Women's Health Law Weekly

Medical University of Vienna - Endostatin expression is differential at the fetal-maternal interface

MediCult - Pharma company receives U.S. FDA clearance for in vitro maturation product

Merck & Co. - Alendronate improves BMD, bone resorption, back pain in osteoporotic women

Montreal General Hospital - Mutation panel described for screening BRCA1/2 mutations in French Canadians

New York University - Betamethasone decreases several indices of placental eNOS function

Niigata City Gen. Hospital - MRI aids diagnosis of uterine incarceration and preparation for c-section

Norrlands University Hospital, Umea - Exogenous hMG induces different steroid synthesis pattern than pure FSH

Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Preterm infants lack heparin-dependent platelet-activating antibodies

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma company expands scope of new drug application PREOS

Nutraceutics Corp. - New lollipop contains nausea-fighting vitamin B6

Ohu University - Atorvastatin enhances BMD in ovariectomized rats given E-2 or hPTH

Osaka City University - Intermittent weekly administration of hPTH (1-34) improves bone microstructure

Oulu University - Steroid identified as an independent prognostic marker in breast cancer

Paterson Institute for Cancer Research - Simultaneous blockade of Bcl-2 and DNA repair staunches ovarian cancer growth

Pfizer Inc. - Approval sought for exemestane tablets as therapy for postmenopausal women

Pfizer Inc. - Celecoxib shows surprising activity against estrogen receptors

Pfizer Inc. - Data show epirubicin hydrochloride injection improves survival

Population Action International - Study gives U.S. a "C" for support of international reproductive health efforts

Procter & Gamble - Cost-effectiveness of risedronate assessed

Proxima Therapeutics - MammoSite Radiation Therapy System distributor announced

R2 Technology, Inc. - Frost & Sullivan recognizes ImageCheckerCT CAD System as Product of the Year

Repatriation General Hospital, New So. Wales - Conservation surgery is an option in ILC cases with clearly defined margins

Rikshospitalet University Hospital - Resuscitation with 100% O₂ heightens cerebral injury in hypoxemic piglets

Roswell Park Cancer Institute - Potential ovarian cancer susceptibility allele of low penetrance identified

Royal College of Veterinary Surgery, London - Granulosa cells analyzed, changes in kinase and progesterone secretion revealed

Sanarus, Inc. - Market release of breast biopsy device announced

Sectra - Software developer includes osteoporosis testing on MicroDose Mammography system

Semmelweis University of Medicine - Carotid artery stiffening doesn't explain baroreflex impairment in preeclampsia

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Frist backs review of abstinence programs

State University of New York - Laptops pose possible fertility risk to men

Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. - Vacuum-assisted biopsy system, MRI-guided breast biopsy device unveiled

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - Breast cancer foundation names 2004 award recipients for scientific distinction

Technische Universitat Munchen - Age at first OC use may be risk factor for bone loss in female athletes

The Endocrine Society - Organization calls for clinical guidelines on androgens for women

The Paget Foundation - Foundation endorses Surgeon General's report on osteoporosis

Thomas Jefferson University - Scientists find way to see breast cancer activity from outside the body

Tissera, Inc. - Research sets gestational window for harvesting porcine fetal pancreatic tissue

Tobacco Use - One in five pregnant women in South Dakota smokes

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Cultured neural stem cells promote functional recovery following focal ischemia

Transgene - Vaccine candidate for precancerous cervical lesions in new phase 2 trial

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Biomarker expression correlates with 80% recurrence rate in retrospective study

U.K. Department for International Development - Direct payments to households could improve maternal, child health

U.S. Air Force Medical Center, Travis AFB - Most obstetricians treat asymptomatic GBS bacteriuria in first trimester

U.S. National Cancer Institute - More research needed to clarify etiologic role of hormone-receptor expression

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Study looks at risk factors for invasive disease among HPV-exposed women

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Night eating syndrome in obese persons not classified an eating disorder

Umea University - Lactoferrin inhibits HPV binding and uptake in vitro

Univ. of London Kings College - Set shifting in anorexia nervosa actually related to childhood OCPD traits

Univ. of Occupational & Environ. Health, Fukuoka - hPTH (1-34) increases mass, structure of cortical shell in ovariectomized rats

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Criteria for breast implant removal without replacement outlined

Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - Management algorithms to address breast implant concerns developed

Univ. of Zurich Hospital - rhEPO is safer therapy for anemia in pregnant patients with hemoglobinopathy

Universidad Autonoma Barcelona - R5 HIV-infected cells kill CD4 cells via induction of syncytia formation

University College London - Surgeons pinch more than an inch from the arm to rebuild a micropenis

University Hospital, Geneva - Salt sensitivity varies during menstrual cycle, differs pre- and postmenopause

University of Aberdeen - Association examined between TNFRSF1B polymorphisms and BMD

University of Amsterdam - Pressure-overload on the late-fetal heart induces limited proliferative growth

University of Bristol - Pre-eclampsia-inducing macromolecule increases microvascular permeability

University of Chicago - ERbeta is expressed in benign and malignant vascular neoplasia

University of Edinburgh - Inflammation response to steroid signaling in HOSE cells studied

University of Glasgow - Gene transfer arrests nuclear factor-kappa B-dependent inflammatory response

University of Miami - L-arginine's role in pathogenesis and treatment of kidney disease still unclear

University of Michigan - Stat3 upregulates MEK5 expression in breast tumor cells

University of Minnesota - Researchers set new standard of care for adult cord blood transplant patients

University of Montpellier - Sigma receptor and cocaine-mediated impairments, analysis reveals benefits

University of North Carolina - Cocaine users' and non-users' oxytocin levels, BP, maternal behavior compared

University of North Carolina - Women experiencing violence have high levels of PTSD during pregnancy

University of Nottingham - Intrauterine growth restriction compromises fetoplacental angiogenesis

University of Oklahoma - HPV genotyping of high-grade SIL may have prognostic value

University of Pisa - Penetrance functions for software predicts cancer risk among BRCA1/2 carriers

University of Pittsburgh - Common shampoo ingredient stunts developing neurons of rats

University of Sao Paulo - Metformin therapy benefits women with PCOS

University of Sheffield - New approach tries to differentiate true fracture from non-fracture deformity

University of So. California - Selective loss of AKR1C1/2 may result in decreased progesterone catabolism

University of the Mediterranean - The cytotoxic effect of paclitaxel does not involve apoptosis completion