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HHS Awards $27 Million For The Support Of Pregnant And Parenting Teens And Women
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $27 million to support pregnant and parenting teens and women in states and tribes across the country. Of the funds, $24 million was awarded to 17 states and tribes through the Pregnancy Assistance Fund, created by the Affordable Care Act... -
New Book Examines How Ordinary Women Revolutionized Healthcare In America
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
As 40th anniversary celebrations get underway surrounding the book, 'Our Bodies Ourselves,' a new history examines the battles of ordinary women in demanding equality, choice and respect in medical treatment and education about their own bodies... -
Risk Of Excess Body Fat In Breastfed Babies Doubled By Maternal Diet High In Trans Fats, Study Finds
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
A new University of Georgia study suggests that mothers who consume a diet high in trans fats double the likelihood that their infants will have high levels of body fat. Researchers, whose results appear in the early online edition of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that infants whose mothers consumed more than 4... -
Opinions: U.S. Aid To Pakistan; MDGs; GHI And Global Fund
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
U.S. Aid Mostly 'Invisible To Pakistanis' "The U.S. military has been working hard to provide flood assistance, but most of that is invisible to Pakistanis," David Ignatius writes in a Washington Post opinion piece... -
In-Country OB/GYN Training Programs Contributed To Retention Of Doctors In Ghana
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Ghanaian Obstetrics and Gynecology residents say in-country training programs contributed to their decision to remain in their home country to practice medicine, new University of Michigan research shows... -
Researchers Find How HRT And The Pill Can Lead To Breast Cancer And Suggest Possible Treatment
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers, affecting up to one in eight women during their lives in Europe, the UK and USA. Large population studies such as the Women's Health Initiative and the Million Women Study have shown that synthetic sex hormones called progestins used in hormone replacement therapy, HRT, and in contraceptives can increase the risk of breast cancers... -
Microbiomes May Hold Key To Better Understanding Of Preterm Birth
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
A team of scientists from Mayo Clinic, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the J. Craig Venter Institute are leveraging a long-standing research relationship to apply results from the Human Microbiome Project to help identify microbial risk predictors for preterm birth... -
Women And Infants Provides Fertility Preservation For Childhood Cancer Survivors
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
It is estimated that 1 in 500 children will be diagnosed with a form of childhood cancer. Fortunately, with the use of aggressive treatment modalities, more than 75% of these children will be cured. Therefore, many of these children and parents are looking beyond the cancer at important quality of life issues and guiding their treatments to assure "normal" post-cancer survivorship... -
Unlocking The Secret Of Beauty: Scientists Discover The Complexities Of Attractive Female Bodies
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Scientists in Australia and Hong Kong have conducted a comprehensive study to discover how different body measurements correspond with ratings of female attractiveness. The study, published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, found that across cultural divides young, tall and long armed women were considered the most attractive... -
Type 2 Diabetes Study - International Scientific Forum On Alcohol Research
Posted: September 30th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
In a very large cohort of African-American women in the US, the association between the consumption of alcohol, tea, and coffee and the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (late onset diabetes) was studied for 12 years... -
Intrauterine Device May Deliver Hormones And Halt Endometrial Cancer
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 10:00am CDT
An intrauterine device (IUD) - the coil contraceptive device - may be used to delay endometrial cancer, European researchers reveal in an article published in Annals of Oncology. Endometrial cancer is also known as cancer of the uterus or cancer of the womb... -
Also In Global Health News: Church On Contraceptives In Philippines; Russia's HIV Epidemic; Floods In Nigeria; Niger Cash Payment Program; More
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Catholic Church Critical Of Filipino President's Stance On Contraception Catholic Church representatives have criticized Filipino President Benigno Aquino's support for contraception, the Associated Press reports... -
Exercise Reduces Risk Of Developing Womb Cancer
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Women who exercise and keep active are around 30 per cent less likely to develop womb cancer than couch potatoes - according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer today... -
French Authority Test Results For Silicone Gel Filled Breast Implants Manufactured By PIP (Poly Implant Prosthese)
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
In early September the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced encouraging preliminary results of the UK testing on the silicone gel breast implants manufactured by the French company PIP. The French medical device regulatory authority (AFSSAPS) has announced the results of their testing... -
ECOWAS Forum Highlights Need For Nutrition To Be Integrated With Agriculture
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
A recent nutrition forum, held by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), looked at how to better incorporate nutrition into agriculture, IRIN reports... -
Female Support For Democrats Not As High As In Past Elections
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Although a majority of female voters continue to support Democratic candidates, their numbers are not as high as in years past, and female support for Democrats may not be enough in some tight races, according to recent polls, the Washington Post reports... -
International Conference Focusing On Women's Mental Health Oct. 27 To 30 In Pittsburgh
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Nearly 500 researchers, clinicians and mental health advocates are expected to attend the 2010 Marce Society International Conference, Perinatal Mental Health Research: Harvesting the Potential, Oct. 26 to 30, at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel in Pittsburgh... -
New Emergency Contraceptive 'Ella' Expected To Reach Market By End Of Year
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
A recently approved emergency contraceptive that is effective for up to five days after sex is likely to be on the market by the end of the year, according to the drug's manufacturer, Watson Pharmaceuticals, USA Today reports. The drug, to be marketed under the name ella, contains a compound called ulipristal... -
Sorting Through The Mammography Controversy
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
A year after a government panel revised its recommendations for breast cancer screening, many professional organizations have not followed suit. Where does this leave the average woman? "Experts agree mammography saves lives, and all major organizations still recommend regular mammograms... -
One In Two Postmenopausal Women With Vaginal Atrophy Lives Unnecessarily With Vaginal Discomfort For Over Three Years
Posted: September 29th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
One in two postmenopausal women with Vaginal Atrophy (VA) suffers from the condition for over three years, despite the availability of effective treatments that can improve vaginal health.1 That's according to new results from the VIVA (Vaginal Health: Insights, Views & Attitudes) Survey... -
Some China Provinces Could Relax One-Child Policy
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Some rural Chinese provinces are likely to expand exceptions to China's one-child policy, as the federal government continues to re-examine the 30-year-old policy, Reuters reports. The Chinese government has been cautious about reversing the policy, which largely has controlled the country's population that is expected to peak at 1.65 billion in 2033... -
Congress Considering Program To Help Women In Military; War Videos Prepare Doctors For Bomb Wounds
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Congress "is considering" a $3 million pilot program, that "would establish a Women Veterans and Service Members Joint Health Resource Center in South Jersey... -
Mayo Collaboration Finds Source Of Breast Drug Side Effect
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Mayo Clinic researchers and their international colleagues have discovered genetic variants that lead to severe arthritis for a subset of women when taking aromatase inhibitors to treat their breast cancer. This serious side effect is so painful that many women halt their lifesaving medication. The findings appear in the online issue of Journal of Clinical Oncology... -
Female Candidates Should Point Out Sexism In Political Campaigns, Study Suggests
Posted: September 28th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Sexist language used by a male political candidate toward a female political candidate causes a drop in her support, unless the woman points out that the remarks are inappropriate, according to a recent study sponsored by Women's Media Center, the WCF Foundation and Political Parity, Politico reports. The study, conducted by Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, evaluated 800 likely voters... -
Beyaz(R): One Of The World's Leading Oral Contraceptive YAZ(R) Is Approved In The US With Metafolin(R)
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Bayer Schering Pharma AG has been granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Beyaz®, the first oral contraceptive worldwide to contain folate, in the form of Merck & Cie's Metafolin®. Metafolin® is the pure crystalline form of the naturally occurring active folate species, L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate. Unlike folic acid, it can directly be used by the body... -
Grant To Study Face-To-Face Vs. Virtual Health Education For African-American Women With Type-2 Diabetes
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
BUSM Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs John Wiecha, MD, MPH, in the Department of Family Medicine, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Challenge grant from the National Library of Medicine. The grant, valued at more than $950,000 will fund a study to provide health education to African-American women with type-2 diabetes... -
Blogs Comment On New Emergency Contraception, GOP 'Pledge,' Other Topics
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
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Research Roundup: Medical Homes; Drug Samples And Prescribing; The Health Law And Disparities; Women's Health; CBO Projections
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Institute of Medicine: Women's Health Research: Progress, Pitfalls, and Promise - "Substantial progress has been made since the expansion of investment in women's health research. Research findings have changed the practice of medicine and public-health recommendations in several prominent contexts, including changes in standards of care for women... -
Recent Releases In Global Health
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Several blogs, publications examine the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit: The MDGs serve a dual purpose "helping the poor countries to fight poverty and the rich countries to preserve a sense of social solidarity," writes Jeffrey Sachs, director of Columbia University's Earth Institute in a post on the Guardian's "Poverty Matters Blog... -
N.J. Budget Cuts Cause Several Family Planning Centers To Close
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
State budget cuts to New Jersey family planning centers have forced one facility to close its doors, while at least two more are expected to close by the end of November, advocates said on Wednesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. In his fiscal 2011 budget, Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed $7.5 million for family planning centers, saying that the state did not have the funding... -
NICE Opens Consultation On First Ever Guidelines To Tackle Ovarian Cancer
Posted: September 26th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
For the first time, national guidelines are being developed for the NHS in England and Wales to aid earlier diagnosis and promote more effective management and support specifically for women with ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women with around 6,800 cases being diagnosed each year in the UK[1]... -
Can't Focus? Maybe It's The Wrong Time Of Month
Posted: September 26th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Feeling a little sluggish and having trouble concentrating? Hormones might be to blame according to new research from Concordia University published in the journal Brain and Cognition... -
Hologic's Selenia Dimensions (3-D) Digital Mammography Tomosynthesis System Receives Favorable Votes From FDA Advisory Panel
Posted: September 25th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced that the Radiological Devices Panel (Panel) of the U.S... -
Increased Attention To Women's Health Research Has Yielded Gains On Some Important Conditions, But Progress Lags On Others
Posted: September 25th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
A concerted effort to boost research on women's health over the last two decades has lessened the burden of disease and reduced deaths among women due to cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and cervical cancer, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine... -
FDA Approves Manufacturing Plan For Menerba, Bionovo's Menopausal Hot Flash Drug Candidate
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Bionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI, BNVID) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the Company's Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls (CMC) plan for its lead drug candidate, Menerba®, in a Type "B" or "End of Phase 2" meeting. With this designation, the decisions and agreements are now considered binding on the Company and the FDA... -
Experts Available To Discuss Breast Cancer Awareness
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
David P. Winchester, MD, FACS, Medical Director, American College of Surgeons Cancer Programs and Chair, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, and Cary Kaufman, MD, FACS, Chair-Elect, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, are available to help reporters convey the importance of early detection and comprehensive treatment of breast cancer... -
Opening Of The Carmen And John Thain Center For Prenatal Pediatrics Will Change How Prenatal Care Is Received
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center announced the opening of The Carmen and John Thain Center for Prenatal Pediatrics. The new unit will provide high-risk pregnant women and their babies the most comprehensive care currently available, all in one location... -
High Rate Of C-Sections After Pelvic Fractures
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
In research led by a Saint Louis University surgeon, investigators found that women who give birth after suffering pelvic fractures receive C-sections at more than double normal rates despite the fact that vaginal delivery after such injuries is possible... -
Researchers Find Protein Plays Key Role In Women's Reproductive Health
Posted: September 24th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Researchers now working at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine have found that a key protein - α-thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked protein, or ATRX - plays a pivotal role in the early stages of embryonic development. Details appear September 23 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics... -
International Alliance Launched To Support Country-Led Progress In Reproductive, Maternal And Newborn Health
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 8:00am CDT
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, U.K... -
CGI Opening Day Focuses On Economic Growth, Natural Disasters, Women's Rights
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 7:00am CDT
The Clinton Global Initiative's (CGI) three-day annual summit began on Tuesday with a focus on economic growth, natural disaster preparation and the empowerment of women and girls, Reuters reports... -
Mammography Saves Lives Campaign Helps Clear Confusion On When And How Often Women Should Receive Mammograms
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Women confused about when to have a mammogram have a new interactive source of information - MammographySavesLives.org - launching this week along with a series of public service announcements on television and radio stations across the country... -
InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) Endorses Joint G8 Science Academies' Statement On Health Of Women And Children
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
The InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP), a global network of academies of science and medicine, will announce its support for the Joint G8 Science Academies' Statement on the Health of Women and Children during a news conference at the Summit on the Millennium Development Goals hosted by UNICEF in New York on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. U.N... -
Guideline Calls For Changes In Practice To Increase Uptake Of Antenatal Care For Pregnant Women In Difficult Social Circumstances
Posted: September 23rd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Too many women faced with difficult social circumstances are not accessing or engaging with maternity services with potential negative consequences for them and their baby's health... -
12-Month Study Reports Efficacy Rates For AMS' Elevate Apical And Posterior Prolapse Repair System
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 8:00am CDT
American Medical Systems® (AMS) (Nasdaq: AMMD), a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, announced the results of a 12-month single-arm, prospective multi-center study of the Elevate® Apical and Posterior Prolapse Repair System... -
City-Dwelling Women Face Diet And Exercise Challenges
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Ob-gyns need to appreciate the unique challenges facing their overweight and obese urban patients when it comes to counseling them about diet and exercise, according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists... -
N.J. Fail To Restore Funds To Family-Planning Centers; Record Number Eligible For Medicaid Penn; N.Y. Report Suggests Overhauling Medicaid System
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Philadelphia Inquirer: Efforts by N.J. Senate Democrats to restore $7.5 million to state family planning health centers ended Monday without any Republican support. In a 23-17 party line vote the Senate failed veto the governor's veto of center funding. Gov... -
Blogs Comment On Social Justice Issues, Tea Party Abortion Stance, Other Topics
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 6:00am CDT
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries... -
N.J. Senate Fails To Override Veto Of Family Planning Funds
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 5:00am CDT
On Monday, New Jersey Senate Democrats failed to override Gov. Chris Christie's (R) veto of $7.5 million from the state budget that would have funded family planning centers, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports... -
Obesity Hurts Wallets And Health, Especially In Women
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 4:00am CDT
The Associated Press: Obese women incur higher costs, both to their health and wallets, than men, according to a new study by researchers at George Washington University. "George Washington University researchers added in things like employee sick days, lost productivity, even the need for extra gasoline - and found the annual cost of being obese is $4,879 for a woman and $2,646 for a man... -
World Experts To Address The Causes And Treatment Options For Postpartum Hemorrhage, A Major Cause Of Global Maternal Death
Posted: September 22nd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Cook Medical has invited experts in women's health and postpartum hemorrhage from North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa to participate in a roundtable discussion with the world press to explore the causes, risk factors and prevalence of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) a fatal complication of childbirth that affects approximately 14 million women annually... -
Why Breast Cancer Patients Feel Pretty
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 8:00am CDT
blue sky scrubs are making cancer patients feel good about themselves. Through Project Blue Sky, blue sky scrubs is able to provide patients with a fashion forward way to cover the most outward sign of sickness, hair loss. With every purchase, blue sky scrubs sends a free to hat to either a cancer patient at MD Anderson or the purchasing customer... -
Younger Women's Dense Breast Tissue Limits Effectiveness Of Mammograms, Study Finds
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Mammography alone is not effective for breast cancer screening in women in their 40s because their breast tissue usually appears the same color as tumors in the images, according to a Stanford University study published recently in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Newsday/Chicago Tribune reports... -
The GRACE Study Has Significant Implications For Inclusion Of Women In Clinical Trials
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Data from the GRACE (Gender, Race And Clinical Experience) study will be published in the September 21st issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. GRACE is the largest-ever study of treatment-experienced adult women with HIV-1 to examine gender differences in response to HIV therapy... -
Casting For Recovery Receives Donation From Anthem Blue Cross And Blue Shield In Maine
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Casting for Recovery (CFR), a national, non-profit, support and educational program for women with breast cancer is pleased to announce a generous donation of $10,000 from Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine in support of local programs... -
UNFPA Head Asks World Leaders To Put Women's Health At Heart Of Development Priorities
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 4:00am CDT
UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Ahmed Obaid called on world leaders to increase funding for reproductive health, including family planning, and place women's health at the centre of their national plans. "Now is the time to move from speech lines to budget lines," said Ms. Obaid at an event during the MDG Summit which started today at the United Nations... -
Premenstrual Syndrome Can Be Prevented With Low-dose Prozac (Fluoxetine)
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 9:00am CDT
Taking low-dose Prozac (fluoxetine) for a few days during the premenstrual period shows promise in preventing the negative and emotional symptoms associated with PMS (premenstrual syndrome), neuroscientists at the University of Birmingham, England have revealed. PMS affects millions of women globally. The researchers say they have identified an organic cause for PMS. Dr... -
Rapid Repeat Teen Pregnancy, Avoidable?
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Many teenagers are going back to having unprotected sex and thus increasing the chances of repeat pregnancy within two years of having their first child. Ninety four percent of women teens are engaging in this practice and thirty percent are doing so without protection, thus increasing the chance of Rapid Repeat Pregnancy or RRP... -
Ovarian Cancer Is Detected Promptly In Australia
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
In Australia, they say that most women with ovarian cancer are not diagnosed promptly or properly in general. However a recent study shows otherwise in most cases... -
Blogs Comment On Military Abortion Ban, Rape Definition, Other Topics
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Time To End the Ban on Military Women's Access to Abortion," NARAL Pro-Choice America's "Blog for Choice": The federal ban on abortion services at military hospitals, including privately funded procedures, is "unconscionable," according to a NARAL Pro-Choice America blog entry... -
Progress Against Child Deaths Will Lag Until Family, Community Care Prioritized
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Global efforts to tackle millions of preventable child and maternal deaths will fail to extend gains unless world leaders act now to pour more healthcare resources directly into families and communities, according to a new World Vision report launched recently... -
Cardiovascular Disease In Women Decreased By Significant Weight-Loss From Surgery
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Significant weight loss not only improves daily life of morbidly obese woman but also decreases the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, many people cannot lose weight or cannot maintain weight loss without help... -
Microbicide Films For HIV Prevention To Be Developed By Pitt
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
With the support of an $11.8 million, five-year federal grant, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators are developing a quick-dissolving vaginal film containing a powerful drug that reduces the risk of HIV infection, and they plan to begin testing it locally within a year... -
IOM Releases Progress Report On Women's Health Research: Sept. 23
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
A major effort to conduct research on women's health began about 20 years ago, when it became clear that results from studies until then, which involved mostly male subjects, were often misinterpreted or misapplied in the cases of female patients... -
Educational Gender Gap Closing; Findings Offer New Path For Accelerating Progress In Child Health
Posted: September 20th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Women are advancing further in school than at any time in recent history, a trend that is having a tremendous impact on child mortality, according to new research from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. Between 1970 and 2009, mortality in children under age 5 dropped from 16 million to 7... -
Link Between Father Absence And Earlier Puberty Among Certain Girls
Posted: September 19th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Girls in homes without a biological father are more likely to hit puberty at an earlier age, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley's School of Public Health... -
The FSRH's International Working Group Outlines Commitment To Help Achieve UN's MDG 5 Ahead Of International Summit In New York
Posted: September 19th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Achieving universal access to reproductive health is a core target of MDG 5 of improving maternal health. More than 200 million women in low resource countries are not using effective contraception1 not by choice but due to no access. Individuals and couples are denied the human right to decide on the number and spacing of their children... -
Natural Breast Cancer Treatment Options - Saving Breasts, Saving Lives
Posted: September 18th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Cora Wallace was 37 when she discovered a lump in her right breast. She was newly divorced, raising two children, and was scared to death. Before she called her doctor, Wallace started researching breast cancer options on the internet. According to TMD Limited, a medical tourism company, over half of the 750,000 Americans who travel overseas for medical treatment find clinics through the web... -
Child Mortality Closely Linked To Women's Education Levels
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 4:00pm CDT
Over half of the reduction in the global mortality of children under 5 years of age is linked to increased education among females of reproductive age, says a reports from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, published in the medical journal The Lancet. Sixteen million children under the age of five died in 1970, compared to 7... -
Women With Sexual Dysfunction Respond Well To Placebo Therapy
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 12:00pm CDT
Women with sexual dysfunction - low sexual arousal and/or sexual desire - appear to experience clinically significant symptom changes when given a placebo, according to a study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine... -
National Health Organizations Hail House Subcommittee Approval Of The Heart For Women Act
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
National health organizations applauded the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee for their favorable vote on legislation to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the leading killers of American women -- heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases... -
Media Outlets Examine How Maternal Health, Efforts To Reduce Global Poverty Will Be Central To Next Week's MDG Summit
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Media outlets continued to look ahead to next week's U.N. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Summit, with a focus on two of the central themes to be addressed at the meeting - maternal health and poverty. "Reducing maternal mortality is viewed as critical for meeting" the MDGs, AOL News reports in a piece that examines the progress and challenges to achieving this goal... -
Women With Postpartum Depression Have Anomalies In Brain Areas Processing Emotion, Imaging Study Reveals
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Women with postpartum depression who viewed pictures of scared or angry faces had less activity as shown by functional magnetic resonance brain imaging than did healthy mothers in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain that controls emotional responses and recognizes emotional cues in others... -
Videos Discuss GOP Senate Nominee O'Donnell's Views On Abstinence, HIV/AIDS
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
The following summarizes selected women's health-related videos. Videos Surface of GOP Candidate O'Donnell: MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" uncovered videos this week that feature tea party-backed primary victor Christine O'Donnell discussing abstinence for a 1990s MTV special. In the video, O'Donnell -- who defeated Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del... -
Training Can Close The Gender Gap In Spatial Ability
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Barriers to children's achievement in the areas of science, math, and engineering have become a particular concern as policymakers focus on America's economic competitiveness. A gender difference in girls' spatial abilities emerges very early in development, and researchers have suggested that this difference may be a source of gaps in achievement in math and science for girls... -
Breastfeeding In The UK: Researchers Study The 'Booby Traps'
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Australian researchers are embarking on a study of mums in the United Kingdom to discover if "guilt-tripping women" into breastfeeding is effective in persuading them to opt for breast over bottle. Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a recognised leader in breastfeeding research and has already undertaken a study in Australia and the US... -
Go Red For Women And NBC Inspire Women To 'Speak Up To Save Lives'
Posted: September 17th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Too many women die each year because they are unaware that heart disease is still their No. 1 killer. In fact, one in three women die from cardiovascular disease at the rate of almost one per minute... -
First Artificial Human Ovary That Can Grow Oocytes Into Mature Human Eggs In The Lab
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 3:00pm CDT
Scientists at Women & Infants Hospital and Brown University, Rhode Island have invented the first artificial human ovary, providing a possible new method for carrying out fertility research, as well as potential infertility treatments for patients with cancer. The researchers say they have already used the lab-grown organ to mature human eggs... -
U.N. Secretary-General Taps Former Chilean President To Head U.N. Agency For Women
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
"Michelle Bachelet, famous for breaking gender barriers by becoming the first woman elected president of Chile, will head the new global United Nations agency created to advance women's rights, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced Tuesday," the New York Times reports. "Ban said he chose Ms. Bachelet, 58, from 26 candidates for her political skills and ability to create consensus... -
Reuters Examines Conditional Cash Transfer Programs In Latin America
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Reuters examines a program providing cash incentives to "more than 2.6 million Colombians, mostly women with young children living in extreme poverty" in exchange for their participation in "health workshops" and their commitment to ensuring their children receive "regular medical check-ups," receive immunizations and "attend school at least 80 percent of the time... -
Pregnant Women Need Flu Vaccine
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
There will be only one flu shot needed this year and pregnant women should make sure they're at the front of the line to get it. Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended two flu shots, one to protect against the seasonal flu virus and a second to protect against the H1N1 virus, which became prevalent after the seasonal flu vaccines had been manufactured... -
The SOGC And APOG Respond To Demand For Clearer Guidelines Regarding Pelvic Examinations By Medical Students
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Featured in the September edition of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada is a revised joint policy statement developed by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) and the Association of Professors of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Canada (APOG) that provides clear guidelines regarding the performance of pelvic examinations by medical students... -
Urgent Steps Needed To Tackle Inadequate Support For Women With Secondary Breast Cancer
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
57% of breast care nurses who took part in a UK survey for the charity Breast Cancer Care feel that there is inadequate provision for women with secondary breast cancer, a progressive incurable disease that kills half a million women worldwide every year after the cancer spreads to other organs... -
U.N. Taps Former Chilean President To Head Gender Equity Agency
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
On Tuesday, United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-Moon announced that former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet will lead the newly created U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, a consolidation of four smaller agencies that deal with women's issues, the New York Times reports... -
The Combined Impact Of Lifestyle Factors On Mortality Among Chinese Women
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
In research published this week in PLoS Medicine, results from the Shanghai Women's Health Study reveal the impact of lifestyle-related factors on mortality in a cohort of Chinese women - confirming the results from other Western research studies... -
U.S. Breastfeeding Rates Higher At Birth But Stagnant For Older Infants, CDC Reports
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Continuing a decade-long increase, three-fourths of infants born in the U.S. in 2007 were breastfed at least temporarily, according to annual data released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA Today reports. However, the rate of infants still being breastfed at six months and 12 months has stagnated... -
Construction Of 'Artificial Ovary' To Develop Oocytes Into Mature Human Eggs
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Researchers at Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital have invented the first artificial human ovary, an advance that provides a potentially powerful new means for conducting fertility research and could also yield infertility treatments for cancer patients. The team has already used the lab-grown organ to mature human eggs... -
Stem Cells Shown To Restore Non-Functioning Ovaries
Posted: September 16th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Around 1% of women under the age of 40 suffer Premature Ovarian Failure (POF). Which is a stopping of normal functioning of the ovaries in a woman younger than age 40. Women largely stop producing eggs and ovarian hormones. It used to be called premature menopause. Infertility is a major problem that affects these women and currently no treatment is available that increases fertility... -
Maternal Deaths Worldwide Drop By Third
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 9:00am CDT
The number of women dying due to complications during pregnancy and childbirth has decreased by 34% from an estimated 546 000 in 1990 to 358 000 in 2008, according to a new report, Trends in maternal mortality, released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Bank... -
Final Draft Guidance Recommends Osteoporosis Treatment As A New Option For Women At Increased Risk Of Fractures
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 9:00am CDT
Postmenopausal women who are at increased risk[1] of osteoporotic fractures should be treated with denosumab if treatment with the currently available oral bisphosphonates alendronate, and either risedronate or etidronate is unsuitable, according to draft guidance published today (Wednesday 15 September) by NICE... -
Ahead Of MDG Summit, U.N. Secretary-General Calls For Additional Funds, Strategy For Tackling Women's And Children's Health Issues
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced that "nearly 140" world leaders are planning to attend next week's U.N. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Summit in New York, where they will discuss ways to help countries reach the targets by 2015, the Canadian Press reports (Lederer, 9/13). "The leaders, including U.S... -
Also In Global Health News: New U.N. Drug Czar; Measles Vaccinations In China; Pakistan Flood Endangers Pregnant Women; Campaign Against Rape In Haiti
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
New U.N. Drug Czar Pledges Public Health, Human Rights Focus The new head of the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov, took office on Monday and "pledged to focus on public health and human rights," the Associated Press reports... -
Study Shows Melatonin Almost Doubles IVF Success Rate In Women With Poor Egg Quality
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Poor egg (oocyte) quality is an important cause of female infertility. Low quality eggs may have several problems, for example they may not divide properly, or they may be missing certain chromosomes. Egg quality also declines with age, and certain medical conditions, such as PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome, can lead to poor quality eggs... -
Makers Of Female Sexual Arousal Products Cite Bias In Ad Standards
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
The makers of Zestra Essential Arousal Oils, which claim to enhance sexual arousal in women, have faced difficulties advertising the product because of what they argue are a bias in ad standards and a cultural discomfort with female sexuality, the New York Times reports... -
Good Start Genetics, Inc. Raises $18 Million To Develop And Launch Sequencing-Based Pre-Pregnancy Genetic Screening Test
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Good Start Genetics, Inc., announced the completion of an $18 million Series A financing... -
Report Highlights 'Failures' Of Colo. Abstinence-Only Programs
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Colorado policymakers need to give more attention to comprehensive sex education programs, according to a report released last week that details the "failures" of the state's abstinence-only sex education programs, the Denver Daily News reports... -
Skin Lesions In Breast Cancer Patients Could Develop Into Aggressive Tumors
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Physicians have long noticed that breast cancer patients who have had surgery or radiation therapy have an heightened risk of developing angiosarcoma, a rare type of cancer that originates in the lining of the blood vessels. Now, researchers at Loyola University Health System in Maywood, Ill., have focused in on a finding that could be a possible precursor to angiosarcoma... -
Ovarian Cancer Researchers Request Practice Changes To Protect Against Ovarian Cancer (Deaths Could Be Reduced 50 Percent Over 20 Years)
Posted: September 14th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Gynecologic oncologists with the Ovarian Cancer Research Program at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the BC Cancer Agency have begun an important campaign that will reduce deaths from ovarian cancer. They are asking all BC gynecologists to change surgical practice to fully remove the fallopian tube when performing hysterectomy or tubal ligation... -
'Transforming Global Health: The Interdisciplinary Power Of Universities' Is The Theme Of The Consortium Of Universities For Global Health Conference
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
More than 600 people will gather for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual conference being held at the University of Washington in Seattle on September 19-21 to discuss the critical role of universities in global health. The conference is the largest university-based global health conference ever held... -
IPS Examines Obstetric Fistula In Africa
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Inter Press Service examines how women's "low status" can contribute to the development of obstetric fistulas in women in "East, Central and Southern Africa... -
Recent Releases In Global Health
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
Lancet Comment: Make Pain Treatment, Palliative Care Available To End 'Suffering Of Millions' "The undertreatment of pain caused by cancer and other conditions is a global health tragedy," write the authors of a Lancet Comment. Noting a resolution adopted by the U.N... -
Blogs Comment On History Of Abortion-Rights Movement, Teen Sexuality, Other Topics
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "An Ob-Gyn's Thoughts On Abortion," Lissa Rankin, Care2: Rankin, an ob-gyn and author of a forthcoming book about reproductive health, writes about her decision to offer abortion care. Growing up, Rankin was taught by her Christian parents and her church that abortion was wrong... -
Cesarean Sections 17% More Likely In For-profit Hospitals Compared To Nonprofit Ones, California
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Women who give birth at for-profit hospitals in the state of California have a 17% higher chance of undergoing a C-section (cesarean section) than at nonprofit hospitals, according to a California Watch analysis, which compiled a database from state birthing records. The authors add that a C-section can bring in much more revenue than a vaginal birth... -
Female Athletes With Higher Estrogen Levels May Have Higher Injury Risk
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
In female athletes with chronically higher estrogen levels, differences in the mechanical properties of tendons may lead to a higher risk of injury, according to a study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association... -
Detailed Cholesterol Test Provides Vital Clues For Women In Search Of PCOS Answers
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, known as PCOS, is a silent and often mysterious disease that plays havoc with a woman's body and increases the risk of serious illness. PCOS is the number one cause of female infertility and increases the risk of heart disease, insulin resistance, diabetes and certain cancers... -
Survey Reveals Roughly 3 In 5 Women May Be Mistreating Their Yeast Infections
Posted: September 11th, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Few women go through life having never suffered from the uncomfortable symptoms of a yeast infection. In fact, nearly 3 in 4 (72 percent) women will experience their first yeast infection before age 25. (1) Furthermore, the incidence of yeast infections is highest among young women ages 18-24 (2), who are new to the category and uncertain about symptoms and available treatment options... -
Top Women's Health Site To Support And Fund Women's Health Research Through A Global Web Campaign -- Calls On 1 Million Women To Help
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Top 10 women's health site EmpowHER launched what is expected to be the largest online movement for women's health in the next year -- the 1000Women campaign... -
Videos Discuss Military Abortion Policies, Infertility
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos.Keenan Explains Burris Amendment: Appearing on Fox News, NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan explained why Congress should allow military servicewoman and their dependents to obtain abortion care at military facilities if they pay for it themselves... -
Chinese Pilot Program Will Relax One-Child Policy In Some Provinces
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Chinese officials are launching pilot programs in five provinces that will ease the country's one-child policy, a change that some advocates hope will pave the way for a complete reversal of the policy, USA Today reports. The 30-year-old one-child rule was established to control population levels in the Communist nation, which is the most populous country in the world... -
Summit Negotiators Seek To Get MDGs 'Back On Track'
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
"World powers are moving slowly toward an accord on the strategy to be embraced at a looming United Nations summit aiming to get the lofty Millennium Development Goals [MDGs] back on track," Agence France-Presse writes in an article examining the ongoing debates over how best to achieve the MDGs before the 2015 deadline... -
Female Prisoners Released In Mexican 'Miscarriage' Case
Posted: September 10th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Seven women serving prison terms in Mexico for the deaths of their newborns were released Tuesday after the state of Guanajuato enacted a legal reform that lowered their sentences to time already served, the AP/Yahoo! News reports... -
Genetic Connection Between Endometriosis And Ovarian Cancer Found
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 10:00am CDT
A new cancer gene mutation - ARID1A - has been found which links endometriosis to two types of ovarian cancer, researchers report in an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)... -
Abnormal Body Weight Related To Increased Mortality In Colon Cancer Patients
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research... -
EMILY's List Launches Campaign Against Nev. Congressional Candidate Heck
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
EMILY's List is launching a two-week television ad campaign in Nevada that portrays Republican House candidate Joe Heck as hostile toward women's health issues, Politico reports. EMILY's List, which supports female candidates who are in favor of abortion rights, is backing Heck's opponent, Democratic incumbent Rep. Dina Titus... -
Discovery Of Missing Link Between Obesity And Infertility
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Obesity and infertility frequently go hand in hand. Now, researchers reporting on studies of mice in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, might have figured out why that is, and the results come as something of a surprise. "There was a sense that the reproductive dysfunction was due to insulin resistance," said Andrew Wolfe of Hopkins Children's... -
New Study Shows Promise For Identifying, Reducing Reproductive Coercion
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
The latest research on reproductive coercion -- a type of intimate partner abuse in which the man threatens the woman to become pregnant -- shows that a simple intervention at a family planning clinic can empower women to protect themselves from future abuse, Time reports... -
Iowa Lawmakers Should Update Abortion Laws To Accommodate Use Of Telemedicine, Editorial Says
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
By using telemedicine to dispense abortion medication, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is applying the technology "as it was intended: to expand access to legal health services in rural Iowa," the Des Moines Register states in an editorial... -
Blogs Comment On Reproductive Health Legislation, Research, Other Topics
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Electronic Mnemonics and the Pill," Laura Lloyd, National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's "Pregnant Pause": Although oral contraceptives are the most popular birth control method among U.S. teens and young adults, the pill "tends to be less effective than it could be thanks to user error," Lloyd writes... -
Blogs Comment On Reproductive Health Legislation, Research, Other Topics
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Electronic Mnemonics and the Pill," Laura Lloyd, National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's "Pregnant Pause": Although oral contraceptives are the most popular birth control method among U.S. teens and young adults, the pill "tends to be less effective than it could be thanks to user error," Lloyd writes... -
Experts Gathered For UNAIDS, WHO Meeting Recommend Follow-Up Studies Of ARV-Containing Microbicide Gel Start Soon
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Experts gathered at a joint meeting of UNAIDS and the WHO last week called for two additional clinical trials to test the effectiveness and safety of a microbicide vaginal gel containing the antiretroviral tenofovir, which previous studies have shown reduces the risk of HIV transmission in women who used it before and after sex by 39 percent, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (9/5)... -
Progressives Need 'New Models' To Counter Conservative Female Politicians, New York Times Opinion Piece Says
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
"Since the 2008 election, progressive leaders have done little to address the obvious national appetite for female leadership," Anna Holmes, founding editor of Jezebel, and author Rebecca Traister write in a New York Times opinion piece. Hampered by their "continuing obsession" with former Alaska Gov... -
Focus On The Family Joins With Chinese Authorities To Teach Abstinence In Schools
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
The U.S.-based conservative Christian group Focus on the Family has launched a program teaching abstinence to students in China's Yunnan Province, the Washington Post reports... -
Funding Roadblocks Stall Progress On Vaginal Microbicide To Fight HIV
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Donors have not committed enough money to move forward with two studies needed to confirm the efficacy of a vaginal microbicidal gel infused with the antiviral drug tenofovir to prevent HIV transmission in women, the New York Times reports... -
Morning Sickness, Still No Relief
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
There are currently no reliably safe and effective treatments for morning sickness, according to Cochrane researchers who conducted a systematic review of the available evidence. There was very limited evidence for all pharmaceutical and alternative medicines tested. Morning sickness is the term used to describe vomiting and feelings of nausea in pregnant women... -
Gynecologic Cancer Patients Should Consider Clinical Trials
Posted: September 6th, 2010, 4:00am CDT
For the estimated 83,000 women who will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer in 2010, participation in clinical trials offers an opportunity both to ensure that future patients benefit from the most up-to-date treatments and increased survival rates and to potentially improve the health of current patients... -
Also In Global Health News: Congo Security Warnings; Niger Food Crisis; Drug Cost In Developing Countries; Measles Vaccination In China
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 8:00am CDT
Congolese Community Leaders Warned U.N. About Security; 240 Rape Victims Now Identified "Congolese community leaders say they begged local U.N. officials and army commanders to protect villagers days before rebels gang-raped scores of people, from a month-old baby boy to a 110-year-old great-great-grandmother," the Associated Press reports... -
European Menopause And Andropause Society Publishes Four Position Statements About The Post-reproductive Health Of Women
Posted: September 3rd, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Elsevier announced the publication of four important position statements from the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the journal Maturitas on common management problems in the post-reproductive health of women. The statements cover the management of the menopause in the context of obesity, epilepsy, endometriosis and premature ovarian failure... -
Why Does Anxiety Target Women More? FSU Researcher Awarded $1.8M Grant To Find Out
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Anxiety disorders afflict women twice as often as men, but estrogen might not be the reason. Testosterone, though, could be. That is one of the preliminary findings in the lab of Florida State University researcher Mohamed Kabbaj, associate professor in the College of Medicine. He recently was awarded a five-year, $1... -
Also In Global Health News: China's First HIV Discrimination Case; Congo Mass Rape; S. Sudan Flooding; Kenya's Population Growth; Family Planning
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 7:00am CDT
Court Accepts China's First HIV Discrimination Case, State Media Reports "A municipal court in central China has accepted the country's first lawsuit alleging work discrimination because of HIV status, state media reported Tuesday," the Associated Press reports (8/31)... -
Study Indicates Targeted Strategies Needed To Find, Prevent And Treat Breast Cancer Among Mexican-origin Women
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 5:00am CDT
Specific prevention and education strategies are needed to address breast cancer in Mexican-origin women in this country, according to a study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, which was published online in the journal Cancer... -
Surgeons Impact Whether A Woman Gets Breast Reconstruction
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 3:00am CDT
When breast cancer surgeons regularly confer with plastic surgeons prior to surgery, their patients are more likely to have reconstruction, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Where a woman goes for breast cancer treatment can vary widely - ranging from small private practices to large hospital settings... -
Ovatech™ Reports Successful Completion Of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Ovaprene™ Non-Hormonal Intravaginal Contraceptive Ring
Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 2:00am CDT
Ovatech, an emerging women's health-focused company, announced that the Company's Phase 2 clinical study of its non-hormonal, intravaginal contraceptive ring, Ovaprene, has been successfully completed... -
Link Between Girls' Early Puberty And Unstable Environment Via Insecure Attachment In Infancy
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 6:00am CDT
Girls are hitting puberty earlier and earlier. One recent study found that more than 10 percent of American girls have some breast development by age 7. This news has upset many people, but it may make evolutionary sense in some cases for girls to develop faster, according to the authors of a new paper published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science... -
Study Reveals That American Women Are Happier Going To Church Than Shopping On Sundays
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 6:00am CDT
A new study conducted by a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher, together with a researcher from De-Paul University, reveals that women in the United States generally derive more happiness from religious participation than from shopping on Sundays... -
Swiss Breast Cancer Patient Becomes First In World To Receive Treatment Using Gated RapidArc From Varian Medical Systems
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 5:00am CDT
A 51-year-old breast cancer patient from Switzerland has become the first person in the world to be treated using Gated RapidArc®, which makes it possible to monitor patient breathing and compensate for tumor motion while quickly delivering radiotherapy during a continuous rotation around the patient... -
Bladder Cancer Risk May Be Decreased By Increasing Selenium Intake
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 5:00am CDT
A common mineral may provide protection against bladder cancer. According to results of a study published in the September issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, selenium intake is associated with decreased risk of bladder cancer... -
Preventive Surgeries Linked To Lower Risk Of Breast And Ovarian Cancer
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 3:00am CDT
Women with the inherited mutations of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who had preventive (prophylactic) breast removal (mastectomy) or the removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries (salpingo-oophorectomy) were found to have a significantly lower risk of developing ovarian and breast cancers, says a study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), September 1st issue... -
Increased Heart Attacks In Young Italian Women
Posted: September 1st, 2010, 2:00am CDT
The incidence of acute myocardial infarction in Italy sharply increased, particularly among young women, between the years 2001 and 2005, according to a comprehensive study funded by the Human Health Foundation (HHF), a nonprofit Italian charity for biomedical research and health education in Spoleto, Italy. The results were published in Aging Clinical Experimental Research...