Women's Health Weekly articles from April 2003

Women's Health Weekly archives from April 2003

Study to focus on acupuncture for symptoms in breast cancer survivors.(acupuncture may help reduce severe menopausal symptoms)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing researchers are investigating the effectiveness of acupuncture in reducing the severity of menopausal symptoms in women who have breast cancer. "For...

Caffeine and estrogen affect disease risk in postmenopausal women.(Parkinson disease risk)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who consume little or no caffeine, but who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT), may reduce their risk of developing Parkinson disease, according to a new study. However, HRT may increase...

Incidence of "lobular" disease increasing.(lobular breast cancer)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The incidence of lobular breast cancer has increased steadily from 1987 to 1999, according to a new report. Previous studies have shown that ever use or current use of combined estrogen and...

Female cardiac patients may not heed indications of overexertion.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female cardiac patients may not heed indications of overexertion. "This study explored sex differences in household and employment responsibilities among cardiac patients (N=63; 46 men) and spouses...

Estrogen modulates cerebral angiogenic potential in middle-aged female rats.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen modulates cerebral angiogenic potential in middle-aged female rats. According to a study from Japan, "the effect of postmenopausal estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) on the risk or severity...

Calcium receptor gene variant has no effect on response in postmenopausal women.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A calcium receptor gene variant has no effect on response to calcium in postmenopausal women. "Recently several studies in adolescent girls or premenopausal women have implicated the calcium...

Guide helps expectant mothers with asthma.("Breathing for Two: A Guide to Asthma During Pregnancy" from the Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics )(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) has developed an informative booklet to help expectant mothers face the challenges of pregnancy with asthma. "Breathing for Two: A Guide to...

Once weekly risedronate increases bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Once weekly therapy with risedronate increased bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. "Risedronate 5 mg daily is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat postmenopausal...

Doppler imaging may have value for differentiating focal breast lesions.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doppler imaging may have value for differentiating focal breast lesions. "The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the diagnostic impact of ultrasound (US) in differentiating focal breast...

Local recurrence before 2 years following surgery predicts the worst outcome.(breast cancer recurrence)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Local recurrence before 2 years following surgery predicts the worst outcome. According to a study from England, "Local recurrence of cancer in the treated breast following breast conserving surgery...

New technologies improve ability to diagnose and excise breast cancer.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New technologies have improved the ability to diagnose and excise breast cancer. According to a study from the United States, "Until recently little advance in the diagnosis and excision of breast...

Researchers call for better studies on environmental links.(to breast cancer)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A much broader net needs to be cast in the search for environmental links to breast cancer, concludes a new report that stems from a landmark gathering last year of researchers, public health officials,...

State variation in mortality rates due to later stage at presentation.(breast cancer mortality)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- State variation in mortality rates was due to later stage at presentation. "In 2001 approximately 40000 deaths from breast cancer will occur in the United States. Although some estimates suggest...

Tamoxifen and a farnesyl transferase inhibitor can have synergistic effects.(breast cancer treatment)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tamoxifen and a farnesyl transferase inhibitor can have synergistic effects. "Farnesyl transferase inhibitors (FTIs) serve to specifically inhibit farnesyl isoprenoid lipid modification of proteins....

Thymidylate synthase and thymidine are valid markers for selecting therapy.(for breast cancer)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thymidylate synthase and thymidine are valid markers for selecting breast cancer therapy. According to a study from Japan, "thymidine phosphorylase (dThdPase) is identical to platelet-derived...

NIST, UW-Madison research may lead to new breast cancer detection methods.(National Institute of Standards and Technology)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States. More than 180,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Research has led to...

Axillary lymph node drainage appears to be an important prognostic factor.(for breast cancer)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Axillary lymph node drainage appears to be an important prognostic factor. According to recent research from Hungary, "Axillary lymph node staging is an important prognostic factor in patients with...

Common cell lines were analyzed cytogenetically for all aberrations.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Common cell lines were analyzed cytogenetically for all aberrations. According to a study from the United States, "We applied a combination of molecular cytogenetic methods, including comparative...

Dendritic cell vaccine shows promise against cervical cancer.(Ampligen)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaccination with dendritic cells pulsed with tumor lysate and matured with a novel synthetic clinically nontoxic, double-stranded RNA analogue poly [I]:poly[C[subscript]12U] (Ampligen) induced a strong...

China's hidden epidemic.(increas of chlamydia infection prevalence)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The prevalence of the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia in China is substantial, according to a new study. William L. Parish, PhD, from the University of Chicago, and colleagues in the U.S....

Western diet a chief culprit.(colon cancer risk increase)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who fill their diets with red or processed meats, french fries, white bread, and sugary desserts may have an increased risk of colon cancer, according to a new study. Researchers followed...

Maternal depression increases risk for same disorder in children.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Even relatively brief episodes of maternal major depression, or prolonged mild depression, are predictive of a child's risk for developing depressive disorders by age 15, according to an article in the...

Topiramate effective for binge eating in obese adults.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - The frequency of binge eating was significantly lower in obese patients treated with topiramate than in similar patients who received a placebo,...

Energy intake and body composition in anorexia and bulimia nervosa studied.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The energy intake and body composition in anorexia and bulimia nervosa patients were analyzed in a study conducted by psychiatrists at the North Shore University of Hospital, New York. "Energy...

Gynecological exam policy changing.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some of the nation's leading medical schools have abandoned a little-known, decades-old practice of letting students perform pelvic exams on women without their consent while they are under anesthesia....

Acquisition of women's healthcare products considered.(Galen Holdings PLC and Galen Ltd. have agreements with Pfizer to acquire oral contraceptives (Estrostep, Loestrin) and femhrt hormone replacement therapy agent)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Galen Holdings PLC, the international pharmaceutical company, announced that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Galen Limited, have entered into two conditional agreements with Pfizer, Inc., to acquire...

Zidovudine prophylaxis has no long-term adverse effects.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zidovudine prophylaxis against vertical HIV transmission has no long-term adverse effects. Treatment with the antiretroviral agent "is recommended to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission, but there...

C-reactive protein levels predict mortality risk.(in women with HIV)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- C-reactive protein (CRP) levels can predict the mortality risk for women infected with HIV. CRP's link to mortality "was assessed in 209 HIV-1-infected women after adjusting for age, body mass index...

Low testosterone levels linked to weight loss.(in women with HIV)(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low testosterone levels may be linked to weight loss in women infected with HIV. "Risk factors for hypoandrogenemia among low-weight, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients are not...

Single, poor women have higher pneumonia risk in Kenya.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Single and poor HIV-infected women in Kenya have the highest risk of pneumonia "In sub-Saharan Africa, respiratory tract infections (RTI) are the leading cause of serious morbidity and mortality in...

Women urged to reduce risk before menopause.(lower cholesterol to reduce heart disease risk)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women should make lifestyle changes and lower their cholesterol before menopause, when their risk for heart disease begins to increase, according to a study reported at the American Heart Association's...

Pregnant women in Cameroon and Europe have similar HCV infection rates.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pregnant women in Cameroon and Europe have similar HCV infection rates. According to a study from Cameroon, "central Africa is considered to be an area of high endemic hepatitis C infection. To...

Nonpenetrative sexual contract could be a source of HPV in female virgins.(human papillomavirus infection)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nonpenetrative sexual contract could be a source of human papillomavirus in virgins. "Incidence data on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are limited, and risk factors for transmission are...

Researchers test vaccine in hopes of cutting cervical cancer rate.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are joining the effort to test a vaccine that they hope will keep women from contracting human papillomavirus (HPV), a common infection that...

Study finds that Cesarean delivery lowers risk.(of urinary incontinence)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have cesarean sections rather than vaginal deliveries run a significantly lower risk of incontinence later in life, a study found. The difference alone is not reason enough to opt for a...

Digitalis-like factor contributes to hypertension related to insulin resistance.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A digitalis-like factor appears to contribute to the hypertension related to insulin resistance. According to a study from the United States, "Insulin resistance is strongly associated with...

Depressed women exhibit higher leptin concentrations.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sexual diergism of baseline plasma leptin and leptin suppression by arginine vasopressin was found in patients with depression. According to a study from the United States, "Leptin inhibits...

Lactation decreases leptin secretion in rats.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lactation decreases leptin secretion in rats, but the effect of leptin on the hyperphagia of lactation is not completely clear. "The factors regulating serum leptin concentration and its...

Sentinel lymph node focus of radiotracer study in healthy women's breasts.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Studies of breast lymphatic pathways have been conducted mostly in women with breast cancer. A new radiotracer study looked at lymphatic drainage in the upper medial quadrant of the breast in healthy...

New study offers clues to how breast cancer spreads.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study published by researchers at Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center, in collaboration with researchers at Yale University, has identified two molecular predictors of breast cancer...

Study suggests gender differences in quitting smoking.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The idea that men are from Mars and women are from Venus has received another boost, as researchers have discovered that sex differences may play a role in trying to quit smoking. A new report on...

Inhibition of iASPP oncoprotein could improve tumor destruction.(in breast cancer)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Inhibition of iASPP oncoprotein could improve tumor destruction. "We have previously shown that ASPP1 and ASPP2 are specific activators of p53; one mechanism by which wild-type p53 is tolerated in...

The TT virus has been detected in children with acute respiratory disease.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The TT virus has been detected in the nasal passages of children with acute respiratory disease. "The natural history and pathogenic potential of the recently identified TT virus (TTV) are...

Inhaled corticosteroid use during pregnancy doesn't decrease birth weight.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Use of inhaled corticosteroids (CS) during pregnancy were not found to decrease infant birth weight, according to a study presented at the 60th anniversary meeting of the American Academy of Allergy,...

College women show a connection between internal attribution and eating disorder.(Brief Article)
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- College women show a connection between internal attribution and eating disorder. According to a study from the United States, "individuals deemed high in personal control tend to attribute life...

Morules with optically clear nuclei were found in an ovarian cancer.
April 3, 2003... 2003 APR 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Morules with optically clear nuclei were found in an ovarian cancer. According to a study from Japan, "Optically clear nuclei (OCN) have been observed in morules of some neoplasms and in some...

Researchers develop first mouse model.(for epithelial ovarian cancer)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers and their colleagues have developed a mouse model of the most prevalent and deadly form of human ovarian cancer - epithelial ovarian cancer. The mouse model...

Estrogen plus progestin not helpful to quality of life, new national study shows.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Taking a combination of the hormones estrogen and progestin does not improve the quality of life for women who are free of menopause-related symptoms, but does expose them to a slightly higher risk of...

Angiogenesis relates to recurrence in women with breast cancer.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiogenesis relates to recurrence in women with breast cancer. "Tumor angiogenic activity is an important process linked to tumor growth, metastasis, and invasion. in the present study we...

Postmenopausal women with heart disease benefit from exercise regardless of HRT status.(hormone replacement therapy)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease who undergo a training regimen reap benefits regardless of whether they are on hormone replacement...

Exaggerated regulatory factors boost vascularization in women with adenomyosis.(endometriosis)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exaggerated regulatory factors boost vascularization in women with adenomyosis. "In adenomyosis, the two major frequent symptoms are hypermenorrhea and dysmenorrhea. The incidence of the former is...

CCR5 genotype affects women's susceptibility to infection.(HIV susceptibility)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mutations in the gene for the HIV coreceptor CCR5 can protect women against HIV infection. "Most studies of predominantly male cohorts found that individuals carrying a homozygous deleted form of...

Invention designed to help arthritis sufferers, expectant mothers.(TheraCare underwater lumbar support cushion from Perspectis Inc. )(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Warm water is soothing to arthritis and pregnancy; however, unless the lower back is supported, invisible tensions in one's lumbar region will diminish the healing benefits. With the help of a...

In vitro fertilization may be linked to bladder defects.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that a group of rare urological defects, including bladder development outside the body, may be more common in children conceived through in...

High estrogen/progestin levels may reduce severity.(of asthma)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Progesterone and estrogen appear to have a positive effect on lung function and reduce the symptoms of asthma, according to a report published by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public...

Estrogen influences vascular endothelial growth factor in a biphasic manner.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen influences vascular endothelial growth factor in a biphasic manner. According to recent research from the United States, "estrogens have been shown to regulate vascular endothelial growth...

Histological examination is necessary to diagnose phyllodes breast tumors.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Histological examination is necessary to diagnose phyllodes breast tumors. "Our objective was to study the color and pulse Doppler ultrasonography of phyllodes tumors of the breast. The data of 36...

Lack of physical activity may affect outcome of patients.(breast cancer)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women diagnosed with breast cancer are less physically active after diagnosis than prior to diagnosis, which may contribute to a poorer prognosis. Findings in a recent U.S. National Cancer...

Researchers discuss managing carcinoma discovered during breast reduction.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers discuss managing carcinoma discovered during breast reduction. According to a study from the United States, "Before reduction mammoplasty, patients should be assessed for breast cancer...

Researchers propose a parametric model for long-term follow-up.(breast cancer)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers propose a parametric model for long-term follow-up. According to recent research from the United States, "We propose a parametric version of a univariate gamma frailty model." "The...

Researchers study mother-child relationships within the cancer experience.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers study mother-child relationships within the cancer experience. "The demands and uncertainties associated with adjustments to chronic illness present challenges to maintaining a stable...

The tumor suppressor maspin inhibits angiogenesis in breast malignancies.(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The tumor suppressor maspin inhibits angiogenesis in breast malignancies. According to recent research from Germany, "maspin is a novel serine protease inhibitor with tumor suppressing activity in...

Cerivastatin quells molecular mechanisms that cause breast cancer aggression.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cerivastatin quells molecular mechanisms that cause breast cancer aggression. "Statins are currently used for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Recently, we demonstrated that cerivastatin...

Cancer history, insurance predict future mammograms.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with a history of breast cancer are more likely to get a mammogram than women with no previous cancer, according to a new study. However, insurance also plays a big role in whether women...

Frequent follow-up for 'probably benign' mammograms questioned.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Of the nearly 30 million American women who undergo screening mammograms every year, up to 11% receive "probably benign" test results - and therefore are asked to come back for a follow-up mammogram in...

Whole-body hyperthermia and metronomic chemotherapy prevent cancer metastasis.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Whole-body hyperthermia and metronomic chemotherapy prevent cancer metastasis. According to a study from the United States, "many women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer have undetected occult...

A new technique of laparoscopic hysterectomy may be useful in cervical cancer.(laparoscopic-assisted radical vaginal hysterectomy)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new technique of laparoscopic hysterectomy may be useful in cervical cancer. "A surgical approach to the treatment of invasive cervical carcinoma 1b1 may result in decreased mortality and...

Interleukin-6 promotes gynecological malignancy by activating angiogenesis.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - According to medical researchers in Taiwan, interleukin (IL)-6 is a major promoter of cervical cancer because of its influence on angiogenesis. "IL-6 has...

Local interleukin-2 therapy inhibits proliferation of HPV-associated tumor.(human papillomavirus infection)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Local interleukin-2 therapy inhibits proliferation of HPV-associated tumor. According to a study from Cuba, "Previous studies have shown inhibition of cervical cancer cell growth by treatment with...

The E2/E6 gene ratio in papillomavirus-16 cancer can help diagnose stage.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The E2/E6 gene ratio in papillomavirus-16 cancer can help diagnose stage. According to a study from Poland, "Integration of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA into host genome occurs early in cancer...

Novel T cell population has strong regulatory role in mouse female genital tract.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel T cell population has strong regulatory role in mouse female genital tract. "A better understanding of the regulatory role of genital tract T cells is much needed. In this study, we have...

Female condom effective as barrier to semen during intercourse.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The female condom was effective as barrier to semen during intercourse for women trained to use it. "In 1996-1998, the authors measured prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in vaginal fluid to assess...

NYC mayor signs bill making emergency pills available.(Michael Bloomberg)(Brief Article)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed a bill making free emergency contraception available in city clinics and health facilities. Emergency contraceptives, also known as morning-after...

Doppler waveform analysis is useful in diagnosing cervical lymphadenopathy.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doppler waveform analysis is useful in diagnosing cervical lymphadenopathy. According to a study from Croatia, "We compared Doppler spectral parameters in acute inflammatory, reactive,...

Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine restricts infant growth.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prenatal exposure to methamphetamine restricts infant growth. "To determine fetal growth and the incidence of withdrawal symptoms in term infants exposed to methamphetamine in utero, we...

RU486 inhibits growth of cells by involving the NF-kappa B signaling pathway.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RU486 inhibits growth of cells by involving the NF-kappa B signaling pathway. According to recent research from the United States, "Previous studies indicated that the antiprogestin RU486 could...

The new human cell line EN has a TP53 mutation and a 1-day doubling time.(uterine adneocarcinoma)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The new human cell line EN has a TP53 mutation and a 1-day doubling time. According to a study from Japan, they created "a new cell line, EN, established from an invasive endometrioid...

Study begins of technique to increase chances of pregnancy in IVF.(in vitro fertilization)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey (RMA NJ), a fertility center, is beginning a clinical study to test a new technique that may improve pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro...

Selection pressure has little effect on process.(of HIV transmission)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Selection pressure has little effect on the process of vertical HIV transmission. According to recent research from Belgium, "although several virologic and immunologic factors associated with an...

Women vets get less on-site specialty care at VA facilities.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical facilities operated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) routinely offer basic health care services to women veterans, but often send these women off-site to receive more specialized...

BCBSM seeks researchers for women's health projects, releases antibiotic use data.(Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Foundation is seeking letters of interest from Michigan-based nonprofit community, healthcare, and research organizations to develop and evaluate projects...

Reduced neutrophil priming in women improves outcome.(of hemorrhagic shock)
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women have less extensive neutrophil priming during hemorrhagic shock, which results in better outcomes compared with their male counterparts. "Although gender influences T-cell, macrophage and...

FDA approves new low-dose Prempro.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (WYE), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new lower dose of Prempro (conjugate d estrogens [CE]/...

Gene expression in the vascular wall shifts after ovarian removal in animals.
April 10, 2003... 2003 APR 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gene expression in the vascular wall shifts after ovarian removal in animals. "The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ovarian hormones on gene expression in the vascular wall....