Women's Health Weekly

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer biomarkers may soon be detectable with diagnostic saliva tests

Breast Cancer - Tamoxifen may suppress appetite in obese women on breast cancer prevention therapy

Dental Research - Periodontal disease risk may be increased during menopause

Diagnostics - VAP cholesterol test uncovers polycystic ovarian syndrome

Sexual & Reproductive Health - Recurrent bacterial vaginosis may be associated with sexual behaviors

Allergy & Immunology - T cell receptor codon modification enhances functional expression

Anxiety - Even low-grade abnormal cervical smear test results elicit anxiety in women

Apoptosis - Erythropoietin is unlikely to disrupt effectiveness of cancer chemotherapeutic drugs

Awards - Georgia nutrition program wins national award for innovation and service

Bacterial Vaginosis - Bacterial vaginosis is linked to high-grade uterine squamous intraepithelial lesions

Benign Papilloma - Benign papilloma diagnostic accuracy increased by immunohistochemistry

Breast Cancer - Analyzing ductal and lobular carcinoma in situ may enhance breast cancer risk prediction

Breast Cancer - Axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer diagnosed by sonography

Breast Cancer - Better survival seen for early breast cancer patients switched from tamoxifen to aromasin

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer anticancer agents identified in novel chalcone and bis-chalcone derivatives

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer evaluation with FDG-PET scanning warrants further study

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer in younger black women is more likely to be an aggressive variety

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer micro-metastasis predicted by biomarkers

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patterns of disparity in New Zealand studied

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer prognosis link to cyclin E expression reviewed

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer recurrence risk is not increased after mastectomy and TRAM flap reconstruction

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer treatment by flat dose versus body surface area dose compared

Breast Cancer - Breast tumor magnetic resonance images convey angiogenic parameters and prognostic information

Breast Cancer - Breast tumor response to tamoxifen as measured by estrogen receptor levels was evaluated

Breast Cancer - Race and income shape women's experiences with advanced breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Reducing breast cancer recurrence may significantly lower cost of care

Breast Cancer - Subareolar injection technique for breast sentinel lymph node biopsy proposed

Breast Cancer Diagnostics - Neurologic function tests may predict peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer Screening - Increase in breast cancer incidence does not appear related to screening practices

Breast Cancer Screening - Mammography Medicare claims data may be useful for obtaining accurate medical history

Breast Cancer Therapy - Genentech pursues Avastin with chemotherapy in treating some breast cancers

Breast Cancer Therapy - Herceptin plus Arimidex extends PFS in advanced HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer Therapy - Reduction of breast tumors with preoperative anastrozole therapy appears promising

Breast Cancer Therapy - Study demonstrates Genomic Health's Oncotype DX helps predict breast cancer survival

Breast Reconstruction - First three patients treated in clinical safety and feasibility study for breast reconstruction

Business Update - EffRx, Inc. signs exclusive patent license agreement with Merck & Co., Inc.

Cancer Gene Therapy - RNA interference in breast cancer cells enhances the effect of tamoxifen

Cancer Incidence - Asymmetry in cancer incidence affected by tissue mass of diseased organs

Cancer Risk Factors - Cancer risk in relatives of women with BRCA1 mutation depends on proband diagnosis

Cancer Therapy - Hepatectomy could be combined with adjuvant therapies to treat non-colorectal primaries

Cancer Therapy - Symporter-mediated iodide transport stimulated in breast cancer cells

Cardiovascular Disease - Lower coronary heart disease risk was noted in diabetics with adiponectin polymorphisms

Cardiovascular Research - Heart transplant assessment criteria may need to be revised for women

Cardiovascular Research - Researchers question role of gender in setting standard for assessing heart failure treatment

Cervical Cancer - Advanced cervical cancer therapy by routine concurrent chemoradiation may not be warranted

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer carcinogenesis may be linked to increased expression of HLA-DR and CD99

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer progression is fostered by integrin interactions with insulin-like growth factor 1

Cervical Cancer - Cervical movement during after-loading brachytherapy may be detected with gold grains

Cervical Cancer - Community outreach program boosts Pap tests among Vietnamese-American women

Childhood Cancer - Neuroblastoma in offspring linked to maternal use of recreational drugs

Contraception -  Managed Care Interface says plans do not provide sufficient attention to cost of unintended pregnancy

Contraception - Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system has good safety profile on lipid metabolism

Contraception - Nonpathological ovarian cysts may be associated with subdermal contraceptive implants

Contraception - Pregnancy ambivalence may increase abortion rates due to poor birth control compliance

Developmental Biology - Critical windows for cardiovascular development are identified by maternal iron deficiency

Diet & Nutrition - Effect of maternal micronutrient supplementation varies by birth weight in Nepal

Diet & Nutrition - Fortifying diet with folic acid could lead to an increased number of twins born via IVF

Diet & Nutrition - Low cobalamin levels during late pregnancy may indicate need for routine supplementation

Diet & Nutrition - Orange, grapefruit juice build bones in rats

Down Syndrome - Reasons for women undergoing maternal serum screening for Down syndrome were examined

Down Syndrome - Risk of Down syndrome may be associated with folate gene polymorphisms

Down Syndrome - Women with a Down syndrome child are susceptible to chromosome malsegregation

Embryogenesis - Gonadotropins affect Oct-4 gene expression during mouse oocyte growth

Endometrial Carcinoma - Borderline endometrioid tumors of the ovary linked to high frequency of beta-catenin mutations

Endometrial Carcinoma - Endometrial carcinomas affected by anti-tumor herbal medicines

Environmental Health - Maternal exposure to neurotoxins may not be risk factor for fetal neural tube defects

Finance - University Hospitals of Cleveland receives $250,000 grant for breast cancer research

Gastroenterology - Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening for women appears to be cost-effective

Gastroenterology - Consumption of confectioneries and tea was linked to constipation among non-Western females

Gender Medicine - Medical school curricula lack interdisciplinary women's health courses

Gestational Diabetes - Gestational diabetes risk may be linked to elevated prepregnancy serum ferritin levels

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV infection responsible for 49% of disease burden in Zimbabwe

HIV/AIDS Knowledge - Sexually transmitted infection knowledge varies among female sex street workers in Italy

HIV/AIDS Prevention - HIV-infected person likely to engage in safe sex if partner is perceived as being uninfected

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - Risk factors for unsafe sex behaviors among male rural migrants in Shanghai identified

HIV/AIDS Vaginal Microbicide - Vaginal microbicides are being developed to prevent HIV transmission

Headache & Migraine - Cluster headaches are not affected to a great extent by hormonal influences

Hormone Therapy - Developing novel hormone therapy delivery systems may enhance efficacy and compliance

Human Papillomavirus - Integrated human papillomavirus 16 may be detectable in even low-grade cervical lesions

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - Prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccines are focus of review

Hysterectomy - Method of hysterectomy does not affect psychological outcomes

Influenza - Influenza-like illness among unvaccinated pregnant and postpartum women was explored

KSHV Vertical Transmission - Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus strains concordant between mother and child

Medicare - Women's health group comments on proposed Medicare prospective payment rule

Menopause - Menopausal status increases women's reporting of musculoskeletal pain

Mental Health - Adolescent mental disorders are associated with increased risk of adult partner violence

Newborn Screening - Newborn screening beneficial to patients and a cost saving for society

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is not associated with use of hormone replacement therapy

Obesity Epidemiology - Obese mothers' concern about infant overeating is linked to offspring adiposity at 5 years