Women's Health Weekly articles from November 2001

Women's Health Weekly archives from November 2001

'Master' Stress Hormone Prevents Mother From Rejecting Embryo.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The "master" hormone that commands the body's response to stress is also directly involved in the process that prevents a mother's immune system from destroying an embryo that has implanted in her...

New Multidrug Resistant Strain of Escherichia coli Has Emerged.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new strain of Escherichia coli bacteria accounted for 38% to 50% of the drug-resistant forms of urinary tract infections in women from three distinct regions in the United States, according to a new...

Breastlink.com Becomes Breastlink.org.(Breast Cancer Care and Research Fund changes web site name)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Breast Cancer Care and Research Fund's web site is now officially breastlink.org. The change in URL reflects the web site's nonprofit status and its continuing commitment to provide unbiased...

Gender Makes A Difference In Risk Of HIV Transmission.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In heterosexual couples where one partner is HIV positive, viral load, or the amount of detectable virus in the blood, is a much stronger predictor of the risk of transmission in women than in men,...

Sperm Antigen Might Be Good Contraception, Solve Reproductive Problems.(cDNA fragment TSA-1)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - The new discovery of a cDNA fragment that encodes for sperm antigen could some day be used for developing methods that enhance human reproductive medicine....

Femcare Ltd. Enrolling Patients For Human Clinical Trials.(for the treatment of urinary stress incontinence)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Femcare Ltd., partner of Protein Polymer Technologies Inc. (PPTI) has begun enrolling patients for human clinical trials in the United Kingdom of PPTI's urethral bulking agent for the treatment of...

EmerGen Names Michael S. Mayer Vice President Of Corporate Development.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EmerGen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on women's health, has appointed Michael S. Mayer to the position of vice president, corporate development. In this position, Mr. Mayer will lead...

Viral Causation May Associate With Chronic Diseases.(hepatitis C and other viruses may be linked with chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Researchers at the Richard Freeman Research Institute in New Orleans have performed several studies demonstrating the possibility of a link between viruses...

Biofield Corp. Reinitiates FDA Review Process For Detection Device.(Biofield Diagnostic System)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biofield Corp. (BZET) met with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on September 10, 2001, as the first step in reinitiating its application for approval of its Biofield Diagnostic System (BDS)....

Hybrigen And Bionomics Announce Drug Target Discovery Alliance.(breast cancer tumor suppressor gene research)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hybrigen Inc. and Bionomics Ltd. (BNO) have signed a letter of intent to negotiate the terms of a collaboration to discover drug targets in breast cancer. The drug target discovery program will be...

New Resource Helps Survivors Look Ahead At Life.(TheBreastCareSite.com)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is a reliable resource for the more than 190,000 women a year in the United States who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and find themselves unable to answer difficult and uncomfortable...

New York Avon 3-Day Race Rescheduled For October 26-28, 2001.(New York Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The third annual New York Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day has been postponed until October 26-28, 2001, due to the rescue and recovery efforts taking place, Pallotta TeamWorks and Avon Products, Inc....

Pangene Corp. Receives Grant For DNA Repair Inhibitor Drug Development.(from the California Breast Cancer Research Program)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pangene Corp., a privately held pharmaceutical company, has received a grant for innovative breast cancer treatments from the California Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP). The grant supports...

Peggy Fleming And Atairgin Technologies Team Up To Race For The Cure.(10th Anniversary Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Orange County Race for the Cure)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ice skating legend and breast cancer survivor Peggy Fleming will join forces with Atairgin Technologies, Inc. at the 10th Anniversary Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Orange County Race for the...

Whey Protein May Be Twice As Effective As Soy As Preventative/Treatment.(for cancer)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Consider this: 180,000 U.S. women develop breast cancer each year and one in eight women will develop breast cancer over her lifetime. While a diet containing a wide variety of fruits, vegetables,...

Siemens Gets Quality Leadership Award For Digital Mammography System.(2001 Market Engineering Product Quality Leadership Award given to Siemens Medical Solutions' Opdima small-field digital mammography system)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Siemens Medical Solutions has been awarded the 2001 Market Engineering Product Quality Leadership Award for its Opdima small-field digital mammography system, from Frost & Sullivan. According to...

For The 54 Million Suffering Americans, Relief Is On The Way.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An estimated 54 million Americans, nearly 20% of the nation's population, continually experience mild-to-severe belly pain, cramps, gas, spasms, bloating, diarrhea, and constipation. This health...

Hologic Contract With Consorta Now Includes Digital Radiography Products.(Consorta, Catholic Resourse Partners)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic Inc., a provider of specialized medical imaging equipment, has been awarded an expansion of its existing contract with Consorta, Catholic Resource Partners to cover purchase and sale of Hologic...

First Oral Drug Proven Effective In Multicenter Trial.(bosentan for the treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension)
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A first-of-its-kind oral drug has been shown to treat primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) successfully , according to the results of a multicenter trial led by University of California at San Diego...

Pregnant/Nursing Women Need Proper Fat Intake to Combat Depression.
November 1, 2001... 2001 OCT 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An expert on dietary fats and oils says pregnant and nursing women must maintain diets rich in essential fatty acids to help avoid certain emotional and physical health problems for themselves and...

Acupuncture Is As Effective As Drugs For Pain, Nausea.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Acupuncture is just as effective as the leading medication used to reduce nausea and vomiting after major breast surgery, according to a new study conducted by Duke University Medical Center...

Unique Sperm Protein A Possible Contraceptive Target.(CatSper ion channel could be target for contraceptive that could be taken by men or women)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An ion channel protein that plays a central role in sperm motility could be an enticing target for a new type of contraceptive that could be taken by either men or women to block fertilization. The...

Very Early Pregnancy Test Might Not Always Be Accurate.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Because of variations in when an early embryo may implant in a woman's body, performing pregnancy testing on the first day of the missed period may lead to a false-negative test result in some women,...

Survey Finds Women Have Many Misconceptions About Breast Cancer.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a recent nationwide survey, the American Cancer Society found that many women are misinformed when it comes to understanding breast cancer risk. According to the survey, nearly half of the...

Researchers Seek To Develop Test For Women's Deadliest Cancer.(ovarian cancer test is being developed)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Marysol Rojas' mission is to teach women to talk with each other about cancer, especially cancer that attacks their ovaries, the deadliest women's cancer. That's why she volunteered for a study at...

Internet-Based Study To Examine Pain In Childbirth.(www.laborpain.org)(www.labourpain.org)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women in the throes of childbirth have tried everything from drugs to lying on tennis balls to lessen labor pain. But which methods work best? It's a question health psychologists are hoping to answer...

Better Outcomes Seen In Children With Maternal Donors.(of stem cells)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Children who receive stem cells taken from their mothers are more likely to have a positive outcome than those who receive paternal grafts, researchers in Japan...

Genta's Decoy Program Suppresses Key Cancer Genes In Breast and Ovarian Cancer.(Decoy Aptamer)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genta Inc. has announced the publication of two scientific papers that show an important pipeline drug downregulated key cancer genes and exerted potent preclinical antitumor activity in breast and...

Breakthrough Diagnostic Device Starts Clinical Studies.(Palpagraph breast mapping device from Ultra Touch Corp.)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- UltraTouch Corporation of Exton, Pennsylvania held a news conference in October (2001) to unveil the Palpagraph and announce the start of clinical studies using this revolutionary breast-mapping device....

CTLM System Installed In Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia.(Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc.'s breast cancer diagnostic system installed)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc. (IMDS) has installed its CTLM system into the Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, the foremost cancer institute in Mexico. Founded in 1946, Instituto Nacional de...

Distance From Cancer Facility Affects Treatment Choices.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with early stage breast cancer who live 15 miles or more from a hospital offering radiotherapy are half as likely to choose lumpectomy, the breast conserving surgery, instead of mastectomy,...

Graveyard Shift, Light At Night Linked To Increased Risk.(for breast cancer)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who work the graveyard shift may face an up to 60% increased risk of breast cancer, according to a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study. Results of the study, the first...

Specialists Recommend Quicker Adoption, Wider Use Of New Technologies.(for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The following statement was issued by the University of Southern California Health Sciences: Modern, cutting-edge technology and techniques such as mammography, breast ultrasound and minimally...

Women Get Personalized Treatment Decision Help From Y-me.org.(Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In association with national Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization has launched a free breast cancer treatment decision tool on its web site. The Breast Cancer...

DOBI Medical Receives FDA Module Two Acceptance For ComfortScan.(Dynamic Optical Breast Imaging System)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the second module of DOBI Medical Systems' Pre-Market Approval (PMA) application for its Dynamic Optical Breast Imaging System, called...

HygieniKit Protects Breast Milk From Bacteria and Viruses.(breast milk collection system)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is good news for mothers who rely on electric breast pumps to provide breast milk to their babies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed and cleared the claim that the patented...

FDA Approves Use Of PREP Thin-Layer Slide Preparations With AutoPap System.(TriPath Imaging automated cervical cancer screening technique)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TriPath Imaging Inc. has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to include the screening of AutoCyte PREP thin-layer slide preparations on the AutoPap Primary Screening...

Multikine Effective In HIV/HPV Infected Women.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A presentation at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Interferon and Cytokine Research in Cleveland, Ohio, by scientists from the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) and CEL-SCI suggests a...

Group Studies Estrogen Receptors And Cancer Prevention In Chronic Hepatitis C.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Estrogen, a hormone rarely mentioned without inciting controversy, may prevent liver cancer in patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). ...

Program Increases Screening And Doubles Referrals To Professional.(Kaiser Permanente's Family Violence Prevention Project)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Kaiser Permanente program aimed at preventing domestic violence increased the number of referrals to an on-site professional 260% in one year. The Family Violence Prevention Project started in May...

Estrogen Protection May Explain Differences In Response Between Sexes.(response to endotoxic shock associated with Vibrio vulnificus infection)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen may play a role in protecting against endotoxic shock associated with Vibrio vulnificus infection, a finding that may help explain the vast difference between the infection in men and women....

Connection Among ATM Gene, Radiation, And Breast Cancer Sought.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transgenomic, Inc. announced that the Virginia Mason-Research Center (VMRC) has upgraded to a WAVE System 3500HT for genetic analysis to identify mutations that cause breast cancer. Researchers at...

Estrogen Vaginal Ring Treats Full Spectrum Of Menopause Symptoms.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical research study results for the first vaginal ring to provide long-term estrogen treatment for menopause symptoms, including both systemic symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats, and local...

HRT Improves Endothelial Health And Vascular Function In Postmenopausal Women.(hormone replacement therapy)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from San Raffaele Hospital-Tosinvest Sanita announced the results of a new study showing that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) improves the dilatory properties of the vascular endothelium...

New Studies Identify Parents As Role Models For Daughters.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Findings presented at the October 2001, annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO), in Quebec City, Canada, underscored the importance of parents and teachers as...

Fischer Imaging Receives Final FDA Approval For SenoScan.(SenoScan Full Field Digital Mammography System)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fischer Imaging Corp. (FIMG), which manufactures digital mammography and medical imaging systems, has received final U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market its SenoScan Full Field...

Nasal Calcitonin Reduces Bone Loss By Over 40%.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unigene Laboratories, Inc. (UGNE) reported that the analysis of the data from the pivotal clinical trials for its proprietary nasal calcitonin spray showed a rapid and persistent reduction in bone loss...

Hologic Announces Launch Of Lorad E-Commerce Web Site.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic Inc. (HOLX), a leading provider of specialized medical imaging equipment for women's health and general radiographic applications, has launched a service-oriented extranet site for its...

Drinking Excess Alcohol Increases Odds For Diabetes In Men, Not Women.
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - The results of an eight-year community health study have demonstrated a distinct relationship between alcohol use and the risk for type 2 diabetes in...

First Patients Enrolled In Option-vf Clinical Trial.(trials for Opticon Medical Inc.'s Option-vf urinary catheter)
November 8, 2001... 2001 NOV 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Opticon Medical, Inc. (OPMI) reported on the completed participation of the first patients enrolled in its previously announced clinical study of the Option-vf urinary catheter for short-term urinary...

Novel Tumor Suppressor Maspin Prevents Invasion In Murine Mammary Growths.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - The novel tumor suppressor maspin, an angiogenesis inhibitor, prevents cancer growth and spread in a murine model of mammary cancer. Researchers believe...

Treatment May Reduce Disease Among Latinas, Other Ethnic Groups.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reducing cervical cancer deaths among American Latinas will require more concerted educational programs and streamlined office visits, a University of California Irvine College of Medicine study has...

Vascular Hot Spots Could Define Prognosis In Gynecological Tumors.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Vascular 'hot spots' in the tumors of patients with uterine cervical cancer could provide significant information about patient prognosis. Scientists...

Coagulation-Related Mutations May Be Risk Factor.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Polymorphisms in genes coding for key anticoagulant proteins may heighten the risk of miscarriage, researchers in Italy warn. "Late fetal loss can be...

Sustained-Release Fluoride Significantly Reduces Risk For Vertebral Fractures.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have found that using sustained-release sodium fluoride with calcium citrate and vitamin D safely reduces the risk for...

Preventative Effects Of Hormone Replacement Therapy Challenged.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen hormone replacement therapy does not reduce the risk of stroke or death in postmenopausal women who have already had a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to a report from...

Selected Estrogen Compounds Modify Risks Of Vein Clotting.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hormone replacement therapy is prescribed in women for a number of reasons, including those undergoing menopause, partial or full hysterectomy, or experiencing amenorrhea. After menopause,...

Epidurals Are Safe For Women Of All Sizes.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There is no relationship between the size of a patient and the occurrence of epidural fever, according to a study presented by University of Pittsburgh researchers at the at the October (2001) annual...

Bio-Terrorism.Info Database and Weekly Report Launch Powered by NewsRx Artificial Intelligence Technology.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx has leveraged its technology platform to create Bio-Terrorism.Info, a new database and weekly report. NewsRx is the leading provider of life science databases and daily and weekly health news....

Biomira Plans Interim Analysis Of Theratope Vaccine Data.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Merck KGaA and Biomira Inc. (BIOM) have announced that, following communications with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the companies will conduct a single interim analysis of data from...

Enrollment Begun In Large, World-Wide Trastuzumab Trial.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enrollment into one of the most challenging breast cancer trials ever has begun from over 600 trial sites across the world. It is hoped that more than 3000 patients will be recruited to take part...

Erlotinib For Lung, Breast Cancers Starts Trials.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Studies testing the potential of leading drug candidate Tarceva (erlotinib) in treating two of the most common cancers, lung and breast, opened in October (2001) at a number of centers around the...

European Survey Exposes Poor Patient Awareness Of Treatment Options.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patient awareness of potentially life-saving new breast cancer tests and treatments is woefully low among the majority of women with breast cancer across Europe, according to the results of a new...

Genetic Profiling May Play Greater Role In Identifying At-Risk Women.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of Cambridge University scientists have identified variants in six genes that may help to identify women at risk from breast cancer. They reported the findings at ECCO 11 - the European Cancer...

New Computer Tool Helps Forecast Outlook For Patients.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A powerful computer program to help doctors discuss early breast cancer treatment has been developed in the U.S. to help patients make more informed decisions about their future prospects. It was...

New Pathfinder Approach With Radioactive Tracer Reduces Surgical Trauma.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A revolutionary technique to treat breast cancer could safeguard patients from painful and disabling side effects of surgery, Professor Umberto Veronesi, scientific director of the European Institute...

Tips For Prevention And Early Detection Published.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast cancer is the second most common form of cancer among women in the United States, and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women. But when detected early, the chances for successful...

Hologic Signs Agreement With Broadlane For Mammography System.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic Inc. has been awarded an exclusive contract with Broadlane Inc., a provider of supply chain management services to the health care industry, to cover purchase and sale of Lorad mammographic...

Complementary DNAs Detected In Breast Tumors Possess Vaccine Potential.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Researchers at a major cancer center in Buffalo, New York, have identified a transcription factor that has potential for developing a breast cancer vaccine....

Blood Transfusion Most Cost-Effective Option For Anemia Treatment.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Blood transfusion is the most cost-effective way to improve hemoglobin levels in cervical cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, researchers in the...

Metabolite Betaine Improves Liver Status In Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Betaine, a byproduct of choline metabolism, improves liver function and pathology in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or fatty liver. ...

Bone Turnover May Offer Indication Of Treatment Response.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research shows for the first time that decreases in bone turnover during the initial period of three to six months of osteoporosis treatment explains part of the rapid decrease in vertebral fracture...

Caffeine Intake Increases Rate Of Bone Loss In Elderly Women.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have found that some women who consumer high amounts of caffeine are at greater risk for bone loss. Nutrition, lifestyle, and genetics may all contribute to the decrease in bone...

Researchers Identify Gene Linked To High Bone Mass.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Building on a proven program of gene discovery, scientists at Genome Therapeutics and Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, discovered a novel gene responsible for high bone density. ...

Risedronate Sodium Reduces Clinical Vertebral Fractures.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New findings from clinical studies in 2442 postmenopausal women offer evidence that Actonel (risedronate sodium tablets) 5 mg reduced clinical vertebral (spinal) fractures as early as 6 months (p ...

DNA Base Excision Repair Inhibitor Drugs Enhance Chemotherapy.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pangene Corporation announced that chemotherapy-resistant ovarian and colon cancer tumors treated with DNA base excision repair (BER) inhibitors drugs become more sensitive to DNA damaging...

Promising Results Observed In Topical Alprostadil Cream Trial.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2001... 2001 NOV 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NexMed, Inc. announced that Phase I clinical trial data from the use of Femprox (active ingredient alprostadil) in women with female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) were encouraging. The study was...

Anxiety Over Breast Self-Examination May Lead To Low Compliance.
November 29, 2001... 2001 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who are more afraid of what they might find during a self-examination for breast lumps are less likely to perform them, possibly due to a fear of being alone when they find a lump, according to a...

Weight, Worry, And Wallet Predict Functional Limitations In Older Women.
November 29, 2001... 2001 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese, middle-age women are nearly twice as likely to have substantial physical limitations than women of average weight, according to a new study. The study also reports that women in their 40s...

Estrogen Found In Soy Stimulates Human Breast Cancer Cells In Mice.
November 29, 2001... 2001 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The increasingly consumed isoflavone genistein - a plant estrogen linked to the health benefits of soy - has been shown in a series of University of Illinois studies to stimulate the growth of...

Minority Women Screened In Fewer Numbers.(mammography )
November 29, 2001... 2001 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of women getting mammography screening is higher than ever. This good news comes from a just released study conducted for The Board of Sponsors for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month...

Promoting Physical Activity Runs Risk of Promoting Unhealthy Eating Concerns.
November 29, 2001... 2001 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although largely successful, a program designed to encourage university seniors to maintain their physical activity once they transition to the working world also produced the unanticipated effect of...

Bias Behind Data Relating Maternal Transmission To Type 2 Diabetes.
November 29, 2001... 2001 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - An international team of epidemiologists has listed inadequate study design and epidemiological bias as two reasons accounting for several studies associating...

Sharp Drop In Stress Hormones May Set Stage For Arthritis, MS.(multiple sclerosis)
November 29, 2001... 2001 NOV 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sharp drop in stress hormones after giving birth to a child may predispose some women to develop certain conditions in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues, according to researchers...