Women's Health Weekly articles from July 2008

Women's Health Weekly archives from July 2008

Treating rare breast cancer with radiation therapy may lower recurrence rate.
July 31, 2008... Patients with a rare type of breast cancer may benefit from receiving radiation therapy in addition to surgery to prevent recurrence, according to a study in the July issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the...

Environmental pollutant has sex-skewing effect.
July 31, 2008... Women exposed to high levels of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls u a group of banned environmental pollutants) are less likely to give birth to male children. A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health found...

Closing coal-burning power plant in China and improved cognitive development in children.
July 31, 2008... Closing coal-fired power plants can have a direct, positive impact on children's cognitive development and health according to a study released by the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University's Mailman...

Sleep problems associated with menopause vary among ethnic groups.
July 31, 2008... Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep increase as women go through menopause according to research by Rush University Medical Center. Waking up earlier than planned also increases through late perimenopause but decreases when women...

After ankle surgery: Mobilize with care.
July 31, 2008... People recover faster after surgery for ankle fracture if they are given a cast or splint that can be removed to let them exercise the ankle, than if their foot is placed in an immobilising plaster cast. If the fracture is stable, then...

Researchers at State University of New York target asthma.(Clinical report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, "The tetracycline antibiotics have pleiotropic anti-inflammatory properties that may explain their therapeutic benefit in rheumatoid arthritis and acne. As...

Researchers at University of Louisville, Medical Department have published new data on chlamydia.
July 31, 2008... "Chlamydia trachomatis attachment to cells induces the secretion of the elementary body-associated protein TARP (Translocated Actin Recruiting Protein). TARP crosses the plasma membrane where it is immediately phosphorylated at tyrosine...

Studies from C. Delevoye and co-authors have provided new information about chlamydia.
July 31, 2008... "Many intracellular pathogens rely on host cell membrane compartments for their survival. The strategies they have developed to subvert intracellular trafficking are often unknown, and SNARE proteins, which are essential for membrane fusion,...

Study findings from Aarhus University broaden understanding of chlamydia.(Report)
July 31, 2008... "This article reports the development of a method for genotyping Chlamydia trachomatis, using PCR and sequencing of omp1, supplemented with three new variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) loci of C. trachomatis. Typeability, reproducibility and...

Researchers from University of Western Ontario discuss findings in bacterial vaginosis therapy.
July 31, 2008... Investigators publish new data in the report 'Effect of bacterial vaginosis, Lactobacillus and Premarin estrogen replacement therapy on vaginal gene expression changes.' "The aim of the study was to investigate gene expression profiles of...

Researchers from La Sapienza University publish findings in chlamydia.
July 31, 2008... Current study results from the report, 'Chlamydia trachomatis detection in a population of asymptomatic and symptomatic women: correlation with the presence of serological markers for this infection,' have been published. According to a study...

Studies from University of Naples yield new data on acid reflux disease.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from Naples, Italy, "Sweetened carbonated beverages are widely consumed, which has fuelled several conflicting opinions about their effects on upper digestive tract functions. We aimed to evaluate the effect of sweetened...

Studies conducted at Eulji University, Medical Department on alcoholism recently published.
July 31, 2008... "Some people have a fatty liver despite having low visceral fat and a low body mass index (BMI). We investigated whether fat distribution, especially thigh subcutaneous fat and thigh intramuscular fat, is associated with non-alcoholic fatty...

Reports from M.A. Lovell and co-researchers add new data to research in Alzheimer disease.
July 31, 2008... Researchers in the United States conducted a study "To determine if an aberrant protein complex consisting of prostaglandin-d-synthase (PDS) and transthyretin (TTR) in CSF differentiates between subjects with Alzheimer disease (AD) and normal...

Studies from Vrije University Amsterdam add new findings in the area of Alzheimer disease.
July 31, 2008... In this recent article published in the journal Neurology, scientists in Netherlands conducted a study "To assess which baseline clinical and MRI measures influence whole-brain atrophy rates, measured from serial MR imaging. We recruited 65...

Study data from INSERM update understanding of Alzheimer disease.
July 31, 2008... "Clinical trials have shown modest effects of memantine, an N-methyl-D aspartate receptor antagonist, in Alzheimer disease patients and memantine effectiveness in routine clinical practice needs to be established further. In 2003, memantine was...

Study results from Rush University broaden understanding of Alzheimer disease.(Clinical report)
July 31, 2008... In this recent article published in the journal Neurology, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To examine the relation of statins to incident Alzheimer disease (AD) and change in cognition and neuropathology. Participants were...

Data on amenorrhea detailed by D.L. Ripley and co-authors.
July 31, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To determine the impact of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on female menstrual and reproductive functioning and to examine the relationships between severity of injury,...

Study data from T. Kuwata and co-authors update knowledge of antenatal care.
July 31, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in Tochigi, Japan conducted a study "To establish a reference value for the frequency of fetal movements perceived by the mother during the second half of pregnancy. The study subjects consisted of 705 low...

New arthroscopy study findings reported from T.L. Johnston and co-authors.(Report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the size of cam lesions and the presence of cartilage damage, labral damage, or changes in range of motion in the hips with...

Data from University of Montreal advance knowledge in asthma.(Report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, "Uncontrolled maternal asthma during pregnancy has been hypothesized as a cause of congenital malformation, but literature is scare on this topic. The aim...

New asthma research has been reported by scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
July 31, 2008... " Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor (CRHR)-2 participates in smooth muscle relaxation response and may influence acute airway bronchodilator response to short-acting beta(2)-agonist treatment of asthma. We aim to assess associations...

Reports outline autoimmune disease study results from Mayo Clinic, Medical Department.
July 31, 2008... In this recent report published in the journal Neurology, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To document neurologic, oncologic, and serologic associations of patients in whom voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC)...

Studies from A. Stortifilho et al add new findings in the area of candidiasis.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Maringa, Brazil, "The purpose of this work was to evaluate the efficacy of oncotic colpocytology stained with Harris-Shorr in the identification of the cervicovaginal microflora and infectious agents. Results...

Studies from T.K. Kvien et al have provided new data on candidiasis.(Clinical report)
July 31, 2008... "The novel synergistic drug candidate CRx-102 comprises dipyridamole and low dose prednisolone and is in clinical development for the treatment of immunoinflammatory diseases. The purpose of this clinical study was to examine the efficacy and...

Study results from Osaka Medical College, Medical College provide new insights into cardiology.
July 31, 2008... "Right ventricular apical pacing (RAP) has been reported to have the potential to lead to left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony and impaired LV function. The plasma level of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is increased in the state of abnormal...

New research on chest pain from Adamson University summarized.(Survey)
July 31, 2008... " There is a growing literature suggesting that access to cardiology services is affected by age. However, there is a dearth of studies that have considered age and sex in conjunction," scientists in York, the United Kingdom report (see also...

New chronic obstructive pulmonary disease study findings have been published by scientists at University of Orebro.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from Sweden, "The aim of the study was to describe and compare nutritional status and social and medical characteristics among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to an acute care hospital...

Studies from Baskent University, Medical Department yield new data on cysts.
July 31, 2008... "In this case report, a rare example of a pregnant woman with a huge adrenal cyst is reported. No other published reports were found to have an outcome like the present case," scientists in Konya, Turkey report (see also Cysts). "A...

Research from Tufts University, Department of Agriculture provides new data about dementia.
July 31, 2008... In this recently published study, investigators in the United States conducted a study "To determine if anthropometric measures, as markers of early life environment, are associated with risk of dementia, Alzheimer disease (AD), and vascular...

New research on eating disorders from Turku University summarized.(Report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Turku, Finland, "Aims and objectives. The aim of the study was to enhance the detection of disordered eating in adolescents." "The objectives were to examine gender differences in the prevalence of eating...

Research on embryogenesis reported by scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
July 31, 2008... "The mechanisms whereby melanocytes populate the epidermis and developing hair follicles during embryogenesis are incompletely understood. Recent evidence implicates an intermediate mesenchymal stage in this evolutionary process in which...

Reports summarize emergency medicine research from Logan College of Chiropractic.(Survey)
July 31, 2008... "Attrition rates in emergency medicine have been reported as high as 25% in 10 years. The number of women entering emergency medicine has been increasing, as has the number of female medical school graduates," investigators in the United States...

New findings reported from University of California describe advances in enzyme research.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "The complex formed from crystallization of human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (hFPPS) from a solution of racemic [ 6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[c]pyridin-7-yl(hydroxy)methylene]bis(phosphonic acid)...

Research conducted at A.M. Pack and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about epilepsy.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may have adverse effects on bone mineral density (BMD) and metabolism. We previously reported biochemical evidence of increased bone turnover in premenopausal...

New findings from M.R. Safarinejad and co-authors describe advances in female infertility.(Report)
July 31, 2008... "To explore the prevalence and risk factors of infertility in Iran, a total of 12 285 ever-married women aged 15-50 years old and their husbands (if available) were interviewed by 82 female general practitioners and answered a self-administered...

New Fragile X syndrome findings from University of Colorado published.(Report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) is a recently described, under-recognized neurodegenerative disorder of aging fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) premutation carriers,...

Research from N. Vanlelyveld and co-researchers provides new data on functional dyspepsia.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from Netherlands, "There is accumulating evidence of a genetic predisposition for developing a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder. Identification of the genetic factors may improve understanding of underlying...

Research from University of Amsterdam in the area of gender studies published.(Report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Netherlands, "The authors tested the hypothesis that a match between the gender relevance of a stressor and one's sex or gender role identification would elicit higher cardiovascular responses. Healthy female...

Research from University of Salford has provided new information about gender studies.
July 31, 2008... "Despite the dramatic increase of technology in the healthcare field, little is known of how care work and technical work are related. Examining substitute healthcare providers offers a useful illustration of the care-tech link because nursing...

Studies in the area of genetics & genomics reported from C. Palles and co-researchers.
July 31, 2008... "An important class of genetic variants that affect disease susceptibility may lie within regulatory elements that influence gene expression. Regulatory sequences are difficult to identify and may be distant from the genes they regulate, but...

Studies from Kirikkale University in the area of halitosis published.(Report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Kirikkale, Turkey, "The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported halitosis (SRH) and perceived taste disturbance (PTD) and analyze their association with age, gender, subjective oral...

Studies in the area of headache and migraine reported from C. Fernandezdelaspenas and co-researchers.
July 31, 2008... "The purpose of the study was to compare the co-activation of cervical agonist and antagonist muscles between people with chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and healthy controls during brief isometric cervical flexion and extension...

Research from R. Juhakoski and co-researchers in the area of hip osteoarthritis described.
July 31, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in Mikkeli, Finland conducted a study "To determine the factors associated with self-reported pain and physical function in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Cross-sectional study. Rehabilitation clinic in...

Studies from University of Melbourne describe new findings in hip osteoarthritis.
July 31, 2008... In this recent article published in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, scientists in Melbourne, Australia conducted a study "To examine the relative and absolute intrarater test-retest reliability of muscle strength...

Studies by K.I. Kashimada and co-authors describe new findings in hormones.
July 31, 2008... "We report four cases of nonclassical 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) diagnosed in neonate or early childhood. The four patients comprised a 6-year, 5-month-old male (case 1); a 3-year, 10-month-old female (case 2); a 13-year, 11-month-old...

Reports outline human papillomavirus study results from World Health Organization.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from Lyon, France, "We have previously shown that human keratinocytes expressing E6 and E7 from the cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) type 38 have high levels of a specific form of p53, which in turn activate the...

Research findings from University of Kocaeli update understanding of hyperhomocysteinemia.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Umuttepe, Turkey, "Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of abnormal hepatic steatosis in the absence of a history of alcohol use. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the...

Study findings on hypertension are outlined in reports from University of Michigan.(Report)
July 31, 2008... "Little data exist on stroke burden in Mexican-American (MA) women The objective of this study was to characterize the burden of stroke in MA and non-Hispanic white (NHW) women and to compare this burden across ethnic groups. Cases of ischemic...

Findings from University of Ulsan provide new insights into hypertrophy.(Report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research published in the Arthroscopy - the Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, "The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical features and diagnosis of patients with mucoid hypertrophy of the anterior...

Investigators at Mayo Clinic zero in on incontinence.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, "Though most women with fecal incontinence (FI) have anorectal dysfunctions, a majority have intermittent symptoms. Variations in bowel habits and daily routine...

Researchers at Angers University have published new data on incontinence.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from Angers, France, "To assess the effect of the transobturator tape (TOT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) on female sexual function. All women who underwent a TOT outside-in or inside-out procedure for SUI...

Scientists at University of Southampton publish research in incontinence.
July 31, 2008... In this recently published article, scientists in Southampton, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To compare the performance and cost-effectiveness of the key absorbent product designs to provide a more solid basis for guiding selection and...

New inflammatory bowel disease research from D. Gaburri and co-researchers described.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from Brazil, " As far as we have sought for in Medline and PubMed, not one study until now has evaluated the prevalence of onychomycosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). As there are great evidence of...

Studies from J. Zhao and co-authors have provided new information about interstitial cystitis.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "To evaluate the efficacy of intermittent percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation twice a week in Chinese female patients with interstitial cystitis. A total of 18...

Data from M.A. Pistorius and colleagues advance knowledge in ischemia.(Clinical report)
July 31, 2008... "The aim of this study was to present clinical and paraclinical features of a rarely studied vascular syndrome that usually occurs after a minor traumatic injury. The prospective study of 25 patients identified a group of young subjects, mainly...

Data on life sciences described by researchers at University of Oregon.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "The present study was a qualitative investigation of the impact of domestic violence on women's career development and the contextual barriers and supports that affect women's ability to access...

Investigators at University of Melbourne publish new data on life sciences.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Parkville, Australia, "In recent years, the work of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has sparked the interest of some feminist sociologists who, in response to a perceived cultural determinism of the...

New data from University of Memphis illuminate research in life sciences.
July 31, 2008... "This research examines the phenomenon of sexist naming of women's athletic teams at four-year colleges and universities in the southern United States," investigators in the United States report (see also Life Sciences). "Drawing on...

New findings in life sciences described from University of London.(Report)
July 31, 2008... "Objectives The Skilled Care Initiative (SCI) was a comprehensive skilled attendance at delivery strategy implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Care International in Ouargaye district (Burkina Faso) from 2002 to 2005. We aimed to...

New findings reported from Stanford University describe advances in life sciences.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Sociology of Education, "African American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Women's Studies programs in higher education have received wide support from faculty members and students, yet few...

New life sciences research from University of Oxford outlined.
July 31, 2008... "Recent debates on the relationship between women's work orientations and their labour market behaviour have been marked by a polarization between those who emphasize personal choice and those who argue that constraint is equally, if not more,...

New life sciences research reported from University of Sydney.
July 31, 2008... "Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) research, otherwise known as therapeutic cloning, requires large numbers of research oocytes, placing pressure on an already limited supply. In the UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and most of Western...

New research on life sciences from A.L.A. Matignas and co-authors summarized.
July 31, 2008... "An 18-year-old female presented with primary amenorrhea and progressive cyclic abdominal pain, which prompted emergency exploratory laparotomy. Intraoperative findings revealed absent cervix and vagina, partial bicornuate uterus, hematometra,...

Research from University of Sydney yields new data on life sciences.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Sydney, Australia, "In this article we explore how the reluctance to introduce a national paid maternity leave scheme in Australia reflects gendered norms and constructions of parenthood and work." "We...

Researchers' work from University of Cincinnati focuses on life sciences.(Report)
July 31, 2008... "Despite penetrating the middle management ranks of many U.S. businesses, women continue to lag far behind men in their appointments to top leadership positions. Many explanations exist for why the glass ceiling exists, but few theories offer...

Studies in the area of life sciences reported from C. Pitsavos and co-researchers.
July 31, 2008... "We investigated the association of apolipoproteins AI and B in relation to the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a random sample of cardiovascular disease-free adults from the ATTICA study (1,514 men, aged 18-87 y; 1,528 women, aged 18-89...

Reports outline lower back pain research from S.B. Bentsen and colleagues.(Report)
July 31, 2008... "In a sample of patients who underwent instrumented spinal fusions for chronic low back pain (CLBP), the purposes of this study were: to determine the amount of pain patients experienced and to determine the impact of length of time since...

Study data from S.R. Fawcus et al provide new insights into maternal mortality.
July 31, 2008... "Unsafe abortions refer to terminations of unintended pregnancies by persons lacking the necessary skills, or in an environment lacking the minimum medical standards, or both. Globally, unsafe abortions account for 67,900 maternal deaths...

Research reports on muscular atrophy from Mayo Clinic provide new insights.(Clinical report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Although spinal-bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is generally believed to be associated with better survival and function compared to other motor neuron diseases, no systematic study of...

Research conducted at L.L. Andersen and co-researchers has updated our knowledge about myalgia.
July 31, 2008... "Muscle-specific strength training has previously been shown to be effective in the rehabilitation of chronic neck muscle pain in women. The aim of this stud), was to determine the level of activation of the neck and shoulder muscles using...

New nephrectomy findings from A.W. Branco and co-authors described.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from Curitiba, Brazil, "This case study reports one case of transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) in a 23-yr-old woman with right flank pain and recurrent urinary tract infection due to a...

Findings from M. Singla et al in nephrolithotomy reported.
July 31, 2008... "To evaluate the safety and efficacy of an aggressive approach to staghorn calculi using multiple-tract percutaneous nephrolithotomy. We retrospectively analyzed the data from 149 patients with staghorn calculi, who underwent percutaneous...

Research from Yeshiva University reveals new findings on neurochemistry.(Report)
July 31, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Neurology, "Characterization of the behavioral correlates of neuromorphometry and neurochemistry in older adults has important implications for an improved understanding of the aging...

Reports summarize neurological disease study results from University of Cincinnati, Medical Department.(Report)
July 31, 2008... "Genomic analysis using microarray tools has the potential benefit of enhancing our understanding of neurological diseases. The analysis of these data is complex due to the large amount of data generated," scientists in the United States report...

Study results from Selcuk University provide new insights into obsessive-compulsive disorder.
July 31, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in Akyokus, Turkey conducted a study "To examine the effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on quality of life in pregnant women. Twenty-five pregnant women diagnosed as OCD in two university...

New obstetrics study findings have been reported from Mahidol University, Medical Department.
July 31, 2008... In this recently published article, scientists in Bangkok, Thailand conducted a study "To assess creatinine clearance that indicates glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and to demonstrate the effect of posture on creatinine clearance in late...

Reports by N.A.M. Ismail and co-researchers describe recent advances in obstetrics.
July 31, 2008... In this recent study, researchers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia conducted a study "To compare the success, clinical outcomes, and maternal and neonatal complications between the Kiwi Omnicup and the Malmstrom metal cup in vacuum assisted delivery....

Research from V. Vettriselvi and co-researchers yields new findings on obstetrics.
July 31, 2008... In this recent report published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research, researchers in Chennai, India conducted a study "To assess the association between polymorphisms in angiotensin converting enzyme and methylene...

Findings from University of Pretoria advance knowledge in obstetrics and gynecology.
July 31, 2008... "Implementing recommendations is a complex process involving all levels of health care. Effecting change in the health system can be broadly divided into four areas: policy, administration, clinical practice and training," scientists writing in...

Investigators at Lund University have published new data on obstetrics and gynecology.
July 31, 2008... "Pregnancies following in-vitro fertilization (IVF) are known to be at increased risk of a number of pregnancy- and delivery-related complications when compared with non-IVF pregnancies. Most of these complications seem to be due to underlying...

New findings from Ohio State University, Medical Department describe advances in obstetrics and gynecology.
July 31, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Despite a significant improvement in the US maternal mortality ratio since the early 1900s, it still represents a substantial and frustrating burden, particularly given the fact that - essentially -...

New obstetrics and gynecology study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Leeds.
July 31, 2008... "The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity. Morbidity cannot be avoided and preventing mortality requires good medical care," investigators in Leeds, the United Kingdom report...

Report summarizes obstetrics and gynecology study findings from World Health Organization.
July 31, 2008... According to recent research from Geneva, Switzerland, "The major medical causes of maternal death and the effective interventions to prevent maternal death due to these causes are known. Yet, every year, an estimated 529,000 women die during...