Women's Health Weekly articles from April 2002

Women's Health Weekly archives from April 2002

Mayo Clinic study finds heart disease burden shifting toward women, elderly.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The heart attack rate for women increased by 36% during the 1980s and early 1990s, a time when heart attacks among men were declining by 8%, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published in the...

Study boosts suspected link between mothers' gum disease and premature birth, low birth weight.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mothers who suffer from periodontal disease are significantly more likely to deliver their babies prematurely than women without that illness, a new University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill...

Nonsurgical lumpectomy technique under investigation at UC Davis Cancer Center.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An experimental technique that destroys breast cancer cells without surgery is under evaluation at UC Davis Cancer Center. Instead of cutting out a tumor, the experimental technique uses radio wave...

Public education campaign launched on uterine fibroid embolization treatment.
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While two-thirds of American women (66%) are generally knowledgeable about uterine fibroids, the benign tumors that are one of the most common medical conditions experienced by women ages 35-50 and a...

Ethnicity influences survival.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- African-American women with ovarian carcinoma have a 30% greater risk of death from any cause and are more likely to die earlier when compared with Caucasian women with ovarian cancer. Findings in...

Hormone replacement therapy exacerbates genetic risk factors.(thrombosis)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Women with genetic predilictions for thrombosis should not be treated with hormone therapy, researchers in Europe warn. "Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...

Novel peptide may possess antifungal activity.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel peptide derived from a molecule found in human saliva may be effective in treating a fungal infection, researchers in the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Dental Medicine have found. ...

Stress could increase risk of heart disease in women.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reduced estrogen levels during women's premenopausal years may set the stage for heart disease later in life, reported Jay Kaplan, PhD, from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in the March...

Salt supplements vital for premature babies.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salt is critical to the brain development of premature babies, suggests research in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition. Language, memory, intelligence and coordination were all better in children who had...

AstraZeneca submits supplemental NDA to FDA for Arimidex.(New Drug Application )(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AstraZeneca announced that the submission of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA), with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been completed for Arimidex (anastrozole) for treatment of...

MammoMark available for breast biopsy site identification.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Artemis Medical, Inc., announced the commercial release of the MammoMark Biopsy Site Identifier for breast biopsy site identification. The MammoMark is specifically designed to facilitate more accurate...

NCCN revises treatment guidelines.(National Comprehensive Cancer Network)(breast cancer)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) presented the 2002 Breast Cancer Practice Guidelines at their 7th annual conference in Hollywood, Florida. The NCCN Practice Guidelines in Oncology...

PET better at finding recurrences.(positron emission tomography)(breast cancer)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can reassure previously treated women they are breast cancer-free, and can better predict if their disease is likely to recur than other types of diagnostic...

Scientists seek blood test for diagnosis.(breast cancer)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists are testing blood from more than 1000 women in an effort to find a protein that might signal breast cancer and ultimately create a blood test comparable to one men have for prostate disease....

Volume counts in accuracy of mammogram interpretation.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Accurate diagnoses are directly related to the number of mammograms interpreted by a physician, according to a University of California San Francisco (UCSF) study published in the March 6, 2002, issue...

Confluent Surgical announces results of SprayGel adhesion barrier system pilot clinical trial.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Confluent Surgical, Inc., disclosed the results of its U.S. pilot clinical trial of its lead product, SprayGel Adhesion Barrier at the VIIth World Congress on Endometriosis in San Diego. SprayGel...

SpectRx reports fourth quarter and year-end 2001 results.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SpectRx, Inc., (SPRX) announced that product revenue for the fourth quarter of 2001 was $632,000, a 10% gain over the fourth quarter of 2000. This includes record sales of the company's single-use...

Women with BRCA mutations benefited from counseling, screening and surgery.(breast, ovarian cancers)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes for breast and ovarian cancers were first identified and a screening blood test became available, the discoveries provoked a debate as to whether there was an advantage to...

Narrowed eye arteries linked to risk in women.(heart disease)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A narrowing of tiny blood vessels in the eye may be a warning sign of the presence of heart disease in women. Some experts said the finding, while still preliminary, may one day help doctors better...

Alcohol linked to decreased hypertension risk in young women.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Moderate alcohol consumption can lead to a reduced risk of developing hypertension in young women, according to researchers from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital...

Challenge for newlywed women: How to avoid weight gain after the big day.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For newlyweds across the country, life after the wedding holds a number of similarities. The gown has been put away, maybe for a daughter to wear someday. Thank-you notes have been sent. Photo albums...

Digene files Hart-Scott-Rodino notification.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corp. (DIGE) announced that it has filed its notification and report form pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in connection with the execution, on February 19,...

New data suggests that zoledronic acid increases bone density.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates that the Novartis drug zoledronic acid, an intravenous bisphosphonate, significantly increases bone density in women with...

Estrogen inhibition negates production of tumor growth factors.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - The expression of a growth factor that stimulates pituitary tumor growth tends to run concurrently with estrogen cycling, medical researchers say. By...

Growth factor levels high among minority women with breast cancer.(vascular endothelial growth factor)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2002... 2002 APR 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - One of the first studies to look at angiogenesis in relation to breast cancer progression in minority females has determined a significant correlation exists...

Group suspects curcumin suppresses breast cancer in number of ways.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - New research suggests curcumin, also known as tumeric yellow, exerts pressure on human breast cancer cells by means of several different mechanisms. ...

Aggressive ovarian cancer may be linked to blood disorder.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Aggressive ovarian cancer may be linked to the presence of thrombocytosis, a blood disorder characterized by high platelet cell counts, report investigators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The...

First IBIS results show tamoxifen reduces incidence in healthy, high-risk women.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- First results from the long-awaited IBIS trial into the use of tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer in healthy women at high risk have firmly established that the drug can indeed cut the incidence of the...

Statin use may protect against cognitive impairment.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with high levels of serum lipoprotein (high-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein [LDL]) and no dementia are at higher risk of developing cognitive impairment than women who have lower...

Hormone therapy may be most protective in women with healthiest blood vessels.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When it comes to protection against heart disease, women with the healthiest blood vessels may have the most to gain from estrogen replacement therapy, reported Mary S. Anthony, PhD, from Wake Forest...

Uterine factor levels low in women with excessive menstrual bleeding.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Study authors in the United Kingdom have described uterine levels of angiopoietin-1 as being disproportionately low in women who have excessive menstrual...

Women with genital warts should be closely monitored for anogenital cancers.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infection with a common virus that causes genital warts is a serious risk factor for vaginal cancer, according a recent large-scale study of women in western Washington. The study, led by...

Data on 10,000 BRACAnalysis tests published.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myriad Genetics, Inc., has published the results of testing 10,000 consecutive individuals with its BRACAnalysis predictive medicine test. The study, entitled, "Clinical Characteristics of...

First European trial under way for new vaccine.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- European clinical trials are under way in Denmark and the U.K. testing a new breast cancer vaccine targeted against the HER-2 growth factor. HER-2 is overexpressed in about a quarter of all breast...

New test offers hope of easy and affordable screening for hereditary breast cancer genes.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Nottingham Breast Unit in the U.K. have developed an easy and affordable way of screening families for underlying hereditary genetic mutations that predispose them to developing...

Scientists develop new drug to combat tamoxifen-resistant tumors.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An antiestrogen compound discovered only 4 years ago, has been found to inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells using a unique mechanism which enables it to work against tumors that are resistant to...

Scientists may eventually use light to detect metastases.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Surgeons of the future may use light to tell whether breast cancer has spread, clinical research fellow Andrew Lee told a news briefing at the March 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona....

Women may have poorer quality of life than men after bypass surgery.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While researchers are still unsure whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with more unfavorable outcomes in women than in men, a new study by a team of Emory and Yale researchers...

Companies ink agreement to develop generic conjugated estrogens.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Laboratories, Inc., (BRL) announced that it has signed a series of agreements with Natural Biologics, LLC to develop an "AB" rated conjugated estrogens product based on Natural Biologics'...

FDA issues international warning on possibly dangerous instruments.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. government sent doctors an urgent warning March 14, 2002 that a Georgia-based manufacturer may not have sterilized numerous devices used in births, infertility treatments and other gynecology...

MediGene receives U.S. patent regarding cervical cancer vaccine.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The German-American biopharmaceutical company MediGene AG (MDG) announced that the U.S. patent office has issued U.S. patent No. 6,352,696, "Papillomavirus truncated L1 protein and fusion protein...

Crinone returns to U.S. Market.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serono, SA, announced that it has reintroduced Crinone 8% (progesterone gel) to the U.S. market, effective March 8, 2002. This decision was based upon evaluation of product data from new batches...

Undersize infants score higher on IQ tests if breastfed exclusively.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Full-term infants who are born small score an average of 11 points higher on IQ tests if they are exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life compared with those who are given formula or...

Diet may disrupt menstrual cycle.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women whose menstrual cycle is disrupted during strenuous athletic training simply might not be eating enough, a new study suggests. The study used female cynomolgus monkeys, which have a menstrual...

Calcium critical to healthy bone growth in teenage females.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Daily calcium supplementation can significantly affect the development of optimum bone mass in teenage girls, according to research presented at the 5th International Symposium: Clinical Advances in...

Researchers describe calcium and phosphorus codependence in bone development.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Healthy bones and soft tissues need both calcium and phosphorus to grow and develop throughout life. Research presented at the National Osteoporosis Foundation Fifth International Symposium March 9,...

Common treatment for endometriosis may increase risk.(ovarian cancer)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A commonly prescribed medication for treating endometriosis appears to elevate the risk of ovarian cancer, according to findings presented by a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health...

Stray Y chromosomes can confirm an allegation of rape.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A test that can prove a woman has been raped even if no sperm are found should be widely adopted, a large-scale study suggests. After the trauma of rape, women who report it have to undergo a...

Parents can help black teen girls talk about condom use.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Black adolescent females who can talk to their parents about sex are more likely to discuss condom use with their sexual partners, according to a new study. The study also showed that teenage...

NDA submitted for once-daily ciprofloxacin HCl, ciprofloxacin.(new drug application)(Brief Article)
April 11, 2002... 2002 APR 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bayer Corp., Pharmaceutical Division, has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Cipro (ciprofloxacin hydrochloride and ciprofloxacin) in a...

HRT improves blood flow to the heart in postmenopausal women.(hormone replacement therapy)(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study appearing in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association shows that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women with no coronary risk factors improves blood...

Oral DNA vaccines administered in utero might prevent neonatal infections.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Although the delivery mechanism may be challenging, a new report has revealed giving fetuses oral DNA immunizations, in utero, can protect them from vertical...

Young women at greater risk of dying after bypass surgery than men.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have noted that younger women who suffer heart attacks are more likely to die in the hospital than their male counterparts. Now there's evidence that younger women are also about three...

Differences between boys and girls show less than 3 weeks into pregnancy.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female embryos exert a greater influence than male embryos over the hormone that nurtures early pregnancy, and the difference can be detected as little as 16 days after conception, according to new...

Targeting serotype 3 receptor enhances gene transfer efficiency.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Investigators at the University of Alabama may have found a way to overcome at least one of the problems associated with unsatisfactory transfer efficiency in...

Mouse model developed.(preeclampsia)(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using new technology to monitor blood pressure, University of Iowa (UI) scientists and their colleagues have discovered that a lab-bred mouse with borderline hypertension may be a very good model for...

Women more likely to be screened if primary care is well-organized.(cancer)(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-income, inner-city women - shown in previous studies to be less likely to get regular screenings for cancer and more likely to die from late-stage disease - tend to more closely follow screening...

Advocacy group says growth-suppression therapy using estrogen may be harmful.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A generation ago, many doctors prescribed estrogen to suppress the growth of girls who were destined to be over 6 feet tall. Far fewer doctors do so today, according to a new survey. But an...

Preliminary results of transdermal oxybutynin phase IIIb trial appear positive.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (WPI) announced positive preliminary results of a phase IIIb clinical study evaluating its transdermal oxybutynin product, the leading oral medication for overactive...

Patients talk about their experiences on new website.(www.dipex.org)(breast cancer)(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients who have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer now have access to the experiences of other people living with the disease via the multimedia website DIPEx (Database of Individual Patient...

Trials begin on high-tech screening test.(cervical cancer )(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A technology developed to enhance images from space and locate submarines from the air is being used to screen for the early stages of cervical cancer in women. The first U.S. clinical trials have...

Company reports record second quarter in 2002.(Digene Corp.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corp. (DIGE) reported that total revenues for the second quarter of 2002 increased 49% to a record $11.6 million, compared with $7.8 million in the comparable quarter last year. Net loss...

Women want to be asked about abuse.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors may be able to identify women who experience domestic violence by asking them if they are afraid of their partner, finds a study in the British Medical Journal (Jan. 2002). Women attending...

Egg donation on the rise as alternative for women in their 40s and 50s.
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Like most mothers, Judy Bershak is a proud and effusive parent who will tell you not only how remarkable her 5-year-old daughter is - how Sarah knew her full address including her ZIP code at the age...

Company announces fourth quarter, year-end results.(Matria Healthcare Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matria Healthcare, Inc., (MATR) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. For the year ended December 31, 2001, revenues increased by 17% to $264.0...

Company reports 2001 financial results.(Cellegy Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (CLGY) reported its year 2001 financial results. For the year ended December 31, 2001, revenues were $877,000, compared with $1,586,000 for the same period last year....

Baylor Health Care System launches women and heart disease education program.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Baylor Health Care System medical centers are launching a new program to raise awareness about and change women's understanding of heart disease, the number-one killer of women. Women's...

ART associated with significant increased risk for multiple births.(assisted reproductive technology)(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published its first report of state-specific data on assisted reproductive technology (ART), procedures such as in vitro fertilization in which...

IntegraMed America launches ArtWorks stats fertility database application.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IntegraMed America, Inc., (INMD) launched the ArtWorks Stats fertility database application, designed to bring the immediacy of clinical information to the physicians and other caregivers where and...

ACOG supports epidural pain relief on demand.(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists )(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In response to reports that some hospitals are denying epidural pain relief to women in labor until they have reached a certain stage of labor, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...

Study questions role of autoantibodies in anesthesia-related liver injury.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Though pediatric anesthesiologists, particularly those who are female, harbor higher levels of two important autoantibodies than general anesthesiologists,...

Ciphergen confirms use of its ProteinChip system.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., (CIPH) confirmed that the ovarian cancer detection study was conducted using Ciphergen's ProteinChip Biology System to discover and assay the patterns of proteins utilized...

New OvaRex phase IIb yields positive results, AltaRex reports.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. (AXO) announced new, highly positive and consistent results from its ongoing analysis of its OvaRex phase IIb trial in metastatic ovarian cancer by taking into account predefined...

Birth defects, premature birth, linked to being overweight before pregnancy.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2002... 2002 APR 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Birth defects, premature birth, and other severe health problems in tomorrow's babies are linked to the soaring rates of obesity among women of childbearing age, according to a new report released by...