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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 13th, 2004
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

Breast Cancer - Soft copy and hard copy readings of mammograms are typically comparable

Cognitive Function - Moderate iron deficiency affects cognitive performance of young women

Endocrinology - Sex steroids influence the effects DHEA has on cognition in menopausal women

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Low-dose transdermal estrogen a viable short-term HRT for menopausal women

Obstetrics - Epidural analgesia for labor pain improves maternal respiratory function

AIDS/HIV Therapy - Crack cocaine use reduces antiviral therapy use in women with HIV

Addiction Medicine - Neonatal methamphetamine exposure has long-term effects on cognitive function

Adolescent Health - Puerto Rican partners of adolescent mothers say fatherhood affirms identity

Anal Incontinence - Acquired fecal incontinence can form many years after surgery or childbirth

Assisted Reproduction - Some infertile couples unaware of multiple birth risks

Asthma - Tobacco smoke exposure during infancy linked with lower production of IL-10

Bladder Dysfunction - Pergolide ameliorates nocturia in female Parkinson disease patients

Breast Cancer - Breast biphasic lesions with cellular stroma difficult to diagnose

Breast Cancer - Certain compounds in beer, wine effective in slowing breast-cancer cell growth

Breast Cancer - Dedicated mammographer improves diagnosis of small breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Depressive symptoms after breast cancer surgery are common

Breast Cancer - Estrogen receptor-alpha mutation K303R not found in Japanese breast carcinomas

Breast Cancer - FDA approves computer-aided detection on digital mammography system

Breast Cancer - Focus-group intervention for breast cancer survivors and spouses decrease stress

Breast Cancer - Interleukin-8 is a key mediator of breast cancer invasion and angiogenesis

Breast Cancer - Mammaglobin may be a candidate diagnostic marker for breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Managed healthcare has an impact on breast cancer patients and providers

Breast Cancer - Perillyl alcohol suppresses breast cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo

Breast Cancer - Physical activity reduces breast cancer risk in young women

Breast Cancer - Physicians challenged to control postmenopausal symptoms safely

Breast Cancer - Quicker testing for BRCA genes available - at a price

Breast Cancer - Researchers study the psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors

Breast Cancer - Ring finger protein RNF11 important target for novel cancer therapies

Breast Cancer - State drops controversial language from web site suggesting abortion link

Breast Cancer - Study: Information on cancer detection methods is confusing, misleading

Breast Cancer - Ultrasonography depicts benign and malignant lesions at mastectomy site

Breast Cancer - Women decline breast cancer trial participation out of fear

Breast Cancer Incidence - Effect of environment on breast cancer risk reviewed

Breast Cancer Prognosis - Sentinel lymph node biopsy may raise threshold for adjuvant therapy

Breast Cancer Prognosis - Urokinase-type plasminogen activator is prognostic in breast cancer

Breast Cancer Vaccine - NY-ESO-1 shows promise as antigen for breast cancer vaccine development

Cancer Therapy - Older patients often suffer pain and fatigue after cancer surgery

Cancer Therapy - Paper describes novel in situ cancer vaccine to cure recurrent cancer

Cancer Treatment - Oklahoma House approves funds for cancer treatment

Cerebral Palsy - Technological tools augment botulinum toxin therapy for pediatric spasticity

Cervical Cancer - TriPath Imaging signs multi-year agreement for liquid-based Pap test

Chemotherapy - Coping methods vary in chemotherapy-induced alopecia

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Chlorella pyrenoidosa extract controls lipid levels in menopause models

Contraception - FDA approval granted to make Essure at lower-cost site in Mexico

Diabetes Risk Factor - Cross-fostering to diabetic rat dams affects body weight regulation

Diagnostic Imaging - Ultrasound analysis of breast cancer vascularization predicts patient survival

Diagnostic Imaging - Ultrasound and DXA osteodensitometry identify women with a risk for bone loss

Diagnostics - MastaScope launched at European Breast Cancer Conference

Diagnostics - Ultrasound assessments of bone status can help where DXA is inaccessible

Dietary Supplements - First study of resveratrol finds effect on breast, prostate cancers unlikely

Disease Associations - Repeated pregnancies in rats affect blood pressure regulation

Domestic Violence - Midwife training to spot abuse could form national model in U.K.

Drug Development - 2-Methoxy- and 2-ethyl-estrogen sulfamates curtail angiogenesis in vitro

Drug Development - Long-term lasofoxifene preserves bone health in menopause models

Eating Disorder - Common eating pathology patterns encompass most ethnic groups

Eating Disorder - Future of research on eating disorders reviewed

Endocrinology - Diurnal hormone rhythms are amplified in women with major depression

Endocrionology - High glucocorticoid levels reduce bone formation

Environmental Health - Brief exposure to chlorpyrifos during neurulation affects brain development

Environmental Health - Solvent, common drug identified as endocrine disruptors

Estrogen Replacement Therapy - National study shows estrogen-alone has both risks and benefits

Estrogen Therapy - Hormone maker comments on WHI estrogen-only study data

Ethical Issues - Wisconsin governor vetoes bill protecting healthcare workers' conscience rights

Family Planning - Population policy in China influences the use of maternal health services

Fetal Alcohol Disorders - Experts agree to focus on range of disorders stemming from maternal drinking

Fetal Medicine - Exposure to cocaine generates oxidative stress in the fetal rat brain

Fetal Monitoring - Cordless fetal transducer receives medical design award

Finance - Imaging company completes restatement, files audited statements for 2000-2003

Gastric Cancer - Alpha-fetoprotein correlates with the metastatic status of gastric carcinoma

Generic Drugs - Generic versions of pain medication, oral contraceptives launched

Geriatrics - Psychosis syndromes prevail in some patients with Alzheimer disease

Geriatrics - Women are more receptive to social support than men are when illness strikes

Gynecological Urology - Patients and physicians must collaborate to treat interstitial cystitis

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Gender-based variations in saquinavir pharmacology identified

Healthcare & Politics - West Virginia gubernatorial candidate releases women's health platform

Healthcare Coverage - Cover the Uninsured Week is May 10-16, 2004

Healthcare Coverage - Private Healthcare Systems renews relationship with Baptist Health

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Group comments on results of WHI estrogen-only study

Hormone Therapy - Biases in Million Women Study explain discrepant observations

Immunology - Fas-mediated apoptosis underlies estrogen-induced thymic atrophy

Incontinence - The correct therapy improves the quality of life of incontinent women

Infectious Disease - Vertical transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans reported

Lipid Studies - Ethnic differences found in hepatic lipase and HDL

Mammography - Patients with collagen diseases have peculiar breast calcification patterns

Medical Malpractice - Florida Senate: No lawsuit protection for mammogram readers

Melanoma - Unusual angiomatoid metastatic melanoma described

Menopause - Estrogen-like drugs may help postmenopausal women with weight gain

Mental Health - Gender imbalances relating to emotional work pose a health risk to women

Metastasis - Paradigm of metastasis for melanoma and breast cancer developed

Mother-To-Child HIV Infection - UNICEF says project in Rwanda registers high acceptance rate

Mutations - CHEK2*1100delC mutation has no major contribution in esophageal carcinogenesis

Neurodegeneration - Marriage helps men to accept multiple sclerosis-related impairment

Neurology - Genetic studies may reveal the cause of primary and secondary microcephaly

Neuroscience - Alcohol and other drugs stem brain development by causing neuronal suicide

Nicotine Addiction - Prenatal nicotine primes adolescent brain for addiction

Nutrition - Prenate now available in new formula

Obesity - Fat distribution better predictor of cardiovascular risk and death

Obesity Risk Factor - Television viewing associated with increase in meal frequency

Obesity Therapy - Orlistat best at reducing abdominal adiposity in obese patients

Obesity Therapy - Reason for dieting affects dieting behavior

Obstetric - Serum granulysin is a Th1 marker during pre-eclampsia

Obstetrics - Clinicians can influence women's ideas about pregnancy and postpartum exercise

Obstetrics - Dental X-rays during pregnancy associated with low-birth-weight babies

Obstetrics - Late childbearing associated with healthy survival among oldest-old in China

Obstetrics - Major factors guide prenatal genetic testing among Israeli Moslem women

Obstetrics - Midwives tend to have good outcomes with vaginal birth after cesarean section

Obstetrics - Spinal, epidural anesthetics are equally effective in cesarean section delivery

Obstetrics - Women enjoy pregnancy more when in charge of their own case notes

Oncology - Endothelin and its receptors signal the malignant potential of breast lesions

Organ Transplantation - Woman will receive twin's ovary

Osteoporosis - COLIA1 gene polymorphisms are a hallmark of wrist fracture risk in older women

Osteoporosis - Estrogen therapy more effective for increasing bone density than raloxifene

Osteoporosis - Fat's loss is bone's gain

Osteoporosis - Genes mark vulnerability to bone mineral loss within the Chinese population

Ovarian Cancer - Enrollment complete for phase III trial of Actimmune plus standard therapy

Ovarian Cancer - High-volume hospitals result in improved survival from ovarian cancer in Japan

Parkinson Disease Risk Factor - Central obesity increases risk of Parkinson disease

Pediatrics - Intervention improves the well-being of children of ill-timed pregnancies

Personnel - Imaging company announces retirement of CEO/chairman

Physical Abuse - Domestic violence threatens the health of Hispanic women in the United States

Physiology - Fat-free mass and bone mineral density are strongly related in young women

Pre-eclampsia - Crystalloid fluids are eliminated faster in pre-eclamptic patients

Pre-eclampsia - High blood pressure risk rises sharply with increased pre-pregnancy BMI

Pre-eclampsia - Higher homocysteine levels in pregnant black women may be risk factor

Preventive Medicine - Dietary calcium associated with reduced risk of kidney stones in younger women

Psychology - Gender influences teacher ratings of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Psychology - The Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale is both valid and reliable

Public Health - Socioeconomic status is an important health predictor for Australian women

Pulmonary Medicine - Pregnancy exacerbates the inflammatory response to inhaled endotoxin

Radiation Therapy - Antitumor HDAC inhibitors promote wound healing following radiation

Reproductive Medicine - Fertility herbal supplement sprouts promising results in pilot study

Sexual & Reproductive Health - New Chlamydia trachomatis reference strains will aid Cameroonian labs

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Trichomoniasis found pervasive among high-risk populations

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Community program helps combat teen STD epidemic

Smoking - Grant to fund smoking cessation program for women in Delaware

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Stronger evidence needed to identify suspicious sudden infant deaths

Tobacco Use - In utero nicotine exposure has a negative effect on fetal brain tissues

Toxicology - Prenatal exposure to methylphenidate hydrochloride alters the behavior of rats

Umbilical Cord Blood - Research bank grateful for cord blood donations that aid medical studies

Urinary Incontinence - 57% of surveyed women report symptoms of urinary incontinence

Urology - Women with persistent urinary tract infections need in-depth evaluations

Vasomotor Symptoms - Hormone developer says company is encouraged by latest estrogen study

Violence - Mozambique: Abuse of women and children in the spotlight

Violence - Rwanda: Aid plea for genocide rape survivors

Weight Loss - Curves program raises metabolic rate in overweight, sedentary women

Weight Loss - Program raises metabolic rate in overweight and sedentary women

Women's Health - African ambassadors seeking international help for women's health in Africa

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