Women's Health Weekly

Assisted Reproduction - E.U. enlargement could lead to 'fertility tourism' from West to East

Disease Associations - In young women, depression doubles risk of metabolic syndrome

Gynecologic Surgery - Surgical procedure prevents genital prolapse following Burch colposuspension

Immunology - Inflammation due to CD40 activation in early pregnancy causes fetal resorption

Ovarian Cancer - Lysophospholipid levels are potential disease indicator

Alzheimer Disease - Genistein may be an alternative to estrogen for treatment of AD

Alzheimer Disease - Rat study provides neuropathological basis for dementia, AD in females

Antiabortion Funding - Kansas attorney general issues funds to pregnancy help groups

Arthritis - PA Health Department presents "State of Arthritis in Pennsylvania" report

Assisted Reproduction - Anticoagulant heparin increases pregnancy rates

Assisted Reproduction - Frozen ovarian tissue technology may offer hope to women with cancer

Assisted Reproduction - Growth rate significantly differs between male and female embryos after ICSI

Assisted Reproduction - Long-term ovarian function maintained in woman following autologous transplant

Assisted Reproduction - Pregnancies from frozen eggs may help couples trapped by Italian law

Assisted Reproduction - Scientists gain new insight into factors for successful single embryo transfer

Bladder Cancer - Urine telomerase is effective diagnostic indicator

Breast Cancer - A woman's own genotypes are not associated with risk

Breast Cancer - Abortion not implicated in carcinogenesis

Breast Cancer - Anastrozole recommended for first-line therapy for advanced disease

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer foundation awards grants totaling over $32M

Breast Cancer - Innovative therapies expected to enter breast cancer therapeutics market

Breast Cancer - Radiation and tamoxifen after breast-conserving surgery reduce tumor recurrence

Breast Cancer - Response submitted to FDA approvable letter for Combidex

Breast Cancer - Sales distribution agreement signed for the ComfortScan in India

Breast Cancer - Smoking doesn't affect disease risk in carriers of BRCA mutations

Breast Cancer - Somatic mutations in murine mammary cancer mirror human breast features

Breast Cancer - Trastuzumab combined with epirubicin and cyclophosphamide is safe for the heart

Breast Cancer - Utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer reviewed

Breast Cancer - VDR Apal genotype is an important modifier of family history-related risk

Breast Cancer - Women can be considered activists in the breast cancer movement

Breast Cancer - p300/CBP-associated factor is a p53 target in breast tumors

Breastfeeding - WHO says alternatives to breast milk put children at health risk

Business Update - Sale of Hill-Rom's Air-Shields infant-care business now complete

Cardiac Arrhythmia - Women more prone to develop Torsades de Pointes

Cardiovascular Disease - Older women with mental illness at greater risk for CVD

Cardiovascular Disease - Women with diabetes face higher risk of artery disease from hormones

Cervical Cancer - FRET inhibition effective for measuring AS-ODN activity in vivo

Cervical Cancer - HPVs, C. trachomatis don't interact in cancer development

Cervical Cancer - Novel human gene homologue found associated with cervical cancer

Childbirth - More women choosing C-sections over natural birth

Chronic Pain - Pain experience differs among racial, gender, and age groups

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Chinese herbal medicine is popular among breast cancer patients

Contraception - Benefits of oral contraceptives far outweigh potential risks

Contraception - Critics say textbooks ignore contraception information

Contraception - Emergency contraception is efficacious and therapeutic across the board

Contraception - Nurse quits job to avoid distributing "morning-after" pills

Contraception - Transdermal contraceptive system reviewed

Coping Techniques - Women with family history of breast/ovarian cancer find support in friends

Correctional Health - Settlement filed in lawsuit over conditions at Tutwiler Prison for Women

Diagnostics - Telomerase limited as diagnostic adjunct in cervical cytopathology

Disease Associations - BMI and waist/hip ratio reveal CHD risk in overweight and obese women

Domestic Violence - Children whose mothers suffer domestic abuse much more likely to be abused also

Eating Disorders - Electrogastrography helps determine pathophysiology of eating disorders

Endocrinology - Food packaging materials disrupt androgen activity in breast cancer cells

Exercise - The American Council on Exercise offers tips to improve workouts

Facial Wrinkles - FDA clears ThermaCool device for treatment of facial wrinkles and rhytids

Family Planning - Many countries incorporating family planning into health systems

Female Sexual Dysfunction - Phase II trial for LibiGel completed

Fibromyalgia - Hyperbaric oxygen therapy relieves pain of syndrome

Fitness - Study to consider college sports, gender and substance use

Gastric Bypass Surgery - UNM Hospital suspends gastric bypass surgery

Gastric Cancer - Eating patterns in Japan predict risks for women, men

Gene Regulation - Ets gene PEA3 assists beta-catenin-Lef-1/c-Jun in OPN transcription regulation

Gestational Diabetes - Researchers call for specific guidelines for repeat GDM

Gynecologic Cancer - Alfa-epoietin can improve anemia in patients with gynecological cancer

Gynecology - Some ovarian intestinal-type mucinous borderline tumors are benign

Gynecology - Supracervical hysterectomy is associated with urinary symptoms

Gynecology - Vascular endothelial growth factor levels rise in ovarian cancer patients

HIV/AIDS - Vitamins reduce symptoms in Tanzanian pregnant women

HIV/AIDS - Women are encouraged to seek HIV counseling and testing

HIV/AIDS Prevention - CDC awards $2.2 million for study of topical microbicide

HIV/AIDS Transmission - South Africa: Nevirapine still dispensed to prevent vertical transmission

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Combination therapy reduces mother-to-child transmission rate to below 2%