Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 1st, 2003
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Cervical Cancer - Study confirms possible link to duration of oral contraceptive use
Nutrition - Diabetic women gain significant health benefits from eating fish
Antiresorptive Therapies - Study assesses ART use among older U.S. women
Breast Cancer - Leptin could be another relevant indicator of breast cancer risk
Surgery Complications - Women more likely to develop acute renal failure following open-heart surgery
Women's Health - Oxytocin and prostaglandins do not affect HIV replication
Anorexia Nervosa - Weight gain stimulates hyperleptinemia in patients with anorexia nervosa
Breast Cancer - Cholesterol drug prevents growth of cells in lab
Breast Cancer - Hypothyroidism associated with reduced risk
Breast Cancer - Trial to focus on recruiting Latina and African American women
Breast Reconstruction - Modified free paraumbilical perforator flap improves vessel size and length
Breast Reconstruction - Salvage of infected breast expander prostheses an alternative to implant removal
Cervical Cancer - IL-6 promotes tumor growth by VEGF-dependent angiogenesis via a STAT3 pathway
Cervical Cancer - New diagnostic tests perform no better than conventional tests
Cervical Ripening - Obstetric product licensed out for marketing
Contraception - Factors linked to women discontinuing the Pill identified in rural Bangladesh
Fitness - Attitude, intention key to exercise in pregnant women
HIV Prevention - Exclusive rights obtained to HIV microbicide candidate
HIV/AIDS Vaccine - T-cell responses in persistently seronegative women characterized
Human Papillomavirus - High-Risk HPV DNA test approved by FDA
Mammography - Dual source agreement signed to provide second look system
Metastases - Stereotactic radiosurgery successfully treats brain metastases
Migraine Headache - Study: Frovatriptan highly effective in preventing menstrually associated migraines
Multiple Sclerosis - Copaxone shows no increased risk in pregnancy
Nutrition - Soy intake benefits homocysteine metabolism of premenopausal Japanese women
Obstetrics - Association of maternal caffeine consumption with decrements in fetal growth
Obstetrics - Overexpression and secretion of angiogenin may play a role in IUGR
Osteoporosis - Feds say risks may not back up spine-fracture treatment
Ovarian Cancer - Cyclooxygenase-1 promotes angiogenic growth factor production
Ovarian Cancer - Experimental anticancer agent phenoxodiol induces death of chemoresistant cells
Ovarian Cancer - Trial for AP5346 Polymer Platinate commences; financial results reported
Physiology - Pulmonary diffusing capacity in pregnancy is affected by residential altitude
Postmenopausal Bleeding - Public education is needed for Jamaican women with postmenopausal bleeding
Postpartum Depression - Physicians key to successful recruitment of women in mental health trials
Pre-Eclampsia - Women at higher risk of later blood clots
Sleep Research - MPA improves inspiratory flow shapes during sleep in postmenopausal women
Tuberculosis Therapy - Drugs used for multiresistant infections safe during pregnancy
Uterine Fibroids - First two patients treated in embolic pearls study
Uterine Fibroids - Study shows successful pregnancies following UFE
Uterine Leiomyomas - MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound is feasible and safe for uterine leiomyomas
Vasopressin Tourniquet - Intraoperative vasopressin injection is effective as hormonal tourniquet
Weight Loss - Liver fat content related to dietary fat, not body fat depots
Yeast Infection - Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall can be altered for increased virulence
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