Women's Health Weekly articles from January 2003

Women's Health Weekly archives from January 2003

Vascular growth factor a prerequisite for normal uterine implantation.(possible infertility cause)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Low levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) could be responsible for some cases of infertility, researchers have determined. Working with...

Study raises questions about HRT in diabetic women.(hormone replacement therapy)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a large observational study of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women with diabetes, researchers have found that the effects of HRT may depend on whether a woman has had a prior heart attack. ...

Risk for hepatitis C virus in semen presents need for laboratory caution.
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Research collaborators in France say low levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be detected in semen. They recommend that precautions precluding the risk of...

Elderly women undertreated?(tamoxifen breast cancer undertreatment)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elderly women with breast cancer are undertreated with tamoxifen, the recommended postsurgical therapy for estrogen receptor positive breast cancer for women of all ages, possibly putting older women at...

Intranasal immunization with sperm-specific antigen has vaccine potential.(contraceptive vaccine)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Japan report that an intranasal vaccine they developed elicited immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgG antibodies in the sera and vaginal secretions of mice. "The common mucosal immune system...

Women account for half of HIV cases for the first time.
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two decades after AIDS first became noticed, as a disease of homosexual men, women now account for half of the 37 million adults infected with HIV, according to a new United Nations report. The...

Genital infection link possible.(bacterial vaginosis may be linked to miscarriage)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bacterial vaginosis may be linked to miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy (13-15 weeks), concludes a study by researchers at St George's Hospital Medical School. They identified...

Survey: Seniors worry about continued availability of healthcare workers.
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new survey shows that older Americans, especially women, have concerns about trained healthcare personnel caring for them as they age. The survey, conducted by the Merck Institute of Aging &...

Breast diagnostics company expands relationship with Premier.(Hologic Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., (HOLX), announced it signed an amendment of its contract with Premier, one of the nation's foremost purchasing and supply chain management organizations, for the purchase and sale of the...

Combined antiangiogenic and immune therapy may hold promise.(for breast cancer treatment)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Pittsburgh researchers say a strategy that combines antiangiogenic and immune therapies may have potential to fight breast cancer. "The therapeutic efficacy of combined antiangiogenic...

Diamond DX FFDM system to be demonstrated.(Instrumentarium Imaging to demonstrate digital mammography system)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Instrumentarium Imaging will demonstrate the Diamond DX FFDM system at RSNA 2002. The system consists of the Diamond DX digital mammography unit, including the modality workstation for the...

Hormone replacement therapy link found.(progestin linked to breast cancer)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is more evidence that progestin included in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is linked to breast cancer. Postmenopausal women taking combined formulas of hormone replacement therapy that...

Instrumentarium Imaging, Suros pair up products.(Suros Surgical Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Suros Surgical Systems, Inc., recently announced to Instrumentarium Imaging that the Suros patented ATEC (Automated Tissue Excision and Collection) breast biopsy system is compatible with...

Novel mechanism of BRCA1 mutation-based tumorigenesis elucidated.(breast cancer development)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts, researchers have described "a novel pathogenic mechanism whereby mutations in BRCA1, via their interaction with estrogen receptor-alpha, could...

Preliminary findings reported from hard-copy versus soft-copy mammography study.
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vidar Systems Corp., the leading manufacturer of medical film digitizers, announced a mammography clinical study being conducted at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institution comparing radiologists' accuracy...

Study confirms risk of continuous combined hormone therapy.(breast cancer risk)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers confirmed that a daily, combined dose of estrogen and progestin increases breast cancer risk in post menopausal women, but added that this risk begins to return to normal about 6 months...

Study hints demographic link in California county.(high rate of breast cancer in Marin County may be linked to population type)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Suspicions that something in the environment is causing Marin County's high rate of breast cancer have led to a big fund drive and public awareness campaign. But some scientists say the people, not the...

iCAD subsidiary launches mammography film digitizer.( Howtek Devices Corp. introduces the Fulcrum digitizer)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Howtek Devices Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of iCAD, Inc., (ICAD), announced the introduction of a specialty film digitizer designed for fast, very high- quality digitization of mammography films....

Screening guidelines support HPV testing.(human papillomavirus DNA testing)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corporation (DIGE) announced that the American Cancer Society (ACS) has issued new cervical cancer screening guidelines including a preliminary recommendation that human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA...

Study finds ethnicity link.(to cervical cancer )(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hispanic women contract cervical cancer almost twice as often as other women, indicating that not enough of them are having Pap tests, U.S. health officials say. The study by the Centers for...

More treatment options available for women requiring emergency contraception.
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of an international study suggest that there are three effective therapeutic options for women requiring emergency contraception after sexual intercourse. Hormone treatment with a single 10...

Scientists note effect of the 'tapeworm contraceptive.(Ligula intestinalis)(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite intensive research, scientists have so far failed to find the perfect contraceptive for women - let alone men. However, a study in freshwater fish of the carp family has found a parasite,...

Erosive vulvar lichen planus may contribute to intrapartner spread of HCV.(hepatitis C virus)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lichen planus affecting genitalia may cause hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection between sexual partners, researchers suggest. "Lichen planus (LP), common mucocutaneous disorder, involves not only...

Synthesized nucleotides can downregulate targeted genes in embryos.(genetic expression regulation)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Genetic expression can be halted in preimplanted embryos with morpholino antisense oligonucleotides (MOs), researchers in Canada have reported. "MOs act by...

HPV vaccine offers hope.(for prevention of cervical cancer caused by papillomavirus infection)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "News of a vaccine that can combat the type of human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes most cervical cancer is very hopeful, but also points out how prevalent and dangerous this sexually transmitted...

Mathematical models assess impact of prophylactic vaccine.(against human papillomavirus infection)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ongoing development of a vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV) raises important questions about the impact of various vaccination strategies," University of Washington biostatisticians say. ...

Tumor model established in HLA-A*0201 transgenic mice to test vaccines.
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from the United States, "With the increasing generation of new cancer vaccine strategies, there is also an increasing demand for preclinical models that can carefully...

Lotronex Tablets now available for women with severe diarrhea-predominant IBS.(irritable bowel syndrome)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lotronex (alosetron hydrochloride) Tablets will now be available under restricted conditions of use, which include a narrower indication for specific use in female patients with severe...

Estrasorb accepted for review by the FDA.(Novavax Inc. )(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novavax, Inc., (NVAX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its new drug application (NDA) for Estrasorb for review. The company resubmitted its NDA for Estrasorb...

Stress may trigger flare-ups in women.(multiple sclerosis flare-ups)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avoiding stressful life events and learning effective coping skills may help avert flare-ups of multiple sclerosis (MS) in women with the disease, new findings suggest. Researchers recruited 23...

High-tech ultrasound shows color, moving images before birth.(Voluson ultrasound system from GE Medical Systems)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Parents anxious to see images of their unborn children are used to seeing a grainy, black and white picture from the doctor's office. But thanks to new technology in ultrasound, patients at Rowan...

Poor diabetes control linked to pregnancy complications.(Brief Article)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with poorly controlled diabetes during early pregnancy run an increased risk of their baby being malformed, finds a new study. Researchers in Norwich identified 158 first pregnancies in women...

Efficacy of calcitonin in treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis confirmed.(Miacalcic from Novartis Pharma AG)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The European Union's Committee for Propriety Medicinal Products (CPMP) has confirmed the efficacy of calcitonin containing products in the treatment of osteoporosis, following an Article 31 Referral....

AP5280 was well tolerated at platinum doses in phase I trial.(ACCESS Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Polymer Platinate AP5280 for cancer treatment)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (AKC) announced the commencement of the next phase in the clinical development of Polymer Platinate AP5280. In addition, the company released a summary of the phase I...

Combined PET-CT better at detecting metastases.(of ovarian cancer)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hopkins radiologists have found that a combination of positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) detects cancer spread better than PET alone. In a study presented at a recent...

New women's condom released in Europe.(V-Amour women's latex condom from Intellx, Inc.)
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Just in time for World AIDS Day, the first new women's condom in a decade has hit store shelves in Europe, with U.S. FDA approval is expected within 12 months. The new V-Amour women's latex...

Agreement reached with Kansas fertility center.(IntegraMed America Inc., Center for Reproductive Medicine agree to offer IntegraMed FertilityDirect products and services )
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IntegraMed America, Inc., (INMD) announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Wichita, Kansas based Center for Reproductive Medicine to offer IntegraMed FertilityDirect products and services...

Ability to cope may play role in cancer progression.
January 2, 2003... 2003 JAN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A review of the mind-body connection in breast cancer patients reveals that the stress of the diagnosis may make the disease worse but also suggests that good coping style may aid treatment and outcome....

Selective estrogen receptor modulators offer a safer alternative than HRT.(hormone replacement therapy)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As scientific evidence mounts linking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to breast cancer and other illnesses, a class of drugs called selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) is emerging as a...

Postmenopausal women who stop smoking lower bone loss protein.
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postmenopausal women who quit or significantly reduced their smoking for 6 weeks lowered their levels of two proteins involved in bone loss, new research finds. Levels of the two proteins, a...

Change on enzyme gene may associate with invasive disease.(breast cancer invasiveness)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A solitary polymorphism on the promoter that drives matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3 may be responsible for the invasive nature of some breast cancers. ...

New method shown to be effective for detection at mid-trimester scan.(nasal bone analysis of fetus could aid in Down syndrome detection)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Looking at the nasal bones of fetuses at the mid-trimester scan could improve the detection of Down syndrome during pregnancy, according to new study results. The most frequently occurring...

Increased link found between worsening seizures and women taking estrogen.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research draws a link between women taking estrogen-containing compounds, such as oral contraceptives, and worsening or more frequent epileptic seizures. This could have implications on what types...

American women waiting to begin families.(maternal age rises)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The average American woman was almost 25 years old when she had her first child in the year 2000. That's compared with an average age of 21.4 years for a first birth in 1970, according to a new report...

Herceptin pretreatment enhances Taxol's effect in ErbB2-overexpressing cells.
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers point out that "[t]he recombinant humanized anti-ErbB2/HER2 monoclonal antibody Herceptin (Trastuzumab) has been shown to significantly enhance the tumoricidal...

Improvements in disease-free survival reported with adjuvant dose-dense chemotherapy.(breast cancer)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data from a large phase III study of 2005 women with node-positive breast cancer show that when Taxol (paclitaxel) (T) is given with standard chemotherapy, doxorubicin (A) and cyclophosphamide (C),...

New 3-D mammography system may improve breast imaging.(tomosynthesis)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new approach to mammography, developed by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), holds the potential for greatly improving the detection of breast lesions and the ability to predict...

Reconstructive breast surgery rates low in Canada.
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A low rate of breast reconstruction among women who have had a mastectomy may be due to a lack of knowledge about the procedure by referring physicians, says a University of Toronto study. Breast...

Study shows TS-2000 system 100% sensitive in detecting breast lesions under 1 cm.(TransScan Medical Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data presented at the annual scientific meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) shows that TransScan Medical, Ltd.'s TS-2000 system, a noninvasive imaging device that assists in the...

Technique reveals drug resistance in tumors, could prevent unnecessary chemo.(gene expression profiling)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oncologists at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center are testing a new technique called gene expression profiling that subtypes each breast cancer tumor by its genetic defects so that doctors can tailor...

VIDAR unveils newest film digitizer.(VIDAR Systems Corp.'s CAD PRO digitizer)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VIDAR Systems Corp., a manufacturer of medical film digitizers, has launched its newest digitizer, the CAD PRO, designed specifically for the application of computer aided detection (CAD) for screening...

Vaccine generates strong immune response in women with advanced disease.(Dendreon Corp.'s APC8024 vaccine for advanced breast, ovarian, and colon cancer)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dendreon Corp. (DNDN) has announced that results of a phase I study indicate that APC8024, the company's investigational therapeutic vaccine for breast, ovarian and colon cancer appears to be safe and...

Zometa significantly reduces bone complications.(in breast cancer patients)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zometa (zoledronic acid for injection) significantly reduced the risk of developing a skeletal-related event (SRE) when compared to pamidronate disodium for injection (Aredia) in advanced breast cancer...

Oligonucleotide-based topical immunotherapy against HSV-2 has promise.(genital herpes treatment)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaccinologists at the University of Texas say immunostimulatory sequence-containing oligonucleotides may have application as treatment for genital herpes. "Synthetic oligonucleotides containing CpG...

No more medical roulette: Publisher says internet will change in 2003.(NewsRx)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx is celebrating its twentieth year as a publisher by adding 20 new weeklies. The company's CEO is predicting major changes in the publishing industry and Internet in 2003. The Atlanta-based...

Hormone therapy technology licensed From Wake Forest.(BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. signs licensing agreement for triple hormone therapy technology)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BISP) announced it has licensed three patents encompassing new combinations of hormone therapies, known as triple hormone therapy, by any route of administration, from...

New Enfamil ProSobee LIPIL with DHA and ARA available.(infant formulas from Mead Johnson Nutritionals)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New Enfamil ProSobee LIPIL infant formula has started shipping to retailers nationwide, making it, according to the manufacturer, the first soy formula available with the nutrients DHA and ARA. ...

New evidence links smoking and lung cancer in women.
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Mayo Clinic study of more than 41,000 postmenopausal women in Iowa provides new evidence that the most common type of lung cancer in women is more closely linked to smoking cigarettes than previously...

Enrollment for pivotal phase III trial of ABI-007 completed.(American Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. announce trials for nanoparticle paclitaxel for metastatic breast cancer treatment)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc., (APPX) announced that patient enrollment has been completed in the pivotal phase III clinical trial evaluating ABI-007, a next generation nanoparticle paclitaxel,...

Racial disparities in prenatal care are decreasing overall.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While black women still do not receive prenatal care at the same rates as their white counterparts, the gap is narrowing, according to a new study. Researchers who looked at national birth data...

Hologic introduces the Discovery QDR bone densitometer.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., (HOLX) has announced the introduction of the Discovery series bone densitometers. Discovery combines 10-second bone density measurements with 10-second assessment of vertebral...

VEGFs are produced primarily in ovary and cause increased vascular permeability.(vascular endothelial growth factor as mediator for human chorionic gonadotropin in the development of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Spain, "The existence of a vasoactive molecule released in response to hCG [human chorionic gonadotropic] is believed to be the main feature in the development of...

Cell adhesion, vitronectin binding properties of chancroid pathogen studied.
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of North Carolina researchers have studied characteristics of the pathogen that causes the sexually transmitted genital ulcer disease chancroid, Haemophilus ducreyi. "H. ducreyi serum...

Self-help program for pregnant smokers is ineffective.(Stop for Good self-help program )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2003... 2003 JAN 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.K. government wants to cut the percentage of women who smoke during pregnancy from 23% to 15% by the year 2010. But a new study finds that a self-help approach implemented during routine...

Less invasive procedure could be used to treat some women.(intraperitoneal insemination for female infertility treatment)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A woman with an obstructed cervix has been successfully treated for infertility using a technique known as intraperitoneal insemination (IPI). The technique is less invasive and cheaper than...

Lispro comparable with regular insulin for use during pregnancy in type 1 diabetic women.
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Rapid-acting lispro insulin therapy performed as well as regular short-acting insulin in women with pregnancies complicated by type 1 diabetes,...

Welsh scientists discover vital clue to breast cancer spread.(fewer tight junction molecules make the body more prone to breast cancer invasiveness)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer Research U.K. scientists in Wales believe they have made a discovery that could help halt the rapid spread of breast cancer, revealing their findings at the world's largest breast cancer...

Gene re-expression tilts breast and ovarian cancer towards self-destruction.(ARHI tumor suppressor gene re-expression)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Cancer researchers say getting cancer cells to re-express the ARHI tumor suppressor gene encourages their self-destruction. According to medical...

Intranasal vaccine generates antibody reaction in the genital tract.(contraceptive vaccine research)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - A vaccine containing a human sperm surface antigen delivered intranasally stimulated production of antigen-specific IgA antibodies in the vaginas of...

Infants discharged 1 day after birth fare as well as those staying 2 days.
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study sponsored by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found no ill effects from discharging infants in a large Massachusetts HMO from the hospital 1 day after uncomplicated...

ETS-1 may be angiogenic mediator.(in endometrial, cervical, and uterine cancers)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers in Japan has studied the potential role of ETS-1 as an angiogenic mediator in uterine, endometrial, and cervical cancers. They presented their findings in two studies published in...

Color power Doppler sonography correlates with immunohistochemical analysis.(breast tumor measurement)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center diagnostic imaging specialists report that color power Doppler sonographic measurement of breast tumor vasculature, particularly in 3D, correlates with immunohistochemical...

Contraceptive said to be a risk for some women.(breast cancer risk)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with certain gene mutations have more than a 60% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. Now a new study suggests the risk is even greater for these women if they used oral contraceptives...

Data on Iressa reported from trial in women with progressing advanced disease.(breast cancer therapy)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results from two, phase II breast cancer trials studying Iressa (ZD1839), a cancer drug being developed by AstraZeneca, were presented today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Additional...

Emageon to provide digital cardiology, mammography imaging services.(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Emageon announced that Brookwood Medical Center has chosen Emageon to complete its medical imaging infrastructure with full capabilities for cardiology and mammography. Physicians will be able to...

FDA panel votes against approval for breast imaging system.(Radiological Devices Panel votes against Computerized Thermal Imaging's infrared breast imaging system)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Computerized Thermal Imaging (CTI) (CIO) announced that the FDA's Radiological Devices Panel recommended by a narrow vote of 4-to-3 that the FDA deny approval of CTI's infrared breast imaging system....

Information network would coordinate care.("Patient Accompanying Documentation" would enable the transfer of breast cancer patient data over the Internet)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mammary carcinoma is a direct and brutal affront to the feminine identity - especially when the diagnosis is made in the later stages of development, which can require a mastectomy. "We estimate...

Millennium discovers markers associated with chemotherapy response.(Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MLNM) has announced results from a preliminary, prospective study seeking to identify novel genetic predictors of breast cancer patients' response to chemotherapy. ...

Nanoarray biomolecular analysis systems maker receives DoD grant.(BioForce Nanosciences Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioForce Nanosciences, Inc., said that a Department of Defense grant for breast cancer research has been awarded to the company. The award titled, "Protein Nanoarrays for Studying Malignant...

Positive results reported for anastrozole in breast cancer treatment study.(Arimidex)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Updated results from the ongoing Arimidex (anastrozole) early breast cancer trial were presented in San Antonio, Texas, indicating that Arimidex continues to show a statistically significant...

Racial, ethnic disparities persist in presentation, treatment and survival.(of breast cancer)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Racial and ethnic differences are apparent in the way women under age 35 with breast cancer are treated and the clinical and genetic characteristics of the tumor, according to a new study. These...

Research: Zometa significantly reduces risk of bone complications.(in breast cancer)(Brief Article)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zometa (zoledronic acid for injection) significantly reduced the risk of developing a skeletal-related event (SRE) when compared to pamidronate disodium for injection (Aredia) in advanced breast cancer...

Study looks for DDT link.(with breast cancer)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results are expected to be available in 2003 of a study to determine whether women exposed to DDT are more likely to develop breast cancer. "We hope to learn something about the relationship...

Study: Adding Paraplatin enhances effectiveness of current treatment.(Taxol/Herceptin breast cancer therapy enhanced)
January 16, 2003... 2003 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adding Paraplatin (carboplatin for injection) to the combination of Taxol (paclitaxel) Injection and Herceptin (trastuzumab) enhanced the effectiveness of treatment for HER2 positive advanced breast...