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Scientific and medical community mourns the loss of Emeritus Professor James Boyer Brown

The scientific and medical community mourns the loss of our esteemed colleague and good friend Emeritus Professor James Boyer Brown AM, MSc (NZ), PhD (Edin), MSc (Melb), DSc (Edin), FRANZCOG (Ad Eundem), Life Member Fertility Society of Australia, Life Member Endocrine Society of Australia, who passed away on Saturday 31st October 2009, aged 90.

4 Nov 2009

Sosei and ASKA Pharmaceuticals sign distribution agreement

Sosei Group Corporation ("Sosei"; TSE Mothers Index: 4565), the biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Sosei Co., Ltd., its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, has entered into a definitive distribution agreement with ASKA Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. ("ASKA", TSE First Section Index: 4514) for the commercialisation of the emergency contraceptive pill SOH-075 (NorLevo(R)).

2 Nov 2009

Male attraction operates differently from female attraction, regardless of sexual orientation

A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women.

31 Oct 2009

Girls' ethnicity and weight linked to participation in risky sexual behaviors

A University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of her weight may play a role in her participation in risky sexual behaviors. The study results are published in the November issue of Pediatrics, now available online.

29 Oct 2009

Conceptus reports clinical success of its Essure non-incisional permanent birth control procedure

Conceptus, Inc., developer of the Essure® procedure, the first proven non-incisional permanent birth control method available, today announced that the clinical success of the Essure® procedure will be highlighted at the 18th Annual Congress of the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE) in Florence, Italy from October 28-31, 2009.

29 Oct 2009

Intrauterine contraception is most popular amongst European women

A European study has defined the profile for the usage of long-acting contraceptive methods. The work, presented with the National Congress of Gynaecology award, shows, amongst other things, that 10% of women use these methods, the majority over 30 years old.

29 Oct 2009

New CCS guidelines and position papers for physicians and nurse practitioners

Several new guidelines and position papers offering the most up to date information to ensure that clinicians practice evidence-based medicine were released at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009 this week.

28 Oct 2009

Provisions in health care bill may transform nation's largest abortion chain into quasi-government status

The Senate version of America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 may transform the nation's largest abortion chain into a quasi-government entity for sex education.

28 Oct 2009

Oral contraceptives increase stroke risk but benefits still outweigh risks for most users

Nearly 100 million women worldwide use birth control pills. Pills now in use contain much lower concentrations of estrogens than older preparations. The relationship between oral contraceptives and stroke has been studied and debated for decades, and studies have yielded conflicting results.

27 Oct 2009

Schering-Plough announces 2009 third quarter financial results

Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today reported financial results for the 2009 third quarter.

22 Oct 2009

IPS examines potential for future U.N. population meeting

Inter Press Service examines the possibility of another U.N. conference on development and population within the next five years. Despite progress made since the 1994 conference on population and development (ICPD), U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon recently noted more than 200 million women cannot access safe and effective contraception, and "too many women resort to unsafe abortions because they lack access to family planning," according to the news service.

20 Oct 2009

Recent releases in global health

In light of a recent Guttmacher Institute report that indicated 70,000 women in developing countries die each year from unsafe abortion, a Lancet editorial outlines ways to reduce deaths, and says, "The current political climate is favourable, because the global-gag rule (the U.S. Government's policy on banning funding of foreign organisations linked to any type of abortion practice) is out of favour" (10/17).

19 Oct 2009

Also in global health news: Street pharmacies; China health care; Hospital safety; African cardinals; Cells phones for health

Agence France-Presse examines Adjegounle, the "drugs" district in Benin. Although some are able to support their families by selling drugs at "street pharmacies," a minimum of "250 deaths and 340 cases of chronic illnesses linked to such drugs were recorded between April 2007 and June 2008," according to a medical thesis, the news service writes.

19 Oct 2009

Abortions worldwide decline, unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women annually, report says

Fewer abortions are taking place worldwide because of increased contraceptive use, a study by the Guttmacher Institute has found, Reuters reports. The study also indicates that 20 million "unsafe abortions, mostly in poorer countries and often carried out by the women themselves using inappropriate drugs or herbal potions, or by untrained traditional healers," still occur each year and kill 70,000 women annually (Kelland, 10/13).

15 Oct 2009

Also in Global Health News: Ban addresses women's health; Afghanistan's health services; PMI Africa grants; Q&As

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday called for countries around the world to "renew their commitment to educate girls, end sexual violence, and provide access to modern birth control," the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

14 Oct 2009

USAID awards Abt Associates 'Strengthening Health Outcomes Through Private Sector' grant

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a five-year grant, Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector, to Abt Associates, Inc. Sub-recipients under the grant are Banyan Global, Jhpiego, Marie Stopes International, the Monitor Group, and O'Hanlon Health Consulting, LLC.

13 Oct 2009

Study reveals that teenage boys are less responsible than girls in preventing chlamydia

Teenage boys in Sweden take less responsibility than girls for preventing the spread of chlamydia and other sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

13 Oct 2009

Birth control pills may have an impact on choice of partners

There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, compete for and retain her preferred mate?

8 Oct 2009

Multiple intervention programs can reduce teen pregnancies

When teenagers receive health education and information about contraception, the number of them having unintended pregnancies decreases, finds a large new review.

7 Oct 2009

Vantia Therapeutics announces the start of Phase II proof-of-concept trials of its VA111913 drug

Vantia Therapeutics today announces that its novel oral small molecule drug for the treatment of dysmenorrhoea (painful menstruation) has entered Phase II proof-of-concept trials. In addition, Vantia announces results of the successful Phase I trial of VA111913, which showed the product candidate to be safe and well tolerated.

6 Oct 2009

Contraceptive News and Research

Scientific and medical community mourns the loss of Emeritus Professor James Boyer Brown

Sosei and ASKA Pharmaceuticals sign distribution agreement

Male attraction operates differently from female attraction, regardless of sexual orientation

Girls' ethnicity and weight linked to participation in risky sexual behaviors

Conceptus reports clinical success of its Essure non-incisional permanent birth control procedure

Intrauterine contraception is most popular amongst European women

New CCS guidelines and position papers for physicians and nurse practitioners

Provisions in health care bill may transform nation's largest abortion chain into quasi-government status

Oral contraceptives increase stroke risk but benefits still outweigh risks for most users

Schering-Plough announces 2009 third quarter financial results

IPS examines potential for future U.N. population meeting

Recent releases in global health

Also in global health news: Street pharmacies; China health care; Hospital safety; African cardinals; Cells phones for health

Abortions worldwide decline, unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women annually, report says

Also in Global Health News: Ban addresses women's health; Afghanistan's health services; PMI Africa grants; Q&As

USAID awards Abt Associates 'Strengthening Health Outcomes Through Private Sector' grant

Study reveals that teenage boys are less responsible than girls in preventing chlamydia

Birth control pills may have an impact on choice of partners

Multiple intervention programs can reduce teen pregnancies

Vantia Therapeutics announces the start of Phase II proof-of-concept trials of its VA111913 drug

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