Women's Health Weekly

Adolescent Health - More sex partners mean more trouble for teenage girls

Addiction Medicine - Women are more likely to reflect on their own drinking habits

Mental Health - Study finds 25% of Canadian teenage girls face depression

Mentoplasty - Augmentation mentoplasty with a custom-designed wire cage is safe, effective

Migraine - MT 100 migraine treatment has positive results in rat carcinogenicity study

Neurological Disorders - Newborn brain injuries stem from infections, not delivery, study reports

Neuroscience - Novel synkinesis after obstetrical brachial plexopathy warrants detective work

Nutrition - Benefits of the WIC program go beyond targeted nutrients for preschoolers

Nutrition - Goverment: Carbs to blame for weight gain

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

Obstetrics - Antithrombin is better than heparin alone for treating severe preeclampsia

Obstetrics - Fetal age has little influence on parental stress during prenatal diagnosis

Adolescent Health - Medically ill adolescents have relatively few contraceptive choices

Obstetrics - Idaho's ranks high for newborn health

Obstetrics - Latest data show Utah had fewest births to unwed U.S. mothers in 2001

Obstetrics - Manual techniques may ease tough deliveries without need for episiotomy

Obstetrics - More Nebraska mothers smoke during pregnancy

Obstetrics - Researcher wants U.K. to address problem of low birth weight

Obstetrics - Small babies costs state millions, study says

Obstetrics - Smoking cessation programs that specifically target pregnant women are effective

Obstetrics - Study demonstrates altered angiogenic proteins in preeclampsia patients

Obstetrics - Study provides answers for childbirth after cesarean delivery

Obstetrics - Two-drug approach might shorten painful labor, reduce cesarean sections

Adolescent Health - New York settles lawsuit over school-ordered pregnancy, STD tests

Oncology - Bombesin antagonists fight back vessels that support breast cancer

Oncology - Cytokeratin-19 and microvessel density are biomarkers for breast cancer survival

Ovarian Cancer - Blood-protein patterns may help spot cancer early

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer in BRCA-positive families is more likely to be high grade

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer may be more histologically uniform than once thought

Ovarian Cancer - Vascular maturation and stroma infiltration link angiogenesis and tumor growth

Pain Management - Pilot studies launched in epidural injections and peripheral nerve blocks

Pain Medicine - Alpha-1 agonists reverse the effects of mixing risperidone and anesthesia

Patents - New patent covers new approach to cancer diagnostics, progression

Patents - VAI wins new rubella patent

Allergy Medicine - Asthma management in the pregnant female presents a unique set of challenges

Physical Fitness - Emphasis on mastery and performance goals promotes fitness in women

Preventive Medicine - First Lady warns women about heart disease

Prophylactic Mastectomy - Prophylactic mastectomy can be followed by immediate breast reconstruction

Psychology - Group therapy improves women who have traumatizing provider interactions

Psychology - Relationships between single mothers and their babies match those of controls

Psychology - Social dynamics are a strong determinant of adolescent romance and sexuality

Psychology - Study: Mothers cradle babies to their left side for a better bonding experience

Public Health - Maternal education is a determinant of health service use in rural Bangladesh

Public Health - Tobacco control policies should prioritize gender differences

Reproductive Medicine - Cultural beliefs delay the detection of female genital schistosomiasis in Egypt

Assisted Reproduction - Boy, girl born from 12-year-old embryos

Reproductive Medicine - Social and spousal reactions cause psychiatric symptoms in infertile women

Sex-related Research - U.S. National Institutes of Health says projects it funds are valid

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Report makes case for increased funding for services

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - More sex partners means more trouble for teenage girls

Sonography - 3-D transvaginal ultrasound measures uterine volume more accurately

State Medicaid - Bill would provide health coverage for fetuses in Missouri

Stress Incontinence - New device introduces "inside-out" Obturator approach

Urinary Incontinence - Good surgical management mitigates bowel obstruction after incontinence surgery

Urinary Incontinence - Nonsurgical treatment often available for women

Urology - Nerve root stimulation provides relief to patients with interstitial cystitis

Assisted Reproduction - INCIID to launch new outcome-based reporting system for ART

Urology - Preoperative pressures predict the success of vaginal wall sling surgery

Vectors and Zoonoses - DDT damages DNA in human erythrocytes

Women's Health - UMC receives Center of Excellence designation

Blood Banking - Cord blood patent portfolio license granted to umbilical cord blood bank

Brain Tumors - Pregnant women with meningiomas can undergo surgical treatment

Breast Cancer - Certain breast tumors are resistant to tamoxifen

Breast Cancer - Computer-aided detection system for mammography of questionable benefit

Colorectal Cancer - Glycemic load may increase risk in women

Breast Cancer - Cryo-assisted lumpectomy improves breast cancer surgical outcomes

Breast Cancer - Enhanced insulin signaling occurs via Shc in human breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Investigation into the safety of estrogen/progestin combinations encouraged

Breast Cancer - Investigational NDA to be submitted for breast and liver cancer drug

Breast Cancer - Novel ceramide analogues have potential as therapeutic agents in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Patterns of chromosomal imbalances predict breast cancer patient prognosis

Breast Cancer - Primary breast tumor characteristics are found in distant metastases

Breast Cancer - Study findings suggest using ER/PR tumor status to estimate disease risk

Breast Cancer - There may be an inverse association between XRCC1 and breast cancer risk