Women's Health Weekly back issues from February 2003:
Drinking increases risk.(breast cancer)
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Every drink a woman takes increases her chances of developing breast cancer. But researchers have cleared away the confusion over whether it's the cigarette she smokes along with the drink that leads to the cancer. Now scientists are ...
Pregnant women with pre-eclampsia have much narrower upper airways.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pregnant women diagnosed with an abnormal condition of pregnancy called pre-eclampsia, which raises blood pressure, demonstrated significantly smaller upper airways than did either nonpregnant women or those with normal pregnancies, according to a ...
Novel method grows normal human breast tissues in vivo.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed a new method for growing normal human breast tissues in mice. They described "a novel system for studying the growth of normal human mammary epithelium in vivo as grafts in athymic nude mice. The key feature of ...
Researchers discover how embryo attaches to uterus.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health have discovered how an embryo initially attaches to the wall of the uterus - what appears to be one of the earliest steps needed to establish a successful pregnancy. ...
Derivatives from food packaging don't show estrogenic activity.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chemicals derived from coatings used for packing food don't demonstrate estrogenic activity when administered to human breast cancer cells. "Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is an epoxy resin monomer. Epoxy-based solution coatings ...
Adjuvant provides mucosal immunity for Chlamydia trachomatis vaccine.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Canada, "Cellular and humoral immune responses induced following murine Chlamydia trachomatis infection confer almost sterile protection against homologous reinfection. On the other hand, immunization with ...
Abortion pills account for 6% of U.S. abortions.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors used pills such as RU-486 to perform about 6% of abortions in the first several months after the controversial drug was approved in the United States, a new study says. The study, published January 15, 2003, by the Alan ...
Former WebMD executive producer joins NewsRx.(Dominque Walton Brooks)
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A former WebMD executive producer and medical editor has joined Atlanta-based NewsRx, along with three board-certified editors. Dominique Walton Brooks, MD, with WebMD until 2001, will serve as senior medical editor at NewsRx. ...
Insecticide affects male offspring of pregnant and lactating rats.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The insectide deltamethrin appears to cause subtle changes in male rats that are exposed to it while in utero or while suckling. According to a study from Brazil, "the effects of low doses of deltamethrin administered to female rats on ...
American women still having too many mastectomies.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although there are 25 years of solid scientific evidence showing that breast-conserving therapy has the same survival rate as mastectomy, American women are more likely to have mastectomy than are women in the United Kingdom. So said ...
Research investigates progestin-mediated signaling in cancer cells.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The authors of a new study have investigated progestin-mediated signaling in certain cancer cells. "We have previously shown that the G protein-coupled receptor (GPR)30 is critical for progestin-induced growth inhibition. In this ...
Treatments and outcomes differ widely among women of different races.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Important disparities in breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival among American women of various racial and ethnic backgrounds are documented in a new study by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. ...
Some cancers show more hereditary linkage than others in Swedish study.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Sweden, "familial risks for histopathology-specific cancers have not been determined. We used the nationwide Swedish Family-Cancer Database on 10.2 million individuals and I million tumors to calculate ...
Cervical keratinocyte gene changes linked to human papillomavirus 16.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have a new set of genes that associate with the integration of human papillomavirus 16 in cervical cancer cells. According to recent research from England, "episomal integration is a critical event in human papillomavirus ...
Risk of pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery proportionate to its size.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several factors characterize uterine pseudoaneurysm, according to the authors of a case study. According to recent research from Germany, "a pseudoaneurysm is an extraluminal collection of blood with turbulent flow that communicates ...
Necon 7/7/7 generic oral contraceptive launched.(Brief Article)
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (WPI) announced that it has launched Necon 7/7/7 (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol tablets), a generic version of the oral contraceptive Ortho-Novum 7/7/7. Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 is marketed by Ortho-McNeil ...
Maternal and umbilical fatty acid status and mother's diet analyzed.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have analyzed mothers' diets in relation to maternal and umbilical fatty acid status. "The aim of this study was to describe the dietary fat intake during pregnancy and to study the relationship between the intake of ...
New agents display selectivity for estrogen receptor beta.(Brief Article)
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at a major drug firm have reported on a new line of estrogen receptor modulators with selectivity for estrogen receptor beta. The scientists described "a series of 1,3,5-triazine-based estrogen receptor (ER) modulators that ...
Study accounts postoperative practices for pain relief in Germany.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from Germany, researchers "surveyed current German practice in postoperative epidural analgesia (EA). Of 300 questionnaires sent anonymously, 147 (49%) were returned fully completed. A 24 hour acute pain service (APS) was ...
Bone morphogenetic protein-15 may be fertility regulator.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report bone morphogenetic protein-15 regulates only one of a few hormones associated with human reproduction and may thus be a fertility modulator. According to a study from the United States, "bone morphogenetic protein-15 ...
Cadmium absorption increases during pregnancy.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers say cadmium adsorption increases in pregnant female rats. "Increased intestinal absorption of essential nutrients is characteristic of pregnancy as the maternal gastrointestinal tract undergoes physiological and biochemical ...
Abdominal and total body fat loss linked to regular exercise.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regular exercise, such as brisk walking, reduces total and intra-abdominal body fat among overweight and obese postmenopausal women, a study by a Yale researcher has found. "Previously sedentary postmenopausal women who exercised for ...
Ergothioneine mitigates diabetic embryopathy in pregnant rats.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from groups in Spain and England, "The natural antioxidant ergothioneine (2-mercaptohistidine trimethylbetaine) is a fungal metabolite and found in most plant and animal tissues. The effect of ergothioneine on diabetic ...
Progesterone hastens diabetes progression in murine model.(Brief Article)
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to researchers in France and the United States, "Gestational diabetes coincides with elevated circulating progesterone levels. We show that progesterone accelerates the progression of diabetes in female db/db mice." "In ...
Insulin sensitivity linked to visceral fat mass in premenopausal women.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Researchers in Canada found a strong association between visceral fat mass and insulin resistance in premenopausal women, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and ...
Migration associates with poorer health in women from European countries.(Brief Article)
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female migrants from certain countries in Europe have fared poorer in terms of health than those from other countries. "Although our knowledge of the relationship between migration and health in women is increasing, we still have a ...
Screening and early diagnosis of lung cancer may be crucial for survival.(Brief Article)
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lung cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in the United States, particularly among women. Researchers advise that refined screening practices may improve outcomes in patients with lung cancer. "Technical developments in ...
Ob-Gyns support president's call for medical liability reform.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has applauded President Bush for addressing the nation's medical liability insurance crisis at a roundtable discussion in Scranton, Pennsylvania. ACOG has long supported ...
Active Chlamydia trachomatis infection correlated to spontaneous abortion.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Couples infected with Chlamydia trachomatis stand a higher risk for early pregnancy lost. According to a study from Chile, "the incidence of Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infection and the possible correlation between couples presenting ...
Boys cause more problems during labor.(Brief Article)
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women are more likely to encounter complications during labor and delivery when they are having a boy, according to new research. The study took place in the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, using data from the delivery ward database ...
Lack of CYR61 (CCN1) correlates with vascular shortfall in placenta.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An extracellular protein known as CYR61 is an essential element of placenta formation and vascularity. "CYR61 (CCN1) is a member of the CCN family of secreted matricellular proteins that includes connective tissue growth factor (CCN2), ...
Rising cesarean rate is cause for alarm, say nurse-midwives.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) has called upon all obstetric providers to offer thorough information on the impact of all birth options to the mother during prenatal consultations. The group was responding to recent data ...
New murine model enables study of growth factor in gynecological cancer.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have established a new murine model that improves the study of ovarian cancer. "Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) performs multifaceted functions in the tumor microenvironment promoting angiogenesis, suppressing ...
Tumors attacked by immune system respond better to therapy.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes predicts the length of remission after chemotherapy and the overall survival of patients with ovarian cancer, according to researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center and the Center on Women's Health ...
Study is first of its kind to focus on home-based intervention for Hispanic mothers.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Helping low-income North Carolina Hispanic mothers cope better with postpartum depression is the focus of a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The 4-year study - known as Alas, which is Spanish ...
Inhibitor Id2 needed for mammary cell differentiation in pregnancy.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Without the helix-loop-helix protein inhibitor of differentiation Id2, breast cells won't undergo differentiation like they should during pregnancy, researchers say. "Mammary alveolar development during pregnancy is triggered by hormone ...
Prevalence of women's sex problems overestimated, study says.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study suggests sex researchers have been overestimating the prevalence of sexual problems in women for years - perhaps because they have been looking at things from a man's point of view. The Kinsey Institute study found that a ...
Chlamydia patients should receive routine STI screening.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chlamydia patients should be routinely tested for other infections, researchers in England argue. V. Harinda and colleagues at St. Mary's Hospital in Hants assessed the utility of "testing patients for other sexually transmitted ...
More women quit smoking during pregnancy but not before and after.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More women are quitting smoking during pregnancy, but smoking trends before and after pregnancy are less encouraging, according to a study of more than 100,000 women. While U.S. smoking rates have generally declined over the last ...
First large study shows high efficacy rate for minimally invasive treatment.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of the largest multicenter prospective uterine fibroid embolization study of 555 Canadian women shows a high clinical success rate with a low complication rate and rapid recovery as reported in Fertility and Sterility, the journal of the ...
Annual summary of statistics on U.S. birthrate, infant mortality in 2001 released.
Feb 06, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in the United States recently published the vital statistics relating to fertility and birth rate for 2001. "The number of births, the crude birth rate (14.5 in 2001), and the fertility rate (67.2 in 2001) all declined ...
Scientists offer conclusive proof on preventive effects of tamoxifen.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at Cancer Research U.K. say they now have conclusive proof that tamoxifen can prevent breast cancer in healthy high-risk women. An international team led by Professor Jack Cuzick, a scientist and senior researcher at the ...
Task force supports less frequent screening for some women.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has strongly recommended that women between the ages of 21 and 65 be screened regularly for cervical cancer, but it concluded that some women can safely discontinue regular screening or can be screened less ...
Why do women exercise less often than men?
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women work out less than men despite ample research that physical inactivity is a risk factor for heart disease. A new book explores the problem. "Lack of time is by far the most commonly expressed reason," said Amy Eyler, PhD, ...
Inhaled corticosteroids may increase risk for fracture after hip injury.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inhaled corticosteroids may increase the risk for hip fracture because of its effects on bone mineral density. According to a study from England, "there is accumulating evidence that the use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with ...
Postmenopausal women with Down syndrome may experience greater bone loss.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medication, inactivity, and other factors may contribute to heightened bone loss in women with Down syndrome who have experienced menopause. According to recent research from the United States, "this 1 year study of 23 women examined ...
Malacoplakia of the ovary, fallopian tube and uterus associated with diabetes.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Taiwan, "Malacoplakia is a chronic xanthogranulomatous inflammation that most commonly affects the urinary tract and the gastrointestinal system of middle-aged women. It is rarely encountered in a female genital ...
HIV/AIDS is leading cause of death for African American, Latina women in Pennsylvania.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium (TPAC) announced the release of their recent study "The AIDS Crisis in Pennsylvania: The Hidden Epidemic Among African American and Latina Women." The study calls attention to the changing face of the ...
Exercise and genistein combination prevent bone loss in male mice.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research suggests hormones are just important for maintaining bone health in men as they are in women. Exercise and plant estrogens may help men to overcome hormone deficiency, researchers say. "There is evidence that estrogen ...
Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide to p21(Waf1/Cip1) suppresses tumor growth.(Brief Article)
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisense molecules can prevent angiogenesis and tumor growth in mice implanted with human breast cancers. "Under some conditions, p21(Waf1/Cip1) plays an assembly factor role for the cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases, and recent ...
Chemotherapy after surgery not used as often as recommended.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study finds that many women do not receive adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery for breast cancer as recommended by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Further, the older the woman, the less likely she is to receive adjuvant ...
Gene therapy for breast cancer in development.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent article in the Houston Chronicle highlights the early successes of Introgen's (INGN) Advexin gene drug therapy in a phase II breast cancer study ongoing at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Assistant ...
Hormone therapy is effective alternative to chemotherapy.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from two landmark studies, both published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, show that hormonal treatment with goserelin (Zoladex), alone or in combination with the antiestrogen tamoxifen, is an effective alternative to standard ...
Preclinical data published on how Panzem inhibits cell growth.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EntreMed, Inc., (ENMD) has published preclinical data on how its small molecule drug candidate Panzem inhibits the growth of tumor cells and blood vessel cells associated with disease. EntreMed scientists found that Panzem, also ...
Treatments, outcomes differ widely among women of different races, ethnicities.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Important disparities in breast-cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival among American women of various racial and ethnic backgrounds are documented in a new study by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. ...
Research suggests genetic risk for virus-related malignancy in Indian women.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "The objective of the present study was to determine the codon 72 genotypic frequencies of p53 in Indian women and to analyze the association of this polymorphism with human papillomavirus (HPV) related cervical cancer (CaCx). We used tissues ...
Detection of high-risk human papillomavirus a means of patient management.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High-risk human papillomavirus can be used for tracking women who may eventually develop high-grade cervical lesions. According to researchers in England, "this study was undertaken to investigate the value of HPV testing in women ...
Diagnostic evaluation of liquid-based cervical specimens may need fine-tuning.(Brief Article)
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The criteria for laboratory tests that use liquid specimens to detect cervicitis may need to be redefined. "A review of negative split-sample cervical cytology cases revealed five cases reported as chronic follicular cervicitis. These ...
New Orleans scientists part of STD experiment.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A woman is more likely to avoid a second case of a common sexually transmitted disease if she gives medicine, not just advice, to her sexual partners, according to a study conducted by scientists in New Orleans and elsewhere. The study ...
Agreement involves educating physicians about urological products.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Access Worldwide Communications, Inc., (AWWC) has entered into a strategic collaboration with Star Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company that is primarily involved in the field of urology and is a division of Metagen Pharmaceuticals (Metagen) ....
E. coli-expressed zona pellucida glycoproteins have contraceptive properties.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "In order to evaluate the immunocontraceptive potential of zona pellucida (ZP) glycoproteins, recombinant bonnet monkey (Macaca radiata) zona pellucida glycoprotein-1 (r-bmZP1) and -2 (r-bmZP2) were expressed as polyhistidine fusion proteins in ...
Male college students may suffer more depressive disorder than females.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in the United States have completed a study of depression among male and female undergraduates. According to a study from the United States, "two studies tested for gender differences in rates of depression among ...
Patent issued covering soy hypocotyl, a natural source of isoflavones.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novogen, Ltd., (NVGN) has been issued the patent in the U.S. for human dietary supplements comprising soy material made from ground soy hypocotyl containing at least one isoflavone. Novogen is a world leader in isoflavone technology and ...
Ultrasound sufficient for monitoring patient with abdominal pregnancy.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists announced MRI would have been overkill for monitoring a patient who delivered a fetus following an abdominal pregnancy. Ultrasound imaging was sufficient, they said. According to a study from Italy, "a 29-year-old woman with ...
Calponin isoform may regulate cytokinesis.
Feb 13, 2003 ... 2003 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An important isoform of calponin, h2-calponin, may regulate elements of cytokinesis, researchers suggest. According to recent research from the United States, "h2-Calponin is found in both smooth muscle and nonmuscle cells, and its ...