Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 23rd, 2003
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Menopause - Combination hormone therapy associated with increase in breast density
Obstetrics - Multiple births increase, and survival odds improve
Breast Cancer - New role for tamoxifen as fertility drug for patients?
Gestational Diabetes - Diabetes diagnosed prior to pregnancy associated with infant malformations
Obstetrics - IFN can treat acute hepatitis C during pregnancy with close monitoring
Ovarian Cancer - Yale clinical trial tests new treatment approach
Women's Health Obesity - Obese women have higher infection rate following cesarean section
Aging - Inhaled corticosteroids raise risk of hip fracture
Breast Cancer - Correlation shown between Biofield Diagnostic System, Ki-67 Antigen Expression Test
Breast Cancer - Cyr61 promotes breast tumorigenesis and cancer progression
Breast Cancer - M-CSF, IL-2 coexpression can augment the effect of HSVtk suicide gene therapy
Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute selects breast therapeutic for further development
Breast Cancer - Promoter hypermethylation of DAP kinase gene linked to invasive lobular subtype
Breast Cancer - Reduced expression of IGF-IR leads to a more metastatic phenotype
Breast Cancer - Regular mammography screening identifies breast cancer at an earlier stage
Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen-resistant tumors alter their traits, become receptive to new therapies
Breast Cancer - Vascularity could be warning sign for invasion in ductal carcinomas
Cervical Cancer - Risk doubles with longer screening intervals
Cervical Cancer - Vaccine causes HPV-associated tumor growth to regress in mice
Chlamydia - Study urges more screening
Gestational Diabetes - Study: Insulin aspart controls postmeal glucose better than regular insulin
Gonorrhea - Bacteria offer protection
Gynecologic Cancers - Recombinant antimesothelin immunotoxins cause tumor cell apoptosis
Herpesvirus Vaccine - Vaccine prevents genital HSV infection in seronegative women but not in men
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Angeliq receives first approval in Europe
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Vaccine may prevent cervical cancer
Hypercholesterolemia - Statins do not reduce reproductive hormones in women of childbearing age
Legislation - Expanded health insurance coverage for women mandated in New York
Malpractice Insurance - Some doctors give up delivering babies because of high insurance
Menopause - SERMs offer safer alternative than HRT
Nutrition - How low does your folate go?
Osteoporosis - Clinical trial of Dentonin initiated
Pathology - Iron metabolism reflects histological activity in HCV+ males, not females
Quality Assurance - Childbirth and depression leading reasons for hospitalization of younger women
Reproductive Medicine - FDA approves Bravelle for in vitro fertilization
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Link found to smoking during pregnancy
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factor - Eating nuts and peanut butter prevents type 2 diabetes
Urology - Mysterious 'burning semen' syndrome linked to Gulf War
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