Women's Health Weekly

Breast Cancer - Protective effects of exercise may result from reduced testosterone levels

Breast Cancer - Researchers discover new tumor-fighting ability in Herceptin

Breast Cancer - Sensitivity, specificity of mammography affected by HRT use and other factors

Cancer Risk Factors - Adherence to the AICR cancer prevention recommendations reduces disease risk

Tobacco Use - Good understanding of ovarian cancer/smoking link prompts women to quit

Abortion - Post-abortion care program in Nepal is successful

Addiction Medicine - Treatment among black, drug-using, HIV patients must be gender specific

Aging - Researchers provide new definition, new theory of aging

Assisted Reproduction - Women who have donated eggs sought for national study

Asthma - Asthma care packages educate families on management of the disease

Atherosclerosis - Estrogen and raloxifene cause G1 arrest of vascular smooth muscle cells

Autism - NIMH awards grant for study of genetics in autism

Bariatric Surgery - Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence program launched in Pennsylvania, Ohio

Breast Cancer - Body size may affect risk of premenopausal breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Company specializing in breast biopsy secures venture capital investment

Breast Cancer - Drug-resistant breast carcinoma cells paradoxically sensitive to apoptosis

Breast Cancer - ErbB2 and TGF-beta cooperate to increase mammary tumor progression

Breast Cancer - FDA approves Taxotere for the treatment of women with early-stage breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Femara gains approval in Switzerland as post-tamoxifen treatment

Breast Cancer - Karen Neuburger offers sleepwear line to fund breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Level of tumor cells in the bloodstream sheds light on metastatic breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Novel breast cancer antigen epitope identified

Breast Cancer - Novel imaging technique highlights lymph nodes

Breast Cancer - Oral daily ibandronate effective for bone metastases from breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Progesterone modulation of MUC3 and MCA serum expression studied

Breast Cancer - Report addresses ethnic, racial minorities in hereditary breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Test can predict progression-free, overall survival of patients with breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Tumor-cell levels in blood predict success of treatment of advanced disease

Breast Disease - High caffeine intake may increase risk of benign breast disease, study shows

Breast Implants - Optimal implant placement in augmentation mammaplasty reviewed

Breast Implants - Platinum concentrations high for women with breast implants

Breast Implants - Supplemental data for silicone gel-filled breast implant PMA submitted to FDA

Business Update - Pharma company clarifies recent form filings, provides update on ESTRASORB

Cancer Risk Factors - Soy isoflavones don't stimulate breast or uterine proliferation in monkeys

Cancer Therapy - FDA approves Alimta for second-line treatment of advanced lung cancer

Cancer Therapy - Vascular patterns command drugs that might prevent breast cancer

Cardiovascular Disease - Isolated isoflavonoids have no vascular benefits for postmenopausal women

Cardiovascular Disease - Latina/Hispanic women most at-risk group for heart disease in U.S.

Cervical Cancer - Biophysical model proposed for time response of interstitial fluid pressure

Cervical Cancer - Croatia needs an organized national screening program

Childhood Obesity - AACE offers tips on packing healthy, portion-controlled lunches for children

Chlamydia Vaccine - Surfactant proteins enhance phagocytosis of Chlamydia

Cognitive Function - Rat study suggests stress of task determines if estrogen helps cognition

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Estrogen-like activity of ginseng unlike 17beta-estradiol

Cushing Syndrome - Midnight salivary cortisol is accurate diagnostic tool

Diabetes - Mental decline is more severe in elderly women with diabetes and pre-diabetes

Diagnostics - Company launches 10 new point-of-care rapid test products

Diagnostics - PCR method detects promoter hypermethylation in multiple genes in breast cancer

Diagnostics - Test predicts progression-free and overall survival of breast cancer patients

Eating Disorders - Gender identity is linked to bulimia

Employee Health - Eating disorders cost millions of dollars for many U.S. businesses

Endocrinology - Genes upregulated by estrogen identified in vascular smooth muscle cells

Endocrinology - Research highlights the role hormones play in cardiovascular functions

Endocrinology - Testosterone linked to increased IGF-I in HIV+ women

Endometrial Cancer - Decreased MMR gene protein products linked to comorbidity in women with HNPCC

Endometriosis - Proteomic profiling may be the key to diagnosis of noninvasive disease

Endometriosis - Treatment plans should include possible new options and reproductive wishes

Exercise - Gender should be considered when promoting an active lifestyle to co-eds.

Facilities - Washington state medical center submits plans to build hospital in Issaquah

Fibromyalgia - Corgenix & partner complete development of fibromyalgia test kit

Finance - $12M to accelerate company's growth in women's healthcare, medical device market

Finance - Antiaging products company announces second quarter operating results

Finance - Diagnostic software company reports 8% increase in Q3 revenues

Finance - Female condom company reports third quarter fiscal year 2004 financial results

Fitness & Wellness - Franchisor of "fitness strollers" launches 'Exercise With Your Baby' in Midwest

Food Allergies - Be A Pal! program educates school-aged children on food allergies

Food Safety - EPA warns certain groups of hazards of eating some types of fish

Gestational Diabetes - Placental response to oxidative stress is reduced women with GDM

Gynecology - Angiogenic cytokines sustain the endometrium during menstruation and pregnancy

HIV/AIDS Prevention - In South Africa, prevention program continues despite Nevirapine controversy

HIV/AIDS Research - Non-drug-associated mutations different between plasma and vaginal HIV

Healthcare Insurance - Women, children's poverty levels rising in U.S., insurance coverage declining