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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . July 10th, 2003

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

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

Endometrial Cancer - The synthetic hormone MPA may diminish angiogenic potential in uterine cancers

Endometriosis - Study identifies genes likely to contribute to disease

Breast Cancer - MRI successfully gauges treatment response

Gynecology - Tetracycline controls inducible genes in Trichomonas vaginalis

Osteoporosis - Study examines age versus menopause effects on bone health

Sexual Abuse - Gynecologists have important role in identifying, aiding victims

Benign Cystic Mesothelioma - Mesothelioma doesn't have a high incidence of estrogen, progesterone receptors

Breast Cancer - 4-CE and quinone conjugates were highly significant predictors of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Allogeneic stem cell transplantation yields some good for metastatic disease

Breast Cancer - Arachidonic acid lowers breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - BRCA2 levels are regulated by three mechanisms in a p53-dependent manner

Breast Cancer - Gabapentin might have a role in treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea

Breast Cancer - HIN-1 methylation patterns may be associated with some breast cancer subtypes

Breast Cancer - Health insurance influences the utilization of mammography

Breast Cancer - Herceptin + Avastin study seeks patients with advanced disease

Breast Cancer - Hormones in obese women linked to poor breast cancer survival

Breast Cancer - In high-risk women, MRI detects early disease that mammography can't

Breast Cancer - Intraoperative imprint cytology of sentinel node could reduce operations

Breast Cancer - Isoflavones may not exert an estrogenic effect on mammographic density

Breast Cancer - Pregnant women should have thorough breast examination, oncologist says

Breast Cancer - Psychosocial interventions should be integrated into disease management programs

Breast Cancer - Selenium may help prevent disease in those genetically predisposed

Breast Cancer - Upper lobe pulmonary fibrosis can be associated with high-dose chemotherapy

Breast Implants - Four of eight exposed breast implants were saved with conservative treatment

Cancer Gene Therapy - Researchers discover how to activate faulty PTEN gene in several cancers

Cancer Therapy - Once-a-week treatment may help patients with ovarian and peritoneal cancer

Cervical Cancer - FDA approval granted for ThinPrep Imaging System

Chemotherapy - 2-Methoxyoestradiol-bis-sulphamate inhibits breast cancer growth

Collaboration - Mammogram device maker announces agreement with Triad Hospitals

Contraception - Gamma-inulin/liposomes/vitamin E adjuvant used in contraceptive vaccines

Diabetes Risk Factor - Relatives of women with polycystic ovary syndrome at high diabetes risk

Diet and Nutrition - Perceived deprivation not related to caloric intake

Diet and Nutrition - Studies assess links between dietary choices and reduced cancer risk

Disease Associations - Study links common indicator of early puberty to obesity and breast cancer

Disease Prevention - Pioglitazone deters diabetes in women at high risk

Disease Prevention - Study: Regular use of aspirin may lower risk of adult leukemia

Drug Delivery - Monoclonal antibody therapeutics use crystalline formulations

Estrogen Therapy - Femring launched in U.S.

Fetal Medicine - Skeletal radiographs used in assessing fetal death require skilled teams

Gynecology - Imaging with contrast is best before anal or anovaginal fistula surgery

HIV/AIDS Awareness - Women's coalition on HIV/AIDS launched in Ethiopia

HIV/AIDS Obstetrics - No increase in complication risk during Caesarean section

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Status and emerging concepts of HPV vaccination reviewed

Menopause - Natrol's AM/PM Formula for Menopause outpaces category, but data may be skewed

Mixed Mullerian Tumor - Pap smear often finds many high-grade epithelial malignant cells

Neuroscience - Patients with unipolar or bipolar depression share similar serotonin impairment

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - G-protein beta(3) subunit associated with weight gain during pregnancy

Obstetrics - Diabetes, hypertension in pregnancy can raise heart disease risk

Obstetrics - Fetal DNA is short-lived in plasma after maternal delivery

Obstetrics - Serious, but curable, complication of pregnancy is taboo in Africa

Occupational Health - Work-family conflict contributes to fatigue

Oncology - Nitric oxide and VEGF interactions may occur in metastatic breast cancers

Orthopedics - Scientists identify two key risk factors for hip replacement in women

Ovarian Cancer - Compound's unique mechanism of action kills tumor cells

Ovarian Cancer - Interactive multiplanar review may improve detection of peritoneal metastases

Pituitary Hormone - Prolactin is also a regulator of human T-lymphocyte function

Proteomics - Transformed human cells express a new heparin-binding VEGF splice form

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases updated

Stem Cell Research - Novel assay aids study of mammary stem cells

Tobacco Use - Study suggests anti-smoking messages not reaching rural Hawaiians

Violence - Pregnant women in developing countries more prone to abuse

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