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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . August 14th, 2003

Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only

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

Epilepsy - Maternal gabapentin exposure doesn't compromise pregnancy or developing infants

Obesity Risk Factor - Women face increased risk of the metabolic syndrome at menopause

At-Risk Populations - Report findings affirm health of women hinges on reform of clinical research

Bacterial Vaginosis - Study links bacterial vaginosis to increased risk for herpesvirus infection

Hormone Replacement - Ovarian hormones may attenuate the body's proinflammatory response to pyrogens

Obesity Pathogenesis - Fatty acid oxidation decreased in obese black American women

Addiction Medicine - Drug-use by a male partner impacts a woman's response to drug treatment

Adhesions - First patient enrolled in European gynecology anti-adhesion study

Breast Cancer - Anti-idiotype antibody elicits antibody response in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer - Disparity in survival rates is widening in an equal access healthcare system

Breast Cancer - Genetics, relationship to dietary folate and alcohol are focus of study

Breast Cancer - JNK/SAPK pathway activation may be a therapeutic intervention in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - MR imaging and mammography are good measures of invasive breast malignancy

Breast Cancer - Mammography in women over 40 catches disease earlier

Breast Cancer - Mutant p53 and aberrant cytosine methylation silence gene expression

Breast Cancer - No association in polymorphisms in ERbeta gene and risk of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Value of radiation confirmed in early-stage disease

Breast Cancer Screening - American Cancer Society updates guidelines for breast cancer screening

Breast Implants - FDA reconsiders ban

Breastfeeding - Education, working status impact rural women's decision to breastfeed

Cancer Screening - Most women can skip Pap smears after hysterectomy, study finds

Cancer Vaccine - RNA transfection of dendritic cells induces immunity against breast cancer

Cervical Cancer - Comutation of HPV16 E6 and E7 genes in Thai cervical tumors found

Cervical Carcinoma - Leukemoid reaction can occur in association with cervical carcinoma

Colorectal Cancer - Night-shift work may increase risk of colorectal cancer in women

Contraception - Intrauterine forms of birth control are the most effective for women in U.S.

Contraception - Perforated intrauterine device can be removed laparoscopically

Contraception - State laws don't require contraceptive coverage, but rule does

Contraception - Study demonstrates improvements with new coil catheter for Essure

Diet and Nutrition - Dietary restraint linked to personality and lifestyle in college women

Diet and Nutrition - Dietary supplement data from national studies marred by incompatibility

Endocrinology - The small nuclear protein Ini boosts connexin43 gene response to estrogen

Enzymology - Human PAR1 influences the metastatic potential of cancer

Epidemiology - U.S. birth rate reaches record low

Gastroenterology - Bone mineral density declines and remains static in those with Crohn disease

Gynecology - Angiogenic cytokines are expressed in human follicular fluid

Gynecology - Vaginal delivery appears safe for women who have colitis-associated surgery

Hemolytic Anemia - Pregnant women with dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis risk fetal hydrops

Infertility - Contract awarded to develop automated system to detect abnormal sperm

Malaria - Safety testing needed for use of antimalarial drugs during pregnancy

Medical Malpractice - Caps on non-economic loss damages would adversely impact women, elderly

Medical Malpractice - Hospitals helping doctors with liability insurance

Menopause - Is it hot in here, or is it just ewe?

Neuroscience - The peaks and valleys of the menstrual cycle affect auditory response

Obstetrics - Metal detectors pass safety test on pregnant women

Oncology - Viral integration at select gene sites preface the advent of cancer

Osteopenia - Estrogen prevents bone blood vessel alterations in estrogen-deficient rats

Osteoporosis - Study shows estrogen withdrawal results in bone loss

Ovarian Cancer - Completion of R1549 trial expected to happen earlier

Ovarian Cancer - Newly identified serum biomarkers may be key to earlier diagnosis

Ovarian Cancer - Paclitaxel and carboplatin therapy studied in Japanese women

Placenta Histology - Ultrathin cryosection allows specific immunofluorescent and electron microscopy

Reproductive Medicine - Fertility experts assess progress 25 years after first test-tube baby's birth

Transcervical Sterilization - First 100 women in EASE treated

Women's Health - Assays for detection of HIV in breast milk analyzed

Women's Health - Calcium intake in U.S. women falls short

Women's Health - HIV infection linked to heightened levels of oncogenic HPV in high-grade cervical lesions

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