Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . April 3rd, 2003
Non-Subscriber - Summaries OnlyRelated Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications
Menopause - Study to focus on acupuncture for symptoms in breast cancer survivors
Parkinson Disease - Caffeine and estrogen affect disease risk in postmenopausal women
Breast Cancer - Incidence of "lobular" disease increasing
Cardiology - Female cardiac patients may not heed indications of overexertion
Estrogen Replacement Therapy - Estrogen modulates cerebral angiogenic potential in middle-aged female rats
Osteoporosis - Calcium receptor gene variant has no effect on response in postmenopausal women
Asthma - Guide helps expectant mothers with asthma
Bone Density - Once weekly risedronate increases bone mineral density in postmenopausal women
Breast Cancer - Doppler imaging may have value for differentiating focal breast lesions
Breast Cancer - Local recurrence before 2 years following surgery predicts the worst outcome
Breast Cancer - New technologies improve ability to diagnose and excise breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers call for better studies on environmental links
Breast Cancer - State variation in mortality rates due to later stage at presentation
Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen and a farnesyl transferase inhibitor can have synergistic effects
Breast Cancer - Thymidylate synthase and thymidine are valid markers for selecting therapy
Breast Cancer Diagnosis - NIST, UW-Madison research may lead to new breast cancer detection methods
Breast Cancer Survival - Axillary lymph node drainage appears to be an important prognostic factor
Cervical Cancer - Common cell lines were analyzed cytogenetically for all aberrations
Cervical Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic cell vaccine shows promise against cervical cancer
Chlamydia - China's hidden epidemic
Colon Cancer - Western diet a chief culprit
Depression - Maternal depression increases risk for same disorder in children
Eating Disorder - Topiramate effective for binge eating in obese adults
Eating Disorders - Energy intake and body composition in anorexia and bulimia nervosa studied
Ethics - Gynecological exam policy changing
Finance - Acquisition of women's healthcare products considered
HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - Zidovudine prophylaxis has no long-term adverse effects
HIV/AIDS Women's Health - C-reactive protein levels predict mortality risk
HIV/AIDS Women's Health - Low testosterone levels linked to weight loss
HIV/AIDS Women's Health - Single, poor women have higher pneumonia risk in Kenya
Heart Disease - Women urged to reduce risk before menopause
Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology - Pregnant women in Cameroon and Europe have similar HCV infection rates
Human Paillomavirus - Nonpenetrative sexual contract could be a source of HPV in female virgins
Human Papillomavirus - Researchers test vaccine in hopes of cutting cervical cancer rate
Incontinence - Study finds that Cesarean delivery lowers risk
Insulin Resistance - Digitalis-like factor contributes to hypertension related to insulin resistance
Leptin Studies - Depressed women exhibit higher leptin concentrations
Leptin Studies - Lactation decreases leptin secretion in rats
Lymphology - Sentinel lymph node focus of radiotracer study in healthy women's breasts
Metastasis - New study offers clues to how breast cancer spreads
Nicotine Replacement Therapy - Study suggests gender differences in quitting smoking
Oncogenesis - Inhibition of iASPP oncoprotein could improve tumor destruction
Pediatrics - The TT virus has been detected in children with acute respiratory disease
Pregnancy - Inhaled corticosteroid use during pregnancy doesn't decrease birth weight
Psychology - College women show a connection between internal attribution and eating disorder
Transformation Marker - Morules with optically clear nuclei were found in an ovarian cancer
Women's Health - Postmenopausal black women have more visceral fat than do white women
NewsRx also is available at LexisNexis, Gale, ProQuest, Factiva, Dialog, Thomson Reuters, NewsEdge, and Dow Jones.