Women's Health Weekly articles from October 2008

Women's Health Weekly archives from October 2008

Stem cells may solve mystery of early pregnancy breast cancer protection.
October 2, 2008... The answer to why an early pregnancy seems to protect against breast cancer could rest with a decrease in stem cells found after animals have given birth, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current...

Incontinence affects a substantial proportion of women; prevalence increases with age.
October 2, 2008... Nearly one-quarter of women surveyed, and more than one-third of older women, report at least one pelvic floor disorder, which includes urinary and fecal incontinence and the shifting of a pelvic organ, according to a study in the September 17...

Majority of osteoporosis patients not receiving calcium and vitamin D with treatment.(Report)
October 2, 2008... Geneva, Switzerland u 15th September, 2008: New research published at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), Montreal, Canada, reveals that less than half (43%) of patients in Europe with osteoporosis...

Monitoring outcomes of suicide attempts in pregnancy can better assess drug dangers.
October 2, 2008... Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (17 September, 2008) u Monitoring the health of children born to women who attempted suicide while pregnant can shed light on which medicines and what doses are particularly dangerous...

Parenting program for low-income families reduces toddlers' problem behavior.
October 2, 2008... Low-income families who participated in a brief, tailored intervention program designed to improve parenting saw less problem behavior in their toddlers than families who did not take part. That's the finding of a new study published in the...

Study results from University of California in the area of cervical cancer screening published.(Survey)
October 2, 2008... "Vancouver's DTES represents a high-risk neighbourhood, in which there exist a number of community clinics and outreach programs. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to describe the population of women attending a weekly women's program...

Research on chlamydia detailed by C.M. Bebear and co-authors.
October 2, 2008... "lone. Thus, moxifloxacin has attracted interest as a potential therapy for mycoplasmal or chlamydial urogenital infections," scientists in Bordeaux, France report (see also Chlamydia). "The activity of moxifloxacin was compared with that...

Scientists at Aarhus University describe research in chlamydia.
October 2, 2008... "The aim of the study was to determine lower genital tract carriage rate of Mycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium) and to compare it to the carriage rates of Mycoplasma hominis (M. bominis) and Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) among 102...

Study findings on drug resistance are outlined in reports from H.M. Palmer and colleagues.(Report)
October 2, 2008... "The aim of this study was to analyse the trend in azithromycin susceptibility (AzDS) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Scotland between April 2004 and December 2007, and to characterize isolates exhibiting decreased AzDS or high-level azithromycin...

Latino Author and Advocate Shatters Stereotypes About Eating Disorders and Who They Impact in New Book "Going Hungry".
October 2, 2008... This week, Latino author and multicultural advocate Rudy Ruiz has published an essay on his own personal experience with eating disorders. The work, titled "The Ghost of Gordolfo Gelatino," appears in GOING HUNGRY, a collection of essays by...

Study data from University of California update knowledge of life sciences.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Northeastern British Columbia is undergoing rapid in-migration of young, primarily male workers in response to the ''boom'' in the oil/gas industries. Accompanying the boom is a rise in Chlamydia...

MPG Publishing Announces the Launch of SOBeFiT Magazine.
October 2, 2008... MPG Publishing announces the launch of SOBeFiT, the first publication dedicated exclusively to providing expert advice on fitness, nutrition, health and sports for the men and women of South Florida. The premier issue will hit newsstands...

Reports outline schistosomiasis study results from University of Copenhagen.
October 2, 2008... "In settings in which adequate laboratory service is lacking, the coexistence of urogenital schistosomiasis and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) poses a diagnostic challenge for health care providers in the management of patients with...

Research from B.B. Oakley and colleagues provide new insights into vaginosis.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common syndrome associated with numerous adverse health outcomes in women. Despite its medical importance, the etiology and microbial ecology of BV remain...

Research on acid reflux disease detailed by scientists at Otto-von-Guericke University.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from Magdeburg, Germany, " Gastrin and pepsinogens reflect the functional state of the gastric mucosa. To evaluate whether serum gastrin and pepsinogens correlate with the different grades of severity of...

Data on aggression published by E.A. Gage and colleagues.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "This research examines the impact of participating in different sports on male athletes' gender attitudes, hegemonic masculinity, sexual behavior, and sexual aggression." "Expanding on...

New Alzheimer disease findings from T.A. Ishunina and co-authors described.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Netherlands, "A role of estrogens in brain aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a hot topic of research. We show in material of 71 patients that the estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha.) splice variant MB1 is expressed...

Research from University of Marburg broadens understanding of angioplasty.
October 2, 2008... In this recently published study, investigators in Marburg, Germany conducted a study "To determine exemplarily the amount of DNA damage and the repair kinetics after interventional radiologic procedures by using visualization of foci of the...

Research in the area of appendicitis reported from University of California, Medical Department.
October 2, 2008... "There has been a substantial increase in the use of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in pregnancy and lactation. Among some physicians and patients, however, there are misperceptions regarding risks, safety, and...

Researchers' work from Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical College focuses on asthma.
October 2, 2008... "Occupational asthma (OA) accounts for 5-10% of all asthma in adults. Although OA secondary to enzymes has been reported, it is rare in the context of food preparation, In the cheese production industry, multiple powdered enzymes are used to...

Reports summarize behavior research from University of South Carolina.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Marijuana is the most frequently used illegal drug among women of reproductive age, but little is known about the consequences of using marijuana during pregnancy. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol...

Studies conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital on biopsy recently published.
October 2, 2008... In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the use, final outcome, and positive biopsy rate of American College of Radiology ultrasonographic (US) Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS)...

Reports from University of Gottingen describe recent advances in bipolar disorder.(Report)
October 2, 2008... " Structural brain imaging is assumed to be a key method to elucidate the underlying neuropathology of bipolar disorder. However, magnetic resonance imaging studies using region of interest analysis and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) revealed...

Studies from V.A. Nejtek and colleagues reveal new findings on bipolar disorder.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "The primary objective was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of quetiapine and risperidone in the treatment of mood symptoms, drug cravings, and drug use in outpatients with concurrent...

Findings from University of Pennsylvania broaden understanding of bone research.
October 2, 2008... In this recent report, researchers in the United States conducted a study "To develop and evaluate a method based on ultrashort echo-time radial magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to quantify bone water (BW) concentration as a new metric of bone...

Reports outline bone research study findings from Central South University.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from Changsha, People's Republic of China, "Until now, the effects of phytoestrogen on bone in both women and ovarian hormone-deficient animal models of osteoporosis have remained uncertain. We have aimed here to...

Research from A. Alberichbayarri and co-researchers in the area of bone research described.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to recent research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, "The purpose of this study was to investigate the in vivo morphologic and elastic parameters of trabecular bone with high-resolution 3-T MRI in a healthy reference...

Data on candidiasis described by researchers at University of London.
October 2, 2008... "In France's 2002 legislative elections, parties spectacularly failed to respect the 'parity' requirement of an equal number of male and female candidates. Women remained a minority, especially in safe seats, where heavy priority was given to...

New cardiology research from University of Leuven discussed.
October 2, 2008... "Strain and strain rate (SR) are measures of deformation that reflect left ventricular (LV) function. To our knowledge, no previous study described these indexes in a general population," investigators in Louvain, Belgium report (see also...

Study data from Kanazawa University update understanding of cardiology.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from Kanazawa, Japan, " Gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging of myocardium by Tc-99m and Tl-201 is used extensively to measure quantitative cardiac functional parameters. However, factors...

Data from Brigham and Women's Hospital provide new insights into cardiomyopathy.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, " Women have been underrepresented in randomized trials of implantable cardioverter clefibrillator (ICD) therapy, and limited data suggest that women may not benefit from prophylactic ICD...

Research from University of Maine in the area of cardiovascular disease described.
October 2, 2008... " Previous studies have demonstrated a relationship between central adiposity and cognitive function. However, only some of these studies have adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease, and none have also adjusted for...

Studies from C. Stanton et al in the area of cesarean section described.
October 2, 2008... "Cesarean delivery rates are increasing rapidly in many developing countries, particularly among wealthy women. Poor women have lower rates, often so low that they do not reach the minimum rate of 1 percent," scientists in the United States...

Studies from G. Cesaroni and colleagues yield new information about cesarean section.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Rome, Italy, "Although debate on factors associated with a high risk of cesarean delivery has continued for many years, only a few studies have explored the role of socioeconomic position. We studied the effect of...

Research reports from University of Bern provide new insights into clinical trial research.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Bern, Switzerland, "We determined and compared urethral pressure measurements using air charged and microtip catheters in a prospective, single-blind, randomized trial. A consecutive series of 64 women referred for...

New data from B.I. Sallout et al illuminate research in congenital anomalies.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Saudi Medicine, "The exact antenatal prevalence of congenital anomalies in Saudi society is unknown. Early antenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies is crucial for early...

Research from Oregon Health & Science University yields new findings on depression.
October 2, 2008... "Little is known regarding how providers should use information about intimate partner violence (IPV) to care for depressed patients. Our objective was to explore what depressed IPV survivors believe about the relationship between abuse, mental...

Research from University of Alabama broadens understanding of depression.(Clinical report)
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a severe mental illness with high risk of suicidality. Antidepressant treatment alone is not sufficient for the acute management of risk-taking symptoms of...

Studies conducted at Erasmus University on depression recently published.(Clinical report)
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Netherlands, "Previous studies that have assessed whether the presence of depressive symptoms predisposes to stroke in the general elderly population have been contradictory. Moreover, they did not distinguish between...

City University of New York, Medical Department reports research in Down syndrome.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, "We investigated synaptic plasticity in persons with Down' syndrome (DS) and control subjects used paired associative stimulation (PAS) protocol, a paradigm capable of...

Data on Down syndrome described by K.C. Lo et al.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Twenty-five cases of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) from Down syndrome (DS) patients were analyzed using array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) and compared with two...

Research from G. Fatemeh and colleagues provide new insights into drug resistance.
October 2, 2008... "Background and goals This study is designed to survey gestational trophoblastic neoplasia with vaginal metastases (GTN + VM) manifestations, prognosis and chemotherapy response in order to consider appropriate chemotherapy regimen for these...

Reports outline dysphagia study findings from Malmo University.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Malmo, Sweden, "Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) technique is a dual-channel electrotherapy system designed specifically for the treatment of pharyngeal dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate...

Reports from C. Thiels and co-researchers add new data to research in eating disorders.
October 2, 2008... "Purpose of review To consider clinical, ethical and legal approaches to forced feeding in patients with anorexia nervosa in the light of recent literature. Recent findings An Australian retrospective record analysis compared 27 coercive with...

Study results from R.D. Soares and colleagues broaden understanding of ectopic pregnancy.(Clinical report)
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from Salvador, Brazil, " To evaluate the increment in beta-hCG levels (%) in the 48-h interval prior to treatment as a predictor of therapeutic success in the management of ectopic pregnancy with methotrexate. A...

Research findings from Wayne State University update understanding of emergency medicine.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) convened a taskforce to study issues pertaining to women in academic emergency medicine (EM). The charge to the Taskforce was to ''Create a...

New endometritis study results reported from D.M. Aronoff et al.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Fatal cases of acute shock complicating Clostridium sordellii endometritis following medical abortion with mifepristone (also known as RU-486) used with misoprostol were reported. The...

Study results from College of Medicine provide new insights into enzyme research.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Regulation of the number of eggs ovulated by different mammalian species remains poorly understood. Here we show that oocyte-specific deletion at the primary follicle stage of core 1 beta...

Research on erythema discussed by P. Papageorgiou and co-researchers.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, " Rosacea is a common skin condition but the treatments currently available are not satisfactory. Objectives To assess the efficacy of intense pulsed light (IPL) for treatment of...

Study results from B. Arvidsson et al provide new insights into gender studies.(Clinical report)
October 2, 2008... "The aim of this prospective longitudinal study was to perform a large-scale investigation over a longer period of time, to evaluate changes in the effects of process-oriented group supervision (PGS) as reported by female and male nursing...

Research on gynecology published by scientists at University of Washington, Medical Department.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "In an era of rapid advances in surgical technology, resident work hour restrictions, increasingly complex patients, and concerns regarding quality of care, new methods of surgical education...

Data on headache and migraine discussed by researchers at College of Medicine.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Research indicates that successful migraine assessment and treatment depends on information obtained during patient and healthcare professional (HCP) discussions. However, no studies outline how...

Data on hip fracture reported by researchers at University of Pittsburgh.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, "The relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) vitamin D] concentration and hip fractures is unclear. To see whether low serum 25(OH) vitamin D...

Recent studies by M. Sakuma and co-authors add new data to hip fracture findings.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from Sado, Japan, "Osteoporotic fracture in elderly populations is increasing worldwide, but there are few data on the incidence and outcome of osteoporotic fractures, including upper extremity and vertebral...

Researchers from Seoul National University report recent findings in hip fracture.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from Seoul, South Korea, "Osteoporosis is a major public health problem in both Western and Asian populations. Because the aged population in Korea is increasing, the number of osteoporotic fractures is thought to...

New homeopathy study findings recently were reported by E.A. Thompson and co-researchers.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Homeopathy, "We report findings from a pilot data collection study within a programme of quality assurance, improvement and development across all five homeopathic hospitals in the UK...

Findings from University of Zurich provide new insights into hormones.(Report)
October 2, 2008... "Callitrichids are cooperative breeders, characterized by obligate twinning, extensive paternal care, and monopolization of reproduction by the dominant female. This is the case in the common marmoset, and in common marmoset groups of more than...

New hormones findings from University of Alaska described.(Report)
October 2, 2008... "Crested auklets emit a citrus-like odorant that is seasonally modulated, suggesting that it is a secondary sexual trait. We hypothesized that expression of the chemical odorant is facilitated by steroid hormones, similar other secondary sexual...

Reports from University of Gottingen advance knowledge in hormones.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, "The development of bone in immature rats and in aged rats has not been thoroughly studied. Therefore, we investigated the development of bones in young,...

Studies from F.L. Queiroga and colleagues provide new data on hormones.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Vila Real, Portugal, "Growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), progesterone (P4) and 17 beta-estradiol (17-E2) concentrations have been studied in 84 mammary tumours (44 dysplasias and benign tumours...

Study data from S. Laughlin and colleagues update understanding of hormones.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Hyperprolactinemia is known to cause menstrual irregularity and infertility in humans. However, little is known about the role of prolactin in menstruation and fertility in Western Lowland...

Report summarizes hydatidiform mole study findings from Ben-Gurion University.
October 2, 2008... " Twin pregnancy with complete hydatidiform mole and co-existent fetus (CHMF) resulting in a healthy take-home baby is rare, with only 30 cases documented in detail in the literature. Case report A 29-year-old woman conceived following two...

Research results from University of Pennsylvania update knowledge of hyperlipidemia.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from the United States, "Physician treatment of cardiovascular risk factors may be affected by specific types of patient comorbidities. To examine the relationship between discordant comorbidities and...

Researchers at University of Sao Paulo target hypertension.
October 2, 2008... "Evidence of mild hypertension in women and female rats and our preliminary observation showing that training is not effective to reduce pressure in female as it does in male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) prompt us to investigate the...

Scientists at King Abdul-Aziz University target hysterectomy.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, "Hysterectomy is a common surgical procedure among women with a lifetime prevalence of 10%. The indications and complications of this procedure have not been previously reported from a teaching...

Studies from University of Lille have provided new data on hysterectomy.
October 2, 2008... In this recent report, researchers in Lille, France conducted a study "To study peri-surgical complications after cure of genital prolapse by vaginal route using interposition of synthetic prostheses Gynemesh Prolene Soft (Gynecare) following...

Data from L. Viktrup and colleagues advance knowledge in incontinence.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "We estimated the incidence and remission of lower urinary tract symptoms during the 12 years following the first pregnancy and delivery. In a cohort study 242 primiparae were questioned about lower...

Report summarizes incontinence study findings from University of Pittsburgh, Medical Department.(Report)
October 2, 2008... "We investigated the effect of duloxetine, a norepinephrine (NE) and serotonin (5-HT) reuptake inhibitor, on the neurally evoked urethral continence reflex induced by sneezing in rats. To clarify the role of noradrenergic and serotonergic...

Research from University of Pontchaillou has provided new information about incontinence.
October 2, 2008... "Rectal prolapse is frequently associated with fecal incontinence; however, the relationship is questionable. The study was designed to evaluate fecal incontinence in a large consecutive series of patients who suffered from rectal prolapse,...

Research in the area of incontinence reported from J.J. Tjandra and colleagues.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Colorectal Disease, " This is a prospective study to review the natural history of anorectal dysfunction after primary repair for third or fourth degree obstetric tear and to identify the...

Findings in induced abortion reported from A. Bahadur and co-researchers.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from New Delhi, India, " Induced abortion is the most controversial area of family planning and it is often the most important method of fertility regulation by a community to control family size. Although abortion has been...

New findings from J. Gertsch and co-researchers in the area of inflammation described.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, "The psychoactive cannabinoids from Cannabis sativa L. and the arachidonic acid-derived endocannabinoids are...

Study data from B.S. Cleary and co-authors update knowledge of internal medicine.(Survey)(Clinical report)
October 2, 2008... "Although intimate partner violence is common, the prevalence in patients hospitalized on internal medicine services and whether it is associated with numerous positive responses to the review of systems are not known. The objective of this...

Studies from J.M. Sabate et al have provided new data on irritable bowel syndrome.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from Colombes, France, " Relationships between pain threshold during rectal distension and both symptoms intensity and alteration in quality of life (QoL) in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients have been poorly...

Research results from A.Z. Lacroix and colleagues update understanding of kidney disease.
October 2, 2008... In this recent article published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To evaluate the association between chronic kidney disease and incident hip fracture using serum cystatin-C...

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital detail findings in kidney disease.(Clinical report)
October 2, 2008... "Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism with activated vitamin D analogs has been associated with improved survival of dialysis-dependent patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Whether this treatment regimen affords similar benefits to...

Data on leiomyoma reported by researchers at Wayne State University.
October 2, 2008... " Benign uterine leiomyomas are sometimes found in association with benign smooth muscle tumors outside the confines of the uterus and are given the name benign metastasizing leiomyomas (BML). We present two patients who were on estrogen...

Data on life sciences reported by L. Condon and co-researchers.
October 2, 2008... " To explore the views of prisoners on making healthy choices in prison. In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with 111 prisoners in 12 prisons between September and November 2005," researchers in Bristol, the United Kingdom...

New life sciences research reported from University of Minnesota.(Clinical report)
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "The double-blind placebo-controlled design is commonly considered the gold standard in research methodology; however, subject expectation bias could subvert blinding. The primary aim of this study...

Reports from S. Moriniere et al highlight recent research in life sciences.(Report)
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Tours, France, "The aim of this study was to identify the origin of swallowing sound components by using modern techniques that can provide numeric, synchronized acoustic-radiologic data. We enrolled 15 volunteer...

Research conducted at Wilfrid Laurier University has provided new information about life sciences.
October 2, 2008... According to recent research from Waterloo, Canada, "The present study examines the portrayal of Black men and women in the images and texts of advertisements featured in Black-oriented magazines. A comparative content analysis is conducted on...

Research data from Brock University update understanding of life sciences.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from Canada, "Studies of teachers' lives, careers, and working environments (within the Canadian context) have until recently excluded the narratives of minority and Black women. This gap in knowledge when interrogated...

Research from University of Texas has provided new data on life sciences.(Report)
October 2, 2008... "This study was conducted to evaluate the Walk Texas! Clinical Counseling Guide for Nutrition, which is a brief, stage-based nutritional counseling guide designed for use in clinical settings. This study utilized a pre-test post-test...

Research reports from University of North Carolina provide new insights into life sciences.
October 2, 2008... According to a study from the United States, "Anger, a component of negative affect, has previously been associated with increased drug use primarily among white high school-aged students. However, few studies have examined these associations...