Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), which inhibits nitric oxide synthase and is associated with cardiovascular disease, is an independent predictor of myocardial infarction and stroke in women, according to a population-based study reported in the May issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. Reuters Health Information
Transurethral injections of autologous myoblasts and fibroblasts (obtained from skeletal muscle biopsies) into the rhabdosphincter and the urethral submucosa improve female stress urinary incontinence, according to a 12-month follow-up study of 123 women. Reuters Health Information
CDB-2914, a selective progesterone receptor modulator, significantly reduced the size of leiomyomata in a randomized controlled trial conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Reuters Health Information
Longer breast-feeding lowers the risk of eczema in infants during the first 2 years of life, but the protective effect is weakened if the mother has allergies or asthma, according to findings published in the October issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. Reuters Health Information
Treatment with a low-dose oral contraceptive pill (OCP) can reduce dysmenorrhea and non-menstrual pain associated with endometriosis, according to a report in the November issue of Fertility and Sterility. Reuters Health Information
Animal studies indicate that a genetic deficiency of an estradiol metabolite may underlie pre-eclampsia, and that the deficiency can be reversed. Reuters Health Information
