Women's Health Weekly

Hormone Replacement Therapy - ERT suppresses stress-induced cardiovascular responses in ovariectomized rats

Hormone Therapy - No interaction found between 17beta-estradiol and medroxyprogesterone

Hormones - Estrogen accelerates occludin modulation at tight junctions

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Papillomavirus-like particles stimulate dendritic cells to produce IFN-alpha

Information Technology - H-Quotient announces new software for OBGYN practices

Laboratory Techniques - HPLC-MS method measures endogenous ketolic estrogen metabolites in human urine

Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome - Germline mosaicism complicates molecular diagnosis

Liposomal Delivery - Ovarian cancer cells internalize TAT-peptide modified liposomes by endocytosis

Mastectomy - Study shows pain of breast surgery eased by Botox

Medical Education - Cancer center starts new graduate school

Medical Ethics - Advisory board for women's bioethics think tank named

Medical Imaging - Kodak gets U.S. FDA approval for mammography system

Menstruation - U.S. FDA grants fast track status for drug to treat heavy menstrual bleeding

Metabolic Syndrome - Prior gestational hyperglycemia is a long-term predictor of metabolic syndrome

Mutation - Mutation in babies identified by mass spectrometry is temperature sensitive

Myelofibrosis - Risk factors determine survival outcome following ASCT in myelofibrosis patients

Myocardial Infarction - Amount of visceral adipose tissue is heart attack risk factor in older women

Newborn Health - Premature infants may continue to require surfactant to ease breathing

Newborn Health - Study initiated to evaluate Numax in reducing RSV in Native American infants

Newborn Health - Web site for families of premature babies launched

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Cancer risk appears lower with multiple pregnancies, higher with later menarche

Nutrition - Blood lead concentration, dietary intakes studied in 3-12 month infants

Obesity - Studies explore what schools can do to help stem the tide of student obesity

Obesity Pathogenesis - Levels of TNF-alpha and nitric oxide increased in obese women

Obesity Pathogenesis - Membrane fluidity decreased in overweight and obese female erythrocytes

Obesity Surgery - Panniculectomy is useful adjuvant to bariatric surgery

Obstetrics - Doctors say premature twins like Julia Roberts' are common

Obstetrics - Heparin used in case of hypertriglycideremia-induced pancreatitis in pregnancy

Obstetrics - Physical activity may reduce risk of preeclampsia

Obstetrics - Racial discrimination may contribute to premature births and low birthweight

Obstetrics - Smoking during pregnancy may cause genetic instability in fetus

Obstetrics - Study findings indicate seafood intake during pregnancy may reduce fetal growth

Obstetrics - Study finds no long-term harm from repeated prenatal ultrasound examination

Oncology - COP1 is overexpressed in breast and ovarian adenocarcinomas

Oncology - Inhibitors that staunch gp130 signals may treat breast cancer

Oncology - Women's health company announces relocation of corporate headquarters

Oral Contraceptive - Approvable letter for new oral contraceptive YAZ issued in United States

Osteoporosis - Alendronate performs well in Early Postmenopausal Intervention Cohort study

Osteoporosis - Associations studied between vitamin K biochemical measures and BMD

Osteoporosis - Conjugated linoleic acid appears to slow bone resorption in ovariectomized rats

Osteoporosis - Endogenous levels of estradiol, SHBG determine bone health of elderly women

Osteoporosis - Low-intensity pulsed US doesn't prevent bone loss in older Chinese women

Osteoporosis - Osteoclasto- and osteoblastogenesis transiently increase during early bone loss

Osteoporosis - Serum cathepsin-L concentration is a marker of bone resorption, density

Osteoporosis - Tibolone appears to be heart-safe treatment for preventing bone loss

Ovarian Cancer - DNA microarray expression profiling predicts chemotherapeutic response

Ovarian Cancer - Folate-conjugated liposomes target macrophages associated with ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Role of ascites-derived membrane vesicles in tumor growth studied

Ovarian Cancer - Xenograft response to cisplatin can occur regardless of p53 status

Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA approves Vesicare for the treatment of overactive bladder

Overactive Bladder - U.S. FDA approves treatment for overactive bladder

Pain Medicine - "Catastrophizing" may play role in differing pain responses between sexes

Parasitic Diseases - Wider use of antiparasite drugs benefits very young children, pregnant women

Patents - Company seeks patent for use of OsteoGram for digital mammography

Patient Safety - Study shows women hospital CEOs say culture shift, IT enhance patient safety

Pediatrics - A protein in breast milk helps prevent and treat deadly neonatal enterocolitis

Personnel - Oncology diagnostics company names David Bolick, MD, as chief medical director

Pharmacology - New CE technique analyzes AZT's efficacy in reducing vertical HIV transmission

Pharmacology - Strontium ranelate modulates calcium-sensing receptor activity in bone cells

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Metformin more effective than LOD as second-line treatment

Product Development - Maker of skin care products opens sales and customer service center in Canada

Proteomics - Impact of slide aging on immunohistochemical translational studies determined

Reproductive Biology - Endocannabinoid system in early human pregnancy characterized

Reproductive Biology - Uterine secretion of ISP proteins regulated by progesterone and estrogen

Reproductive Technology - Assisted reproduction technology may stop Pallister-Killian syndrome overgrowth

Reproductive and Sexual Health - European patent granted for sexual dysfunction medication

Sexual & Reproductive Health - New drug restores women's lost libido, raises safety concerns

Sleep Disorders - Women with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome may be underdiagnosed

Stress - Researchers find stress causes women's immune cells to age

Stroke - Combined estrogen and progesterone doesn't increase stroke risk in rats

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - SLE patients have higher IgE and antinuclear IgE autoantibodies without allergy

Toxicology - Lead levels in breast milk increase infant blood lead levels at age 1 month

Transplant Medicine - Future selection practices may match specific recipients to specific donors

Type 1 Diabetes - U of Michigan gets $44 million gift to speed up search for type 1 diabetes cure

Urinary Incontinence - Case reported of urethral erosion of TVT presenting as recurrent SUI

Urinary Incontinence - Minimally invasive surgery offers good long-term cure rates for SUI

Urinary Incontinence - Open bladder neck at rest doesn't indicate urethral sphincter incompetence

Urinary Incontinence - Partial urethral transection fixed by resection of transvaginal tape

Urinary Incontinence - Study questions need for intra-operative cough test in TVT procedure

Urinary Incontinence - TVT procedure has overall positive effect on women's sexual function

Urinary Incontinence - Tension-free bladder neck sling procedure is an effective treatment option

Urinary Incontinence - Transobturator tape procedure is treatment option for stress incontinence

Urinary Incontinence - U.S. speed skater hopes to educate women about common postchildbirth condition

Urinary Tract Infection - Predisposing factors with normal female anatomy include genetics, behavior

Uterine Fibroids - Surgery Without Incisions: New Frontiers for Radiology

Uterine Leiomyomas - MRI-guided US therapy relieves symptoms in patients with uterine fibroids

Vaginal Neoplasms - Case reported of vaginal primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

Women's Health - Case reveals pregnant women need salt

Women's Health - Hysterectomy-alternative to treat uterine fibroids offered by California OBGYN

Women's Health - Mercury contamination screening method in biological samples introduced

Women's Health - Univ. of North Dakota getting federal money for women's health project

Women's Health - Uterine fibroid embolization is minimally invasive alternative to hysterectomy