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Once-yearly bone drug reduces fractures

By Reuters Health

ZURICH (Reuters), Sep 18 - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said on Saturday that clinical tests had shown its once-yearly Aclasta medicine had proved effective in reducing incidence of bone fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO).

September 17, 2006

Ultrasound screening reveals unknown cardiovascular risk in women

By Edward Susman

Sonographic screening can correctly identify women who may be at risk of heart disease or stroke, especially when traditional risk assessment methods fall short, according to a presentation at the 2006 European Society of Cardiology's World Congress of Cardiology in Barcelona, Spain.

September 11, 2006

Uterotubal transport abnormal in patients with adenomyosis and endometriosis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 6 - In patients with endometriosis, more interest should be focused on the uterus, said lead author Dr. Stefan Kissler from Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. MRI, The investigators examined 41 women with MRI and hysterosalpingoscintigraphy (HSSG).

September 5, 2006

Sectra posts strong Q1

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish technology developer Sectra reported solid growth in revenues and operating profit in its medical division in the company's fiscal 2006 first quarter (end-July 31).

September 4, 2006

Breast cancer-involved sentinel nodes often contain micrometastases

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 15 - Twenty-three percent of breast cancer patients with an involved sentinel lymph node have a sentinel node that contains micrometastases, according to a report in the August 1st issue of Cancer. Sixteen percent of patients have a sentinel node containing submicrometastases.

August 14, 2006

IMS gets Canadian clearance for Giotto

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Italian x-ray and mammography systems developer Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) has received clearance to market its Giotto Image MR-CA mammography unit in Canada.

July 26, 2006

Maternal hyperglycemia at conception linked to fetal cardiohypertrophy

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 26 - Fetuses of mothers with diabetes are prone to cardiac hypertrophy, which is worsened by poor glycemic control and is probably related to fetal hyperinsulinemia, investigators in London report. However, the ventricular hypertrophy seems to represent functional adaptation.

July 25, 2006

Women students unaware of lifestyle links to cancer

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Jul 10 - Most female students are unaware that lifestyle factors can influence their risk of developing breast cancer, according to a survey released on Monday.

July 9, 2006

Possible locations for breast cancer susceptibility genes identified

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 22 - A genome-wide linkage search for breast cancer susceptibility genes has helped define possible areas of interest, but has not identified any specific genes, a large international group of researchers report in Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer.

June 21, 2006

New breast cancer gene raises risk in Europeans

By Reuters Health

WASHINGTON (Reuters), Jun 20 - Researchers have found another breast cancer gene that can greatly raise the risk of the disease in women of European heritage, according to a report published on Monday. The new gene is called BARD1, the team reports in the online journal Public Library of Science Medicine.

June 19, 2006

Cancer test delays force U.K. women into surgery

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Jun 19 - Some women with a family history of breast cancer are opting to have surgery rather than wait up to two years for test results that would confirm whether they are at risk, a charity said on Monday. Women with relatives who had breast cancer can take genetic tests to check whether they are at a higher risk of developing the disease and could receive early treatment.

June 18, 2006

Xograph notches Planmed deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiology products supplier Xograph Imaging Systems of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, U.K., has signed a deal to be the U.K. distributor for Planmed of Finland.

June 14, 2006

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