Women's Health Law Weekly

Holstebro Hospital - Abnormal blood glucose values are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome in Danish women

Institute Adolfo Lutz Registro, Sao Paulo - 100% rapid rescreening deemed efficient in detecting cervical abnormalities

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Adjuvant systemic therapy used to treat male breast carcinoma

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Angiogenesis and tumor growth inhibited in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Osaka University - Multi-detector row CT used for T staging of gastric cancer

Aberdeen Maternity Hospital - Delay in time to delivery causes women to have negative perceptions of induced labor

American Society of Plastic Surgeons - Smoking while pregnant elevates risk of finger, toe deformities in child

Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital - Method offers effective treatment for esophageal and cardia tumors

Aremis Consultants - Studies describe new findings in Breast Cancer research

Bavarian Nordic - Enrollment completed in trial of AIDS vaccine

Berlex, Inc. - U.S. FDA approves osteoporosis indication for once-a-week hormone therapy patch

Breast Cancer - Lobular breast cancer metastasized to the colon

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Reporting benign-appearing endometrial cells for women >40 years appears effective cutoff

Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston - Younger women are more compliant with osteoporosis medications

Brown University - Stressed-out moms think their children are more difficult

Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Center - Time to progression may be valuable surrogate marker in predicting breast cancer survival

Center for Sexual Function/Endocrinology, Denver - Birth control pill could cause long-term problems with testosterone

Center Hospital University of Bordeaux - Carotid intima-media thickness is slightly increased over time in HIV/AIDS

Central Hospital of Vasteras - Use of sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer staging validated

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Trichloroacetic acid proves effective for low-grade vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia

Children's Hospital of Michigan - Vancomycin clearance differs by size of newborns relative to their gestational age

China Medical University Hospital, Taichung - Circadian gene expression is disturbed in endometrial cancer

Chinese University of Hong Kong - Bias in HPV genotype prevalence assessment is linked to commonly used primers

Cholestech Corp. - Diagnostics company joins forces with GE Healthcare to educate women about health issues

Colorado State University - Angiogenic elements within the placenta are challenged during fetal growth restriction

Columbia University, New York - Polymorphisms in MGMT modulate inverse association of antioxidants and cancer risk

Columbia University, New York - Study supports goal of abstinence but is critical of abstinence-only programs

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Naples - New findings in Breast Cancer described

Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, S. Maria Imbaro - Benefits of longer tamoxifen therapy were seen in younger estrogen receptor-positive women vs. older women

Copenhagen University Hospital - Study confirms established prognostic marker for recurrent ovarian cancer

Cryptome Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. - Formal documentation entered for acquisition of HealthLinx

Duke University, Durham - A negative fetal fibronectin can avoid potentially harmful interventions

Ege University, Bornova - Factors affecting prenatal care in western urban district of Turkey are outlined

Emory University, Atlanta - Estrogen-induced bone loss prevention may be related to T cell function regulation

Eulji University, Seoul - Cytokines trigger angiogenic protein in murine ovaries

Federal University of Sao Paulo - Maternal diabetes can cause permanent changes in NO-related vascular response

Florida International University - Interventions needed to curb risky sexual behaviors in resort settings

General University Hospital of Alicante - Recent studies add new data to neuroscience research

George Washington University - Association between triazine herbicides and ovarian cancer risk remains vague

Georgetown University Hospital - Embolization has emerged as accepted therapy for treatment of uterine fibroids

GlaxoSmithKline - Cervical cancer vaccine candidate induced a higher immune response in young girls

Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital - Reproduction concepts of ancient Egypt are reviewed in light of modern medicine

Harvard University - High plasma C-reactive protein in early pregnancy may be connected to preterm delivery

Harvard University - Insulin-like growth factor-I pathways may reveal novel therapeutic targets for osteoporosis

Harvard Women's Health Watch - Negative affects of sleep shortage on health reported in Harvard newsletter

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Soluble tumor-associated antigens exert preventive effect on tumorigenesis

Hong Kong Polytechnical University - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of apoptosis

Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Breast cancer drugs may slow growth of lung cancer

Indiana University - Indinavir impaired endothelial function in healthy HIV-negative men

Indiana University - Recent findings in oncology provide new insights

Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Reims - Lung carcinomas in Western Europe show low prevalence of human papillomaviruses

Institute of Clinical Sciences, Lund - Motives for patients to join cancer associations surveyed

Institute of Sante Publique, Bordeaux - Efavirenz associated with lower drug adherence in HIV-infected children in Africa

Ipas - Studies evaluate misoprostol use to terminate pregnancies in Latin America

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - Estimated infection date predicts large-scale syphilis epidemics

Johns Hopkins University - Overexpressed Twist alters angiogenesis and chromosomal stability in breast tumors

Johns Hopkins University - RNA interference in breast cancer cells alters differentiation and proliferation

Korea University - Research affirms connection between surgical expertise and outcome

Kurume University, Fukuoka - Combination ZD1839 and trastuzumab inhibit cell growth in non-small-cell lung cancer

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine - Pitfalls of using FDG-PET for the diagnosis of bone metastases identified

Lifeline Biotechnologies, Inc. - Medical technology company reports marketing progress of microendoscope for breast cancer

Linkoping University Hospital - Angiogenic induction may be a key feature of hormone-dependent breast cancer

Linkoping University Hospital - Research add new data to endocrinology body of knowledge

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of oncology

March of Dimes - U.S. statistics for incidence of 18 major birth defects are released

Matritech - Cancer diagnostics company highlights method of detecting nuclear matrix protein complex

Mayo Clinic & Mayo Foundation - Venous thromboembolism/pulmonary embolism risk is greater postpartum than during pregnancy

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine - Immune system/bone interaction may give insight to osteoporosis pathophysiology

MedStar Research Institute - Low-fat, high-carb diet not associated with weight gain in postmenopausal women

Melbourne Sexual Health Center - Oral sex may be a risk factor for common STD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York - Magnetic resonance imaging is useful in detecting occult cancer after negative mammograms