Women's Health Weekly

Drug Development - FemmePharma Global Healthcare, Inc. opens IND application for treatment of breast pain

Eating Disorders - Eating disorder therapies may be hindered by gender contradictions within health care

Endometrial Cancer - Endometrial cancer outcome after chemotherapy and hormonal therapy is questionable

Environmental Health - Pregnancy complications/birth defects related to nitrates in drinking water are focus of review

Environmental Health - Pregnancy-induced hypertension risk may be increased by higher environmental lead exposure

Finance - Esprit Pharma secures $50 million credit facility

Gene Research - Genetic polymorphisms do not influence enzyme activity in cancer cell lines

Genetics & Genomics - Celera Genomics' collaborators present feasibility data on fragile X research

Gestational Diabetes - Diabetes programs during pregnancy may not translate to better long-term management

Gestational Diabetes - Gestational diabetes and autoantibodies may predict women at risk for long-term diabetes

Gestational Diabetes - Predictors of postpartum diabetes in women with gestational diabetes are identified.

Gynecological Cancer - Cancer survivors report comparable quality of life to controls 5 years post diagnosis

Gynecological Cancer - Positive mesorectal lymph nodes may predict poor prognosis after total pelvic exenteration

Gynecological Cancer - Uterine and ovarian cancer survival rates appear comparable despite initial therapy

Gynecology - Synova announces availability of home test for vaginal infections

HIV/AIDS Assisted Reproduction - American physicians slow to embrace reproductive needs of HIV-infected patients

HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of HIV/AIDS pathogenesis

HIV/AIDS Quality of Life - Quality of life outcomes assessed in HIV-infected versus HIV-uninfected children

HIV/AIDS Transmission - Human immunodeficiency virus infection does not appear related to intravaginal practices

Heart Disease - Oral contraceptives increase stroke and heart attack risks in women with hypertension

Human Papillomavirus - HPV has a propensity to persist, produce recurrent clinical disease, and cause cancer

Incontinence - Call for journalists to enter the Embrace Award for reporting of urinary incontinence

Incontinence - Incontinence treated with tension-free vaginal tape appears safe for obese women

Incontinence - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of incontinence

Incontinence - Urinary incontinence is often compounded by depression in women

Influenza Vaccine - Positive and negative predictors of flu immunization determined

Laparoscopy - Insufflation techniques for women undergoing laparoscopy are focus of review

Lung Cancer - Cytokinetics reports data for ispinesib in platinum-sensitive non-small cell lung cancer

Lung Cancer - National survey reveals Americans' lack of understanding about lung cancer testing options

Market Analysis - Dyslipidemia and other metabolic disorders are focus of latest offering

Market Analysis - Forecasts predict that bisphosphonates will remain the mainstay of osteoporosis treatment

Medical Devices - BioSphere Medical reports uterine fibroid embolization is effective

Menopause - Transition to menopause may lead to onset of depressive symptoms

Mergers & Acquisitions - IRIS International acquires Leucadia, enters the molecular-diagnostics market

Mesothelioma - Peritoneal mesothelioma distinguished from serous carcinoma of the ovary and peritoneum

Metabolic Syndrome - Metabolic syndrome correlates with increased carotid intima-media thickness in women

Metabolic Syndrome - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of metabolic syndrome

Natural Products - Lead and arsenite might alter the biological activity of American ginseng

Neural Tube Defects - Valproic acid-induced birth defects prevented by folic acid and pantothenic acid in mice

Obesity Research - Obesity in African American women may be related to childhood socioeconomic deprivation

Obstetrics - In women with polycystic ovary syndrome, Glucophage may enhance success of live births

Obstetrics - Lamaze International responds to elective cesarean surgery comments made at NIH conference

Obstetrics - Recent findings illuminate research in obstetrics

Obstetrics - Recent studies add new data to obstetrics research

Obstetrics - Reports advance knowledge in obstetrics research

Obstetrics - Social factors impacting pregnancy risks and outcomes among immigrant groups to the U.S.

Oncology - Tumor growth and angiogenesis falter where ascorbate and transferrin receptor blockades initiated

Osteoporosis - Femoral bone mineral density may predict risk of new fracture and cardiovascular mortality

Osteoporosis - Osteoporosis treatment strategies may benefit from revision of risk assessment criteria

Osteoporosis - Postmenopausal osteoporosis fracture risk is reduced by strontium ranelate therapy

Ovarian Cancer - Ginger investigated as weapon against ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Multimarker assay for ovarian cancer most promising to date

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer growth-regulated oncogene alpha is governed by lysophosphatidic acid

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer patients had higher quality of life after carboplatin/paclitaxel therapy

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer prognosticated by antibody immunity to the p53 oncogenic protein

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer risk not linked to dietary fat, cholesterol and egg intakes

Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer surgical treatment should be centralized

Ovarian Cancer - Recent findings illuminate research in ovarian cancer

Ovarian Cancer - Screening test for ovarian cancer identifies specific urinary protein as indicator

Ovarian Cancer - Stage IC ovarian cancer patient has successful pregnancy after fertility sparing surgery

Ovarian Cancer Therapy - Ovarian cancer cell apoptosis induced by Triapine treatment

Parkinson Disease - Variants in three estrogen-related genes linked to Parkinson in women

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - IUD increases risk of pelvic inflammatory disease among women with STD

Polymerase Chain Reaction - DNA and RNA references for qRT-PCR assays in cervical cells are reported

Quality of Life - Study analyzes living conditions of women over 50 to identify commonalities

Sexual & Reproductive Health - New diagnostic test predicts fertility better than LH sticks

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Uterine leiomyomata may be increased in women with higher luteinizing hormone levels

Sexually Transmitted Disease - No clear link was found between hormonal contraceptives and STD risk

Thyroid Cancer - Thyroid cancer survivors may be at increased risk of second primary malignancies

Uterine Fibroids - Surgery for uterine fibroids leads to more complications than embolization

Uterine Fibroids - Uterine fibroid embolization offers a 92% success rate in postmenopausal women

Vaccine Efficacy - Vaginal fluid alone is useful to evaluate genital immune responses

Venous Thromboembolism - Hormonal contraceptive use by women with thrombogenic mutations is focus of review

Women's Health - Book provides comprehensive guide to women's health problems and treatments