Women's Health Weekly articles from May 2004

Women's Health Weekly archives from May 2004

Microbes that produce hydrogen peroxide reduce obstetrical complications.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Microbes that produce hydrogen peroxide reduce obstetrical complications. According to recent research published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology, "lactobacilli, principally the strains that...

Treatment based on radar research is in final stage of clinical testing.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A breast cancer treatment based on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) radar research that was originally aimed at detecting space-borne missiles is showing promise in the final phase of...

Exercise reduces blood estrogens, risk of postmenopausal breast cancer.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three hours of moderate exercise per week significantly reduced circulating estrogens in postmenopausal women participating in a study. The finding may explain why women who exercise regularly lower...

Studies examine role of hormones in ovarian and endometrial cancers.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High levels of the growth factor insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I can indicate increased risk of ovarian cancer before the age of 55, according to a study from Sweden. Annekatrin Lukanova,...

Osteoprotegerin and mutations on its promoter influence fracture status.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Osteoprotegerin and mutations on its promoter influence fracture status. According to recent research from Denmark, "the purpose of this study is to investigate the association of serum...

Study pursues markers to improve ovarian cancer treatment, diagnosis.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Identifying protein markers in the blood that indicate how ovarian cancer responds to therapy is one goal of a Medical College of Georgia pilot study. "We want to identify new, more specific markers...

Tolerance to morphine analgesia dependent on estrous cycle stage.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acute tolerance to morphine analgesia is dependent on estrous cycle stage in rats. "Both baseline pain sensitivity and the response to antinociceptive treatment are sensitive to an animal's sex and...

Women physically or sexually abused as children more likely to smoke.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women survivors of childhood abuse are 40% more likely to become smokers than women who have not been abused, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And women who...

FDA issues clearance for the LuxV handpiece acne treatment.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Palomar Medical Technologies Inc (PMTI) has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LuxV handpiece for the treatment of acne. Prior to this clearance,...

AACR data indicate strong synergy of Hsp90 inhibitor, 17-AAG.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Kosan Biosciences (KOSN) announced, at the American Association for Cancer Research, preclinical in vitro data on the cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects of Kosan's lead Hsp90 inhibitor, 17-AAG,...

Coordinated teams help pregnant patients with locked knees.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Coordinated teams help pregnant patients with locked knees. According to published research from the United States, "an acutely locked knee is a painful and debilitating orthopedic condition...

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection works when oocytes have abnormal structures.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection works when oocytes have abnormal structures. According to recent research from Israel, "a couple with unexplained infertility was referred for routine in vitro...

Multiple birth rates after assisted reproductive techniques have leveled off.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Multiple birth rates after assisted reproductive techniques have leveled off. "European results of assisted reproductive techniques from treatments initiated during 2000 are presented in this fourth...

Multiple births via in vitro fertilization are declining.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A worrisome national surge in multiple births linked to test-tube technology is easing, largely because doctors are implanting fewer embryos during each attempt to make a woman pregnant, a study...

Parents' feelings and official practices governing stored embryos vary.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Parents' feelings and official practices governing stored embryos vary. According to a study from the United States, "cryopreservation of embryos is frequently employed in in vitro fertilization...

Three key variables predict the success of intrauterine insemination.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three key variables predict the success of intrauterine insemination. "This study was performed to predict pregnancy by intrauterine insemination (IUI) using computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA)...

Poor glycemic control increases asymptomatic bacteriuria risk in women.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Poor metabolic control increases the risk of asymptomatic bacteriuria in women with diabetes. According to recent research from Italy, "We screened 228 women with diabetes for bacteriuria during...

Mortality rate higher for homeless women in Toronto.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of homeless women in Toronto, Canada, found these women have a 10 times higher mortality risk than women in the city's general population. Angela M. Cheung of the Women's Health Program,...

Collaboration to test theories concerning the mechanism of childhood autism.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Target Discovery Inc. and PrecisionMed Inc. have entered into a research collaboration designed to test competing theories concerning the mechanism of childhood autism. Specifically, the research...

Sentinel node biopsy should be standardized.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers urge standardization of sentinel node biopsy (SNB) and pathological examination, in order to improve diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for breast and gastrointestinal cancer patients....

Aromatase inhibitors may replace tamoxifen.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 4-year update of the ATAC (Arimidex, Tamoxifen Alone or in Combination) Trial showed that patients on anastrozole have longer disease-free survival, lower incidence of contralateral breast cancer, and...

Breast cancer patients self-participation depends on length of consultation.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study finds that patient-physician communication interactions can be evaluated by perceptual and behavioral measures. "This study examines correlations between observable communicative behaviors...

CXCR4 expressed in DCIS of the breast and atypical ductal hyperplasia.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CXCR4 is expressed in DCIS of the breast and atypical ductal hyperplasia, and may play a key role in the development of these malignancies. "Recent evidence attributed important influence to...

Certain characteristics of tumor in vessels and lymph nodes predict progression.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Certain characteristics of tumor in vessels and lymph nodes predict progression. According to published research from Japan, "Invasive ductal carcinomas of the breast are composed of primary...

Drug development company doses first patient in breast cancer study.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- YM BioSciences Inc. (YM) announced that the first patient has been dosed in its 700-patient phase III registration trial for metastatic breast cancer. The international pivotal trial is designed to...

Frozen section and permanent analysis of sentinel nodes are equivalent.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using frozen section (FS) or permanent section (PS) analysis of sentinel node biopsies in breast cancer does not affect patient quality of life, researchers report. According to published research...

HCCR-2 related to breast cancer development and p53 tumor suppressor regulation.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oncoprotein HCCR-2 is related to breast cancer development and p53 tumor suppressor regulation. "Transgenic mice containing novel oncogene HCCR-2 were generated to analyze the phenotype and to...

Locoregional recurrence is lower in recent years after breast-conserving surgery.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Improved patient selection may be partly responsible for lower rates of recurrence after breast-conserving surgery, researchers say. "The aim of our study was to compare the locoregional recurrence...

Lymphatic mapping suggested when invasive breast cancer is suspected.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lymphatic mapping is suggested any time invasive breast cancer in suspected. "The concept of lymphatic mapping has helped to redefine the clinical significance of lymph nodes with respect to breast...

Malignant breast cancer cells revert to normal with manipulation.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Manipulation of the extracellular matrix of non-malignant breast cells can lead to genomic instability via oxidative damage, study findings show. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a network of...

Million Women Study: Hormone replacement therapy increases breast cancer risk.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers believe the increased risk of invasive breast cancer as reported in the Million Women Study (MWS) was was not justifiable. "MWS published in the summer of 2003, has suggested unexpected...

New reimbursement codes announced for MammoSite balloon catheter.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., announced that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes for placement of its...

Perillyl alcohol inhibits human breast cancer cell growth in mice.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report that monoterpene perillyl alcohol (POH) administered to nude mice inhibited breast cancer cell growth. According to a study from Japan, "The effect of POH on cell growth, cell...

Progenta breast cancer treatment data presented at cancer research meeting.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zonagen, Inc., (ZONA) announced that data generated at Zonagen in collaboration with scientists at the University of Illinois-Chicago that indicate the potential for Progenta for the treatment of breast...

Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients avoids axillary dissection.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients avoids axillary dissection. According to recent research from Netherlands, "Since its introduction in the early 1990s, the sentinel node (SN) concept...

Stromal infiltration may predict tumor invasion in breast FNA biopsy.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Stromal infiltration may predict tumor invasion in breast fine-needle aspiration biopsy. According to a study from the United States, "Clinical management of in situ carcinoma of the breast is...

Studies: INGN 241 enhances antitumor effects of Herceptin.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preclinical data presented at the 95th annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research demonstrate that INGN 241 enhances the antitumor effects of Herceptin (Trastuzumab) in HER2-positive...

Study shows there's a learning curve in performing sentinel node biopsy.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Proctored training of surgeons learning to perform sentinel node biopsy results in acceptable skills after performing 40 procedures, study finds. According to recent research published in the...

Ultrasound is effective in evaluating the mastectomy site.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultrasonography (US) is the most effective modality for evaluating the structures at the site of mastectomy, researchers report. According to published research from the United States, "Evaluation...

Implications of estrogen receptor beta in breast cancer outlined.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The implications of the estrogen receptor beta for patients with breast cancer are outlined in a recent issue of Lancet Oncology. "Estrogen receptor (ER) a is a well established prognostic marker...

Breast implants are not related to the development of fibromyalgia.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Review of studies cannot find a link between breast implants and the development of fibromyalgia, researchers report. According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Plastic...

Stromal composition helps diagnosis of biphasic lesions of the breast.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Phyllodes tumor is a possibility when a biphasic breast tumor has cellular stroma, researchers report. According to recent research from the United States, "Biphasic lesions of the breast are...

3-D agarose matrix used to determine mechanism of cell death by COX-2 inhibitor.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 3-dimensional agarose matrix was used to determine the mechanism of cell death by COX-2 inhibitor etodolac. A new method "for studying slow acting pharmaceutical COX-2 inhibitors in the MCF-7...

Updated nausea and vomiting treatment guidelines offered to cancer patients.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the American Cancer Society collaborated to update Nausea and Vomiting Treatment Guidelines for Patients with Cancer. This title is one of a...

Longevity gene may also predict better outcome for breast cancer patients.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A gene known to promote longevity in animals has now been discovered to encode a tumor suppressor - a protein that helps prevent cancer, according to a study by a team of scientists from The University...

C-75 maker receives $2.4 million grant for cancer drug research.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- FASgen, Inc., announced receipt of a $2.4 million grant award from the National Cancer Institute for phase II of the study of FASgen's novel compounds (fatty acid synthase inhibitors) for their...

Company reports advancements in several pipeline programs at AACR meeting.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL) presented preclinical data highlighting progress made in the development of several pipeline programs at the 95th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer...

Studies support Targretin's activity in NSCLC.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three separate studies by Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (LGND) scientists presented at the 95th annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) support enhanced activity of...

Oral contraceptives increase colon cancer risk.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral contraceptives increase colon cancer risk; tubal ligation and abortion decrease risk. "267,400 female textile workers in Shanghai, who were administered a questionnaire at enrollment into a...

Research making progress in quest for male version of birth control pill.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 40 years after the oral birth control pill hit the market for women, scientists are still trying to come up with a version for men. Men account for nearly a third of all contraceptive use...

Three-dimensional ultrasound identifies congenital uterine anomalies.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three-dimensional ultrasound identifies congenital uterine anomalies. "Congenital uterine anomalies are associated with a range of adverse reproductive outcomes but may also be found incidentally....

Family medicine residents need to be taught how to do prenatal ultrasounds.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Family medicine residents need to be taught how to do prenatal ultrasounds. According to recent research published in the journal Family Medicine, "Prenatal ultrasound is a powerful diagnostic tool,...

Study documents cost-effectiveness of HPV test in cervical cancer prevention.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study finds that screening women 30 years of age or older with both a Pap and HPV (human papillomavirus) test reduces cervical cancer incidence by up to 93% and results in a 30% cost savings...

Dairy products and calcium supplements affect bone mineral density differently.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dairy products and calcium supplements affect bone mineral density differently. "This study evaluated the long-term efficacy of supplemental calcium and dairy products on bone mineral areal density...

Neither hepatitis B nor C viruses associate with vulval lichen planus.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neither hepatitis B nor C viruses associate with vulval lichen planus. According to a study from England, "the aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) antibodies,...

Halozyme signs manufacturing agreement with Avid Bioservices.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., (HZYM), a therapeutically driven biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant human enzymes, announced it has signed a...

Steroid-linked taxol analogues cytotoxic to cancer cells in vitro.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Steroid-linked taxol analogues cytotoxic to breast and ovarian cancer cells in vitro. "The female steroid hormone 3,17beta-estradiol (2) was selected as an agent to target taxol (1) to estrogen...

Gossypol MOA via oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species and DNA scission.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The mechanism of action of gossypol is via oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species and DNA scission. "Gossypol, a constituent of cottonseeds, displays various drug properties, including...

Binge eating disorder distinct from non-purging bulimia.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Binge eating disorder is a distinct condition from non-purging bulimia. "There is evidence of an overlap of symptoms between binge-eating disordered (BED) and bulimia nervosa non-purging (BN-NP)...

Current diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa may be too strict.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Current diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa may be too strict. According to recent research published in the journal European Eating Disorders Review, "the present study evaluates the current...

Unrecognized ectopic pregnancies threaten patient survival.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unrecognized ectopic pregnancies threaten patient survival. According to scientists in the United States, "we report a case of heterotopic pregnancy in a woman who had not undergone in vitro...

Hormone replacement therapy after melanoma does not adversely affect prognosis.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hormone replacement therapy after melanoma does not adversely affect prognosis. "A total of 206 women were followed for a minimum of 5 years after primary melanoma surgery to establish if hormone...

Leptin is a significant regulator of bone mass.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leptin is a significant regulator of bone mass. According to a study from the United States, "leptin is a powerful inhibitor of bone formation in vivo. This antiosteogenic function involves leptin...

Novel tissue-restricted angiogenic factors regulate steroidogenic function.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novel tissue-restricted angiogenic factors regulate steroidogenic function. "A novel family of angiogenic mitogens have been recently characterized. Endocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial...

Sex hormone disturbances affect the craniofacial growth of newborn mice.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sex hormone disturbances affect the craniofacial growth of newborn mice. According to a study from Japan, "it is well-known that sex hormones influence bone metabolism. However, it remains unclear...

Spontaneous and iatrogenic ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome show differences.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spontaneous and iatrogenic ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome show differences. "The recent identification of mutations in the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor gene, which display an...

Chlorpyrifos may harm fetal neurodevelopment in mothers with low PON1 levels.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chlorpyrifos may harm fetal neurodevelopment in mothers with low PON1 levels. "Although the use of pesticides in inner-city homes of the United States is of considerable magnitude, little is known...

Urinary levels of seven phthalate metabolites in U.S. reported.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists report the urinary levels of seven phthalate metabolites in the U.S. population obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000. According to recent...

Genetic diversity causes COX-1 to compensate when COX-2 is suppressed.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetic diversity causes COX-1 to compensate when COX-2 is suppressed. According to a study from the United States, "cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), an inducible rate-limiting enzyme in prostaglandin...

Maternal exposure to oxcarbazepine may impact the brains of offspring.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal exposure to oxcarbazepine may impact the brains of offspring. "Oxcarbazepine (OXC) is a widely used novel antiepileptic drug that has been available for routine prescription for 10 years....

Sacral-nerve stimulation could help counteract incontinence.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a small trial suggest that electrical stimulation of the sacral nerve could be a future treatment option for fecal incontinence. Anal incontinence affects an estimated 2% of the general...

New food-borne illness guide released.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new educational guide has been released for health care professionals on how to identify and treat food-borne illnesses, as well as consumer tips for patients. "Approximately 76 million Americans...

Women in Spain self-report problems with chronic constipation.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women in Spain self-report problems with chronic constipation. According to researchers in Spain, "the aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of chronic constipation and to evaluate the...

Violence against women is a significant health issue.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Violence against women is a significant health issue. According to a study from the United States, "over the last two decades, two trends have emerged that highlight the relational and communal...

Specific chromosomes may be linked to the age at which menopause commences.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Specific chromosomes may be linked to the age at which menopause commences. According to published research from the The Netherlands, "age at natural menopause may be used as a parameter for...

P73 A4T14 genotype associated with cervical cancer risk.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- P73 A4T14 genotype is associated with risk of cervical cancer. A "possible association between cervical cancer and p73 G4C14-to-A4T14 in exon 2 and p53 Arg72Pro polymorphisms" was examined in an...

Exfoliated cervical cells may yield RNA for biomarker discovery.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exfoliated cervical cells may yield RNA for molecular epidemiology and biomarker discovery. "The biologic sample collected in molecular epidemiology studies must accurately reflect the disease being...

Fibrinolytic factors abound in the tissues of endometriosis patients.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fibrinolytic factors abound in the tissues of endometriosis patients. According to recent research from Sweden, "endometriotic tissue grows invasively. The plasminogen-activating system is suggested...

Levonorgestrel-releasing systems control excess menstrual bleeding.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Levonorgestrel-releasing systems control excess menstrual bleeding. According to published research from Finland, "levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) has been advocated as an...

Surfactant protein D in the female genital tract described.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The action of surfactant protein D in the female genital tract is described in a recent issue of Molecular Human Reproduction. According to recent research from Denmark, "Surfactant protein D...

Ultrasound triages women with acute or chronic pelvic pain.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultrasound triages women with acute or chronic pelvic pain. "Pelvic pain (acute or chronic) is a common symptom in women of all ages. Ultrasonography is the least invasive investigative tool...

Women with uterine fibroids may lack CCN5 gene functionality.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with uterine fibroids may lack CCN5 gene functionality. According to recent research from the United States, "uterine fibroids (leiomyomas) are a major women's health problem. Currently, the...

In utero AZT exposure has little or no impact on neurodevelopment.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Exposure to the antiretroviral agent azidothymidine (AZT) in utero does not have a significant impact on neurodevelopment. AZT is "administered to pregnant women with HIV to prevent the spread of...

Female medical workers in Italy report harassment by patients and coworkers.
May 6, 2004... 2004 MAY 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Female medical workers in Italy report harassment by patients and coworkers. "A study investigating sexual harassment was conducted among 265 female hospital workers in Italy. Three types of sexual...