View the NewsRx Library

Best e-Business Site, 2009
Best e-Business Site, 2008
Best e-Business Site, 2007
Best e-Business Site, 2006
Best Healthcare Content, 2005
Best Overall Internet Site, 2005
Best Interactive Site, 2005

Google 2009 PageRank: #2 Among Top Health News and Media Publications

Google 2009 PageRank: #2 Among Top Science Publications in Biology/Physiology

Google 2009 PageRank: #2 Among Top News and Media for the Business of Pharmaceuticals

Amazon's Alexa 2009 PageRank: #2 News and Media Site for the Pharmaceutical Industry

NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.

This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information:
verify here.

Women's Health Law Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 17th, 2005
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Law Weekly | Other Publications

Bristol-Myers Squibb - Adjuvant treatment for node-positive breast cancer approved in Europe

Cytyc Corp. - Company announces arbitration panel decision in royalty dispute with DEKA

Karolinska Institute, Stockholm - Active management of third stage of labor greatly reduces postpartum hemorrhage

Medical Discoveries, Inc. - Biopharma company acquires assets of Savetherapeutics A.G.

St. Stephen Hospital, Budapest - Abdominal radical trachelectomy is a fertility-preserving option for some cases

U.S. Department of State - Abuses against women still rampant in Africa, NGO says

AEterna Zentaris, Inc. - Cetrorelix development continues with endometriosis as primary indication

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York - Three-year screening interval okay for HIV+ women negative for HPV

AnorMED, Inc. - Enrollment initiated in phase I/II study for new HIV entry inhibitor

Beit Trust Cure International Hospital, Blantyre - Sepsis not seen during 1-year follow-up of orthopedic implants in HIV infection

Berlex, Inc. - Drug regulating agency rules Yasmin may be taken by competing female athletes

Biomarker Technologies LLC - Pilot study of a new blood test for breast cancer to be launched

Biosyn Inc. - Recombinant cyanovirin-N developed for use as vaginal anti-HIV microbicide

Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Interleukin-1beta induces IL-8 mRNA stabilization in breast cancer cells

Birmingham Women's Hospital - Radical hysterectomy unnecessary for adequate treatment of early stage disease

Breast Cancer - One in 7 minority U.S. women doesn't know family history of breast cancer

Brown Medical School, Providence - Study links colic, maternal depression to family problems

California Air Resources Board - California report conclusively links secondhand smoke, breast cancer

Cancer Research U.K., London - Minimum, expected, and maximum detection rates calculated for England and Wales

Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels - MMP-9 gelatinase B examined, expression and activation in endometrium clarified

Cen-Med Enterprises - Pregnancy kits supplied to hospitals via Broadline

Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester - IGF-I response to single growth hormone bolus is increased in obesity

City of London Migraine Clinic - Home-use fertility monitor enables well-timed perimenstrual prophylaxis

Colorectal Cancer - Educational initiative targeting women gets underway

Columbia University of College Physics & Surgery, - Research in osteoporosis provides new insights

Columbia University, New York - Low-income minority women's perceived barriers, facilitators identified

Cornell University, Weill Medical College - Protease inhibitor choice should maximize efficacy and patient tolerability

Depression - Pregnant women should exercise to keep depression away

European Institute of Oncology, Milan - Patients with negative node biopsy and no axillary dissection were cancer free

First Horizon Pharmaceutical Corp. - OptiNate, prenatal vitamin with vegetarian-sourced omega-3 fatty acids, launched

Food Safety - FDA issues health advisory about certain soft cheeses made from raw milk

GlaxoSmithKline - Studies report mixed results on epilepsy drugs and birth defects

Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem - Risk in postmenopausal women with asymptomatic endometrial polyps is low

Hiratsuka City Hospital - ICA is superior to PCA for fetal electrocardiograms

I-Flow Corporation - Long-term benefit of drug delivery device after breast cancer surgery shown

Imperial College London - Minimal residual disease persists in bone marrow after adjuvant therapy

Imperial College London - New findings in the area of hematology detailed

Imperial College London - Use of antibiotics to prevent premature birth debated

Indian Health Service, Phoenix - Family practitioners are armed with the tools they need to combat diabetes

Infectious Diseases Society of America - HIV and ID doctors oppose ideologically driven STI prevention policies

Inst. of Microbiology & Immunology, Ljubljana - Report recommends implementing chlamydia screening at STD clinics in Slovenia

Institute Curie, Paris - UPAR may identify breast cancer patients with a risk for micrometastasis

Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana - Minimal risk of macrometastases in the NSLN in breast cancer patients

Jikei University, Tokyo - Altered laminin beta1 gene expression is associated with tumorigenesis

Johns Hopkins University - Endogenous postmenopausal hormones may play regulatory role in lipid metabolism

Karolinska Institute, Harnosand - Decrease in recommended number of antenatal visits suits Swedish women

Kochi Medical School - Genes predispose breast cancer patients to tamoxifen-induced fatty liver

Lafayette College, Easton - Inhibition of tumor-derived CCL5 also inhibited metastasis of 4T1

Landspitali University of Hospital - Researchers plan strategy to defend neonates against encapsulated bacteria

Leiden University - Enriched HPV-specific polyclonal T cells may be key to future immunotherapies

Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center, Bronx - Evidence-based medicine screened for likelihood of sentinel lymph node biopsy

Linkoping University Hospital - Enzyme expression ratio is a prognostic indicator in tamoxifen-treated patients

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Net survival for HIV-infected children is 67% at 1 year and 39% at 5 years

Loyola University, Maywood - Prophylactic low-dose MgSO₄ may be neuroprotective for some preterm babies

Lund University, Malmo - VEGF-A and VEGFR-2 correlate with tamoxifen response in breast cancer patients

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center - Cardiac death after radiation for breast cancer dramatically down, study shows

Madigan Army Medical Center - Researchers describe findings in smallpox vaccines studies

Marmara University - Taurine protects against alendronate-induced gastric damage in rats

Massachusetts General Hospital - Anticonvulsant drug poses greater birth-defect risk than suspected

Massachusetts General Hospital East, Charlestown - Oncolytic herpes simplex virus diminishes mammary tumors in mice

Mayo Clinic - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis

Medical College of Ohio Hospital - Clinical trial of monoclonal antibody seeks patients with advanced disease

MediciNova, Inc. - Phase I clinical trial with MN-221 to prevent preterm labor

Montreal General Hospital - Genetic factors leading to hydatidiform moles can be modulated by other factors

National Cancer Center, Tokyo - Tobacco smoke and smoking increases risk in premenopausal Japanese women

New York University - Matrilysin uses progelatinase to generate ovarian cancer cell invasion

New York University - Study equates poor oral health with preterm birth risk

Nihon University - Enamel matrix derivative inhibited breast cancer cell attachment to bone

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharmaceutical company announces 8% increase in net revenues for fourth quarter

Nymox - Breast cancer linked to second hand smoke

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - New studies show second-hand smoke dangers of fetal exposure to maternal smoking

Ohio State University - Silencing of tumor suppressor ARHI contributed to thyroid carcinogenesis

Ohio State University - Tiny scaffolding allows stem cells to become working fat cells

Orebro University Hospital - LightCycler PCR assay shows promise for routine diagnosis

Osaka Medical College - Blood collection program reduces transfusion needs in placenta previa cases

Pearsalls Ltd. - Medical device company offers results of artificial cervical disc implantation

Queen's University, Kingston - Study supports use of aspirin in treating pregnancy disorder

Rockefeller University, New York - Mice with defective sperm offer clues to infertility in men

Sarasota Memorial Hospital - UCB neutrophils yield same potency pattern for each ELR chemokine as adult cells

Shinshu University, Matsumoto - Reports add new data to ovarian cancer research

Sisli Etfal Training & Research Hosp., Istanbul - Manual removal of placenta after cesarean section causes more blood loss

St. Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst - Study sheds light on lower diabetes, CVD risks in moderate alcohol drinkers

The Female Health Company - Female condom company receives orders for 3.2 million units from southern Africa

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia - The decorin transgene stops breast cancer metastasis

TodoBebe - Company partners with U.S. surgeon general to promote Year of Healthy Child

Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Membrane-based tests for detecting urinary antigens, antibodies under study

Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital - VEGF is a strong prognostic indicator for breast cancer

Trinity College, Dublin - Maternal gene polymorphism increases risk for severe abruptio placentae

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Microarray analysis can identify etiologic agent

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Researchers' findings advance endocrinology research

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Study to compare partial and whole breast radiation

U.S. Natl. Institutes of Health - NIH panel calls for "demedicalization" of menopause

Ulleval University Hospital, Oslo - Incidence of PID subdiagnoses changed between 1990-2002 in Oslo, Norway

Uniformed Svc. Univ. of Health Science, Bethesda - Hazard rates of recurrence following diagnosis of primary breast cancer examined

United Nations - Fistula hospital in Ethiopia continues services for young women

Univ. of Arkansas for Med. Sciences, Little Rock - Gene-loaded dendritic cells kindle a response to breast cancer antigens

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Circulating activators of PPAR are reduced in preeclamptic pregnancy

University Autonoma Madrid - Cord blood better than haploidentical mobilized PBL for sustained engraftment

University Klinikum, Dusseldorf - nAPCsr isn't an indicator of pregnancy-associated venous thromboembolism

University Nacl Cordoba - PLAP linked to T. cruzi invasion of diabetic placentas

University of Alabama, Birmingham - RGD peptides/FBS regulate MSC attachment/spreading on hydroxyapatite

University of Birmingham - Reports add new data to obesity pathogenesis research

University of Cambridge - Array-CGH and tissue microarrays together help identify prognostic markers

University of Canterbury - Women with eating disorders manipulate their experience of emotional states

University of Cincinnati - New findings in the area of cardiac hypertrophy detailed

University of Cincinnati - Ron receptor signals influence mammary tumor development and metastasis

University of Cincinnati - Stricter standards needed to protect children from industrial chemicals

University of Copenhagen - Iron supplementation (40 mg/day) after 13 weeks gestation prevents deficiency

University of Copenhagen - Researchers characterize breast cancer patient-derived dendritic cells

University of Ferrara - Approach could be useful in prenatal dystrophin mutation detection

University of Frankfurt - Patients with inducible NOS-positive breast carcinomas had lower survival rate

University of Freiburg - Ultrasound morphology of varying types of breast cancer must be differentiated

University of Glasgow - New self-help technology set to combat eating disorders

University of Kansas, Kansas City - SIV-associated pneumonia correlates with increased chemokine/RNA in lungs

University of Leicester - Deviations in normograms can signal early changes in circulation

University of London - Index of community ocular Chlamydia trachomatis load developed

University of London - Placental trophoblasts don't set up correct cytokine response in preeclampsia

University of London Kings College - New research in the area of obstetrics detailed

University of Maryland - 5F 203 induces NF-kappa B activity in drug-sensitive breast cancer MCF-7 cells

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes therapy

University of Michigan Cancer Center - Epidemiologic, clinical similarities seen in African and African American women

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Two partially HLA-matched cord blood units enhance engraftment

University of Missouri - Visceral fat pinpointed as differential factor among PWS patients

University of Naples - Short-term zoledronic acid therapy increases BMD and osteogenic progenitors

University of New South Wales, Sydney - Buffalo hump in HIV-associated lipodystrophy associated with hyperinsulinemia

University of Nice - EIA quantifies plasma and intracellular lopinavir in HIV-infected patients

University of North Carolina - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

University of Oxford - Economic consequences in first decade after preterm birth calculated in U.K.

University of Pecs - Research reveals possibility for safe antimicrobial therapy during pregnancy

University of Pennsylvania - Mouse study suggests link between estrogen excess and thrombotic fetal loss

University of Perugia - Prophylactic use of progesterone in preterm labor needs more study

University of Pittsburgh - For women with PPROM benefits of delivery outweigh risks after 34 weeks

University of Pittsburgh - No relationship found between ovarian cancer risk and incomplete pregnancy

University of Rome La Sapienza - Recent findings in osteoporosis described

University of Rouen - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

University of Salamanca - New findings in the area of osteoporosis described

University of Sheffield - Findings in breast cancer provide new insights

University of South Dakota - Nonsurgical options available to treat HPV-related disease

University of Sydney - Preimplantation genetic diagnosis curbs risk of Rh disease

University of Uppsala Hospital - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis

University of Vienna - Discrete-event simulation evaluates vertical transmission prevention strategies

University of Virginia - Novel microfluidic device efficiently separates sperm and endothelial cells

University of Washington - Studies describe new findings in chlamydia research

University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg - High HIV rate found among South African women refusing antenatal screening

University of Zagreb - Honeybee products may help control tumor growth

VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System - Researchers' data advance oncology research

Washington Cancer Inst., Washington, DC - Update on agents utilized for perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy

Zonagen, Inc. - U.S. patent issued for use of compound to treat uterine fibroids, endometriosis

Return to Top of Page


Home \| Free Newsletters \| Products \| Article Library \| About Us \| Contact \| Privacy Policy \| Search \| Visit VerticalNews.com Copyright © 2009 NewsRx