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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . March 16th, 2006
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Asthma - Asthma risk is increased by hormone replacement therapy and overweight

Breast Cancer - Acute pain following breast cancer surgery was focus of study

Cardiology - Percutaneous coronary intervention may be linked to vascular complications in women

Osteoporosis - Anorexia nervosa-related bone loss may benefit from bone formation enhancers

Osteoporosis - Historical height loss predicts vertebral fracture with high degree of accuracy

Adverse Drug Reaction - Osteonecrosis of the jaw related to pamidronate therapy

Alcohol Abuse - Alcohol dependence and risk consumption in women are detected by AUDIT questionnaire

Anesthesia - In gynecologic laparoscopy, ProSeal and SLIPA SLAs reduce surgery time

Angiology - Arterial stiffness is augmented in menopause

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer risk may be modified by menopausal status and age at menopause

Bladder Cancer - Bladder cancer risk not found to be higher in women vs. men who smoke

Bone Density - Bone mineral density is not linked with locomotion-related joint loading in young women

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer risk higher in those with genetic variation in leptin and receptor

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer risk may be reduced with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Breast Cancer - Breast lesion size was examined for association with positive biopsy prediction

Breast Cancer - Case of Trichinella spiralis infestation and breast carcinoma reported

Breast Cancer - Chemotherapy drug resistance for breast cancer may be modified with dofequidar fumarate

Breast Cancer - Controversies in the therapy of early stage breast cancer reviewed

Breast Cancer - EGFR overexpression and mutations are associated with breast cancer progression

Breast Cancer - Efficacy of Doppler US in evaluating RF in breast cancer recurrences assessed

Breast Cancer - HRT associated with higher relative risk of lobular and tubular breast cancers

Breast Cancer - Lower mammography surveillance is seen in elderly breast cancer survivors

Breast Cancer - MRI can detect breast disease missed by mammography

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

Breast Cancer - Osteoclasts direct bystander killing of cancer cells in vitro

Breast Cancer - Recent findings in breast cancer described

Breast Cancer - Related proteins regulated differently between normal and breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Reports describe recent advances in breast cancer research

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

Breast Cancer - Researchers' data advance breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Researchers' work adds to breast cancer body of knowledge

Breast Cancer - Roche files EMEA marketing authorization for Herceptin as breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer - Truncated Bid gene therapy targets breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Video-assistance used to manage malignant pleural effusion in breast carcinoma

Breast Cancer Therapy - Research in breast cancer therapy provides new insights

Breast Cancer Therapy - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer therapy

Breast Cancer Therapy - sBLA submitted for adjuvant Herceptin in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer

Business & Finance - ComfortScan maker provides 2005 highlights, reports $303,000 in annual revenues

Business & Finance - Genomic Health announces Q4 revenue of $1.9 million

Cancer Gene Therapy - Anticancer gene vaccine inhibits human papillomavirus oncoprotein

Cancer Gene Therapy - MT1-MMP down-regulation suppresses ovarian tumor cell invasion

Cancer Prognostics - Piwil2 expression used as cancer prognosticator

Cancer Therapy - Antitumor activity of NGR-TNF in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs studied

Cancer Therapy - Gynecological cancer-related fatigue survey was tested in recent study

Cancer Therapy - Radiation therapy improves survival among women with early endometrial adenocarcinoma

Cancer Therapy - Recent findings in cancer therapy described

Carcinogens - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon development in frying oils and snacks studied

Cardiology - New data illuminates research in cardiology

Cardiovascular Disease - Antihypertensive regimens may have to differ between men and women

Cardiovascular Disease - Estrogen therapy does not protect postmenopausal women from heart disease

Cardiovascular Disease - Heart disease in women focus of widely supported federal legislation

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer complicated by endometrial extension results in poor prognosis

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer screening is less likely to be recent among women in high-poverty neighborhoods.

Cervical Cancer - Locally advanced cervical cancer treated by preoperative chemoradiotherapy

Cervical Cancer - Researchers' findings advance cervical cancer research

Cervical Cancer - U.S. FDA accepts sNDA for Hycamtin with Cisplatin for the treatment of advanced cervical cancer

Clinical Trials - Benefit of paclitaxel-carboplatin lung cancer therapy linked to estrogen, study shows

Clinical Trials - Phase 2 clinic trials enrollment for injectable osteoporosis treatment completed

Clinical Trials - Phase II clinical trial in neuropathic pain begins

Colon Cancer - Colon cancer risk in women not diminished by physical activity levels

Colon Cancer - New findings in the area of colon cancer detailed

Colorectal Cancer - Colon cancer mortality is increased for underweight and obese postmenopausal women

Colorectal Cancer - Colon cancer risk among women may be reduced by diet high in magnesium

Colorectal Cancer - Colorectal cancer risk in women may be reduced by folate and vitamin B-6

Colorectal Cancer - ERBB2 mutations found in gastric, colorectal, and breast carcinomas

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Stress-related overeating may be helped by dietary magnolia and phellodendron supplements

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Traditional and ethnic medicines are frequently used among women diagnosed with breast cancer

Contraception - Nonlatex condoms preferred by many despite higher breakage rates, review finds

Contraception - Ortho Evra studies provide important new clinical and safety information

Dendritic Cell Vaccines - Preparation of apoptotic tumor cells augments dendritic cell vaccine efficiency

Dermatology - Skin aging may be reduced by selective estrogen receptors without systemic side effects

Diet & Nutrition - Calcium and vitamin D help women avoid hip fracture, but not other fractures

Diet & Nutrition - Reports describe recent advances in diet & nutrition research

Drug Development - Antares Pharma licensee files NDA for transdermal estradiol gel

Drug Development - Breast cancer drug to undergo fast track evaluation in Australia

Drug Development - Genmab acquires rights to angiogenesis targets

Endocrinology - Cytochrome P450 oxireductase deficiency can be similar to 21-hydroxylase deficiency

Environmental Health - Indoor pollution from cooking on wood stoves affects women's respiratory health

Epidemiology - Children in the Deep South face higher health risks than other U.S. children

Epidemiology - Latino field laborers not eating what they grow

Finance - Ciphergen reports Q4 total revenue of $6.6 million

Finance - Female Health Company reports Q1 2006 net revenues of $3,408,062

Geriatrics - Risk of health decline for women in retirement is identified by poor standard of living

Glaucoma - Global toll of glaucoma set to reach 80 million by 2020

Gynecology - Angiogenesis protein denotes cervical cancer grade but not patient prognosis

Gynecology - Researchers' data advance gynecology research

HIV Transmission - Intrauterine HIV transmission increases when chronic chorioamnionitis is present

HIV Transmission - Nevirapine therapy for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission was studied

HIV/AIDS Assisted Reproduction - CD4 count independently associated with ovarian resistance to hyperstimulation

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Traditional healers adapt HIV prevention messages and family planning to their practices

HIV/AIDS Quality of Life - Modified MOS scale reliable and valid for QOL evaluation in HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Testing - Prenatal diagnosis for chromosomal anomalies is effective for HIV-infected women

HIV/AIDS Vaccine - HIV-1 recombinant canarypox vaccine safe and immunogenic in infants of HIV-1-infected mothers

Health Promotion - African American women targeted by campaign to improve health habits

Health Promotion - Mental distress in women affects likelihood of engaging in preventive health behavior

Healthcare Coverage - Delta Dental Plan of Minnesota considers additional dental coverage for expectant mothers

Healthcare Coverage - Essure procedure now covered by Medicaid in New York, Texas, and Wisconsin

Heart Disease - Atherosclerosis risk in asymptomatic women is underestimated by Framingham equation

Hormones - Hormonal function after ovarian transposition to abdominal subcutaneous fat tissue was studied

Human Papillomavirus - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of human papillomavirus

Hypercholesterolemia - Pravastatin reduced P-selectin expression on platelets in hypercholesterolemic women

Hyperparathyroidism - Parathyroidectomy improves bone mineral density in mild hyperparathyroidism

Imaging - Congenital heart disease may be marked by fetal heart block, increased nuchal translucency

Immunology - Sexual differences in immune response appear at puberty

Infant Mortality - Pediatric vital statistics for 2004 have been published

Inflammation - Systemic inflammation and adiposity are strongly associated in women

Lung Cancer - Lung cancer survival may be decreased in women prescribed hormone replacement therapy

Menopause - Hot flashes are more frequent in women smokers independent of estrogen levels

Menopause - Postprandial lipemia's main determinant is fasting triglyceride concentration

Metabolic Syndrome - Cardiovascular risk may be increased by insulin resistance in metabolic syndrome

Morbidity & Mortality - Caregivers' risk of death increased by spousal illness

Obstetrics - New research in the area of obstetrics detailed

Obstetrics - Nonmedically-based human egg banking program launched by California reproductive center

Oncology - Angiogenesis markers align with cancer treatment type

Oncology - Breast cancer becomes more aggressive with TIMP3 gene hypermethylation

Oncology - Breast cancer endothelial cells reveal drug resistance and increased angiogenesis

Osteoporosis - Osteoporosis not always linked to gene variant for low bone mineral density

Osteoporosis - Osteoporosis warning sign can be identified by simple guideline

Osteoporosis - Studies advance knowledge in osteoporosis research

Ovarian Cancer - CA-125 level used to predict non-optimal primary cytoreduction of ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Feasibility of carboplatin followed by docetaxel evaluated in ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Genetic profile of ovarian cancer may help define better chemotherapy treatment

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer prediction via neural model outperforms logistic regression model

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer risk and physical activity show modest inverse association

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer risk associated with dietary factors was examined

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer survival improves with radical surgical resection

Ovarian Cancer - Pap test quality is improved by using Toyota production system methods

Ovarian Cancer - Pap tests for HIV-infected women have high accuracy rate

Ovarian Cancer - Procaspase-3 enhances disuicide gene therapy on human ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Researchers' findings advance ovarian cancer research

Oxidative Stress - DNA damage is decreased by carotenoid supplementation

Pain Management - Prescriptions for headache almost twice as likely in middle-aged women as men

Pap Tests - Pap testing is not affected by water-based lubricant

Patents - Hana Biosciences announces issuance of Talotrexin patent

Pelvic Cancer - Urinary reconstruction examined in patients undergoing surgery for pelvic cancer

Preeclampsia - Changes in angiogenesis protein may cause preeclampsia in trisomy 13 pregnancies

Prostate Cancer - Link between pizza consumption and risk of sex hormone-related cancers not proven

Radiation Therapy - Significance of arm position for breast radiation therapy planning was evaluated

Reproduction - A nongenomic mechanism may underlie the sudden suppression in LH secretion

Reproduction - Fertility depends on a surprising pair of proteins

Reproduction - Genistein exposure during development alters ovarian differentiation

Rheumatoid Arthritis - Leaky blood vessels around arthritic joints cause inflammatory response

Rubella Vaccine - Congenital rubella cataract provides reminder of vaccination need

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Donor eggs increasingly scarce as national demand soars

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Infertility organization encourages research on environmental toxins' impact on fertility

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Pregnancy, not sexual behavior dictates STD testing among newly homeless youth

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Web-based self-test for chlamydia, other STDs proposed

Skin Cancer - Cutaneous melanoma risk is increased in postmenopausal women with nonmelanoma skin carcinoma

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Systemic lupus erythematosus patients may be overlooked for routine cancer screening tests

Tobacco Use - Quitting smoking easier for low-income women when peer intervention is offered

Topical Microbicides - PRO 2000 gel inhibits HIV and HSV infection following vaginal application

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