Women's Health Weekly articles from October 2001

Women's Health Weekly archives from October 2001

Preconception Care Reduces Birth Defects In Offspring Of Diabetic Women.
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A Canadian review of several studies reports preconception care and glycemic control during the first trimester can reduce the odds of congenital anomalies...

Researcher Unlocks Links Between Complex Carbohydrates And Metastasis.
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research at the University of Georgia may lead to a revolutionary breed of treatments aimed at preventing the spread of cancer. Michael Pierce, a professor of biochemistry and molecular biology,...

Docetaxel/Gemcitabine Is Active Against Metastatic Disease.
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combination chemotherapy with monthly docetaxel (Taxotere) and weekly gemcitabine (Gemzar) is a highly active regimen in patients with metastatic breast cancer who have received prior chemotherapy....

Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy Could Increase Survival.
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A systematic review of randomized trials in the past two decades published in the September 8, 2001 issue of The Lancet concludes that women given concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for...

Researchers Link Birth Control Pill, Urine Protein.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dutch research links birth control pills and menopause hormone supplements with small amounts of protein in the urine that may signal an increased risk of kidney and heart disease. Women who...

Walking May Help Pregnant Women At Risk.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study focusing on whether daily walking can reduce the risk of developing a possibly life-threatening complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia is currently taking place at the Magee-Womens...

Study Finds Antidepressant Effective For Weight Loss In Women.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A drug approved for the treatment of depression and smoking cessation appears effective for long-term weight loss in obese women, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center, Durham,...

Lower Dose Of Mifepristone Effective When Used With Misoprostol.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 100-milligram dose of mifepristone may be an effective alternative to larger doses of the drug when used with misoprostol for early pregnancy termination, according to the results of a recent...

Ultra Low-Dose Estrogen Birth Control Pill Is Effective Treatment.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study shows for the first time that an ultra low-dose oral contraceptive with only 20 micrograms of estrogen is just as effective in treating acne as pills with higher doses of estrogen. The...

Gene Variant Plays Role In 'Good' Cholesterol Levels.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some individuals may have a clear advantage when it comes to keeping their bellies from sagging, according to researchers who have identified a genetic variation of a protein that may reduce the...

Doctors Miss Chance To Advise Women About Folic Acid.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors and other health care professionals are losing a key birth defects prevention opportunity by failing to tell their female patients to take a multivitamin every day, according to a national...

Shield Protects Women From Risks Associated With Treatment Scatter Damage.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Specialists at The Cleveland Clinic who provide radiotherapy for women with breast cancer are pioneering use of a shield designed to protect healthy breast tissue from scatter damage that might be...

Transdermal Testosterone Gel Looks Like Promising Therapy.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CLGY) announced that it has successfully completed a second Phase I/II clinical trial using Tostrelle, its transdermal testosterone gel product for the treatment of...

Female Health Reports Third Quarter Gains.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Female Health Company (FHCO) reported revenues of $2,296,590 and net income of $11,756 for the three months ending June 30, 2001 compared with revenues of $1,377,932 and a net loss of $865,702...

Topical Estrogen Replacement Therapy Accepted For Review.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported September 5, 2001, that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for Estrasorb (17-beta-estradiol) cream, a...

Endometrial Cancer-Related Deaths Increasing.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gynecologic oncologists are urging women to learn more about their gynecologic health during Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. The rate of death from endometrial cancer has shot up by 128%...

Publication Fights Epidemic Of Smoking Among Teenage Girls.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It is back-to-school time, and unless things change by the start of the 2002 school year, more than 250,000 teenage girls will have become regular smokers. About one-third of these girls will...

Group Debunks Research Suggesting Ginkgo Biloba Is Dangerous.
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research that incorrectly suggests that colchicine has been detected in a ginkgo dietary supplement is flawed and erroneous, according to the American Botanical Council (ABC). The study which...

Pivotal Trial Completed, Primary Analysis Underway.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. (AXO.TO) announced that it has reached a major milestone in its OvaRex clinical development program - the completion for primary analysis of its designated pivotal 345-patient OvaRex...

Iron Overdoses Can Be Fatal In Young Children.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Committee on Safety of Medicines, an advisory group to the U.K. Medicines Control Agency, has issued a reminder to health professionals to inform patients of the potential risk of iron overdose...

Inherited Thrombophilia Not Linked To Development.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - Genetic predisposition to thrombotic disorders is not a risk factor for preeclampsia, a metabolic disorder experienced by some women in the latter stages of...

Phase I Clinical Trial For Breast/Ovarian Cancer Initiated.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (RPI) (RZYM) announced the start of a new Phase I clinical trial relating to the safety and pharmacokinetics of its innovative compound Herzyme. Herzyme is an...

Researchers Study People Who Lose Weight, Keep It Off.
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The city that never sleeps is still snoozing peacefully when John Kubacki trots out his front door for a sunrise run in Central Park. Across town, Patricia Brawer is already pumping iron with...

Free Guide Should Help Women Demystify Mammograms.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2001... 2001 OCT 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Consumers League (NCL) has released a guide about mammograms to help women better understand this potentially lifesaving procedure. Mammograms - A Consumer Guide to Breast Cancer...

Scientist Identify High Resolution Of BRAC1 Protein.(breast cancer )(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at the University of Washington have gained a clearer picture of what the tumor suppressing protein BRAC1 looks like, information that should help them devise new ways to use this enzyme...

Tamoxifen Attacks Cellular Processes In Gynecological Tumors.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Short-term, high-dose tamoxifen therapy attacks cervical cancers on several fronts, researchers in Rome, Italy, report. The authors of a new study...

Scientist Use Statistical Gene Profiling To Predict Clinical Status.(classifying breast cancers )
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, have developed a new statistical approach to classifying breast cancers based on profiles of their gene expression. Their analysis of...

Medical Treatment A Major Factor For Female HCV In Equatorial Africa.(hepatitis C virus)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Blood transfusions and injections may be the major cause of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among female commercial sex workers and pregnant females in...

Therapy Containing Natural Inhibitor Controls Breast Cancer Metastasis.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Using an adenoviral vector expressing genes for the natural angiogenesis inhibitor angiostatin, medical researchers in Canada have prevented the formation...

High But Normal Glucose Levels May Be Linked to Pregnancy Complications.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Epidemiologists in the U.S. have questioned whether normal but elevated maternal glucose concentrations can increase the risk for infection and...

Companies Expand Access To Nevirapine Donation Program.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Axios International announced that they will assist Boehringer Ingelheim to facilitate the implementation of their Viramune Donation Program for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission...

Novel Vaccine Has Potent Anticancer Activity.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomira Inc. announced that its lead product candidate, Theratope vaccine, has been reviewed in the September 2001 issue of Ashley Publications' Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, a United...

Capecitabine In Combination With Docetaxel Offers Superior Survival.(Statistical Data Included)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the oral cancer drug, Xeloda (capecitabine), in combination with Taxotere (docetaxel), given by infusion, for the treatment of metastatic...

Goserelin Improves Treatment Choices For Younger Women.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pre- and perimenopausal women with hormone-sensitive early breast cancer can now be offered an equally effective alternative to standard chemotherapy following the regulatory approval of Zoladex...

Combination Of Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy Could Increase Survival.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A systematic review of randomized trials in the past two decades published in Lancet concludes that women given concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cervical cancer could have an increased...

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment May Benefit Patients.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study indicates that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) may be a useful adjunctive treatment for alleviating depression in women. With 5% of the U.S. population defined as clinically...

Women With Healthy Diet Eat More And Greater Variety Of Fruits.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who eat more and a greater variety of fruit have healthier diets, researchers say. Because overall dietary patterns may provide better indicators than single nutrients of the role played...

Enzyme Replacement Therapy Effective And Safe For Women.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. announced at a workshop held in conjunction with the 39th Annual Symposium of the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism in Prague, Czech Republic,...

Oxagen, Cerylid Partner For Genetic Study Of Endometriosis.(Oxagen Ltd. and Cerylid Biosciences Ltd.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxagen Ltd., a privately held genomics company based in Abingdon, U.K., and Cerylid Biosciences Ltd., a genomics-driven drug discovery company based in Melbourne, Australia, have agreed to...

135 Million Americans Carry Simplex Version Of Pesky Bug.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If you don't have a herpes virus somewhere in your body, consider yourself lucky. You're one of few Americans to escape this pesky bug. The September 2001 issue of Mayo Clinic Women's...

Women Over 50 Should Have Bone Density Scan.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Did you know that if you're over the age of 50, you have a 50% chance of having an osteoporosis-related bone fracture? That's surprising news for many women. But according to the September...

AltaRex Completes Pivotal OvaRex Clinical Trial.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- AltaRex Corp. (AXO.TO, ALXFF.OTC) has completed primary analysis of the company's designated pivotal 345-patient OvaRex trial and may be ready to submit Biologics License Application (BLA) with the...

Expanded Bone Marrow Can Improve Low-Dose Engraftment.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michael Greer, senior medical writer - A system for the ex vivo expansion of bone marrow can be used to improve the likelihood of stem cell engraftment after transplantation, researchers in the...

Instrumentarium To Distribute PenRad Information Solutions For Mammography.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2001... 2001 OCT 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Instrumentarium Imaging Inc. has signed an agreement with PenRad Technologies Inc. to become a distributor for its information systems software program. This agreement will allow Instrumentarium...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Presents Long-Term Risk For Diabetes.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Doctors know that polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) associates with the risk for impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes. They now have new information...

Estrogen May Provide Protection, Researchers Say.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that women who underwent hysterectomy had a threefold increased risk of developing Parkinson disease and that women who received estrogen after menopause had a 50%...

Treatment Program Is Effective For Women.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with a history of problem drinking exhibited significant increases in abstinence and light-drinking days, and decreases in heavy drinking, after participating in a 10-week program at the...

Inhaled Steroids Accelerate Bone Loss In Women.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Premenopausal women who use inhaled corticosteroids to treat persistent asthma may experience accelerated bone loss in the hip compared with those who do not use inhaled steroids, according to results...

Treating Congenital Problems With Gene Therapy In Utero Believed Possible.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Scientists believe birth defects detected while a fetus is in utero could be treated with therapies incorporating transduced stem cells administered before...

Antiviral Peptides Potentially Useful Against STDs.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a surprising find, scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have uncovered the antiviral properties of an obscure class of peptides that may someday provide a powerful way to curb the...

Researchers Find Evidence That Aura May Trigger Pain.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In migraine headaches preceded by auras, the aura itself likely triggers the pain, according to a study presented at the American Neurological Association's 126th annual meeting in Chicago. "We...

Researchers Develop Noninvasive Method Of Detecting Disease.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have developed a highly sensitive noninvasive method of detecting and monitoring ovarian cancer, according to a new study. About 23,400 new...

Angiozyme To Be Tested In Combination With Chemotherapy.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RPI) announced September 25, 2001, the start of the third clinical trial of the antiangiogenic drug Angiozyme in cancer patients. The current study will evaluate...

Watch Out For Too Much Worry, Experts Say.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Everyone has anxiety now and again. Worry about a loved one or anxiety resulting from a disagreement is perfectly natural. In fact, anxiety is part of the survival instinct that helps us react to...

First Monthly Vaginal Ring Receives FDA Approval.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Organon, Inc. has announced that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market NuvaRing (etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring), the first monthly vaginal ring for birth...

Digital Mammography System Will Be Used In NCI Study.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fischer Imaging Corp.'s SenoScan Full Field Digital Mammography System has been selected for use at five leading institutions that will participate in a $26 million National Cancer Institute (NCI)...

Researchers, Survivors, Advocates Create Directory.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For breast cancer patients, their families, and friends, the answers aren't always easy. But a group of breast cancer survivors, researchers and advocates want to help. The group's answer is a...

Regulator Evaluated In HIV Infected Women.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinical investigators from the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and the University of Maryland, Baltimore, presented interim data from an ongoing...

National Education Program Issues New Guidelines, First Since 1993.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If, at last count, your level of HDL (good) cholesterol was 35 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), you probably were told that it was fine. Well, you may hear a different story the next time you visit...

New Procedure Provides Relief For Women.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millions of women suffer chronic pelvic pain. A pain so intense and debilitating, it is the cause of 10-15% of hysterectomies and 40% of laparoscopies. A new outpatient procedure at Advocate Lutheran...

Bone Mineral Density Exam As An Indicator Of Fracture Risk Simplified.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CompuMed, Inc. presented findings of an investigation of phalangeal bone mineral density (BMD) in a normal Chinese population at the First International Conference on Bone Mineral Research, held in...

Researchers Investigate Effectiveness Of Microbicides Against HIV.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, are addressing important unanswered questions about the effectiveness of proposed topical microbicides that when applied intravaginally would...

Prayer May Influence In Vitro Fertilization Success.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prayer seems to almost double the success rate of in vitro fertilization procedures that lead to pregnancy, according to surprising results from a study carefully designed to eliminate bias. The...

ISSI Will Market Instrumentarium's MammoReader In U.S.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intelligent Systems Software Inc. (ISSI), developer of computer aided detection (CAD) imaging technology for mammography, has entered into an agreement with Instrumentarium Imaging Inc. to exclusively...

FDA Accepts NDA For Topical Estrogen Replacement Therapy.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing Novavax Inc.'s New Drug Application (NDA), submitted on June 29, 2001, for ESTRASORB (17-beta-estradiol) lotion. The acceptance...

Body May Rust Inside If Vitamin C Over Maximum Dose.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If you have a bruise, a muscle sprain, an inflammatory disease or if you take iron supplements, exceeding 100 mg per day of vitamin C may be damaging to your body, according to a study by University of...

Repeated Weekly Prenatal Corticosteroid Treatments Questioned.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Repeated weekly injections of synthetic hormones known as corticosteroids for pregnant women at high risk of giving birth prematurely do not significantly reduce illness among newborn babies, compared...

Name Change Announced For Female Condom Product.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Female Health Company announced today the establishment of FC Female Condom as the worldwide trademark for its female condom. The Company has previously sold the female condom as Reality to...

Imaging Diagnostic Seeks FDA Clearance For Mammography Adjunct.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems has received CE Marking, UL listing, and recently ISO 9002 certification permitting the company to market its product internationally. The company is seeking Premarket...

Risk Increases According To Weight And Childbirth, Not Menopause.
October 18, 2001... 2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although menopause has long been implicated as a cause of urinary incontinence, a new study finds that incontinence in middle age women is more closely related to being very overweight, having three or...