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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

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Medical News Today - OBGYN News (9 unread)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hospitalizations For Osteoarthritis Rising Sharply, USA

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

International Team Reveals First Prognosticator Of Survival In Aggressive Cancer

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