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In Colorado, Obama focuses on women's health issues

Campaigning in the western swing state, President Barack Obama said his opponent, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, would take women's health care back to the 1950s.

10 Aug 2012

Senegal working to improve contraceptive supply

In a post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Perri Sutton, an associate program officer on the family planning team at the foundation, discusses Senegal's history of contraceptive stock-outs and Minister of Health Awa Marie Coll-Seck's plan to "fix the problems that result in stock-outs and ensure that women have access to the full range of contraceptive options."

10 Aug 2012

Protecting human rights of women living with HIV

"Women who are living with HIV remain particularly vulnerable to human rights abuses, including unlawful breaches of confidentiality, denial of health services, compulsory HIV testing and in some cases forced sterilization," a UNAIDS feature story reports

10 Aug 2012

Anemia prevention in pregnancy: an interview with Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, WHO

Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells in the body is lower than normal or these have lower amounts of haemoglobin, a protein that is involved in the oxygen exchange of the body.

10 Aug 2012

Link between physical fitness and iron or vitamin status in adolescents

Adolescence is an important time not only for growing but for acquiring healthy habits that will last a lifetime, such as choosing foods rich in vitamins and minerals, and adopting a regular exercise regimen. Unfortunately, several studies have shown that adolescents' intake of important nutrients, as well as their performance on standard physical fitness tests, has fallen in recent years.

9 Aug 2012

Recurrences of ovarian cancer can be detected earlier and more accurately with PET/CT

Due to the lack of studies, there is currently no proof that patients with ovarian cancer can benefit from positron emission tomography (PET) alone or in combination with computed tomography (CT). As regards diagnostic accuracy, in certain cases, recurrences can be detected earlier and more accurately with PET or PET/CT than with conventional imaging techniques.

9 Aug 2012

Female voters are hot commodity for presidential candidates

On the campaign trail, President Barack Obama continues his efforts to shore up support among women voters, as GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney vies for working-class voters.

9 Aug 2012

Newborn death risk increases with maternal obesity in sub-Saharan Africa

New research published Online First in The Lancet indicates that babies born to mothers who are overweight or obese in sub-Saharan Africa, where rates of obesity are projected to increase at an alarming rate during the next two decades, are significantly more likely to die in the first two days after their birth. The study is the first to shed light on the role of maternal obesity in neonatal death (during the first 28 days of life) in developing countries.

9 Aug 2012

Private sector becoming more involved in efforts to reach global health development goals

In a post in the Guardian's "Sustainable Business" blog, Lisa Herman, managing director of the global health practice area at consulting firm FSG, and Mike Stamp, a senior consultant with FSG, discuss "a new guide for companies on how to participate in global action on women and children's health" recently launched at the London Family Planning Summit.

9 Aug 2012

Mindfulness yoga may offer effective treatment for depressed new mothers

It's no secret that pregnancy hormones can dampen moods, but for some expectant moms, it's much worse: 1 in 5 experience major depression. Now, new research shows that an age-old recommended stress-buster may actually work for this group of women: yoga.

9 Aug 2012

One third of all post-partum women exhibit some symptoms of PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops in individuals who experience highly traumatizing situations such as terrorist attacks and car accidents, but symptoms can also come about after normal life events - including childbirth.

9 Aug 2012

Inaugural event of National Women's Survivors Convention to be held in Nashville

In August 2013, Nashville will be the host city to the National Women's Survivors Convention (NWSC), a first of its kind national event designed to celebrate women cancer survivors.

9 Aug 2012

Presidential candidates use tough ads to court single women voters

The competition for these votes has led President Obama's campaign ads to highlight GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's positions on issues such Planned Parenthood funding as well as other women's health and contraception issues.

8 Aug 2012

Donations for TGen ovarian cancer research will be matched up to $100,000 by philanthropists

Through Sept. 30, donations for ovarian cancer research at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) will be matched - up to $100,000 - by philanthropists Lynn and Foster Friess.

8 Aug 2012

Risk of arteriovenous malformation bleeding is eight times higher during pregnancy

A new study supports what neurosurgeons have long suspected—that pregnancy is an important risk factor for bleeding from arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the brain, reports the August issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

8 Aug 2012

Texas doctors oppose state plans on abortion; Gov. Perry caught between Medicaid and Planned Parenthood

The physicians are objecting to a proposed rule for the Texas Women's Health Program that prohibits them from discussing abortion with patients. Meanwhile, the governor, who says he opposes an expansion of Medicaid, also says he will use such an expansion to justify his cut off of funds to Planned Parenthood.

8 Aug 2012

Communal violence in India forces up to 400,000 into overcrowded camps without sufficient food, water, medicine

"Hundreds of thousands of people sheltering in squalid, overcrowded camps in India's northeast desperately need food, water and medicines after fleeing some of the worst communal violence in a decade, officials and aid workers said on Monday," AlertNet reports.

8 Aug 2012

Health worker training program in Tanzania's Kigoma Region reducing maternal mortality rate

Inter Press Service reports on the successful efforts of Tanzania's Kigoma Region "to train assistant medical officers to conduct life-saving c-sections at its rural health centers," allowing pregnant women with complications to deliver at more local facilities instead of having to travel to regional or district hospitals. Tanzania's maternal mortality rate is high, at 578 deaths for every 100,000 live births, IPS notes.

7 Aug 2012

The Patient Recruiting Agency announces enrollment for research study of women with IC/BPS

The Patient Recruiting Agency announces recruitment for a research study of female patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS).

7 Aug 2012

IPS reports on efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission at public hospital in Cameroon

"For nearly two years, not a single child with HIV has been born at the public hospital in the Cite-Verte district of Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon," Inter Press Service reports, adding, "Emilien Fouda, the hospital's director, says this proud record is the result of combined effort by his staff and community support groups."

7 Aug 2012

Women's Health News

In Colorado, Obama focuses on women's health issues

Senegal working to improve contraceptive supply

Protecting human rights of women living with HIV

Anemia prevention in pregnancy: an interview with Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, WHO

Link between physical fitness and iron or vitamin status in adolescents

Recurrences of ovarian cancer can be detected earlier and more accurately with PET/CT

Female voters are hot commodity for presidential candidates

Newborn death risk increases with maternal obesity in sub-Saharan Africa

Private sector becoming more involved in efforts to reach global health development goals

Mindfulness yoga may offer effective treatment for depressed new mothers

One third of all post-partum women exhibit some symptoms of PTSD

Inaugural event of National Women's Survivors Convention to be held in Nashville

Presidential candidates use tough ads to court single women voters

Donations for TGen ovarian cancer research will be matched up to $100,000 by philanthropists

Risk of arteriovenous malformation bleeding is eight times higher during pregnancy

Texas doctors oppose state plans on abortion; Gov. Perry caught between Medicaid and Planned Parenthood

Communal violence in India forces up to 400,000 into overcrowded camps without sufficient food, water, medicine

Health worker training program in Tanzania's Kigoma Region reducing maternal mortality rate

The Patient Recruiting Agency announces enrollment for research study of women with IC/BPS

IPS reports on efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission at public hospital in Cameroon

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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