Hormone Replacement Therapy Improves Sleep, Sexuality And Joint Pain In Older Women Aug 24, 2008
"For most women with significant menopause symptoms the benefits of HRT outweigh the risks. The latest analyses of the main long-term randomized control trial of HRT (The Women's Health Initiative) show that breast cancer is not increased by oestrogen-only HRT and is only increased in women using combined oestrogen and progestogen HRT after seven years of use. This increased risk is less than 0.1% per year of use. "If a woman feels that HRT is needed for quality of life, then doctors can find... (Science Daily)
HRT Improves Quality Of Life For Some Aug 24, 2008
argues that for older women, health related quality of lifecan be improved by hormone replacementtherapy (HRT) (Medical News Today)
'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest Aug 24, 2008
(SOURCES: Lee P. Shulman, M.D., professor and chief, reproductive genetics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago; Patricia Aikens Murphy, CNM, Dr.PH, FACNM, associate professor and Annette Poulson Cumming Presidential Endowed Chair in Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City; Susan Wysocki, RNC, NP, FAAN, president and CEO, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health,... (Health-Finder)
The Hordaland Women's CohortA prospective cohort study of incontinence, other urinary tract symptoms and related health issues in middle-aged women Aug 24, 2008
The Cohort included women aged 40-45 in order to have a broad approach to women's health including UI and other lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). A one-fifth random sampling from HUSK was used to create the Cohort in 1997-1999. (BioMed Central)
News Stories Aug 23, 2008
Women's Health Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Women's Health)
Angels council, small districts set fall ballots Aug 23, 2008
Editor's note: This is the second part of a two-part story describing local elections scheduled for Nov. 4 in Calaveras County (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Hormone Replacement Therapy After Menopause Reduces Symptoms Aug 23, 2008
Hormone replacement therapy has been under major scrutiny since the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study was stopped in 2002 because of increases in blood clots, heart disease, stroke and breast cancer risk in women initiating HRT long after menopause. MacLennan's study (dubbed the WISDOM study), which began in 1999 and was originally intended to follow women for up to 10 years on HRT, was also stopped after the WHI findings were released due to concerns that the risks of HRT might outweigh the... (MEDLINEplus)
Birth Center delivers 1,000th baby Aug 23, 2008
The Birth Center, which opened its doors in December 1997, is one of the many women's health services of Cambridge Health Alliance, which operates Somerville Hospital. Related Stories Loading commenting interface. (Somerville Journal, MA)
HRT may be worth cancer risk, study suggests Aug 22, 2008
The director of the Key Centre for Women's Health in Society at the University of Melbourne, Professor Anne Kavanagh, says that's a big enough risk to be of concern. "That corresponds to about eight extra cancers per 10,000 women. Now ... per year, that may not seem like a lot, but over a woman's lifetime, that does add up," she said. (ABC Online)
HHS: Doctors can refuse abortions Aug 22, 2008
Women's health advocates, family planning advocates, abortion-rights activists, and others, however, condemned the regulation, saying it could create sweeping obstacles to a variety of health services, including abortion, family planning, end-of-life care, and possibly a wide range of scientific research ... "The Bush administration's proposed regulation poses a serious threat to women's healthcare by limiting the rights of patients to receive complete and accurate health information and... (Boston Globe)
Newsweek: Pros of early hormone therapy for women Aug 22, 2008
But in 2002, a massive federal study called the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was halted early because researchers reported that taking estrogen actually increased the risk of breast cancer and stroke. The WHI was a more scientifically reliable clinical study (with a control group) and it contradicted the results of earlier observational studies, which simply followed women over the years. (MSNBC -- Health)
Habitat Stewards program offered in Clermont Aug 22, 2008
Now in its eighth year, the program has certified 150 Habitat Stewards who have accomplished many projects, including: a NWF-certified backyard habitat garden at the Lake County Welcome Center, butterfly habitat gardens at the Centre for Women's Health at South Lake Hospital, Lake Louisa State Park and Stetson University and more. Habitat Stewards certification requirements include attending all three days of the training and a commitment to creating a certified community habitat, requiring at... (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
New protection urged for anti-abortion docs Aug 22, 2008
"Planned Parenthood continues to be concerned that the Bush administration's proposed regulation poses a serious threat to women's health care by limiting the rights of patients to receive complete and accurate health information and services," Richards added. But Leavitt said the regulation was intended to protect practitioners who have moral objections to and sterilization, and would not interfere with patients' ability to get birth control or any legal medical procedure. (CNN -- Health)
• Abortion foes in healthcare to get federal protection Aug 22, 2008
Critics including women's health advocates, family planning advocates and abortion rights activists said that the regulation could create sweeping obstacles to family planning, end-of-life care and possibly a wide range of scientific research as well as to abortion ... An early draft of the regulation that leaked in July triggered criticism from women's health activists, family planning advocates, members of Congress and others who feared that the definition of abortion could be interpreted to... (Q13.com, WA)
Gov't Takes Controversial Abortion Stance Aug 22, 2008
ABC News: Women's Health Debate Reaches Boiling Point ... Women's Health Debate Reaches Boiling Point ... More Than 325,000 Sign Petition Against Administration's Women's Health Proposal. (ABC News)
Technology Helps Patients Live More Normal Lives Aug 22, 2008
Fortunately for Applegate, Fineman and thousands like them, the nature of reconstructive breast surgery has come a long way from the days when the procedure left women with deformed breasts, said Dr. Mia Talmor of the Iris Cantor Women's Health Center at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. "Twenty years ago our goal was to make a breast mound; it was just something to fill a bra," Talmor said. (ABC News)
U.S. Regulation Stops Short of Defining Abortion Aug 22, 2008
"This is just one more example of the Bush Administration putting ideology ahead of science and women's health," New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton said in a statement. (Newsmax)
Solis Women's Health buys into Indianapolis market Aug 21, 2008
Austin-based Solis Women's Health has continued its buying spree and expansion with the acquisition of Indianapolis, Ind. -based. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Mobile mammograms in Haines on Aug. 28 to Sept. 10 Aug 21, 2008
If you also are due for your women's health exam, including your Pap smear and heart health screening, please let the Haines Health Center know so sufficient time is scheduled for you to have this done. Women with no insurance and/or a limited income may be eligible for a free clinical breast exam, mammogram and heart health screening. (Juneau Empire)
We survived, too! Double mastectomy surgery not uncommon Aug 21, 2008
has a 6 a.m. appointment Thursday to have both of her breasts removed at the Iris Cantor Women's Health Center. And then she plans on having reconstructive surgery. (New York Daily News)
Women and sports: New achievements 2008, new horizons 2012 Aug 21, 2008
The IOC also said decades of scientific research and knowledge have managed to "get rid of many myths based on female morphology and many preconceptions arguing that sport was harmful to women's health and reproductive health in particular". Despite huge support and the establishment of the Women and Sport Commission at the IOC, some sportswomen still see room for improvement in women's participation in the Olympics. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Sports)
Bigger Belly May Up Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk Aug 21, 2008
To better understand the relationship, he and his colleagues looked at data from the Women's Health Initiative. Over the course of 8 years, 1,365 of the study's 161,809 participants developed lung cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
More women are having fewer children, if at all Aug 20, 2008
Women's health videos ... MORE FROM WOMEN'S HEALTH ... Women's health Section Front. (MSNBC -- Health)
Critics question cervical cancer vaccine Aug 20, 2008
"This big push is making people crazy, thinking they're bad moms if they don't get their kids vaccinated," said Dr. Abby Lippman, a professor at McGill University in Montreal and policy director of the Canadian Women's Health Network ... "This kind of money could be better used to solve so many other problems in women's health," said Lippman at McGill ... By contrast, if the vaccine were to become cheap enough to be used in the developing world, it would revolutionize women's health. (Seattle Times)
Cervical cancer vaccine is popular, but fails to cure doubts Aug 20, 2008
Legislators in dozens of countries willingly rallied behind a vaccine that combined two popular, hot button issues: cancer prevention and women's health ... "This big push is making people crazy - thinking they're bad moms if they don't get their kids vaccinated," said Dr. Abby Lippman, a professor at McGill University in Montreal and policy director of the Canadian Women's Health Network. (International Herald Tribune)
U. of Chicago study: More than 10 percent of older Americans suffer mistreatment Aug 20, 2008
The NSHAP is supported by several components of the NIH, including the National Institute on Aging, the Office of Research on Women's Health, the Office of AIDS Research and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. The National Opinion Research Center, whose staff was responsible for the data collection, also supports the project. (EurekAlert!)
Women and Writing Aug 19, 2008
For more information about women's health, please visit the. The copyright of the article Women and Writing in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Health Buzz: Flu Immunity and Other Health News Aug 19, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008. Posted August 18, 2008. (U.S. News & World Report)
Statins Help Obese People After Bypass Surgery Aug 19, 2008
A team at Harvard Medical School tried both methods of obesity measurements used on the 16,332 men in the Physicians Health Study and the 32,700 women in the Women's Health Study, linking incidence of cardiovascular disease to the obesity described by the two methods. The waist fat measurements "demonstrated the strongest association with cardiovascular disease and best model fit," the researchers reported. (MEDLINEplus)
Young women who smoke significantly increase their risk of a stroke Aug 18, 2008
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Cruelty meets beauty for Pakistan burn victims Aug 18, 2008
Women's health videos ... "Don't miss this on msnbc.com Health Associated Press Writer Manal Ahmad contributed to this report. 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. On NewsvineRate Story:LowHighMORE FROM WOMEN'S HEALTHWomen's health Section FrontAdd Women's health headlines to your news reader:Top msnbc.com storiesNBC News highlights Resource guide Featuring Categories About ? 2008... (MSNBC -- International)
Gossip? No thanks, I'm doing the garden Aug 18, 2008
171,000 gained interest in personal fitness (Men's Health, Women's Health and Health Smart). 54,000 gained interest in houses and gardening (Belle, Better Homes And Gardens, Family Handyman, Gardening Australia and Your Garden). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette Aug 17, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008. There's a nine-fold increase for two packs a day, study finds. (U.S. News & World Report)
Surgeries rise as mums wait Aug 17, 2008
A departmental spokesman said the Government provided funding to the states and territories to improve women's health and family planning advice. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Speaking of Women's Health event lineup scheduled Aug 16, 2008
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TODAY, Aug. 16 Aug 16, 2008
-- Dr. Damon T. Arnold, MD., M.P.H., Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will announce a statewide Women's Health Initiative at 11 a.m. in room 307 at the Fulton County Health Department, 700 E. Oak Street, Canton. -- The Ad Hoc Committee to Determine Capital Projects and Long Range Planning for Fulton County will meet at 6 p.m. in room 307 of the Fulton County Health Department, 700 E. Oak St., Canton. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Who's Buying Now? Aug 15, 2008
They operate in over 20 countries and distribute to over 150 countries and it makes them one of the largest providers of women's health products in the world. And the diagnostics business as a whole is still booming. (MSNBC -- Business)
SA to become UN-healthy? Aug 15, 2008
Discussions were held about "further strengthening maternal, neonatal, child, youth and women's health services and nutrition," said Mngadi. The UN agencies invited to the meeting includes the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Population Fund and the joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.. (iAfrica.com)
Women's Health Specialist moves to Harper County Aug 13, 2008
As a specialist in women's health, Dr. Dally also welcomes the opportunity to be able to practice general medicine at Anthony Medical Center ... Although much of his background is in women's health specialties, he enjoys seeing patients, both male and female, with a broad range of medical needs ... The addition of Dr. Dally to the medical staff of Anthony Medical Center will bring a level of women's health care that Harper County and the surrounding areas have not previously had. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Athletes went from Nixon to naked Aug 13, 2008
In 2006, a year before she posed for Playboy, she told Women's Health magazine that Title IX "gave me the opportunity to go out into the business world and prepared me for life I owe it all to being an athlete and having the opportunity to swim in college.". Ms. Beard wasn't whistling Dixie; she has a $1-million endorsement deal with Speedo, her own fashion collection, and commands $15,000-$20,000 (U.S.) for a speech. (Globe and Mail)
Causes for sexual dysfunction change as people age Aug 13, 2008
The National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project is supported by several components of the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute on Aging, the Office of Research on Women's Health, the Office of AIDS Research and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. The National Opinion Research Center, whose staff was responsible for the data collection, also supports the project. (EurekAlert!)
KV Pharmaceutical Company Reports Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Results Aug 12, 2008
Gestiva(TM) In January 2008, KV acquired an important asset that we anticipate will be added to the Ther-Rx women's healthcare line of products ... The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) estrogen-alone substudy reported increased risks of stroke and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in postmenopausal women (50 to 79 years of age) during 6 ... The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS), a substudy of the WHI, reported increased risk of developing probable dementia in postmenopausal women 65 years... (PR Newswire)
Looking good after baby? Send photos! Aug 12, 2008
Send us a photo of your post-baby body - Women's health- msnbc ... MORE FROM WOMEN'S HEALTH ... Women's health Section Front. (MSNBC -- Health)
Celeb mamas fuel post-baby body blues Aug 12, 2008
Celebrity mamas fuel post-baby body blues - Women's health- msnbc ... Women's health videos ... MORE FROM WOMEN'S HEALTH. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pill use 'may cut risk of cancer' Aug 11, 2008
The study began in 1968, and updates on the women's health were provided every six months by their GPs. Even if women eventually moved to a new GP the researchers were able to obtain details of whether they developed cancer, or died from NHS central registries. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
Women's Health Office Funds Cut Aug 11, 2008
But this week's answer is "When you are the Office of Women's Health" within the Food and Drug Administration ... Women's health advocates inside and outside the agency suspect they are witnessing, at least in part, a long-anticipated payback for the trouble the office stirred during the prolonged debate over nonprescription sales of Plan B. Taking a position that chafed the administration's conservative base, the office had stood up for scientific research that had backed the safety and... (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Married Folks Still the Healthiest Aug 11, 2008
At the same time, the self-reported health status of married women also increased, so the gap between married and never-married women's health stayed about the same. However, never-married men narrowed the health gap between themselves and married men. (Health-Finder)
Praxis extends recruitment campaign for women's health research program Aug 10, 2008
Brentwood-based Praxis Communications is extending patient recruitment services to a major biotech company for a national study on a sensitive women's health condition ... "This is a significant study within the women's health area, and our clinical expertise and strategic marketing approach combined with the knowledge gained from the first stage of the campaign will continue to greatly benefit the patient recruitment results for this program," says David Fox, president and CEO of Praxis. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Health care reform vital here Aug 9, 2008
According to a new study on women's health released by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, poor and minority women are more likely to be in poor health, be obese and lack insurance. The results weigh heavily, in this, the region containing some of the nation's highest poverty rates. (Fresno Bee)
News Stories Aug 9, 2008
Women's Health Full Coverage on Yahoo. News. (Yahoo News -- Women's Health)
Heavy Thinker Aug 9, 2008
Levine, who was spotted sucking face with Monk at the Chateau Marmont last weekend, told Women's Health magazine his music is influenced by women. "It's kind of the equilibrium - the yin-yang, if you will, of relationships - that I write about. That's what keeps me going," he said, adding, "Women are very aware of their power. Men need to live and breathe women as a sex.". (New York Post -- Gossip)
Birth Control Fears Addressed Aug 9, 2008
Leavitt's statement, however, failed to alleviate concerns among members of Congress, family planning advocates, women's health activists and others. "It does not alleviate my concerns at all," said Jill Morrison of the National Women's Law Center, noting that a major section of the draft regulation titled "The Problem" cites state laws designed to make sure that women have access to birth control pills and Plan B. "I will wait to see if a 'clean' version of the rule is released for publication... (Washington Post)
Groups still unhappy with abortion proposal Aug 9, 2008
"It is unconscionable that this administration would even consider putting women's health and prevention in jeopardy.". date_sort. (Scientific American)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding After Stroke May Increase Risk Of Death Aug 9, 2008
The study was supported by the Canadian Stroke Network, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the University Health Network Women's Health Program in Toronto. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years Aug 9, 2008
The National Women's Health Information Center has more on. Copyright. (Health-Finder)
Obituary: Doris Carson was a city pioneer in women's reproductive health Aug 9, 2008
In 1992, the Community Foundation of Jacksonville established the Doris N. Carson Family Planning and Women's Health Foundation as a component fund to benefit women's health issues. In 2001, Dr. Carson was one of five women who organized the Women's Giving Alliance, administered by the community foundation, to pool their philanthropic giving for the benefit of critical community services for women and girls. (Florida Times-Union)
Personal Health: Sorting out coffee's contradictions Aug 8, 2008
In fact, among 27,000 women followed for 15 years in the Iowa Women's Health Study, those who drank one to three cups a day reduced their risk of cardiovascular disease by 24 percent, although this benefit diminished as the quantity of coffee rose. Hypertension. (International Herald Tribune)
Fund created to help injured hospital staffer Aug 8, 2008
Donations may also be dropped off at the hospital, Sterling Savings Bank in North Bend, the Snoqualmie Specialty Clinic, the North Bend Medical Clinic, Fall City Medical Clinic, Snoqualmie Ridge Women's Health Clinic and the Ridge Medical Clinic. To learn more, call the foundation at (425) 831-3404. (King County Journal Newspapers, WA)
Birth control ban threatens women's health Aug 8, 2008
Birth control ban threatens women's health. Article:Birth control ban threatens women's health:/c/a/2008/08/07/ED70126C0S.DTL Article:Birth control ban threatens women's health:/c/a/2008/08/07/ED70126C0S.DTL ... Birth control ban threatens women's health. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Poor, minority women at risk of poor health Aug 8, 2008
Low-income women between 18 and 64 are three times more likely than higher-income women to say they are in fair to poor health, according to the women's health report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research ... Across the board, low-income women are most affected by health disparities, followed by minority women, said Erin Peckham, a researcher at the health policy center at the University of California at Los Angeles and one of the authors of the "Women's Health in California" report. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Major health research group forms Aug 8, 2008
INITIAL AREAS OF RESEARCH The nervous system Children's health Heart disease Transplantation Immunology Cancer Ophthalmology Deafness and hearing impairment Dental and oral disease Women's health. UCL Partners said that pooling resources and expertise will enable more world-class research in key areas, delivering the benefits more rapidly to patients around the world. (BBC News)
To bean, or not to bean Aug 7, 2008
In fact, among 27,000 women followed for 15 years in the Iowa Women's Health Study, those who drank one to three cups a day reduced their risk of cardiovascular disease by 24 percent, although this benefit diminished as the quantity of coffee rose. Weight loss. (The Daily Reflector)
Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome Aug 5, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008. More than 2 a day for men, 1 for women, increases odds of obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes. (U.S. News & World Report)
Our view: Rights at risk Aug 4, 2008
It puts politics above women's health and strips women of their constitutional right to make private medical decisions. If HHS has the incredible gall to ram it through as a final bonus from Bush to his far-right base, the next president should quickly reverse it. (Florida Today)
Your Health: It just takes a few minutes of sun to get vitamin D dose (2) Aug 3, 2008
Studies such as the Penn State Young Women's Health Study (Journal of the American College of Nutrition, October 1998) don't show a connection between caffeine intake and height, but experts often warn that substituting soda instead of milk could lead to suboptimal calcium intake. That, presumably, would have a negative effect on bone development. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
