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Women's Health Weekly

Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 6th, 2005
Non-Subscriber - Summaries Only
Related Areas: Other Issues in Women's Health Weekly | Other Publications

At-Risk Populations - Teenage girls targeted for sweet-flavored alcoholic beverages

Breast Cancer - Small variations in genes can determine risk of developing disease

Breast Cancer - Study examines impact of 2-year screening interval

Hypertension - eNOS gene may influence predisposition to high blood pressure in females

Obstetrics - Study: Absolute risk of complications from VBAC is very small

Accreditations - Humana's Louisiana operations awarded 3-year Excellent Accreditation by NCQA

Alzheimer Disease - Olfactory and visual recognition in Alzheimer disease: Mutation implicated

Antiphospholipid Syndrome - Heparin blocks activation of complement-induced by aPL

Assisted Reproduction - Papers emphasize embryo cryopreservation in defining standard of ART success

At-Risk Populations - African governments urged to respond to needs of women and orphans

Atherosclerosis - Rat study suggests low-dose estrogen protects against clogged arteries

Awards - Harvard Health Publications lists top 10 health stories for 2004

Awards - Physician continuing education web sites receive six eHealthcare awards

Body Composition - Fasting during Ramadan reduced visceral fat in females and young adults

Breast Cancer - Biomarker expression, breast cancer recurrence rates correlate, image data show

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer resistance to IR-induced apoptosis caused by independent events

Breast Cancer - COMT-L allele and COMT-LL genotype are risk factors in Turkish women

Breast Cancer - Circulating tumor cells detected in long-term cancer survivors

Breast Cancer - Data presented from early breast cancer treatment trial

Breast Cancer - Decision to take tamoxifen is difficult for many women at high risk of cancer

Breast Cancer - Deregulation of BTG2 expression may be important in mammary tumor development

Breast Cancer - Increasing volume requirements unlikely to improve mammogram interpretation

Breast Cancer - Little evidence found that diagnosis leads to employment discrimination

Breast Cancer - Loss of Syk expression is progressive during breast tumor development

Breast Cancer - New approach to genomic testing identifies women at low risk of recurrence

Breast Cancer - Novel quinazoline has multiple mechanisms of action in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Pharmaceutical company to file new drug application for breast cancer drug

Breast Cancer - Redefining Hope and Beauty breast cancer campaign reaches out to women worldwide

Breast Cancer - Risk factors for breast cancer assessed in elderly women

Breast Cancer - SenoScan Systems installed at Indiana-based St. Vincent Breast Center

Breast Cancer - Sex hormone levels may be associated with higher risk of some types of cancer

Breast Cancer - Syndecan-1 ectodomain regulates matrix-dependent signaling in breast cancer cell

Breast Cancer Therapy - Tamoxifen does not prevent mobilization of body lipids

Breast Implants - Subfascial augmentation mammaplasty avoids side effects of subpectoral approach

Breast Implants - U.S. FDA schedules advisory hearing for silicone-gel-filled breast implant PMA

Business Update - Australia and New Zealand MammoSite distributor announced

Business Update - Hair removal company launches dermatology division to target gene technology

Cancer Detection - Proteomic pattern analysis sensitive diagnostic tool for early cancer detection

Cancer Genetics - RAB25 small GTPase determines aggressiveness of ovarian and breast cancers

Cancer Genomics and Genetics - Tumor suppressor BRCA1 protects cells from oxidative stress

Cancer Prevention - Cranberries may help prevent breast cancer

Cancer Treatment - CEO discusses hyperthermia therapy for cancer in The Wall Street Transcript

Cardiovascular Research - National network to focus on gender differences in heart disease

Cervical Cancer - Cytologic examination of pregnant women helps find cervical neoplasia

Cervical Cancer - Two methods found effective in educating Iranian women about cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Vaccine prevents and treats cervical cancer tumors in mice

Chlamydiosis - Study of C. trachomatis infection conducted in U.S. teens at high risk for HIV

Coagulation - Coagulation factors, anticoagulants develop by six months in preterm infants

Cognitive Function - HRT's effects aren't synergistic with those of physical activity in older women

Collaborations - Company expands R&D structure of collaboration with Roche Diagnostics

Collaborations - Imaging equipment provider, PenRad Technologies announce distribution agreement

Collaborations - Personal products manufacturer signs media agreement with Edaddywarbucks

Collagen - Cell clump formation analyzed, cementing by collagen fibrils revealed

Contraception - Trends in premenopausal women's use of contraceptives reported

Contraception - U.S. government says study on birth control pill's benefits was flawed

Contraception - WHI director refutes interpretation of oral contraceptives' effects on CVD

Cystitis - Study finds no etiologic role for H. pylori infection in interstitial cystitis

Depression - Maternal depression adversely affects infant birth weight

Diabetes - IGF-I in mammary tumorigenesis and diabetes reviewed

Diet & Nutrition - Folic acid remains public health priority

Diet & Nutrition - Some canned fish safer for women in childbearing years

Diet and Nutrition - Dietary n6:n3 fatty acid ratio in perinatal period affects adult bones

Disease Prevention - Pilot program targets mother-to-child HIV transmission in rural Zimbabwe

Domestic Violence - Male U.S. Army soldiers who drink heavily are more likely to abuse spouse

Down Syndrome - Antioxidant capacity in Down syndrome, greater astrocyte capacity revealed

Eating Disorder - A KCNN3 gene polymorphism may heighten susceptibility to anorexia nervosa

Eating Disorders - Scales assessing symptoms of bulimia nervosa are sensitive to change

Eating Disorders - Systematic treatment yields good outcome of adolescent-onset anorexia

Endocrinology - Corticosterone helps modulate maternal behavior in the postpartum rat

Endocrinology - Hormonal influence on initiation of breastfeeding studied in Bangladeshi women

Endocrinology - Hormonal urodynamics studied in female mice

Endocrinology - Hormone release from hypothalamus explants analyzed, interactions revealed

Endometriosis - Leptin and leptin receptor expression is similar in severe/moderate disease

Environmental Health - Politicians want Maryland medical waste incinerator shut down

Epidemiology - Prenatal screening and infant vaccination would reduce HBV prevalence in France

Epilepsy - Keppra Pregnancy Registry launched to monitor drug's impact on epileptic women

Evironmental Health - Mortality in a cadmium polluted area in Japan studied

Fecal Incontinence - Noninvasive treatments can help many patients

Female Sexual Dysfunction - Pharma company reaffirms development strategy for ANDROSORB

Fertility - Ultrastructural defects of acrosome in infertile men

Fertility Medicine - Case of spontaneous conception reported in young woman treated for cancer

Fibromyalgia - Milnacipran may relieve pain and other FMS symptoms, trial data indicate

Finance - Healthcare-products maker reports declares cash dividend

Gene Profiling - Several genes are differentially expressed in papillary serous ovarian cancer

Gonorrhea - Neisseria gonorrhoeae's mechanisms of infection differ between sexes

Gynecology - New findings predict how VEGF becomes upregulated in ovarian cancer

Gynecology - Nonviral PTEN gene transfer halts endometrial cancer cell proliferation

Gynecology - VEGF is a prognostic marker for radiation therapy-treated cervical cancer

HIV/AIDS - Massachusetts health leaders convene to evaluate status of AIDS in the state

HIV/AIDS Education - Disabled persons with HIV/AIDS face unequal access to health information

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Behavior change communication campaign associated with higher condom knowledge

Health Care - Patients with shorter hospital stays less likely to be bathed, survey shows

Healthcare Access - HIV positive women in Zambia tend to use only free public health services

Heart Disease - Organic products provider endorses alpha-linolenic acid heart healthy studies

Heart Disease - Study shows newborns with congenital heart disease have low brain blood flow

Heart Failure - Renin angiotensin system inhibitors may benefit postmenopausal women

Hematology - Two studies presented at conference shed light on anticoagulation therapy

Human Papillomavirus - Very high prevalence of HPV found in adolescent U.S. girls

Hypertension - Pharma company submits filings for pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment

Imaging Technology - Cassette-based digital mammography an alternative to screen-film mammography

Imaging Technology - Computerized mass lesion detection scheme created for DBT images

Imaging Technology - Luminance and contrast performance of LCDs for mammographic use assessed

Imaging Technology - Ultrasound simulators train physicians, technicians to detect fetal anomalies

Immunology - Androstenediol may modify maternal immune response during and after pregnancy

Influenza - HHS purchases 1.2 million doses of flu vaccine

Influenza - Pennsylvania Department of Health confirms first influenza case

Information Technology - Multimedia provider partners to launch web site for Spanish-speaking parents

Interleukin - Properties of oral recombinant human interleukin-II studied at various doses

Legal Issues - Family planning group sues to halt conflicting abortion laws

Leukemia - Abstracts on elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia presented at conference

Lung Cancer - AS1404 lung cancer trial on track

Malaria - Low birth weight caused by malaria during pregnancy kills babies in Africa

Menopause - Physical activity helps prevent increased weight in women at midlife

Mergers & Acquisitions - Newborn and maternal fetal physician services provider announces acquisition

Miscarriage - Lower maternal levels of inhibin A may be due to decrease in placental mass

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission - HIV-1 endocytosis linked to virus gene expression in polarized trophoblasts

Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission - NIAID issues statement on safety and effectiveness of nevirapine

Neuroimmunology - Antigen-specific T-cell functions are suppressed over estrogen-DC-IDO axis

Neurology - Dorso- and ventromedial nuclei help regulate maternal behavior in rats

Neurology - Effects of ovarian steroids, raloxifene on serotonin-linked proteins studied

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Study shows long-term responses in non-Hodgkin patients treated with Zevalin

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Zevalin proven effective first-line therapy for low-grate follicular lymphoma

Obesity - Survey finds obesity has reached epidemic levels in Minnesota

Obesity and Diabetes - Restoring euglycemia prevents cytoatrophy in ovaries of diabetic mice

Obstetric Fistula - Preventable condition called a "challenge to human rights"

Obstetrics - Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in pregnancy reviewed

Obstetrics - Dysregulated growth factors are therapeutic targets for treating preeclampsia

Obstetrics - Elevated factor VIII:C or homocysteine levels don't increase complication risk

Obstetrics - Inadequate sleep in late pregnancy may influence labor and delivery

Obstetrics - Pharmacokinetics of thromboprophylactic LMWH are affected by pregnancy

Obstetrics - Preconception multivitamin use may reduce risk of preterm birth

Obstetrics - Quality of care assessed in Northern Tanzania to improve resource allocation

Obstetrics - Quick profile to screen for depression during pregnancy enables treatment

Obstetrics - SNP haplotypes in the matrix metalloproteinase 8 gene alter pregnancy outcomes

Oncology - PTEN upregulates metastasis suppressor Drg-1 in prostate and breast cancer

Oral Mucositis - Single dose phase 1 data on drug to prevent oral mucositis presented at ASH

Osteoporosis - New drug application submitted to FDA for intravenous injection of Boniva

Osteoporosis - Two methods of estimating bone material properties found inaccurate

Ovarian Cancer - Inhibin immunoassay is promising for clinical use

Ovarian Cancer - Molecular signature involving FGF2 characterized in advanced disease

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer nanobacteria study published in journal

Ovarian Cancer - Study: Women need to learn to monitor their ovarian health

Ovarian Cysts - Role of PTCH1 signaling in ovarian dermoids elucidated

Overactive Bladder - Long-term data show benefit of Detrol LA as first-line therapy

Pain Therapy - Botox reduces pain after mastectomy, study finds

Parkinson Disease - Study of Alzheimer disease medicine proves promising for Parkinson patients

Pediatrics - Gene variants and breast milk raise hyperbilirubinemia risk in Asian infants

Perinatal Depression - Virginia gets grant to help women with perinatal depression

Personnel - Medical imaging technology company names chief executive officer

Pharmaceutical Risk - Study cites possible blood pressure drug risk in older women

Pharmacokinetics - Platinum(IV) complex activity studied in ovarian cancer cell lines

Physiology - Estrogen effect in uterus, vagina, bone analyzed, benzophenone action revealed

Pneumococcal Vaccine - Colostrum from pneumococcal-vaccinated women inhibits Streptococcus adhesion

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Enoxaparin-metformin reduces pregnancy loss in women with PCOS

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Mullerian-inhibiting substance and polycystic ovary syndrome reviewed

Preeclampsia - Association found with changes in plasma inflammatory markers

Preeclampsia - NF-kappaB and reduced bcl-2 expression involved in trophoblastic apoptosis

Preeclampsia - eNOS Glu298Asp polymorphism and Asp298-786C-4b haplotype are risk factors

Preeclampsia - sVCAM-1 levels may predict severity of hypertension in pregnancy

Product Licensing - Testim 50 mg Gel available in Europe at the beginning of 2005

Reproductive Biology - Cells in human corpus luteum identified that have progesterone receptors

Reproductive Biology - IL-11 signaling is important in regulation of trophoblast invasion

Reproductive Biology - Increased expression of sPLA₂ -IIA may be involved in onset of labor

Reproductive Biology - Molecular mechanisms of renal activity during pregnancy need elucidating

Reproductive Biology - Oxidative stress in the placenta studied

Reproductive Endocrinology - Activin A may be biologically active in placental, endothelial, and PBM cells

Reproductive Medicine - Polarized light microscopy facilitates study of oocyte spindle dynamics

Reproductive Medicine - Protein C inhibitor gene mutations may not be involved in male subfertility

Schizophrenia - Study assesses validity of interview for long-term recall of obstetric events

Seasonal Affective Disorder - SunBox offers treatment option for seasonal affective disorder sufferers

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Teens delaying sexual activity, using contraception more effectively

Sickle Cell Disease - New studies identify advances in sickle cell disease treatment

Sickle Cell Disease - Studies presented at conference offer promise for sickle cell disease treatment

Social Issues - More HIV positive women in South Africa choosing to become pregnant

Spinal Cord Injury - Vagus nerves provide spinal cord-bypass pathway for vaginal-cervical sensibility

Stress Urinary Incontinence - U.S. speed skater Bonnie Blair breaks the ice about stress urinary incontinence

Stroke - Risk of stroke doubles for migraine sufferers

Stroke - Stroke risk with oral contraception or short-term, topical HRT is relatively low

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Gene family identified as involved in determining potential for acquiring SLE

Thromboembolism - LMWH is a prophylatic option for pregnant women with mechanical heart valves

Thrombosis - Researchers used novel sensitized ENU to identify likelihood of thrombosis

Toxicology - Adolescents exposed to DEHP as neonates showed no significant adverse

Toxicology - Exposure in utero to PCB metabolite has endocrine-disrupting effects in rats

Toxicology - Postmenopausal bone loss may cause increase in blood lead levels

Toxicology - Serum dioxin levels not associated with age at menarche

Tracheal Occlusion - Improvements were modest for fetal tracheal occlusion for diaphragmatic hernia

Trichomoniasis - Treatment metronidazole-resistant Trichomonas vaginalis infections reviewed

Urinary Incontinence - Estrogen's effects on UI occur independently of urethral innervation

Venous Reflux - Company receives U.S. FDA clearance for new EVLT applications

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