Women's Health Law Weekly

Areteion Hospital, Athens - Approaches to managing bone metastases from breast cancer shared

Hologic - Alliance signed with Novation for mammography, bone densitometry systems

Remuda Ranch - As eating disorders increase in colleges, more schools offer counseling

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System - Attitudes about perception of risk shift after breast cancer counseling

Aichi Medical University School of Medicine - Breast cancer risk, alcohol intake in Japanese women studied

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Further research needed on HIV in an aging population

Alliance for Better Bone Health - U.S. FDA approves prescription risedronate with calcium tabs for osteoporosis

Ankara Training & Research Hospital - Effects of radiation therapy studied on esophageal transit in breast cancer

Basil-Gerald Felsenstein Med. Center, Petah Tikva - Vitamin D sensitized breast cancer cells to H₂ O₂

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Folate intake examined for role in risk reduction in certain breast cancers

British Columbia Cancer Agency - Resistance of endometrial cancer to radiation therapy examined

Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard - Cancer risk examined across common differences in breast cancer gene

California Department of Health Services - Dioxin levels examined as breast cancer risk factor

California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco - Benefit of support groups for women diagnosed with breast cancer discussed

Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton - Information and support needs of callers to Cancer Helpline addressed

Cancer Research Technology - License agreement signed with TriPath Imaging

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh - Quality of life issues compared for breast cancer survivors

Cbr Systems - Blood bank notes discovery of embryonic-like stem cells in umbilical cord blood

Cellegy Pharmaceuticals - Women's health drug maker reports revenue of $7.7M

Children's Hospital of Fudan University - Hepatitis B antibodies in infants and toddlers may be maternal markers

CHUR Dupuytren - Recent findings illuminate research in human papillomavirus vaccines

Ciphergen Biosystems - University of Kentucky, biomarker research firm partner to fight ovarian cancer

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

Complutense University - New findings in adipose tissue described

Cookridge Hospital, Leeds - Fulvestrant compared to anastrozole for treatment of advanced breast cancer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - FoxA1 regulates estrogen receptor binding in tumor cells

Duke University, Durham - Researchers' data advance cardiology research

Garvan Insitute, Sydney - Scientists suggest new approach for treating patients with brittle bones

Generex Biotechnology Corp. - Paper reports late preclinical step validating novel melanoma vaccine

Goteborg University - Immune response kinetics after immunization with cholera toxin reported

Hacettepe Univ. of School of Medicine, Ankara - Cytoreductive surgery improves prognosis in ovarian metastasis

Hadassah University Hospital - Attitudes of couples on pregnancy after diagnosis of breast cancer studied

HaEmek Medical Center, Afula - Findings describe new data in obstetrics research

Harvard University - New findings in vector development described

Hospital Sainte-Justine, Montreal - HIV genotyping useful for classifying patients for tracking

Imaging Diagnostic Systems - Imaging company expands to South Korea

Indiana University - Predictors of STD vaccine acceptability investigated

Inlet Medical - Study: UPLIFT procedure reduces pelvic pain caused by a tipped uterus

International Urogynecological Association - Study: Many EU women with SUI symptoms receive off-label medications or none

Iranian Center for Breast Cancer, Tehran - Complementary medicine used by some breast cancer patients to combat depression

IRCCS, Rome - Multiple drug class-wide resistance with poorer survival after HAART failure

James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Louisville - Communicating information regarding adjuvant chemotherapy reviewed

Johns Hopkins University - Self-collected samples accurately diagnose chlamydia/gonorrhea in NAATs

Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program - Behavior patterns analyzed in post-diagnosis breast cancer patients

Karolinska Institute, Huddinge - Researchers' work adds to mental health body of knowledge

King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Buraidah - Quality of breast cancer care assessed

Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo - Tissue transglutaminase studied, embryo-maternal interface analyzed

Laboratory of Immunoregulation - New research in the area of influenza vaccines detailed

Laikon General Hospital, Athens - HLA antigens predict disease progression in HIV-infected hemophilia patients

Liverpool Women's Hospital - Brief nasal CPAP doesn't reduce reventilation risk

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Ethnic differences in breast cancer incidence and survival compared

Louisiana State University -  P. gingivalis outer membrane vesicles studied, cell growth effects revealed

M. Negri Inst. of Pharmacological Research, Milan - Does breastfeeding reduce the risk of ovarian cancer?

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Incidence rate of tumor recurrence after breast-conserving therapy studied

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Researchers' work adds to ovarian cancer body of knowledge

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing - Online medical publisher adds distinguished resources in dermatology, obstetrics

Medtronic - Resorbable implant made of biological materials for spinal surgery introduced

National Defense Medical College, Saitama - Undifferentiated-type breast carcinomas identified by KIT/EGFR overexpressions

National Women's Health Resource Center - Women's sexual wellness tool designed to improve patient-physician communication