Women's Health Weekly

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Excess embryo glucose metabolism leads to oxidative stress and birth defects

Diagnostics - Circulating angiogenic proteins may be biomarkers for predicting preeclampsia

Diagnostics - Immunohistochemical markers used to identify mesothelioma from serous carcinoma

Diagnostics - Sentinel lymph node detection is enhanced by scintigraphy performed 1 hour postinjection

Diet & Nutrition - Hand-held computers may help improve dietary self-monitoring and adherence

Diet & Nutrition - Low-fat diet benefits for women less than expected, Stanford researcher says

Diet & Nutrition - Study of women finds candy on the desk is candy in the mouth

Disease Associations - Breast cancer risk elevated in first-degree relatives of Crohn disease patients

Disease Prevention - Study gives specifics on how eating vegetables may protect against cancer

Drug Abuse - Report shows girls' use of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and prescription drugs has caught up to boys

Drug Development - U.S FDA grants approval for Carboplatin Injection, 600 mg

Eating Disorders - New position stand issued on eating disorders among female athletes

Environmental Health - One in five U.S. women tested nationwide exceeds EPA mercury limits

Epilepsy - Sexuality in women with epilepsy is focus of review

Finance - Icy Hot maker reports Q4 revenues of $63.9 million, up 5.3%

Finance - Protein-based diagnostic products developer announces annual revenues of $2,818,000

Fitness & Wellness - Communicating importance of physical activity to combat obesity may benefit Hispanic women

Gynecology - Researchers' work adds to gynecology body of knowledge

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - Several factors account for variability in HIV diagnosis rates

HIV/AIDS Prevention - Community solidarity plus government policy reduces HIV and STI risk in female sex workers

Heart Disease - Treatment disparities may lead to higher risk of fatal coronary heart disease in women

Hemorrhoids - U.S. FDA approves new device for hemorrhoid treatment

Hepatitis C Virus - HCV-RNA PCR tests can be negative in infected children due to viremia

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Disease prevention, control of menopausal symptoms are top reasons for hormone use in women

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Estrogen therapy was not shown to improve cardiopulmonary function in postmenopausal women

Human Papillomavirus - Fast, precise, economic HPV test developed

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Cervical mucosal antibodies protect against human papillomavirus 16

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - HPV type 6 L2E7 vaccine fails to increase efficacy of conventional therapy

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - HPV-16 peptide-specific immune responses reduce recurrence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Human Reproduction - Lower maternal tendencies may be related to higher levels of salivary testosterone

Hypertension - Gender disparities may exist in hypertension therapy for acute coronary syndrome patients

Imaging - Imaging company to be service provider for Fischer breast cancer screening equipment

Insulin Resistance - Effect of obesity on insulin resistance during pregnancy may be modified by ethnicity

Lung Cancer - U.S. FDA grants fast track status to drug for PS2 women with advanced non small lung cancer

Lynch Syndrome - Prophylactic hysterectomy in women with Lynch syndrome may prevent gynecologic cancers

Marketing Agreements - Letter of intent executed for marketing of SOLTAMOX

Menopause - Analysis indicates younger women may receive heart protection from estrogen therapy

Metabolic Syndrome - Breaking the cycle of related factors may offer treatment plan for metabolic syndrome

Morbidity & Mortality - American Cancer Society reports drop in total U.S. cancer deaths

Obstetrics - Placental angiogenesis is dysfunctional in intrauterine growth-restricted pregnancies

Oncology - LY294002-induced PI3K inhibition radiosensitizes cervical tumor cells in vitro

Osteoarthritis - Pharma company initiates dosing in phase II clinical trial of bicifadine for osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis - Data advance knowledge in osteoporosis research

Osteoporosis - Genetic and familial factors may predict osteoporosis risk in otherwise healthy women

Osteoporosis - Nutritional supplements company offers suggestions for precluding osteoporosis

Osteoporosis - Older women at highest risk for hip fractures, least likely to get bone density screening

Osteoporosis - Recent studies add new data to osteoporosis research

Osteoporosis - Reports advance knowledge in osteoporosis research

Ovarian Cancer - Cisplatin plus aspirin derivative reduces ovarian cancer cell chemoresistance

Ovarian Cancer - HIF-2 alpha signal transduction in ovarian cancer cells might not involve Bcl-2A

Ovarian Cancer - Long-acting octreotide used to treat bowel obstruction in ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Reports describe recent advances in ovarian cancer research

Ovarian Cancer - Researchers' data advance ovarian cancer research

Ovarian Cancer - Taxol and discodermolide join to decrease angiogenesis and tumor growth in ovarian cancer models

Personnel - Dr. Henry Lerner to spearhead clinical development for CALM developer

Personnel - Female condom maker names Donna Felch CFO

Preeclampsia - Proteomic analysis helps diagnose, classify preeclampsia

Preventive Medicine - Diabetes care does not compete with women's preventive care services

Preventive Medicine - JAMA and U.S. NIH to announce dietary findings of Women's Health Initiative

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Fertility-sparing surgery could be option for women with gynecological malignancies

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Human papillomavirus-induced dysplasia may be derived from preexisting monoclonal cell

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Interventions may help childhood sexual abuse survivors avert adult sexual risk behavior

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Researchers seek dual-purpose vaginal contraceptive for HIV/AIDS prevention

Sexual & Reproductive Health - USAN, WHO approve name bremelanotide for first in new class sexual dysfunction treatment

Smoking Cessation - Individual sessions may be most beneficial to reduce post-smoking-cessation weight gain