Women's Health Weekly

Geriatrics - Many older women in Finland who stop driving are still fit to drive

Gynecologic Surgery - Florida agency releases hysterectomy hospitalization report

Gynecology - Collagen level can impact risk of incontinence and prolapse in women

Gynecology - Downregulated HtrA1 gene changes the phenotype of ovarian cancer

Gynecology - Endometrial growth is linked to a case of cyclic sciatica

Gynecology - Lim1 transcription factor is required for female reproductive tract development

Gynecology - Maternal malnutrition during lactation delays female puberty in rodent pups

Gynecology - THY1 correlates with tumor suppression in human ovarian cancer

HIV/AIDS - Health Canada official to join global HIV partnership

HIV/AIDS Dyslipidemia - Bone mineral loss frequent in female patients during HAART

HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis - Effects of HIV/TB coinfection of mothers in poor areas clarified

Healthcare Coverage - Michigan House panel debates conscience rights and health care

Hereditary Disease - In Europe, polymorphisms at COMT Val158Met are not linked to anorexia nervosa

Human Papilloma Virus - MVA-HPV-IL2 vaccine shows activity in phase II HPV clinical trial

Hypertension - Blood pressure "time bomb" warning issued for U.K.'s ethnic minority children

Infertility - Fertility health web site launched

Legal Issues - Women drop appeal of Dow Corning breast implant settlement plan

Legislative Issues - Assisted human reproduction bill receives approval of Canada's Senate

Legislative Issues - U.S. Senate passes fetus protection bill

Lung Cancer - Phase II study of Tarceva initiated in non-small cell lung cancer patients

Malaria Obstetrics - Fasting increases hypoglycemia risk for pregnant malaria patients

Maternal Health - Stress reducers help women hospitalized for prolonged antepartum care

Medical Errors - Woman claims surgical sponge remained after operation

Mental Health - The Eating Disorder Inventory-2 scale is less reliable for men than for women

Minority Health - Lesbian healthcare improved but still lagging

Miscarriage - Decidual CD83+ dendritic cells implicated in some recurrent miscarriages

Neuroscience - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor associates with personality traits in females

Neuroscience - Gray matter volume declines faster in aging men than in women

Nutrition - Restaurant chain to put nutritional information on its menu

Obesity - Obesity more prevalent in U.S. than France, Germany, and England

Obstetrics - Bacterial link to preterm birth substantiated in mice studies

Obstetrics - Clear information, privacy vital when informing women of fetal abnormalities

Obstetrics - Data from new registry shows having a baby after organ transplant is safe

Obstetrics - FDA warns against nonmedical sonograms

Obstetrics - Fetal lungs provide a signal initiating labor, mouse study shows

Obstetrics - Prenatal alcohol and stress exposures alter the way offspring adapt to stress

Obstetrics - SS-FSE magnetic resonance identifies bowel obstruction during pregnancy

Oral Health - Young women in Japan have better oral health behaviors than men

Osteoporosis - Bone size at the hip and spine is an inherited factor in the Chinese population

Osteoporosis - Combined therapies prevent bone loss in those with inflammatory bowel disease

Osteoporosis - Phase I trial commences for ostabolin-C osteoporosis drug

Osteoporosis - Public-private endeavor seeks innovative therapies to promote bone regeneration

Patient Rights - University of Michigan finds no abortion records to hand over

Proteomics - Oligosaccharides are important for glycodelin A activity

Psychology - Apolipoprotein E polymorphisms do not guide personality traits

Psychology - Personality traits linked to eating disorders are gender-oriented

Psychology - Young sufferers of eating disorders often have adversity in their backgrounds

Respiratory Disorders - Vitamin C plays important role in normal airway function, research shows

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Iowa bill authorizes study on stillbirth

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Quads born at Alabama hospital believed to be identical

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Special team fights sharp increase in syphilis in South Carolina county

Sexual & Reproductive Health - University of Nebraska-Lincoln gets $2.5 million grant to study infertility

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Zestra female arousal fluid receives Notice of Allowance

Sexually Transmitted Disease -  Mycoplasma genitalium causes urogenital problems in both men and women

Skin Cancer - Women's Dermatologic Society promotes skin cancer awareness and prevention

Skin Care - GHK Copper Peptide Complex plus Retinol introduced for wrinkles

Skin Damage - Scientific team develops new measurement for antioxidant sun protection

Smoking Cessation - Success of nicotine patches linked to genetic make-up

Sports Medicine - Calcium supplementation sustains cortical bone density in young female runners

Stem-Cell Research - Early fetal blood - but not cord blood - is rich in mesenchymal stem cells

Substance Abuse - Study shows link between drinking and gender harassment in workplace

Survival & Mortality - Societal influences factor into excess female child mortality in rural China

Teratogens - Claritin not associated with genital birth defect in boys

Tooth Decay - Committee votes in favor of human trial for dental caries prevention therapy

Toxicology - Maternal pica is suspected in a case of infant lead poisoning

Urinary Tract Infections - National survey uncovers widespread misconceptions about UTIs

Uterine Cancer - Estrogen and progesterone receptors predict progression of uterine tumors

Vision Correction - Patent issued for Z-Lens wavefront guided, customized eyeglasses