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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . April 10th, 2003

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

Epithelial Ovarian Cancer - Researchers develop first mouse model

Menopause - Estrogen plus progestin not helpful to quality of life, new national study shows

Cancer Biomarkers - Angiogenesis relates to recurrence in women with breast cancer

Exercise - Postmenopausal women with heart disease benefit from exercise regardless of HRT status

Gynecology - Exaggerated regulatory factors boost vascularization in women with adenomyosis

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - CCR5 genotype affects women's susceptibility to infection

Arthritis - Invention designed to help arthritis sufferers, expectant mothers

Assisted Reproductive Technology - In vitro fertilization may be linked to bladder defects

Asthma - High estrogen/progestin levels may reduce severity

Breast Cancer - Estrogen influences vascular endothelial growth factor in a biphasic manner

Breast Cancer - Histological examination is necessary to diagnose phyllodes breast tumors

Breast Cancer - Lack of physical activity may affect outcome of patients

Breast Cancer - Researchers discuss managing carcinoma discovered during breast reduction

Breast Cancer - Researchers propose a parametric model for long-term follow-up

Breast Cancer - Researchers study mother-child relationships within the cancer experience

Breast Cancer - The tumor suppressor maspin inhibits angiogenesis in breast malignancies

Breast Cancer Metastasis - Cerivastatin quells molecular mechanisms that cause breast cancer aggression

Breast Cancer Screening - Cancer history, insurance predict future mammograms

Breast Cancer Screening - Frequent follow-up for 'probably benign' mammograms questioned

Cervical Cancer - A new technique of laparoscopic hysterectomy may be useful in cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Interleukin-6 promotes gynecological malignancy by activating angiogenesis

Cervical Cancer - Local interleukin-2 therapy inhibits proliferation of HPV-associated tumor

Cervical Cancer - The E2/E6 gene ratio in papillomavirus-16 cancer can help diagnose stage

Chlamydial Infection - Novel T cell population has strong regulatory role in mouse female genital tract

Contraception - Female condom effective as barrier to semen during intercourse

Contraception - NYC mayor signs bill making emergency pills available

Doppler Imaging - Doppler waveform analysis is useful in diagnosing cervical lymphadenopathy

Drug Abuse - Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine restricts infant growth

Endometrial Cancer - RU486 inhibits growth of cells by involving the NF-kappa B signaling pathway

Endometrial Carcinoma - The new human cell line EN has a TP53 mutation and a 1-day doubling time

Fertility - Study begins of technique to increase chances of pregnancy in IVF

HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - Selection pressure has little effect on process

Healthcare Access - Women vets get less on-site specialty care at VA facilities

Healthcare Quality - BCBSM seeks researchers for women's health projects, releases antibiotic use data

Hemorrhagic Shock - Reduced neutrophil priming in women improves outcome

Hormone Therapy - FDA approves new low-dose Prempro

Hormone Therapy - Gene expression in the vascular wall shifts after ovarian removal in animals

Human Sexuality - Women's thoughts about menstruation affect sexual attitudes and behavior

Hypertension - Blood lead levels associated with risk in middle-aged women

Laparoscopy - A new virtual reality laparoscopic simulator assesses gynecologists' skills

Malaria Genomics and Genetics - Female G6PD A- heterozygotes are highly resistant to infection

Memory - Researchers find link between estrogen, brain structure changes

Menopause - Soy helps prevent hot flashes, has extra benefits

Mucinous Adenocarcinoma - An ovarian teratoma undergoes malignant transformation

Obstetrics - Treatment of mild vaginal infection during pregnancy could reduce miscarriage

Oncology - Vascular endothelial growth factor modulates the migration of breast cancer

Ophthalmology - Drug-induced eye inflammation can cause vision loss if not caught early enough

Ovarian Cancer - Modified coxsackie-adenovirus receptor increases adenoviral transgene expression

Ovarian Cancer - Researchers report the impact of ovarian cancer as perceived by patients

Ovarian Cancer - Synergistic effects were achieved by Apo2L/TRAIL and cisplatin combination

Ovarian Tumor - Case report: 10-year-old girl presents with rare sclerosing stromal tumor of the ovary

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - C677T polymorphism of MTHFR does not influence the Hcy levels like in controls

Sleep Disorders - Americans are overtired and are taking it lying down

Smoking Cessation - Bupropion triples quit rates among women and formerly depressed smokers, study shows

Stem Cell Transplantation - IDO expression reduces graft-versus-host disease risk

Toxicology - High levels of lead in the placenta don't correlate with smaller infant size

Weight Loss - Weight loss decreases VLDL-triglyceride secretion in obese women

Women's Health - New framework needed for making contraceptive choices, experts say

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