Women's Health Weekly

Cardiovascular Disease - High heart rate linked to increased mortality risk in disabled older women

Cervical Cancer - Eighty-one percent of surveyed women want noninvasive cervical cancer test over Pap test

Collaborations - Deal signed for generic oral contraceptive products

Colorectal Cancer - Phase II clinical trials of KOS-862 initiated

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - A variety of vegetables, fruits, and other foods stop bone resorption

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - The natural calcium source Coral calx prevents bone loss

Contraception - Cultural factors underlie oral contraceptive use by Hispanic women in the U.S.

Contraception - FDA advisory panel backs easier morning-after pill

Depression - Survey reveals stress, anxiety prevent many women from enjoying the holidays

Dermatology - The antifungal ketoconazole may cause liver injury

Gynecology - Self-care kits could help deployed military women with genitourinary infections

Diagnostic Medicine - Organotypic raft cultures typify spectral analysis of in vivo tissues

Drug Delivery - Company initiates feasibility study with Acertus of RapidMist system

Emergency Medicine - Elderly men and women in Tehran have a similar mortality rate after falling

Endocrinology - Estrogen receptor-alpha and beta are differentially expressed in the uterus

Endocrinology - Lack of ovulation can be counteracted with a variety of therapies

Endometrial Cancer - A systematic and practical approach to the endometrial biopsy outlined

Environmental Health - Pregnant women in Russia avoid chemical exposures by filtering drinking water

Environmental Toxins - FDA announces comprehensive foods advisory on methylmercury

Enzymology - Labor does not alter the expression of placental nitric oxide synthase isoforms

Exercise - Strength training induces different early and late changes in muscles

Myocardial Infarction - Women less likely to get lifesaving drug during heart attack

Fetal Medicine - Sonography shows that fetal hip joints mature at 34 weeks gestation

Fibroids - Study shows acceptance of UFE as treatment for symptomatic uterine fibroids

Finance - Diagnostics company receives $3.5 million private placement

Genetics - Researchers have identified XY genes in a female marmoset

Genomics - Mutations at the MECP2 gene link to non-syndromic X-linked mental retardation

Geriatrics - Dependent older patients may cost hospitals more

Geriatrics - Gender and kinship reflect the ambivalence adult children feel towards parents

Glucose Intolerance - Perinatal alcohol exposure may cause insulin resistance later in life

Gynecological Cancer - Proteomics is the newest, most promising direction for gynecologic cancer

Gynecology - Gallup survey reveals female ob-gyns benefit from "insider knowledge"

Abortion - Lawyer to appeal court ruling on late-term procedure

Gynecology - MR imaging of disorders associated with female infertility

HIV/AIDS Transmission - HIV-1 viral load influences risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission

Health Policy - Financial incentives affect the smoking practices of women considering pregnancy

Health Statistics - U.S. teen birth rate continues to decline, particularly among African Americans

Herpes Simplex 2 - New or old Pap smears can be destained and used to test for HSV-2 viral DNA

Herpes Simplex Virus - Immunotherapy company provides update on late-stage adjuvant programs

Hypertension - Pre-eclampsia correlates with reduced plasma coenzyme Q10 levels

Infertility - Sperm retrieved from the epididymis or testis have different characteristics

Influenza Vaccine - AmeriHealth to cover FluMist due to vaccine shortage

Adolescent Health - Teenage pregnancy may put girls at risk for osteoporosis

Malaria - Grant allows research on vaccine for pregnant women to continue

Market Analysis - Adjunctive imaging technologies help with early detection of breast cancer

Nausea - Antiemetic regimen improved control of chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting

Obesity Risk Factor - Maternal attitude and attachment style affects obesity risk in children

Obstetrics - Alcohol exposure during early postnatal period may result in insulin resistance

Obstetrics - Exploding elective labor induction rates provoke a call for action

Obstetrics - Micronutrients other than iron and folic acid don't enhance hematologic status

Obstetrics - Optimal delivery conditions call for a shorter pushing phase during labor

Obstetrics - Preconception body mass associates with birth outcomes among Chinese women

Obstetrics - Pregnancy wantedness in the Philippines often depends on spousal communication

Assisted Reproduction - Pregnancy achieved from frozen donor egg at New Jersey institute

Obstetrics - Pregnant women request influenza vaccine to protect self and baby

Obstetrics - Quick action improves maternal and fetal odds during intrapartum emergencies

Obstetrics - Researchers warn pregnant women to be wary of flu outbreak

Obstetrics - Umbilical plasma kininase I activity grows where fetal hypoxia abounds

Oncology - Breast cancer coexpresses tumor specific VEGF-A and VEGFR2/KDR protein

Oncology - Many factors affect how oncolytic adenoviruses transfect tumors

Osteoporosis - Iron levels associate with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women

Osteoporosis - Society pays a high cost for vertebral fractures

Osteoporosis - Standardized grading schemes allow clinicians to recognize vertebral fractures

Osteoporosis - Study: Older women with fractures not receiving recommended testing, treatment