Women's Health Weekly articles from November 2000

Women's Health Weekly archives from November 2000

PCOS May Lead to Early Onset of Atherosclerosis, Even Among Thin Women.(polycystic ovary syndrome )
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Young women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have metabolic abnormalities, including higher levels of lipids and insulin, that may result in premature atherosclerosis by middle age, according to a University...

Diagnosis Usually Made at Earlier Stage in Patients with Prior Malignancy at a Site Other than the Breast.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Women who present with breast carcinoma after a prior malignancy at a site other than the breast tend to be diagnosed sooner, to have less advanced disease, and to have a smaller tumor size than women diagnosed...

Mammography Programs Show Benefit in Canada.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Randomized trials have shown that breast cancer screening by mammography reduces breast cancer mortality by up to 40% in women aged 50-69 years. These results led 22 countries, including Canada, to established...

Study Finds Controversial Chemicals in Personal Care Products Marketed to Women Since 1950s.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers at Silent Spring Institute, Newton, Massachusetts, have released the results of their latest study, which reviewed 8,000 magazine advertisements featuring women's personal care products from 1950...

Women Most in Need are Also Most Hesitant.(breast and cervical cancer screening)
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Women who might benefit most from breast and cervical cancer screening are the most hesitant to receive it, and the barriers that hold them back are often based on misinformation, suggest the results of a study....

Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields Damage Mice Ovarian Follicles.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Mice ovarian follicles exposed to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) fail to develop properly in many cases, according to scientists involved in researching the effects of ELF-EMF on living...

Successful Transdermal Oxybutynin Patch Study Results Announced.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI), Corona, California, commented on the results of a Phase II study indicating that its experimental transdermal oxybutynin patch can reduce the incidence of incontinent episodes...

Weight Gain Risk in Women Linked to Key Stages of Life.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Women may be especially vulnerable to weight gain during three key periods of their lives, according to research presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO),...

HIV Infected Mothers Not at Greater Risk of Morbidity from C-Section.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- HIV infected mothers have no more complications than non-HIV infected mothers after elective cesarian section (CS), researchers in France reported. "Elective CS substantially reduces the risk of mother-to-child...

Low Doses of Sufentanil Sufficient for Relief of Labor Pain.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers reported in the journal Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica that the effectiveness of sufentanil, an opioid used to enhance epidural analgesia for labor pain, is not improved -- and is in some cases...

Alternative Method for Ovulation Induction Found.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers from the University of Toronto announced that they had found a promising alternative in ovulation induction therapy. The paper was presented to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine...

Regional Anesthesia for Egg Retrieval Increases in vitro Fertilization Rate.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- In terms of higher pregnancy rates, patient satisfaction, and reduced cost, spinal anesthesia (SA) emerges as the superior choice over general anesthesia (GA) for oocyte retrieval procedures, according to research...

Research Reveals Strategies to Avoid Multiple Births.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Several studies presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine meeting, held in late October 2000 in San Diego, California, examined ways to avoid high order multiple births (HOM), a common side effect...

Researchers Discover New Gene Essential for Female Fertility.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Fertility researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have found that a gene in female mice is essential for their egg cells to later develop beyond the two-cell stage...

Women Continue to Set Unrealistic Expectations.(weight loss goals )
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- A study presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), held in Long Beach, California, during November 2000, suggested that patients continue to set weight loss...

Studies Reveal How Attitudes to and Options for Women and Girls Have Affected their Health.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Attitudes to women, and the options open to women, have changed enormously in recent years. On October 16-17, 2000, the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal College of Nursing held a joint Women's Health...

Study Identifies Challenges Facing African-American Women.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- A first-of-its-kind study conducted by two University of North Carolina, Charlotte, faculty members has identified some of the major issues African-American women confront after being diagnosed with breast cancer....

Interim Results for Crinone 8% in IVF Patients Released.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Columbia Laboratories (COB) announced the publication in the journal Fertility and Sterility (vol. 74(4):836) of the interim results of an open-label, multi-center trial from 16 centers in the U.S. that had each...

Once-Daily Detrol Formulation Improves Symptoms of Overactive Bladder.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Data demonstrating the efficacy, tolerability, and quality-of-life improvements of an investigational once-daily formulation of the currently marketed Detrol (tolterodine tartrate tablets) were presented at the...

Evista Helps Reduce Spinal Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- New findings from a large osteoporosis study demonstrate that Evista (raloxifene HCl) significantly reduced a woman's risk of symptomatic spinal fracture within just one year of treatment. Evista is the only...

Positive Preclinical Results Reported for Therapeutic Approach.(postmenopausal vaginal dryness)
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ISPH), Durham, North Carolina, announced positive results from studies of gel formulations of two P2Y2 receptor agonists in scientific sessions at the New Perspectives in the...

Obese as Likely as Lean Women to Feel Full on Low Energy Density Meals.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- In a recent eating study at Pennsylvania State University, obese women were just as likely as lean women to hardly notice when they ate 450 calories less - as long as their meals contained lots of fruits,...

Yo-Yo Dieters Show Lower Levels of "Good" Cholesterol, Could Pose Heart Disease Risk.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Women who repeatedly gain and lose weight, especially if they are obese, have significantly lower levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol than do women who maintain their weight, putting the weight...

Placenta Shows Changes Related to Diabetes Mellitus.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Although fetal vessel length in placental tissue does not appear to be affected by gestational diabetes, special placental junctional proteins are expressed differently in pregnant women with diabetes. ...

Deaths Prompt Probe of Lotronex.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- Five women reportedly died after using a popular new treatment for irritable bowel syndrome that can cause severe intestinal side effects, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) records show. FDA officials...

Group Exercise Can Reduce Depression in Overweight Women.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- A new study reports that participating in group exercise can reduce depression in overweight women, although it has no effect on actual weight loss in the short term. Lorna Hayward, EdD, MPH, PT, assistant...

Special Protein Could Be Related to Vascular Changes in Tumors.
November 16, 2000... 2000 NOV 16 - (NewsRx.com) -- New findings provide evidence that a special type of protein could play a significant role in the vascular changes observed in ovarian cancer tumors. The protein, called secreted protein, acid and rich in...

New Study Re-Opens Debate on Third Generation Pills and Venous Clotting.(oral contraceptive)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- New study findings reported in the British Medical Journal indicate that the third generation oral contraceptive pills are associated with around a two-fold increased risk of clots in the veins. These findings...

HRT Not Associated with Adverse Effect on Blood Sugar Levels.(hormone replacement therapy )
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Women who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) do not have elevated fasting blood sugar levels, according to a study in the November 2000 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The study was based on a...

Sexual Partner Count Presents Greatest Risk for HPV-Related Cancer in Women.(human papillomaviruses)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Human papillomaviruses have been shown to be a significant factor in the development of cervical cancers in women. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden say the strongest risk factor associated with...

Femara Trial Results Challenge Tamoxifen as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Disease.(breast cancer)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- New clinical findings from two studies presented for the first time in the U.S. show Femara (letrozole tablets) to be significantly more effective than tamoxifen the current gold standard - in treating...

Media Images May Deter Women from Breastfeeding.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Breast and bottle-feeding are portrayed very differently in British mass media and this may have a negative impact on women's decisions about breastfeeding, according to a study from Brunel University in the...

Peer-Counseling Promotes Practice in Bangladesh.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Peer-counseling is highly effective in promoting exclusive breastfeeding in less-developed countries, and should be incorporated in mother and child health programs, concludes research published in the November 11,...

Gestational Infection Increases Risk of Premature Delivery.(Chlamydia trachomatis infections)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Spontaneous preterm deliveries are more likely to occur when Chlamydia trachomatis infections are present in the genitourinary tract at 24 weeks' gestation a study has shown. Researchers at the University of...

Oral Contraceptive Use Does Not Affect Bone Mass or Weight Gain.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- New research from Pennsylvania State College of Medicine shows that oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use by healthy teenage females does not affect the acquisition of peak bone mass and also does not cause weight...

Utility of Electromyographic Biofeedback Training Seen in Long-Term Follow-Up.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Study results published in the journal Diseases of the Colon and Rectum show that the use of electromyographic biofeedback can be beneficial to patients who suffer from fecal incontinence. The study, conducted...

Two Methods of Implanting Embryos Yield Similar Success Rates.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Contrary to official figures, two methods of fertilization - implanting the embryo in the uterus or in the Fallopian tube - yield comparable success rates, a study by a Yale researcher has concluded. The study...

Steep Increase Reported in Young, German Females.(with newly diagnosed lung cancer)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Data from approximately 5,000 patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer at Lungenklinik Heckeshom, Berlin, Germany, show that the proportion of young female patients below the age of 46 has doubled and reached the...

Calcium Deficiency Permits Faster Lead Release From Pregnant Women's Bones.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Pregnant women who don't consume enough calcium in their diets or through supplements show greater increases in lead in their bloodstreams than pregnant women with normal calcium levels, according to a new...

Winter Temperatures at Mid-Pregnancy May Lower Birth Weight.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Babies born in May, June, and July - whose second trimester of gestation occurred during winter - are between 25-32 grams lighter than babies born in January, according to a study in the November 2000 issue of...

Study Argues that Aspirin Does Not Reduce Risk.(of ovarian cancer)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Contrary to indications from previous studies, aspirin consumption does not appear to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to researchers writing in the Annals of Oncology. "A role for inflammation,...

Effect on Pregnancy Underestimated.(complications of type 2 diabetes on pregnancy underestimated)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Researchers writing in the international Journal of Clinical Practice caution that many women and health care providers underestimate the potential complications type 2 diabetes can cause for pregnant women. ...

Ductal Lavage Helps Detect Earliest Signs in High-Risk Women.(early breast cancer detection)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- A doctor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is performing a new procedure that can detect pre-malignant and malignant breast cells long before they become visible tumors. Dr....

Androgen Replacement No Panacea for Women's Libido.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Physicians should be cautious when considering androgen therapy (including testosterone and DHEA supplements) to treat low sex drive in women, according to a recent committee opinion from The American College of...

Women and Men React Differently to Nucleoside Analogue Therapy.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- In a recent study, researchers in the United States observed that women react differently than men to nucleoside analogue therapy. University California, Los Angeles, researchers J.S. Currier et al. conducted...

Combination Chemo/Immunotherapy Evaluated in Metastatic Disease.(breast cancer)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23- (NewsRx.com) -- Pilot trial data from a combined modality high-dose chemotherapy regimen with stem cell transplantation and adoptive immunotherapy for breast cancer are encouraging. "We have previously demonstrated that...

Contrast Agent Helps in Ultrasound Imaging of Nonpalpable Lesions.(SH U 508A enhances Doppler ultrasound images)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Ultrasound imaging has been studied as a viable method for detecting and diagnosing certain types of breast tumors, both malignant and non-malignant. It has also been used as an adjuvant tool for performing breast...

Multilineage Hematopoietic Therapy is Safe in Chemotherapy Patients.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Maret Pharmaceuticals, Inc., reported positive Phase I clinical results that demonstrate the potential of MARstem[tm] as a multilineage hematopoietic therapy (multiple blood cell stimulant) to treat or prevent...

Anemia is Indication of Poor Survival Prospects.(for cervical cancer patients)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Women who are anemic before undergoing radiation therapy for cervical cancer have a poorer survival rate, say researchers in Germany. Anemia, which is characterized by lowered levels of hemoglobin and red...

Prenatal Screening Possible Using Maternal Blood.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- First trimester screening for genetic disorders is now possible using dry maternal blood spots on filter paper. "Prenatal screening for Down syndrome and open neural tube defects using maternal serum markers...

Adolescents Know Little About Sexually Transmitted HPV.(human papillomavirus infections)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- High school students know little about human papillomavirus (HPV), the most frequent sexually transmitted disease in North America, according to a survey in the November 2000 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. ...

Effects on Glucose Uptake Reduced in Obese Women.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Obese women subjected to stress do not exhibit the same increase in glucose uptake as lean women do, physiologists report. L. Tappy and colleagues at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland conducted a study...

Younger Women Less Likely to Stop Using Alcohol and Tobacco During Pregnancy.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Despite overall decreases in joint use of alcohol and tobacco among U.S. women of childbearing age achieved during the 1980s, the rates remained unchanged during the 1990s. Younger women are as likely as older...

Women Report More Anal Sex than Expected.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- When machines, not people, are used to conduct risk assessments in HIV negative women, the rates of anal sex are higher then previously reported, researchers in the United States reported. "To assess the...

Cortisol Secretion Elevated in Women with Excess Central Fat.
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- Women with a high central fat distribution tend to produce elevated levels of the adrenal hormone cortisol in response to stress, according to researchers writing in Psychosomatic Medicine. "Excessive central...

Comparison Study in Women Shows COX-2 Inhibitor More Effective.(for post-surgical pain control)
November 23, 2000... 2000 NOV 23 - (NewsRx.com) -- In a study of 202 post-gynecological surgery patients, parecoxib, the first investigational injectable COX-2 specific inhibitor, was more effective in the control of pain than a 4-mg dose of the injectable narcotic...