OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from September 2004

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from September 2004

Discrepancies found between blot hybridization and PCR for HPV genome analysis.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In the process of investigating the etiologic role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in cervical cancer, researchers in Japan found blot hybridization analysis of the HPV genome gave them different results...

Eating a lot of vegetables may help reduce ovarian cancer risk.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from Sweden's Karolinska Institute found that the more vegetables a woman eats, the lower her risk of ovarian cancer. In the British Journal of Cancer S.C. Larsson and colleagues wrote, "We...

Women, physicians still conflicted over advance supplies of emergency contraception.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women and their doctors in Scotland are hesitant when it comes to emergency contraception. According to researchers, "The Lothian Emergency Contraception Project (LECP), a primary care-based...

Primary infertility due to endometriosis found to be cancer risk factor.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Previous studies have shown that a diagnosis of infertility significantly increases a woman's odds of developing ovarian cancer. A new retrospective analysis finds that the risk is related to the...

Reduced ER beta in cancer cells causes loss in tumor-suppressing ability.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An important receptor for estrogen in ovarian cells has been shown to suppress tumor growth, according to a new study from France. When ovarian tumors develop, however, the number of these receptors...

Prenatal marijuana and alcohol exposure negatively affects later academic skills.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prenatal marijuana and alcohol exposure negatively affects children's academic skills years later, researchers say. L. Goldschmidt and colleagues, University of Pittsburgh, investigated the effects...

Case reported of oocytes removed by laparotomy, matured, and fertilized.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obstetrician/gynecologists in Israel recently presented a case that may be the first reported of laparotomy used to remove oocytes, which were then matured and fertilized in vitro prior to...

Chemical activation of oocytes effective in case of repeated ICSI failure.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians in Japan reported a case where oocyte activation with calcium ionophore and puromycin resulted in a healthy, successful pregnancy after repeated failed fertilization with intracytoplasmic...

Dual stain assay is a promising way to identify normal sperm for ART.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Loma Linda University ob/gyns report that the dual fluorescence DNA integrity assay "is a promising method" for identifying normal sperm for use in assisted reproductive technology. "Failed...

Experimental procedure uses algae for storing, freezing small numbers of sperm.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Austria are working on a procedure that uses an algal species in which to contain and freeze very small quantities of sperm. Even some patients who do not have sperm in their...

AGUS coexisting with ASCUS signals clinically significant pathology.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Detection of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance, especially along with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, by cervical cytologic screening is indicative to...

New DNA vaccine targets proteins expressed in cervical cancer cells.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions pathologists have developed a new DNA vaccine that targets proteins expressed in cervical cancer cells. Their work was described in the August 2004 issue of the...

Second Pap smear + HPV-DNA testing clarifies atypical glandular cell status.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women in whom atypical glandular cells are detected via primary Pap smear may benefit from information gained from a second Pap test combined with human papillomavirus DNA testing, say researchers in...

Five years after legalization, Japanese women still shun birth control pill.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Five years ago Japanese women's rights advocates won their battle to legalize the birth control pill. Now they are waging an even tougher fight - getting women to use it. "I don't know anyone who...

Hormonal birth control preferred in interim until DMPA injection.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most women who must wait to receive their depot medroxyprogesterome acetate injection prefer to bridge the interim period with hormonal contraception, rather than use condoms or practicing abstinence, a...

Low-dose oral contraceptive does not affect weight or body composition.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A prospective open-label study has evaluated the effects of the oral contraceptive Harmonet (Gestodene75/EE20) on body fat According to recent research from Brazil, an "open-label study evaluated...

Mifepristone improves bleeding patterns in Norplant users.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mifepristone lessens prolonged bleeding episodes in women with the Norplant implant, according to a study from Chile. M.R. Massai and colleagues conducted "a double-blind, placebo-controlled,...

Reliance on withdrawal for birth control not likely to change in Turkey.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Alabama researchers sought "to understand why Turkey has one of the highest rates of withdrawal (coitus interruptus) use in the world." A. Kulczycki and colleagues wrote, "Despite a...

Preference for sons affects childhood feeding, healthcare of girls in India.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data from India's National Family Health Surveys show cultural favoritism for sons over daughters affects healthcare, feeding, and nutritional status of children under 3 years old. Researchers...

Genetics company extends collaboration with Chinese University of Hong Kong.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SEQUENOM, Inc., (NASDAQ:SQNM) announced a research collaboration with The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) for further development of prenatal diagnostic applications on the MassARRAY platform....

Patient behavior may indicate program improvement opportunities.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Severe symptoms, aggressiveness, and lack of inhibition are characteristics of eating-disorder program drop-outs and researchers suggest using this knowledge to improve the programs. In a recent...

Transperitoneal laparoscopy useful when tissue obstructs ureter.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although retroperitoneoscopy is a common intervention for ureteral lesions, urologists report that transperitoneal laparoscopy is more advantageous for resection of tissue surrounding the ureter. ...

Case of severe neonatal hyperthyroidism revealed maternal autoimmune disease.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from France, "Two of every thousand pregnancies are complicated by Graves disease. "Diagnosis is suggested by maternal disorders (tachycardia, exophthalmia, weight...

South Africa: HIV+ women speak out.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As part of the Women's Month celebrations in South Africa, a "Day of Hope" was held at Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal province during August 2004 to tell the stories of three HIV positive women who are...

Zimbabwe: Activists fight traditional practices that increase women's HIV risk.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Traditional practices of polygamy, virginity testing, and "kugara nhaka," or wife inheritance, inhibit women's control over their bodies and increase vulnerability to HIV infection, but activists are...

Attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and abortion compared in Iran and Italy.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Provided results of prenatal diagnosis, Iranian couples are significantly more likely to choose to terminate pregnancy with a hemophilic fetus than Italian couples, found a recent study. "Prenatal...

ERT does not affect ischemic preconditioning in isolated rat hearts.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen replacement therapy does not affect ischemic preconditioning in isolated rat hearts, report pharmacologists in China. W.J. Peng and colleagues "tested the effects of long-term estrogen...

Estrogen modulates synthesis of osteoprotegerin and RANKL by megakaryocytes.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen modulates synthesis of osteoprotegerin and RANKL by megakaryocytes, hematologists at the University of Cambridge have found. "To investigate the mechanisms by which megakaryocytes (MKs)...

High HPV concordance found between vagina and cervix.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oncologists report finding high concordance of human papillomavirus (HPV) between the vagina and cervix. "Concordance of HPV between vagina and cervix may be influenced by sample taking and by...

Liquid-based cytology screening not worth the cost in the U.K.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Liquid-based cytology is too costly for the benefit it may provide to be added to Great Britain's cervical cancer screening program, according to a recent analysis. C. Sherlaw-Johnson and...

BubR1 protein insufficiency is associated with aging and infertility in mice.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low levels of the spindle assembly checkpoint protein BubR1 lead to early aging and infertility, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. They wrote in a recent Nature Genetics paper: "Faithful...

Nerve stimulation ineffective against intractable interstitial cystitis.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PPTNS) has no effect against intractable interstitial cystitis, according to a study from Denmark. Researchers evaluated the efficacy of intermittent...

Early growth response-1 may have gene therapy potential for uterine fibroids.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some early research findings from Japan suggest early growth response-1 may have potential in gene therapy for uterine leiomyomas, or fibroids. "Expression of early growth response (Egr)-1, a...

Plasmodium antigen region elicits antibodies reactive with placental isolate.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A 67-amino-acid region of the Plasmodium falciparum variant surface antigen binds chondroitin sulfate A and elicits antibodies reactive with the surface of placental isolates. According to a study...

Meiotic criteria defined for non-obstructive azoospermia cases.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A multinational group of reproductive medicine specialists conducted a prospective study "to identify meiotic criteria for infertility management in non-obstructive azoospermic men." Histologic and...

"Lowest-low" fertility rate in Europe may be result of older age at motherhood.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- European women who delay childbearing until they are older may be skewing fertility rates. According to T. Sobotka in a recent issue of the journal Population and Development Review, "In 2001, more...

Abdominal echinococcosis during pregnancy is uncommon, difficult to manage.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abdominal echinococcosis, infection with a type of tapeworm, during pregnancy is uncommon, but difficult to manage when it does occur. Doctors in Chile reported their experience with 12 such cases...

Alcohol use, depression during pregnancy linked to postpartum health risks.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who experience depression, binge drink, or smoke at any point during their pregnancy may be at risk for depression and alcohol use during their first postpartum year. This is according to a...

Congenital or teratogenic abnormality risk low with chlordiazepoxide use.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For pregnant women taking oral chlordiazepoxide, the risk to their infant of congenital or teratogenic abnormalities is low, geneticists say. Chlordiazepoxide is prescribed for anxiety (Librium;...

Findings may shed light on common, deadly birth defect.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research may help advance understanding of why some children with holoprosencephaly, a common, often fatal birth defect, are more severely affected than others. Top poker players know that the...

Maternal, neonatal factors influencing extremely LBW babies studied in Delhi.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians in Delhi, India, have "studied the maternal and neonatal profile and outcome of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies at the level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Delhi." ...

Misoprostol 800 mcg safe, effective for second-trimester abortion.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Up to three 800-mcg doses every 12 hours of misoprostol is safe and efficacious for pharmacological second-trimester abortion, report physicians in Spain. Physicians administered the misoprostol...

Prenatal care by Taiwan's National Health Insurance Program assessed.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Economists at the National Taiwan University reviewed and commented on "achievements in the utilization of prenatal care by pregnant women in Taiwan by analyzing the 1989 and 1996 National Maternal and...

Study finds nothing to signal fetal brain damage occurring during pregnancy.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A major study of all 137 newborn babies who died in Scotland during a 2-year period revealed that the majority had brain damage which occurred during pregnancy. The research team, headed by Neil...

Absence of PAF receptor protects mice from bone loss following ovariectomy.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study in ovariectomized mice demonstrated that lack of platelet-activating factor receptor is protective against bone loss. "While platelet-activating factor (PAF) is produced in various diseases...

Age at menarche and menopause not a risk factor for bone loss in elderly women.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Age at menarche and menopause is not a risk factor for osteoporosis in women 75 and older, study results indicate. "Being aware that age at menarche, age at menopause, and length of fertile period...

L1-based diagnosis, prognosis may improve ovarian, endometrial cancer management.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from Israel found that L1-based diagnosis and prognosis in ovarian and endometrial carcinomas may improve disease management. M. Fogel and colleagues wrote, "The L1 molecule has emerged...

Absence of chromosomal aberrations may predict favorable clinical outcome.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetic studies reveal that chromosomal imbalances may predict survival in women with ovarian cancer. "Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among patients with gynecological cancers, but...

Data show affects of topotecan/ifosfamide combination too unfavorable.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a Phase I and pharmacokinetic study show a combination schedule of topotecan and ifosfamide for treatment of ovarian cancer results in unfavorable toxicologic effects. According to a...

Elevated levels of EphA2 protein may signal progression of ovarian cancer.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MedImmune, Inc., (MEDI) announced results showing that elevated levels of EphA2 frequently contribute to ovarian cancer progression and that high levels of this protein may relate to decreased patient...

Expression of EBAG9/RCAS1 is associated with advanced disease.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to recent research from Japan, "Estrogen receptor-binding fragment associated gene 9, EBAG9, is an estrogen-responsive gene that was identified in MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cell line. It is...

Satellite DNA hypomethylation plays important role in carcinogenesis.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Tulane University's cancer center have determined that satellite DNA hypomethylation plays important role in development of ovarian cancer. In a paper in the journal Cancer Research,...

Test for blood proteins detects ovarian cancer.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers have designed a blood test to detect ovarian cancer using three proteins found in common in the blood of women with the disease. Their preliminary...

Article series looks at successful PGD development, use, refinements.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A series of articles in the August 2004 issue of Fertility and Sterility looks at the successful development and use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), as well as refinements that could improve...

Rapid Down syndrome diagnosis available with QF-PCR.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) enables rapid diagnosis of chromosome aneuploidies such as Down syndrome, according to a study from South Korea. M.H. Lee and associates...

Prediction model introduces sewage treatment to endocrinology.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Effluent from your local sewage treatment plant can disrupt your endocrine system. "To predict sewage influent and effluent concentrations of the steroid estrogens 17beta-estradiol, estrone, and...

IGF-I overexpression causes fetal loss during placentation in mice.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Japan have reported for the first time that overexpression of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I causes fetal loss during placentation in mice. "To understand the role of IGF-I in...

Male hormonal milieu can support oocytes with live birth potential.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The male hormonal environment can support oocytes with the capability for live birth. "Studies on human ovarian xenografts and mouse allografts indicate that the male hormonal milieu and exogenous...

Ultrasound screening reveals tumors not detected manually in infertile men.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the urology clinic affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in Israel have found that the majority of testicular tumors identified in the course of an...

Determinants of change in smoking behavior studied among reproductive-age women.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Would educating women about the adverse effects of smoking on their unborn children motivate them to stop smoking before becoming pregnant? Psychologists in The Netherlands think so. In the...

Study suggests cigarette smoking increases risk of ovarian cancer.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Findings of a Health Canada study suggest that cigarette smoking increases women's risk of ovarian cancer. S.Y. Pan and colleagues at Health Canada's Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and...

Low maternal blood lead levels decrease Ca[superscript]2+ uptake by syncytiotrophoblasts.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Even very low lead levels in a pregnant woman's blood affects transfer of calcium in placental syncytiotrophoblasts, study findings show. "There is an extensive literature on the neurotoxic effects...

Pre- and perinatal factors affect risk of islet autoimmunity in early childhood.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pre- and perinatal factors affect risk of developing islet autoimmunity in early childhood, report University of Colorado scientists. L.C. Stene and colleagues investigated "whether maternal age at...

Cesarean section is protective against stress UI in multiparous women.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cesarean section is protective against stress urinary incontinence in multiparous women, urogynecologists report. C. Chaliha and colleagues, University of London Imperial College of Science...

Tolterodine tartrate relieves mixed incontinence symptoms better than placebo.
September 6, 2004... 2004 SEP 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with mixed incontinence, a combination of overactive bladder and stress incontinence, reported a greater treatment benefit for overactive bladder symptoms from Detrol LA (tolterodine tartrate...

Women who have donated eggs sought for national study.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Over the last 2 decades, thousands of American women have donated eggs to help themselves or other women bear children. But little is known about what motivated these women to become egg donors and...

Estrogen-like activity of ginseng unlike 17beta-estradiol.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ginseng's estrogen-like activity differs from that of 17beta-estradiol, a study from South Korea shows. J.Y. Cho and associates at Sejong University in Seoul "studied the estrogenic activity of a...

HRT-related cardiovascular risks still not clear.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Yet another peer-reviewed journal article is questioning the findings of the Women's Health Initiative regarding cardiovascular disease risk and hormone replacement therapy. According to a paper...

Study sheds light on estrogen's benefit for MS.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For years, doctors have suggested the best treatment for multiple sclerosis is pregnancy. Now, a study is delivering solid evidence to support the hypothesis. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science...

Lactobacillus probably doesn't help prevent post-antibiotic cases, study finds.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Friendly" bacteria, or probiotics, are widely used and recommended for general health and specifically for vaginal problems. But new research shows that probiotics do not prevent inflammation of...

Post-abortion care program in Nepal is successful.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A nurse-run post-abortion care program in Nepal is successful and, as a result, will expand. I. Basnet and coauthors reviewed "the findings and lessons learned over the first 4 years (1999-2002)...

Protective effects of exercise may result from reduced testosterone levels.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer researchers suggest the protective effects of exercise against breast cancer may be due to the resulting reduction in testosterone levels. According to researchers at the Fred Hutchinson...

Pharma company clarifies recent form filings, provides update on ESTRASORB.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Novavax, Inc., (NASDAQ: NVAX) commented on two recent Form S-3 registration statements filed on August 12 and 13, 2004, to register shares in connection with Novavax's repurchase of the worldwide...

Adherence to the AICR cancer prevention recommendations reduces disease risk.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adherence to the American Institute for Cancer Research dietary recommendations reduces cancer risk, according to a study at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. J.R. Cerhan and associates in...

Soy isoflavones don't stimulate breast or uterine proliferation in monkeys.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Soy isoflavones don't stimulate breast or uterine proliferation in postmenopausal female monkeys, according to a study from the United States. C.E. Wood and associates at Wake Forest University...

Biophysical model proposed for time response of interstitial fluid pressure.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Toronto researchers have proposed a biophysical model to measure the time response of interstitial fluid pressure, a common finding in cervical cancer. "Increased interstitial fluid...

Croatia needs an organized national screening program.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Croatia needs to improve its detection program for cervical cancer, ob/gyns there say, and they suggest an organized national program to do so. "We analyzed the influence of cytology development to...

Rat study suggests stress of task determines if estrogen helps cognition.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Does estrogen help cognition? Many women ponder that question as a quality-of-life issue while deciding on estrogen therapy since it has been linked to potential disease complications. Now, a new...

Maryland orders medical lab to close.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Rosedale, Maryland, medical laboratory was found to have such serious problems that health officials have ordered it shut down and 3,000 patients are being offered retesting to check the accuracy of...

Vaccine development to prevent cytomegalovirus disease reviewed.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists review vaccine development to prevent cytomegalovirus disease in a recent issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. According to a study from the United States, "Cytomegalovirus (CMV)...

Transplacental exposure to bafilomycin accelerates diabetes onset.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transplacental exposure to bafilomycin disrupts pancreatic islet organogenesis and accelerates diabetes onset in NOD mice. "Bafilomycin, a plecomacrolide produced by plant-pathogenic Streptomyces,...

Testosterone linked to increased IGF-I in HIV+ women.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Testosterone increases concentrations of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I in HIV positive women, but how the hormone does this is unclear. S. Schurgin and associates at the Massachusetts General...

Decreased MMR gene protein products linked to comorbidity in women with HNPCC.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A link has been discovered between decreased expression of mismatch repair (MMR) genes in Japanese female patients with hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and occurrence of endometrial...

Proteomic profiling may be the key to diagnosis of noninvasive disease.
September 13, 2004... 2004 SEP 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seeking a noninvasive method to diagnose endometriosis, researchers in Australia think proteomic profiling may be a solution. "To date, the quest to develop a non-invasive diagnostic test for...