Women's Health Law Weekly

Obstetrics - Women who frequently use air travel may receive excess radiation exposure

Osteoporosis - Body weight not a valid screening tool for bone loss

Pasteur Institute - InIA-E-cadherin interaction enables Listeria to cross placental barrier

Peking University - Anti-tumor responses induced by ovarian cancer protein characterized

Pfizer Inc. - Chemotherapy including epirubicin may improve survival for some patients

PO Royal Brisbane Hospital - Merozoite surface protein antibodies inhibit malaria antibody responses

Pregnancy & Depression - Volunteers sought for study on depression in pregnancy

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals - Risedronate preserves bone architecture in osteoporotic postmenopausal women

RMIT University - Several factors can result in faulty measurement of BMD by DXA

Roche - sNDA submitted to FDA for once-monthly dose of Boniva

Royal Brisbane Hospital - Imbibing alcohol doesn't increase disease risk

Rudolfstifung Hospital - Elevated maternal plasma levels of factor VIII linked to increased RSA risk

Santa Chiara University Hospital - Epirubicin and paclitaxel activity independent of adjuvant therapy

Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - MS analysis of P. falciparum protein variants reported

State Univ. of Ghent - BRCA1/2 mutation spectra determined in Belgian breast/ovarian cancer families

Sungkyunkwan University - Study finds molecular variant of ACE associated with hypertension in pregnancy

Sungkyunkwan University - Study refutes suggested link between RSA and skewed X chromosome

Texas Oncology, P.A. - Aromasin after Tamoxifen lessens breast cancer recurrence in study

Tottori University - Mouse model of Down syndrome has congenital heart disease

Trinity Western University - Study will compare treatments for PTSD in female victims of sexual assault

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Rubella virus P90 associates with cytokinesis regulatory protein

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Possible new mechanism suggested for estrogen's promotion of disease

Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Pre-emptive morphine may contribute to neonate brain damage

Univ. of California San Francisco - Novel DZIP gene expressed in embryonic stem cells and germ cells is identified

Univ. of California, Davis - Study findings support 2001 ASCCP disease management guidelines

Univ. of London Imperial College - Researchers say effects of OCs, HRT on lipoproteins need further investigation

Univ. of Michigan - Study looks at early menopause changes in E₂ , FSH by ethnicity, age

Univ. of Southern California - Study looks at effect of reproductive factors and lactation on CIS risk

University College of London - Factor V Leiden associated with increased risk of obstetric complications

University Hospital, Uppsala - Model prevents inaccurate surgical staging of ovarian carcinoma

University Mediterranee - Endothelial microparticles may play role in thrombotic complications of APS

University of Alabama - Clinical trial compares hysterectomy with medical treatment

University of Alabama - Online support improves psychosocial therapy for breast cancer patients

University of Alabama - Stillbirths, infant deaths associated with smoking among mothers under 40

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Glycosaminoglycans protect against Chlamydia infection in vitro

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Seprase encourages tumor and microvessel growth in breast cancer models

University of Cambridge - Maternal-fetal interactions, birth order impact risk factors for adult diabetes

University of Cantabria - Calcaneal quantitative ultrasound useful for assessing fracture risk

University of Debrecen - Transdermal estradiol can reduce bone loss with no increase in SLE activity

University of Geneva - Optical diagnosis of cervical dysplasia on the horizon

University of Jena - Three algorithms summarize management of low-grade SIL

University of Leipzig - Prognostic indicators of hyperplasias analyzed in postmenopausal women

University of Lethbridge - Prenatal exposure to alcohol changes number of neurons in developing brain

University of Maryland - Radiation and subsequent TRAIL/Apo-2L quells breast tumor xenografts in mice

University of Memphis - Questionnaire better assesses female athletes' calcium intake than diet records

University of Missouri - Breast cancer cell CD36 expression ebbs in response to estradiol

University of Missouri - Obese or diabetes single gene mutations induce hyperglycemia-hyperinsulinemia

University of Modena & Reggio Emilia - Algal toxin may disrupt the tumor fighting functions of E-cadherin

University of Newcastle - Low erythrocyte folate status, gene polymorphisms increase risk

University of North Carolina - HIV infection impairs immunity to malaria in pregnant women

University of Oulu - Women in Finland with 5+ children have higher risk of cervical cancer

University of Pittsburgh - Postmenopausal Health Disparities Study looks at alcohol consumption

University of Texas - Heme-iron increases levels of parasite adherence to vaginal epithelial cells

University of the West Indies - Study finds no benefit to OCs for 2 months prior to ovarian hyperstimulation

University of Toronto - Study provides first national estimate of adverse events in hospitals

University of Turin - Electroporated DNA vaccine clears breast cancer in transgenic mice

University of Verona - Calcaneal ultrasound helps identify premenopausal women at risk for bone loss

University of Wales - GSTP1 genotypes, expression, and outcome described in ovarian cancer

University of Western Ontario - Mechanism suggested for suppression of decidual cell response in endometrium

VU University Medical Center - Results from the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study presented

Washington State University - Dioxin exposure during pregnancy impairs mammary gland differentiation

Washington University - Study compares radiation treatments

Weizmann Institute - Gonadotropin-induced gene regulation may increase cancer risk

Women's Health - Group says Missouri cuts have hurt women's healthcare

World Antidoping Agency - Mouse model developed as tool for drug testing, gene target validation

Yale University - Options other than CEE and MPA are available

Yale University - Study finds high rate of genetic mutation in Korean women with breast cancer

Zengen Inc. - Positive results reported from CZEN-002 trial for vulvovaginal candidiasis