Women's Health Weekly

Breast Cancer - Exercise boosts recovery from cancer

Cancer Genetics - Computer program predicts women's genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancer

Disease Transmission - Older women's knowledge of HIV is lacking, study finds

Hypertension - Folate intake lowers women's risk of high blood pressure

Osteoporosis - U.S. Surgeon General: Immediate action needed to prevent osteoporotic fractures

Adverse Drug Effects - Slightly increased risk of ischemic stroke found with tamoxifen

Alopecia - Female pattern hair loss affects about 30 million U.S. women

Alzheimer Disease - Degree of upregulation of some antioxidant defenses differs by sex

Animal Models - Abnormally small female knockout mice are incompetent mothers

Antifungal Therapy - Oral fluconazole safe/effective empiric treatment for neutropenic fever

Antiphospholipid Syndrome - Abnormal homocysteine metabolism not key factor in autoimmune disorder

Assisted Reproduction - Review finds recombinant FSH is more effective therapy for inducing ovulation

Assisted Reproduction - Study will look at how professionals approach the complex ethics of IVF

At-Risk Populations - In Soweto, South Africa, transactional sex may increase women's risk of HIV

Awards - Carter-Thomason CloseSure System XL receives society's innovative product award

Bacteriology -  Enterococcus faecalis fsr two-component system controls biofilm development

Bariatric Surgery - Obesity surgery can cure diabetes, high blood pressure and other ills

Blood Clotting Disorders - Gen-Probe signs licensing agreements

Brain Cancer - Brain metastases patients' radiographic response at 3 months predicts survival

Breast Cancer - Analysis: New York City women continue to receive fewer mammograms

Breast Cancer - Breast density, second breast cancer in women with ductal carcinoma studied

Breast Cancer - CORI calls for increased awareness of link between obesity, breast cancer

Breast Cancer - China's FDA approves laser breast imaging device

Breast Cancer - Fertility concerns affect treatment decisions of many young women with cancer

Breast Cancer - Genetic tumor virulence markers identified in murine model

Breast Cancer - Georgia medical center displays largest pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness

Breast Cancer - Grant enables study on cancer screening promotion

Breast Cancer - Healthy women need better understanding of disease incidence, risk factors

Breast Cancer - In vitro, arachidonic acid release may mediate tamoxifen, raloxifene actions

Breast Cancer - Komen Foundation names husband-wife team honorary co-chairs for San Diego race

Breast Cancer - LifeShirt System measures cardiopulmonary parameters in breast cancer study

Breast Cancer - Medical device company announces kit for accelerated partial breast irradiation

Breast Cancer - Medical technology company receives financing to introduce BreastScanIR

Breast Cancer - NYU Medical Center begins validation study on early detection breast cancer test

Breast Cancer - PC cell-derived growth factor inflames breast tumor aggression

Breast Cancer - Plus-size retailer raises funds to fight breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Soy isoflavones in food, rather than pure form, better for ER-dependent disease

Breast Cancer - Specific vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms associated with higher risk

Breast Cancer - Study links low HDL levels with increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Study shows chubby babies, lean adolescents have higher breast cancer rates

Breast Cancer - Study: Oleic acid could be a potential initiating carcinogen after epoxidation

Breast Cancer - Support groups aid women with BRCA1/2 gene mutations

Breast Cancer - The adenoviral type 5 E1A gene sensitizes breast tumors to paclitaxel

Breast Cancer - Well-differentiated breast tumors have more 16q loss than poorly differentiated

Breast Cancer - Write-on T-shirt becomes diagnostic tool in fight against breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Young breast cancer patients concerned with therapy's effect on fertility

Breast Implants - Healthcare company encouraged by NCI silicone gel-filled breast implants study

Breast Surgery - Botox could play a key role in pain control during breast reconstruction

Business Update - Biotech firm strengthens drug pipeline by acquiring a phase II compound

Business Update - University study affirms efficacy of pheromone-based products, company says

Cancer Imaging Technology - Changes made to computed radiography system

Cancer Screening - DOD awards sole-source contract for the ThinPrep Pap Test

Cancer Screening - Rates of advanced breast cancer lower in The Netherlands due to mammography

Cancer Therapy - Pharmaceutical company offers phase I trial update for DAVANAT

Cancer Therapy - Tamoxifen alters cytokines and nitric oxide levels in breast cancer patients

Cardiology - New catheter available for crossing chronic total occlusions

Cardiology - New treatment may help prevent blood clots

Cardiovascular Disease - Biosciences company enters collaboration to study genetics of heart disease

Cervical Cancer - Cytyc Corp. announces a multiyear agreement for ThinPrep Imaging System

Cervical Cancer - Infection site and patient ethnicity affect HPV-induced cancer pathways

Cervical Cancer - Screening recommendations are met in only a few European countries

Cervical Cancer - Socioeconomic disparities affect disease incidence and mortality in U.S.

Chlamydia - CD4, CD8 cells may help regulate Th1/Th2 immune responses during infection

Clinical Trials - Cancer Care Consultants, Freeman Memorial Hospital win grant to improve access

Collaborations - Agreement inked to produce first-ever products from chloroplasts

Coronary Artery Disease - Ascending aortic BP waveform may be related to CAD risk in women, but not men

Cystic Fibrosis - Foundation urges newborn screening for CF in test panels

Dermatology - FDA issues 510(k) clearance for Varilite dual wavelength laser

Disease Prevention - In Zimbabwe, hair salons promote female condom use to protect against HIV

Disease Transmission - Study identifies target for preventing sexual transmission of HIV

Domestic Violence - Mothers' "emotion coaching" helps children overcome impacts of family violence

Drug Addiction - Women make up growing percentage of meth treatment patients

Endocrinology - Concomitant use of Luveris, Gonal ok'd for hypogonadotropic hypogonadal women

Endocrinology - Diagnosis and management of galactorrhea reviewed

Endometrial Polyps - Histologic feature helps diagnose endometrial polyps

Environmental Health - Group seeks to bring clean water to millions

Environmental Health - Women call for studies of health impact of environmental degradation

Exercise - Aerobic fitness associated with repeated-sprint ability in women

Fertility - Architect Systems' fertility menu enhanced with test for Estradiol

Fitness & Wellness - Proof that drinking tea is healthy

Gene Expression - Independent component analysis of microarray data applied to endometrial cancer

Gene Expression - The embryo offers a safe haven for genomic imprinting

Gene Therapy - New grant awarded for anemia treatment

Genetic Counseling - Inconsistent psychosocial outcomes among cancer services thwart comparison

Genetic Recombination - New study links recombination rate with fertility

Gynecologic Cancers - Lymphocyte activation occurs early in invasive endometrial, cervical cancer

Gynecologic Cancers - P53 codon 72 polymorphism increases risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers

Gynecology - Gene profiles illuminate the polycystic ovary syndrome theca cell phenotype

HIV/AIDS Prevention - New lead in quest to protect women from sexual HIV transmission

Health & Fitness - 2004 Program & Equipment Survey identifies latest exercise and equipment trends

Health & Wellness - India pulls out the stops to draw stressed-out travelers

Healthcare Coverage - Arizona now has more than 1 million residents qualifying for healthcare help

Healthcare Coverage - Companies making tough decisions on health costs

Healthcare Coverage - Electronic healthcare records provider unveils $25 million online program

Healthcare Coverage - Germans cross border to Poland for bargains in plastic surgery and dental work

Healthcare Coverage - Health workers confirm Wisconsin's first flu case of the season

Heart Disease - Canadian biotech company begins two studies on cholesterol combination therapy

Heart Disease - Clinical trials slated for choelsterol drug

Herpesvirus Vaccine - Viral subunit protein plus CpG ODN protects against HSV-2

Hormone Replacement Therapy - HRT linked to IgM anticardiolipin antibody increase in postmenopausal women

Hormone Replacement Therapy - New guidelines confirm clinical value HRT for menopausal symptoms

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Short-term HRT effects vary among vascular sites

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Study finds no association between HRT use and risk of lymphomas, myelomas

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - HPV type 18 L1 VLP vaccine safe and immunogenic in women

Hypertension - Obesity reveals association between blood pressure and GNB3 gene in white women

Imaging - Colorado medical imaging group introduces preventive imaging screening services

Imaging Technology - Prototype system combines digital mammography and semi-automated 3D ultrasound