Women's Health Weekly articles from August 2004

Women's Health Weekly archives from August 2004

In vivo TLD dosimetry possible in mammography.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in Australia say that in vivo adjustment in radiation dose for women undergoing mammography is possible using thermoluminescent dosimeters. "While phantoms are used for quality control...

Transdermal and low-dose oral ERT does not affect homocysteine metabolism.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a report in the journal Atherosclerosis, transdermal and low-dose oral estrogen replacement therapy does not significantly affect homocysteine metabolism. "This finding does not...

NMR and GGE not necessarily interchangeable in women and diabetic patients.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study comparing agreement between nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and gradient gel electrophoresis (GGE) for measuring low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size found the two techniques are not...

Homocysteine inversely related to folate in black women with preeclampsia.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Homocysteine levels are inversely related to those of folic acid in black women with preeclampsia, study findings indicate. "Black women have an increased risk of preeclampsia compared with white...

Study: Unnecessary to leave indwelling catheter in place for days after surgery.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It's not necessary to leave a transurethral indwelling catheter for several days to prevent voiding difficulties after surgery for urinary incontinence, physicians report. "Catheterization is...

Study finds women generally ambivalent about induced abortion.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Sweden that analyzed "women's experiences of induced abortion from a feminist perspective" found that women in that country generally are ambivalent about the subject. "Although...

Access to substance abuse, mental health services key to welfare reform.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Improving access by low-income women to substance abuse and mental health services is key to successful welfare reform in the United States, argue social workers at the University of Pittsburgh. D....

Living at home helps teen mothers stay in school.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Federal law requires that unmarried, minor-aged mothers who receive public assistance live at home (or in an approved adult-supervised setting). One rationale for this policy is that a young mother's...

Researchers discover gene responsible for onset of infertility, cataracts.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a gene responsible for the onset of aging, including age-related disorders such as infertility, reproductive problems, and cataracts. This research,...

Sexual behavior changes may explain rising incidence of anal cancer.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes, particularly among American men, and changing trends in sexual behavior - combined with current tobacco use and infection by a specific strain of the human...

Link studied between psychological factors, women's HIV sexual risk behaviors.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rutgers State University, New Jersey, researchers examined how the psychological factors of sexual imposition, dyadic trust and sensation seeking are associated with HIV sexual risk behaviors in a group...

Alliance formed to increase access to partial breast irradiation.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (VAR) and Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. have formed an alliance to increase access to high-dose-rate radiation (HDR) therapy equipment for hospitals interested in offering...

Cancer therapeutics development company files IND for metastatic breast cancer.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NeoRx Corporation (Nasdaq:NERX) announced that it has filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a phase II clinical study of STR (skeletal...

Collaboration to study advanced breast imaging applications.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., (HOLX) has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to study a variety of advanced...

Denoising algorithm reduces radiation exposure.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Rochester, New York, radiologists have proposed a denoising algorithm that reduces radiation exposure of a patient undergoing cone-beam computed tomography scan for breast cancer while...

ER codon 594/HER2 codon 655 polymorphisms not associated with breast cancer risk.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ER codon 594 and HER2 codon 655 polymorphisms are not associated with an increased breast cancer risk. According to a study from Turkey, "The estrogen receptor (ER) and the human epithelial growth...

Effect of high-n-6 fat diet on gene expression determined.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genes differentially expressed during a carcinogenic high-n-6 fat diet have been identified using microarray analysis. "In previous studies," oncologists in Spain "demonstrated that high corn oil...

Endocrinological underpinnings elucidated.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The endocrinological factors underlying breast cancer have been elucidated. "In breast tumors and breast cancer cell (BCC) lines, microarray analyses have revealed that a series of genes are...

FDA completes review of digital mammography system.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Siemens Medical Solutions has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the MAMMOMAT NovationDR, a full-field digital mammography system. This letter indicates...

Increased serum folate levels associated with reduced breast cancer risk.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increased serum folate levels are associated with reduced breast cancer risk. "Breast cancer risk may be associated with folate status or the C677T genotype of the methylenetetrahydrofolate...

Light-to-moderate drinking appears to have little effect on disease risk.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In an effort to clarify the relationship between alcohol consumption and the risk of developing breast cancer, a study in the July 2004 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research examines the...

Novel phosphorylation sites in HMGN1 protein from breast cancer cells identified.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel phosphorylation sites in high-mobility group N1 protein from breast cancer cells have been identified. According to recent research published in the journal Biochemistry, "High-mobility group...

Radiolabeled peptide shows promise for diagnosis.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel radiolabeled peptide may facilitate diagnosis of breast cancer. "In an effort to develop a peptide-based radiopharmaceutical for the detection of breast cancer," scientists in Saudi Arabia...

Tamoxifen metabolite R-isomer forms more DNA adducts in liver cells.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A tamoxifen metabolite R-isomer forms more DNA adducts in liver cells. "The antiestrogenic drug tamoxifen forms DNA adducts in rat liver through two genotoxic metabolites, a-hydroxytamoxifen and...

Unwanted support during recovery may backfire.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with breast cancer who receive unwanted support have more trouble adjusting to the disease than those who receive no support at all, a new study suggests. Researchers Julie S. Reynolds and...

Virus linked to aggressive forms of disease.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study finds increasing evidence a virus may play a role in breast cancer. Researchers reported that nearly three-quarters of a small sample of Tunisian breast cancer patients showed evidence...

Slow release rate optimal for pegylated liposomal doxorubicin.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Slow release rates produce optimal results with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. In a recent study from Canada, the "pharmacokinetics (PK), biodistribution (BD), and therapeutic activity of...

VEGF is a mediator of PCB 104-induced breast cancer cell invasion.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VEGF is a mediator of PCB 104-induced breast cancer cell invasion. According to published research from the United States, "polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, a group of worldwide,...

Disturbed lymphangiogenesis underlies fetal heart malformation.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Disturbed lymphangiogenesis underlies fetal heart malformation. According to recent research published in the journal Developmental Dynamics, "ultrasound measurement of increased nuchal translucency...

Nucleotide sequencing-based genotyping used to assess HPV disease link in Japan.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Japan have conducted the first large, case-control study using nucleotide sequencing-based genotyping of cervical cancer risk associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). According to...

U.K. screening program saves 5,000 lives annually.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The success of Britain's national screening program for cervical cancer, introduced in 1988, was highlighted in an epidemiologic study in the July 17, 2004, issue of the Lancet. Authors of the...

Women tend to interpret cervical smear test results correctly.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Answers women gave on a questionnaire about cervical cancer results show most interpreted the results correctly. "Screening for cervical cancer using the Papanicolaou smear test has been available...

Subway restaurants use familiar figure to fight childhood obesity.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Subway restaurant chain has enlisted Jared, its weight-loss spokesman, for a new ad campaign that targets childhood obesity. Jared Fogle, who first appeared in Subway ads in 1999 touting his...

Herbs and spices have antimicrobial and chemopreventive properties.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Herbs and spices have antimicrobial and chemopreventive properties. "Herbs and spices have been used for generations by humans as food and to treat ailments. Scientific evidence is accumulating that...

New delivery systems in contraception include vaginal rings.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New delivery systems in contraception include vaginal rings. "Vaginal rings, made of soft flexible silicone rubber, for delivery of contraceptive hormones are currently gaining clinical acceptance....

Preabortion counseling does not improve postabortion contraceptive use.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preabortion counseling did not improve postabortion contraceptive use in a study group of 420 women in Iceland. "In a randomized trial, the effect of preabortion counseling was evaluated and...

Discordant data from microarray platforms make drug research challenging.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Discordant data from microarray platforms make drug research challenging. "Many commercial and custom-made microarray formats are routinely used for large-scale gene expression surveys. Here, we...

ACE polymorphism affects therapeutic outcome in depressed women.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin converting enzyme gene affects the outcome of antidepressant therapy in women, but not men, researchers report. "Angiotensin converting enzyme...

Alliance to deliver MRI CAD for breast cancer.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Confirma, a developer of computer-aided-detection (CAD) for breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and GE Healthcare announced they have signed a strategic alliance to bring MRI technologies for...

Computed radiography system with integrated osteoporosis diagnostics released.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CompuMed, Inc., (CMPD), a medical-informatics company serving the healthcare community with diagnostic software solutions, announced the DICOM version of its OsteoGram system is available as a...

Methylated DNA collected by tampons detects endometrial cancer.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Methylated DNA collected by tampons detects endometrial cancer. According to recent research published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, "This proof of principle study...

Androstenedione had few effects on in utero development in rats.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Androstenedione had few effects on the in utero development in rats. "This study was conducted to characterize the effect of androstenedione on estrous cyclicity, mating behavior, and fetal...

Hormone replacement therapy may protect against colon cancer.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hormone replacement therapy may protect against colon cancer. "Epidemiological studies show a strong link between post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy and decreased incidence of colorectal...

Study links diet to endometriosis risk.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women may be able to lower their risk of endometriosis by eating more fresh fruit and green vegetables. But, eating red meat and ham appears to increase their risk, say researchers in Milan, Italy. ...

Organochlorine residues in breast milk pose risk for infants in Vietnam.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Persistent organochlorine residues in human breast milk pose a risk for infants in Hanoi and Hochiminh city, Vietnam. According to published research from Japan, "Despite the ban on persistent...

Organohalogenated pollutants in breast milk from Turkey reported.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report the levels of organohalogenated persistent pollutants in human milk from Kahramanmaras region, Turkey in a recent issue of Environment International. According to recent research...

Study assesses women's health in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An evaluation of women's health in on area of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain, revealed the need to address obesity and general health improvement in postmenopausal women there. A.O. Carter and...

Fertility preservation in females receiving cancer therapy is reviewed.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fertility preservation in females receiving cancer therapy is reviewed. "In the Unites States alone, >650,000 women will be afflicted by cancer in 2003, and 8% of these cases will be aged "Due...

MassARRAY system detects fetal genetic mutations in maternal plasma.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sequenom, Inc., (SQNM) announced that through a collaboration with an international consortium led by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Boston University (BU) a novel process to determine...

Center offers hope for families coping with birth defect.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 1000 times a year, expectant parents receive a stunning diagnosis: a lung anomaly is threatening the health of their unborn child. A serious birth defect, a lung lesion can compromise...

Article leads doctor to head Iowa weight management program.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An obesity article sparked the quest of Khurram Qadir, MD, to offer a new approach to weight management. A gastroenterologist at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Qadir was enveloped in the world...

Children who watch TV are at higher risk of overweight, raised cholesterol.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children who watch more than 2 hours of television a night are at a higher risk of becoming smokers or being overweight, unfit, or suffering from high cholesterol as adults, according to a new study....

Washington company developing fat-busting ultrasound.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People tired of being chubby but with no interest in dieting, exercising or liposuction could soon have a new, pain-free option: fat-busting ultrasound. Some of Silicon Valley's savviest investors...

Weight loss group sees success in support-based approach.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The city where French fries on salads and potato-stuffed dumplings known as pierogis are standard fare has attracted an unlikely group: those watching their waistlines. Thousands of members of the...

Mother's obesity can cause malformations in her children.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of more than 2,000 children of women with gestational diabetes (the diabetes that some women get during pregnancy) has revealed that obesity in mothers is one of the most decisive factors...

SLN biopsy practicable for diagnosing cervical, endometrial cancers.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sentinel lymph node biopsy is feasible as a tool for diagnosing cervical and endometrial cancer, suggest physicians at the Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France. "The sentinel lymph node...

Peritoneal washing cytology as a diagnostic and prognostic tool reviewed.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pathologists in private practice in Brisbane, Australia, recently reviewed peritoneal washing cytology as a diagnostic and prognostic tool for gynecologic cancers. "Peritoneal washing cytology...

Prostaglandin EP[subscript]2 receptor mediates endometrial cancer angiogenesis.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prostaglandin EP[subscript]2 receptor mediates endometrial cancer angiogenesis. "Prostaglandin (PG) E-2 E-series prostanoid-2 (EP[subscript]2) receptor is elevated in numerous carcinomas including...

Continued injection drug use not associated with progression to AIDS in women.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Continued injection drug use is not associated with a progression to AIDS in infected women. "Data from a prospective, multicentered study of HIV infection in women (HIV Epidemiology Research Study...

Addressing women's issues crucial in fight against AIDS.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The global fight against HIV will fail without serious progress in addressing the plight of women in the developing world, including ways they can protect themselves from infection without their...

HRT could have more benefits than risks when started early in menopause.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Do not categorically reject hormone replacement therapy (HRT) just yet: When women begin HRT before age 60, their risk of death is 39% less than women not on hormones, according to a new study. The...

Self-emulsifying system enhances progesterone bioavailability.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel self-emulsifying system (SES) enhances progesterone bioavailability. In a recent study from England, a "pellet formulation of progesterone" in an SES "was prepared by the process of...

DNA microarray format for subtyping human papillomavirus developed.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have developed a DNA microarray format for detection and subtyping of human papillomavirus. "A new human papillomavirus (HPV) assay using high-density DNA microarrays; is described. An...

Tooth loss linked to increased high blood pressure risk in postmenopausal women.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tooth loss is associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure in postmenopausal women, according to a study from Japan. "Tooth loss has been associated with an increased risk of vascular...

Women with pre-existing UI may benefit from intrafascial approach.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A comparison of urinary urge incontinence (UI) after intrafascial and extrafascial abdominal hysterectomy did not turn up any differences between the two in most women, but those who had pre-existing UI...

Knockout mouse created as model of female infertility.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have created a mouse model of female infertility. In mammals, the development of the egg in the ovary is halted until just before...

Recurrent bacterial UTI may be harbinger of IC.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Urologists in Italy have observed in their patients that recurrent bacterial urinary tract infections frequently precede development of interstitial cystitis. D. Porru and colleagues "[examined] how...

Guidebook offers advice on testing for learning disability, developmental delay.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Child psychologists Ellen B. Braaten, PhD, and Gretchen Felopulos, PhD, recently published an informative guidebook called Straight Talk about Psychological Testing for Kids for parents who are...

Settlement and license agreement ends paclitaxel litigation.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mylan Laboratories Inc. (NYSE:MYL) announced that it has entered into a settlement and license agreement ending its paclitaxel litigation. The agreement was forged with Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc.,...

Rapid diagnostic test for assessing malaria during pregnancy evaluated.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have evaluated a malaria rapid diagnostic test for assessing the burden of malaria during pregnancy. "Plasmodium falciparum infection during pregnancy may cause placental malaria and...

Women's OTC healthcare products acquired from Columbia Laboratories.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lil' Drug Store Products, Inc., has acquired a portfolio of women's healthcare products from Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (CBRX). With this purchase, Lil' Drug Store holds the global marketing...

Active PAI-1 expression reduces invasive breast, gynecologic cancer phenotypes.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Active plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression reduces cell migration and invasion by breast and gynecologic cancer phenotypes, researchers report. "Urokinase-type (uPA) plasminogen activator...

Heart attack treatment more dangerous for women.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a recent study of heart attack patients, researchers in Taiwan found that women who receive primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are less likely to survive than men who undergo the same...

New guidelines released for management of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released new guidelines for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. The guidelines were promulgated by the AAP Subcommittee on Hyperbilirubinemia and...

Maternal DHA levels plays important role in infant development.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children of mothers with higher levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at the time of their child's birth appear to have more mature attentional development, report University of Kansas researchers. ...

Left brain memory activity stronger in women, right brain in men.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study results show a stronger relationship between left hemisphere amygdala activity and memory in women than in men and between right hemisphere amygdala activity and memory in men than in women. ...

March of Dimes working to increase newborn screening tests in Pennsylvania.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- National coverage of March of Dimes recommended newborn screening tests for metabolic disorders is drawing interest and support for an increase in the number of tests required in Pennsylvania. The...

Arkansas notifies doctors of coverage for pregnant immigrants.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Even though word has gone out to almost 20,000 health care providers that low-income pregnant immigrants can now get Medicaid prenatal care, the state says it worries the women won't take up the offer....

Antioxidant prophylaxis may prevent placental oxidative stress.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study in the journal Placenta, antioxidant prophylaxis may prevent placental oxidative stress. "Placental oxidative stress has been implicated in preeclampsia and miscarriage. .... ..

Case of normal pregnancy after exposure to antidiabetic drugs reported.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A case report from Turkey is the first in the literature to describe maternal and fetal outcome after exposure to the antidiabetic medications rosiglitazone, gliclazide and atorvastatin. According...

Determinants of latency and neonatal outcome identified in PPROM cases.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Washington Medical Center obstetricians-gynecologists have conducted a study to assess the outcomes of pregnancies with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) managed with...

Intrauterine fetal demise associated with laminaria-induced cervical ripening.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Michigan pathologists have reported on two cases of intrauterine fetal demise in healthy women who underwent cervical ripening with laminaria. Laminaria, explained J.A. Jarzembowski...

Maternal anthropometric characteristics impact fetal growth restriction.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified maternal anthropometric characteristics that appear to be risk factors for term or near-term fetal growth restriction (FGR) in uncomplicated pregnancies. Pediatricians...

Maternal asthma affects, and is affected by, female fetus.
August 5, 2004... 2004 AUG 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Australia indicates that in pregnant women with asthma, a female fetus has the effect of upregulating maternal inflammatory pathways. Researchers also found that, in turn, mom's use...