Women's Health Weekly articles from July 2009

Women's Health Weekly archives from July 2009

Could hormones explain gender differences in neurological disease?
July 2, 2009... Neurological diseases including Parkinson's, Tourette's, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's, and schizophrenia are all associated with alterations in dopamine-driven function involving the dopamine transporter (DAT)....

Teens are heading in wrong direction: Likely to have sex, but not use contraception.
July 2, 2009... Between 2003 and 2007, the progress made in the 1990s and early 2000s in improving teen contraceptive use and reducing teen pregnancy and childbearing stalled, and may even have reversed among certain groups of teens, according to the study...

Young adults not drinking enough milk.
July 2, 2009... Calcium and dairy products play major roles in health maintenance and the prevention of chronic disease. Because peak bone mass is not achieved until the third decade of life, it is particularly important for young adults to consume adequate...

Single women gaze longer.
July 2, 2009... In the study[sup.1], published in the March issue of Human Nature, women both with and without sexual partners showed little difference in their subjective ratings of photos of men when considering such measures as masculinity and...

Research results from K.H. Kim and co-authors update knowledge of adenocarcinoma.
July 2, 2009... "The aim of the present study was to determine the expression profile of the hedgehog (Hh) signaling molecules in normal, hyperplastic, and carcinomatous uterine endometrium. For this purpose, 271 endometrial tissue samples, (62 of normal...

New chlamydia study findings have been reported by V. Skerk and co-researchers.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to a study from Zagreb, Croatia, "We examined a total of 194 patients over 18 years of age with chronic prostatitis syndrome and no evidence of structural or functional lower genitourinary tract abnormalities. The following data were...

Research conducted at J.D. Carter and co-authors has provided new information about chlamydia.
July 2, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "The majority of patients with Chlamydin-induced reactive arthritis do not present with the classic triad of arthritis, conjunctivitis/iritis, and urethritis. Moreover, acute chlamydial infections...

New life sciences study findings reported from Cleveland Clinic.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the Breast Journal, "The majority of breast diseases result from lesions of the ductal epithelium. Mammary ductoscopy allows for visualization of intraductal abnormalities, and ductoscopic lavage...

New Trends in Ice Cream, Coffeehouses and Alcohol, from Mintel.
July 2, 2009... Just in time for summer, Mintel releases new findings about three of the hottest food and drink markets: ice cream, coffeehouses and alcoholic beverages. For a media copy of any of these just-published Mintel Oxygen reports, contact...

Research from Chung-Shan Medical University in the area of pelvic inflammatory disease published.
July 2, 2009... According to a study from Taichung, Taiwan, "The objective was to compare the expression of plasma stromal cell-derived factor 1 and the gene polymorphism in patients with pelvic inflammatory disease and healthy controls. The enzyme-linked...

New pneumonia research from L.J. Jiang et al outlined.(Clinical report)
July 2, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "EDP-420 (EP-013420, S-013420) is a first-in-class bicyclolide (bridged bicyclic macrolide) currently in clinical development for the treatment of respiratory tract infections. It has good...

Prize-Winning Pout Sought for the Fourth Annual Softlips Picture Perfect Lips Search.
July 2, 2009... If you've been told you have great lips, don't "kiss off" the compliment. Instead, enter the Softlips(R) Picture Perfect Lips Search, sponsored for the fourth year by the popular Softlips(R) lip conditioning line of products. The 2009 winner...

Study data from P. Heden et al provide new insights into breast implants.
July 2, 2009... New investigation results, 'Long-term safety and effectiveness of style 410 highly cohesive silicone breast implants,' are detailed in a study published in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. According to a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "In 2006, a...

Findings from University of Oulu, Microbiology Institute advance knowledge in life sciences.(Report)
July 2, 2009... New research, 'Effects of CD14, TLR2, TLR4, LPB, and IL-6 gene polymorphisms on Chlamydia pneumoniae growth in human macrophages in vitro,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Oulu, Finland, "Chlamydia pneumoniae is an...

Researchers from Kawasaki Medical School, Department of Pediatrics publish new studies and findings in the area of life sciences.
July 2, 2009... A report, 'Development and evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for the rapid detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae,' is newly published data in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. According...

Study findings from University of Iowa, Medical Department provide new insights into Alzheimer disease.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "The distribution of immunoreactive neurons with nonphosphorylated neurofilament protein (SM132) was studied in temporal cortical areas in normal subjects and in patients with Alzheimer's...

New angiology research from M. Boukerrou and co-researchers described.
July 2, 2009... "Uterine artery Doppler anomalies are associated with unfavorable outcomes in women with preeclampsia. To examine the association between abnormal uterine artery Doppler and severity of preeclampsia," scientists writing in the journal...

New data from Akdeniz University, Medical Department illuminate research in angiology.(Report)
July 2, 2009... "Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation percentage (FMD%) are two commonly used parameters for detecting subclinical atherosclerosis. However, studies investigating the relationship between CIMT...

New angiotensins research from A.S. Mecawi and co-researchers described.
July 2, 2009... "The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors during pregnancy is contraindicated because of their association with increased risks of fetopathy, including central nervous systems malformations. In addition, some reports have shown...

Reports from University of Bristol describe recent advances in antenatal care.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the Bjog - an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, "To explore healthcare professionals' views about decision aids, developed by the DiAMOND study group, for women choosing mode of...

Reports summarize arthritis study results from University of Toronto.
July 2, 2009... In this recent report, researchers in Toronto, Canada conducted a study "To examine the employment status characteristics of people with arthritis disability, with a focus on gender differences and who remains in the workforce. Analyses were...

Research by S.N. Jafarey and colleagues in autopsy provides new insights.(Report)
July 2, 2009... "In Pakistan, the vital registration system is weak, and population-based data on the maternal mortality ratio are limited. This study was carried out to collect information on maternal deaths from different existing sources during the current...

Study data from K. Iyengar and colleagues update understanding of autopsy.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Udaipur, India, "In 2002-2003, all deaths (n = 156) of women aged 15-49 years in a block of southern Rajasthan were investigated to determine the cause of death and care-seeking behaviour. Family members of 156...

Reports on blindness findings from J. Katz and co-researchers provide new insights.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with maternal night blindness in rural South India. At delivery, women enrolled in a population-based trial of newborn vitamin A...

Colorado State University publishes research in bone research.(Clinical report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "CONTEXT: Achieving solid implant fixation to osteoporotic bone presents a clinical challenge. New techniques and devices are being designed to increase screw-bone purchase of pedicle screws...

New bone research data have been reported by researchers at Royal College of Surgeons.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Anatomy, "The lumbar vertebrae are major load-bearing structures within the spinal column. The current understanding of the microstructure of these bodies and their full role in...

Recent findings from M.H.C. Sheng and co-authors highlight research in bone research.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, "This study evaluated whether transgenic expression of PTP-oc (osteoclastic transmembrane protein-tyrosine phosphatase) in cells of the osteoclast lineage would...

Research conducted at University Hospital has provided new information about bone research.
July 2, 2009... "Bone strength, a determinant of resistance to fracture, depends on BMD, geometry, microarchitecture, bone turnover rates, and properties of the bone at the material level. Despite comparable antifracture efficacy, anti-catabolics and bone...

Data on breast research described by researchers at Northwestern University, Medical Department.
July 2, 2009... "Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor (CFP) is classified as a benign fibrous lesion, and is a rare pathologic entity," researchers in the United States report (see also Breast Research). "Previous reports have described CFPs in the extremities,...

New breast research research from A.D. Bach and colleagues discussed.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Erlangen, Germany, "Tuberous breast deformity is a pathologic condition of the breast affecting teenage women. The aberration of breast shape in tuberous breast deformity consisting of a constricting ring at...

Researchers at Dokuz Eylul University have published new data on breast research.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Izmir, Turkey, "The carcinoma frequency of clinically and radiologically negative pathologic nipple discharges (PNDs) and the optimum management strategy of these cases are still unclear. In this study, the...

University of Basel details research in cesarean section.
July 2, 2009... Researchers in Basel, Switzerland conducted a study "To assess pregnant women's awareness of and attitudes towards cesarean section (CS) on demand, as well as to identify specific target groups by focusing on differences dependant on the...

Investigators at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences zero in on acute myelogenous leukemia.
July 2, 2009... "Myeloid sarcoma involving the genitourinary system is a rare complication associated with acute myelogenous leukemia or other myeloproliferative disorders. The diagnosis is made by pathologic findings of diffuse infiltration of...

New clinical trial research study findings have been published by scientists at Southern Medical University.(Clinical report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, "Male osteoporosis is an important public health issue and remains undertreated. We performed this meta-analysis to clarify the anti-fracture efficacy of risedronic acid...

New congenital adrenal hyperplasia study findings have been reported by A. Casteras and co-researchers.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Endocrinology, "Fertility in women with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) has been reported low; however, the true pregnancy rate for women trying to conceive with this...

New research on dementia from University of Geneva summarized.
July 2, 2009... According to a study from Geneva, Switzerland, "Abnormal decoding of social information has been associated with the conversion from prodromal Alzheimer's disease (AD) to dementia. Since the distributed neural networks involved in face...

Investigators at National University publish new data on depression.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Aging & Mental Health, "Few studies have evaluated the validation of 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) in a heterogeneous population with different age, ethnicity and comorbidities...

Researchers' work from Sichuan University focuses on depression.
July 2, 2009... According to a study from Chengdu, People's Republic of China, "Due to the possible adverse effects on fetus, the treatment of pregnant women with depression is a difficult problem in the field of psychiatry. Repetitive transcranial magnetic...

Study results from Fudan University in the area of drug resistance published.
July 2, 2009... "Since the discovery of qnrA in 1998, two additional qnr genes, qnrB and qnrS, have been described. These three plasmid-mediated genes contribute to quinolone resistance in gram-negative pathogens worldwide," investigators in Shanghai, People's...

Study data from N. Kalim and colleagues update understanding of eclampsia.
July 2, 2009... "In high- and low-performing districts of Bangladesh, the study explored the demand-side of maternal healthcare by looking at differences in perceived knowledge and care-seeking behaviours of women in relation to postpartum haemorrhage or...

Research from University of Manchester in the area of endometriosis published.
July 2, 2009... "Endometrial curettings from a cohort of 24 women with endometriosis were compared with matched biopsies from 14 healthy, fertile women and examined for ultrastructural changes and the secretion of glycans bound by the lectin from Dolichos...

Studies from Monash University yield new information about endometriosis.
July 2, 2009... "Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disorder where endometrial tissue forms lesions outside the uterus. Endometriosis affects an estimated 10% of women in the reproductive-age group, rising to 30% to 50% in patients with infertility and/or...

Study results from University of Chile in the area of endometriosis published.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Santiago, Chile, "In order to investigate the role of the nuclear factor kappa B (NFKB) pathway on gene expression in the eutopic endometrium in endometriosis, and in particular of interleukin-6 (IL6), we...

Findings from Emory University broaden understanding of enzyme research.
July 2, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Epigenetic information undergoes extensive reprogramming in the germline between generations. This reprogramming may be essential to establish a developmental ground state in the zygote." "We...

New enzyme research study findings have been reported by scientists at Northwestern University.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Nonclassical estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) signaling can mediate E-2 negative feedback actions in the reproductive axis; however, downstream pathways conveying these effects remain...

Reports outline enzyme research study results from St. Louis University, Medical Department.
July 2, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Interstitial cystitis (IC) is associated with increased activated mast cell numbers in the bladder and impairment of the barrier function of the urothelium. We stimulated immortalized urothelial...

Researchers at University of Toledo release new data on fatigue.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, "Deficits in static postural control related to fatigue have been investigated previously, but there is little evidence to link fatigue to performance measures of...

Recent studies from Karlstad University add new data to gender studies.
July 2, 2009... "Since the economic recession in Sweden in the 1990s alarming reports about deteriorating mental and psychosomatic health among young people have repeatedly been published but reliable survey data are rare. The purpose of the study is to...

Research from A.A.M. Gerritsen et al broadens understanding of gender studies.
July 2, 2009... In this recent study, researchers in South Africa conducted a study "To determine gender differences in health and health care utilisation within and between various ethnic groups in the Netherlands. Data from the second Dutch National Survey...

Research from L.M. Lotrean and co-researchers in the area of gender studies described.(Clinical report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Romania, "The objective of this study was to assess cross-sectional and prospective relations between alcohol and tobacco use among Romanian adolescents, giving special attention to possible gender differences....

Studies from Columbia University provide new data on gender studies.
July 2, 2009... "The present investigation examined emotional reactivity to stress in men and women with and without prior depression. Subjects with remitted depression (n = 55) and healthy controls with no history of psychiatric illness (n = 55) were studied...

Studies from J.A. Morris et al provide new data on genetics & genomics.
July 2, 2009... "Trauma is a disease of inflammation. Complement Component 2 (C2) is a protease involved in activation of complement through the classical pathway and has been implicated in a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases," investigators in the...

New gynecology data have been reported by R. Usui and co-authors.
July 2, 2009... In this recent study, researchers in Tochigi, Japan conducted a study "To identify risk factors for a short interval to birth in women with preterm labor, and to construct a statistical model to predict birth within seven days from the...

New gynecology research from Charles University outlined.
July 2, 2009... "The objective is to describe the anatomical localisation of tension-free vaginal tape Secur (TVT-S) in the H-position regarding possible injury of vessels and fixation site. We placed TVT-S inserters bilaterally in 14 embalmed and five fresh...

Research from University of Heidelberg provides new data about gynecology.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the International Urogynecology Journal, "The objective of this study was to validate the German version of the prolapse quality-of-life questionnaire (P-QOL). The P-QOL questionnaire was translated...

Studies from Yale University, Medical Department have provided new information about gynecology.
July 2, 2009... In this recent report published in the International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To examine the prevalence and predictors of anxiety in women attending a gynecological...

Reports summarize hip fracture study results from M.J. Sirois and co-researchers.
July 2, 2009... In this recent study, researchers in Canada conducted a study "To describe trends over 20 years in (1) number of admissions for hip fracture, (2) patients' demographics, type of fractures sustained by the patients, and their health status at...

Studies from University of Pittsburgh reveal new findings on hip fracture.(Clinical report)
July 2, 2009... "More severe hip fractures Such as displaced femoral neck (FN) fractures and unstable intertrochanteric (IT) fractures lead to poorer outcomes, but risk factors for severe fractures have not been studied. To identify risk factors for severe...

Data on hormones reported by N. Zethraeus and co-researchers.(Clinical report)
July 2, 2009... According to a study from Stockholm, Sweden, "Existing correlative evidence suggests that sex hormones may affect economic behavior such as risk taking and reciprocal fairness. To test this hypothesis we conducted a double-blind randomized...

Findings from University of Texas provide new insights into hormones.
July 2, 2009... "Physiological conditions of low leptin levels like those observed during negative energy balance are usually characterized by the suppression of luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion and fertility. Leptin administration restores LH levels and...

New hormones research reported from Washington State University.
July 2, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Growing evidence suggests that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) has the ability to disrupt several different stages of oocyte development. To date, most attention has focused on the effects of BPA on...

Data on human papillomavirus discussed by J. Guzmanesquivel and colleagues.
July 2, 2009... "To determine whether the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in men is a risk factor in the development of intraepithelial cervical neoplasia in their sexual partners and to corroborate HPV frequency and type. A case-control study was...

New findings from National Institutes of Health in the area of human papillomavirus published.
July 2, 2009... "The impact of loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) treatment for cervical precancerous lesions on subsequent acquisition of new human papillomavirus (HPV) infections is not well described. The acquisition of new HPV infections was...

Study results from J. Ahenkorah and colleagues in the area of immunofluorescence published.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Lancaster, the United Kingdom, "We show here that at least 5 keratin proteins are present in villous trophoblast and the same 5 in extravillous trophoblast. A further 14 tested were undetectable in these...

New incontinence study findings recently were reported by researchers at Pace University.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to a study from Italy, "Significantly more women reporting stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or low urinary tract symptoms complained of sexual dysfunction than a general healthy female population. The use of a tension-free vaginal...

Reports outline incontinence study findings from J.C. Prienlarsen and colleagues.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the International Urogynecology Journal, "We compared cure rates of tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) with intravaginal slingplasty (IVS) and evaluated changes in cure rates over time. One hundred three...

Researchers from University of Insubria describe findings in incontinence.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Varese, Italy, "In the last few years, the Burch colposuspension and the fascial slings were often defined from the pages of the most relevant journals of general medicine, as gold-standard procedures for the...

Studies from J.H. Lee et al further understanding of incontinence.
July 2, 2009... In this recent report, researchers in Seoul, South Korea conducted a study "To mitigate TOTO complications we designed a modified TOT technique called canal TOT. We describe this new technique and evaluate its feasibility." "Between...

Studies from University of New Mexico reveal new findings on incontinence.(Report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "The purpose of this study is to validate Spanish versions of the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI) and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ). Spanish versions were developed using...

Studies conducted at A. Dinapoli et al on induced abortion recently published.
July 2, 2009... In this recently published study, investigators in Rome, Italy conducted a study "To evaluate to which extent pregnancies of very short duration ( "Variables associated with access to a level III unit were evaluated through multivariable...

Reports by J.C. Nickel and co-researchers describe recent advances in interstitial cystitis.
July 2, 2009... "We conducted a retrospective analysis to determine associations among symptoms, sleep disturbances and quality of life in responder and nonresponder groups of patients with interstitial cystitis. Patients in a multidose pentosan polysulfate...

Research findings from Ohio State University, Medical Department update understanding of interstitial cystitis.(Report)
July 2, 2009... "Reliable diagnostic markers for Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis (IC) currently are not available. This study evaluated the feasibility of diagnosing IC in humans and domestic cats from the spectra of dried serum films (DSFs) using...

Research from Seoul National University, Medical Department broadens understanding of interstitial cystitis.(Clinical report)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "In this study we identify the characteristics of the urodynam.ic results in patients with painful bladder syndrome/interstitial cystitis and in those with idiopathic overactive bladder. The...

Studies conducted at C.M. Varkevisser et al on leprosy recently published.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Netherlands, "There appear to be regional differences in gender ratios of leprosy patients being diagnosed and treated. In Asian countries, more men than women are registered whilst in Africa female patients...

Data on life sciences described by researchers at Duke University.
July 2, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Private health care utilization rates for musculoskeletal back disorders were contrasted to rates of work-related injuries or disorders for a lame cohort of union carpenters over a 15-year period....

Data on life sciences discussed by researchers at Erasmus University.(Clinical report)
July 2, 2009... "The aim of this prospective study was to develop a risk score, based on putative risk factors in current guidelines, which can be used to identify women at high risk of fractures in general practice. The study sample included 4157 women >= 60...

New findings from Kyoto University in the area of life sciences published.
July 2, 2009... "Gonocytes are progenitor-type germ cells that arise from primordial germ cells and differentiate further into spermatogonia, thereby initiating spermatogenesis. In the present study, freshly isolated gonocytes were found to have either weak or...

New life sciences findings from Hokkaido University published.
July 2, 2009... "The natural clonal loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Teleostei: Cobitidae) is diploid (2n = 50) and produces genetically identical unreduced eggs, which develop into diploid individuals without any genetic contribution from sperm. Artificially...

New research on life sciences from C. Han and co-authors summarized.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Biology of Reproduction, "A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease (ADAM) family members expressed in male reproductive tissues are divided phylogenetically into three major groups. In the present...

Reports from K. Lawrenson and colleagues advance knowledge in life sciences.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Cell Proliferation, "Ninety percent of malignant ovarian cancers are epithelial and thought to arise from the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE). We hypothesized that biological...

Research data from Baylor College of Medicine, College of Medicine update understanding of life sciences.
July 2, 2009... "Nuclear receptor subfamily 6, group A, member 1 (NR6A1) is an orphan member of the nuclear receptor superfamily and is required for normal mouse embryonic development. In adult mice, NR6A1 is predominantly expressed in spermatogenic cells and...

Research on life sciences published by A. Herreraarellano et al.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Planta Medica, "Mexican traditional medicine uses Solanum chrysotrichum to treat fungi-associated dermal and mucosal illness; its methanolic extract is active against dermatophytes and...

Research reports from Kuwait University provide new insights into life sciences.(Report)(Survey)
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Kuwait, "Nurses working in Ministry of Health hospitals in Kuwait come from 35 countries, and only 12% of them are Kuwaitis. This study explores factors that influence the job satisfaction of nurses of...

Researchers from University of Tampere publish new studies and findings in the area of life sciences.
July 2, 2009... According to recent research from Tampere, Finland, "We used case-control design to compare utilization of health and social services between older decedents and survivors, and to identify the respective impact of age and closeness of death on...