Women's Health Weekly

Breast Cancer - Disease can be reversed in laboratory mice, scientists report

Myocardial Infarction - Unusual fatigue may be warning symptom of heart attack in women

Bacterial Vaginosis - Infection more prevalent than previously thought among U.S. women

Cervical Cancer - No proven benefit of HPV detection alone compared with conventional Pap smear

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Women with COPD account for increasing mortality rates

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Combined therapy with SERMs and estrogen show promise in rat studies

Obstetrics - Low-dose aspirin begun at the beginning of pregnancy may prevent preeclampsia

Abortion - Bush signs into law ban on partial-birth procedure

Addiction Medicine - Extrinsic factors influence the drinking habits of men and women

Addiction Medicine - Infant fatty acid ethyl esters may not be valid signals for maternal habits

Addiction Medicine - Social context influences substance-use behaviors in college students

Adhesions - Endometriosis anti-adhesion study commences in Canada

Adolescent Health - Experts recommend reproductive healthcare benefits for teens

Aging - Biogerontology research is growing in Spain; a worldwide effort must be formed

At-Risk Populations - Disliking school linked to greater risk of teenage pregnancy

Atherosclerosis - Estrogen and raloxifene activate enzyme cascades in synthetic vascular cells

Autism - Therapeutic nutrition clinic unveils web site to help autistic children

Awards - NewsRx wins 2003 eHealthcare Leadership awards

Bioethics - Courts favor balancing fetal protection and maternal self-determination

Breast Cancer - Ala-9Val MnSOD polymorphism has no association in development of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer outreach model using professional, volunteer staffing studied

Breast Cancer - BreastCare/BreastAlert Differential Temperature Sensor ordered in Brazil

Breast Cancer - Collaborative agreement set to develop new breast cancer vaccine

Breast Cancer - Germline BRCA1 mutations appear to be associated with breast cancer phenotype

Breast Cancer - Herpes simplex virus-1 treatment of primary tumors reduces metastatic cancer

Breast Cancer - New devices provide more accurate diagnosis

Breast Cancer - New test could predict response to tamoxifen and anastrozole

Breast Cancer - No clear winner among ways to encourage mammograms

Breast Cancer - Study verifies Id-1 gene as target for cancer gene therapy

Breast Cancer - Survivors in North Dakota take part in study

Breast Cancer - What factors differentiates 'missed' from 'reported' breast cancers are analyzed

Breast Cancer - Young women who choose lumpectomies need indefinite follow-up, study says

Breast Cancer - c-erbB-2 adds no prognostic information when PAI-1 are candidates

Breast Implants - Panel chair regrets decision to recommend resuming silicone gel implant sales

Carotid Stenting - Older age, female sex, multiple stents associated with restenosis

Cervical Cancer - Array-based technologies may usher in a new era in diagnosis

Cervical Cancer - The role of topotecan in the treatment of advanced cervical cancer reviewed

Cervical Cancer - Update on current concepts of atypical squamous cells is presented

Cervical Cancer - X chromosome inactivation in cervical cancer patients is evaluated

Childhood Obesity - Magazine releases key findings from its 2003 Childhood Health Survey

Contraception - Agreement signed with Gynecare to market Essure and Thermachoice

Contraception - Majority of Albuquerque pharmacies don't stock emergency contraception

Diabetes Management - Company launches Paradigm 712 insulin pump with larger reservoir

Diet and Nutrition - Study looks at motivation behind dietary supplement purchases among women

Disease Transmission - Placental malaria increases mother-to-child HIV transmission

Drug Abuse - Alcohol use increases risk of hormonally sensitive breast cancers

Eating Disorder - Cognitive and behavioral characteristics are two dimensions of eating disorder

Embryology - Environment affects fetal gene expression, development

Endocrinology - 17-Beta-estradiol and Japanese herbal medicine normalize CGRP release

Endometrial Cancer - Treatment options for endometrial cancer are reviewed

Endorcrinology - A reporter gene assay is suited for large scale estrogenicity screening

Environmental Health - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers found in Japanese mother's milk

Environmental Health - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers found in breast milk of Swedish mothers

Fetal Diagnosis - Normal fetal brain volume depicted on 3-D ultrasound marks growth patterns

Fetal Medicine - Fetal brain images on 3-D ultrasound yield information about CNS health

Fetal Medicine - In utero gene therapy leads to long-term correction of metabolic disease

Fetal Medicine - Spontaneous regression is possible in hydrops associated with CCAM

Finance - IntegraMed reports solid third quarter growth, expects 2003 earnings to meet guidance

Finance - Spinal products company reports net loss for third quarter

Finance - Uterine fibroid treatment company reports loss of $0.11 per share

Geriatrics - As humans age personality functioning declines more often in men than in women

Geriatrics - Psychological control theory helps to explain adaptation to vision loss

Gynecology - ETS-1 may be a biomarker for the angiogenesis of ovarian cancer

Gynecology - Patient education and psychological support should accompany vulvodynia therapy