Women's Health Weekly articles from October 2003

Women's Health Weekly archives from October 2003

Increased physical activity reduces women's disease risk by 20%.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increased physical activity, even when begun later in life, reduces overall breast cancer risk by 20% among women at all levels of risk for the disease, according to a study led by researchers at Fred...

Reproductive hormones may affect the efficacy of serotonergic antidepressants.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reproductive hormones may affect the efficacy of serotonergic antidepressants. "The objective of this report is to compare antidepressant response rates and tolerability in younger and older women....

Glycoprotein overexpression a biomarker of aggressive ovarian, uterine cancers.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The detection of a specific protein molecule could help oncologists identify uterine and ovarian cancers with poor prognosis and thereby enable better disease management of women with aggressive uterine...

The hormone estrogen may protect against age-related hippocampal atrophy.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The hormone estrogen may protect against age-related hippocampal atrophy. According to published research from the United States, "few studies have examined gender differences in hippocampal...

Scientists announce vaccine hope.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaccines could be used alongside conventional treatments to combat certain forms of cancer, scientists suggest. A Cancer Research UK scientist and his team have found that a vaccine targeted...

Black cohosh may reduce hot flashes by targeting brain's thermostat.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Black cohosh, a medicinal herb increasingly used by women as an alternative to estrogen replacement therapy, may reduce hot flashes by targeting serotonin receptors - some of the same receptors used by...

Estrogen may actually exacerbate neural injury in older adult females.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen may actually exacerbate neural injury in older adult females. "Estrogen attenuates neural damage resulting from a variety of experimental injury models in adult female rats. To determine...

Bacteria may show promise in AIDS fight.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A modified form of bacteria normally present in the vagina may one day be used to protect women from AIDS, according to new research. The engineered bacteria showed promise in laboratory testing,...

Eating disorder analysis should be included in assessments for mood and suicide.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Eating disorder analysis should be included in assessments for mood and suicide. "In a mixed male-female sample of 1000 adolescents age 15 to 19 years in a northeastern area of Italy, we...

Girls more likely use indoor tanning facilities than boys, and more frequently.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study looking at the indoor tanning behavior of white American teens shows that almost 37% of girls have used an indoor tanning facility at least once and almost 30% of girls report using a...

Drinking is riskier for women's health than men's.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drinking alcohol may pose more health risks for women than men, according to new research that includes both sexes. Until recently, most alcohol-related research focused only on men. Because...

Women more likely to feel hung over than men.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have developed the first scientific method for measuring a hangover, and their trial run of the method suggests that women tend to feel more hung over...

Ofloxacin receives FDA approval.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (RPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manufacture and...

Investigative cancer treatment undergoes two phase I trials.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pharmacyclics, Inc., (PCYC) has opened two new phase I trials of its investigative drug Xcytrin (motexafin gadolinium) Injection in combination with Taxotere (docetaxel) for the treatment of advanced...

Parents say in vitro costly, but worth it.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In vitro fertilization typically costs more than $10,000 for a successful pregnancy, but the dollars are worth it, say couples who became parents through the technique. Several hundred people got...

Asthma poses serious risk in pregnancy.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Asthma affects more than 20 million Americans and can be a serious problem for pregnant women. Avoiding asthma triggers, taking medication as prescribed, and working with your physician will ensure you...

Exercise and calcium supplementation prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers in the departments of physiology and nutritional sciences at the University of Arizona (UA) has uncovered that weight-bearing and resistance exercises...

Capsular contracture is corrected by conversion to 'dual-plane' positioning.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Capsular contracture is corrected by conversion to 'dual-plane' positioning. "Little has been published regarding the treatment of patients with long-established capsular contracture after previous...

Brain cell protein discovered in 10% of invasive tumor cells.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ability of some breast cancers to grow rapidly and tenaciously may be the result of a survival strategy borrowed from brain cells, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found. In a...

Breast cancers in young women are biopathologicallly different from those in older women.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast cancers in young women are biopathologicallly different from those in older women. According to recent research from Italy, "Literature data suggest that breast cancers occurring in young...

CD44 may confer the metastatic properties of breast cancer cells.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CD44 may confer the metastatic properties of breast cancer cells. According to a study from Japan, "For cancer metastasis, tumor cells present in the circulation must first adhere to the...

Data from Theratope vaccine trial to be presented at breast cancer symposium.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomira, Inc., (BIOM, BRA) announced that data from the final analysis of its Theratope vaccine phase III clinical trial in metastatic breast cancer will be presented at the 26th Annual San Antonio...

Mammography re-read with work-up films improved sensitivity.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mammography re-read with work-up films improved sensitivity. According to published research from Australia, "This study examines the influence of workup on the accuracy of diagnostic mammography...

Measuring fractal dimension may help discriminate malignant from benign cells.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Measuring fractal dimension may help discriminate malignant from benign cells. According to recent research from Kuwait, "In the present study, box-counting fractal dimensions of benign and...

Metastasis to the breast of other cancers are rare but should be recognized.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Metastasis of other tumors to the breast is rare, but cytologists should be aware of distinguishing features. According to a study from England, "The occurrence of metastatic tumors in the breast...

New alternatives in breast cancer treatment reported.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, report on new alternatives in treating postmenopausal women with hormone-responsive breast cancer in The Oncologist. New endocrine...

Researchers validate self-reported screening mammography histories.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers validate self-reported screening mammography histories. According to published research from the United States, "As part of a case-control study of the efficacy of screening mammography,...

The hepatocyte growth factor antagonist NK4 reduces breast malignancies.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) is a cytokine primarily produced by stromal fibroblasts and is a known angiogenic and invasion-inducing factor. It is increased in patients with breast...

Three-dimensional imaging is best for detecting breast tumors.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three-dimensional imaging is best for detecting breast tumors. "Although X-ray mammography is widely developed for breast tumor detection, it suffers from spatial superposition in its...

Transverse resection is a new technique of reduction mammoplasty.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transverse resection is a new technique of reduction mammoplasty. "In patients who undergo breast reconstruction after unilateral mastectomy for breast cancer, the contralateral natural breast is...

Weekly low-dose docetaxel maintains activity and is less myelosuppressive.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Weekly low-dose docetaxel maintains activity and is less myelosuppressive in breast cancer. "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of weekly docetaxel in metastatic...

Women reluctant to give up the good life to reduce disease risk.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women are reluctant to make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of breast cancer, according to results of a survey of 6,000 women in Britain. The survey, designed by Cancer Research UK, showed...

Dual-energy imaging in full-field digital mammography is investigated.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dual-energy imaging in full-field digital mammography is investigated. "A dual-energy technique which employs the basis decomposition method is being investigated for application to digital...

Nondrug remedies can be effective.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Studies show that as many of 65% of women surveyed have had significant breast pain. In most circumstances, it isn't known what exactly causes breast pain, although there are theories. Cyclical...

Study of ON-Q pain relief device begins.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- I-Flow Corp. (IFLO) announced that the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has commenced a study with the ON-Q Post-operative Pain Relief System in women undergoing breast reconstruction...

Venous outflow vessels important in microvascular breast reconstruction.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alternative venous outflow vessels can be important in microvascular breast reconstruction. "The lack of adequate recipient vessels often complicates microvascular breast reconstruction in patients...

Mouth pain may be related to overall health.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Burning mouth syndrome (BMS), a painful disorder affecting mostly women, is a constant and aggravating source of discomfort for more than one million adults. Patients' experience a burning sensation...

Company licenses colon cancer diagnostic patent rights to LabCorp and Baylor.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genzyme Genetics, a business unit of Genzyme Corp. (GENZ), announced that it has entered into two licensing agreements that provide access to its cancer diagnostic patent rights related to the APC and...

Data from phase III study of Combidex published.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Advanced Magnetics, Inc., (AVM) and Cytogen Corporation (CYTO) announced that data from the phase III clinical study of Combidex (ferumoxtran-10) in lymph nodes were published in the September issue of...

Level of disease activity, oral or vaginal location induce different enzymes.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Candida albicans expresses different enzyme genes at different rates depending on location of infection and level of disease activity. "The in vivo expression of Candida albicans secreted aspartyl...

Fatty acid type dictates taurine's effects on high cholesterol levels.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fatty acid type dictates taurine's effects on high cholesterol levels. "We studied whether the type of dietary fatty acid influences the preventive effect of taurine on the ovarian hormone...

Genetic alterations at chromosome 6 associated with cervical cancer progression.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetic alterations at chromosome 6 are associated with cervical cancer progression. "Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) analysis on chromosome 6 was performed to define the genetic changes that occur in...

Sexual life after cervical carcinoma is worse in 43% of patients.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sexual life after cervical carcinoma is worse in 43% of patients. "The aim of this study is to determine the differences in sexual life of women with cervical cancer after surgery and radiation...

Researchers compare cytology and colposcopy for diagnosing cervical lesions.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers compare cytology and colposcopy for diagnosing cervical lesions. "The main objective of work was to determine a diagnostic value of cytology and colposcopy as a method of screening and...

C-section has minor risk of maternal HSV-2 brain inflammation.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cesarean sections can have an HSV-2 meningitis or encephalitis risk for the mother. "Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) encephalitis is rare, especially during pregnancy. In immunocompetent...

Fc receptor mediates antibody regulation of T-cell immunity.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antibody regulation of T-cell immunity against intracellular pathogens is Fc receptor-mediated. "Immunity to intracellular microbial pathogens, including Chlamydia species, is controlled primarily...

Scientists review possibilities for contraceptive vaccines.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have published a review of contraceptive vaccines in a recent issue of Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. According to a study from Australia, "The control of human fertility would be...

Breast implants linked to increased suicide rate.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who undergo cosmetic breast implant surgery may have a threefold increase in their risk of suicide, suggests a study authored by a team of Finnish and American researchers. A paper on the...

Known risk factors don't preclude interferon use for chronic hepatitis C.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Known risk factors don't preclude interferon use for chronic hepatitis C. "At this moment of new therapeutic protocols and the possibility of curing HCV infections, it is of utmost importance to...

Treatment of diabetes during pregnancy reviewed.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The treatment of diabetes in pregnant women is reviewed in a recent issue of Annales D Endocrinologie. "Clinical data demonstrated a close relationship between the conceptional glycated hemoglobin...

Toxoplasma gondii ELISA can give false-positive IgM due to sphingolipids.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Toxoplasma gondii ELISA can have unspecific IgM reactivity that corresponds with sphingolipids or ceramides found in pathogen, but not due to infection, in pregnant or grafted patients. "During a...

Partner violence has roots in ethnicity, history, study finds.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ethnicity and a history of intimate partner violence raises the risk of such violence, according to a new study that examines data from two national surveys of couples conducted 5 years apart. The...

Matrix metalloproteinases appear to play a role in endometriosis.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matrix metalloproteinases may play a role in endometriosis; sometimes this may be in response to steroids. "Retrograde menstruation represents a plausible explanation for the development of most...

Birth month predicted reproductive fitness in pre-modern Canadian women.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study suggests that the month of their birth greatly influenced the reproductive success and fitness of pre-modern Canadian women. Reproductive fitness refers to an organism's ability to pass...

Maternal cadmium exposure combined with iron deficiency reduces fetal survival.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal cadmium exposure combined with iron deficiency reduces fetal survival. According to a study from Croatia, "the effects of latent iron deficiency combined with parenteral subchronic or acute...

Xyrem assessed as treatment for symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Orphan Medical (ORPH) representatives met with clinical specialists in fibromyalgia syndrome to identify measurement endpoints for a proof-of-principle trial to assess Xyrem (sodium oxybate) oral...

Women exercising greater than or equal to40 minutes/day, 5 times/week see long-term weight loss.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who exercised 250 to 300 minutes per week, in recommended increments totaling 40 to 60 minutes a day, 5 days per week, and reduced calorie and fat intake, lost up to 15% of their body weight, or...

Forgetfulness leads to decreased intake of folic acid in U.S. women.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forgetfulness is the most common reason why American women of childbearing age fail to take a daily B vitamin that can prevent spina bifida and other birth defects in their future babies, according to...

FDA approves Valtrex caplets for reducing risk of spreading herpes.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for Valtrex (valacyclovir HCl) caplets for suppressive therapy in...

Staphylococcus levels on tampons may be higher than previously reported.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Staphylococcus levels on tampons may be higher than previously reported. According to recent research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, "culturing has detected vaginal Staphylococcus...

Images of cervical cancer intratumoral blood flow correlate with tumor findings.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Images of cervical cancer intratumoral blood flow correlate with tumor findings. According to published research from Spain, "the objective of this study was to evaluate whether intratumoral blood...

Uterine fibroids tend to display antiangiogenic gene expression profiles.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Australia, "the etiology of uterine fibroids remains unknown, despite causing significant gynecological morbidity. Fibroids have a reduced microvascular density when...

Phase I testing of HIV microbicide initiated.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biosyn, Inc., announced that enrollment has been initiated for a phase I clinical trial for the investigational drug candidate, UC-781, as a microbicide for the prevention of sexually transmitted HIV....

CHARM shows ATACAND reduces risk of cardiovascular death.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a comprehensive trial program with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) for heart failure, AstraZeneca's ATACAND (candesartan cilexetil) has been shown to improve survival in patients with chronic...

Sex-related differences in heart failure outlined.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have outlined the sex-related differences in heart failure in a recent issue of the journal Heart and Lung. "Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome that is generally defined as...

Estrogen improves memory, oral reading in midlife postmenopausal women.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Midlife postmenopausal women who received daily treatment with estrogen showed improved oral reading and verbal memory performance, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the September 2003 issue...

FDA campaign aims to educate women on HRT.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who choose hormone therapy to treat symptoms of menopause should use the lowest dose for the shortest amount of time, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). That's the theme of the...

Platelet populations become different after abdominal uterine removal.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Platelet populations become different after abdominal uterine removal. "This study was designed to clarify the quantitative relationship between platelet aggregation and the secretion of adenosine...

Uterine transplantation may soon be available to infertile women.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infertile women may soon be able to have uterine transplants in order to have genetic and gestational children; a few problems remain. According to a study from Sweden, "Uterine factor infertility...

New Web site for HIV-positive women.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Well Project, an initiative designed by and for women living with HIV and AIDS, launched a new Web site to serve as an online, comprehensive, woman-specific HIV resource offering latest information...

D2S2944 allele linked to depression and substance abuse in women.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A D2S2944 allele is associated with an increased risk of depression and substance abuse in women. "Major depressive disorder (MDD) and substance use disorders (SUD) are complex behavioral disorders...

Male and female baboons share regional cerebral blood flow characteristics.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Male and female baboons share regional cerebral blood flow characteristics. "The analysis of structural brain asymmetry has been a focal point in anthropological theories of human brain evolution...

Listeria moncytogenes cross-contaminates infants in a newborn nursery.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Listeria moncytogenes cross-contaminates infants in a newborn nursery. "Molecular evidence of Listeria monocytogenes cross-contamination in a nursery is presented. Listeria monocytogenes serotype...

Obesity associated with depression in women but not in men.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obesity was associated with depression in women but not in men in a recent study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry. "The prevalence of depression (10%) and overweight (65%) indicates...

Midwife shortages in U.K. contributing to "near misses" on labor wards.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Midwife shortages in England are contributing to adverse events and "near misses" on hospital labor wards, researchers there report. The study took place on the labor wards of seven maternity units...

Oxygen changes shift angiogenic factors to cause fetal growth restriction.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oxygen changes shift angiogenic factors to cause fetal growth restriction. "Placental growth factor (PlGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are involved in placental angiogenesis...

Several factors combine in late pregnancy to increase hemolytic uremic syndrome.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several factors combine in late pregnancy to increase hemolytic uremic syndrome. "Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome occurs more commonly in women and among women is...

Study finds music can ease labor pain.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many women approach childbirth labor fearful of the pain they may experience, but are also unwilling or unable to take medication to ease the pain. Now a new study provides hope for those seeking to...

Tangible benefits reaped when women support women in labor.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have a supporter with them throughout labor have much more positive experiences of childbirth. They are also less likely to need painkillers or have any form of surgical intervention. ...

Pdef expression in breast cancer correlates with invasion and gene alteration.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pdef expression in breast cancer correlates with invasion and gene alteration. According to recent research from the United States, "Ets transcription factors control multiple biological processes,...

Vascular endothelial growth factor promotes estrogen-independent breast cancer.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vascular endothelial growth factor promotes estrogen-independent breast cancer. "Alteration of the phenotype of breast cancers from estrogen-dependent to estrogen-independent growth often leads to...

High plasma YKL-40 level is related to shorter survival.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High plasma YKL-40 level is related to shorter survival. According to a study from Denmark, "YKL-40 (human cartilage glycoprotein-39) is a member of family 18 glycosyl hydrolases. YKL-40 is a...

Visual inspection with acetic acid is a potential cervical cancer screening tool.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Visual inspection with acetic acid is a potential cervical cancer screening tool. "Developing countries often lack the necessary resources to use the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear as a screening tool for...

Vitamin C, K-3, or C:K-3 may be useful in the treatment of ovarian cancer.
October 2, 2003... 2003 OCT 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vitamin C, K-3, or C:K-3 may be useful in the treatment of ovarian cancer. "Human ovarian carcinoma cells (MDAH 2774) were treated with sodium ascorbate (VC), menadione (VK3) or with a VC:VK3...