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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . February 27th, 2003

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

Breast Cancer - Depression increases risk of death

Heart Disease - Low estrogen linked to increased risk of CAD in premenopausal women

Acute Myocardial Infarction - Household tasks can be problematic for female cardiac patients

Breast Feeding - Demographics affect parental involvement in weaning in a Caribbean village

Cloning - Scientists urge study of nutrition's effects on donor oocytes

Menopause - Study aims to address hot flashes

AIDS Prevention - HIV no match for microbicides

Addiction Medicine - Study: Girls more easily addicted to drugs

Bone Resorption - Parathyroid hormone may mediate pre-existing osteoporosis during pregnancy

Bone Strength - Gender-based differences in hormones contribute to bone characteristics

Breast Cancer - Angiopoietin-2 expression correlates with lymph node invasion, survival

Breast Cancer - Breathing device may help spare normal tissue from radiation side effects

Breast Cancer - Diagnosis using ABBI for biopsy is first step in more adaptive surgical strategy

Breast Cancer - Human MI-ER1 alpha and beta repress transcription through their ELM2 domains

Breast Cancer - Self-reported mammography agrees fairly well with medical records, study finds

Cervical Cancer - Research shows pregnancy is possible after radical trachelectomy

Cervical Cancer - Visual analysis of 18F-FDG PET scans: Effective prognostic tool

Endometrial Carcinoma - Goserelin acetate had a very low response rate with subcutaneous delivery

Environmental Health - Age associated with polychlorinated biphenyl levels in adipose tissue

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer - Study shows improved EOC survival rate

Gestational Diabetes - Mother's metabolism affects spontaneous fetal movement

Hadju-Cheney Syndrome - Bisphosphonates administered to duo with autosomal dominant disorder

Health Education - New video addresses family discussions about breast cancer

Healthcare Obstacles - Survey of women heart patients reveals widespread dissatisfaction

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Bioavailability of hormones doesn't depend on meals eaten

Huntington Disease - Ethicists express concerns over prenatal genetic diagnosis

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Abuse and other mental health factors identified in patients with bowel disease

Menopause - Smoking and higher body weight increase risks for hot flashes

Migraine Headache - Sumatriptan exposures to be avoided during pregnancy

Mutagenesis - New test readily detects gene deletion in incontinentia pligmenti

Neonatology - Most newborn brain injuries do not occur during childbirth

Neonatology - Somatosensory innervation is extensive in infants with brachial palsy

Neuroscience - Neuroprotection stemming from estrogen receptors requires enzymatic pathway

Obstetrics - "No justification" for routine heartbeat test at start of labor

Obstetrics - Pregnancy and childbirth not detrimental after total hip replacement

Osteopenia - Exercise strengthens bones in rats that have undergone ovary resection

Osteoporosis - Dynamic mobility of vertebral compression fractures recognized in new study

Osteoporosis - Hormone PTHrP leads to significant increase in bone mineral density

Osteoporosis - Study evaluates effects of berberine on bone mineral density in murine model

Osteoporosis - Weight-bearing activities may be best to promote healthy bone mass in adolescent females

Ovarian Cancer - Fertility can be preserved while treating tumors

Ovarian Cancer - Phase II OvaRex study demonstrates survival benefit

Ovarian Cancer - Phase II OvaRex survival data presented

Ovarian Cysts - Routine removal not necessary

Pediatrics - Angiogenic protein links SIDS to earlier oxygen reduction

Placental Function - Villous trophoblast secretes soluble, activated CD8(+)-apoptotic HLA-G1

Pre-eclampsia - Periodontal disease associated with risk

Radiology - FDA says added measures are needed for approval of breast imaging system

Reproduction - Trophoblast L-selectin-mediated adhesion important for establishing pregnancy

Sexual Attitudes - Survey: Americans need to get more creative under the covers

Social Development - Maternal behavior influences social development of ill neonates

Women's Health - Estrogen receptor influence on locomotor activity may be gender specific

Women's Health - Growth factor receptor inhibits uterine edema stemming from estrogen

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