Women's Health Weekly

Colorectal Cancer - Reach of sigmoidoscopies inadequate in many older women

Adolescent Health - Approach seeks young people's ideas on sexual, reproductive health services

Osteoporosis - Iron helps build strong bones

Osteoporosis - Restoration of bone mass did not recover original bone strength

Pediatrics - Bone mass tends to improve in thalassemic children at puberty

Periodontal Disease - Etidronate interrupts alveolar bone loss in women with periodontitis

Personnel - Gunnar Casserstedt joins Connecticut biotech as CFO

Prenatal Diagnosis - Amniocentesis associates with a case of congenital orthopedic malformation

Preterm Labor - Fetal fibronectin and salivary estriol can predict preterm labor

Receptor Studies - Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms don't associate with osteomalacia

Reproductive Health - Advances in fertility technology open new doors for couples

Reproductive Health - Public health group condemns Bush's policies

Adolescent Health - Massachusetts teen birth rate hits all-time low

Reproductive Medicine - Daily mifepristone would prevent pregnancy without estrogenic side-effects

Reproductive Medicine - Preterm birth rates in the United States have increased for several reasons

Reproductive Medicine - Progesterone antagonists model the mechanics of spontaneous pregnancy loss

Sexual Health - Patching up low libido: Study examines testosterone in women

Sexual Violence - Advocacy group says attacks against women, girls rising in northern Uganda

Stem-Cell Transplantation - Features and treatment of vaginal GVHD described

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - $5.7M grant to fund work on predictors of pregnancy outcomes in lupus patients

Tissue Banking - Fertility clinics, sperm banks must register with FDA

Transgenics - Gene silencing reveals the need for maternal E-cadherin during embryogenesis

Uterine Fibroids - Group issues opinion on uterine artery embolization treatment

Adolescent Health - Some teens are more likely to take the plunge despite making virginity pledges

Weight Loss - U.S. weight-loss product retail sales increase almost 90% over past 5 years

Adolescent Health - Teenage girls lacking in vitamin D

Assisted Reproduction - Wyoming couple chooses baby's gender

Birth Control - Teens in predominantly Catholic Rio de Jeneiro to receive birth control

Breast Cancer - Computer-aided technology partners with mammography system

Breast Cancer - New mode of action discovered for tamoxifen

Breast Cancer - Researchers update the medical management of advanced breast cancer

Osteoporosis - Drug significantly reduces vertebral fracture risk in postmenopausal women

Breast Cancer - Social support important for older breast cancer survivors

Breast Cancer - Unmitigated communion is linked to poor adjustment to breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Virtual reality helps patients cope with chemotherapy

Breast Cancer Therapy - Cord blood can be excellent source of antitumor T cells

Cancer Screening - Breast augmentation may interfere with mammography interpretation

Cancer Therapy - CPMP issues positive recommendation for Paxene

Cancer Therapy - Research: MPC-6827 causes tumor regression in pancreatic cancers

Cancer Therapy - Tamoxifen blocks vascular endothelial growth factor in breast cancer tumors

Cervical Cancer - French government approves reimbursement of HPV testing

Cervical Cancer - New drugs are needed to improve response rate of cervical cancer

Breast Cancer - Swedish HRT trial stopped early due to unacceptable risks

Cervical Cancer - Study compares factors contributing to cervical cancer in the U.S. and Venezuela

Childhood Obesity - Diabetes medicine investigated as weight loss treatment for children

Chlamydia - Developments in screening for Chlamydia trachomatis reviewed

Colonoscopy - Screening once avoided now requested by health-conscious boomers

Colorectal Cancer - Risk factors for colon and rectal cancer appear to differ by subsite

Contraception - Dydrogesterone supercedes other progestogens for use in oral contraceptives

Contraception - Little evidence showing hormonal contraception causes weight gain

Contraception - Low-dose antiprogestin impairs preimplantation embryogenesis in rhesus monkeys

Depressive Disorders - Psychological problems are common among gynecologic and obstetric patients

Diet and Nutrition - Facts about the long-term harm of marginal vitamin D insufficiency are vague

Gynecology - Asoprisnil looks promising for abolishing gynecological disorders

Diet and Nutrition - Mechanism of folate receptor upregulation during deficiency revealed

Diet and Nutrition - Men and women respond differently to low fat, low cholesterol diets

Diet and Nutrition - Soy alters energy metabolism in healthy premenopausal women

Diet and Nutrition - The jury is still out on a link between dietary sodium and osteoporosis

Disease Associations - Meta-analysis concludes breast implants don't increase brain cancer risk