Women's Health Weekly

Gynecology - Embolization may be the optimal way to treat pelvic congestion syndrome

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Gender and familial associations are linked to ADHD and major depression

Pulse Oximetry - Pulse oximetry technology performs reliably under challenging clinical motion

Quality Assurance - HMO report shows need for improved care of children, women in Utah

Quality Assurance - National reports on quality, disparities in healthcare services use released

Relationships - Husband's drinking behavior influences social life of newlyweds

Reproductive Medicine - Sublingual or vaginal misoprostol combines with mifepristone to abort pregnancy

Reproductive Medicine - Women are not likely to abuse over-the-counter emergency contraception

Rett Syndrome - MeCP2, the mutated transcription factor in Rett syndrome, alters nerve synapses

Substance Abuse - Individuals with eating disorders more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs

Thyroid Disease - Overt thyroid disorders must be managed during pregnancy

Toxicology - Inhaled tertiary amyl methyl ether vapor affects reproduction in male rodents

Breast Cancer - Anastrozole is valuable and effective therapy in postmenopausal women with advanced disease

Vaginal Reconstruction - Vaginal reconstruction by modified rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap

Breast Cancer - Fish intake is positively associated with breast cancer incidence rate

Breast Cancer - In situ, invasive lobular breast carcinoma share common methylation patterns

Breast Cancer - Minnesota medical group wants changes to abortion language on state web site

Breast Cancer - Most in situ breast cancers represent focal lesions derived from single clone

Breast Cancer - Nucleolin is an endothelial cell marker in angiogenic blood vessels

Breast Cancer - PI3-K pathway may be major pathway for trastuzumab-mediated radiosensitization

Breast Cancer - Prognostic value of cathepsin D recognized, but clinical use unclear

Breast Cancer - Sociocultural influences may affect genetic testing among African American women

Preventive Medicine - Miscommunication and poor medical advice contributes to unplanned pregnancies

Breast Cancer - Soy and bioactive components in tea combine to inhibit malignant progression

Breast Cancer - Stressful life events rarely associated with breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Study finds many early-stage breast cancer patients not completing chemotherapy

Breast Cancer - Study of partial breast irradiation in patients with DCIS announced

Breast Cancer - TOP2A aberration testing may help identify targeted breast cancer therapies

Breast Cancer - TOP2A gene copy number aberration screening important with topoII-inhibitors

Breast Cancer - Tea catechins may reduce breast cancer risk in Asian-American women

Breast Cancer - U.S. women's breast cancer diagnosed earlier than European women

Breast Cancer - Unusual interleukin-8 gene methylation correlates with breast cancer metastasis

Breast Implants - FDA dismisses two petitions seeking to delay application review

Breast Cancer - Breast-conserving surgery effective for women under age 35

Breast and Ovarian Cancer - Apoptosis of peripheral blood cells in breast, ovarian patients examined

Breast and Ovarian Cancer - Coping strategies help healthy women face breast, ovarian cancer risk

Cancer Chemoprevention - Enzyme induction, dietary chemicals may be approaches to cancer chemoprevention

Cancer Detection - Large Scale Biology announces breakthrough diagnostic technology

Cancer Risk - Occupational cancer among women: Where have we been and where are we going?

Cardiovascular Disease - Report: Lupus patients at increased risk for heart attacks

Cell Biology - Mammary epithelial cells express the osteopontin mediator Runx2

Cervical Cancer - 20th ThinPrep imaging system shipped to Pennsylvania hospital

Diagnostics - Phalangeal quantitative ultrasound delineates women with nontraumatic fractures

Chlamydia - Application filed with FDA for approval of chlamydia test

Chromosomal Aberration - Cancer cells are characterized by having aberrant chromosomes

Collaborations - Genetics company announces osteoporosis collaboration

Collaborations - Oncology deal signed for development of orally active MEK inhibitor

Congenital Heart Disease - Pregnant women with repaired CHD have high arrhythmia risk

Contraception - FDA panel votes to allow sale of emergency contraceptive

Contraception - Nonlatex condoms provide a viable alternative to latex condoms for some men

Developmental Biology - Stem cells illuminate early stages of human development

Diet and Nutrition - Numerical methods are adequate for estimating dietary iron requirements

Domestic Violence - A third of women in Utah emergency rooms are abuse victims, 40% consider suicide