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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 17th, 1998

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Adolescent Health (Chlamydia) - Semi-Annual Screening for Chlamydia Recommended for Adolescent Girls

Adolescent Health (Contraception) - Most Teenagers Unaware that Emergency Contraception Pills Exist

Adolescent Health (Depression) - High Intelligence in Girls May Lead to Depression in Adulthood

Adolescent Health (Depression) - Rumination Tied to Gender Differences in Adolescent Depression Rates

Aging - "Emotional Vitality" Indicator of Emotional Functioning

Breast Cancer (Screening) - Researchers Say Extending Screening Would Save Lives and Money

Cervical Cancer (Screening) - U.K. Official Says Cervical Cancer Screening a Top Priority

Coronary Heart Disease - Pravastatin Reduces Post-Heart-Attack Cardiovascular Events

Eating Disorders - Hormone Therapy Helpful Against Hypothalamic Amenorrhea

Epidemiology (Sexually Transmitted Disease) - STDs Commonly Found in South African Pregnant Women

Exercise - Women Who Walk Report Fewer Health Problems

Family Planning - Report Recommends that China Improve Reproductive Health Services

HIV/AIDS (Screening) - Researchers Develop HIV Risk Questionnaire

HIV/AIDS (Therapy) - Treatment Can Be Cost Effective for HIV+ Pregnant Women

Industry News (HRT) - FDA Approves First Combination Estrogen and Progestin Patch

Industry News (Managed Care) - CIGNA HealthCare Increases Emphasis on Well-Woman Programs

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior (Menopause) - Chinese Women Take Very Positive View of Menopause

Osteoporosis - Physical Activity Reduces Hip Fracture Risk in Older Women

Pharmacokinetics (HRT) - Estradiol Fluctuates Less With Alora Than Climara

Stress Urinary Incontinence (Surgery) - Women Displeased With Long-Term Outcome of Surgical Procedures

Vaginal Reconstruction - Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap Successful in Reconstruction

Breast Cancer (HRT) - Progestins for the Treatment of Hot Flushes in Post-Menopausal Breast Cancer Patients

Diabetes (Risk Factors) - Body Mass Index and the Risk of Type II Diabetes In Mexican-American Women: Results from the Mexican-American Metabolic Study

HIV/AIDS (Wasting Syndrome) - Transdermal Testosterone Administration in Women with AIDS Wasting: A Pilot Study

NIH Grants (Addiction Medicine) - Naltrexone - Consummatory Behaviors in Alcoholic Women

NIH Grants (Coronary Artery Disease) - Sex Hormone Effects On Lipoprotein Speciation

NIH Grants (Eating Disorders) - Hormonal and Metabolic Impact of Binge Eating in Women

NIH Grants (Mental Health) - Treatment Effectiveness Studies in Women

NIH Grants (Osteoporosis) - Effect of Low Dose Estrogen and Calcium Bone Turnover in Older Women

NIH Grants (Osteoporosis) - Genetic Linkage To Low Peak Bone Mass - Continuous Low Dose Estrogen/Progestin in Elderly Women

Obesity/Cardiovascular Disease - Metformin in the Treatment of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hyperinsulinemic, Nondiabetic Women with Syndrome W

Obstetrics (Ectopic Pregnancy) - Hormone Tracking with Inhibin-A Compared to hCG after Tubal Preservation Procedures for Women with Ectopic Pregnancies

Occupational Risk - Impact of Exposure to Organic Solvents on Reproductive System of Women

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Effects of D-chiro-Inositol (INS-1) on Insulin, Glucose, and Spontaneous Ovulation in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Breast Cancer (Risk Factors) - Organochlorine Compounds (DDE and PCB) in Plasma and Breast Cyst Fluid of Women with Benign Breast Disease

Breast Cancer (Therapy) - The Effects of Norethisterone on Endometrial Abnormalities Identified by Transvaginal Ultrasound Screening of Healthy Post-Menopausal Women on Tamoxifen or Placebo

Cardiovascular Disease - Apolipoprotein B and Coronary Artery Disease in Women - A Cross-Sectional Study in Women Undergoing Their First Coronary Angiography

Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - Cigarette Smoking and High-Risk HPV DNA as Predisposing Factors for High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN) in Young Brazilian Women

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Randomized Trial of a Portable, Self-Administered Decision Aid for Post-Menopausal Women Considering Long-Term Preventive Hormone Therapy

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