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Study supports future possibility of personalized medicine for cervical cancer

Doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that testing cervical tumors before treatment for vulnerability to chemotherapy predicts whether patients will do well or poorly with standard treatment.

1 Jun 2013

Surgeons use MarginProbe System to cut out breast cancer cells missed during initial lumpectomy

Any breast cancer surgeon who regularly performs lumpectomies confronts the question "Did I get it all?" Thirty to 60 percent of the time in the U.S., the answer is "no," requiring the patient to undergo a second surgery to remove the remaining tumor.

1 Jun 2013

Depomed receives complete response letter for SEFELSA NDA

Depomed, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a complete response letter to the New Drug Application for SEFELSA, Depomed's investigational, oral, twice daily formulation of gabapentin to treat moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause.

1 Jun 2013

Five studies on breast, colon and colorectal cancer to be presented at ASCO Annual Meeting

Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced that results from five studies focused on breast, colon and colorectal cancer will be presented at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting to be held May 31-June 4, 2013 at McCormick Place in Chicago.

1 Jun 2013

R-spondin2 hormone promotes follicle development, stimulates ovary growth

MD-A newly discovered hormone produced by the eggs of human females may improve the effectiveness of current fertility treatments for women and possibly lead to entirely new treatments altogether.

31 May 2013

Study: Women are less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical site infections than male counterparts

A new study from Columbia University School of Nursing supports a growing body of evidence that women are less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical site infections than their male counterparts.

31 May 2013

Study: Young women with breast cancer often choose mastectomy over surgical procedure

A new study of young women with breast cancer has found that most chose to have a mastectomy rather than a surgical procedure that would conserve the breast, researchers will report at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, May 31-June 4, in Chicago.

31 May 2013

Raman spectroscopy algorithm has potential to diagnose breast lesions with high precision

A newly developed, single-step Raman spectroscopy algorithm has the potential to simultaneously detect microcalcifications and enable diagnosis of the associated breast lesions with high precision, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

31 May 2013

Viewpoints: Obamacare is already working; George W. Bush on 'personal responsibility'; Medicaid expansion and the mentally ill

The Affordable Care Act has been under siege since before it even had a name. Some on the right saw it as government overreach. Some on the left considered it better for insurance companies than for consumers. As many of the law's provisions take effect over the next year, we're hearing from both sides all over again. This time the theme is that the law is too complex. ... Read the discussion (5/29).

31 May 2013

Women leaders open conference, urge 'strong bones for strong women' to reduce osteoporosis

More than 140 delegates from 45 countries have joined the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the Finnish Osteoporosis Association for the 14th IOF Worldwide Conference of Osteoporosis Patient Societies.

31 May 2013

Longer reads: How to choose a hospital; Empowered patients cost more; The 'war on sleep'

Hospital marketing has reached a frenzy. It is nearly impossible to drive around metropolitan areas in the U.S. without being barraged by billboards trumpeting hospitals' cutting-edge technology, luxurious facilities, or the lives of patients they have saved.

31 May 2013

Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons perform robotic hysterectomy using single, small incision

Two Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons are among the first in the nation to perform a robotic hysterectomy using a single, small incision.

31 May 2013

Safer, more effective treatment option for ovarian cancer

A novel, targeted approach to chemotherapy that makes ovarian cancer cells more susceptible to the cytotoxic effects of an antitumor drug may offer a safer, more effective treatment option for this often deadly form of cancer.

31 May 2013

Oncothyreon, Array BioPharma to develop and commercialize ARRY-380 for breast cancer patients

Oncothyreon Inc. and Array BioPharma Inc. today announced that they will collaborate to develop and commercialize ARRY-380, an orally active, reversible and selective small-molecule HER2 inhibitor.

30 May 2013

Researchers analyze risk factors for fat necrosis in women undergoing breast reconstruction

For women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy, the weight of the tissue flap used affects the risk of an important complication called fat necrosis, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open, the official open-access medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 May 2013

New study finds growing disparities in health behaviors among less-educated white women

Less-educated white women were increasingly more likely to die than their better-educated peers from the mid-1990s through the mid-2000s, according to a new study, which found that growing disparities in economic circumstances and health behaviors-particularly employment status and smoking habits-across education levels accounted for an important part of the widening mortality gap.

30 May 2013

In declining to hear Indiana case, Supreme Court supports Medicaid funds for planned parenthood

The high court let stand a lower court ruling rejecting an Indiana law that would have banned Planned Parenthood from receiving any Medicaid funds.

30 May 2013

New Cedars-Sinai initiative aims at increasing women's representation in medical research

A new Cedars-Sinai initiative called research for her is aimed at increasing women's representation in medical research, which could help scientists better understand and more effectively treat cancers that predominantly affect women.

30 May 2013

Global call to combat cervical cancer

Cervical cancer kills an estimated 275,000 women each year, and most of these deaths could be prevented with prophylactic HPV vaccination, routine cervical cancer screening and continuity to treatment. At the Women Deliver Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, delegates and experts from around the world announced a global call to action to combat this preventable disease through collaboration with and information sharing by the world's governments and health agencies on May 27, 2013.

30 May 2013

Study finds link between childhood abuse and addiction-like eating behaviors in women

Women who experienced severe physical or sexual abuse during childhood are much more likely to have a food addiction as adults than women who did not experience such abuse, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity.

30 May 2013

Women's Health News

Study supports future possibility of personalized medicine for cervical cancer

Surgeons use MarginProbe System to cut out breast cancer cells missed during initial lumpectomy

Depomed receives complete response letter for SEFELSA NDA

Five studies on breast, colon and colorectal cancer to be presented at ASCO Annual Meeting

R-spondin2 hormone promotes follicle development, stimulates ovary growth

Study: Women are less likely to contract bloodstream or surgical site infections than male counterparts

Study: Young women with breast cancer often choose mastectomy over surgical procedure

Raman spectroscopy algorithm has potential to diagnose breast lesions with high precision

Viewpoints: Obamacare is already working; George W. Bush on 'personal responsibility'; Medicaid expansion and the mentally ill

Women leaders open conference, urge 'strong bones for strong women' to reduce osteoporosis

Longer reads: How to choose a hospital; Empowered patients cost more; The 'war on sleep'

Johns Hopkins gynecologic surgeons perform robotic hysterectomy using single, small incision

Safer, more effective treatment option for ovarian cancer

Oncothyreon, Array BioPharma to develop and commercialize ARRY-380 for breast cancer patients

Researchers analyze risk factors for fat necrosis in women undergoing breast reconstruction

New study finds growing disparities in health behaviors among less-educated white women

In declining to hear Indiana case, Supreme Court supports Medicaid funds for planned parenthood

New Cedars-Sinai initiative aims at increasing women's representation in medical research

Global call to combat cervical cancer

Study finds link between childhood abuse and addiction-like eating behaviors in women

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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