Women's Health Law Weekly

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation - Cotinine level test utilized in Nevada program aimed at tobacco free babies

Ohio State University - Perceptions of insurance coverage may deter women from mammography screening

Oregon Health Science University - Prophylactic mastectomy viewed as emulating breast cancer

Oscar Lambret Center, Lille - Risk of AML and MDS linked to adjuvant epirubicin for early breast cancer

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. - Maternal-fetal physician services company acquires pediatric cardiology practice

Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection - Pennsylvania releases second quarter mammography inspections

Personnel - Dorothy Berry named VP risk management/patient safety at E&C

Royal Marsden Hospital, London - Chemotherapy safety evaluated for breast cancer during pregnancy

Saint-Antoine University, Paris - Report highlights acute coronary syndrome in HIV-infected patients

San Gerardo Hospital, Monza - Differing regimens of neoadjuvant chemotherapy compared

Scient'x USA - Device exemption filed to begin U.S. trials of ceramic bearing cervical disc

Second University of Naples, Italy - Mitral mechanical replacement proves safe for pregnant women

Singapore General Hospital - Sonographic assessment of breast lesions correlates with MRI results

St. Thomas' Hospital, London - Researchers suggest subset of breast cancers associated with Chinese patients

State University of New York - Dihydropyridines and pyridines counteracted multidrug resistance

Synthecon Corp. - Researchers make "embryonic-like" stem cells from umbilical cord blood

SyntheMed, Inc. - Preclinical studies of anti-adhesion thermal gel in gynecologic surgery underway

Tenon Hospital, Paris - Laparoscopy compared to laparotomy for treatement of ovarian tumors

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston - Soy isoflavones may help prevent bone loss and cancer

Turku University Central Hospital - Chemotherapy compounds affected chemosensitivity of cervical cancer cells

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Missed opportunities for cervical cancer screening examined

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Study shows women's health care similar to men's at Dept. of Veterans Affairs

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Reports of breast pump adverse events to U.S. FDA reviewed

UCLA Neuropsychiatric Inst. and Hosp., Los Angeles - Estrogen augmentation of antidepressants in perimenopausal depression examined

Univ. of Southern California - HPV escapes recognition through phosphoinositide 3-kinase activation

University Hospital of Lausanne - Tissue engineered from fetal skin cells could treat pediatric burns

University Hospital of Maastricht - Risk of bone fracture due to suppressive l-thyroxine therapy assessed

University Hospital Vienna - Recent findings in oncology provide new insights

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

University of Arizona, Tucson - Increased levels of anti-HspBP1 IgG are prevalent in HIV infected subjects

University of Bergen - Screening of NEUROD1 in MODY or gestational diabetes conducted

University of Birmingham - Antiendothelial cell antibodies from lupus patients do not induce apoptosis

University of Cologne, Leverkusen - Findings in osteoporosis provide new insights

University of Colorado, Denver - Paradox of normal serum albumin in anorexia nervosa examined

University of Copenhagen - NANOG expressed in fetal gonocytes/testicular carcinoma/germ cell tumors

University of Dayton - Adult stem cells yield clues to sperm formation

University of Essex - Higher expression of CTCF in breast cancer cells linked to apoptosis resistance

University of Genoa - New findings in the area of Alzheimer disease detailed

University of Illinois - Inform HPV and hybrid capture HPV DNA tests using Surepath compared

University of Illinois, Chicago - Expression of SIVA-1 protein enhances apoptosis in breast cancer cells

University of London Imperial Coll Sci Tech & Med - Epidemiologic method estimates orphan number as a result of AIDS/other causes

University of Louisville - Recent findings in breast cancer provide new insights

University of Manchester - Transvaginal biopsy reviewed for diagnosis of ovarian cancer

University of Maryland - Window of vulnerability to measles in infants in rural Mali determined

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

University of Michigan - MT1-MMP expression associated with cervical cancer

University of Michigan - Monoscopic vs. stereoscopic reading for detection of breast lesions studied

University of Nottingham - New research in the area of breast cancer detailed

University of Nottingham - Researchers provide basis for revision of classification systems

University of Pennsylvania - Long term breast-conservation treatment and invasive treatments compared

University of Rochester - Safety of nipple-areola reconstruction after radiation therapy evaluated

University of Sherbrooke - Use of low-dose OCs increases risk of cardiac and vascular events

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis

University of Victor Segalen, Bordeaux - Tuberculosis risk after HAART initiation higher in patients with history of TB

University of Washington, Seattle - Is mammography screening affected by perception of malpractice?

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Early HFOV highly beneficial for preterm infants

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Natural history of low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ studied

Velcura Therapeutics - Companies announce agreement to develop new drug targeting osteoporosis

ViaCell, Inc. - Cell-focused biotechnology company reports Q2 2005 financial results

VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam - Findings in breast cancer provide new insights

Wayne State University, Detroit - Ethnicity and menopausal status may be important factors in study results