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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . May 1st, 2003

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

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

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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