Women's Health Weekly

Chronic Kidney Disease - Oral estradiol dose for postmenopausal women with CKD should be cut 50% or more

Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Further study needed on safety of St. John's wort during pregnancy, lactation

Coronary Heart Disease - Revascularization: Gender and age inequities remain in the U.K.

Obstetrics - Latest data show alcohol use rates stable among pregnant women in U.S.

Urology - Urge incontinence, bladder dysfunction may indicate occult neurological disease

Alzheimer Disease - Company announces acceptance of DURIN IND application and clinical protocol

Alzheimer Disease - Women bear double burden: Caregiving and higher risk of developing AD

Assisted Reproduction - Saudi Arabia bans some forms of in-vitro fertilization

Awards - Women's cancer journeys honored at Oncology on Canvas competition in London

Blood Banking - Cord blood bank wins legal victory

Breast Augmentation - Tips offered to those considering breast augmentation surgery

Breast Cancer - Automatic boundary detection method for mammographic masses developed, tested

Breast Cancer - Better quality of life reported after sentinel node biopsy

Breast Cancer - CD8+ T cells from breast cancer patients recognize mammaglobin epitopes

Breast Cancer - Cancer detected by screening mammography associated with less toxic therapy

Breast Cancer - Clinical trial of new 3D mammography system initiated

Breast Cancer - Data presented on high-dose weekly Abraxane

Breast Cancer - Factors associated with decreased screening use identified from WHI study

Breast Cancer - Matrix metalloproteinases are prognostic in patients with breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Model of growth may help psychosocial treatment in breast cancer survivors

Breast Cancer - New test can predict risk of breast cancer recurrence

Breast Cancer - Premenopausal status and combined effect of three genotypes increases risk

Breast Cancer - Researchers present results of epidemiologic study of breast cancer test

Breast Cancer - Serum levels of IGF-I higher in women with breast cancer history

Breast Cancer - Study may revise clinical approach to invasive lobular breast carcinoma

Breast Cancer - Toremifene provides better profiles of lipid metabolism compared to tamoxifen

Breast Cancer - WHI data provide impetus for evaluating insulin level change and cancer risk

Breast Conservation Therapy - Breast conservation therapy may warrant plastic surgery consultation in protocol

Cancer Genetics - BRCA1 mutation prevalence in ovarian tumors is low in Norway

Cancer Genetics - Women's satisfaction with BRCA1/2 genetic counseling varies

Cancer Research - Cancer centers get $13.4 million for research

Cancer Risk Factor - High cholesterol levels weaken breast cancer metastasis

Cancer Therapy - Assay predicts breast cancer response to tamoxifen and chemotherapy

Cervical Cancer - Older women less likely to receive most aggressive treatments

Cervical Cancer - Type-specific associations of HPV load with cancer risk needs more study

Cilia - Ciliary malfunctions due to genetic errors tend to be systemic and life-long

Collaborations - Alliance with Molecular Profiling Institute to introduce breast cancer test

Complementary and Alternative Medcine - Complementary and alternative medicine use prevalent among HIV-infected women

Congestive Heart Failure - Gender doesn't appear to affect rehospitalization risk

Contraception - Overweight and obesity linked to higher risk of birth control pill failure

Coronary Artery Disease -  Mycoplasma pneumoniae and chlamydia may be important cofactors for CAD

Cosmetic Surgery - Study shows many cosmetic procedures safer when performed in doctor's office

Development - Placental development and mouse survival requires a specific ubiquitin ligase

Diabetes - Pharma company releases trial data for Technosphere Insulin

Diagnostic Markers - Diagnostic markers and their ROC curves can be influenced by covariate variables

Diet & Nutrition - Parents advised to limit kids' sugar, establish good dental hygiene programs

Diet and Nutrition - Study compares dietary interventions for improving women's CV risk profile

Disease Associations - Hostility, distraction affect women's CV recovery from anger recall differently

Disease Prevention - Aspirin underused to reduce heart disease risk in diabetic women, young adults

Drug Development - Novel estrogen-platinum(II) hybrid molecules evaluated vs. gynecologic cancers

Drug Development - Pharmaceutical company submits IND for cancer drug, makes board appointment

Drug Development - Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss in hormone-treated breast cancer patients

Endocrinology - Outcomes of hypogonadism in women with chronic kidney disease assessed

Endocrinology - Plasma ghrelin and resistin levels suppressed in infants of diabetic mothers

Endocrinology - Roles of activin and inhibin in the human breast studied

Endometrial Cancer - API-59CJ-OMe may possess therapeutic potential for some endometrial cancers

Endometriosis - Terminal ureterectomy with ureterocystoneostomy effective for ureteral blockage

Endothelial Progenitor Cells - Hierarchy of EPCs is based on clonogenic and proliferative potential

Environmental Health - Epidemiologic studies need to account for residential mobility during pregnancy

Epidemiology - Healthcare registries are better measure of pregnancy-associated deaths

Epidemiology - Number of sex workers in Vietnamese city estimated to gauge HIV risks

Epidemiology - Pregnant women in U.S. engage in less leisure-time physical activity

Estrogen - Akt may have key role in anti-apoptotic effect of estrogen in endothelial cells

Finance - Company focused on treatments for sexual function files registration statement

Finance - Medical device company announces stock sale

Fitness & Wellness - Mobile phone offers fitness solution

Fitness & Wellness - Religious broadcaster challenges Missouri churches to 'Get Fit'

Fitness and Wellness - Immigrants with higher English-language are more likely to be physically active

Geriatrics - Tissue-specific genes align with age-related differences in protein function

Gynecologic Cancers - Cytokeratin 7 and EMA help differentiate ovarian yolk sac tumors

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV-1 sub-subtype A3 circulating in Senegal since 1988

HIV/AIDS Therapy - Vaginal microbicide trials guided using biomarkers of inflammation

Head and Neck Cancer - Bioscience company reports positive EGF-R antibody pivotal phase 2 results

Healthcare Facilities - Diagnostic, treatment center for immune disorders opens in Pennsylvania

Herpes Simplex - Natural carrageenan has virucidal effects on genital herpes infection in mice

Hormone Replacement Therapy - U.S. FDA approves NDA for synthetic conjugated estrogen product

Hyperglycemia - Hyperglycemia can cause cognitive slowing in people with diabetes, study shows

Hypothyroidism - New U.S. FDA-approved test detects thyroid disease in minutes

Imaging - Digital assessment of reproductive tract proposed to study microbicidal effects