Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 15th, 2002
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Gynecology - Modified interferon and paclitaxel partner to hammer ovarian cancers
Immunizations - Appetite loss after immunizations absent in breast-fed infants
Breast Cancer - Postsurgery chemotherapy questioned for certain patients
Osteoporosis - Study highlights simple risk assessment's usefulness in helping identify women
Weight Loss - Elderly women, but not men, lose visceral fat tissue on resistance training program
Breast Cancer - Reduced breastfeeding in Western countries makes major contribution to incidence
Breast Cancer - Task force addresses use of drugs to reduce breast cancer risk
Cancer Detection - Cervical cancer detection prototypes indicate lower false positive rate than HPV test
Fitness - Group effort helps motivate young mothers to exercise
Hormone Replacement Therapy - HERS II finds HRT has neutral effect on preexisting heart disease
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Patch Manufacturer: Don't extrapolate HRT study results to patches
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Women's Health Alliance responds to growing debate about value of hormone therapies
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Wyeth informs physicians of WHI findings
Hypertension - Aromasin approved in Japan; Pharmacia submits NDA for Eplerenone in hypertension
Osteoporosis Therapy - UC researcher uses historical control group for new osteoporotic fracture analysis
Ovarian Cancer - Increased risk linked to estrogen replacement therapy
Physician Education - Medical texts lack direct messages on alcohol's threat to pregnancy
Reproductive Medicine - Serono to make CostDoctor software available to fertility specialists
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