Women's Health Weekly

Endometriosis - Endometrial profiles show genes linked with a high risk for infertility

Osteoporosis - Studies reveal mechanism involved in bone loss caused by estrogen deficiency

Endometrial Cancer - Phytoestrogens in diet found to reduce disease risk

Fetal Diagnosis - MR imaging is a valuable adjunct to ultrasound for prenatal diagnosis

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Combination HRT substantially increases breast cancer risk, large study shows

Osteoporosis - Ibandronate looks promising for the treatment of menopause-related bone loss

Respiratory Disease - The risks associated with asthma during pregnancy mandate close management

Addiction Medicine - Smoking by girls increasing worldwide

Atherosclerosis - Postmenopausal women with pre-existing coronary artery lesions not aided by HRT

Breast Cancer - APC8024 shows benefit in Herceptin refractory, chemotherapy refractory patients

Breast Cancer - Age bias undermines the treatment of older women

Breast Cancer - Angiosarcoma of breast may have better prognosis after surgical excision

Breast Cancer - Breast cell invasive potential relates to myoepithelial phenotype

Breast Cancer - ERalpha XbaI polymorphism may modify susceptibility to breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Fatigue experienced by survivors linked to increase in circulating T cells

Breast Cancer - High serum YKL-40 levels related to short recurrence-free survival

Breast Cancer - If EphA2 is overexpressed, tamoxifen is less sensitive; antibodies counteract it

Breast Cancer - Misleading advice from health food stores could put women at risk

Breast Cancer - No etiological link found to abortion

Breast Cancer - Phospholipase D confers rapamycin resistance in human breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Scintimammography is effective adjunct to mammography and physical exam

Breast Cancer - Superior massage technique for identifying sentinel nodes not identified

Breast Cancer - Young survivors don't increase risk of death by having children after diagnosis

Breast Reconstruction - Hematoma may be late complication after breast reconstruction with implant

Breast Reconstruction - MRI scanning can detect free silicone from ruptured implants

Breast and Ovarian Cancer - Rates of heterozygosity loss in BRCA1 locus may add to tissue specificity

Cancer Therapy - Novel cancer vaccine to be manufactured from live bacterium

Cardiovascular Disease - Hormone replacement therapy does not prevent heart disease in women

Cervical Cancer - Inadequate Pap smears may be associated with increased risk

Cervical Cancer - Remission reported when hyperthermia therapy is added to chemotherapy

Cervical Cancer - Vaccine development sparks debate on changes to screening guidelines

Cervical Cancer - Vaccine may lose effectiveness during ovulation

Cervical Carcinoma - Pigmented squamous cell carcinoma can occur in the uterine cervix

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Depression is atypical in chronic fatigue; may be a consequence of illness

Cognition - Estradiol doesn't cause the genders to have differences in episodic memory

Congenital Disease - Environmental factors don't affect gastroschisis neonatal outcomes

Contraception - Progestative effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing IUS occur within 3 months

Contraception - Repeated doses of misoprostol over 24 hours produces abortion in most cases

Cystic Fibrosis - In 15 seconds, new test will ID presence of 25 most common mutations

Emergency Medicine - Seatbelts greatly reduce harm to pregnant drivers and their fetuses in car crashes

Endocrinology - DHEA use in males ushers a rise in progesterone levels

Endocrinology - Dry-eye syndrome in menopausal women is linked to reduced estrogen

Endocrinology - The human cervix contains functional reproductive hormones and receptors

Environmental Health - Dietary ethinyl estradiol causes mild maternal and offspring toxicity in rats

Environmental Toxins - WTC pollution linked to smaller babies

Finance - $9.6M in new capital raised by oncology company

Finance - Net sales up 77% at birth control company

Gender Studies - Anxiety hits women harder than men after heart attack

Genotype - Glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms in young females control body fat

Geriatrics - Early physical activity spares cognitive decline in older men but not women

Gestational Diabetes - Testing for gestational diabetes reviewed

Gynecology - All domains of pelvic organ prolapse contribute to clinical manifestations

Gynecology - Newer therapies are able to manage a variety of menstrual disorders

Gynecology - Oral contraceptives influence bone mineral density in smokers and non-smokers

Gynecology - Rare thoracic endometriosis cases are managed with surgery and hormone reduction

Gynecology - The finding of cervical atypical squamous cells warrants further investigation

Gynecology - Women with symptomatic premenstrual syndrome respond abnormally to progesterone

HIV/AIDS Obstetrics - Maternal HIV treatment can cause mitochondrial damage in children

Health Policy - Analysis of the cost of medical abortion extends beyond patient expense