Hi, All,
I am on a mailing list for Women's Health research and reports.  This
week's postings included several studies I thought you might be interested
in, since we were recently speaking about breast cancer issues and HIV.
NancyH
Nancy Holtzman RN BSN
Great Beginnings New Mothers Groups
Boston MA

EXPERT COMMENTARY - HIV VIRAL LOAD
Andrew N. Phillips, PhD, reviews the evidence of differences in HIV RNA
levels between women and men, and discusses the implications for treatment
guidelines.
Medscape HIV/AIDS 5(3), 1999
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4209.rhtml

PREGNANCY AFTER BREAST CANCER DOES NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT SURVIVAL
Women who become pregnant after being diagnosed with stage I or stage II
invasive breast cancer do not increase their mortality risk.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4219.rhtml

UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM COMMON IN CORD BLOOD
Close to half of cord blood specimens taken from a cohort of military women
tested positive for one or more potentially pathogenic microorganisms.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4243.rhtml

BREAST CANCER RISK HIGHER AMONG SOME OCCUPATIONS
Certain occupations are associated with a significantly higher risk of
breast cancer.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4244.rhtml

BRCA1, BRCA2 MUTATIONS INFREQUENT IN YOUNGER BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes account for only a small proportion
of the familial breast cancer risk in British women.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4245.rhtml

BENIGN BREAST LESION LINKED TO CANCER
The risk of breast cancer is nearly doubled in women whose breast tissue
contains even one radial scar.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4266.rhtml

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE LINKED WITH INCREASE RISK OF HIV-1 TRANSMISSION
Women who use oral contraceptives have a significantly increased risk of
HIV-1 infection.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4279.rhtml

NEW USE OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY SIGNALS DISTRESS
Women who turn to alternative medicine following conventional treatment for
early-stage breast cancer are more distressed about their illness than
women who either do not use alternative medicine or who used alternative
therapies prior to their illness.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4280.rhtml

WOMEN STERILIZED AT YOUNG AGE MORE LIKELY THAN OLDER WOMEN TO REGRET DECISION
Overall, most women who decide to undergo tubal sterilization remain happy
with the decision. But women who undergo the procedure at 30 years of age
or younger are more likely to regret the decision later than women who were
older than 30.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4284.rhtml

BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE BACTERIOPHAGE
A virus that is sexually transmitted and infects lactobacilli may be the
underlying cause of bacterial vaginosis.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4285.rhtml

BREAST IMPLANT LITIGANTS ACCEPT JOINT PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
The Tort Claimants Committee that represents women with silicone breast
implant and product liability claims against Dow Corning Corp. has accepted
Dow Corning's plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4283.rhtml

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