Women's Health Weekly articles from February 2002

Women's Health Weekly archives from February 2002

First Consensus Opinion On Risk Management With Ductal Lavage Published.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two oncologists at Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC), Dallas, Texas, published the first guidelines on the use of ductal lavage to help manage high-risk breast cancer. The guidelines were...

DNA Vaccine Expressing Human Papillomavirus Gene Invites Viral Immunity.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - An experimental vaccine containing genes for the human papillomavirus 16-L1 (HPV16-L1) protein has shown promising results for halting tumor growth and...

Placental DC-SIGN Expression May Enable In Utero Infection.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United Kingdom have identified a protein that may mediate mother-to-child transmission of HIV. "DC-SIGN is a C-type lectin able to bind...

Depression After Unintended Pregnancy Is Linked To Abortion.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Depression among women after an unintended first pregnancy is linked to whether they abort or carry to term, conclude researchers from the United States. Data from a national study of American...

Thyroid Disease Seems To Be Linked To Birth Defects.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with thyroid disease are more likely to give birth to babies with heart, brain and kidney defects even if the thyroid function tests are normal during their pregnancy, according to new research...

Anastrozole Receives FDA Fast-Track Designation For Early Disease.(AstraZeneca's Arimidex)
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AstraZeneca announced January 15, 2002, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast-Track Designation allowing for a rolling submission of data and expedited review of documents...

Detection Aided By New Technology.(computer-aided detection for breast cancer diagnosis)
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Magee-Women's Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Health System, Pennsylvania, has announced the availability of a promising new technology called computer-aided detection, or...

Imaging Diagnostic Patents Aspects of CT Laser Mammography System.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Robert Wake and Richard Grable a patent for the "Detector Array With Variable Gain Amplifiers for Use in a Laser Imaging Apparatus," which was assigned to...

Positive Results From Proteomic Studies Reported.(breast cancer diagnosis)
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ProteEx, Inc., will present positive results of proteomic studies to develop high-resolution breast cancer diagnostics in collaboration with The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, at the...

Rubella Almost Eradicated In The United States.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of the incidence and characteristics of rubella (also known as German measles) cases reported in the United States from 1990 through 1999 shows record low levels of the disease. However, the...

American Communications Enterprises Changes Name to NeoGenomics.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Communications Enterprises, Inc., (ACEN) has changed its name to NeoGenomics, Inc. The company's common stock will be traded on the Nasdaq OTC Bulletin Board under the new symbol NOGN. The...

Frozen Ovaries Successfully Implanted In Rats.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- One of the banes of the transplant surgeon is that rare donor organs cannot be frozen and stored for later use - freezing and thawing do too much damage to tissues. However, Roger Gosden and...

AMDL Launches New Study for Breast Cancer-Specific Immunogene Therapy.
February 7, 2002... 2002 FEB 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AMDL, Inc., (ADL), developer and marketer of tests for the early detection of cancer and other serious diseases, has authorized a study with Dr. Lung-Ji Chang at the University of Florida for developing...

Insulin Levels Associate With Worst Outcomes In Early Breast Cancer.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists have detected a link between insulin production and an excess risk for recurrence and death in women with early stage breast cancers. Their...

Prenatal Gene Transfer Proposed For Treating Hemophilia, Other Diseases.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Based on the results of animal model experiments, a research team in Europe has proposed that gene transfer could be used for treating certain diseases in...

Addiction Hurts Women Neuropsychologically Almost The Same As It Hurts Men.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although women are less likely than men to abuse alcohol, those that do suffer the same kinds of neuropsychological problems as alcoholic men, according to a new study published in the January 2002...

'One-Two Punch' Hits Key Growth Signal Pathway.(breast cancer treatment)
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Vanderbilt University's Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have reported a successful "one-two punch" against breast cancer in cell and animal studies using two targeted therapies that...

Female Genital Tuberculosis Likely Cause Of Infertility In High-Risk Areas.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Genital tuberculosis carries a high risk of infertility in women, researchers in Iran found. Behineh Namavar Jahromi and colleagues at Shiraz University of...

Study Finds No Association Between Fertility Drugs And Disease Risk.(ovarian cancer risk)
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fertility drugs do not put women at a higher than average risk of ovarian cancer, according to the largest analysis to date on the topic. The study, conducted by University of Pittsburgh Graduate...

Sex Hormones Reveal Risk For Type 2 Diabetes In Men And Women.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - An evaluation of sex hormones in men and women has revealed testosterone levels are predictive of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes in older adults. ...

Beyond Mammograms: Is MRI Necessary Screening Tool?(for breast cancer)
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recently, a small study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggested that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) might be beneficial in diagnosing breast cancer. This news leaves many women...

CD34-Enriched Stem Cell Grafts Hasten Recovery After Myeloablative Chemotherapy.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Hematopoietic stem cell grafts processed to minimize the number of CD34[superscript]- cells can improve recovery in advanced breast cancer patients undergoing...

Proteomic Study May Point Way To Better Diagnostics.(ProteEx Inc. to develop high-resolution breast cancer diagnostics)
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ProteEx, Inc., will present positive results of proteomic studies to develop high-resolution breast cancer diagnostics in collaboration with the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, at the...

Scientific Dispute Raises Question: Do Mammograms Really Save Lives?
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It's advice that's almost become gospel: getting a mammogram could save your life. Now, yet again, some scientists are challenging whether that's true. And the controversy is serious enough that...

New Evidence Builds Case for HPV Testing After Borderline Pap Results.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New results from the largest cervical cancer screening management trial in the United States to date confirm that HPV testing, using Digene Corp.'s Hybrid Capture 2 HPV DNA Test, is an effective way to...

TriPath Imaging Signs Multiyear Agreement With U.S. Labs.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- U.S. Labs, a provider of cancer diagnostic services, will adopt TriPath Imaging's automated system for cervical cancer screening, including TriPath's integrated system for the collection, preparation,...

Tripath Imaging Signs Agreement With Dynacare on Screening.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TriPath Imaging, Inc., (TPTH) has entered into an agreement with Dynacare, Inc., (DNCR, DNA) to provide liquid-based, thin-layer preparation technology for gynecologic and nongynecologic cytology and...

New CAD System Launched To Aid Breast Cancer Diagnosis.(ISSI MammoReader CAD system to be distributed by Instrumentarium Imaging Inc.)
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Instrumentarium Imaging announced the clearance by the FDA of the ISSI MammoReader CAD system. The MammoReader was developed by Intelligent Systems Software, Inc., and is distributed exclusively in...

Vitro Receives Patent Allowance On Reproductive Hormone.(Vitro Diagnostics)
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vitro Diagnostics has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a patent application titled "Method for purifying FSH," a continuation of a previously issued patent...

Even Low Levels Of Alcohol During Pregnancy Found Dangerous To Fetal Brain Cells.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alcohol and driving are a bad combination on the highway, but consuming alcohol during pregnancy is even more dangerous. Drinking can destroy brain cells of an unborn fetus. Scientists at the...

Predicting Preterm Birth Still Nearly Impossible.
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hopes of finding a reliable way to predict a woman's risk of having a premature baby were dashed by the findings of a randomized clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine (Iams...

Thymidine Kinase Gene Therapy Extends Survival In Recurrent Cancer.(ovarian cancer)
February 14, 2002... 2002 FEB 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A combination of tumor debulking, gene therapy, and drug therapy has been determined to increase survival in women with recurrent ovarian cancer approximately...

Ovarian Cancer-Specific Promoter Sensitizes Tumors To Cancer Drug.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Plasmid vectors expressing an ovarian cancer-specific promoter do a better job of directing gene therapy to ovarian tumors than some other vectors do,...

Multiples Could Increase Mother's Risk For Gestational Diabetes.(multiple fetuses)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - The number of fetuses a woman carries while pregnant may increase her risk for gestational diabetes, researchers in Israeli have reported. Gestational...

Researcher: Mammography Saves Lives.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team from Cornell Medical Center has taken a fresh look at data that caused some investigators to doubt that mammography saves lives, and has concluded that there is a significant benefit over the...

Some Patients Not Seeking Rapid Heart Attack Care.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study in the current Annals of Emergency Medicine finds the elderly, women, diabetic patients and minorities, who are experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, are more likely to experience delays in...

HRT Improves Blood Flow To Heart In Postmenopausal Women.(hormone replacement therapy)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study appearing in the January 29, 2002, issue of Circulation shows that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women with no coronary risk factors improves blood flow to the...

U.K. Researchers Shed New Light On Cause of Recurrent Miscarriages.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who carry a particular genetic mutation that predisposes them to blood clots have a significantly higher chance of miscarrying, according to U.K. researchers in a report in Human Reproduction...

Rural, Older Women See Dramatic Improvement Using Behavioral Techniques.(for urinary incontinence treatment)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research has shown that rural, older women with the common condition of urinary incontinence (UI) who received a behavioral management intervention in their homes experienced a 61% reduction in UI...

Study Finds Breastfeeding Reduces Mother's Cancer Risk.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Breast Cancer Care & Research Fund's website, Breastlink.org, features a study showing that women who breastfeed reduce their breast cancer risk by as much as 50%, depending on the number of...

Fourth Annual Life After Breast Cancer Symposium Scheduled For March 2.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Life After Breast Cancer Symposium: The Art and Science of Breast Cancer" will take place on March 2, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Community House, 380 S. Bates St., Birmingham, Michigan. ...

IUD Still Rarely Used, Despite Physician Confidence.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While most U.S. obstetrician/gynecologists consider today's intrauterine device (IUD) to be a safe and effective contraceptive option for women, very few are routinely recommending or inserting them...

Liposuction Rated As Most Popular Procedure For Second Year.(most popular cosmetic surgery)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the second year in a row, liposuction comes out on top as the most popular cosmetic surgery in the year 2001 with 814,080 surgeries performed - a rise of 21% from the 2000 figures, according to a...

Should Women Be Screened As A Matter of Course?(domestic violence screening)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than one-third of women attending general practices have experienced physical violence, but doctors and nurses rarely ask about it. Researchers in the January 30 issue of the British Medical...

To Many, Menstrual Pain Puts Brakes On Career, Family Life, New Survey Finds.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Every month, millions of women encounter mild-to-moderate pain during menstruation. More often than not, the pain is tolerable. Yet, for almost half of women in the United States (43%), pain from...

Central Nervous System Birth Defects A Major Factor In Abortion Decisions.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology that examined decision-making factors for termination of pregnancies with birth defects, found that central nervous system (CNS) anomalies are...

Little Change in U.S. Rates From 1990 To 1997.(hysterectomy rates)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. rate of hysterectomy did not change significantly from 1990 to 1997, with hysterectomy remaining the most common nonpregnancy-related surgical procedure in the U.S., reports a study in the...

Shier Quintuplets - Healthiest Quints Born - Celebrate 6th Birthday.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Shier quintuplets, the healthiest quints ever born in the world, will return to the place of their birth to celebrate their sixth birthday at a party and news conference with Long Beach Memorial...

Higher Rate Of Unintended Pregnancy Among Black Adolescents Related To Method Of Contraception.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study in the February issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology found that Black adolescents were more likely than other groups to have a high rate of unintended pregnancy, and that the method of...

New Guide Helps Women Be Healthy And Have A Healthy Pregnancy.(National Women's Health Resource Center and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association launch pregnancy planner)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) have launched a new pregnancy planner for expectant moms. The planner is a colorful,...

Good Dental Care Begins In The Womb.
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In conjunction with Annual National Children's Dental Health Month in February, The American Dental Association (ADA) says pregnant women can help ensure their children get a good start on their oral...

AltaRex Announces Positive OvaRex Phase IIb Results.(for the treatment of metastatic late stage ovarian cancer)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. (AXO.TO) has announced positive clinical results from a primary analysis of its 345-patient OvaRex combined U.S. and Canadian Phase IIb trial in metastatic late stage ovarian cancer....

Plasticizer in PVC Medical Devices May Harm Developing Babies, Boys, Heart Patients.(DEHP (di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate), found in PVC medical products may harm fetal development)
February 28, 2002... 2002 FEB 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Health Canada Expert Advisory Panel recommends that health care providers not use DEHP containing devices in the treatment of pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, infants, males before puberty, and...