Women's Health Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 21st, 2006
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Breast Cancer - Combined estrogen and testosterone therapy increases risk of breast cancer in women
Breast Cancer - Exemestane after tamoxifen therapy may be associated with positive body composition changes
Menopause - Hot flash-induced sleep disturbances are reduced during rapid eye movement sleep
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Estrogen therapy may decrease loss of gray matter volume in postmenopausal women
Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Neovascular age-related macular degeneration risk is reduced by hormone therapy
Alcohol Use - Study refutes theory that alcohol use is lower in European countries than in U.S.
Assisted Reproduction - Health and development of children born after assisted reproduction were focus of review
Bone Mineral Density - Genetic interaction between aromatase and estrogen receptors influences bone mineral density
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer cell invasion promoted by toll-like receptor agonists
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer estrogen receptor alpha expression down-regulated by polyamine analogues
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer incidence elevated in Belarus and Ukraine after the Chernobyl accident
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer linked to frequent RUNX3 inactivation
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer organ dose estimates lowered when based on actual patient population features
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer outcomes are predicted by cells linked to tumor angiogenesis
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patient stay shortened with axillary padding after lymphadenectomy without a drain
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patients with BRCA1/2 mutations have unique histopathology
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer patients' renal function not affected by intravenous ibandronate
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer postoperative seroma not prevented with fibrin sealant
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer proliferation is prevented when Gemini vitamin D derivative regulates key genes
Breast Cancer - Breast lesions assessed by excisional biopsy after MRI-guided preoperative wire localization
Breast Cancer - Breast tumor angiogenesis is strongly regulated by BRCA1
Breast Cancer - Ductal carcinoma in situ could not be diagnosed accurately by core biopsy
Breast Cancer - Hyperplastic breast lesions are cancer precursors
Breast Cancer - Immuno-editing of cancers may result in epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Breast Cancer - Immunohistochemical biomarker panel prognostic for estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Lower rate of mammography for elderly women exhibits ethnic disparities
Breast Cancer - Quality of life for breast cancer survivors is improved by aerobic and resistance training
Breast Cancer - Response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy is not related to pretreatment hemoglobin levels
Breast Cancer - Women with lobular neoplasia alone in core needle biopsy have low rate of invasive carcinoma
Breast Cancer - YM BioSciences reports safety board recommends tesmilifene trial continue as planned
Business Update - Advanced Cardiac Life Sciences develops CardioVance, website for women's heart disease
Business Update - Synova Healthcare to distribute vaginal infection diagnostic tests through Duane Reade Pharmacies
Cancer Diagnostics - Cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia diagnosed by Ki-67 immunostaining
Cancer Gene Therapy - Angiotensinogen gene transfer suppresses angiogenesis and tumor growth
Cancer Gene Therapy - Pharmacokinetics of oncolytic measles virotherapy clarified
Cancer Therapy - Oncology groups publish measures of quality care for breast and colorectal cancers
Cancer Therapy - Selectivity for ovarian cancer cells enhanced by targeted oncolytic adenoviruses
Cardiovascular Disease - Altered lipid metabolism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome may indicate heart disease risk
Cervical Cancer Vaccine - Brisbane teens receive the first cervical cancer vaccine shots
Chemotherapy - Chemotherapy-induced cytotoxicity modulated by serine protease HtrA1
Childhood Sexual Abuse - Design of childhood sexual abuse programs may be enhanced by examining racial factors
Childhood Sexual Abuse - Women with repressed memories of sexual abuse are not more adept at directed forgetting
Colorectal Cancer - Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer predicted by gynecological tumors in Lebanese
Contraception - American Public Health Association advocates wider access to OTC sales of Plan B
Contraception - U.S. FDA grants OTC status to Barr's Plan B emergency contraceptive
Dental Care & Obstetrics - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan promoting oral health among pregnant mothers
Depression - Impact of major depression on leisure and daily activities varies by gender
Depression - Social support/social networks are important to reduce incidence of postpartum depression
Dermatology - Treatment for hyperandrogenism in women should address underlying etiology of androgen excess
Diabetes Control - Glucose-monitoring by continuous subcutaneous microdialysis is reliable in neonatal diabetes
Diabetes Epidemiology - ABCC8 gene mutations can induce neonatal diabetes
Diagnostics - Diamics submits 510k to U.S. FDA for unique cervical collection device
Diagnostics - Sentinel node imaging for diagnosing breast cancer and melanoma described
Diet & Nutrition - Cognitive performance does not appear be affected by dietary genistein intake
Diet & Nutrition - Nutritional needs differ between the sexes
Drug Development - Kosan names its lead Hsp90 inhibitor compounds KOS-953 and KOS-1022
Dysplasia - Dysplasia of the uterine cervix risk factors defined
Embryogenesis - Aberrations of early trophoblast differentiation predispose to pregnancy failure
Endocrinology - Sex-steroid effects on the pituitary-thyroid axis in transsexuals is studied
Endocrinology - Trans fatty acid-rich fat during pregnancy inhibits the hypophagic effect of insulin in offspring
Endometrial Cancer - 5-cm ancillary trocars minimize invasiveness for laparoscopic treatment of endometrial cancer
Endometrial Cancer - Hysteroscopic imaging may enhance cancer detection in women with atypical hyperplasia
Endometriosis - Endometriosis staunches ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma proliferation in mice models
Finance - FibroGen awarded grant from NHLBI to develop HIF-PH inhibitors to treat sickle cell disease
Finance - Inverness Medical Innovations agrees to sell 5,000,000 shares of common stock
Gene Research - Normal mammary gland development is contingent on AP-1 transcription factor expression
Geriatrics - Serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 is associated with reduced fall risk in older women
HIV/AIDS Anemia - Maternal and neonatal vitamin A supplementation does not affect hemoglobin or anemia
HIV/AIDS Assisted Reproduction - PCR detects low HIV-1 RNA in semen preparations used for assisted reproduction
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology - HIV hazard rates estimated from cross-sectional HIV prevalence data
HIV/AIDS HAART - Placental transfer of lopinavir/ritonavir determined
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Novel strategies for preventing perinatal HIV transmission are focus of review
Hepatitis C Virus - Hepatitis C virus infection is cleared more efficiently in females
Human Papillomavirus - Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in South Wales is reported
Human Papillomavirus - Seventy percent of adults support use of HPV vaccine, despite ignorance of HPV
Market Analysis - Therapeutic options for breast cancer may change due to newly approved aromatase inhibitor
Measles Epidemiology - Measles and mumps immunizations are below recommended levels in Germany
Menopause - Black cohosh extract appears to be safe alternative treatment for menopausal symptoms
Menopause - Complementary and alternative therapy studies for menopausal symptoms are inconclusive
Menopause - Continued participation is important to maintain psychological benefit from exercise program
Menopause - Menopause symptoms are not affected by ingestion of soy flour and dietary flaxseed
Menopause - Scientists cite red clover as safe, effective treatment of menopausal symptoms
Mental Health - Angry behavior in children may be associated with maternal partner transitions
Mental Health - Depression/anger expression is associated with increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in women
Obesity Research - Characteristics of adrenomedullin make it eligible as new adipokine
Obstetrics - Early pregnancy failure may be effectively treated with gestational sac aspiration
Obstetrics - Effect of nicotine on cell column development may impair placental attachment to uterine wall
Obstetrics - Enhancing accuracy for prediction of postpartum blood loss may improve maternal outcomes
Obstetrics - Expectant/medical management of first trimester miscarriage is cost-effective
Obstetrics - For low-risk women, the risk of death may be higher for babies delivered by cesarean
Obstetrics - March of Dimes urges approval of progesterone therapy as prevention for pre-term births
Obstetrics - Myomectomy may be better fertility-sparing choice for women with uterine fibroids
Obstetrics - Nonsurgical infertility treatment comes to Arizona
Obstetrics - Pre-pregnancy obesity and excess weight gain during pregnancy increase rates of macrosomia
Obstetrics - Pre-pregnancy obesity may lead to increased incidence of postpartum depression
Ovarian Cancer - Childhood ovarian cancer survivors have increased future risk of premature menopause
Ovarian Cancer - Laparoscopic staging alone may be feasible for early stage ovarian cancer
Ovarian Cancer - Obesity leads to more aggressive ovarian cancer
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer cell promoter regulation requires epigenetic modifications
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancer patients benefit from tailored decision aid about cancer risk management
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian cancers display localized production of angiogenic factors
Ovarian Cancer - Ovarian carcinomas linked to high expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2
Ovarian Tumors - Ovarian sex cord stromal tumor pathogenesis discussed
Ovarian Tumors - Ovarian tumors assessed by frozen section
Parkinson Disease - Alendronate + vitamin D2 therapy reduces hip fractures in women with Parkinson disease
Personnel - Case Western Medical School dean to chair Stanford Department of Medicine
Personnel - Charles M. Fleischman resigns as Digene president, COO and chief financial officer
Personnel - Genesis Bioventures announces Dr. John Todd to chair the company's clinical advisory board
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer risk in African Americans linked to ICAM single nucleotide polymorphisms
RNA Research - Abundant transcripts from retrotransposons are unstable in mouse oocytes
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Diagnostic tools to detect intrauterine myomas and polyps were compared
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Increasing role of total laparoscopic hysterectomy is focus of review
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Oral contraceptives/surgical therapy prove cost-effective for dysfunctional uterine bleeding
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Recurrent abortion/pre-eclampsia may share evolutionary origins of organ transplant rejection
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Testosterone may be effective to treat hypoactive sexual desire after surgical menopause
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Transcervical endometrial resection is efficacious without preoperative hormonal preparation
Streptococcal Vaccine - Attitudes toward group B Streptococcus vaccination during pregnancy were explored
Urinary Incontinence - Bladder neck suspension technique in laparoscopic Burch colposuspension was evaluated
Breast Cancer - Data from the United States and Switzerland advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - Findings from Germany advance knowledge in breast cancer research
Breast Cancer - New findings from the United Kingdom and United States in the area of breast cancer detailed
Breast Cancer - New research from Germany, Canada and France in the area of breast cancer detailed
Breast Cancer - New research from the United States and Taiwan in the area of breast cancer detailed
Breast Cancer - Recent findings in breast cancer described by researchers from the United States and Scotland
Breast Cancer - Research from the United States and New Zealand in breast cancer provides new insights
Breast Cancer - Researchers from Italy, Greece and the United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers from Poland, Germany and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Researchers from the People's Republic of China, Spain and United States publish new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Studies from the United States, Japan and Scotland describe new findings in breast cancer research
Cancer Treatment - Researchers' work from the United States, People's Republic of China and United Kingdom adds to cancer treatment body of knowledge
Cardiology - Findings from the United States, United Kingdom and Germany describe new data in cardiology research
Cardiology - Researchers from Japan and the United States describe findings in cardiology studies
Cervical Cancer - Findings from France, the United Kingdom and Brazil in cervical cancer provide new insights
Cervical Cancer - Researchers from South Korea and United States describe findings in cervical cancer studies
Cervical Cancer - Researchers from Taiwan, the United States and Canada report recent findings in cervical cancer
Cervical Cancer - Researchers from the Canada H2W 1S6; eduardo, Spain and United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cervical cancer
Diabetes - Researchers from Scotland, Australia and the United States report recent findings in diabetes
Endometrial Cancer - Researchers' data from the United States and People's Republic of China advance endometrial cancer research
Endometriosis - Reports from the United States and Germany describe recent advances in endometriosis research
Gastroenterology - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Canada and Greece describe findings in gastroenterology studies
HIV/AIDS - New findings from South Africa and United States in the area of HIV/AIDS described
HIV/AIDS - Studies from the United States add new findings to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
Heart Disease - New research from Canada, the United States and Germany in the area of heart disease detailed
Heart Disease - Researchers from the United States and Turkey provide details of new studies and findings in the area of heart disease
Hypertension - Researchers' work from Japan, Norway and Italy adds to hypertension body of knowledge
Obesity - Researchers' work from the United States adds to obesity body of knowledge
Obstetrics - Recent findings from the United States and QC H9X 3V9; kristine illuminate research in obstetrics
Obstetrics - Reports from the United States, Austria and Australia advance knowledge in obstetrics research
Obstetrics - Researchers from Sweden, the United States and Norway publish new studies and findings in the area of obstetrics
Obstetrics - Researchers' work from Australia and Greece adds to obstetrics body of knowledge
Obstetrics - Studies from the United States and Australia add new findings to obstetrics body of knowledge
Osteoporosis - Findings from the United States describe new data in osteoporosis research
Osteoporosis - New data from France, the United States and Belgium lluminates research in osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - New findings in osteoporosis described from New Zealand and United States
Osteoporosis - New research from France, Spain and the United States in the area of osteoporosis detailed
Osteoporosis - Recent findings in osteoporosis described by researchers from Austria, the United States and Japan
Osteoporosis - Researchers from the United States and Japan detail new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis
Osteoporosis - Researchers from the United States, Egypt and Brazil publish new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis
Ovarian Cancer - Studies from the United Kingdom, People's Republic of China and Israel describe new findings in ovarian cancer research
Pancreatic Cancer - Findings from the United States and Greece in pancreatic cancer provide new insights
Papillomavirus - Recent findings from the United Kingdom and United States illuminate research in papillomavirus
Papillomavirus - Researchers from the United States and Mexico publish new studies and findings in the area of papillomavirus
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