Women's Health Weekly articles from July 2002

Women's Health Weekly archives from July 2002

Researchers discover effects of exercise in women taking HRT.(hormone replacement therapy )(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have found that women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) through a skin patch have higher estrogen levels during exercise than women who exercise and take HRT orally. These...

Intranasal vaccine provokes strong immune response in murine model of STD.(sexually transmitted diseases )(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Intranasal vaccines for protection against sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea provoked a stronger immune response in the female genital...

Large study shows strong link between body mass and breast cancer.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Data from the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II (CPS-II) show an increasing risk of breast cancer with increasing body fat...

Vaccine and immune globulin may protect breast-fed infants from hepatitis B.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - When given the appropriate protection, infants of mothers who are chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers may be able to breast feed without becoming infected...

Long-term health consequences seen for women.(abused women)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing study concludes female victims of physical and/or sexual abuse have a significantly higher rate of common health problems, even after the abuse ends,...

Cytotec given orally found safe and effective to induce labor.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Giving Cytotec (misoprostol) orally to induce labor is as safe and effective as giving the pill vaginally, according to a study published in the June 2002 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. ...

ATRA helps maintain hemostasis.(all-trans-retinoic acid)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - In addition to its anticancer effects, all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) can help breast cancer patients maintain hemostasis before surgery, researchers in Italy...

Filgrastim is beneficial after stem cell transplantation.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in Spain say that filgrastim (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, or G-CSF) treatment can help breast cancer patients recover from hematopoietic...

Fulvestrant gives prolonged response in women with advanced breast cancer.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Encouraging data presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) have shown that Faslodex is at least as effective as Arimidex in the treatment of hormone receptor positive postmenopausal...

Incidence rising among Asian-American women.(breast cancer rate rising)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Asian-American women have traditionally had a lower risk of breast cancer than others, but epidemiologists at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) and USC/Norris...

Enzyme may compound the spread of breast cancer in women.(Cyclo-oxygenase)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2, an enzyme well-known for aggravating arthritis, may also be responsible for facilitating the spread of breast cancers. That's...

Genetic cancer test stirs debate.(Myriad Genetics Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The contentious debate over aggressive marketing of prescription drugs and other pharmaceutical products is about to get a new twist. Myriad Genetics, Inc., which makes tests for genetic...

New natural method of family planning over 95% effective in preventing pregnancy.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research shows that women who use CycleBeads correctly are able to avoid unplanned pregnancies more than 95% of the time. The Standard Days Method, a new natural method of family planning, is more...

Bad practice in Scotland may have cost lives in cancer battle.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Failure to follow routine procedures recording the spread of cancer may have cost lives, a Scottish survey revealed June 11, 2002. Surgeons operating on women with endometrial cancer failed to...

Vacuum pressure device helps diabetics.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - A device that uses vacuum pressure to increase blood flow to the clitoris and vagina was successful in addressing arousal aspects for diabetics with female sexual...

Twenty-nine states file suit against drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. was sued June 4, 2002, by 29 states that said the drug maker acted illegally to maintain its monopoly on the cancer-fighting drug Taxol and keep cheaper generic versions off the...

Profile for antigen processing may be linked to HCV protection in infants.(hepatitis C virus )(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Genotypic profiling of infants born of women infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) shows that infants may be less prone for acquiring infection through vertical...

Conflicting information causing confusion about hormone replacement therapy.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Approximately 39 million women in the United States have reached menopause and many of them are struggling to make sense of the endless confusion surrounding hormone replacement therapy, or HRT....

Acquisition of Ortho-Prefest completed.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- King Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (KG) announced the completion of the company's previously announced acquisition from Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, of Ortho-Prefest...

Gene for syntenin is overexpressed in metastatic breast and gastric cancers.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Medical researchers in Korea have identified the gene for a protein that appears to correlate with the spread of some cancers. The gene for syntenin is...

Pre-eclampsia linked with higher risk of preterm delivery.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Every 6 minutes, a woman dies of pre-eclampsia - nine women an hour, according to the Pre-eclampsia Foundation. The disorder, which is linked to hypertension and affects 3 million women a year...

U.S. cesarean births rapidly rising.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Almost one in four American women who gave birth last year had a cesarean section, the highest rate in 13 years - an increase fueled by repeat operations and also women who schedule C-sections for...

FDA approves Actonel for once-a-week use.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new 35 mg once-a-week dosage strength for Actonel (risedronate sodium tablets) for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis....

AltaRex presents OvaRex clinical studies at ASCO.(the 38th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The final results of AltaRex Corp.'s (AXO) OvaRex (oregovomab) 345-patient study were presented at the 38th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) by Thomas Ehlen, MD...

Sperm antigen 17 shows promise for ovarian cancer therapy.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - A vaccine directed against sperm antigen 17 showed potential as a successful treatment for ovarian cancer, researchers in Texas report. The...

Half of all victims don't get proper treatment.(rape victims)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2002... 2002 JUL 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Half of all women who are sexually assaulted in the United States each year do not receive the recommended medical treatment to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases. This is the...

Estrogen may lower women's risk of heart disease by working as damper on inflammation.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen's ability to reduce a woman's risk of heart disease during her reproductive years may be based on a previously unexamined mechanism of the hormone: its anti-inflammatory effects. In the...

Vasculogenic mimicry in breast cancer a factor for recurrence and lower survival.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Building on the work of an earlier study, researchers in Japan have produced evidence supporting of the role of vasculogenic mimicry in breast cancer...

Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy reduces risk.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Researchers have shown, for the first time, that women who face an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer because of mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes can...

Topical solution improves response in women.(topical alprostadil to treat female sexual arousal disorder)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Women with female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) showed increased subjective and objective sexual responses after using topical alprostadil solution, which...

New research reveals need to pair calcium with phosphorus.(osteoporosis )(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new research study published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition demonstrates that osteoporosis patients should receive their calcium in the form of calcium...

Estrogen may be associated with virus implicated in cervical cancer.(human papillomavirus )(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The female hormone estrogen may have a role in human papillomavirus (HPV) viral infection, strains of which are implicated in cervical cancer, shows research in Sexually Transmitted Infections. ...

Concurrent chemotamoxifen halves benefit of chemotherapy.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Janis Kelly, senior medical writer - Results of a major, long-term study presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, Florida, are expected to...

Frequently mutated gene identified.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the June 17, 2002, issue of Nature Genetics, scientists report the identification of a gene that is mutated in 20% (7 out of 35) of primary breast cancers in women. Approximately 80% of all...

Research into rare disease leads to discovery of six new breast cancer-susceptibility genes.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A decade of research into one of the world's least-known diseases has resulted in a major advance against one of the best-known: the discovery of six genes linked to inherited breast cancer. In a...

Strategy of eliminating Stat5a might reduce breast cancer cell survival.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Murine model experiments suggest Stat5a gene activation promotes breast cancer. Researchers now think that by decreasing the activity of this gene, breast...

Taxotere works against early breast cancer.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - A chemotherapy drug used to treat metastatic breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of recurrence and improves survival in women with early stage breast...

Results of Caelyx study in first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer reported at ASCO.(the 38th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP) reported that results of a randomized phase III clinical study evaluating Caelyx (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride), a long-circulating pegylated liposomal...

Study: Panzem safe with prolonged stable disease and clinical benefit.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EntreMed, Inc., (ENMD) a company focused on angiogenesis research and product development, released additional phase I data demonstrating that Panzem is well tolerated and stabilized disease for...

Low-dose Vivelle-Dot (estradiol transdermal system) approved for postmenopausal osteoporosis prevention.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About the size of a dime, Vivelle-Dot's newest dosage - according to the company, the smallest estrogen replacement patch in the world - is now approved in the 0.025 mg/day dosage strength, providing...

Lotronex tablets to be reintroduced for women with severe diarrhea-predominant IBS.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Lotronex (alosetron hydrochloride) Tablets which provides for the reintroduction of the medicine to...

Skin patch technology may increase women's libido.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Not tonight honey, I have a headache" jokes are almost cliche. But for millions of women, it's no joke. Compounding the every day stresses of life, menopause and its subsequent declining hormone...

Matria agrees to acquire MarketRing.(Matria Healthcare Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matria Healthcare, Inc., (MATR) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire MarketRing.com, an Atlanta-based healthcare information technology company. The acquisition of MarketRing...

Matria and the Healthplan Southeast sign contract for obstetrical disease management program.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matria Healthcare, Inc., (MATR) and Healthplan Southeast have reached an agreement for Matria to provide comprehensive obstetrical disease management services for Healthplan Southeast members. The...

Mechanism that enables fetus to survive in mother under study.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When the National Institutes of Health (NIH) requested proposals for innovative ideas in immune system suppression from scientists who aren't immunologists, Dr. Vadivel Ganapathy, biochemist, and his...

Study concludes benefits of anti-HIV therapy during pregnancy outweigh risks.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study found no association between the use of an anti-HIV treatment that uses a combination of drugs during pregnancy and an increased risk of such birth complications as premature delivery,...

Disease is costly for Californians, according to UCSF researchers.(University of California San Francisco )(osteoporosis)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Costs for osteoporosis in California topped $2.4 billion in 1998, with hip fracture accounting for 64% of the burden, according to researchers in the University of California San Francisco (UCSF)...

FDA approval granted for generic paclitaxel.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and NaPro BioTherapeutics, Inc., (NPRO) announced that they have received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Paclitaxel Injection, the most...

New data: Taxotere/carboplatin as effective and less neurotoxic than standard therapy.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The anticancer drug combination of Taxotere (docetaxel) and carboplatin demonstrated less neurotoxicity and was equally effective as the standard treatment of paclitaxel and carboplatin when used as...

Tentative approval granted for anticancer compound carboplatin.(American Pharmaceutical Partners Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- American Pharmaceutical Partners (APPX) announced it has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for carboplatin...

'See and Treat' program helps Native American women fight looming health crisis.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2002... 2002 JUL 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A coalition of healthcare professionals is trying to prevent more Native American women from becoming cancer statistics. In June 2002, an alliance of physicians, nurses, and cytotechnologists led by...

Overproduction of ErbB2 possibly linked to angiogenesis in breast cancer.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Typically, the receptor ErbB2 dos not cause problems when expressed at normal levels. However, when overexpressed, it can ignite the development of cancer....

Women with ovary disease may also have high risk for heart disease.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with polycystic ovaries, a common gynecologic disorder, develop stiff arteries that may increase their risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a report in Circulation: Journal of the...

Study finds that 9% of patients had delay in diagnosis.(breast cancer)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among patients with breast cancer, 9% had a delay in diagnosis, with inappropriate reassurance that a breast mass is benign without taking a biopsy, the leading cause of physician-related delays,...

Obese women face no greater risks during gynecologic laparoscopy.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Laparoscopic surgery has been considered more risky for obese than for normal-weight women. However, a study done in Korean women showed that obese...

Chronic stress affects more than fertility, Magee-Womens study finds.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol are clearly elevated in child-bearing-aged women who have stopped menstruating - not only in the bloodstream, but also in the cerebrospinal fluid, a...

Muscle fiber types related to obesity.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Percentage of type I muscle fibers is higher in lean women than in obese women, say U.S. researchers writing in the American Journal of Physiology -...

Mortality may be tied to prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who worked as radiation technologists before 1950 have a higher risk of dying from breast cancer than those who began working in more recent years, reported Aparna K. Mohan, MD, PhD, now with the...

Unprecedented survival results with combination oral Xeloda and Taxotere.(metastatic breast cancer)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The authors of a publication in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (2002;20(12):2812-2823) conclude that a study of over 500 women with metastatic breast cancer demonstrates that the combination of...

Study reports ETG prevents CMF chemotherapy induced hair loss.(electrotrichogenesis)(cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, fluorouracil)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Current Technology Corporation (CRTCF) announced Psycho-Oncology's publication, (2002;11:244-248) of the results of a pilot research study that examined whether ETG (electrotrichogenesis) could...

Bianucci di Bianucci & C to distribute breast cancer detection systems.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofield Corp. (BZET) announced the appointment of Bianucci di Bianucci & C. snc. as the exclusive distributor in Italy of the Biofield Diagnostic System (BDS). The appointment, which is subject to...

Blood tests may help determine which older women are at higher risk for disability and death.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Older women with abnormal levels of two substances - a growth hormone and a biological marker tied to inflammation - may be at higher risk for becoming disabled or dying, according to the results of a...

New research shows that HRT provides cardiovascular benefits in menopausal women.(hormone replacement therapy)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from San Raffaele Hospital-Tosinvest Sanita presented results showing that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) improves the ability of the blood vessels to dilate. This suggests that HRT...

Combined PET/CT finds cancerous lesions standard CT misses.(positron emission tomography, computed tomography)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If more doctors had access to a combined PET/CT scanner to examine patients with ovarian or cervical carcinomas, they would likely catch cancerous lesions that would not be found by CT (computed...

Study supports IVF indication for Bravelle.(in vitro fertilization)(urofollitropin for injection, purified)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study published in the June issue of Fertility and Sterility, Bravelle (urofollitropin for injection, purified), a highly purified human-derived follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH),...

Women with rare twin-pregnancy complication have 40% chance of delivering one baby.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Authors of a research letter in the June 22, 2002, Lancet provide evidence to suggest that women with a rare twin-pregnancy disorder who proceed with the pregnancy are at no more increased risk of...

Engineering to protect brittle bones.(physician promotes use of bone cements)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leeds University engineer Dr. Ruth Wilcox is on a mission - to help people with osteoporosis. She has just won a postdoctoral research fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering, starting August...

NPS update on Preos manufacturing.(NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NPSP) provided additional information regarding the problem with the manufacture of clinical supplies of Preos, its proprietary drug candidate for the treatment of...

New analysis shows early intervention with Actonel reduces first vertebral fracture risk.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postmenopausal women with low spinal bone mineral density (BMD) and no previous history of vertebral fracture, who received Actonel (risedronate sodium tablets) 5 mg daily for up to 3 years, were 75%...

Wyeth bone mineral density screening program shows high percentage of women at risk.(Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Proprietary Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 6% of the 49,000 women screened in the pilot year of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals' (WYE)) bone mineral density (BMD) screening program were at high or moderate risk of developing osteoporosis and...

Research shows different races, ethic groups receiving different levels of preventive care.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hispanic women are less likely to receive breast examinations and blood pressure and cholesterol screening than white women are, according to a new University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill...

New bulking agent stands up to Contigen.(Uryx for urinary stress incontinence)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Researchers have provided a sneak preview of a trial for yet another treatment for stress incontinence in women. In a Late-Breaking Podium Session at the...

New medication is effective in half of study patients.(urinary stress incontinence)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2002... 2002 JUL 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Researchers unveiled for the first time phase III data for a new treatment for stress urinary incontinence in a Late-Breaking Podium Session at the 97th annual...

Unnecessary hysterectomy more likely for less affluent women.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unnecessary hysterectomy is less likely to be carried out on affluent women, shows research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Hysterectomy is one of the most common and...

National study halted since health risks exceed benefits in postmenopausal women on estrogen.
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers nationwide have halted the part of a 40-center study that involved trying to determine the risks versus the benefits of healthy postmenopausal women taking the hormones estrogen and...

Isotretinoin has little impact on cervical cancer risk.
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - The retinoid isotretinoin offers little benefit to HIV[superscript]+ women with precancerous cervical lesions, researchers in the United States argue. ...

Few women regret sterilization procedures.
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Few of the women who undergo tubal sterilization or whose husbands undergo vasectomy later go on to regret either procedure, according to a study funded by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health...

Multiple dose gene therapy yields best results in recurrent ovarian cancer.
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Long-term evaluations of ovarian cancer patients treated with p53 gene replacement therapy in a phase I/II clinical trial indicate the therapy is more...

Estrogen increases jawbone density in postmenopausal women.
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have discovered a possible added benefit of hormone replacement therapy: saving teeth. Postmenopausal women who took a daily dose of estrogen along with calcium, vitamin D and regular...

Alternative hormone treatment shows early promise.(anastrozole (Arimidex) possible breast cancer treatment option)
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fast-track study in the June 22, 2002, Lancet suggests that the drug anastrozole could be an effective option for the treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone-sensitive early breast cancer. ...

Arimidex potential in treating postmenopausal women with early breast cancer.
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research results published in The Lancet, provide important details on the potential for Arimidex (anastrazole) in the treatment of early breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The findings, reported...

New imaging technology promises better detection in early stages.(breast cancer diagnosis)
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the Research & Education Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (REI) are developing a new breast imaging diagnostic tool that will afford clinicians greater opportunities for detecting...

Study reports on endometrial changes comparing Tamoxifen with Arimidex (anastrazole) in postmenopausal women.
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The results of the endometrial subprotocol study conducted to assess the incidence of endometrial abnormalities in a subgroup of patients from the ATAC (Arimidex and Tamoxifen, alone or in combination)...

Study: Tegaserod is safe and well tolerated in treating functional dyspepsia.
July 25, 2002... 2002 JUL 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data presented at the 33rd annual Digestive Disease Week demonstrates that tegaserod is safe and well tolerated, showing a trend towards improving upper gastrointestinal symptoms in female...