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• Women With Hormone Disorder May Benefit From Acupuncture

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 1:00pm EDT

  Getting pregnant with her first child was difficult, but when Rebecca Killmeyer of Charlottesville, Va. experienced a miscarriage during her second pregnancy, she wasn't sure if she would ever have another baby. When she decided to enter a study testing the impact of acupuncture on women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) at the University of Virginia Health System, she came out with a miracle.

• First Day Of Ovarian Cancer Symposium Focuses On Early Detection - Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  Leading ovarian cancer researchers and clinicians from around the world gathered at the Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium today to hear about cutting-edge developments that may increase the chances of early detection of the disease. Dr. Patricia Kruk, from the University of South Florida, presented her research that could lead to using a non-invasive urine test for detecting ovarian cancer.

• Newspapers Examine Reaction To GOP VP Nominee Palin's Announcement Of Daughter's Pregnancy

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT

  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Wednesday accepted the vice presidential nomination for the Republican Party at the party's national convention in St. Paul, Minn., the AP/Washington Post reports (Espo, AP/Washington Post, 9/4).

• Minority, Single Women, Teenagers In New Jersey Less Likely Than Others To Receive Prenatal Care, Report Finds

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  Teenagers, minorities and single women in New Jersey all have a higher risk of poor birth outcomes and also are less likely than others to receive early prenatal care, according to a report released on Wednesday by state Health Commissioner Heather Howard, the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

• Women At Calif. Hospitals ;With Mostly Low-Income Patients Less Likely To Breastfeed, Report Says

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  Women who give birth at hospitals in California that have mostly non-white, low-income patients are less likely to breastfeed than women who give birth at other hospitals around the state, according to a report that ranks the rates of breastfeeding mothers in California hospitals released by the University of California-Davis

• Survey Examines Issue Of Paid Sick Days Among Employees, Finds Wide Range Of Support

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  More than three-quarters of workers questioned in a national survey view paid sick days as a basic right of employment that should be guaranteed by the government, according to a survey recently conducted by the

• Sexual Activities Other Than Intercourse Carry Risk Of STIs, Study Finds

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  Sexual activities other than intercourse carry some risk of sexually transmitted infections, according to a report from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published recently in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reuters reports.

• QuatRx Initiates Second Phase 3 Study Of Ophena(TM) (Ospemifene Tablets) In Women With Postmenopausal Vaginal Syndrome

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 7:00am EDT

  QuatRx Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on development and commercialization of compounds to treat endocrine, metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, announced that it has initiated a second Phase 3 clinical trial of Ophena(TM) (ospemifene tablets), the company's estrogen-free oral therapy in development for the treatment of vaginal symptoms associated with menopause.

• Maternity Safety In Practice Seminar (RCM Accredited) Working In High-Risk Situations, 20 October 2008, London

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  Monday 20 October 2008, 9.30am-1.15pm The King's Fund, London The full programme for The King's Fund maternity safety in practice seminar on working in high-risk situations is available on our website.

• Hospitalizations For Osteoarthritis Rising Sharply, USA

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  Hospitalizations for osteoarthritis soared from about 322,000 in 1993 to 735,000 in 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Osteoarthritis is a painful disease resulting from deteriorating cartilage and bones rubbing together.

• International Team Reveals First Prognosticator Of Survival In Aggressive Cancer

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  The tumor suppressor gene pRb2/p130 may provide the first independent prognostic biomarker in cases of soft tissue sarcoma (STS), according to an international collaboration of researchers, including scientists at the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at the College of

• Governments Challenged To Improve The Health Of Women In The African Region

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  "By virtue of their multiple roles, women constitute a key link in the chain of development, and efforts must be made by African countries to ensure that women are in a state of physical, mental and social well-being to be able to carry out their numerous responsibilities.

• Pennsylvania Should Not Seek Federal Funding For Abstinence-Only Programs, Editorial Says

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT

  For the first time since Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) took office in 2003, the state Department of Health is seeking $1.7 million in federal funding to support abstinence-only sex education programs for organizations and schools in the state, marking an "abrupt shift" for the Rendell administration, a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial says.

• Editorials, Opinion Pieces Comment On Palin, Daughter's Pregnancy, Abstinence-Only Sex Education

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 1:00pm EDT

  Several newspapers recently published editorials and opinion pieces on the announcement by Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), who opposes abortion rights, will be his vice presidential running mate. Editorials and opinion pieces also discussed Palin's announcement that her 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, is pregnant. Summaries appear below.Editorials~

• Women Who Give Birth At California Hospitals Serving Mostly Minority, Low-Income Patients Less Likely Than Others To Breastfeed, Report Indicates

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  Women who give birth at California hospitals serving mostly non-white, low-income women and children are less likely to breastfeed than women who give birth at other hospitals around the state, according to a report released from the University of California-Davis Human Lactation Center and the California WIC Association, the

• Olivia Newton-John Partners With Curves To Distribute The Liv(R) Breast Self-Exam Aid To 1 Million Women

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  Four-time Grammy winner Olivia Newton-John announces a partnership with Curves, the world's largest fitness franchise for women to launch an international campaign to distribute 1 million units of the Liv® Aid, a breast self-exam aid that assists women to exercise breast self-exams correctly.

• Natural Childbirth Makes Mothers More Responsive To Own Baby-Cry

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  A new study has found that mothers who delivered vaginally compared to caesarean section delivery (CSD) were significantly more responsive to the cry of their own baby, identified through MRI brain scans two to four weeks after delivery.

• Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Of Canada Recommends That Parliament Reject Bill C-484

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) is profoundly troubled by private member's Bill C-484, entitled the Unborn Victims of Crime Act, and opposes its passage into law. This Bill can only be interpreted as giving the foetus in utero legal status at conception.

• Exercise Helps With Body Image, Depression In Pregnancy

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Exercise can help expectant moms in mind as well as body. A new study suggests that women who stay active and are more positive about their changing shapes might protect themselves from depression both during and after pregnancy. "Our study supports the psychological benefits of exercise to improve body image and lessen depressive symptoms," said lead study author Danielle Symons Downs, Ph.D.

• Blogs Comment On McCain's VP Pick, Proposed HHS Rule, Justice Ginsburg's Views On Roe

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 1:00pm EDT

  The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "Health Care Providers and the Conscience Exception," Bridget Crawford, Feminist Law Professors: The blog entry includes comments from Terrance DaRosa of Pace Law School about HHS' proposed

• Leavitt's Actions On HHS Draft Rule Leave Possibility That It Will Be Used To Refuse Contraception, Opinion Piece Says

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  Although HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt in his final version of a proposed

• Connection Between A Mother's Mood And Her Baby's Sleep

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  If there's one thing that everyone knows about newborn babies, it's that they don't sleep through the night, and neither do their parents. But in fact, those first six months of life are crucial to developing the regular sleeping and waking patterns, known as circadian rhythms, that a child will need for a healthy future. Some children may start life with the sleep odds stacked against them, though, say University of Michigan sleep experts who study the issue.

• HPV Vaccine Deemed Safe Despite Higher Anaphylaxis Rates

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  According to a study published in CMAJ, young women who had human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination were found to be five to twenty times more likely to have anaphylaxis than women identified in comparable school-based vaccination programs. Researchers, however, also considered the overall rates of anaphylaxis to be low with no serious lasting effects.

• Bone Mineral Density Concerns Should Not Discourage Use Of Contraceptive Shot

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 7:00am EDT

  Concerns about the effects of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA)-the contraceptive shot-on bone mineral density (BMD) should not prevent clinicians from prescribing this method of contraception nor should its use be limited to two years, according to a new Committee Opinion released today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

• New Approach To Treating Endometrial Cancer Discovered By TGen And Washington University Researchers

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has announced a new approach to treating endometrial cancer patients that not only stops the growth of tumors, but kills the cancer cells. In a potentially major breakthrough, TGen scientists and collaborators at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

• Decrease In Teens Having Sex, Increase In Condom Use, CDC Study Finds

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  Current high school students are less likely to be sexually active and are more likely to use condoms than students who were in high school in 1991, according to a study published earlier this month in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the New York Times reports.

• 'Superbug' Breast Infections Controllable In Nursing Mothers, UT Southwestern Researchers Find

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  Many nursing mothers who have been hospitalized for breast abscesses are afflicted with the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, but according to new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians, conservative treatment can deal with the problem.

• New Discoveries To Be Revealed At Ovarian Cancer Symposium In Seattle

  Posted: September 1st, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Leading ovarian cancer researchers and clinicians from around the world will meet in Seattle September 4-5 to discuss exciting new discoveries and recent scientific findings to fight ovarian cancer, which kills more than 15,000 women every year. The news media will get a sneak peek at these discoveries during a morning news conference on September 4.

• Framing Technique Can Be Used As A Public Relations Strategy In Cases Of Sexual Assault

  Posted: August 30th, 2008, 7:00am EDT

  In Spring 2006, when three White Duke University lacrosse players were charged with raping a Black female student from nearby North Carolina Central University, Duke University officials framed the crisis in terms of institutional reputation rather than the rape issue at hand.

• WEHI's Immunologist Erika Cretney Wins L'Oreal Fellowship

  Posted: August 30th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  WEHI immunologist, Dr Erika Cretney, has been honoured with a L'Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowship. Dr Cretney was one of just four Fellowship winners selected by a jury of eminent Australian scientists from a competitive field of 212 nominees. Dr Cretney is studying fascinating cells known in the trade as Tregs - regulatory T cells. These specialised T lymphocytes are critical modulators of the immune system.