fertility aid

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