Women's Health Weekly articles from October 2004

Women's Health Weekly archives from October 2004

Eating fish helps slow atherosclerosis in women, especially those with diabetes.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women may want to make certain they include enough fish in their diet, especially tuna and other dark fish that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, to help slow the progression of heart disease. A...

Embolization for postpartum hemorrhage is efficacious, safe.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Embolization to treat postpartum hemorrhage has the benefits of "immediate efficacy, low morbidity, and preservation of fertility," say radiologists at a French hospital. C. Boulleret and...

Maintaining body weight in postmenopause protects against bone loss.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maintaining a consistent body weight during after menopause offers some protection against development of osteoporosis, study data show. "Few studies have evaluated risk factors for bone loss in...

Novel target found for detecting ovarian cancer in blood.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have discovered a new way to detect ovarian cancer in the blood. Reporting in the September 15, 2004, issue of Cancer Research, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, researchers explain...

Rituximab drug shows promise against lupus.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A drug now used to treat a type of cancer appears to be very effective at treating systemic lupus erythematosus, with just one injection easing symptoms in several patients for a year or more. The...

DataLex ADHD Indicator Report assessment tool introduced.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The DataLex ADHD Indicator Report from Lexicor, the first biological assessment tool for ADHD, was introduced in Denver, Colorado. The DataLex ADHD Indicator Report uses brainwave data collected...

FDA approves Methylin Chewable Tablets, Methylin Oral Solution for ADHD.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Methylin Chewable Tablets and Methylin Oral Solution for the treatment of ADHD. The two products are the...

Immunization with Listeria controls virus load after FIV challenge.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral immunization with recombinant Listeria monocytogenes controls virus load after vaginal challenge with feline immunodeficiency virus. "Recombinant Listeria monocytogenes has many attractive...

Prevention programs need to address black female teens' wish to be pregnant.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health behavior specialists say that programs aimed at preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases among African American teen girls need to take into account these adolescents' level of...

Study looks at family predictors of girls' sex-typed activities.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Free time activities of children and adolescents are important because they provide a forum for learning new skills and set the stage for identity development, researchers say. To better understand...

Mom's atopic disease modifies effects of prenatal risk factors on exhaled NO.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from Switzerland, maternal atopic disease modifies the effects of prenatal risk factors on exhaled nitric oxide in infants. U. Frey and colleagues, University Hospital of Bern,...

Spermidine and spermine levels higher in female ALS patients than males.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study data suggest that regulation of polyamine levels is maintained in end-stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and, interestingly, show that in female patients, spermidine and spermine levels in the...

Laser-assisted ICSI reduces oocyte damage, pilot study shows.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reproductive medicine specialists in Italy reported data from a pilot study that indicate laser-assisted intracytoplasmic sperm injection reduces damage to oocytes. "Human oocyte survival after...

Patient drop-out rate is an indicator of an IVF program's quality.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An in vitro fertilization (IVF) program's drop-out rate is an important indicator of physician quality in the program, researchers in Germany pointed out in a recent paper. "Cumulative pregnancy...

Study: Oocyte cryopreservation is a biologically "realistic objective".
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Italy write that "[o]ocyte cryopreservation would amount to a major breakthrough in reproductive medicine." "Diverse strategies have been tested to minimize cooling-induced cell...

South Africa: Rural woman risk HIV for employment.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study has found that rural South African women run the same risk of contracting HIV as men when seeking work in urban centers, reports the UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN,...

Brazilian mothers' beliefs about congenital abnormalities hold sway.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Brazil say that even if the beliefs of mothers about causes of congenital abnormalities aren't scientifically valid, what they believe has important health implications. G.D. Garcias...

Fathers' occupational exposures may be linked to birth defects.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Can exposure to hazardous substances at work contribute to the development of birth defects? If so, then fathers' occupational exposures may play a more important role than mothers' exposures,...

Autoantibodies to annexin XI-A, other autoantigens have biomarker potential.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Autoantibodies to annexin XI-A and other autoantigens have potential as biomarker of breast cancer, researchers report. F. Fernandez-Madrid, Wayne State University, and colleagues identified...

Bonefos accepted for filing and granted priority review by FDA.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Schering AG, Germany (SCH, SHR) announced that Bonefos (clodronate) has been accepted for filing and designated for priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Berlex...

Brachytherapy applicator introduced for treating early-stage disease.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) announced the introduction of a new lightweight applicator for delivering postlumpectomy partial breast irradiation. The Advanced Breast Template System for...

Chemokines linked to breast tumorigenesis.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several chemokines has been tentatively linked to the pathogenesis of breast cancer. In a recent study, oncologists in Boston examined "the comprehensive gene expression profiles of each cell type...

Dense breast patterns evaluated with other risk factors of cancer.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer epidemiologists in the U.K. "studied breast parenchymal patterns and 13 other potential risk factors for breast cancer in 172 breast cancer cases and 338 age-matched controls in Singapore." ...

Hedgehog signaling pathway is new therapeutic target for breast cancer.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curis, Inc., (CRIS), a therapeutic drug-development company, announced that a recent journal article demonstrates that the Hedgehog signaling pathway is abnormally elevated in a series of human breast...

IDSI adds VP to commercialize laser mammography in global markets.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (IMDS) announced that Janusz Ostrowski has joined the company (IDSI) as vice president, international sales. Ostrowski will be responsible for implementing and...

Mammaglobin-A vaccine has therapeutic potential.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mammaglobin-A vaccine has potential as a treatment for certain breast cancers, results from a study in mice suggest. The breast cancer-associated antigen mammaglobin-A has been found in 80% of...

Meta-analysis supports IGF-I and IGFBP-3 level link with premenopausal cancer.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a meta-analysis suggest an association between levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding proteins and development of premenopausal breast cancer. "IGFs are peptide...

New test discovers breast cancer at early, most treatable stage.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors may soon have a new tool - a noninvasive, painless nipple fluid test - in their fight to make breast cancer a more treatable, nonfatal disease. Within the next couple years, women will be...

Noninvasive breast fluid tests aim to detect disease at most treatable stage.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two companies are participating in the race to develop a screening technique for early-stage breast cancer based on testing breast fluid. IMI International Medical Innovations, Toronto, Canada, has...

Prolactin acts as a potent survival factor for human cell lines.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The protein hormone prolactin, associated with stimulating lactation, protects human breast cancer cell lines from apoptosis, researchers in the U.K. report. Citing a large epidemiologic study of...

RNA inhibition counteracts the growth of human mammary tumor xenografts.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- RNA inhibition counteracts the growth of human mammary tumor xenografts. According to a study from Austria, "colony-stimulating factor (CSF)-1 is the primary regulator of tissue macrophage...

The cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor SC-236 stops mammary tumor metastasis.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor SC-236 stops mammary tumor metastasis. "Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression is increased in breast cancer and surgery has been shown to increase the growth of...

U.S. FDA grants review of post-tamoxifen drug for early breast cancer.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novartis Oncology announced that its supplementary new drug application for Femara (letrozole) has been granted priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an indication in the...

Silicone induces strong local T-cell immune response.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Silicone in breast implants induces a strong local response by T lymphocytes, but why this is remains unclear. "During the past 30 years, much debate has centered around side effects of silicone...

Celerity signs business development agreement with Getting Ready Corp.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Celerity Systems, Inc., (CESY), a business-development company focused on providing capital formation, management advice, and investments in developing companies, announced that the company has signed a...

MastaScope Mammary Ductoscopy System to be distributed in China.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lifeline Biotechnologies, Inc., (LBTT) has entered into a 4-year contract with International Medical Consulting Group (IMCG) of Dallas, Texas, for its Chinese company, Shanghai Science Medical...

Tailored counseling may promote mammography among low-income rural black women.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-income older black women in rural areas of Arkansas who had never had a mammogram were more likely to do so after receiving a call from a community healthcare worker, University of Arkansas public...

Gene-engineered T cells are superior adjuvant therapy for cancer.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gene-engineered T cells are a superior adjuvant therapy for metastatic cancer. According to a study from Australia, "The major limiting factor in the successful application of adjuvant therapy for...

Lactobacillus acidophilus-containing yogurt doesn't stop fungal infection.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Australia has demonstrated that Lactobacillus acidophilus, a key bacterium in yogurt, isn't effective in preventing candidiasis, infection by the Candida fungus (aka, thrush). The work...

DMBA-induced mammary tumor progression depends on VEGF-dependent angiogenesis.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DMBA-induced mammary tumor progression depends on VEGF-dependent angiogenesis. According to a study from the United States, "preinvasive mammary pathologies in humans and rat chemical carcinogenesis...

Defective gene thwarts cell talk, leading to breast and ovarian cancers.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have recently discovered that the gene EDD is implicated in the development of breast and ovarian cancer. "Cancer arises from defects in cell growth and division. We are now beginning to...

Reproductive disorders associated with celiac disease in Brazilian patients.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Brazil suggest that women and girls with celiac disease should be screened for reproductive disorders. L.M.S. Kotze and colleagues conducted a "broad analysis of gynecological and...

Development of therapeutic nucleic acids is ongoing.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers with the U.S. National Cancer Institute recently provided an overview on the development of therapeutic nucleic acids to target cervical cancer. "Cervical cancer is the second most...

Interlaboratory results support Hybrid Capture 2 HPV test's reliability.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interlaboratory results show Digene's Hybrid Capture 2 test is reliable for detecting human papillomavirus DNA in liquid cytology specimens. Researchers at the U.S. National Cancer Institute and at...

Mathematical model supports U.K. screening interval recommendations.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mathematical model of cervical human papillomavirus infection and cancer in the U.K. supports recently revised cervical cancer screening interval recommendations. According to a paper published...

Non-European HPV type 16 variants more frequent in invasive disease.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Italy found non-European variants of human papillomavirus type 16 occurred more frequently in invasive cervical cancer lesions than European variants. "Human papillomavirus type 16...

Study reports "pronounced" chromosomal instability in advanced disease.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biophysicists in Norway report finding "pronounced" chromosomal instability in advanced cases of cervical cancer. "Intratumor heterogeneity in chromosomal aberrations is believed to represent a...

Upregulation of uPA by HER-2/neu appears to occur in early stage disease.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Upregulation of urokinase plasminogen activator by the HER-2/neu oncogene appears to occur in the early stage of cervical cancer in patients, according to recent research. "It has been suggested...

Depression and CFS can be differentiated by psychophysiological measures.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Canada says patients with depression and those with chronic fatigue syndrome can be differentiated using psychophysiological measures. "Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has an estimated...

Companies to commence second phase III trial for milnacipran in Q4.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cypress Bioscience, Inc., (CYPB) expects its partner, Forest Laboratories (FRX) to initiate the second phase III trial evaluating milnacipran for the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) during the...

Patient enrollment begun for central precocious puberty phase 3 implant study.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Valera Pharmaceuticals it has initiated patient enrollment for a pivotal phase 3 trial of a 1-year implant for the hormonal treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP), an affliction characterized by...

Older women with heart disease, diabetes have triple the risk of heart failure.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postmenopausal women with heart disease have three times the risk of developing heart failure if they also have diabetes, researchers report. In addition, diabetic women in the study who also had...

Personal lubricant has antimicrobial and sperm-inhibiting potential.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Instead, Inc., announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance to the company to market its personal lubricant product, Amphora. In addition to its lubricating...

Study found no regrets among parents who talked to their dying children about death.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Should parents talk to their dying children about death? A Swedish study found that parents whose children died of cancer had no regrets about talking to them about death, while some who didn't do...

Link between suicide, child sexual abuse may persist well into older adulthood.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There's new evidence that the devastating effect of childhood sexual abuse may extend well into advanced age, according to a new study. Findings indicate that a group of older depressed women who...

Vaginal, cervical cancer differentiated by cluster analysis of protein patterns.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cluster analysis of proteomics data differentiates among normal vaginal mucosa, primary vaginal and primary cervical cancer "Protein patterns in six samples from primary vaginal cancers, in five...

Plasma selenium decrease in pregnancy associated with glucose intolerance.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a University of California, Davis, U.S. Department of Agriculture study, a decrease in selenium levels in plasma during pregnancy is associated with maternal glucose intolerance. ...

Study: Optimal vitamin D-3 requirement probably much higher than RDA.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Toronto researchers argue that the optimal vitamin D-3 requirement probably is much higher than the current recommended daily allowance. "The physiologic range for circulating...

Survey finds folic acid vitamin use by women at all-time high.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A record 40% of American women of childbearing age reported taking a daily multivitamin containing folic acid in 2004, up from 32% in 2003 and the highest level since the March of Dimes began surveying...

Rat study suggests L-leucine, taken orally during pregnancy, doesn't harm fetus.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study conducted in pregnant rats indicates that L-leucine, taken orally, doesn't affect pregnancy outcome and doesn't harm the fetus. "L-Leucine, an essential amino acid, is one of the most...

Chlamydia trachomatis associated with invasive cervical cancer.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of an international study show an association of Chlamydia trachomatis with invasive cervical carcinoma regardless of human papillomavirus status. J.S. Smith and colleagues at the...

Highmark partners with community groups, expands access to preventive healthcare.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sixteen community organizations and hospitals will offer Highmark's preventive health programs and services, such as "Eat Well for Life," a 4-week nutrition program; "Discover Relaxation Within," a...

Lack of contraception in developing counties leaves women susceptible to HIV.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The lack of access to contraception in developing countries has resulted in a disproportionate number of HIV positive women, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). In its latest...

Personal protective lubricant for women cleared by U.S. FDA for marketing.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Instead, Inc. clearance to market its personal lubricant product, Amphora. In addition to its lubricating properties, Amphora has been shown,...

Pharmaceutical company initiates phase 3 study for female arousal product.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vivus Inc. (VVUS), has initiated sites to begin enrollment for its phase 3 clinical study of Alista for the treatment of female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD). The study aims to enroll patients at...

EDI's psychometric properties valid in China.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Psychologists in China report that the Eating Disorder Inventory, a questionnaire used to help diagnose eating disorders, has "transcultural validity," as demonstrated in a study of adolescent Chinese...

South African women using beaded crafts to talk about HIV/AIDS.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gender inequalities in rural South Africa have traditionally left women with no voice, but a group of female Zulu doll makers in the KwaZulu-Natal province are now speaking about HIV/AIDS through their...

MPA downregulates cytokine gene expression in mouse fibroblast cells.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from South Africa, "Although medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) is used as an injectable contraceptive, in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and in treatment of certain cancers, the...

Ectopic growths develop autonomic and sensory innervation in rat model.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ectopic endometrial growths developed an autonomic and sensory innervation in a rat model of the disease. "Endometriosis (ENDO) is a disorder in which vascularized growths of endometrial tissue...

IGF2 gene Apa I polymorphism not associated with endometriosis susceptibility.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Geneticists in Taiwan have determined that the insulin-like growth factor II Apa I polymorphism isn't associated with susceptibility to endometriosis. "Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF2) has been...

Extraction method to measure halogenated compounds in breast milk developed.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists have developed a semiautomated high-throughput extraction and cleanup method for the measurement of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polybrominated and polychlorinated biphenyls in breast...

Social variables not affected by increasing BMI in African American women.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increased body mass index may cause African American women some worry about their physical health and general well-being, but it doesn't impact social factors like education, job or marital status, and...

RetCam retinal imaging systems now operational in 32 countries.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Massie Laboratories, Inc., announced that its wide-field pediatric retinal imaging systems, the RetCam product family, are now being used in 32 countries. RetCam II, the company's newest system, is...

Two serotonin receptor subunit genes cleared in FMS etiology.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two serotonin receptor subunit genes, HTR3A and HTR3B, don't play any obvious role in the development of fibromyalgia, University of Heidelberg geneticists report. "The neurotransmitter serotonin...

Royalty option exercised on Seasonale extended-cycle oral contraceptive.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BRL) announced that it has exercised its option to make a one-time royalty payment of $19 million to Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) related to Barr's exclusive...

Tumor-specific gene therapy targets uterine cervical cancer.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tumor-specific gene therapy targets uterine cervical cancer. According to published research from South Korea, "although gene therapies using tissue-specific promoters have been reported to be a...

Gynecologic Cancer Foundation releases report on detection, treatment advances.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) released the "State of the State of Gynecologic Cancers - Second Annual Report to the Women of America." The report details the most recent advances in the...

Vascular endothelial growth factor-C associates with cervical cancer metastasis.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vascular endothelial growth factor-C associates with cervical cancer metastasis. "Vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF)-C levels were significantly (p "The prognosis of the 24 patients...

Study validates kanamycin therapy for recently described aerobic vaginitis.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study findings support the use of kanamycin for treatment of aerobic vaginitis. "The term 'aerobic vaginitis' defines a 'new' vaginal pathology that is neither classifiable as specific vaginitis...

Suicide gene therapy makes ovarian cancer susceptible to chemotherapy.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Suicide gene therapy makes ovarian cancer susceptible to chemotherapy. "Suicide gene therapy could be an attractive addition to the treatment of ovarian carcinomas, for which acquired...

Antiretroviral therapy is safe for women with HCV infection.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antiretroviral therapy is safe for women with HCV infection. "To characterize longitudinal hepatic toxicity of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected women with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV)...

Unsafe health care fuels HIV epidemics in Africa.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Unsafe health care fuels HIV epidemics in Africa. "Current reconsideration of the contributions of various modes of transmission to HIV epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa has important implications...

HIV-related sexual dysfunction in women mainly driven by psychological factors.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HIV-related sexual dysfunction in women is mainly driven by psychological factors. According to a study from Belgium, "Little is known about female sexual dysfunction (FSD) among HIV-positive women....

Insurer managing healthcare for military families under DoD contract.
October 7, 2004... 2004 OCT 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- TriWest Healthcare Alliance, the TRICARE West Region health services support contractor, has begun providing access to healthcare services for more than 68,000 military men and women, retirees and...