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Ortho-McNeil to lower the price of contraceptive pills and patches

Ortho-McNeil - which supplies contraceptives to the majority of family planning clinics nationwide - on Thursday announced it will lower the price of its contraceptive pills and patches, according to officials, the Chicago Tribune reports.

30 Aug 2006

Nature changes wording of news release for work that reports method of creating stem cells without destroying embryos

The journal Nature last Friday corrected wording in a news release it had distributed in advance of a study published in the Aug. 24 edition of the journal that describes a technique that could derive human embryonic stem cells without destroying the embryo.

30 Aug 2006

First legal abortion in Colombia

The first legal abortion in Colombia recently was performed following the legalization of the procedure in certain cases earlier this year, BBC News reports (McDermott, BBC News, 8/25).

30 Aug 2006

Kaiser report summarizes editorials on approval of nonprescription plan B sales to women over age 18

Some editorials and opinion pieces respond to FDA's decision on Thursday to approve Barr Laboratories' application for nonprescription sales of its emergency contraceptive Plan B to women ages 18 and older.

30 Aug 2006

Challenges parents, physicians face in addressing HPV vaccine

The AP/Washington Post on Sunday examined the challenges parents and physicians face in addressing the issues associated with Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil (Irvine, AP/Washington Post, 8/27).

30 Aug 2006

History of cervical cancer, HPV vaccine development

The New York Times on Tuesday examined the development of vaccines to prevent transmission of the human papillomavirus, which can cause cervical cancer.

30 Aug 2006

A close look at Accutane drug registry iPledge

The Chicago Sun-Times on Monday examined the online FDA tracking database iPledge, with which all people taking Roche's acne drug Accutane much register to receive their prescriptions (Ritter, Chicago Sun-Times, 8/21).

24 Aug 2006

Women's health policy highlights

Highlights recently released from journal articles on women's health issues

24 Aug 2006

FDA approves nonprescription sales of Plan B for women over age 18

FDA on Thursday approved Barr Laboratories' application for nonprescription sales of its emergency contraceptive Plan B to women ages 18 and older, the Washington Post reports.

24 Aug 2006

Florida abortion provider Pendergraft appeals license suspension

Florida abortion provider James Pendergraft, whose license was suspended by the Florida Department of Health earlier this month, on Tuesday appealed the suspension to the 1st District Court in Tallahassee, the Orlando Sentinel reports (Shelton, Orlando Sentinel, 8/23).

24 Aug 2006

Women's Health Network petitions FDA to halt sales of estrogen, testosterone combination treatments

The National Women's Health Network has petitioned FDA to stop sales of Solvay's Estratest and Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals' Syntest, which are estrogen-testosterone combination therapies used to treat menopause-associated hot flashes, until they are proven safe and effective, Reuters reports.

24 Aug 2006

Church leaders discuss how to talk about abortion rights with congregations

About 30 clergy and lay church leaders representing nine denominations on Tuesday at a seminar in Rapid City, S.D., received advice from several religious organizations about how to hold appropriate discussions with their congregations about "divisive" issues such as abortion, the Rapid City Journal reports.

20 Aug 2006

Missouri Attorney General to appeal ruling requiring state to provide transport for pregnant inmates seeking abortions

Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon (R) on Wednesday said he will appeal a federal court ruling that requires the state to provide transportation to clinics for pregnant inmates who wish to have abortions, the AP/Kansas City Star reports (Lieb, AP/Kansas City Star, 8/16).

20 Aug 2006

Groups that oppose abortion rights object to nomination of Von Eschenbach to permanently head FDA

Groups that oppose abortion rights are calling on President Bush to withdraw the nomination of acting FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach to permanently head the agency because FDA might approve Barr Laboratories' application for nonprescription sales of its emergency contraceptive Plan B for women ages 18 and older.

20 Aug 2006

West Virginia family planning clinics about to run out of no-cost contraceptives

West Virginia-based family planning clinics can provide low-income women and students with no-cost contraceptive pills and patches for about one more month, the Charleston Gazette reports (Kelly, Charleston Gazette, 8/15).

17 Aug 2006

Date set for trial of Chinese human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng

The trial of human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng, who was arrested in the country's Shangdong province after trying to expose alleged human rights abuses associated with the enforcement of the country's one-child-per-family policy, is scheduled to begin on Friday in county court in Yinan, China, according to Chen's attorney Li Jinsong, the Associated Press reports.

16 Aug 2006

Women's Health News and Research

Ortho-McNeil to lower the price of contraceptive pills and patches

Nature changes wording of news release for work that reports method of creating stem cells without destroying embryos

First legal abortion in Colombia

Kaiser report summarizes editorials on approval of nonprescription plan B sales to women over age 18

Challenges parents, physicians face in addressing HPV vaccine

History of cervical cancer, HPV vaccine development

A close look at Accutane drug registry iPledge

Women's health policy highlights

FDA approves nonprescription sales of Plan B for women over age 18

Florida abortion provider Pendergraft appeals license suspension

Women's Health Network petitions FDA to halt sales of estrogen, testosterone combination treatments

Church leaders discuss how to talk about abortion rights with congregations

Missouri Attorney General to appeal ruling requiring state to provide transport for pregnant inmates seeking abortions

Groups that oppose abortion rights object to nomination of Von Eschenbach to permanently head FDA

West Virginia family planning clinics about to run out of no-cost contraceptives

Date set for trial of Chinese human rights advocate Chen Guangcheng

Smoking interacts with genetic risk factors in the development of rheumatoid arthritis among older Caucasian women

Insufficient evidence exists to support the use of complementary and alternative therapies to relieve menopause

Paternal relatives and family history of breast cancer

Belfer Foundation funds new translational cancer institute

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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