Women's Health References

May 23, 2005 - Natural Products Industry INSIDER
"Women's Health" References

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5. Ziaei S, Zakeri M, Kazemnejad A. "A randomized controlled trial ofvitamin E in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea." BJOG. 112,4:466-9, 2005. www.womenshealth-elsevier.com/doc/journals/bjog1.html

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9. Atmaca M, Kumru S, Tezcan E. "Fluoxetine versus Vitex agnus castusextract in the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder." HumPsychopharmacol. 18, 3:191-5, 2003. www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0885-6222

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21. Engelman HM et al. "Blood lipid and oxidative stress responses tosoy protein with isoflavones and phytic acid in postmenopausal women." AmJ Clin Nutr. 81, 3:590-6, 2005. www.ajcn.org

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23. Kreijkamp-Kaspers S et al. "Randomized controlled trial of theeffects of soy protein containing isoflavones on vascular function inpostmenopausal women." Am J Clin Nutr. 81, 1:189-95, 2005. www.ajcn.org

24. Steinberg FM et al. "Soy protein with isoflavones has favorableeffects on endothelial function that are independent of lipid and antioxidanteffects in healthy postmenopausal women." Am J Clin Nutr. 78,1:123-30, 2003. www.ajcn.org

25. Cuevas AM et al. "Isolated soy protein improves endothelial functionin postmenopausal hypercholesterolemic women." Eur J Clin Nutr. 57,8:889-94, 2003. www.naturesj.com/ejcn

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27. Scambia G et al. "Clinical effects of a standardized soy extract inpostmenopausal women: a pilot study." Menopause. 7, 2:105-11, 2000. www.menopausejournal.com

28. Setchell KD et al. "Pharmacokinetics of a slow-release formulationof soybean isoflavones in healthy postmenopausal women." J Agric FoodChem. 53, 6:1938-44, 2005. http://pubs.acs.org/journals/jafcau

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32. Wuttke W, Seidlova-Wuttke D, Gorkow C. "The Cimicifuga preparationBNO 1055 vs. conjugated estrogens in a double-blind placebo-controlled study:effects on menopause symptoms and bone markers." Maturitas. 44 Suppl1:S67-77, 2003. www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03785122

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34. Bodinet C, Freudenstein J. "Influence of marketed herbal menopausepreparations on MCF-7 cell proliferation." Menopause. 11, 3:281-9,2004. www.menopausejournal.com

35. Tice JA et al. "Phytoestrogen supplements for the treatment of hotflashes: the Isoflavone Clover Extract (ICE) Study: a randomized controlledtrial." JAMA. 290, 2:207-14, 2003. www.jama.ama-assn.org

36. van de Weijer PH, Barentsen R. "Isoflavones from red clover(Promensil) significantly reduce menopausal hot flush symptoms compared withplacebo." Maturitas. 42, 3:187-93, 2002. www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03785122

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39. Bagchi D et al. "Benefits of resveratrol in women's health." DrugsExp Clin Res. 27, 5-6:233-48, 2001.

40. Mokbel K. "Risk-reducing strategies for breast cancer--a review ofrecent literature." Int J Fertil Womens Med. 48, 6:274-7, 2003.

41. Fleischauer AT, Simonsen N, Arab L. "Antioxidant supplements andrisk of breast cancer recurrence and breast cancer-related mortality amongpostmenopausal women." Nutr Cancer. 46, 1:15-22, 2003. www.erlbaum.com/Journals/journals/NC/nc.htm

42. Branda RF et al. "Effect of vitamin B12, folate, and dietarysupplements on breast carcinoma chemotherapy--induced mucositis andneutropenia." Cancer. 101, 5:1058-64, 2004. www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0008-543X

43. Sylvester PW, Shah SJ. "Mechanisms mediating the antiproliferativeand apoptotic effects of vitamin E in mammary cancer cells." FrontBiosci. 10:699-709, 2005. www.bioscience.org

44. Zhang SM. "Role of vitamins in the risk, prevention, and treatmentof breast cancer." Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 16, 1:19-25, 2004. www.co-obgyn.com

45. Zhang SM et al. "Plasma folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12,homocysteine, and risk of breast cancer." J Natl Cancer Inst. 95,5:373-80, 2003.

46. Shrubsole MJ et al. "Dietary folate intake and breast cancer risk:results from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study." Cancer Res. 61,19:7136-41, 2001. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org

47. Tamimi RM et al. "Plasma carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols andrisk of breast cancer." Am J Epidemiol. 161, 2:153-60, 2005. www.aje.oupjournals.org

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49. Bosetti C et al. "Flavonoids and breast cancer risk in Italy." CancerEpidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 14, 4:805-8, 2005. http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/

50. Peterson J et al. "Flavonoid intake and breast cancer risk: acase--control study in Greece." Br J Cancer. 89, 7:1255-9, 2003. www.nature.com/bjc/index.html

51. Kim H et al. "Chemoprevention by grape seed extract and genistein incarcinogen-induced mammary cancer in rats is diet dependent." J Nutr.134, 12 Suppl:3445S-3452S, 2004. www.nutrition.org

52. Eng ET et al. "Suppression of estrogen biosynthesis by procyanidindimers in red wine and grape seeds." Cancer Res. 63, 23:8516-22,2003. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org

53. Banerjee S, Bueso-Ramos C, Aggarwal BB. "Suppression of7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced mammary carcinogenesis in rats byresveratrol: role of nuclear factor-kappaB, cyclooxygenase 2, and matrixmetalloprotease 9." Cancer Res. 62, 17:4945-54, 2002. http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org

54. Wu AH et al. "Green tea and risk of breast cancer in AsianAmericans." Int J Cancer. 106, 4:574-9, 2003. www3.interscience.wiley.com

55. Yuan JM et al. "Green tea intake, ACE gene polymorphism and breastcancer risk among Chinese women in Singapore." Carcinogenesis. March31, 2005 [Epub ahead of print]. http://carcin.oupjournals.org

56. Vergote D et al. "(-)-Epigallocatechin (EGC) of green tea inducesapoptosis of human breast cancer cells but not of their normalcounterparts." Breast Cancer Res Treat. 76, 3:195-201, 2002. www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=102860

57. Zhou JR et al. "Combined inhibition of estrogen-dependent humanbreast carcinoma by soy and tea bioactive components in mice." Int JCancer. 108, 1:8-14, 2004. www3.interscience.wiley.com

58. Yan L, Spitznagel E. "A meta-analysis of soyfoods and risk of breastcancer in women." Int J Cancer Prev. 1, 4:281-93, 2005.

59. Badger TM et al. "Soy protein isolate and protection againstcancer." J Am Coll Nutr. 24, 2:146S-149S, 2005. www.am-coll-nutr.org/jacn/jacn.htm

60. McCann SE et al. "Dietary lignan intakes and risk of pre- andpostmenopausal breast cancer." Int J Cancer. 111, 3:440-3, 2004. www3.interscience.wiley.com

61. Haggans CJ et al. "The effect of flaxseed and wheat bran consumptionon urinary estrogen metabolites in premenopausal women." CancerEpidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 9:719-25, 2000. http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/

62. Thompson LU et al. "Biological effects of dietary flaxseed inpatients with breast cancer." Breast Cancer Res Treat. 64:50, 2000. www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=102860

63. Chen J, Thompson LU. "Lignans and tamoxifen, alone or incombination, reduce human breast cancer cell adhesion, invasion and migration invitro." Breast Cancer Res Treat. 80, 2:163-70, 2003. www.springerlink.com/link.asp?id=102860

64. Kemp MQ, Jeffy BD, Romagnolo DF. "Conjugated linoleic acid inhibitscell proliferation through a p53-dependent mechanism: effects on the expressionof G1-restriction points in breast and colon cancer cells." J Nutr.133, 11:3670-7, 2003. www.nutrition.org

65. Masso-Welch PA et al. "Isomers of conjugated linoleic acid differ intheir effects on angiogenesis and survival of mouse mammary adiposevasculature." J Nutr. 134, 2:299-307, 2004. www.nutrition.org

66. Lavillonniere F et al. "Dietary purified cis-9,trans-11 conjugatedlinoleic acid isomer has anticarcinogenic properties in chemically inducedmammary tumors in rats." Nutr Cancer. 45, 2:190-4, 2003. www.erlbaum.com/Journals/journals/NC/nc.htm

67. Hubbard NE, Lim D, Erickson KL. "Effect of separate conjugatedlinoleic acid isomers on murine mammary tumorigenesis." Cancer Lett.190, 1:13-9, 2003. www.elsevier.com/locate/canlet

68. Tantivejkul K, Vucenik I, Shamsuddin AM. "Inositol hexaphosphate(IP6) inhibits key events of cancer metastasis: I. In vitro studies of adhesion,migration and invasion of MDA-MB 231 human breast cancer cells." AnticancerRes. 23, 5A:3671-9, 2003. www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/8729/iiar/iiar.htm

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72. Deplas A et al. "Bone density, parathyroid hormone, calcium andvitamin D nutritional status of institutionalized elderly subjects." JNutr Health Aging. 8, 5:400-4, 2004. www.springerpub.com

73. Holick MF et al. "Prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy amongpostmenopausal North American women receiving osteoporosis therapy." JClin Endocrinol Metab. March 29, 2005 [Epub ahead of print]. http://jcem.endojournals.org

74. Malabanan AO, Holick MF. "Vitamin D and bone health inpostmenopausal women." J Womens Health (Larchmt). 12, 2:151-6, 2003.www.liebertonline.com/loi/jwh

75. Di Daniele N et al. "Effect of supplementation of calcium andvitamin D on bone mineral density and bone mineral content in peri- andpost-menopause women; a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial." PharmacolRes. 50, 6:637-41, 2004. www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10436618

76. Nieves JW. "Calcium, vitamin D, and nutrition in elderlyadults." Clin Geriatr Med. 19, 2:321-35, 2003.

77. Heaney RP, Rafferty K, Dowell MS. "Effect of yogurt on a urinarymarker of bone resorption in postmenopausal women." J Am Diet Assoc.102, 11:1672-4, 2002. www.adajournal.org

78. Narva M et al. "The effect of Lactobacillus helveticus fermentedmilk on acute changes in calcium metabolism in postmenopausal women." EurJ Nutr. 43, 2:61-8, 2004. http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00394/

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80. Tucker KL. "Dietary intake and bone status with aging." CurrPharm Des. 9, 32:2687-704, 2003.

81. Maurer J et al. "Dietary iron positively influences bone mineraldensity in postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy." J Nutr.135, 4:863-9, 2005. www.nutrition.org

82. Harris MM et al. "Dietary iron is associated with bone mineraldensity in healthy postmenopausal women." J Nutr. 133, 11:3598-602,2003. www.nutrition.org

83. Arjmandi BH et al. "Soy protein has a greater effect on bone inpostmenopausal women not on hormone replacement therapy, as evidenced byreducing bone resorption and urinary calcium excretion." J ClinEndocrinol Metab. 88, 3:1048-54, 2003. http://jcem.endojournals.org

84. Ho SC et al. "Soy protein consumption and bone mass in earlypostmenopausal Chinese women." Osteoporos Int. 14, 10:835-42, 2003. www.link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00198

85. Lydeking-Olsen E et al. "Soymilk or progesterone for prevention ofbone loss--a 2 year randomized, placebo-controlled trial." Eur J Nutr.43, 4:246-57, 2004. http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00394/

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87. Harkness LS et al. "Decreased bone resorption with soy isoflavonesupplementation in postmenopausal women." J Womens Health (Larchmt).13, 9:1000-7, 2004. www.liebertonline.com/loi/jwh

88. Chen YM et al. "Beneficial effect of soy isoflavones on bone mineralcontent was modified by years since menopause, body weight, and calcium intake:a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial." Menopause. 11,3:246-54, 2004. www.menopausejournal.com

89. Mathey JP et al. "Fructooligosaccharides maximize bone-sparingeffects of soy isoflavone-enriched diet in the ovarietomized rat." CalcifTissue Int. 75, 2:169-79, 2004. http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00223/

90. Ohta A et al. "A combination of dietary fructooligosaccharides andisoflavone conjugates increases femoral bone mineral density and equolproduction in ovariectomized mice." J Nutr. 132, 7:2049-54, 2002. www.nutrition.org

91. Katsuyama H et al. "Promotion of bone formation by fermented soybean(Natto) intake in premenopausal women." J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo).50, 2:114-20, 2004.

92. Katsuyama H et al. "Usual dietary intake of fermented soybeans(Natto) is associated with bone mineral density in premenopausal women." JNutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo). 48, 3:207-15, 2002.

93. SOGC. "The detection and management of vaginal atrophy." IntJ Gynaecol Obstet. 88, 2:222-8, 2005. www.elsevier.nl/inca/publications/store/5/0/6/0/3/7

94. Jepson RG, Mihaljevic L, Craig J. "Cranberries for preventingurinary tract infections." Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2:CD001321,2004. www.cochrane.org

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96. Kontiokari T et al. "Randomized trial of cranberry-lingonberry juiceand Lactobacillus GG drink for the prevention of urinary tract infections inwomen." BMJ. 322, 7302:1571, 2001. http://bmj.com

97. Stothers L. "A randomized trial to evaluate effectiveness and costeffectiveness of naturopathic cranberry products as prophylaxis against urinarytract infection in women." Can J Urol. 9, 3:1558-62, 2002.

98. Reid G, Burton J, Devillard E. "The rationale for probiotics infemale urogenital healthcare." MedGenMed. 6, 1:49, 2004. www.medscape.com/pages/homepages/ejournal/mgm

99. Reid G et al. "Nucleic acid-based diagnosis of bacterial vaginosisand improved management using probiotic lactobacilli." J Med Food.7, 2:223-8, 2004. www.liebertpub.com

100. Reid G et al. "Oral use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and L.fermentum RC-14 significantly alters vaginal flora: randomized,placebo-controlled trial in 64 healthy women." FEMS Immunol MedMicrobiol. 35, 2:131-4, 2003.

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