Women's Health Weekly

Geriatrics - Low trauma fractures in older patients warrant a check for osteoporosis

Gynecologic Cancer - Clinical findings, treatment, outcome of endometriosis-related malignancies reviewed

Gynecology -  Candida strains linked to recurrent vaginal infections show genetic variety

HIV Prevention - Genetically enhanced bacteria may prevent HIV infections in women

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Successful negotiations by Zimbabwean women increase male condom use

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Prophylactic single-dose nevirapine linked to low rate of HIV V106M mutations

Healthcare Management - Client-nurse practitioner interactions drive resource exchanges

Hematology - Hemostatic risk factors predict thrombosis during pregnancy and the puerperium

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Group issues position statement on HRT use

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Nurse practitioners help FDA educate women on hormone therapy

Immunology - Estrogen receptor modulates the anti-inflammatory activity of estradiol

Kidney Disease - Pregnant patients with chronic renal insufficiency can have good outcome

Licensing Agreement - Rights to Loestrin oral contraceptive obtained

Low Birth Weight - Women with family history of early heart death at greater risk of having small babies

Menopause - Some anticoagulant therapies interact with hormone replacement therapy

Mental Health - Screening for osteoporosis should be done before electroconvulsive treatment

Multiple Pregnancy - Rare conjoined twins in triplet pregnancies present management challenges

Obesity Genomics and Genetics - Obesity risk linked to carbohydrate intake in certain genotype

Obstetric - Progesterone may regulate calbindin-D-9k mRNA expression during late pregnancy

Obstetrics - Doctors need to know alcohol, pregnancy don't mix

Obstetrics - Family history of early death from heart disease increases risk of LBW babies

Obstetrics - Massachusetts plan will cover pregnant women

Obstetrics - Physical burden is the major cause of slower movement during pregnancy

Orthodontics - Cervical vertebral bone age predicts mandibular growth potential

Osteoporosis - Antioxidants play a crucial role in estrogen-deficiency bone loss

Osteoporosis - Balance between bone-building protein and inhibitor expression is critical

Osteoporosis - Cathepsin K inhibition is feasible for the treatment of bone loss

Osteoporosis - Enzyme evaluations reveal how glucocorticoids stymie bone health

Osteoporosis - Fracture risk is marked by vitamin D and estrogen receptor genotype interactions

Osteoporosis - Genetics company, UCSF to collaborate on osteoporosis genetics

Ovarian Cancer - Immunotherapeutic approaches in ovarian cancer reviewed

Ovarian Cancer - New phase of Northern Ireland screening trial launched

Ovarian Cancer - Paclitaxel temporarily adds to the sensory neurotoxicity of cisplatin

Ovarian Cancer - Royalty rights to R1549 obtained by U.K. biotech company

Ovarian Tumors - Tumors of the gonadal stroma are potentially malignant

Pain Medicine - Differential receptor responses are observed in interstitial cystitis models

Preterm Labor - Overview of therapeutics for preterm labor provided

Pseudomyxoma Peritonei - Pseudomyxoma peritonei is reviewed

Psychology - Educational achievement can overcome problematic parenting

Psychology - First year of widowhood most harmful to mental health, large study finds

Psychology - Recurrent brief depression is prevalent among the young people of Italy

Psychology - Suicide rates among young women in rural England trend upwards

Psychology - Women satisfied in their marriage appear to reap health benefit

Pulmonary Medicine - Prenatal screening impacts cystic fibrosis prevalence in Brittany, France

Reproduction Medicine - Novel strategy for beta-globin gene mutation analysis improves PGD

Reproductive Health - IntegraMed America reaches agreement with North Carolina fertility center

Reproductive Medicine - High doses of the COX-2 inhibitor DuP-697 changes rodent fetal development

Reproductive Medicine - Neural signals sent to the CNS from the ovaries seem to dictate ovarian function

Reproductive Medicine - New methods detect the gene for spinal muscular atrophy before implantation

Research Funding - Devices could help diagnose precursors to cancer

Sexually Transmitted Disease -  Chlamydia and gonorrhea retests would mitigate false-positives

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Gastricsin processes hCAP-18 in semen to antimicrobial ALL-38, at vaginal pH

Sexually Transmitted Disease - SD amplification detects comparable numbers of STD cases with vaginal swabs

Sexually Transmitted Disease - Virus-associated growths might be prevented with sexual education

Stress Incontinence - New class of incontinence products introduced

Surgical Menopause - Testosterone patch improves sexual desire in women whose ovaries were removed

Thrombosis - Thrombin upregulates ICAM-1 in human monocytes, THP-1 cells, and in pregnancy

Thyroid Dysfunction - Thyroid antibodies increase risk of miscarriage

Tobacco Use - Deaths due to smoking-related disease are increasing among women

Toxicology - Rodent fetuses demonstrate congenital defects after maternal MBeP exposure

Transfusion Medicine - Suboptimal treatment contributes to bone loss in youth with beta-thalassemia

Urinary Tract Infection - Research confirms safety of phone call diagnosis

Varicose Veins - Radiofrequency treatment offers faster recovery, less discomfort

Women's Health - Hormonal contraceptives don't affect course of HIV infection