Women's Health Weekly articles from May 2003

Women's Health Weekly archives from May 2003

Study confirms possible link to duration of oral contraceptive use.(cervical cancer risk)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Authors of a systematic review study confirm previous findings highlighting a potential link between extended use of oral contraceptives and an increased risk of cervical cancer. However, the authors...

Diabetic women gain significant health benefits from eating fish.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eating fish regularly reduced the risk of heart disease in diabetic women by as much as 64%, according to new study. "We found that women with type 2 diabetes who ate more fish had significantly...

Study assesses ART use among older U.S. women.(antiresorptive therapies )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A University of Minnesota study characterized use of antiresorptive therapies (ARTs) among 338 women 65 years old or older. Data were obtained from a 10-page survey that asked about the...

Leptin could be another relevant indicator of breast cancer risk.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Measuring a woman's leptin levels may offer an additional indicator of her risk of developing breast cancer, say researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Their small...

Women more likely to develop acute renal failure following open-heart surgery.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who undergo open-heart surgery are more likely than men to develop acute renal failure (ARF), according to research conducted at The Cleveland Clinic. ARF is strongly associated with an increased...

Oxytocin and prostaglandins do not affect HIV replication.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxytocin and prostaglandins (PGs) do not affect HIV replication. These hormones are "involved in labor and are used clinically for its induction," researchers in Argentina explained. A....

Weight gain stimulates hyperleptinemia in patients with anorexia nervosa.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weight gain stimulated hyperleptinemia in patients with anorexia nervosa. "Previously it was shown that hyperleptinemia ensues from the therapeutically induced weight gain in patients with anorexia...

Cholesterol drug prevents growth of cells in lab.(lovastatin (Zocor) may help prevent cancer cell growth)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Statin drugs used to lower cholesterol may also help prevent development of breast cancer, say researchers who studied the drugs in laboratory cell cultures. The investigators, from the University...

Hypothyroidism associated with reduced risk.(of breast cancer)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with a common thyroid gland disorder appear to have a reduced chance of developing invasive breast cancer, say researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. In a...

Trial to focus on recruiting Latina and African American women.(Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene trial)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rosa Ortiz of Merchantville, New Jersey, has been named community outreach coordinator for Fox Chase Cancer Center. In this position, Ortiz will work with primarily Latina and African American women to...

Modified free paraumbilical perforator flap improves vessel size and length.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Modified free paraumbilical perforator flap improves vessel size and length. "The free paraumbilical perforator flap that was developed with only the perforator penetrating the rectus abdominis...

Salvage of infected breast expander prostheses an alternative to implant removal.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Salvage of infected breast expander prostheses are an alternative to implant removal. "Periprosthetic infection is a devastating complication following breast reconstruction with prostheses....

IL-6 promotes tumor growth by VEGF-dependent angiogenesis via a STAT3 pathway.(interleukin-6; vascular endothelial growth factor)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin-6 may promote cervical tumorigenesis by vascular endothelial growth factor-dependent angiogenesis via a STAT3 pathway, study results suggest. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is suspected to be...

New diagnostic tests perform no better than conventional tests.(cervical cancer tests)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New cervical smear tests are unreliable and should not replace conventional tests, according to a new study. Researchers in France studied 828 women referred to hospital because abnormalities had...

Obstetric product licensed out for marketing.(Cytokine PharmaSciences Inc., Integrity Pharmaceutical Corp. sign marketing agreement for cervical ripening product)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytokine PharmaSciences, Inc., (CPSI) has signed an exclusive license with Integrity Pharmaceutical Corporation for U.S. rights to market CPSI's second-generation cervical ripening product. ...

Factors linked to women discontinuing the Pill identified in rural Bangladesh.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A number of factors have been identified that are associated with women ages 15 to 49 years living in rural areas of Bangladesh discontinuing use of oral contraceptives. "Oral contraceptives (OCs)...

Attitude, intention key to exercise in pregnant women.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Attitude and intention are the two most important factors in pregnant women's decisions about exercising, according to exercise psychologists at Penn State and the University of Florida. "A...

Exclusive rights obtained to HIV microbicide candidate.(cyanovirin-N from Biosyn Inc. )
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biosyn, Inc., announced that the company has acquired exclusive, worldwide rights from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development and commercialization of the novel protein,...

T-cell responses in persistently seronegative women characterized.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Vaccine researchers in the United States and Thailand have elucidated the HIV-specific T-cell profile in "highly exposed but persistently seronegative" women...

High-Risk HPV DNA test approved by FDA.(Diogene Corp.)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corporation (DIGE) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Digene's Pre-Market Approval Supplement (PMAS) application for its hc2 High-Risk (HR) HPV DNA Test for...

Dual source agreement signed to provide second look system.(CADx Systems, Inc., HealthTrust Purchasing Group sign agreement)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CADx Systems, Inc., (CAD) announced a 2-year, dual source agreement designating CADx as a provider of CAD systems to HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) member facilities. HPG, headquartered in...

Stereotactic radiosurgery successfully treats brain metastases.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stereotactic radiosurgery successfully treats brain metastases. "Brain metastases from endometrial carcinomas are rare and the treatment is usually difficult," researchers in Japan report. ...

Study: Frovatriptan highly effective in preventing menstrually associated migraines.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vernalis Group, plc, the U.K.-based developer of frovatriptan, announced that the results from a large multicenter study of frovatriptan in the prophylaxis (prevention) of menstrually associated...

Copaxone shows no increased risk in pregnancy.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who took Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection) during part of their pregnancies demonstrated no more risk than the general population of pregnancy outcomes, according to an abstract presented...

Soy intake benefits homocysteine metabolism of premenopausal Japanese women.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by J.B. Henderson, MS, senior science editor - Soy products, a common component in the oriental diet, provide nutritionally valuable folate, vitamin B[subscript]6, and minerals. They also are a source...

Association of maternal caffeine consumption with decrements in fetal growth.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pregnant coffee-lovers can still enjoy their java in moderation, study results suggest, without worry about harmful effects of caffeine on their babies. Since effects of mothers' caffeine intake on...

Overexpression and secretion of angiogenin may play a role in IUGR.(intrauterine growth retardation )
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Singapore suggest that the significantly higher levels of angiogenin they observed in intrauterine growth retardation placenta "may provide a molecular mechanism for the abnormal...

Feds say risks may not back up spine-fracture treatment.(use of bone cement to treat osteoporosis-caused fractures)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Injecting a special glue into osteoporosis-caused spinal fractures is a pain-easing treatment growing in popularity, but the U.S. government is reminding doctors that it may be linked to serious and...

Cyclooxygenase-1 promotes angiogenic growth factor production.(ovarian cancer)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine researchers report that cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) is overexpressed and promotes production of angiogenic growth factors in ovarian cancer. "Inhibition of...

Experimental anticancer agent phenoxodiol induces death of chemoresistant cells.(ovarian cancer)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laboratory-based data confirm that phenoxodiol causes chemoresistant ovarian cancer cells to die. Researchers at Yale School of Medicine who conducted the study also found two signaling pathways that...

Trial for AP5346 Polymer Platinate commences; financial results reported.(ovarian cancer)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (AKC) announced that a phase I clinical study has commenced to evaluate AP5346, a DACH Polymer Platinate and that financial results were reported. The phase I study is...

Pulmonary diffusing capacity in pregnancy is affected by residential altitude.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The altitude where a pregnant woman spends the most time - presumably her residence - affects pulmonary diffusing capacity, study results show. This has implications especially for pregnant women...

Public education is needed for Jamaican women with postmenopausal bleeding.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Public education is needed for Jamaican women with postmenopausal bleeding to evaluate for malignancies. According to a study from Jamaica, "We investigated the histopathological findings in women...

Physicians key to successful recruitment of women in mental health trials.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The most successful strategy for recruiting women to participate in clinical trials addressing prevention and treatment of postpartum depression is referral by an obstetrician or other healthcare...

Women at higher risk of later blood clots.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with pre-eclampsia have a small but significantly higher risk of subsequent blood clotting (venous thromboembolism) compared with women diagnosed as having other common obstetrical diseases, finds...

MPA improves inspiratory flow shapes during sleep in postmenopausal women.(medroxyprogesterone acetate)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medroxyprogesterone acetate-induced respiratory stimulation improves inspiratory flow shapes during sleep in postmenopausal women, study results show. Earlier work by T. Saaresranta and colleagues...

Drugs used for multiresistant infections safe during pregnancy.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Agents used to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are safe for pregnant women and their unborn children, researchers in the United States and Peru...

First two patients treated in embolic pearls study.(uterine fibroid embolization)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Concentric Medical announced that the first two patients were treated in their U.S. clinical investigation of Embolic Pearls for uterine fibroid embolization. Uterine fibroid embolization is a...

Study shows successful pregnancies following UFE.(uterine fibroid embolization )
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early study results show several successful pregnancies following uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) in a large cohort of women participating in a prospective multicenter trial comparing UFE to...

MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound is feasible and safe for uterine leiomyomas.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound is feasible and safe for uterine leiomyomas. According to a study from the United States, "The feasibility and safety of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided...

Intraoperative vasopressin injection is effective as hormonal tourniquet.(myomectomy)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intraoperative vasopressin injection is effective as hormonal tourniquet even in GnRH agonist-pretreated myomectomy. According to a study from Japan, "To elucidate the mechanism by which myometrial...

Liver fat content related to dietary fat, not body fat depots.
May 1, 2003... 2003 MAY 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The amount of liver fat was related to dietary fat, and to not body fat depots, in obese women who lost weight. "Our objective was to determine how 8% weight loss influences subcutaneous,...

Vaccine elicits tumor-specific antibodies in patients with breast cancer.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified tumor-specific antibodies in patients with breast cancer vaccinated with gene-modified allogeneic tumor cells. "Thirty HLA-A2+ women with metastatic breast cancer...

Women who reduce sedentary behaviors reduce risk for diabetes, obesity.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health finds that women who avoid sedentary behaviors such as watching television more than 10 hours per week and incorporate a 30-minute brisk walk into...

Rare metaplastic breast malignancies often reveal extensive vascularity.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rare metaplastic breast malignancies often reveal extensive vascularity. According to recent research from Italy, "Metaplastic breast carcinomas are rare neoplasms showing both carcinomatous and...

Grape seed extract may be a useful supplement in postmenopausal women.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that women who took estrogen for 10 years or more after menopause were twice as likely to die of ovarian cancer as nonusers, many of the 20...

Estrogen patch compared with pill minimizes cardiovascular risk factor.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Administering estrogen replacement therapy via a skin patch rather than a pill minimizes a cardiovascular risk factor in postmenopausal women, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center...

Adolescent girls who consume more calcium weigh less.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first large study to look at total calcium consumption in adolescents found that girls who consumed more calcium weighed less and had lower body fat. The findings were presented at the Experimental...

An antisense gene targeting strategy could make breast tumors chemosensitive.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An antisense gene targeting strategy could make breast tumors chemosensitive. "Overexpression of the HER-2 correlates with drug-resistance and a poor prognosis in breast cancer, however the...

Caelyx - a novel agent in the fight against metastatic breast cancer.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Caelyx (pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride) is a novel anthracycline that was specifically designed to address the side effects associated with conventional anthracyclines, including the risk...

Decision tool benefits women considering adjuvant chemotherapy.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with breast cancer who are considering treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy may benefit in decision making from the use of a formal decision aid, according to a new study. The study found...

Discovery of how prolactin travels to gene's machinery helps explain role.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prolactin, a naturally occurring peptide hormone needed for milk production following pregnancy, has been found to play a major role in the development and spread of breast cancer. More recently,...

Isoliquiritigenin in licorice has estrogenic and antiproliferative activities.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At lower levels, licorice root's isoliquiritigenin is an estrogenic agonist and at higher levels it is cytotoxic. According to a study from Italy, "Licorice root contains chemically diverse...

Tumor cells in blood may indicate more aggressive cancer.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If patients with breast cancer have tumor cells circulating in the blood, they may have a more dangerous form of the disease, according to a study by researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson...

Two biomarkers are valuable for predicting women's response to tamoxifen.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer-A new study of patients with advanced breast cancer has shown that at least two markers are useful for predicting the therapeutic value of tamoxifen. The...

Levels of pain associated with mammography low.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The low level of pain reported after mammography is useful information for patients and practitioners and may increase adherence to screening recommendations, according to new research. Breast...

Supplement reduced chemotherapy induced fatigue.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study using the CTF (Chemotherapy Fatigue) nutritional supplement protocol during chemotherapy demonstrated that a properly administered nutritional protocol materially enhanced chemotherapy...

Study offers potential explanation of complications from birth control pills.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When women think about birth control, estrogen, and cardiovascular risk, they often assume that there are no answers. They would appear to be correct. On the one hand, new pharmacological...

Erythromycin and amphotericin B together may elevate Candida's tolerance.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Coadministration of erythromycin and amphotericin B to control bacterial and fungal infections, respectively, may inadvertently lead to an elevation in the tolerance of Candida albicans for [the...

Growth factors regulate endometrial hyperpermeability during early pregnancy.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Growth factors regulate endometrial hyperpermeability during early pregnancy. "Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its specific receptors FLT-1 and FLK-1 represent an important...

Biosynthesis of MUC1 mucin is modulated by estradiol and tamoxifen.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An in vitro study has shown that "MUC1 biosynthesis in human endometrial adenocarcinoma cells (Ishikawa line) is stimulated by estradiol hormone and inhibited by tamoxifen." "Polymorphic epithelial...

Obesity contributes to estrogen-dependent diseases of female genital organs.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Morbid obesity appeared to contribute to a case of endometrial cancer. According to a report from Germany, "Prolonged exposure to unopposed estrogens has a proliferative effect on the endometrium...

Tumor markers could guide therapeutic strategies for invasive breast cancer.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tumor markers could guide therapeutic strategies for invasive breast cancer. "Recent studies have demonstrated cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) overexpression in various human malignancies, especially in...

Hormone treatment may increase susceptibility.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Certain types of hormone treatments may increase a woman's risk of contracting genital herpes say researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Their findings appear in the Journal of...

The microenvironment controls ovarian capillary degeneration and angiogenesis.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The microenvironment controls ovarian capillary degeneration and angiogenesis. "Angiogenesis and capillary degeneration are both evident during ovarian follicle growth. However, the characteristics...

Despite WHI, HERS II studies, HRT market will experience robust growth.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decision Resources, Inc., finds that despite negative impact of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS II), the hormone replacement therapy...

FDA revises finding on estrogen/androgen combination products.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is beginning a formal administrative process to examine the effectiveness of estrogen/androgen combination products for the treatment of hot flashes...

High blood pressure in pregnancy increases risk of later heart disease.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have hypertension during pregnancy have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease in later life, concludes a new study. The study involved three groups of women, selected from...

Study says societal factors key to untreated MDD in U.S. southern women.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Despite the widespread notion of the bucolic life in the country, major depressive disorder (MDD) is common among impoverished women in the rural South," report specialists from the University of...

Low interleukin-10 levels associated with metabolic syndrome in obese women.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese women with abnormally low interleukin-10 levels were significantly more likely to have metabolic syndrome than were similar women with higher IL-10 levels. According to recent research from...

Pain and discomfort discourages morbidly obese women from exercising.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - Obese women, especially those severely obese, are limited in their ability to exercise by discomfort and pain as well as by extra weight and lack of...

Some prescription medications reduce risk in women.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some prescription medications can lower the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in women. According to recent research from the Netherlands, "earlier epidemiologic studies have suggested an inverse...

Changes in marital status influence body weight.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A U. S. longitudinal analysis showed that changes in marital status influence body weight in both men and women. "The role of spouse is associated with better health. The dynamics of spousal roles...

Differential tumor markers can track breast cancer characteristics.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Differential tumor markers can track breast cancer characteristics. According to recent research published in the journal Differentiation, "the multi-step nature of metastasis poses difficulties in...

Heat-directed suicide gene therapy reduces breast cancer cell survival.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer-Scientists in Ontario, Canada have discovered that heat-directed suicide gene therapy can reduce breast cancer cell survival. Researchers at the University...

Hip protector not effective in preventing hip fractures.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A certain type of hip protector studied was not effective in preventing hip fractures, according to Natasja M. van Schoor, MSc, and colleagues from the Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam. ...

Racial differences factor into bone turnover and calcium metabolism in women.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Racial differences factor into bone turnover and calcium metabolism in young women. "Blacks develop a higher peak bone mass than whites which is associated with a reduced risk for bone fracture. The...

Osteoporosis risk reduced in postmenopausal patients with type 2 diabetes.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The risk of osteoporosis was reduced in women with type 2 diabetes compared to nondiabetic women. According to recent research from Turkey, "Although osteoporosis is reported as a potential...

Height, more than body mass, is positively associated with ovarian cancer risk.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Height, more than body mass, is positively associated with ovarian cancer risk. According to a study from Netherlands, "Although many studies have been conducted to investigate the relation between...

The wine derivative resveratrol alters genetic expression in cancer cells.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The wine derivative resveratrol alters genetic expression in cancer cells. "Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) is a natural compound found in large quantities, most notably in grapes and...

Patients receiving high doses of hormones should be screened for liver adenoma.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients receiving high doses of hormones should be screened for liver adenoma. According to a study from Switzerland, "Various identified risk factors predispose to hepatocellular adenomas. ...

Endometriosis doesn't appear premalignancy-based when tested for clonality.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endometriotic foci do not appear to be premalignant when tested for clonality. According to recent research published in the FASEB Journal, "Since 1925, epidemiological and histological evidence for...

Formoterol inhibits proinflammatory cytokine production.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Formoterol, a beta2-adrenoceptor agonist, has inhibitory effects on proinflammatory cytokine production that possibly could be exploited for preventing premature births, scientists say. Formoterol...

Avlimil Responds to Medical Community Groundswell.
May 8, 2003... 2003 MAY 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and sexual well-being issues, which affect as many as 43% of all women, are driving changes in the medical community. After years of debate, this coming June, the...