Women's Health Weekly articles from March 2002

Women's Health Weekly archives from March 2002

Women with type 2 diabetes see vascular benefits with hormone therapy.
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Hormone replacement therapy may benefit vascular relaxation in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes. The subject of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...

Redesigned care could reduce postnatal depression.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U.K. study in the January 30, 2002 issue of the Lancet highlights how a new model of postnatal care led by midwives and tailored to meet individual needs could reduce the risk of mental illness among...

Cytotoxic T-cell activity crucial for persistently uninfected women.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte activity protects women who remain uninfected with HIV despite extensive exposure, a finding that may be useful for vaccine development,...

Women heart patients decry "for men only" artificial heart clinical trial.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A national association of women heart patients in the U.S. criticized the recent artificial heart clinical trial that involved six male heart patients. It has also requested a U.S. Food and Drug...

Blood test may catch disease in early stages.(ovarian cancer)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sensitive and noninvasive computer-assisted technique that assesses proteomic patterns in blood could be a step toward effective screening for ovarian cancer, conclude authors of a fast-track study...

Sufferers may find relief from nasal spray.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forty percent of women who suffer from premenstrual syndrome (PMS) seek medical treatment because their symptoms are so severe and uncomfortable. And of those women, a small percentage suffers from a...

FDA approves second-look computer-aided detection system.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Second Look helps radiologists identify subtle changes in tissue that may indicate the presence of cancer," said Greg Arnsdorff, CADx Medical Systems. "The Second Look computer system easily integrates...

NABCO launches comprehensive web resource on recurrent and advanced disease.(National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations )(www.nabco.org)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO) relaunched its popular website at www.nabco.org on January 31, 2002, welcoming visitors with enriched and updated content and services. ...

New treatment uses radiation alternative.(brachytherapy)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Learning she had breast cancer was bad enough for 40-year-old Marian Norton. Almost as troubling was the burden of 6 weeks of radiation treatment. The mother of two young children didn't like the...

Study finds letrozole tablets more effective than anastrozole in inhibiting estrogen production in advanced disease.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study in the February 2002 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that Femara (2.5 mg o.d.) more effectively inhibits total body aromatization and suppresses plasma estrogen levels compared...

Women with advanced disease sought for unique study at UCLA.(breast cancer research, University of California at Los Angeles)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with advanced breast cancer are being sought to participate in an early phase study at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center that will test two biologically targeted compounds that seek to block the...

VHA to launch national program: Women's HeartAdvantage.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. although new research reveals that fewer than 3 of 10 women view heart disease as a major health risk. VHA Inc. has introduced a model program,...

Enrollment closed for phase II study of Femprox.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NexMed, Inc., (NEXM) a developer of innovative topical treatments based on its proprietary drug delivery technology, has closed enrollment for its Phase II study with the Femprox cream treatment for...

New study questions if hormone supplements can improve women's moods.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study questions the effectiveness of hormone supplements in improving a woman's mood and energy level. The study, led by a Stanford University researcher, found that hormones improved mood...

UAB researchers get $4 million from Gates Foundation.(University of Alabama at Birmingham )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers and the Zambian Ministry of Health have received a $4 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a state-of-the-art,...

Canadian study suggests no increased risk with home births.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Home birth has been an option for low-risk expectant mothers in Ontario since 1994 and in British Columbia since 1998. There has been a great deal of debate surrounding the safety of home delivery with...

Phase III clinical trial of Actimmune begins enrollment.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- InterMune, Inc., (ITMN) has begun enrolling patients in a Phase III clinical trial of Actimmune (interferon (gamma)-1b) as an adjunctive first-line treatment for ovarian cancer. This multicenter,...

Report: West Virginia has nation's highest birth rate to pregnant smokers.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than a quarter of West Virginia births in 1999 were to women who smoked while pregnant, the highest rate in the nation, according to a new study. West Virginia's 26.1% rate was more than twice...

Women offered online help with biggest sexual problem: Lack of interest.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The impact low sex drive has on intimate relationships is a topic of conversation among health care professionals - and among women themselves, especially on the Internet. Now this issue is being...

Intensive training may not be as bad for young women as previously thought.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intensive training may not stunt young women's physical development as we have been led to believe. Writing in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Professor Nicolo Maffulli of Keele University and...

Investigational arm of uterine artery embolization trial is completed.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2002... 2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) announced the completion of the investigational arm of a clinical trial designed to evaluate uterine artery embolization (UAE) for the treatment of uterine fibroids....

Morbidity risk after gynecological surgery higher for HIV positive women.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Women infected with HIV are more likely to suffer complications after obstetric or gynecologic surgery, researchers in Germany warn. "Clinical...

Energy balance, not exercise, key to athletic menstrual disturbance.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female athletes often lose their menstrual cycles when training strenuously, but researchers have long speculated on whether this infertility was due to low body fat, low weight or exercise itself....

Study shows promising use of proteomics and bioinformatics in ovarian cancer detection.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a study published in the The Lancet show that a new method of assessing protein patterns in blood samples was able to detect 100% of ovarian cancer cases, even at the elusive early stage...

Surgeons play key role in family violence identification and injury prevention.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orthopedic surgeon Debra Zillmer, MD, grew suspicious when a patient's "tennis elbow" persisted, even with standard treatment. "It occurred to me that I needed to ask different questions," said...

Venlafaxine safe, effective for women with and without breast cancer.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Mayo Clinic study indicates long-term use of the antidepressant drug venlafaxine provides women treated for breast cancer with safe and effective relief from hot flashes. It also appears that this...

Radiologist Eric Milne, MD, joins Imaging Diagnostic Systems.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) has hired Eric Milne, MD, as chief radiologist. Dr. Milne will evaluate current and future applications of the company's laser technology in order to accelerate...

Another study establishes hormone link.(may increase the risk of breast cancer)
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that recent, long-term use of hormone supplements after menopause may increase the risk of breast cancer. Women who had taken estrogen alone or...

Treatments less effective among certain groups.(depression)
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recovering from depression may be tougher for certain groups of patients: elderly women, the less educated, those with neurotic traits and the medically ill, according to a new study. "It is...

Legal, ethical issues remain in egg donation.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Are human eggs being sold? Yes, and it's a violation of human dignity, according to critics such as Harvard law professor Elizabeth Bartholet. "I think it's deeply problematic," she has said, "to...

Pharmaceutical company reports growth in revenue and earnings.(KV Pharmaceutical Co.)
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- KV Pharmaceutical Co. (KVa, KVb) reported that net revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 increased 20%, to $52.7 million, from $43.8 million for the same period last fiscal year. Net...

PPTI reports $1 million in new equity investment.(Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.)
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc., (PPTI) has received approximately $1 million in additional capital through the exercise of warrants for the purchase of common stock. The proceeds will be used...

Proctor & Gamble to test patch to restore libido.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Procter & Gamble Co. hopes a female libido patch under development will bring it billions in sales for its prescription drug subsidiary, which made its first profit last year. P&G Pharmaceuticals...

Women's dissatisfaction with body image greater in more affluent neighborhoods.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The more affluent the area in which she lives, the more dissatisfied a woman is likely to be with her body image, indicates research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The...

Women with PKU should follow special diet before and during pregnancy.(phenylketonuria )
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with phenylketonuria (PKU) who are pregnant who abandon their special diet risk having babies with mental retardation, according to the February 15, 2002 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report...

Agreement reached to develop and market nasally administered apomorphine.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nastech Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., (NSTK) and Pharmacia Corp. (PHA) have inked an agreement for the development and marketing of Nastech's proprietary nasally administered apomorphine product for the...

Digene acquires rights to chlamydia/gonorrhea tests.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corp. (DIGE) has reacquired from Abbott Laboratories (ABT) the exclusive rights to distribute Digene's chlamydia and gonorrhea (CT/GC) tests and accessories worldwide. Under a marketing and...

Pilot study finds FemSoft Insert safe and effective.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a pilot study published in the January 2002 issue of The Physician and Sportsmedicine conclude that the FemSoft Insert is an effective, safe, and comfortable treatment for women with...

High relapse rate for ovarian cancer drives demand for expanded therapeutic options, according to Frost & Sullivan.
March 21, 2002... 2002 MAR 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The high relapse rate in ovarian cancer patients will continue to drive demand for a wider range of therapeutic options, according to new analysis released by Frost & Sullivan. Although...

Radiation makes even healthy breast tissue cancerous.
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New experimental findings show that exposure to ionizing radiation creates a microenvironment in the tissue surrounding breast cells that can cause even nonirradiated cells and their progeny to become...

Balancing act between growth factor and receptor predicts breast cancer.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists in Japan say the intratumoral balance between a key angiogenic growth factor and a soluble form of its receptor may predict outcomes in breast...

Cocaine may damage developing fetuses, causing lifelong learning disabilities.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Taking cocaine during pregnancy causes possibly permanent changes in an area of the brain that governs short-term memory - leading to symptoms that are very much like attention deficit hyperactivity...

Higher perceived stress in caregivers leads to more wheezing in infants.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Higher perceived stress in caregivers (mostly mothers) of 2- to 3-month-old infants who had a genetic predisposition to asthma and allergy was associated with increased risk of wheezing during the...

Integrative approaches to managing menopause are vital.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - The postmenopausal population is expected to double in the next 3 decades with a subsequent increased healthcare burden of illnesses linked to estrogen...

Some abusers may have faulty mechanism for controlling aggression.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some perpetrators of domestic violence may suffer from a nervous system irregularity that makes it harder for them to control emotions and aggression, suggest the results of a study. These...

Physicians urged to participate in new program for Accutane.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Considered the biggest breakthrough in acne treatment in 2 decades, isotretinoin (Accutane) for severe recalcitrant nodular cystic acne comes with risks,...

Menopause drug may lower heart risks.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An osteoporosis drug marketed as an estrogen alternative may significantly lower the risk of heart attacks in postmenopausal women prone to heart disease, according to a study. Moreover, the drug,...

Presence of protein may signal metastases.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) Cancer Institute have found that a protein in human breast cancer indicates the disease has or will likely spread throughout the body. ...

Raloxifene following tamoxifen may not offer further risk reduction.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study done in mice suggests that taking raloxifene after 5 years of tamoxifen therapy may not further prevent the growth of breast cancers. What's more, raloxifene may stimulate the growth of...

FDA gives orphan drug status to antimesothelin monoclonal antibody toxin SS1-PE38.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NeoPharm, Inc., (NEOL) announced that it has been granted orphan drug status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's antimesothelin monoclonal antibody toxin, SS1-PE38, for...

TriPath Imaging announces agreements with leading academic medical centers.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TriPath Imaging, Inc., (TPTH) reported that two leading academic medical centers have signed agreements to use the PREPSTAIN (formerly known as the AutoCyte PREP System) for their liquid-based cervical...

Government launches trial of gel to protect women against HIV.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The British government, working with agencies in five African countries, have launched a 5-year program to find an effective gel to protect women against HIV infection. International Development...

CDC: Diabetic women often poor.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention )(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with diabetes are twice as likely to be poor or undereducated as those without the disease, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The findings...

Hologic announces increased first-quarter revenues.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., (HOLX) a provider of medical-imaging equipment for women's health and digital radiographic purposes, announced that, for the first quarter of 2002 (ended December 29, 2001),revenues...

Hormone replacement therapy could protect against leg ulcers.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elderly women given hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could be at a reduced risk of developing leg ulcers and pressure sores, conclude authors of a research letter in the February 23, 2002, Lancet. ...

Pregnancy and childbirth a major cause of death among Afghan refugee women.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A survey of Afghan refugees done before the events of September 11, 2001, published in the February 23, 2002, issue of the Lancet (p. 643), highlights how a lack of access to health care for women of...

U.S. women are having more children, new report shows.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2002... 1902 MAR 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women in the United States are having more children than at any time in almost 30 years, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) birth statistics released by HHS...