Women's Health Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 6th, 2006
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Arthritis - Decline in physical functioning for women in midlife may begin earlier than expected
Cardiovascular Disease - Cardiac autonomic regulation may be positively affected by raloxifene
Cervical Cancer - Low podoplanin expression predicts poor prognosis in advanced-stage squamous cell carcinoma
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Single-dose nevirapine studies would enhance understanding of nevirapine-resistant HIV-1
Uterine Cancer - Uterine serous papillary cancer may be diagnosed by elevated serum kallikrein 10
Autoimmune Disease - Anticardiolipin detection in infants best assay to evaluate disappearance of maternal aPL
Bladder Cancer - Microscopic hematuria in women with voiding symptoms is not predictive for bladder cancer
Breast Cancer - Abraxis BioScience receives approval in Canada for Abraxane
Breast Cancer - Allos Therapeutics' Efaproxyn reduces tumor hypoxia, HIF-1-alpha expression
Breast Cancer - Antisoma announces positive phase I data, new trial plans and regaining of rights for R1550
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer cell response to therapy correlates with HER2 amplification
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer epidemiology discussed
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer genes support hypoxia adaptation and angiogenesis
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer invasion and metastasis prevented by targeting Pro interface
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patients tolerated bortezomib but showed limited response
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer progesterone receptor status defines patients who would benefit from tamoxifen
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer survival linked to decreased expression of phosphorylated c-jun NH2-terminal kinase
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer survival prognosticated by expression of Kruppel-like factor 5
Breast Cancer - Breast tumor suppression influenced by genetic background of cancer cell lines
Breast Cancer - Elderly breast cancer patients tolerated idarubicin at the dose of 5 mg/day for 21 consecutive days
Breast Cancer - Familial breast cancer risk linked to ARLTS1 Cys148Arg variant
Breast Cancer - Familial breast cancer risk not significantly linked to RAD50 expression
Breast Cancer - Her 2/neu might be involved in the pathogenesis of Sezary syndrome
Breast Cancer - Hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha is prognostic marker in breast cancer subgroup
Breast Cancer - Lilly concludes lower dose of Alimta in metastatic breast cancer suitable for further study
Breast Cancer - New book provides a comprehensive guide to mammography
Breast Cancer - Outcome of breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy predicted by disseminated tumor cells
Breast Cancer - Pfizer reports better survival for breast cancer patients switched from tamoxifen to Aromasin
Breast Cancer - Replens and RepHresh launch pink ribbon/watch campaign for breast cancer awareness
Breast Cancer Therapy - Breast cancer cells show a vegetable derivative and paclitaxel offer therapeutic synergy
Breast Cancer Therapy - Vitamin D3 suppresses the androgen-stimulated growth of mammary carcinoma cells
Breast Cancer Vaccine - Transfected fibroblasts enhance immunity to breast cancer
Business Update - Clinical experience for Arimidex (anastrozole) passes "two million patient years" milestone
Business Update - Digene announces CEO succession plan
Cancer Research - Reolysin could be used to treat many forms of advanced cancer
Cancer Risk Factors - Distal colorectal adenoma in women may be precipitated by hyperinsulinemia
Cancer Therapy - Blocking B7-H4 or depleting B7-H4+ tumor macrophages could enhance T cell tumor immunity in cancer
Cardiovascular Disease - Cardiovascular disease risk may be related to length of menstrual cycle in midlife
Cardiovascular Disease - Cardiovascular risk may be under-recognized in women with physical disabilities
Cardiovascular Disease - Effect of hormone replacement therapy on cardiovascular risk reviewed
Cardiovascular Disease - Obese insulin-resistant women have elevated levels of plasma asymmetric dimethylarginine
Cardiovascular Disease - Thrombolytic therapy should not be withheld in pregnant patients
Cardiovascular Disease - Visceral obesity may be related to endothelial activation
Cardiovascular Research - Cardium reports meta-analysis findings of angiogenic gene therapy studies in heart disease
Cervical Cancer - Cervical carcinogenesis apoptosis correlated with mitogen activated protein kinase profiles
Cervical Cancer - Inventors praise U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of vaccine for cervical cancer
Cervical Cancer - Study shows HPV DNA testing about 40% more sensitive than conventional, liquid based PAPs
Clinical Trials - Ethics for clinical trials enrollment for women of childbearing potential emphasized
Coronary Artery Disease - Obesity is associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness in women
Dental Research - Pregnancy cravings can harm your oral health
Dental Research - Treatment drug may cause jawbone to die
Developmental Biology - Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor can be allosterically activated
Diet & Nutrition - Fruit and vegetable purchases increase with issuance of restrictive vouchers
Diet & Nutrition - New survey reveals women's insights on how food and friends affect their health practices
Drug Development - AEterna Zentaris reports positive results from ongoing phase I trial with AN-152
Eating Disorders - Eating disorder therapy improves eating symptoms but not alexithymia and dissociation proneness
Eating Disorders - Video feedback improves relationship between bulimic mothers and their infants
Embryogenesis - Alginate-extracellular matrix gels investigate ovarian follicle development
Environmental Health - Gas-phase ambient air contaminants show significant dioxin- and estrogen-like activity
Fitness & Wellness - Women's Health Resource Center offers tips for healthy summer skin
Genetics & Genomics - Humphrey Cancer Center patients stand to benefit from genetics counseling effort
Genital Herpes - Recurrent genital herpes effectively treated with once-daily famciclovir
Geriatrics - Urogynecologic surgery in elderly women carries higher risk of morbidity and mortality
HIV/AIDS Obstetrics - Protease inhibitor-containing HAART associated with increased risk of preterm delivery
HIV/AIDS Therapy - 11 Beta-hydroxylase inhibition increases adrenal androgen secretion in HIV-infected women
Healthcare Costs - New osteoporosis medication not cost-effective compared with older, cheaper drug
Healthcare Coverage - U.S. Health & Human Services approves Texas plan to expand coverage to more pregnant women
Hormones - Comparative study shows safer, more controlled stimulation with Menopur than Gonal-f
Hyperparathyroidism - Hyperparathyroidism is portrayed by catabolic actions at cortical and cancellous sites
Hypopituitarism - Testosterone enhances bone density in women with androgen deficiency
Hysterectomy - Hysterectomy post-tubal sterilization may not increase risk of hydrosalpinx formation
Imaging - InMed Diagnostic Services selects Aurora Breast MRI for breast imaging
Infertility - Candidate genes for premature ovarian failure identified
Infertility - Premature ovarian failure may be associated with genetic variants of human BMP15 gene
Infertility - Shared risk infertility refund program yields 96% satisfaction rate
Longevity - Longevity of parents affected by gender of offspring studied in Poland
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer linked to frequent FHIT gene loss of heterozygosity
Lung Cancer - Survey shows lack of lung cancer awareness among most women
Menopause - Bionovo highlights new assay data on menopausal drug
Menopause - Bone turnover is better predicted by inhibin A levels than follicle-stimulating hormone
Mental Health - Depressive symptoms related to work environment are influenced by gender
Mental Health - Group intervention benefits female fire-setters with intellectual disabilities
Mental Health - Use of anti-depressant does not decrease risk of relapse for patients with anorexia nervosa
Myocardial Infarction - Educational teaching tools improve women's recognition of myocardial infarction symptoms
Natural Products - Serum parathyroid hormone and urinary calcium increase after 2 months of licorice therapy
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Data from Xyotax Stellar trials for non-small cell lung cancer presented at ASCO
Obesity Pathogenesis - Prenatal period determines adult body composition by way of insulin axis program
Obesity Research - Ethnic differences in lipolysis inhibition may explain weight loss disparities in women
Obstetrics - Anal sphincter defects increase risk of new bowel symptoms in postpartum women
Obstetrics - Early detection of fetal alcohol effects may emphasize benefit of early abstinence
Obstetrics - Fetal birth weight may be affected by maternal periodontal disease in early pregnancy
Obstetrics - Intrauterine growth restriction may be associated with amniotic fluid levels of annexin A5
Obstetrics - Maternal, fetal metabotropic glutamate receptors downregulated by caffeine intake
Obstetrics - Pentraxin 3 may be useful marker of altered endothelial function in preeclampsia
Obstetrics - Pregnancy discomforts may be improved by aquatic exercises
Obstetrics - Preterm birth risk may be decreased with second trimester progesterone therapy
Obstetrics - Preterm delivery risk is increased with suboptimal hypertensive control in early pregnancy
Obstetrics - Results of safe motherhood initiative published in effort to reduce maternal death rate
Obstetrics - Sickle cell trait in pregnant women does not increase susceptibility to bacteriuria
Obstetrics - Twin preterm delivery is not predicted by maternal characteristics and cervical length
Obstetrics - Women with select pregnancy complications display alterations of angiogenesis factors
Osteoarthritis - Osteoarthritis severity may be related to lack of physical activity or work status
Osteoporosis - Osteoporotic vertebrae new implant prototypes perform better than conventional implants
Osteoporosis - Vertebroplasty-associated intradiscal cement leakage is assessed
Osteoporosis - Women leaders call for action on osteoporosis by policy makers, health professionals
Ovarian Cancer - Access Pharmaceuticals announces dosing of ProLindac in first patient in phase II trial
Ovarian Cancer - Chilean high-risk breast/ovarian cancer patients should undergo molecular genetic testing
Ovarian Cancer - Class III beta-tubulin over expression is a marker of poor outcome in ovarian cancer
Ovarian Cancer - Morphotek initiates phase II clinical studies for Morab-003 in ovarian cancer
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian adenocarcinoma survival related to linksets of tumor chromosome breakpoints
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer patients undergoing paclitaxel chemotherapy managed with pemirolast
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer sensitized to cisplatin via Bcl-X-L deamidation
Personnel - LHC Group appoints Komen foundation founder Nancy Goodman Brinker to board of directors
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Fetal programming may play role in development of polycystic ovary syndrome in adult life
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Metabolic abnormalities may continue with age in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Metformin may lower coronary risk in hyperinsulinemic women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Peripubertal obesity in girls is associated with hyperandrogenemia
Preventive Medicine - Women's health care maintenance visits offer opportunities for preventive care
Pruritus - Pruritus incidence and severity is reduced by intraoperative propofol administration
Public Health - Department of Health steps up efforts to curb smoking during pregnancy
Scoliosis - Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis susceptibility increased by gene polymorphisms
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Abdominal sacral colpopexy with concomitant hysterectomy increases risk for mesh erosion
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Chronic pelvic pain improves with combined Mensendieck somatocognitive/gynecologic therapy
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Multifocal human papillomavirus may explain recurrence of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Physician consultation should be encouraged before discontinuing contraceptives
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Posterior vaginal sling has high early postoperative failure rate in elderly patients
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Relationship between anterior and apical compartment support examined
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Restoration of vaginal lactobacilli is similarly effected by clindamycin and metronidazole
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Study refutes recent report that bone marrow can replenish female oocytes
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Vaginal infections often go ignored and untreated
Sociology Research - Web usage may be lower in women due to self-perceived lower skill levels
Sociology Research - Women's skin tone influences perception of beauty, health, age, sociobiologists find
Vaginitis - Stress is a primary cause of chronic recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis
Venous Thromboembolism - Incidence of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy may be higher than reported
Allergies - New research from Italy, Japan and Australia in the area of allergies detailed
Breast Cancer - Findings from Australia, France and Canada describe new data in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Findings from Japan, Scotland and the United States advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Findings from the United States, Japan and Netherlands in breast cancer provide new insights
Breast Cancer - New findings in breast cancer described from the United States and Canada
Breast Cancer - New research from Poland, Germany and the United States in the area of breast cancer detailed
Breast Cancer - Recent studies from France and Sweden add new data to breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Reports from France, the United States and Canada advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Reports from Italy and the United States describe recent advances in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Reports from the United States and cjen@sun add new data to breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Reports from the United States and United Kingdom add new data to breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Research from Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom in breast cancer provides new insights
Breast Cancer - Research from New Zealand, United States and Sweden add new data to breast cancer body of knowledge
Breast Cancer - Researchers from France, Italy and Denmark report recent findings in breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers from Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States describe findings in breast cancer studies
Breast Cancer - Researchers from Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom report recent findings in breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers' work from Canada, Japan and the Netherlands; k adds to breast cancer body of knowledge
Breast Cancer - Studies from Germany and the United States advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Cancer Research - Findings from the United States and Austria advance knowledge in cancer research
Cancer Research - Findings from the United States in cancer provide new insights
Cancer Research - New findings from the United States, Japan and Australia in the area of cancer described
Cancer Treatment - New findings from Canada and the United States in the area of cancer treatment detailed
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from Italy, Australia and the United Kingdom report details of new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and United States describe findings in cancer treatment studies
Cervical Cancer - Research from Norway, the Korea; ytkchoi@yumc and the United Kingdom in cervical cancer provides new insights
Cervical Cancer - Researchers from Brazil, Taiwan and the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of cervical cancer
Cytomegalovirus - Researchers from the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of cytomegalovirus
Diabetes - New findings from Sweden, Taiwan and the United States in the area of diabetes described
Diabetes - Studies from Israel and Japan add new findings to diabetes body of knowledge
Endocrinology - Researchers from the United States describe findings in endocrinology studies
Endometrial Cancer - Data from the United States advance knowledge in endometrial cancer research
Genetics - Reports from the United States and Canada advance knowledge in genetics research
Geriatrics - Research from the United States and Japan in geriatrics provides new insights
HIV/AIDS - Findings from the United States and Belgium advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - New data from South Africa, United States and Uganda lluminates research in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - Recent studies from the United States add new data to HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS - Researchers' work from Thailand, the United Kingdom and Argentina adds to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
Heart Disease - Research from Italy, Finland and Japan add new data to heart disease body of knowledge
Obesity - Data from the United States advance knowledge in obesity research
Obstetrics - Recent findings from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada illuminate research in obstetrics
Obstetrics - Reports from Australia, Greece and the United States add new data to obstetrics research
Obstetrics - Researchers from the United Kingdom and Canada report details of new studies and findings in the area of obstetrics
Obstetrics - Studies from the United States, Netherlands and Canada advance knowledge in obstetrics research
Osteoporosis - Findings from Japan, France and Norway advance knowledge in osteoporosis research
Osteoporosis - Recent studies from Japan and France add new data to osteoporosis research
Osteoporosis - Research from Japan, the United States and Australia add new data to osteoporosis body of knowledge
Osteoporosis - Researchers from Finland, the New Zealand and France report details of new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - Researchers from Japan, the Czech Republic and Italy detail new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - Studies from the United States add new findings to osteoporosis body of knowledge
Ovarian Cancer - Reports from Finland, the United States and Italy describe recent advances in ovarian cancer research
Ovarian Cancer - Researchers' data from the United Kingdom and Austria advance ovarian cancer research
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - Researchers from Spain, France and Germany publish new studies and findings in the area of polycystic ovarian syndrome
Surgery - New findings from Canada and the United States in the area of surgery detailed
Urology - Recent studies from the United States and Egypt add new data to urology research
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