Women's Health Weekly

Endocrinology - Ovariectomy-induced change in rat brain AChE activity affects cognition

Endocrinology - Plasma levels of hs-CRP and SHBG change during menstrual cycle

Endometrial Cancer - Obesity is a risk factor for endometrial cancer

Endometrial Cancer - Phase II clinical trial of cell-signaling protein inhibitor seeks patients

Endometrial Cancer - Uterine papillary serous carcinoma can be identified by cytology

Endometriosis - Clinical data plus eutopic endometrial aromatase screening may predict disease

Epidemiology - Global trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality reported for 1973-1997

Epidemiology - Melbourne researchers develop technology to eradicate drug resistant head lice

Etiology - Genetic analysis of common diseases in postmenopausal women is funded

Fertility - Study findings reassuring for women with history of chlamydial infection

Finance - Pediatric-oriented pharmaceutical company announces $98 million financing

Fitness & Wellness - Facilities management company celebrates a year of company wellness efforts

Fitness & Wellness - U.S. employers turning to wellness programs to manage health care costs

Gene Research - Cell cycle deregulation and aneuploidy are not breast cancer risk factors

Gynecologic Cancers - Long-term complications associated with Indiana pouch urinary diversion

Gynecology - Hormone antagonist stops experimental endometrial cancer

Gynecology - Pituitary tumor transforming gene-1 stimulates uterine leiomyoma cells

Gynecology - Recent studies add new data to gynecology research

Gynecology - Vegetable intake reduced endometrial cancer in Shanghai

HIV/AIDS Prevention - AIDS group urges Japan to match France's contribution to global fund

Human Papillomavirus - Gene expression profile of cervical cells harboring HPV-16 reported

Human Papillomavirus - Screening important to detect persistent infections seen in older women

Human Papillomavirus - Survey finds women and doctors aren't talking about HPV

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Adenoviral vectors carrying IL-12 and E7 enhanced immunity to HPV-16

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - HPV-16 vaccine elicits broad cytokine response in whole blood

Hypoglycemia - Low plasma glucose levels associated with lower gestational diabetes incidence

Imaging - Company begins customer shipments of hand-held ultrasound imaging system

Imaging - Medical device company introduces newest member of computed tomography system

Infant Abuse - Early experience, not genetics, key factor in intergenerational infant abuse

Information Technology - Clinical tool to predict shoulder dystocia in infants during delivery announced

Intrauterine Insemination - Catheter type doesn't affect pregnancy rate

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Efficacy of currently available drug therapies reviewed

Isotretinoin - Accutane SMART Program may not reduce pregnancy during isotretinoin use

Lactation - Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor studied, gender aggression clarified

Malaria - Gene mutation linked to chloroquine resistance is common in pregnant Senegalese

Medical Devices - Approval to market pre-filled silicone-gel breast implants in Argentina granted

Medicare - Poll shows opinions on 2003 Medicare reform bill

Mercury Poisoning - Loss of IQ due to mercury poisoning is economic productivity loss to U.S.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Medical device company announces acquisition of Sensant Corp.

Mergers & Acquisitions - Neonatal/maternal physician group acquires Baton Rouge neonatal practice

Metabolic Syndrome - Prevalence higher among white women with history of hypertension in pregnancy

Metabolic Syndrome - Women in satisfying marriages have lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome

Mucinous Cancer - Clinicopathologic findings of mucinous carcinoma discussed

Obstetrics - Doulas enjoy their work, but face obstacles to professional growth in U.S.

Obstetrics - Findings in obstetrics provide new insights

Obstetrics - GTN safer, but less effective than prostaglandins for cervical ripening

Obstetrics - Low SES postpartum women need community-based information resources

Obstetrics - Pomegranate juice for moms may help babies resist brain injury

Oncology - Human papillomavirus genotype distribution

Oncology - Insulin receptor substrate 1 participates in breast cancer progression

Orthopedics - Hip fracture occurs in women without osteoporosis, too

Osteoporosis - Early changes in bone turnover markers predict BMD changes in women on therapy

Osteoporosis - Height loss {{<=}}2.0 cm over 1-3 years rules out incident vertebral fractures

Osteoporosis - IGF-I gene doesn't affect BMD in premenopausal Chinese women

Osteoporosis - New findings in the area of osteoporosis detailed

Osteoporosis - Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty help relieve fracture-related pain

Ovarian Cancer - Absence of estrous cycle associated with paclitaxel hypersensitivity reaction

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer surgery quality indicators developed using unique Delphi approach

Ovarian Health - Lineage infidelity of epithelial ovarian cancers controlled by HOX genes

Pain Management - Japanese company launches ibuprofen compound for headaches and menstrual cramps

Pancreatic Cancer - Keyhole limpet hemocyanin affected breast and pancreatic cancer

Pap Test - Physician recommendation improves likelihood of Pap testing

Parkinson Disease - Poll finds physicians not referring Parkinson patients to clinical trials

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - Ceftriaxone/doxycycline/metronidazole regimen improves clinical cure rate

Physiology - Myometrial cells analyzed, dependent and differential expression revealed

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Glucose intolerance in women with PCOS worsens over time

Preeclampsia - Pregnancy complications in Turkish women not linked to gene variants

Premature Ovarian Failure - Model predicts induced sterility from radiotherapy to abdominal region

Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis - Change in prenatal genetic testing could reduce detection rate of abnormalities

Product Licensing - License agreement signed for intellectual property on Methylation Specific PCR

Pulmonary Medicine - Proteinase-activated receptor studied, expression in preterm lung clarified

Quality Assurance - Hospital outcomes for women improve, but some hospitals fall far behind

Radical Cystectomy - Laparoscopic radical cystectomy performed in females

Reproduction - Acrosome-reacted spermatozoa examined, complement activation clarified

Reproductive Biology - Association of natural killer cells with reproductive failure still unclear

Scleroderma - Skewed X chromosome inactivation mosaicism may play pathogenic role in women

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Positive results reported in clinical trial of contraceptive spray

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Hormone supplementation following clomiphene citrate therapy article published

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Miscarriages may be a symptom of greater health risk

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Nutritional supplement in reproductive health study published in journal

Stress Urinary Incontinence - Phase 2 clinical study of oral drug for stress urinary incontinence approved

Surgical Technology - New nursing teaching tool dubbed SimBaby

Tuberculosis - Gestational multidrug-resistant tuberculosis therapy not toxic among children

Urinary Incontinence - Project aims to improve QOL for complex continuing care patients

Uterine Leiomyoma - Gene polymorphism associated with increased fibroid risk in Korean women

Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma - Pap smear useful in cytomorphological tumor analysis

Wound Closure - Carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum technique used for wound closure in rat model