Women's Health Weekly articles from July 2004

Women's Health Weekly archives from July 2004

Blood test detects genetic changes in progressive disease.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have developed a blood test that can detect amplification of a certain gene found in circulating cells associated with...

Increased access to high-quality mammography needed to reduce cancer deaths.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While new technologies hold promise for increasing the accuracy of breast cancer detection, improving access to mammography and broadening the pool of medical personnel who can interpret mammograms...

More women opt for preventive surgery when they fully assess risks.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who undergo genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations are more likely to select preventive oophorectomy when they fully assess their risk-related options, Fox Chase Cancer Center oncologists have...

Certain symptom patterns may provide clues for presence of ovarian masses.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Symptoms experienced by women that are more severe or frequent than expected and of recent occurrence warrant further diagnostic investigation because they are more likely to be associated with both...

Study compares data-collecting methods regarding attempted induced abortion.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Of four methods of information collection regarding attempted induced abortion, the random response technique may be the most accurate, researchers report. D. Lara and colleagues compared "four...

Millennium, partner begin trial with INTEGRILIN (eptifibatide) Injection.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (MLNM) and Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP) announced the initiation of a multicenter, phase IIIb, clinical trial to evaluate the benefit of INTEGRILIN when administered...

Study finds greater severity in substance abuse in adolescent females.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of male and female adolescents in treatment for substance abuse found significantly greater severity in drug use and associated mental health-related factors among the girls. "Many...

Study will investigate safety, efficacy of PFTA as adjunct to Visudyne therapy.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- QLT Inc. (QLTI) has entered into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the National Eye Institute (NEI) to study the effects of preservative-free triamcinolone acetonide (PFTA)...

Strattera provides full-day relief from ADHD symptoms in systematic study.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Strattera (atomoxetine HCl), approved for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), significantly reduced symptoms of ADHD for the full day in the first systematic study of Strattera treatment in...

Maternal age and complications in pregnancy or birth may be risk factors.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mothers of children diagnosed with autism are more likely to be older and to have experienced obstetric difficulties during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, but these complications are likely related to...

Active contour models help identify breast boundary in mammograms.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Calgary engineers have developed a new method to identify the breast boundary in mammograms. They say their "method can be used in the preprocessing stage of a system for...

Application filed for European marketing approval of RSR13 (efaproxiral).
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Allos Therapeutics, Inc., (ALTH) announced that it has filed a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) to market RSR13 (efaproxiral) as an adjunct to whole...

Breast screening program in Australia detects more ductal carcinomas in situ.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Younger women had more 2+ cm ductal breast carcinoma than older women, researchers say. "In a population-based series of 2109 women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) diagnosed in 1995-2000 in New...

Combined mammography/MRI solution supports early detection of breast cancer.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- iCAD, Inc., (ICAD), and Confirma, Inc., have formed a strategic alliance to offer early detection of breast cancer solutions that provide increasing integration of computer aided detection based on both...

ErbB3 is necessary for breast cancer proliferation.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast cancer proliferation associated with the ErbB family acts via the PI-3 kinase pathway, resarchers report. According to recent research from England, "The overexpression of the ErbB family of...

Follow-up data presented on autologous hemoderivative vaccine.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of researchers from France and the U.S. presented at the 2004 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology follow-up data on an autologous hemoderivative vaccine administered to...

Green tea may not decrease the risk of developing breast cancer.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers review data of two large studies and find no association between drinking green tea and reduced risk of breast cancer. According to a study from Japan, "In a pooled analysis of two...

High mastectomy rates due to patients' choices, study finds.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As surgeons develop ways to make breast cancer treatment less invasive and less disfiguring, mastectomy rates have remained surprisingly high, causing many researchers to suspect doctors are not giving...

Ipsilateral-mammogram computer-aided detection helps reduce false positives.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ipsilateral multi-view computer-aided detection (CAD) used with concurrent analysis results in fewer false-positive diagnoses than the current single-view CAD system, study results show. In the...

MRI better than mammography for determining number, size of tumors.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania have presented the first comprehensive study results showing that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is significantly better...

Mammography technique reveals more hemoglobin in tumors than healthy tissue.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using time-domain optical mammography, researchers in Germany found higher hemoglobin concentrations and blood oxygen saturation in breast cancer tumors than in healthy tissue. D. Grosenick and...

Nanoparticle form of paclitaxel is active in patients who failed taxane therapy.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abraxis Oncology, a division of American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (APP) (NASDAQ: APPX) said that results from a 106-patient Phase II study of Abraxane in patients with advanced breast cancer whose...

RARbeta P2 promoter methylation in RPFNA is biomarker for cancer risk.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RARbeta P2 promoter methylation detected in breast cells collected via random periareolar fine needle aspiration (RPFNA) serves as a biomarker of breast cancer risk, study data show. "Methylation...

Researchers develop better understanding of tamoxifen resistance.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study by researchers at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center may have implications for the thousands of breast cancer patients who develop resistance to antiestrogen drugs...

Study casts doubt on Gail Model for predicting risk in African American women.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a presentation to the 2004 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology researchers presented data that called into question the use of the Gail Model as a diagnostic indicator of...

Survivin, Bcl-2, p53 and bax expression increased in breast carcinoma.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Survivin, Bcl-2, p53 and bax expression are increased in breast carcinoma. According to published research from Turkey, "Survivin is a recently discovered member of the family of proteins that...

Vaccine containing multiple antigens generates higher immune response.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A breast cancer vaccine containing multiple antigens may boost a patient's clinical response rate because this strategy increases the chances that the immune system will respond to at least one antigen....

Women treated for breast malignancies receive poor postoperative education.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women treated for breast malignancies receive poor postoperative education. According to published research from Finland, "in this retrospective survey we investigated the recall of breast cancer...

HealthPartners to study how to help mothers with decreased breast milk supply.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HealthPartners Research Foundation and Breastfeeding Support Center are conducting a study to determine the effectiveness of medical advice, the usefulness of breast pumps, and the impact of stress on...

Article: Silicone implants not associated with connective tissue disease.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mentor Corp. (MNT), a leading supplier of medical products in the United States and internationally, announced that a peer-reviewed article published June 2004 in the Annals of Plastic Surgery confirmed...

FDA warns against women using domperidone to increase milk production.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In response to reports that women may be using an unapproved drug, domperidone (Motilium; manufacturer: Janssen), to increase lactation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning...

Bcl-2 expression decreases in endometrial carcinomas.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bcl-2 expression decreases in endometrial carcinomas. "Our aim was to compare the results of bcl-2 expression in endometrial carcinoma with clinicopathological prognostic factors along with p53...

FDA issues marketing clearance for AED Plus pediatric capability.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ZOLL Medical Corporation (ZOLL) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for the new pediatric capability in ZOLL's automated external...

Caring for breast cancer patients takes economic, emotional toll.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The vital role played by family caregivers in supporting dying cancer patients is well recognized, but the burden and economic impact on caregivers is poorly understood. In the June 2004 issue of...

Genital HPV infections very low in northern Greece.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An epidemiologic study conducted in northern Greece found a low prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among women attending gynecologic clinics in that region. "Human papillomavirus (HPV) is...

Human papilloma virus testing should precede cervical biopsy.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers find an association between the presence of common human papilloma virus (HPV) types and a positive biopsy result. According to a study from Norway, "In this study, we investigated the...

U.K. survey shows most people aren't aware of cancer/STD link.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most people in the U.K. don't know that cervical cancer is linked to a common sexually transmitted virus, according to a new Cancer Research UK study. Over 99% of cases of cervical cancer are...

Women having children by multiple partners have increased cancer risk.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cervical cancer rates were 50% higher in women with two or more partners in a study conducted in Italy. "The more men by whom a woman has children, the more diverse will be the fetal antigens of...

SennaPrompt introduced for overnight relief of constipation.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Konsyl Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced the introduction of SennaPrompt, the natural fiber therapy for predictable overnight relief for constipation. SennaPrompt contains natural sennosides for...

Pregnancy more likely from one act of unprotected sex than previously believed.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study suggests that a single act of unprotected intercourse is more likely to lead to an unwanted pregnancy than was previously believed. In a study of women who had either been sterilized or...

Cancer research foundation offers advice on freezing and saving cord blood.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several companies advocate the saving and freezing of cord blood for future family use, but the question for expectant parents remains, when does it make sense to save and store cord blood and at what...

Merging health and beauty trends drive cosmeceutical growth.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Consumer attitudes are blurring the boundaries between health and beauty, driving growth in cosmeceuticals and creating new challenges for marketers and retailers, according to Sarah Wilcox, senior vice...

Pro-inflammatory cytokines not risk factors in older Korean women.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers explored the possibility that pro-inflammatory cytokine-induced systemic inflammation might be influential prior to the onset of type 2 diabetes, but they failed to make the connection. ...

A new quantitation assay details human papillomavirus load.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new quantitation assay details human papillomavirus load. "Infection with mucosotropic human papillomavirus (HPV) is the necessary cause of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Several...

FDA approves Second Look 200 for breast-cancer detection.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- iCAD, Inc., (ICAD), which designs, develops, and markets computer-aided detection (CAD) imaging technology and systems for the early detection of breast cancer and other medical applications, announced...

FDA approves expanded labeling claims for SurePath Liquid-Based Pap Test.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TriPath Imaging, Inc., (TPTH) has received approval for expanded labeling claims from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include the use of a brush/plastic spatula combination collection...

PoolSafetyNetwork.org launched to help prevent drowning incidents.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PoolSafetyNetwork.org announced the launch of its web site - a collection of resources, best practices, and information about drowning prevention from governmental agencies, leading advocacy groups,...

Downregulated Bcl-2 or xIAP enhances the efficacy of breast cancer chemotherapy.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Downregulated Bcl-2 or xIAP enhances the efficacy of breast cancer chemotherapy. According to recent research from Portugal, "antiapoptotic genes such as bcl-2 or X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis...

German version of the EDE is valid tool.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A German version of the Eating Disorder Examination (EDE; Fairbum & Cooper, 1993) is a valid diagnostic tool, study results indicate. "The EDE is a semi-structured interview for the assessment of...

Women seem to tolerate traumatic injury better than men.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study, women seem to tolerate traumatic injury better than men. Irshad Chaudry, PhD, of UAB's Center for Surgical Research, has studied the...

Synthetic hormone in contraceptives, HRT causes negative effects in monkeys.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a synthetic form of the naturally-occurring steroid hormone progesterone widely used in contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), increases aggression and...

Case report shows adenocarcinoma producing only free beta subunit of hCG.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, have reported a case of endometrial adenocarcinoma producing only the free beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). The...

Clinicopathologic differences identified between EC and benign disease.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gynecologists in Japan have identified some clinicopathologic differences between endometrial cancers and benign endometrial diseases. According to M. Koshiyama and colleagues, Himeji National...

Dioxin-like compounds and endometriosis studied in Italian and Belgian women.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research published in the journal Toxicology Letters, "Compounds with dioxin-like toxicity are suspected to adversely affect human reproduction even at current background exposures....

Anti-epilepsy drugs can increase rate of bone loss in older women.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Epilepsy drugs can increase the rate of bone loss in older women, new study results show. Women over age 65 who were taking drugs for epilepsy were losing bone mass at nearly twice the rate of women...

Autotransplantation of ovarian tissue recommended for trials only.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report that further studies are needed before the reimplantation of cortical tissue is considered a valid option in fertility treatment. J. Radford and colleagues, Christie Hospital NHS...

Oocyte cryopreservation gives cancer patients hope.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An Italian cryopreservation program gives women with cancer hope for future pregnancies. E. Porcu, of the University of Bologna, and colleagues recently published positive findings for women...

Plasma D-dimer identifies lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plasma D-dimer identifies lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients. "Fibrin formation and removal is continuous during the development of malignancy. Plasma D-dimer is indicative of ongoing...

Fischer obtains $4.25M accelerated payment of remaining patent funds owed.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fischer Imaging Corp. (FIMG) announced that it has reached an agreement with Thermo Electron Corp. (TMO) to accelerate the remaining payments owed Fischer from a 2002 patent settlement into a single...

Fitness classes for babies may improve health.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lucy Brown does a backward somersault down a ramp, leaps over a mat, rolls across a platform, jumps over a series of hoops, squats into a yoga pose, soars over a rope and hops over a row of cones. ...

Pregnant women now encouraged to stay fit.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The last thing Rachel Pisciotta wanted was to be a couch potato during her pregnancy. So with her doctor's support, the three-time marathon runner tweaked her workout routine to accommodate her growing...

FRAXA premutation correlated with premature ovarian failure.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with fragile X syndrome in the premutation range may suffer premature ovarian failure (POF). "Our data corroborate the notion that females carrying alleles in the premutation range are at...

Vaccine in final phase of testing.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study under way at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB), aims to determine if an experimental vaccine is safe and effective in preventing genital herpes in young women. The study marks the...

Pharmacogenomic profiling of PI3K/PTEN-AKT-mTOR pathway in tumors elucidated.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacogenomic profiling of the PI3K/PTEN-AKT-mTOR pathway in common tumors has been elucidated. "The protein synthetic machinery is activated by a variety of genetic alterations during tumor...

STD management in women differs depending on age.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women of different ages require different management techniques to successfully tackle gonorrhea. "Different management protocols for young and older patients with gonorrhea may need to be...

Bikunin plus paclitaxel trims tumor burden and ascites in ovarian cancer models.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bikunin plus paclitaxel trims tumor burden and ascites in ovarian cancer models. According to researchers in Japan, "our previous studies of intraperitoneal ovarian carcinoma in a mouse model...

QMed provides heart failure management to Humana South Florida Medicare members.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- QMed, Inc., (QMED) and Humana (HUM) have signed an agreement under which QMed will provide its heart failure disease management program to Humana's South Florida Medicare Advantage members who suffer...

Long-term tibolone therapy appears to benefit lipid profile.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long-term treatment with tibolone was well-tolerated in postmenopausal women with mild hypercholesterolemia and appeared to improve their lipid profiles. Researchers in Greece studied "the effects...

Study finds tibolone associated with time-dependent changes in lipid profiles.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data from a study in France showed time-dependent changes in lipid profiles of women taking tibolone. The finding differs from results reported in the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement...

Study doesn't back use of routine radiologic evaluation for cystocele diagnosis.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recently published research from Sweden "does not support the use of bladder contrast at radiologic investigation in the routine preoperative assessment of patients with genital prolapse." ...

Maternal FA ingestion may effect immunological tolerance in offspring.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal essential fatty acid ingestion may effect immunological tolerance in offspring. According to published research from Sweden, "The present study examines whether dietary essential fatty acid...

Maternal IgG appears phenotypically in offspring as non-genetic inheritance.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal IgG appears phenotypically in offspring as anon-genetic inheritance. "Maternal antibodies provide offspring with passive immunity and exert various active immunostimulatory functions, such...

Recombinant IGF-1 gene therapy may improve nerve structure, function recovery.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 gene therapy has the potential to improve recovery of pudendal nerve structure and function, a study in rats suggests. "Injured nerves and their motor...

Hypothalamus is involved in ghrelin secretion in the lactating rat.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in Japan suggest there may be some hypothalamic involvement in ghrelin secretion in lactating rats. When K. Shibata and colleagues measured the plasma concentration of ghrelin peptide...

Lawsuit accuses director of New Orleans health center of postponing abortions.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A purported antiabortion activist was accused in a lawsuit of running a sham abortion clinic that dupes women into waiting too long to have abortions. The federal complaint, filed by the Center for...

Ruling upholds denial of breast reconstruction.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An Arizona woman who had both breasts removed and reconstructed because of cancer is not entitled to another reconstruction though her new breasts are not perfectly symmetrical, a state court ruled June...

United States senators target dietary supplement law.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A decade-old federal law on dietary supplement safety and the FDA's enforcement are not up to the job of protecting Americans' health, two senators told an FDA official. Senator Richard Durbin of...

Pattern of alcohol consumption as important as quantity consumed.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who habitually consume alcohol without food, and men who drink daily rather than less frequently, are at increased risk of liver damage even after adjusting for amount of alcohol consumed, the...

Shorter wavelengths could improve contrast in optical mammography.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Shorter wavelengths in optical mammography may better help detect tumors. P. Taroni, of Milan, Italy, and colleagues found that decreasing wavelength increased optical contrast. "The optical...

Teens try marijuana for first time most often in summer months, report shows.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a new National Survey on Drug Use and Health report, more teens first try marijuana in June and July than any other months of the year. To help parents prevent their teen from using...

Prepartum, postpartum, and chronic depression effects on newborns studied.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Miami psychologists conducted a study of the effects of prepartum, postpartum, and chronic depression on new babies. They evaluated 80 pregnant women for depression at about 26 weeks...

Brand medications preferred over generics for serious conditions, survey shows.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As the severity of a medical condition increases, the likelihood that consumers will choose a generic medication dramatically decreases, according to an independently conducted generic medication survey...

Research shows that the seasons may be involved in menopause onset.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research by fertility experts in Hungary has revealed that the onset of menopause may not be dictated only by the fact that a woman's lifetime supply of eggs are running low, but also by changes in the...

MGB1 differentiates metastasized breast cancer from primary lung lesions.
July 1, 2004... 2004 JUL 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MGB1 differentiates metastasized breast cancer from primary lung lesions. "The risk of developing second primary cancers is increased in patients with breast cancer. The lung is one of the major...