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The American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists Supports Women's Access To Universal Health Care

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:00am CST

During Cover the Uninsured Week, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reiterates its position that all women should be guaranteed a package of essential benefits that includes primary and preventive care, pregnancy-related and infant care, medically and surgically necessary services, prescription drugs, and catastrophic care...
CDC Analysis Shows Genital Herpes Rates Remain High

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:00am CST

Roughly 16% of U.S. residents ages 14 through 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the nation's most common sexually transmitted infections, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis released on Tuesday, Reuters reports. CDC noted that infection rates for the lifelong and incurable infection varied by gender and race. Twenty-one percent of U.S...
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Increases Over Last Decade

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:00am CST

The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. appears to have risen over the past 10 years, reaching a rate that is four times higher than the federal government's 2010 goal, the AP/Yahoo! News reports. In 2006, the last year for which nationwide data are available, about 13.3 maternal deaths occurred for every 100,000 live births, compared with around seven deaths per 100,000 births one decade before...
Men's 'Barbarity' Should Not Be Used To Justify Mistreatment Of Women, Opinion Piece Argues

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:00am CST

"'Feminism' is a loaded word in the United States," but the "simple fact is that 'the feminists' are absolutely right when it comes to the treatment of women in much of the developing world," Los Angeles Times columnist Jonah Goldberg writes...
Women Who Drink Moderately Appear To Gain Less Weight Than Non-Drinkers

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:00am CST

Normal-weight women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than non-drinkers, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. More than half of American adults drink alcoholic beverages, according to background information in the article...
Risk-Free Treatment For Low Female Sexual Desire

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:00am CST

According to the Journal of Sexual Medicine, people who engage in regular sexual activity gain several health benefits, such as longer lives, healthier hearts, lower blood pressure, and lower risk of breast cancer. However, approximately 33 percent of women may not receive these benefits due to low sexual desire...

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Medical News Today - OBGYN News (6 unread)

The American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists Supports Women's Access To Universal Health Care

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:00am CST

CDC Analysis Shows Genital Herpes Rates Remain High

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:00am CST

U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Increases Over Last Decade

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:00am CST

Men's 'Barbarity' Should Not Be Used To Justify Mistreatment Of Women, Opinion Piece Argues

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:00am CST

Women Who Drink Moderately Appear To Gain Less Weight Than Non-Drinkers

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:00am CST

Risk-Free Treatment For Low Female Sexual Desire

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 2:00am CST