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Opinion Piece Highlights Group's Efforts To Reduce Maternal Mortality In Haiti, Rwanda published
Wed, 14 May 2008 10:00:00 PDT
The fact that 500,000 mostly low-income women worldwide die during childbirth every year is "[o]bscene," but the experiences of staff from the nongovernmental organization Partners in Health in Haiti show how a "vast improvement" can be made, PIH founder Paul Farmer and PIH Executive Director Ophelia Dahl write in a
Washington Post Examines Women's Roles In Health Care For National Women's Health Week published
Wed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 PDT
The Washington Post on Tuesday published several articles about the "pivotal role" women play in health care as patients and as primary caregivers (Washington Post, 5/13). Summaries appear below.Elderly care: Rita Zeidner, a frequent contributor to the Post, writes about her experience caring for her aging parents.
Media Campaign Targets Hispanic Women For Health Care Prevention published
Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 PDT
The Washington Post on Tuesday profiled American Cancer Society President Elmer Huerta, who uses Spanish-language television and radio to encourage Hispanic women in the U.S. to seek preventive health care.
FDA Approves Barr's Application To Sell Generic Version Of Oral Contraceptive Yasmin published
Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:00 PDT
Barr Pharmaceuticals on Friday announced that FDA has approved its application to sell a generic version of Bayer Schering's oral contraceptive Yasmin in the U.S., Reuters reports (Reuters, 5/9).
Supreme Court Rejects Asylum Appeal From Man Whose Partner Underwent Forced Abortion In China published
Wed, 14 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a case in which a man was seeking asylum because his partner was forced to have an abortion in China, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The case involves Yi Qiang Yang, whose partner, Hui Ling, was forced to undergo an abortion by Chinese family planning officials when she was eight months pregnant.
28M U.S. Women At Risk Of Unintended Pregnancy, Guttmacher Report Finds published
Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
About 28 million women in the U.S. are at risk of an unintended pregnancy annually because of incorrect or inconsistent contraceptive use, according to a study released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, Reuters reports.
Many Female Child Molesters Were Victims Of Sexual Abuse published
Wed, 14 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
A University of Georgia study that is the first to systematically examine a large sample of female child molesters finds that many of them were themselves victims of sexual abuse as children.The finding, published in the April issue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, has the potential to help break the cycle of abuse by improving treatment for offenders and their young victims.
Researchers Report That Better Screening, Treatment, And Affordable Vaccines Can Prevent Doubling Of Cervical Cancer Deaths In Latin America published
Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Thirty-three thousand women in Latin America and the Caribbean die each year of preventable cervical cancer, caused by a virus that infects 20 percent of men and women in the region and as many as 30 percent of the youngest women, according to a new study.
NIH Grant To Support Translational Research Center For PCOS published
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine has received a competitive grant totaling nearly $6 million from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Child Health & Human Development to examine polycystic ovary syndrome, a disorder of the endocrine system that affects as many as 5 million women.Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, causes hormonal imbalances leading to irregular menstrual cycles, excess facial and body hair, weight gain and adult acne.
Pew Report Finds Higher Fertility Rates Among Hispanic Women Than Among Non-Hispanics published
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 PDT
The Pew Hispanic Center on Thursday released an analysis that found that Hispanic women in the U.S. -- whether they are U.S. born or immigrants -- have higher fertility rates than non-Hispanic women, the AP/Hartford Courant reports (Gamboa, AP/Hartford Courant, 5/8).
The Role Of Gender In Disease Should Be Considered In Medical Research published
Tue, 13 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Are the health needs of women adequately addressed by medical research as it is currently conducted? In the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a team of Australian researchers and two cardiologists closely examine this question."The traditional model of medical research was limited by gender and racial blindness and assumed that results of research on white male participants could be easily extrapolated to female and minority populations," write Wendy Rogers, B.M.B.S.
Concern Over Strong Media Influence On Women's Body Image published
Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
As France's parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women.In the May issue of Psychological Bulletin, University of Wisconsin-Madison postdoctoral researcher Shelly Grabe and psychology professor Janet Hyde describe a sweeping analysis of 77 previous studies involving more than 15,000 subjects.
Minn. House Passes Bill Clarifying That State Funds Can Be Used For Embryonic Stem Cell Research published
Mon, 12 May 2008 21:00:00 PDT
The Minnesota House on Wednesday voted 71-62 to pass a bill (SF 100) that would clarify that state funding can be used for human embryonic stem cell research, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. According to bill sponsor Rep.
Early Stage Bone Cells Produce Potential Estrogen Substitute, Yale Researchers Report published
Mon, 12 May 2008 15:00:00 PDT
Cells on their way to forming bone also produce an estrogen-like substance that mimics the naturally occurring female sex hormone estradiol, investigators at the Yale School of Medicine reported Monday in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Researchers hope such a molecule might provide some of the benefits but, hopefully, not the health risk of traditional hormonal therapies for menopause and bone loss.
McCain's View Of Judicial Philosophy Is More Than 'Campaign Plank,' Opinion Piece Says published
Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) speech on Tuesday, during which he outlined his judicial philosophy and "pledged to nominate qualified judges who will leave the legislating to the people," is not a "campaign plank" but "one of our nation's core ideas," Tony Perkins, president of the
Search Is On For Genes That Point To Womb Cancer published
Mon, 12 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
A Queensland University of Technology study pinpointing the genetic differences between women with and without womb cancer will help in the early diagnosis of the disease.PhD student Tracy O'Mara, from the School of Life Sciences at QUT, who is working in collaboration with scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, said there was an acute need for better screening for womb or endometrial cancer, with about 1400 new cases of the disease diagnosed every year.
Next Pharmaceuticals Announces A New Clinical Study Demonstrating Relora(R) Significantly Relieves Short-Term Anxiety In Healthy Women published
Mon, 12 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Next Pharmaceuticals announced the results of a six-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study on Relora conducted on healthy women between the ages of 20 and 50. Relora significantly reduced short-term anxiety compared to the placebo group. The study conducted by Miami Research Associates, a clinical research organization in Miami, Florida, was published in Nutrition Journal, an open access peer-reviewed, online journal.
Births Higher Among Hispanic Women Than Among Non-Hispanics, Report Finds published
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Hispanic women in the U.S. have higher fertility rates than non-Hispanic women, and unmarried Hispanic women born in the U.S. are more likely to have children than single immigrant Hispanic and non-Hispanic women, according to an analysis released on Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center, the
Advocates Rally For Paid Family Leave Proposal In New York State published
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Advocates of a paid family leave law for New York state on Wednesday rallied at the state Capitol in Albany to pass legislation that would provide 12 weeks of paid leave for workers who are on leave to care for an infant or a sick family member, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports.
California Stem Cell Research Program Approves Statewide Laboratory Construction Program published
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine's Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved $271 million in grants to build 12 stem cell laboratories at academic and not-for-profit research institutions in the state, the New York Times reports.
Public Citizen Calls On FDA To Withdraw Ortho Evra Patch From Market Over Safety Concerns published
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Public Citizen's Health Research Group on Thursday filed a petition with FDA calling on the agency to withdraw the birth control patch Ortho Evra from the market because of safety concerns, Reuters reports.
Rapid HIV Tests Highly Effective In Preventing Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission In India, Study Finds published
Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT
Rapid HIV tests have been found to be highly effective in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in clinical trials in India, according to a study published online Tuesday in PLoS Medicine, the Times of India reports (Sinha, Times of India, 5/7). For the study, the researchers used
Denver Post Examines Outlook For Embryonic Stem Cell Research Policy Shift With Next President published
Fri, 09 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT
The Denver Post on Wednesday examined possible changes to federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research with the next president. According to the Post, stem cell research in the U.S. is "likely to get a fresh look" from the next president, "no matter who it is.
'Telepsychiatry' Allows Nurses To Treat Women With Postpartum Depression published
Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Women suffering with postpartum depression may in future be able to receive psychotherapy from a specially trained nurse over the phone, eliminating barriers to treatment such as distance, time or the availability of a psychologist or psychiatrist.Professor Cindy-Lee Dennis, Canada Research Chair in Perinatal Community Health at U of T's Lawrence S.
Opponents Of Colo. Ballot Proposal Warn Against Unintended Consequences For Physicians, Women published
Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
A coalition of opponents against a Colorado ballot initiative that would define a fertilized embryo as a person and extend to it rights and protections under the state constitution said Tuesday that the amendment could lead to a range of unintended consequences for women and doctors in the state, the AP/Denver Post reports.
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