Women's Health Weekly

Coronary Heart Disease - Hormones found to play equivocal role in coronary heart disease

Geriatrics - Perioperative complications in elderly women linked to cardiovascular disease

Menopause - Genetic basis of bone mineral density investigated

Osteoporosis - Glucocorticoids decrease bone density in women

Vaginal Prolapse - Slings can prevent vaginal prolapse

Addiction Medicine - New findings in addiction medicine described

Anal Incontinence - Prevalence of anal incontinence investigated

Angioplasty - Estrogen attenuates vasoconstriction during angioplasty

Anicemycin - Anicemycin inhibited anchorage-independent growth of tumor cells

Apoptosis - Role of ADAM12 in breast tumor progression and stromal cell apoptosis clarified

Appendicitis - Tonsillectomy found to be a risk factor for appendicitis

Breast Cancer - Research add new data to breast cancer body of knowledge

Awards - Sensation 64 CT system wins gold in 2005 Medical Design of Excellence Award

Bacteriology -  Trichomonas vaginalis is detected from previously negative cultures

Bacteriology - Outcome of early-onset neonatal sepsis tied to bacterial genus

Breast Cancer - 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging technique for breast cancer improved

Breast Cancer - Abnormal serum levels increase risk of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Arimidex granted new indication enabling wider access

Breast Cancer - Studies add new findings to breast cancer body of knowledge

Breast Cancer - Cancer patients with recurrence, metastasis present fewer apoptotic cells

Breast Cancer - Clinical significance of transcription factors Snail, Slug, and Twist evaluated

Breast Cancer - Clinicopathologic factors linked to false-negative sentinel lymph-node biopsy

Breast Cancer - Duke University to evaluate Panzem NCD in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - New findings in the area of breast cancer described

Breast Cancer - Phytoestrogens and 17 beta-estradiol inhibited apoptosis in breast cancer cells

Obstetrics - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of obstetrics

Breast Cancer - Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy and risk of cancer debated

Breast Cancer - Reovirus may be used as a purging modality for breast cancer during ASCT

Breast Cancer - U.S. patent for breast cancer detection through biomarkers granted

Breast Cancer Vaccine - BAT antibody enables DNA vaccine to inhibit Her-2/neu carcinomas

Business Update - Pharmaceutical company signs agreement to distribute Botox in Hungary and Poland

Cancer Prognosis - Prognostics of cancer of unknown primary reviewed

Cancer Risk Factors - Associated nutritional risk of breast and colon cancers disproved

Cancer Therapy - New data illuminates research in cancer therapy

Cancer Therapy - Proliferative indices predict survival after chemotherapy for breast cancer

Cancer Treatment - Study probes perceptions, attitudes of oncologists' drug therapy choices

Cancer Vaccine - Endometrial cancer responds to cancer/testis antigen

Cataract - High-carb diet may cloud vision over time

Cervical Cancer - Chemotherapy included in primary treatment of cervical carcinoma

Cervical Cancer - Expression and prognostic significance of Fas ligand and bcl-2 evaluated

Cervical Cancer - HPV capsid mutation allows escape from cervical cancer immunity

Cervical Cancer - Researchers describe findings in cervical cancer studies

Cervical Cancer - Scientists develop device to detect cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Survey flags doctor-patient communication gap regarding HPV and cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Texas to require insurers to cover HPV testing for cervical cancer screening

Cesarean Delivery - Abnormal placentation increases with cesarean delivery

Cesarean Delivery - Buccal misoprostol is useful adjunct during cesarean delivery

Cesarean Delivery - Role of volume preloading in Caesarean section anesthesia clarified

Chemotherapy - Adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy for early breast cancer evaluated

Clinical Trials - Survey examines public perceptions of clinical research studies

Colorectal Cancer - Ten-year outcomes evaluation of colon and rectum cancers conducted

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Benefits of phytoestrogens investigated in hormone replacement therapy

Contraception - Contraceptives influence colposcopic examination

Contraception - Individual needs dictate choice of contraceptives during perimenopause

Contraception - Oral contraceptives do not promote weight gain

Coronary Artery Disease - Technical advances improve myocardial imaging in women

Depression - Neonatal behavior linked to maternal depression

Diabetes - TNF-alpha may be a risk for coronary heart disease among diabetics

Diagnostics - Recent findings in diagnostics described

Diet & Nutrition - Pelvic organ prolapse is associated with diet

Down Syndrome - Improved maternal screening reduces need for amniocentesis

Drug Delivery - European filing for aerosol inhaler version of AstraZeneca's Pulmicort announced

Drug Development - Osteoporosis therapy receives positive opinion in Europe

Drug Development - Study finds nasal spray to be effective treatment of nasal polyps and congestion

Endocrinology - Patients treated for chronic hepatitis C may develop thyroid dysfunction