Women's Health Weekly

Behavioral Medicine - Cortical thickness differences in men and women may influence gender-specific abilities

Breast Cancer - Breast screening radiation has been re-evaluated for risk estimate based on current data

Coronary Heart Disease - Risk of sudden cardiac death in women may be reduced by regular physical exercise

Obesity Surgery - Weight loss after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding improves metabolic profile

Substance Abuse - Alcohol and substance abuse relapse reveals gender responses to interpersonal problems

Apoptosis - Reports from India, Iran and Australia describe recent advances in apoptosis research

Breast Cancer - Benefit of chemotherapy in breast cancer depends on estrogen-receptor status

Breast Cancer - BioCurex blood test detects very early stages of breast cancer with high specificity

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer angiogenesis and invasion decline when uPA-uPAR signals are incapacitated

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer correlates with the expression of the FRA16D cancer gene

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer detected by MR-guided, vacuum-assisted breast biopsy

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer detected by presence of maspin and mammaglobin B

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer evaluated for residual tumor extent by three-dimensional MRI

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer favorable prognosis linked to pathologic complete response

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer fine needle aspiration cytology specimens contain overexpressed genes

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer genetic testing in high-risk women should include broader mutational spectra

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer growth may be related to enhanced SMYD3 expression

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer margin status in lumpectomy specimens discussed

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer outcome improved after primary systemic chemotherapy

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patient's need for irradiation after conservative surgery studied

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patients experienced chemotherapy-related neuropsychological impairment

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer risk may be inversely associated with folate and vitamin B₁₂ intake

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer survival and prognostics in patients with BRCA-1 mutation were analyzed

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer treated by copper-dithiocarbamate

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer visualization with F-18-3'-deoxy-3'-fluoro-L-thymidine assessed

Breast Cancer - Contralateral breast cancer risk may be higher in women with familial non-BRCA cancer

Breast Cancer - Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast recurrence linked to wide excision

Breast Cancer - Early stage breast cancer treated with breast conservation therapy had positive long-term results

Breast Cancer - Findings from the United Kingdom, Japan and United States describe new data in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Findings from the United Kingdom, United States and France advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Leptin contributes to breast cancer proliferation by MAPK and PI3K signaling pathway activation

Breast Cancer - Mammographic density does not appear related to physical activity in postmenopausal women

Breast Cancer - Mammographic density may be influenced by estrogen and progesterone receptor polymorphisms

Breast Cancer - Mammography for women under 50 appears cost-effective for women with strong family histories

Breast Cancer - New data from Croatia and the United States lluminates research in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - New data show no increased risk of breast cancer with conjugated estrogens alone

Breast Cancer - New findings from the United States and Switzerland in the area of breast cancer described

Breast Cancer - Postmastectomy radiotherapy may not be indicated in absence of some risk factors

Breast Cancer - Reports from Russia and the United States add new data to breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Reports from Sweden and Ireland describe recent advances in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Reports from the United Kingdom and United States describe recent advances in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Reports from the United States and Japan advance knowledge in breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Research from the United States and Finland in breast cancer provides new insights

Breast Cancer - Researchers from Netherlands; k, United Kingdom and fmeric@mdanderson report details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Researchers from Spain, Belgium and the United States describe findings in breast cancer studies

Breast Cancer - Researchers from the United States and Italy report recent findings in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Researchers' data from the United Kingdom advance breast cancer research

Breast Cancer - Researchers' findings from the United States, Sweden and Gong advance breast cancer research

Breast Implants - Breast implants not associated with cancer risk, study reports

Breast Reduction Surgery - Breast reduction surgery appears to enhance quality of life and emotional stability

Business Update - Seattle Reproductive Medicine contracts with IntegraMed for assisted IVF healthcare service

Cancer Gene Therapy - Breast cancer cell invasiveness is affected by matrix metalloproteinase

Cancer Gene Therapy - Breast cancer gene therapy effectiveness is increased by adenoviral vectors

Cancer Gene Therapy - Gene delivery to ovarian carcinoma nodes can be mediated

Cancer Research - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, United States and Germany describe findings in cancer studies

Cancer Risk Factors - Combined estrogen and progestin therapy on cancer risk varies with cancer type

Cancer Risk Factors - Familial cancer in absence of known mutations may not negatively affect quality of life

Cancer Therapy - Akt-activated cancer is suppressed by inhibited protein kinase activation

Cancer Therapy - Ovarian function preservation after Hyper-CVAD chemotherapy appears probable

Cancer Therapy - Peritoneal malignancies treated by cytoreductive surgery and intraperitoneal hyperthermic perfusion

Cancer Treatment - Recent studies from Taiwan, the United States and the United Kingdom add new data to cancer treatment research

Cancer Treatment - Research from Japan, Hungary and Netherlands in cancer treatment provides new insights

Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment

Cancer Vaccine - Dendritic/tumor-fusion vaccine provides good clinical responses

Cardiology - Buffering of postexercise hypotension is enhanced in two phases of menstrual cycle

Cardiology - Reports from Germany, Italy and France describe recent advances in cardiology research

Cardiology - Researchers from the United States, Japan and Brazil detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Cardiovascular Disease - Cardiac risks of breast-cancer radiotherapy are considered from a contemporary view

Cardiovascular Disease - Heart disease risk may be related to environmental factors and low socioeconomic status

Cardiovascular Research - Platelet reactivity appears same or greater after aspirin therapy in women compared to men

Cervical Cancer - Cervarix, GSK's candidate vaccine for cervical cancer, demonstrated sustained efficacy

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer life expectancy not prognosticated by high-risk-HPV status

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer linked to expression of FasL

Cervical Cancer - Findings from the United Kingdom, India and United Kingdom: Kheng describe new data in cervical cancer research

Cervical Cancer - Human papillomavirus etiology of cervical adenocarcinoma and cofactors are focus of review

Cervical Cancer - New findings in cervical cancer described from the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany

Cesarean Section - Finger-assisted stretching technique may result in better cesarean section outcomes

Childbirth - Birth experience satisfaction may be higher in women with planned at-home deliveries

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - Leukemia patients receiving imatinib should be advised to practice adequate contraception

Clinical Trials - Evaluation of risks and benefits of cancer clinical trials by review board members assessed

Clinical Trials - Lilly reports preliminary coronary, breast cancer data from Raloxifene for heart trial

Clinical Trials - Tigris initiates phase 2 trial of A-007 in patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Clinical Trials - Trials recruitment for sensitive topics may be more effective following lectures

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Breast cancer patient quality of life improved with ginseng use

Contracts - Matria Healthcare announces 12 new disease management accounts

Contracts - Pacific Biometrics, Inc. awarded research contract as part of an innovative osteoporosis program

Coronary Heart Disease - Renal impairment may be marker of angiographic coronary disease in women

Cytomegalovirus - New findings in cytomegalovirus described from the United States and Italy

Depression - Depression rate drops for white females, stays steady for blacks

Depression - HIV-related depression appears higher in symptomatic women compared with asymptomatic women

Depression - Women need more comprehensive approach to managing depression

Developmental Biology - Growth differentiation factor is required for ovary primordial follicle development

Diabetes - New data from the United Kingdom, Republic of China; chryu@ms16 and United States lluminates research in diabetes

Diabetes - Researchers from Canada, the United States and Spain detail new studies and findings in the area of diabetes

Diabetes Epidemiology - Prenatal immobilization stress did not alter birth weight or glucose homeostasis in young

Diagnostics - DTL to develop, commercialize Grant's cervical cancer-diagnostic technology

Diagnostics - HealthTrust Purchasing Group awards mammography CAD contract to R2 Technology

Diet & Nutrition - Breastfeeding and complementary food introduction not related to adiposity

Diet & Nutrition - Pediatric nutrition panel discusses difficulty of meeting older infants' nutritional needs

Disease Associations - Endometrial cancer patient developed Guillain-Barre syndrome after adjuvant chemoradiotherapy