Women's Health Weekly articles from November 2002

Women's Health Weekly archives from November 2002

Low folic acid levels linked with increased risk of early spontaneous abortion.
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with low folic acid levels are at a significantly increased risk of having an early, naturally occurring termination of their pregnancy, according to an article in the Journal of the American...

Clot-busting therapy appears safe for menstruating women.(tissue plasminogen activator)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In emergency stroke treatment, the clot buster tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can be safely given to women who are menstruating. However, it must be used with caution in those with a history of...

Brachytherapy is an effective treatment.(for breast cancer)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Brachytherapy is an effective modality of treatment for breast cancer, according to a new study presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's Annual Meeting in New Orleans....

Women with advanced disease need varied therapy, study shows.(cervical cancer)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that women with advanced cervical cancer have different odds of survival depending on how far the cancer has spread, as...

Glycoprotein associates with uterine growths, may impair fertility.(uterine fibroids)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - High levels of glycodelin may be associated with uterine fibroids, uterine polyps, and infertility. Medical researchers at Emory University in Atlanta,...

ACOG issues new recommendations on SERMS.( American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)(selective estrogen receptor modulators)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued new recommendations on the use of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMS), which are a relatively new class of synthetic...

Novel form of vitamin D shown to grow bone.
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel form of vitamin D has been shown to grow bone in the lab and in experimental animals, a result that holds promise for the estimated 44 million Americans, mostly postmenopausal women, who suffer...

Important to recognize that addiction, abuse in females is different.
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Lynn Yoffee, senior medical writer - Female patients who have addictive and substance abuse disorders are unique. Prevention efforts as well as treatment should be tailored to fit those specialized...

DNA/RNA testing systems manufacturer elects Cynthia L. Sullivan to board of directors.(Digene Corp.)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Digene Corporation (NASDAQ:DIGE) announced that Cynthia L. Sullivan has been elected by the directors to serve on the Board of Directors of Digene. Sullivan is also a nominee for election as a director...

Dr. Sidney Pestka joins ADVR scientific advisory board.(Advanced Viral Research Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Viral Research Corp. (ADVR) announced that Dr. Sidney Pestka has joined the company's scientific advisory board. Pestka, a recipient of the National Medal of Technology, brings decades...

Manufacturers should label PVC devices made with DEHP.(polyvinyl chloride plastic; di-2-ethylhexyl-phthalate)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is recommending that manufacturers label medical devices made with di-2- ethylhexyl-phthalate (DEHP), a chemical linked to birth defects and other illnesses that is...

Avon Foundation awards $2.785M grant for research and education.(breast cancer )
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- To encourage and promote breast cancer research and education, particularly among young investigators in underserved countries, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has been awarded a...

FDA approves inclusion of gene test in Herceptin labeling.(Food and Drug Administration)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) anticipates that more breast cancer patients will benefit from use of its Vysis PathVysion fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) test as a result of the U.S. Food and Drug...

Lumpectomy just as effective as mastectomy.(breast cancer treatments)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New results from a long-term study of breast cancer patients reveal that patients who underwent lumpectomies fared just as well as patients who had mastectomies, according to a new study presented in...

Medical advice to women contradictory, confusing.(mixed messages on breast cancer screening)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Call it the year of mixed messages: first came debate about mammography's value, then the news that long-term use of the hormones estrogen and progestin raise the risk of breast cancer and heart attacks...

OSU studies risk related to beef consumption.(Ohio State University)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists concerned that a growth promoter widely used in the U.S. cattle industry may increase the risk of breast cancer are launching the first-ever study comparing beef consumption with elevated...

Plant-based estrogens and genetic variations in their breakdown to be studied.
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The role of plant-based estrogens in modifying breast cancer risk is the subject of a 5-year research study and intervention to be conducted by nutritional epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo...

Postmastectomy radiation reduces the risk of recurrence.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiation after mastectomy reduces recurrence rates for breast cancer patients, according to a new study at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's Annual Meeting in New Orleans....

Company to challenge FDA delay of manufactured tamoxifen launch.
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Laboratories, Inc., (BRL) has announced that it disagrees with a letter, received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which retroactively alters the approval date of Barr's...

Investigational new drug applications filed for M-Vax, O-Vax.(AVAX Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Avax Technologies, Inc., (AVXT) announced the submission of investigational new drug applications (IND) for M-Vax and O-Vax, its AC Vaccine technology product candidates for the treatment of melanoma...

Combining chemotherapy, radiation therapy improves survival odds.(cervical cancer treatment)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The updated results of a study confirm preliminary findings that chemotherapy can increase the chances of survival for some cervical cancer patients, according to a new study presented at the October...

New treatment for sexual dysfunction.(Eros Therapy from UroMetrics Inc. )
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cervical cancer patients who were treated with radiation therapy now have a new tool for fighting sexual side effects, according to a new study presented in October 2002 at the American Society for...

Birth control patch receives approvals in Canada and Europe.(EVRA patch from Janssen-Ortho Inc. )
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first-ever birth-control patch, introduced earlier this year in the United States, has just been approved by Health Canada and the European Commission (EC). Known as EVRA...

Generic version of Ortho-Cyclen tablets approved.(BARR Laboratories Inc.'s Sprintec generic version approved)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:BRL) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its application to manufacture and market a generic version of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical,...

Lunelle recalled over low dosage.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A type of contraceptive injected once a month is being recalled because some doses may not be potent enough, the manufacturer announced Thursday. A subpotent dose may not be effective in preventing...

NDA accepted for filing by FDA for extended-regimen oral contraceptive.(Barr Laboratories Inc.'s new drug application for Seasonale oral contracptive accepted )(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Laboratories, Inc., (BRL) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the company's new drug application (NDA) for its Seasonale extended regimen oral...

Study finds at least 1 in 100 U.S. babies involved in car crashes while in womb.
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At least 1 out of 100 babies born in the United States will have been involved in a police-reported car crash while in the womb, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Injury...

Record 3Q 2002 sales reported from cord blood program.(Cryo-Cell International Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cryo-Cell International, Inc., (CCEL) announced the company's preliminary fiscal third quarter sales for its umbilical cord blood (U-Cord) preservation program. John V. Hargiss, president and CEO,...

$4.5M raised in self-underwritten public offering by BioSante.(BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BISP) announced that it has raised $4,500,000 in a self-underwritten, best efforts public offering under a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange...

American Botanical Council releases scientific information on black cohosh.(menopause treatment)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Botanical Council (ABC), an independent nonprofit organization, is making available to the public, a monograph or scientific review of the health benefits of a leading herb used by many...

Patient recruitment target reached in pivotal trial of pemtumomab.(Antisoma PLC's Study of Monoclonal Antibody Radioimmunotherapy)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisoma plc, a biopharmaceutical company based in Britain, announced it has reached the target for patient recruitment in its pivotal phase III study of pemtumomab in ovarian cancer. Four hundred...

FDA panel votes against STARFlex PMA.(STARFlex implant device for the closure of patent foramen ovale )
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NMT Medical, Inc., (NMTI) announced that the Circulatory Systems Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not recommend approval of the company's premarket approval application...

FDA awards five contracts for women's studies, four of them for counterterrorism.
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Office of Women's Health has announced contracts for five research studies including four focusing on drugs used to counteract the effects of biological...

CDC reports efforts to reduce birth defects successful.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The incidence of spina bifida has decreased by 32% in the United States over the past decade. The decrease indicates the success of the Public Health Service's recommendations released in 1992...

Efforts to fight mother-to-child HIV transmission making an impact.
November 7, 2002... 2002 NOV 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Congress has been told that existing public-private partnerships to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in resource-poor countries have demonstrated success and can be rapidly...

Women report chronic pelvic pain not taken seriously, survey shows.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A majority of women who suffer from chronic pelvic pain have been told that their pain is "normal" or even exaggerated despite their own perception of it as severe and debilitating. Ironically,...

Patients on bisphosphonates have no more GI problems than controls.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, researchers report that patients taking a common osteoporosis medication (bisphosphonate) showed no increase in upper gastrointestinal tract problems compared with...

Study sheds more light on the role of estrogen and cardiac remodeling.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Estrogen deprivation appears to hamper coronary vascular remodeling in middle-aged female rats, according to a Japanese study. Recently, the authors of a...

Novel noncytotoxic vaginal microbicide may help prevent HIV and other infections.(SAMMA)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have identified a promising microbicidal agent that may help prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. ...

Adenoviruses threaten viability of embryos destined for womb.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Bell-Nichols, senior medical writer - Viruses commonly used in gene therapies may threaten the viability of embryos that undergo certain manipulations, according to a new U.S. study. The...

Task force issues caution on combined hormone therapy.(U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended against the use of combined estrogen and progestin therapy for preventing cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions in postmenopausal...

Urine test could make cervical cancer testing easier.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A novel urine screen for human papillomavirus (HPV) could make it easier to care for women infected with HIV, researchers in the United States say. "Human...

20% of mammogram-detected cancers are in situ lesions of unknown aggressiveness.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Of cancers detected by screening mammography, approximately 20% are ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive tumor contained within the walls of the breast duct, according to a multistate study...

ACS-funded research targets basic building blocks of disease.(American Cancer Society; breast cancer)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 2000 women in Illinois will die of breast cancer this year. But breast cancer mortality rates are on the decline, due largely to improved detection methods and treatment options, many of...

COX-2 inhibitors may delay onset.(breast cancer)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The use of a selective COX (cyclooxygenase)-2 inhibitor (celecoxib) significantly reduced the incidence of breast cancer in HER-2/neu overexpressing mice, according to a study presented October 15,...

Diagnostic tool now covered by Medicare.(positron emission tomography)(breast cancer diagnosis)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Methodist Hospital of Southern California announces the Centers for Medicare & Medicade Services' (CMS) expansion of positron emission tomography (PET) coverage to include breast cancer, giving...

Digital mammography system receives final FDA approval.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hologic, Inc., (HOLX), a provider of women's diagnostic imaging systems and digital radiography systems, announced it received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a...

Doctors surprised that older women patients can tolerate powerful treatment.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oncologists may be anxious about treating older women with breast cancer in the same way that they would treat younger patients, but research conducted at the Institute Paoli Calmettes in Marseilles,...

Early detection saves lives.(cancer screening)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Cancer Society reminds women that early detection is the best way to survive breast cancer. Breast cancer will strike more than 200,000 times in the U.S. in 2002 and claim more than...

FDA clears marketing of disease management tests.(Food and Drug Administration)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ChromaVision Medical Systems, Inc., (CVSN), a provider of automated cell-imaging systems and manufacturer of the ACIS digital microscope system, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

FDA clears new breast brachytherapy device.(Food and Drug Administration)(Nucletron Corp.)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nucletron Corp. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Kuske Breast Template, a device used to give physicians precision guidance during interstitial accelerated partial...

FDA marketing authorization received for imaging technology.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Instrumentarium Imaging, a division of Instrumentarium , announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Delta 32 and Delta 32 TACT diagnostic digital breast imaging systems for...

Maternal alcohol use during pregnancy may increase offspring's risk.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who drink moderate-to-high quantities of alcohol during pregnancy could be contributing to an increased risk of breast cancer among their daughters, according to a study presented at the first...

National outreach campaign encourages women to get mammograms.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recognizing that too many women forget to get their mammograms each year, hundreds of CIGNA HealthCare employees will make "house calls" to nearly 100,000 CIGNA HealthCare women members in need of a...

Short-term estrogen may offer protection.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Short-term use of pregnancy-level estrogen, designed to mimic pregnancy, is highly effective in protecting women from breast cancer, according to a study presented at the American Association for...

Study finds no link to deodorant use.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study, prompted by an urban myth spread on the Internet, shows there is no evidence that antiperspirants or deodorants can cause breast cancer. The study, appearing in the Journal of the...

Type 2 diabetes increases breast cancer risk.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - The large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study yielded data that indicate women with type 2 diabetes have a slightly higher risk of...

Childhood sexual abuse linked to lower rate of adult women's cancer screening.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who were sexually abused as children are less likely to get Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Family Practice. While researchers and...

Nationwide voluntary recall of Lunelle contraceptive issued.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacia Corporation, based in Peapack, New Jersey, is conducting a voluntary recall in the U.S. of its contraceptive drug, Lunelle. Women who use Lunelle are encouraged to contact their...

Visit to dentist may reveal bulimia, osteoporosis.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A person with bulimia may seem to have a regular smile, but look at the back of the patient's teeth with a dental mirror and a very different story emerges. The self-induced vomiting to prevent...

New FDA-cleared calcitonin test launched in U.S., Europe.(by Biomerica Inc. )(Brief Article)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomerica, Inc., (BMRA), a global medical technology company, announced it is launching a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared diagnostic blood test to be sold both in the U.S. and in Europe...

Preliminary study suggests infertility link.(endometriosis and infertility)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Authors of a research letter in the Lancet provide preliminary evidence that suggests that the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis may play a significant role in reducing fertility. ...

Phase II clinical trial initiated for testosterone gel.(BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. to test LibiGel)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BISP) announced that it has initiated a phase II clinical trial of LibiGel (testosterone gel) for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD). The trial,...

Operating expenses increase 25% in line with new product development for anticancer drug company.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisoma PLC(ASOM), the biopharmaceutical company developing new drugs for cancer, announced its preliminary results for the year ended June 30, 2002. Commenting on the results, Glyn Edwards, CEO...

Therapeutic vaccine's safety shown in clinical evaluation.(AuRx genital herpes vaccine)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A clinical team in Mexico evaluating the AuRx therapeutic vaccine for genital herpes has published the initial results of a safety evaluation for the lowest dose in a phase I/II trial for treatment of...

Study indicates vaginal procedure can be quicker, simpler to perform.(hysterectomy)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaginal hysterectomy using a device called an endocutter, which staples and cuts tissue simultaneously, reduces operative time compared with traditional suturing techniques, according to a head-to-head...

First fracture may be warning sign of big trouble later in life.
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A fracture can indicate more than a just a broken bone - it may be a warning sign of an underlying diagnosis of osteoporosis. Speaking at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Orthopaedics...

Better survival seen with paclitaxel+cisplatin than with cyclophosphamide-cisplatin.(advanced ovarian cancer survival)
November 14, 2002... 2002 NOV 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with advanced ovarian cancer (AOC) have a 34% chance of long-term survival when treated with a combination of Taxol (paclitaxel) and cisplatin (TP) compared with those treated with a combination...

Surgical blood transfusions do not affect relapse, survival risk.(in cervical cancer)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Researchers in the United States have elucidated the effect of blood transfusions on the safety and efficacy of surgery to treat cervical cancer. Nick M....

Growth factor an indicator for poor outcomes in invasive breast cancer.(vascular endothelial growth factor)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A long-term study of females with node-negative invasive breast cancers has determined a major growth factor can predict recurrence and survival in patients...

Researchers describe novel techniques for predicting risk.(of breast cancer)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- From general screening to specific genotyping, new techniques are making it possible to predict risk of developing cancer, identify its presence, and gauge the odds of relapse after treatment. At...

Uterine artery embolization: More data needed.(uterine fibroid treatment)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Uterine artery embolization (UAE), a relatively new surgical procedure for the treatment of uterine fibroids, is the subject of several articles, case reports, and an editorial in the November 2002...

Researchers evaluate ERT in women with history of breast cancer.(estrogen replacement therapy)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) does not cause new or recurrent breast cancer in menopausal women with a history of treated, localized breast cancer. Findings in a study published in the journal...

Caesarean delivery of twins may prevent deaths.
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Second twins born at term are at higher risk of death due to complications during labor and delivery than first twins, but planned caesarean section may prevent such deaths, concludes a study in the...

Nighttime is the right time to prevent preterm labor with aspirin.
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-dose aspirin prevented preterm labor in pregnant women at risk for high blood pressure, but only if they started therapy before the 16th week of pregnancy, and only if they took it at night,...

DBC2 gene missing or inactive in 60% of breast cancers examined.(tumor suppressor gene)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the University of Washington have discovered a new tumor suppressor gene that is missing or inactive in as many as 60% of breast cancers, and is also...

Data-sharing system may make research more effective.(breast cancer data base)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer specialists will soon be able to compare mammograms with computerized images of breast cancer from across Europe, in a bid to improve diagnosis and treatment. Researchers - including...

Doctors should consider emotional well-being in patients who make treatment choices.(breast cancer)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with breast cancer want to be involved in decisions about their treatment but a new study shows that the extent to which they participate varies considerably between North America and Europe. ...

FDA accepts fourth module for angiogenesis-based imaging system.(United States Food and Drug Administration )(Brief Article)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DOBI Medical Systems, LLC, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the fourth module of its premarket approval (PMA) application for its Dynamic Optical Breast Imaging...

MIT heat treatment begins final clinical trials.(breast cancer treatment)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A breast cancer treatment based on MIT Lincoln Lab radar research has advanced to randomized clinical trials, the final phase of clinical testing. Approximately 220 women with early-stage breast...

Molecular targets: Breaking the chain of causation.(testing breast cancer treatments)
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increasingly, anticancer treatments target specific genes, the proteins they express, and the molecular pathways they influence in an attempt to interrupt the complex cascade of events required for...

Natural compounds from plants and animals may prove useful against tumors.
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In health as in sports, the best defense is a good offense: preventive strategies to fend off disease before it develops and requires treatment. Studies presented at the "Era of Hope" Department of...

Study finds young women's knowledge, health practices lacking.
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, a private funding source in the U.S. for breast cancer research and community outreach programs, announced the results of its young women's needs...

Taxol-based chemotherapy increases survival by 31% in women with metastatic disease.
November 21, 2002... 2002 NOV 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New data presented for the first time in late October 2002 adds to existing evidence that Taxol offers women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) a 31% improvement in overall survival compared with...