Women's Health Weekly

Breast Cancer - New breast exam recommendations issued

Hysterectomy - Study finds significant improvements in pelvic pain, depression after procedure

Myocardial Infarction - Women wait longer for emergency heart treatment

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Study links PCOS with early vascular changes of heart disease

Sudden Cardiac Death - Alpha-linolenic acid-rich diet appears to lower women's mortality risk

Abortion - Study looks at how low-income women deal with abortion in Mexican society

Acute Care - Hebrew SeniorLife opens new medical acute care unit at Roslindale facility

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Advances in ALL treatment may lead to elimination of irradiation

Adverse Drug Effects - DMPA use associated with bone density deficit in young adult women

Aging - Easter Seals offers resources, tips on providing care for aging people

Angina - Depression may trigger silent ischemia in women with new-onset angina

Antibiotic Resistance - Trial information presented on treatement for intra-abdominal infections

Antisense Technology - Suppressed E1AF limits the invasiveness of cervical cancer

Arrhythmia - Women with arrhythmias may also benefit from an ICD

At-Risk Populations - Anti-HIV efforts are missing women street traders in South Africa

At-Risk Populations - New online tool kit launched on HIV/AIDS prevention for sex workers

Atrial Pressure - Atrial pressure increase does not significantly affect sinus node automaticity

Awards -  New York Times presents second annual 'Tribute to Nurses' awards to 4 recipients

Breast Cancer - 'Songs for Life' CD created to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer - Antiestrogenic DTACs inhibit estrogen receptor alpha-mediated transcription

Breast Cancer - Breast size doesn't appear to be contributing factor in cancer risk

Breast Cancer - Chromosome 17 genes with abnormal expression identified

Breast Cancer - Death receptor 4 kills breast cancer cells despite the absence of TRAIL

Breast Cancer - Femara gets U.S. FDA nod as post-tamoxifen treatment for early breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Gestational hormones may play etiologic role in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Intra-operative specimen radiographs help minimize necessary tissue excision

Breast Cancer - Investigators awarded grants from U.S. DoD Breast Cancer Research Program

Breast Cancer - Older unmarried women distant from screening centers forgo mammography

Breast Cancer - Patients sought for study of online, face-to-face breast cancer support groups

Breast Cancer - Pilot study examines new radiofrequency ablation-assisted lumpectomy

Breast Cancer - Serum sex hormones associated with increased cancer risk in younger women

Breast Cancer - Significantly more poorly differentiated tumors found in younger women

Breast Cancer - Smoking linked to postmenopausal disease in women with high estrogen levels

Breast Cancer - Study assesses early cancer deaths in women aged 40-74 years in north Sweden

Breast Cancer - Survival benefit confirmed in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Tc-99m-MIBI scintimammography inappropriate for routine evaluation of lesions

Breast Cancer - Total number of cancer cells reflects prognosis

Breast Cancer Prevention - South Carolina breast cancer program should be expanded to include more women

Breast Cancer Risk - Women wrongly told abortion could increase breast cancer risk

Breast Implants - Connective tissue disorder risk in breast implant patients re-assessed

Breast Implants - System lowers breast augmentation re-operation rate by 17%

Business & Finance - Biosciences reports year-end results with narrowing losses

Business & Finance - Q3 update: Phase III trial enrollment complete; Thelin shows promise

Business Update - Central Florida's Axium Healthcare introduces new hormone division

Cancer Genetics - Centrosome-associated PIBF gene is overexpressed in highly proliferating cells

Cancer Genetics - Largest study on BRCA1/2 gene testing criteria clarifies other cancer links

Cancer Research - Pharma company offers data on Yondelis and Aplidin at conference

Cancer Therapy - Cleveland Clinic installs BioScanIR System to monitor cancer therapy response

Cancer Therapy - New data presented gefitinib's antitomor activity

Cancer Therapy - U.S. FDA fast-tracks phenoxodiol for recurrent ovarian cancer

Cardiovascular Disease - Heart association, audio book publisher develop walking program

Cardiovascular Disease - Socioeconomic indicators were associated with disease prevalence in elderly

Cardiovascular Health - Thrombin inhibitor used in coronary intervention lowers costs, study shows

Caregiving - Health issues may affect grandmothers who are primary caregivers

Cervical Cancer - Gene expression profiles can differentiate cervical precancers

Cervical Cancer - HPV vaccine shown to "substantially" reduce cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Low-resource settings need sensitive, less expensive and sophisticated HPV test

Cervical Cancer - Screening among South Asian women in U.K. city has increased, study finds

Cervical Cancer - Telomere attrition occurs mostly in precursor lesions in early carcinogenesis

Cervical Cancer - Two pathways can activate IL-2 receptor signaling in HPV-associated cancer

Childhood Type 2 Diabetes - Experts at ISPAD address childhood type 2 diabetes, Glucophage therapy available

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Data from Ampligen trial in chronic fatigue syndrome presented at ICAAC

Collaborations - Grant Ventures announces collaboration with Cleveland Clinic subsidiary

Contraception - New female sterilization technique is quicker, easier, cheaper

Contraception - Research and commercial interest in hormonal male contraception renewed

Contraception - Studies in male monkeys demonstrate that immunocontraception could work

Diet & Nutrition - HT attenuates increase in bone resorption marker associated with calciuric diet

Diet & Nutrition - Regular family meals help promote girls' healthy eating habits

Disease Associations - Environmental tobacco smoke not associated with breast cancer incidence

Disease Associations - Fischer Imaging signs original equipment manufacturing contract

Disease Associations - Higher risk of cervical cancer, lower endometrial cancer risk in moms of twins

Disease Associations - Link between HRT and hormone-dependent cancers studied in Norwegian women

Disease Prevention - More integration of reproductive health and HIV prevention services needed

Disease Prevention - Phytoestrogens inhibit mRNA expression, aromatase activity human GL cells

Disease Prevention - Women's coffee drinking may reduce insulin secretion marker in blood

Domestic Violence - U.K. announces new steps to aid victims of domestic violence

Drug Delivery - Transdermal delivery gel technology compared to testosterone patch

Drug Development - Chemotherapy targeted to cancers through tumoral hormone receptors

Endocrinology - DHEA increases insulin-mediated glucose disposal in hypoadrenal women

Endocrinology - Estrogen regulates GILZ gene in cell-specific manner

Endocrinology - Gene mutations associated with P450 oxidoreductase deficiency identified

Endometrial Cancer - Genetic markers of type I and II endometrial carcinoma identified

Endometrial Cancer - HNF1alpha inactivation or haploinsufficiency may contribute to carcinogenesis

Endometrial Cancer - PGF-FP receptor signaling may regulate endometrial vascular function