Women's Health Weekly

Breast Cancer - Adult weight gain is associated with increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Breast Cancer - Women with breast cancer are cautioned against phytoestrogens for menopausal symptoms

Dental Research - Hormones may play key role in notable gender differences in dental caries rates

Diet & Nutrition - Consumption of soy protein versus meat affects calcium absorption in women

Osteoporosis - Nitric oxide polymorphisms may not be associated with bone strength in older women

Alcohol Use - Marital therapy may be more effective at treating female alcoholics than traditional methods

Apoptosis - Glutathione can modulate induced apoptosis

Bone Marrow - Tumor growth impeded natural-killer-cell maturation

Breast Cancer - Axillary surgical technique for breast cancer is described

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer incidence in Central Poland linked to germline mutations 657del5 of NBS1 gene

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer metastasis and potential markers researched using proteomic data

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer prognosticated by Nuclear Receptor Co-repressor 1 mRNA

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer pulmonary metastasis is thwarted by erlotinib in mouse models

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness and fitness improve after exercise

Breast Cancer - Breast cancer spread is reduced upon the administration of therapy targeting protein kinase c-Src

Breast Cancer - Computer-aided detection improves early breast cancer identification

Breast Cancer - Development of breast lesions may be linked to environmental exposure to trace elements

Breast Cancer - Ductal carcinoma-in-situ of the breast recurrence prevented with radiotherapy

Breast Cancer - Ductal carcinoma-in-situ of the breast treated with accelerated partial breast irradiation

Breast Cancer - Label-free semiquantitative peptide feature profiling of breast cancer described

Breast Cancer - Predicting breast cancer response to endocrine therapy by estrogen receptor-beta should be examined

Breast Cancer - Receptor Tyr kinase is a survival factor in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Survey finds postmenopausal women less concerned about breast cancer than younger women

Breast Cancer - Tumor characteristics may provide prognostic information on breast cancer risk factors

Business & Finance - Cytokinetics reports $1.4 million in revenue from R & D collaborations in second quarter

Business & Finance - Kosan reports second-quarter revenues of $2.7M, down from $3.3M last year

Business Update - Mylan announces final approval for added strengths of transdermal vasometer systems

Cancer Gene Therapy - Breast cancer tissue is affected by gain of imprinting of sense and antisense transcripts

Cancer Therapy - Women with endometrial cancer should be screened for inherited mutations

Cardiology - Atrial fibrillation is not associated with preoperative C-reactive protein levels in women

Cardiology - Calcium deposits detected on mammograms do not appear associated with coronary risk factors

Cardiology - Gender differences in coronary events in patients in Japan treated with simvastatin were examined

Cardiomyopathy - Should apical ballooning syndrome be clinical consideration for women with chest pain?

Cardiovascular Disease - Genotyping estrogen receptor gene to tailor hormone therapy may not improve coronary risk

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer diagnosis improved by laminin-5 gamma 2 chain immunohistochemistry

Cervical Cancer - Cervical carcinoma apoptosis induced by mitomycin C via Fas/FasL dependent pathway

Cervical Cancer - Cervical carcinoma prognosticated by lymphatic vessel density

Cervical Cancer - Concurrent HPV DNA testing and Pap cytology for cancer detection are focus of trial

Cervical Cancer - Endovaginal magnetic resonance imaging provides good sensitivity for staging uterine tumors

Collaborations - Antares inks development deal with the Population Council

Complementary & Alternative Medicine - Race/ethnicity are independently associated with complementary and alternative medicine use

Depression - Encounters with discrimination are associated with poor health outcomes

Depression - Lack of studies on depression in African American women is addressed in journal

Dermatology - Women's skin is influenced by hormonal changes

Diagnostics - Self-collected and clinician-collected cervical sample tests are comparable

Domestic Violence - Screening methods can play a role in the disclosure of intimate partner violence

Eating Disorders - Pros and Cons of Eating Disorders scale is useful for treatment targeting

Endometrial Cancer - Pelvic lymph node count plays prognostic role in FIGO stage I and II endometrial cancer

Environmental Health - Elevated blood lead level is associated with higher risk of infertility in women

Esophageal Cancer - Esophageal cancer risk not increased in patients treated without radiotherapy

Finance - Cytyc reports record second quarter, revenue increases 20% to $150.4 million

Finance - ExonHit Therapeutics announces first-half 2006 revenues up 46%

Finance - Hologic announces $75 million senior unsecured credit facility

Finance - Hologic announces Q3 revenues of $119,685,000, a 62% increase from last year

Gastric Banding - Gastric banding is associated with sustained weight loss and energy expenditure conservation

Gastroenterology - Women with inflammatory bowel disease may have reduced rate of flare-ups after pregnancy

Gene Research - Gene recombination can be temporally controlled in astrocytes

Gene Research - Gene variations may increase stroke risk for younger women

Geriatrics - Tai Chi proves effective for enhancing certain fitness parameters in elderly women

Gestational Asthma - T-helper 1/2 chemokine imbalance may predict women at risk for severe gestational asthma

HIV/AIDS Perinatal Transmission - Maternal autologous neutralizing antibody protective against perinatal HIV-1 transmission

HIV/AIDS Risk Factors - HIV-infected injection drug-using women engage in risky sex with HIV-uninfected men

Herpes Simplex Virus - Herpes simplex virus infections were found to be prevalent in adolescent women

Human Papillomavirus - Effectiveness of human papillomavirus testing during routine cervical screening was explored

Human Papillomavirus - Human papillomavirus DNA detection enhanced by linear array HPV genotype assay

Hypertension - Serum uric acid levels are associated with left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive women

Liver Cancer - Unresectable liver tumor survival improved after radiofrequency ablation

Medical Imaging - Enhanced breast MRI system shows great promise in early detection and treatment of breast cancer

Mental Health - Cultural attitudes in African American women towards psychiatric medications were explored

Mental Health - Evidence-based treatments decrease depression even in women with post-traumatic stress disorder

Mergers & Acquisitions - Hologic acquires Suros Surgical Systems

Obesity Research - Racial differences in values and beliefs about obesity have been examined

Obesity Risk Factors - Use of weight categories to predict mortality outcomes may produce faulty risk assessments

Obesity Therapy - Atomoxetine may have moderate effect on short-term weight loss

Obstetrics - Choice of model for weight correction of multiples of median values was evaluated