Women's Health Law Weekly

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. - An orally bioavailable ER downregulator identified for breast cancer treatment

Cookridge Hospital, Yorkshire - Addition of fulvestrant to endocrine treatment strategy evaluated

Massachusetts General Hospital - Questionnaire identifies women at risk of inherited breast or ovarian cancer

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland - Alternate screening method for cervical cancer risk tested

Synova Healthcare Group, Inc. - Agreement signed with BioPad for development and distribution of fetal monitor

AGH University of Science & Technology, Karkow - Techniques for automatic detection of anomalies in mammograms studied

American Roentgen Ray Society - CAD detects smaller, possibly more aggressive breast cancers in younger women

American Society of Anesthesiologists - Women are receiving more pain relief during labor

American University of Beirut - Cisplatinum and vinorelbine studied in phase II trial

Ardana - Clinical development of Teverelix LA on track after pre-IND application meeting

Assaf Harofe Medical Center, Zerifin - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Aventis Pharma - Change in distribution company for Actonel announced

Azienda Osped University, Padova - Researchers study adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly breast cancer patients

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Letter of intent signed to acquire Mircette

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - Research in atherosclerosis provides new insights

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver - Recent studies add new data to ovarian cancer research

Breast Cancer - Campaign to provide mammograms in New York

Breast Cancer - Left-handedness may be linked to increased risk of breast cancer

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Effect of folate intake on breast cancer risk evaluated

Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard - Findings describe new data in breast cancer research

California Pacific Medical Center - Avenues of support for women diagnosed with breast cancer explored

Cancer Research - Family history alone can imply cancer mutation risk

Carmel Hospital, Haifa - Characteristics of families with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Israel identified

CEA, Fontenay Aux Roses - IL-6 cooperates with IFN-tau to decrease HIV RNA levels after HIV infection

Center for Study and Cancer Prevention, Florence - Mammography methods in the analysis of breast lesions compared

Center Oscar Lambret, Lille - Researchers examine survival in women with chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea

Children's Hospital Boston - Cartilage engineered from umbilical cord blood mesenchymal progenitor cells

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Maternal diet during pregnancy associated with medulloblastoma in children

City Hospital of Nottingham - Temsirolimus evaluated as treatment in breast cancer

City University of New York - Contextual approach used by breast cancer survivors in treatment decision making

Colorado Center for Bone Research - Teriparatide tested against alendronate for back pain in women with osteoporosis

CuraGen Corp. - Phase Ib clinical trial with PXD101 for ovarian cancer begins

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of tamoxifen

Duke University, Durham - Gestational dexamethasone dose elicits neurobehavioral abnormalities in rats

Eastman Kodak Company - Maker reports sales of its new mammography CAD system to California company

Emory University, Atlanta - Azole use prevents invasive cryptococcal disease in HIV-infected patients

FEI Women's Health - U.S. FDA approves ParaGard IUD for women who have not yet had children

Firat University Medical School, Elazig - Serum levels of C-reactive protein evaluated in response to hormone therapy

Frost & Sullivan - Infertility treatment companies to benefit from untapped European markets

Genentech - Fourth phase III study shows Herceptin plus chemo improved disease-free survival

George Washington University, Washington, DC - Breast cancer evaluated with computer-aided detection system

German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg - Link between cancer risk and weight changes in premenopausal women studied

Global Campaign for Microbicides - House Representatives introduce bipartisan legislation key to HIV prevention

Gynecologic Cancer Foundation & Research America - Poll shows women concerned about gynecologic cancers but unaware of symptoms

Hannover Medical School - UCB SCs generate cytokeratin 18-negative hepatocyte-like cells in injured liver

Hologic, Inc. - Results of Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Trial published

Hospital Carlos, Madrid - Patients failing HAART carry viruses with broad cross-resistant genotypes

Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen - Hyperlactatemia in HIV-NRTI associated with skeletal muscle mtDNA depletion

ICancer Therapy & Research Center, San Antonio - R115777 and paclitaxel overwhelm breast cancer growth and angiogenesis

Inamed Corp. - U.S. FDA issues approvable letter for silicone gel filled breast implants

Innsbruck Medical University - Bone marrow micrometastasis lowers breast cancer survival odds

INSERM E0214, Paris - Researchers' work adds to HIV/AIDS vaccines body of knowledge

Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research - Reusable circular stapler facilitates cervical esophagogastric anastomosis

Johns Hopkins University - Reports describe recent advances in diagnostics research

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Lower dose capecitabine demonstrated favorable therapeutic index

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Molecular tumor subtype influences preoperative chemotherapy efficacy

Massachusetts General Hospital - Feasibility of automated screening and interpretation process studied

Massachusetts General Hospital - Proliferated adult elastic chondrocytes regenerate cartilage

Mayo Clinic - Mayo Clinic researchers report new way to boost immune system

McMaster University, Hamilton - Findings advance knowledge in breast cancer research

McMaster University, Hamilton - Neoadjuvant taxanes used in treatment of non-metastatic breast cancer

Medco Health Solutions - Prescription benefit manager announced additions to consumer-directed plan

Medicines Evaluation Board - Medication regulation board evaluates use of paroxetine in pregnancy

MediCor - Plastic surgery company to acquire Biosil Limited and Nagor Limited

MedLinePlus - Breast cancer deaths continue to decline

MidState Medical Center, Meriden - Dance and movement evaluated for quality-of-life improvement in cancer survivors

National Cancer Institute - Digital mammography trial results announced

National Tumor Institute, Naples - Cisplatin-epirubicin-paclitaxel used to treat operable breast cancer

Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam - Guidelines to assure quality in breast cancer surgery outlined

Northwestern University, Chicago - Heredity and dyslipidemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome analyzed

Northwestern University, Chicago - Sox3 required for spermatogenesis progression in undifferentiated spermatogonia