Women's Health Weekly

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV rates high in both rural and urban Central African Republic

HIV/AIDS Women's Health - Oral lesions in HIV-positive women reduced in HAART therapy

Hemodynamic Instability - MAX-FAST Forehead Sensor outperforms digit sensors, study shows

Hormone Replacement Therapy - New data lead NIH to halt active phase of one WHI study, begin follow-up

Hormone Therapy - Estrogen alone is risky as hormone treatment, too

Hygiene - Disinfecting promotes better health at day-care centers, study shows

Hypertension Risk Factor - Intrauterine fetal growth restriction alters factors affecting salt metabolism

Infectious Disease - CDC, health officials use innovative ways to fight diseases abroad

Infectious Disease - Experts urge tools to protect women's health

Influenza Testing - FDA grants CLIA-waived status to QuickVue Influenza A+B Test

Legal Issues - Drug that suppresses lactation blamed in woman's death

Malaria - Collaboration to discover novel antimalarial compounds

Medication Safety - Accutane causing miscarriages, major birth defects

Menopause - Participants sought for clinical trial of herbal treatments

Mergers and Acquisitions - Acquisition to enhance Merck's cancer research program

Mergers and Acquisitions - Women's Capital, Plan B emergency contraceptive acquired

Nephrology - Glomerular hyperfiltration prevails during the early postpartum period

Neuroscience - Children and young adults with myelomeningocele have reaching difficulties

Nutrition - Nineteen cuts of beef meet USDA guidelines for lean

Obesity - Phase Ic dose-sequencing study using PYY3-36 obesity drug nasal spray begins

Obesity Genomics & Genetics - Obesity linked to dopamine D4 receptor gene in women with SAD

Obesity Surgery - Gastric wall necrosis occurs following prolapse after laparoscopic banding

Obstetrics - Aspirin and antioxidants should be given the opportunity to treat preeclampsia

Obstetrics - Blindness arising from postpartum leukoencephalopathy syndrome usually resolves

Obstetrics - Downregulated p53 and Rb is required for trophoblast giant cell differentiation

Obstetrics - Fast acquisition MRI yields timely information about the fetal nervous system

Obstetrics - MRI and Doppler ultrasound quickly diagnose adnexal torsion in pregnant women

Obstetrics - North Carolina ABC stores now warning about mixing alcohol and pregnancy

Osteoarthritis - Glucosamine and chondroitin now available in retail nutrition centers

Osteoporosis - Macaques model age-related changes in the human skeletal system

Osteoporosis - Multidisciplinary teams can solve evolving problems in osteoporosis patients

Osteoporosis - Physiotherapy aids mobility and defeats pain after osteoporotic fractures

Ovarian Cancer - Dietary folate intake may be linked to reduced risk in women who drink alcohol

Ovarian Cancer - Prostate-derived Ets exhibits strong tumor association

Ovarian Cancer - Resveratrol induces cell death in ovarian cancer cells

Pain - FDA issues letter of approvability for S-Caine skin-numbing products

Papillomatosis - HspE7 lengthens time between papillomatosis surgeries, data shows

Pelvic Pain - ACOG issues new practice bulletin on chronic pelvic pain in women

Personnel - Packard Children's Hospital names director of pediatric emergency medicine

Personnel - Society of Gynecologic Oncologists elects new president

Physical Fitness - Women-only gym offers comfort for self-conscious

Postpartum Depression - Pediatricians can play key role in helping new moms

Pre-eclampsia - Hypertension condition during pregnancy linked to increased cancer risk

Pregnancy - Dental association provides oral health advice for pregnant women

Premature Delivery - MediciNova acquires phase II premature labor compound

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - FDA approves intermittent dosing of Paxil CR for PMDD

Prenatal Cardiac Surgery - Medical device manufacturer receives funding for prenatal cardiac surgery

Prenatal Genetic Testing - Study reports improved method to identify fetal DNA in maternal blood samples

Prescription Drug Abuse - Report reveals a growing problem in U.S.

Privacy Rights - U.S. federal judge denies request for abortion records

Prostate Cancer - Company identifies protein target for cancer therapy

Prostate Cancer - Satraplatin shows in vitro efficacy in taxane-resistant tumor cells

Proteomics - Common elements might link osteoporosis and vascular disease

Psychology - Maternal behavior dictates emotional reactivity in rodent offspring

Renal Disease - Estrogen production affords female rodents protection from kidney disease

Reproductive Health - Arizona governor vetoes bill to impose waiting period on abortions

Reproductive Medicine - Breast cancer patient's frozen, then reimplanted, ovarian tissue yields embryo

Sexual Violence - Group says South African government's inaction hurts rape survivors

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Abortion clinic, contraceptive bills killed by Virginia clinic

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Panel approves bill to restore parental notice for birth control

Sleep Problems - New survey reveals sleep is often sabotaged by bedmate

Social Issues - Study reports obese women earn 30% less than other women

Spermicide - Condom retailer first to ban products containing nonoxynol-9

Stress Urinary Incontinence - Study finds few differences between vaginal tape treatment, colposuspension

Stroke - Women who are at highest risk have lowest awareness of stroke

Substance Abuse - Senior female executives more likely to be problem drinkers

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Sudden infant death syndrome prevention programs in Austria should continue

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Nine major studies of lupus show increased disease risk for current smokers

Vaginal Infections - Company announces agreement to market Gynazole-1 in China

Vascular Disease - Researchers link blood vessel dysfunction to poor prognosis in women

Violence - Women's behavior in bars tied to risk for bar-related aggression

West Nile Virus - Babies born to WNV-infected mothers studied