Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 11th, 2002
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Menopause - Estrogen may lower women's risk of heart disease by working as damper on inflammation
Tumor Pathology - Vasculogenic mimicry in breast cancer a factor for recurrence and lower survival
Breast and Ovarian Cancers - Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy reduces risk
Female Sexual Dysfunction - Topical solution improves response in women
Osteoporosis - New research reveals need to pair calcium with phosphorus
Sexually Transmitted Disease - Estrogen may be associated with virus implicated in cervical cancer
Breast Cancer - Concurrent chemotamoxifen halves benefit of chemotherapy
Breast Cancer - Frequently mutated gene identified
Breast Cancer - Research into rare disease leads to discovery of six new breast cancer-susceptibility genes
Breast Cancer - Strategy of eliminating Stat5a might reduce breast cancer cell survival
Breast Cancer - Taxotere works against early breast cancer
Breast Cancer Therapy - Results of Caelyx study in first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer reported at ASCO
Breast Cancer Therapy - Study: Panzem safe with prolonged stable disease and clinical benefit
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Low-dose Vivelle-Dot (estradiol transdermal system) approved for postmenopausal osteoporosis prevention
Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Lotronex tablets to be reintroduced for women with severe diarrhea-predominant IBS
Menopause - Skin patch technology may increase women's libido
Mergers and Acquisitions - Matria agrees to acquire MarketRing
Obstetrics - Matria and the Healthplan Southeast sign contract for obstetrical disease management program
Obstetrics - Mechanism that enables fetus to survive in mother under study
Obstetrics - Study concludes benefits of anti-HIV therapy during pregnancy outweigh risks
Osteoporosis - Disease is costly for Californians, according to UCSF researchers
Ovarian Cancer - FDA approval granted for generic paclitaxel
Ovarian Cancer - New data: Taxotere/carboplatin as effective and less neurotoxic than standard therapy
Ovarian Cancer - Tentative approval granted for anticancer compound carboplatin
Prevention - 'See and Treat' program helps Native American women fight looming health crisis
Urinary Tract Infection - Vaccine reduces recurrent infections in adult women
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