OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from February 2009

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from February 2009

Reports summarize antibiotics research from G. Rao and co-authors.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, "The increasing prevalence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has prompted many hospitals in the UK to recommend the use of narrow-spectrum antibiotics...

New azoospermia study results from R. Lee et al described.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "The requisite presence of active spermatogenesis for antisperm antibody production may be useful in identifying obstructive azoospermia. The diagnostic performance of serum antisperm...

Findings from M.E. Schmidt and co-authors broaden understanding of breast cancer.
February 2, 2009... "Physical activity (PA) has been inversely associated with postmenopausal breast cancer risk. However, it is unclear how and in which life periods PA may be effective to reduce breast cancer risk," scientists in Heidelberg, Germany report (see...

Research from M. Ciccarese and colleagues has provided new data on breast cancer.
February 2, 2009... According to recent research from Lecce, Italy, "Nearly 80% of breast cancer are hormone receptor positive. The efficacy of hormonal adjuvant therapy of breast cancer was expressed in the most recent EBCTG overview analysis of randomised trials...

Study results from University of Colorado broaden understanding of breast cancer.(Report)
February 2, 2009... "This transcript is based on my The Year in Basic Science lecture at ENDO 2008. I reviewed current data surrounding hormone replacement therapy and the relationship between systemic estrogen plus progestin (E + P) treatment and increased breast...

New reproductive medicine research from R. Parikh and colleagues discussed.
February 2, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "To determine whether cervical length measurements in patients who have undergone a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is a predictor of spontaneous preterm delivery (PTD) at "Of...

New breast cancer research from L.J. Martin et al outlined.
February 9, 2009... According to a study from Toronto, Canada, "We have previously shown that a low-fat dietary intervention for 2 years in women with extensive mammographic density decreased mammographic density to a greater extent than in the control group....

New breast cancer study findings have been published by scientists at University of Colorado.(Report)
February 9, 2009... "Approximately 30% of patients with estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancers exhibit de novo or intrinsic resistance to endocrine therapies. The purpose of this study was to define genes that distinguish ER+ resistant from ER+ responsive...

Researchers at University of Palermo target breast cancer.
February 9, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, "Various studies have been published in Italy regarding the different BRCA1 mutations, but only the BRCA1-5083del19 mutation is recurrent and specific...

Research from Ohio University has provided new information about cancer.
February 9, 2009... "DNA is believed to be the molecular target for the cytotoxic activities of platinum (Pt) anticancer drugs. We report here a class of platinum(II)- and platinum(IV)-pyrophosphato complexes that exhibit cytotoxicity comparable with and, in some...

Research conducted at C. Blockeel and co-authors has provided new information about clinical trial research.(Report)
February 9, 2009... "This randomized, controlled trial verifies whether patients with recurrent failed implantation benefit from preimplantation genetic diagnosis for aneuploidy, as compared with conventional assisted reproduction treatment procedures. Two hundred...

Data from Temple University, Medical Department advance knowledge in arteriovenous malformation.
February 16, 2009... "Uterine arteriovenous malformations are rare but potentially life-threatening conditions that should be suspected in unexplained severe vaginal bleeding. A 28-year-old gravida 7, para 3 presented to the emergency department with heavy vaginal...

New research on cancer from University of Colorado summarized.
February 16, 2009... In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To assess the impact of direct-to-consumer marketing for genetic testing among women of varying genetic risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Telephone...

Research from University of Montreal in the area of cancer published.
February 16, 2009... According to recent research from Montreal, Canada, "Serous epithelial ovarian tumors can be subdivided into benign (BOV), low malignant potential (LMP) or borderline and invasive (TOV) tumors. Although the molecular characteristics of serous...

Reports outline candidiasis study findings from University of Colorado.(Clinical report)
February 16, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "To estimate the accuracy of the clinical diagnosis of the three most common causes of acute vulvovaginal symptoms (bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis vaginitis, and trichomoniasis vaginalis)...

Research from University of Alabama yields new data on cystic fibrosis.(Report)
February 16, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens is a pathologic condition associated with normal spermatogenesis, azoospermia, and lack of both vasa deferentia. A significant association...

University of Pittsburgh details research in atherosclerosis.(Report)
February 23, 2009... "Given the high incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we examined the associations between RA diagnosis and characteristics and evidence of carotid atherosclerosis. We take a unique approach by...

Findings from University Hospital in bone research reported.
February 23, 2009... "Late menarche is a risk factor for fragility fractures. We hypothesized that pubertal timing-dependent alterations in bone structural components would persist from peak bone mass to menopause, independent of premenopausal bone loss,"...

Research results from Ajou University, Medical Department update knowledge of breast cancer.(Report)
February 23, 2009... In this recently published article, scientists in South Korea conducted a study "To report the incidence of chemotherapy-related amenorrhea (CRA) from chemotherapy with/without adjuvant endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with breast...

Findings from M. Kaur and co-authors broaden understanding of cancer.
February 23, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, "Ovarian cancer (OC) is becoming the most common gynecological cancer in developed countries and the most lethal gynecological malignancy. It is also the fifth...

Reports summarize cancer study results from University of California.
February 23, 2009... According to recent research from the United States, "Germline mutations ill file hereditary breast/ovary carcinoma genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 confer increased lifetime risk for ovarian, fallopian tube, and primary peritoneal carcinoma. This risk...