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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

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• Health Tip: Avoid Yeast Infections

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

  Title: Health Tip: Avoid Yeast Infections
  Category: Health News
  Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008

• Scientists Spot New Twist in HIV Infection

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

  Title: Scientists Spot New Twist in HIV Infection
  Category: Health News
  Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008

• C-Section Affects Moms' Response to Baby

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

  Title: C-Section Affects Moms' Response to Baby
  Category: Health News
  Created: 9/5/2008
  Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008

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• 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

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• Brain protein may hold key to fertility

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 11:49am EDT

  Scientists have discovered the crucial ovulation-triggering role played by a small protein molecule in the brain, a finding that could hold the key to new therapies for infertility.

Medical News Today - OBGYN News

• 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.

MedicineNet Womens Health General

• 3 Questions Can Spot Possible Postpartum Depression

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

  Title: 3 Questions Can Spot Possible Postpartum Depression
  Category: Health News
  Created: 9/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2008

• Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On

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

  Title: Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
  Category: Health News
  Created: 9/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2008

• Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study

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

  Title: Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
  Category: Health News
  Created: 9/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2008

• Kids of Stressed, Low-Income Moms Prone to Weight Problems

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

  Title: Kids of Stressed, Low-Income Moms Prone to Weight Problems
  Category: Health News
  Created: 9/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2008

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• Smoking riskier for women's hearts than men's

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 12:04pm EDT

  Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.

Medical News Today - OBGYN News

• 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.

MedicineNet Womens Health General

• HPV Vaccine Has Higher Allergic Reaction Rate

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

  Title: HPV Vaccine Has Higher Allergic Reaction Rate
  Category: Health News
  Created: 9/2/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2008

Medical News Today - OBGYN News

• 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.

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• Brain dysfunction tied to fibromyalgia

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 2:43pm EDT

  Dysfunction in a portion of the brain may explain some of the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome, researchers suggest in a paper published in the Journal of Rheumatology

Medical News Today - OBGYN News

• Penn. Gov. Rendell Plans To Request Federal Abstinence-Only Funds

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) plans to apply for federal funding to support abstinence-only sex education programs for organizations and schools in the state, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. According to the Inquirer, the state Health Department is applying for approximately $1.

• Uganda Facing Challenges With Its Efforts To Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  Mother-to-child HIV transmission rates remain high in Uganda, despite services made available by the government to prevent MTCT, IRIN/PlusNews reports. Government figures estimate 20,000 children contract the virus annually, accounting for 42% of all new cases in the country, according to IRIN/PlusNews.

• Sen. Clinton's Campaign Journey Sparks New Women's Movement, Boston Globe Reports

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) speech Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention "brought into sharp relief the passion for women's issues her campaign engendered -- and the possibility of a legacy that could re-energize or divide the feminist movement" -- the Boston Globe reports.

• A Proclamation By The President Of The United States Of America: National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2008

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  During National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we remember those whose lives have been affected by this deadly disease, and we underscore our commitment to battling ovarian cancer for the sake of women around the world. Each year, thousands of American women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Many will lose their lives to this disease.

MedicineNet Womens Health General

• Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat

  Posted: August 29th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/29/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2008

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• Prophylactic mastectomies on the rise

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:26pm EDT

  Like Christina Applegate, more women are choosing prophylactic mastectomies when diagnosed with breast cancer. But does the radical procedure increase survival rates?

Medical News Today - OBGYN News

• Exclusive Breastfeeding Increases Child's Risk For Vitamin D Deficiency; Black, Darker-Skinned Children Already Have Increased Risk

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  Exclusive breastfeeding can increase a child's risk of developing rickets because breast milk alone does not provide adequate levels of vitamin D, a critical ingredient that helps to absorb calcium and build strong bones, the New York Times reports.

• New York Times Examines New Ovarian Cancer Test

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  The clinical laboratory company LabCorp is offering a new blood test aimed at detecting ovarian cancer at an early and still treatable stage, but the test is being met with concern among many physicians and medical organizations, the New York Times reports.

• New Concepts In Contraception

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception was presented at a major scientific conference in Melbourne. Laureate Professor John Aitken* from the University of Newcastle and Dr Eva Dimitriadis from Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research addressed the annual scientific conference of the Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB).

• Postpartum Smoking Relapse May Be Prevented By Newly-Defined Factors

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half of them resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. By shedding light on the factors that enable the other half to put down that cigarette for good, a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill could lead to programs designed to help women quit and stay quit.

• 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium Awards $14,000 To Oncology Fellows

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  Organizers of the 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium announced the winners of the Symposium Merit Awards. Fourteen physicians-in-training will receive funding to assist with their travel to attend the Symposium, to be held September 5-7 in Washington, DC.

• Variations Of Rare Lung Disease Examined

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is a rare but serious lung disease that may cause severe respiratory symptoms in patients. The often-fatal disease has no cure.

• RCOG Release: Imaging Mother And Child Worldwide

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) will host an evening lecture by award-winning photographer and filmmaker Nancy Durrell McKenna on 4 September. The event is organised by the Royal Photographic Society and is part of their International Awards. Ms McKenna was awarded the Combined Royal Colleges Medal in 2007.

MedicineNet Womens Health General

• Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2008

• Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy

  Posted: August 28th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2008

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• Newsweek: Prophylactic mastectomies on the rise

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 5:29pm EDT

  Like Christina Applegate, more women are choosing prophylactic mastectomies when diagnosed with breast cancer. But does the radical procedure increase survival rates?

Medical News Today - OBGYN News

• Breastfeeding Could Reduce Risk Of Aggressive Form Of Breast Cancer That Disproportionately Affects Black, Younger Women

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  Breastfeeding for at least six months might lower the risk of developing so-called "triple negative" breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that is more common in black and younger women, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Cancer, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports (Paulson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 8/24).

• Blogs Comment On New HHS Regulation, Election Issues

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.HHS Regulation~"

• News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  New Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer May Minimize Viral Transmission, Including Norovirus A newly developed ethanol-based hand sanitizer may significantly impact public health by minimizing the transmission of multiple viruses, including norovirus, from food handlers and care providers.

• Trends In Prescription Medication Sharing Among Reproductive-Aged Women

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  Borrowing and sharing of prescription medications is a serious medical and public health concern. A survey of nearly 7,500 women of reproductive age found that this is common practice among more than one-third of this population, according to a report published online ahead of print in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The paper is available free online at

• Yale Researchers Find How Estrogen Aids Memory

  Posted: August 27th, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  Yale University researchers reported Tuesday they have found a molecular mechanism by which estrogen improves memory, a finding that may aid the quest to improve cognition in aging women without the negative health effects of hormone therapy. The issue of whether estrogen improves memory in women is still hotly debated. Recent studies have shown little or no benefit of hormone therapy in preventing memory loss or dementia among post-menopausal women.

• HIV/AIDS Awareness Efforts Face Difficulties In Northern Kenya, Health Workers, Advocates Say

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  Some health workers and advocates in Kenya's North Eastern Province recently said that HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns face difficulties in the region because of its remote location and culture, IRIN/PlusNews reports. Ijara, a district in Kenya's North Eastern Province, has recorded the lowest number of people living with HIV in the province at 130.

• Abstinence-Only Program Ineffective, Not Worth The Federal Money, Editorial Says

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  "[P]ro-choice, pro-family planning" Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) is in "danger of legitimizing the ethical fraud of abstinence-only education" if he accepts federal abstinence education grants to be distributed by the state Department of Health and Human Services, a Philadelphia Daily News editorial says.

• Michigan Board Approves Stem Cell Measure For November Ballot

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  The Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Thursday certified a ballot measure that would loosen Michigan's restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research, the Detroit Free Press reports (Bell, Detroit Free Press, 8/22). The board found the group

• BNA Examines HHS Rule On Conscientious Objections That Could Limit Access To Birth Control

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 8:00am EDT

  A proposed HHS rule that Secretary Mike Leavitt says aims to protect health workers who refuse to participate in abortions based on religious beliefs will be published in the Federal Register Aug. 26 and could go into effect after a 30-day public comment period, BNA reports.

• HIV-Positive Women In Swaziland Protest Royal Family's Use Of Funds

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 7:00am EDT

  More than 1,500 mostly HIV-positive women on Thursday protested against a foreign shopping trip taken by eight of King Mswati's 13 wives in what appeared to be the first demonstration in the country by HIV-positive people questioning how money should be spent, AFP/Khaleej Times reports.

• Moffitt Cancer Center Awarded $2 Million Grant For HPV Vaccination Study

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2 million grant to

• Women May Stop Anticoagulants After Blood Clots

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Women may safely discontinue oral anticoagulants (blood thinners) after 6 months of treatment following a first unprovoked venous blood clot (thromboembolism) if they have no or one risk factor, concludes a study of 646 participants in a multicentre prospective cohort study. Blood clots are common and a potentially fatal condition.

• Experimental Next-Generation Anti-Cancer Therapies Featured In Scientific American

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Scientific American magazine focused on two University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers in a news story on experimental next-generation anti-cancer therapies. David T. Curiel, M.D., Ph.D., is a UAB professor of medicine and director of the human gene therapy division, and Ronald Alvarez, M.D., is a UAB professor of medicine and director of the gynecologic oncology division.

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• Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/26/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2008

• Taking Codeine While Breastfeeding May Harm Infant

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Taking Codeine While Breastfeeding May Harm Infant
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/26/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2008

• Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners

  Posted: August 26th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/26/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2008

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• Ugandan Pediatric HIV/AIDS Conference Cites Lack Of Access To Antiretrovirals, High Rates Of Mother-to-Child Transmission

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  About 12,000 of the 50,000 HIV-positive children in Uganda who are in need of antiretroviral therapy are receiving the treatment, delegates said on Wednesday during the second annual national pediatric HIV/AIDS conference in Kampala, Uganda, the Monitor reports.

• Blogs Comment On New HHS Rule Proposal; Language Used By Obama On Abortion; Remembering Rep. Tubbs Jones

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "

• Calif. Court Ruling On Physician Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation Allows Equal Treatment, Editorial Says

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 8:00am EDT

  A California Supreme Court ruling that physicians cannot refuse medical treatment to gays and lesbians based on the physicians' religious beliefs "correctly focus[ed] on the basic principle of nondiscrimination," a Los Angeles Times editorial says.

• Planned Parenthood In Ohio Launches Campaign To Educate Public About Range Of Services It Provides

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region on Wednesday launched a campaign called the "A-Word" in an effort to educate the public that the organization provides more than abortion services, the AP/Huntington Herald-Dispatch reports.

MedicineNet Womens Health General

• Health Tip: Hair Treatments During Pregnancy

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Health Tip: Hair Treatments During Pregnancy
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/23/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2008

• 'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: 'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/25/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2008

• Study Examines How Rheumatoid Arthritis Destroys Bone

  Posted: August 25th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Study Examines How Rheumatoid Arthritis Destroys Bone
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/23/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2008

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• HRT Improves Quality Of Life For Some

  Posted: August 23rd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  A new study published on bmj.com argues that for older women, health related quality of life can be improved by hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The authors recommend that HRT guidelines should be revised with this most current evidence taken into consideration. Earlier studies have shown that HRT has the potential for general improvements in quality of life measures - how patients feel or function.

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• Yoga soothes worst symptoms of menopause

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 2:36pm EDT

  Yoga can reduce hot flashes and night sweats among women going through menopause, and also appears to sharpen their mental function, researchers from India report.

Medical News Today - OBGYN News

• Researchers Report New Process Of Creating Red Blood Cells From Embryonic Stem Cell

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  A team of researchers at Advanced Cell Technology, the University of Illinois-Chicago and the Mayo Clinic on Tuesday published a study online in the journal Blood that describes a new process of creating red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, the

• Pa. Supreme Court Rules Gov. Rendell Misused Line-Item Veto On Family Planning Funding In 2005

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Gov. Ed Rendell (D) misused his line-item veto authority in 2005 to remove abortion counseling language from a budget bill, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

• Calif. AG, Family Planning Advocates Say Proposed HHS Rule Would Overturn State Birth Control Law

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  California Attorney General Jerry Brown (D) and some family planning advocates on Wednesday said that a draft HHS regulation would prohibit the state from enforcing the state law requiring insurance coverage for birth control to women, the San Francisco Chronicle reports (Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 8/21).

• Detroit Area Catholic Leaders Focus On Document Condemning Contraception

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 7:00am EDT

  Despite "overwhelmingly negative" responses and "rampant noncompliance" of some Roman Catholics to Pope Paul VI's 1968 Humanae Vitae, which condemns contraception use, some Catholic leaders in the Detroit area are increasingly promoting the encyclical, the

• Toronto Star Profiles Work Of Women's HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group In Namibia

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  The Toronto Star on Wednesday profiled the work of the International Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Namibia, which aims to improve support, information and services available for HIV-positive women in the country. The group also works to increase HIV-positive women's influence and input on policy development in Namibia.

• Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Improves Sleep, Sexuality And Joint Pain In Older Women

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  One of the world's longest and largest trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has found that post-menopausal women on HRT gain significant improvements in quality of life. The results of the latest study by the WISDOM research team (Women's International Study of long Duration Oestrogen after Menopause) are published today on the British Medical Journal website http://www.bmj.com.

• Major Study Shows Quality-of-life Benefits From HRT

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  A major international study of the effects of HRT use on quality of life has shown that HRT use can significantly improve well-being in women with menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats. The results of the WISDOM study will be published on BMJ.com on Friday 22 August 2008 (note embargo details above). This study looked at health-related quality of life in 5692 healthy women aged 50 - 69 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

• Reproductive Dysfunctions and Alcohol Dependence Linked Among Women

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 4:00am EDT

  Alcohol use during the teen years can not only lead to subsequent alcohol problems, it can also lead to risky sexual behavior and a greater risk of early childbearing. An examination of the relationship between a lifetime history of alcohol dependence (AD) and timing of first childbirth across reproductive development has found that AD in women is associated with delayed reproduction.

• Codeine Not Safe For All Breastfeeding Moms And Their Babies

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Using pain treatments which contain codeine may be risky for some breastfeeding mothers, according to researchers at The University of Western Ontario, and the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto. Lead author Dr. Gideon Koren published research in the journal, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics which suggests that the codeine used in some pain relief drugs can actually have harmful and even fatal results for infants when ingested by some breastfeeding mothers.

MedicineNet Womens Health General

• Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/22/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2008

• Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/22/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2008

• HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/22/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2008

• Bernard-Soulier Disease (Giant Platelet Syndrome)

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Bernard-Soulier Disease (Giant Platelet Syndrome)
  Category: Diseases and Conditions
  Created: 12/31/1997
  Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2008

• Skin: Are Hypoallergenic Cosmetics Really Better?

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Skin: Are Hypoallergenic Cosmetics Really Better?
  Category: Doctor's Views
  Created: 12/15/2005
  Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2008

• Health Tip: Prepare for a Pap Test

  Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Title: Health Tip: Prepare for a Pap Test
  Category: Health News
  Created: 8/22/2008 2:00:00 AM
  Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2008

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• Rights Groups In Uganda Call On Country To Pass Legislation To Curb Violence Against Women, Address HIV/AIDS Issues

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  Human rights groups in Uganda recently called on the government to pass a bill aimed at addressing domestic violence against women that often results from issues related to HIV/AIDS, Uganda's New Vision reports.

• WSJ Examines Increasing Use, Concerns Over Breast Surgery Using Fat Augmented With Stem Cells

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined procedures increasingly being conducted in Japan and Europe and developed in the U.S. that use a combination of fat and adult stem cells for breast reconstruction and augmentation.

• Census Bureau Report Finds Women Having Fewer Children, Giving Birth Later In Life

  Posted: August 21st, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  More U.S. women in their early 40s do not have children, and women who are having children are having fewer than ever before, according to a Census Bureau report released Monday, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports.