Women's Health Weekly

Embryo Implantation - Promising results announced for Emfilermin

Emergency Contraception - Findings indicate women are using EC correctly

Emergency Contraception - Studies report EC works up to 120 hours and in different combinations

Endocrinology - Center for Androgen-Related Disorders is first of its kind for women

Endometriosis - Link made to increased risk of some cancers

Epidemiology - Eating disorders among U.S. Hispanic women are up

Estrogen Replacement Therapy - FDA extends review time for Estrasorb

Financing - Women's prescription pharma company secures round of financing

Gender Studies - Men and women respond similarly to feedback about figure-size

Genetic Testing - Method of detecting Down syndrome makes life easier for rural Australian women

Gestational Diabetes - Gestational diabetes may be contributor to adolescent obesity

Gynecology - Gene therapy reverses the malignant phenotype of ovarian cancer cells

HIV/AIDS Women's Health - Cultural attitudes inhibit use of protective vaginal products in Brazil

Health Policy - Medicaid restrictions on funding for abortions don't alter the sexual landscape

Hemangioma - Cavernous hemangioma seen as enlarging mass on screening mammogram

Herbal Medicine - Doctors say the use of bust enhancing herbal products should be discouraged

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Application filed for generic Premarin

Hormone-dependent Diseases - Positive phase I trial reported with orally active GnRH receptor antagonist

Infertility - Emphasis on fertility control in developing countries neglects the infertile

Laparoscopic Surgery - Procedure doesn't reduce adhesions in gynecologic operations

Market Position - Company reports that ORTHO EVRA patch is popular with consumers

Menopause - Clinical trial tests whether black cohosh and red clover relieve symptoms

Menopause - Flaw revealed in so-called "grandmother hypothesis"

Menstruation - Study shows ovulation frequently occurs more than once a month

Mergers and Acquisitions - Women's health company completes acquisition of Ostex

Metabolism and Pregnancy - The human placenta is found to actively metabolize fatty acids with many enzymes

Miscarriage - Recurrent pregnancy loss may be associated with defective sperm

Myocardial Infarction - Breast cancer survivors have fewer heart attacks

Nutrition - Gender preferences in 'comfort' foods stem from childhood

Obstetrics - Labor induction at 41 weeks lowers cesarean rate

Obstetrics - Nerve stimulator may help relieve nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

Obstetrics - Transient intrauterine hypotension affects fetal rat brains and later learning

Osteoporosis - Low-dose contraceptives have a positive effect on bone turnover in young women

Ovarian Cancer - Age affects survival rates in women with advanced disease

Ovarian Carcinoma - Distinct pathways of carcinogenesis may exist for serous carcinoma of the ovary

Pharmacology - Individualized monitoring is needed when breastfeeding mothers take lithium

Pre-eclampsia - Low-dose aspirin during pregnancy may lower risk

Prematurity - Tracking premature babies: Girls grow bigger than boys

Prenatal Health - Low cholesterol may damage fetal development

Psychology - Many publications give inaccurate depictions of the state of motherhood

Psychology - Vegetarianism may be associated with eating disorder risk in college women

Pulmonary Medicine - Female smokers experience more respiratory symptoms than male smokers

Quality Assurance - Landmark study finds American adults often fail to get recommended care

Risk Factors - Anger, anxiety may boost heart risk in postmenopausal women

Sports Medicine - Early heart disease in non-menstruating female athletes is reversible

Stillbirth - Waiting too long between pregnancies increases risk, study finds

Streptococcus Agalactiae - Neonates and mothers have the same strain, but no strain appears more virulent

Surrogacy - Study finds surrogate mothers have no doubts about handing over the baby

Transplant Medicine - Reasonable prospect of benefit must be weighed against risk

Tumorigenesis - Telomere shortening may be early marker of cancer activity

Urinary Incontinence - Modified sling procedure uses vaginal mesh tape

Urinary Tract Infection - Antibiotic resistance may be due to E. coli biofilm inside bladder cells

Virology - A mosaic virus strategy may improve adenoviral tropism in human gene therapy

Vulva Tumors - Metastatic tumors of the vulva are rare

Women's Health - Aerobic exercise better at reducing heart disease risk after menopause

Women's Health - Novispirin G-10 is active against Chlamydia trachomatis and vaginosis agents