Women's Health Weekly

Acute Coronary Syndrome - Women affected with ACS at older age than men, and have delayed treatment

Breast Cancer - Cryosurgery successfully treats some early-stage tumors

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Discussion on HRT pros, cons needed, expert says

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Postmenopausal estrogen guidelines for treating hot flashes released

Mammography - CAD a viable option for second reading of mammograms, and as MRI adjunct

AIDS/HIV Transmission - AZT causes pattern of mutations in Tk gene of mice treated as neonates

Addiction Medicine - Bupropion may be effective smoking cessation aid for women

Addiction Medicine - Sensitivity to reward can result in overeating and obesity

Adolescent Health - Pregnancy, childbirth leading cause of girls' deaths in developing world

Anthropology - In U.S., who does housework affects whether couples have a second child

Anthropology - Talking to unborn child is a uniquely American practice

Assisted Reproduction - Worldwide distribution agreements signed for Cumulase

Autoimmune Disease - Findings suggest therapeutic approach for combating autoantibodies

Birth Defects - Fetal cell separation technology advanced for prenatal diagnostics

Blood Coagulation - Study reports in vitro evidence of gender-related heparin resistance

Breast Biopsy - Vacuum-assisted technique completely removes benign breast masses

Breast Cancer - A major enzyme uses Src tyrosine kinase to upregulate VEGF in breast tumors

Breast Cancer - Campaign supports legislation to ensure quality mammography screening

Breast Cancer - Cancerous lesions show "surprising characteristics" on MRI

Breast Cancer - Catastrophizing increases fatigue during radiotherapy for breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Childhood growth is related to breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Expression profiles of 6000+ genes in normal breast cells determined

Breast Cancer - FDA issues 510k clearance for single-channel device for HDR brachytherapy

Breast Cancer - Features of invasive lobular and ductal breast carcinomas compared

Breast Cancer - Full-field digital mammography is faster for needle localization

Breast Cancer - IGF-binding protein induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Medullary breast cancers are not an indication for BRCA1 mutation screening

Breast Cancer - New technique allows visualization of sentinel lymph node drainage

Breast Cancer - Researchers prepare guidelines for managing familial breast cancer

Breast Cancer - South Asian women in NE England have higher mastectomy rates than non-Asians

Breast Cancer - Soy processing influences estrogen-dependent tumor growth in mice

Breast Cancer - Study evaluates quality of life of breast cancer patients 1 year after diagnosis

Breast Cancer - Study of surgical site infections in breast surgery reported

Breast Cancer - Study: MRI-guided breast biopsy system is safe, efficient

Breast Cancer - Surgical excision still necessary when core biopsy shows minimal abnormal cells

Breast Cancer - Taxanes may enhance patients' immunity

Breast Cancer Diagnostics - Tissue microarray valuable for validation of HER2 FISH testing

Breast Cancer Risk Factor - IGF expression higher in tissue of women at high breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Survival and Mortality - Only grading has independent impact on breast cancer survival

Breast Cancer Survival and Mortality - Survival for breast cancer patients has improved in Scotland

Breast Cancer Therapy - Aromatase inhibitors show promise against postmenopausal breast cancer

Breast Cancer Therapy - Idoxifene only modestly efficacious in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer Therapy - Optimal management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast described

Breastfeeding - Mother's milk may prevent sepsis in extremely low-birth-weight infants

Breastfeeding - Study detects protein in human milk linked to reduced obesity risk

Business & Finance - Specialty pharmaceutical company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Business & Finance - Transdermal company reports increased first quarter revenues

Cancer Genetics - Researchers confirm genetic link between hereditary breast, prostate cancer

Cancer Risk Factor - Benign thyroid disease and thyroid cancer have a hereditary foundation

Candidiasis - SBIR grant aids development of in vitro test for vulvovaginal candidiasis

Candidiasis - Study presents new hypothesis for immunopathogenesis of fungal infection

Cardiology - Aldosterone's influence on ventricular remodeling differs by sex

Cardiology - Cardiac norepinephrine transporter function varies by gender

Cervical Cancer - Human papillomavirus 18 and altered genes combine to form glassy cell carcinoma

Cervical Cancer - Human papillomavirus is associated with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Cervical Cancer - Milestone reached in use of DNAwithPap test

Cervical Cancer - Revised screening guidelines require re-education of women, physicians

Cervical Cancer - Vaginal radical trachelectomy is an alternative to radical hysterectomy

Cervical Polyps - In-office hysteroscopy is feasible

Chronic Kidney Disease - Physical function deteriorates in women as CKD progresses

Coronary Heart Disease - Waist circumference is better predictor of disease risk than BMI

Deaf-Blindness - Hearing in females with Wolfram syndrome significantly worse than males'

Depression - Dysphoria increases in some youths after they begin a relationship.

Diabetes - Prenatal exposure to hyperglycemia not related to later insulin sensitivity

Diagnostics - Prenatal diagnosis of monosomy 18p reported

Eating Disorders - Women who binge and purge more likely to have attempted suicide

Emergency Contraception - FDA turns down OTC Plan B; outlines necessary information for approval

Emergency Contraception - Medical groups urge FDA not to delay OTC status to EC pill

Endometrial Cancer - Increased plasma levels of two IGFs associated with disease risk

Endometrial Cancer - Progesterone receptor isoforms dwell in low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma

Endometrial Hyperplasia - Diagnostic tests for uterine condition are more accurate than estimates suggest

Endometriosis - Positive data reported from phase II trials of Cetrorelix in three indications

Endometriosis - Researchers suggest clinical classification of two syndromes

Enzymology - New findings contradict conventional views about hTERT and breast cancer

Epidemiology - Prevalence of HIV among childbearing women has declined in New York

Epilepsy - Data: Pregabalin doesn't impair male reproductive function or oral contraception

Estrogen - Estrogen-related receptor beta involved in proliferation of gonadal germ cells