Women's Health Weekly

Endometriosis - Endometrial EMX2 expression is aberrant in endometriosis patients

Epidemiology - Cancer mortality rates in Europe are variable

Epidemiology - Mexican females at higher risk for HIV infection than males

Fertility Services - Doubts raised over patient access to quality fertility treatment in U.K.

Fibromyalgia - Italian-language questionnaire to detect dysfunction due to pain shows promise

Fibromyalgia - MPI classification stability is questionable

Functional Disorders - Biofeedback is a cost effective and beneficial treatment alternative

Genomics - PELP1 expression modulated by E2-ER pathway and PELP1 is an ER target gene

Genomics and Genetics - HOX and HOX cofactor genes are expressed in the mammalian ovary

Gynecologic Cancers - BRCA1 germline carriers are at risk for more than ovarian cancer

Gynecologic Surgery - End-to-end cervico-cervical anastomosis is feasible if necessary

Gynecologic Surgery - The split labium minus flap graft technique shows success

Gynecology - Infectivity-enhanced adenoviral vectors guide ovarian cancer gene therapy

HIV/AIDS - Low-dose iron supplementation does not increase HIV-1 load

HIV/AIDS - MQOL-HIV is valid for use with HIV-infected women

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission require both parents

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Limited response to PMTC transmission program in Zimbabwe

Healthcare Coverage - Researchers confront lesbian community's health problems

Heart Disease Risk - Doctors, patients could do more for preventive health

Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder - Findings may lead to testosterone patch for women with sexual dysfunction

Immunology - Ligand expression involved in recruiting NKCs to endometrium

In Vitro Fertilization - Study aims to improve egg freezing technique

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Predictive factors for osteoporosis identified in patients Crohn disease

Injuries - Study shows that ED may be effective setting for teaching home injury prevention

Intestinal Cancer - Incidence of neoplastic disorders is higher in patients with celiac disease

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Molecular defect found for the first time in IBS patients

Legal Issues - Japanese government won't register children delivered by American surrogate

Lung Cancer - Tarceva improves survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer study patients

Mammography - Study: MammoPad reduces discomfort of mammography

Mergers and Acquisitions - Oncology company agrees to acquire NewBiotics, provides pipeline update

Mergers and Acquisitions - Pediatrix acquires Columbus, Ohio-based neonatal physician group practice

Metastasis - ADP-ribosylation factor 6 is an integral component of breast cancer invasion

Migraine - No association found between migraine and coronary heart disease

Neurodegeneration - Estrogen affects neuronal gene expression in primate prefrontal cortex

Newborn Health - Fifty-six newborns legally surrendered since 2001 in California, newspaper reports

Obesity - TNF-alpha gene associated with BMI and hip and waist circumference in women

Obstetrics - Antifungal spray may be teratogenic

Obstetrics - Including male partners in counseling may help decrease repeat abortions

Obstetrics - Insulin resistance and angiogenesis interactions lead to preeclampsia

Obstetrics - Low plasma adiponectin concentrations associated with gestational diabetes

Obstetrics - Monitoring for prenatal alcohol exposure remains important

Obstetrics - P19(ARF) sustains normal cell proliferation rate during pregnancy

Obstetrics - Radiotherapy during pregnancy requires careful choice of linear accelerator

Oncogenesis - The human papillomavirus oncogene 16E6 mars chromosomal stability

Oncology - Breast cancer patients deem physical environment and doctor demeanor important

Oral Mucositis - Saforis reduces severity of oral mucositis in chemotherapy study patients

Organ Donation - Woman places classified ad seeking kidney donor

Osteoporosis - Annual incidence of fractures of the distal radius has increased in U.K.

Osteoporosis - Fetal osteoblastic cell line sheds light on aromatase expression regulation

Osteoporosis - High calcium intake attenuates bone loss in early postmenopausal Chinese women

Osteoporosis - Megakaryocytes have a role in estrogen-induced bone formation

Ovarian Cancer - ThinPrep's ability to distinguish among ovarian cysts found inaccurate

Pain Studies - Researchers find possible cause for prevalence of chronic pain in women

Paralysis - Living-donor nerve transplant performed to reverse paralysis

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Low doses of metformin can prevent PCOS in girls with insulin resistance

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Oligomenorrhea and hirsutism may identify women with risk factors for CVD

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - PCOS more prevalent in Mexican-American women

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Sleep apnea may increase risk for diabetes in women with PCOS

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Thicker carotid artery could indicate increased risk for heart disease

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Valproate increases incidence of PCOS

Recombinant Therapy - I¹³¹ human epidermal growth factor suppresses human breast tumors in mice

Reproductive Biology - Expression of CRH in placenta acts on gestational tissues in late pregnancy

Reproductive Biology - Researchers develop way of predicting a woman's 'reproductive' age

Reproductive Medicine - New method described for preserving fertility in young women with cancer

Risk Factors - Health risks from excess hormone exposure are passed to future generations

Stem Cell Research - British scientists apply for license to clone human embryos

Substance Abuse - Antioxidants during pregnancy may help prevent birth defects tied to alcohol

Substance Abuse - Sober.com releases Sobersystems to reduce substance abuse relapse

Surgery Risk - Infections reported in U.S. women who had cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Company to withdraw European marketing application for Anastar

Tumorigenesis - N-acetyl-cysteine promotes antiangiogenesis in orthotopic breast cancer

Tumors - Phase I study results demonstrate promising activity of APC8024 immunotherapy

Urinary Incontinence - Anatomical study reveals weak voluntary sphinteric action in Japanese women

Urinary Incontinence - Modified vaginal-wall patch sling works as first-line surgical approach

Urinary Incontinence - Physicians call for new quality of life testing for stroke patients

Urinary Incontinence - Questionnaire proves valuable as an outcome measure in USI patients

Urogynecology - Air-charged and microtransducer urodynamic catheters yield similar diagnostics

Urogynecology - Nonsurgical therapy effective in pelvic floor dysfunctions

Uterine Tumors - Leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma have distinct molecular pathways

Vaccine Development - Merck, KGaA, returns Theratope rights

Vertebral Compression Fractures - Patient enrollment completed for synthetic cortical bone void filler trial

Weight Loss - Intra-abdominal fat during controlled weight reduction quantified