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Eating disorders and abuse may increase likelihood of pregnancy and postpartum depression

One in 10 women experience depression during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. Although the problem has received increased attention in recent years, little is known about the causes or early-warning signs of pregnancy-related depression. In a study published in the June 2011 issue of Journal of Women's Health, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine offer new clues to help doctors identify at-risk patients and refer them to treatment early on.

17 Jun 2011

Japan to evacuate pregnant women, children at risk of high radiation levels outside of evacuation zone

"Japan plans to ask pregnant women and children to move away from radiation 'hotspots' that were found far away from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the government said on Thursday, reflecting new anxieties about the spread of radioactivity," Reuters reports.

17 Jun 2011

Unprescribed methods to bring on labor may not be effective

More than half of the women in a recently published survey reported that near the end of their pregnancies, they took it upon themselves to try to induce labor, mostly by walking, having sex, eating spicy food or stimulating their nipples.

17 Jun 2011

Men's flashy spending may work for the short term but not for marriage

New research by faculty at Rice University, the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) and the University of Minnesota finds that men's conspicuous spending is driven by the desire to have uncommitted romantic flings. And, gentlemen, women can see right through it.

17 Jun 2011

Food-based soy products safe for breast cancer survivors, expert says

There has been widespread concern about whether it is safe for women with breast cancer to eat soy. An excellent source of fiber, vitamin B6 and protein, soy is usually associated with a health-conscious diet, but research concerning its safety has been mixed.

17 Jun 2011

AAIDD honors BUSM professor for intellectual and developmental disabilities research

Joanne Wilkinson, MD, MSc, associate director of Medical Student Education at Boston University School of Medicine, has been selected as the first physician to receive the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities' 2011 Early Career Award for her continued efforts to improve the changing face of medicine for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

17 Jun 2011

HRT use linked to decreased risk of peripheral arterial disease in postmenopausal women

A new study presented at the 65th Vascular Annual Meeting of the Society of Vascular Surgery found that the use of HRT in postmenopausal women is associated with a significant reduction in the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease.

17 Jun 2011

Viewpoints: Medicare eligibility age; Medicare 'scares'; questions about Fla. Medicaid managed care

The bottom line is that we probably need to start raising Medicare's eligibility age incrementally, given today's life-expectancy realities. But it is not going to be the silver bullet that saves Medicare.

17 Jun 2011

Pregnant women with depression unlikely to receive consistent treatment

Pregnant women who screen positive for depression are unlikely to receive consistent treatment, researchers say. That may translate to women spending more time in the hospital before babies are even born.

17 Jun 2011

Roundup: Few states raise taxes to ease budgets; Ala. Gov. signs abortion law; Texas House advances bill to turn Medicaid, Medicare into block grants

As 2011 began, the budget situation in state capitals looked more dire than just about anybody could remember. ... With Medicaid, the states had their hands tied. The new federal health care law prohibits states from cutting eligibility or making it harder for people to apply for coverage. So states had to find other ways to control costs. Idaho reduced the amount paid to hospitals and doctors to treat Medicaid patients, an idea that some 30 governors proposed this year.

17 Jun 2011

Older women in the UK less likely to have breast cancer surgery than younger ones

Older women in the UK are less likely to have surgery for breast cancer than younger ones. And this difference can't be fully explained by age-related ill health from other diseases, according to new data presented today at the National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) conference.

16 Jun 2011

Large trial of tenofovir gel for women set to begin in South Africa

A 24-month clinical trial looking at the effectiveness of tenofovir gel use among women to reduce the risk of HIV infection is set to begin in South Africa in late July or early August, the Mail & Guardian reports.

16 Jun 2011

Expert poll finds Afghanistan is the most dangerous place to be a woman

Afghanistan is the most dangerous place to be a woman because of high levels of poverty, poor health care and violence against female officials, according to a survey, the Guardian reports.

16 Jun 2011

State roundup: Mass. health spending's rise; huge Ky. hospital merger

A new report from the state Division of Health Care Finance and Policy shows that: ... "Spending per member on privately insured people grew 6 percent from 2007 to 2008 and another 10 percent from 2008 to 2009. This rate of growth was substantially higher than the increase in national personal health care expenditures per capita of 4.6 percent from 2008 to 2009. Spending by private payers also grew faster than spending by public payers".

16 Jun 2011

Women who make their sexual debut as young teens more likely to divorce

A University of Iowa study found that women who make their sexual debut as young teens are more likely to divorce, especially if "the first time" was unwanted, or if she had mixed feelings about it.

16 Jun 2011

Sheep diagnoses breast cancer

A British woman from Wiltshire discovered she had cancer after her sheep butted her in the breast. Emma Turner (41) was giving Alfie some medicine when he suddenly became aggressive and began head-butting her violently in the chest.

16 Jun 2011

There is no such thing as expressive muscles

According to doctors during the interwar period, wide hips made women unsuitable for running long distances. In her recent doctoral thesis, Kerstin Bornholdt looks at how researchers reached conclusions like this.

15 Jun 2011

Meeting promotes partnership to end malnutrition in first 1,000 days of life

Government officials, nutrition and health experts, as well as civil society advocates from around the world, met in Washington, D.C., on Monday to promote the 1,000 Days Partnership, which launched in September 2010, VOA News reports in a piece featuring quotes from U.S. officials about efforts to end child deaths from malnutrition.

15 Jun 2011

Panel discusses funding for universal access to HIV treatment

The Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog includes a summary of a recent Global Fund meeting on HIV financing. "The most dynamic and passionate remarks came from Morolake Odetoyinbo, CEO of the non-governmental organization Positive Action for Treatment Access in Nigeria and a woman living with HIV/AIDS. She argued that African nations were not doing enough to use their resources to care for their own people," according to the post.

15 Jun 2011

EOW hosts national conference to highlight practice of Female Genital Mutilation

Girls from the UK are being subjected to illegal genital mutilation, despite the devastating consequences, a University of Leicester postgraduate student claims.

15 Jun 2011

Women's Health News

Eating disorders and abuse may increase likelihood of pregnancy and postpartum depression

Japan to evacuate pregnant women, children at risk of high radiation levels outside of evacuation zone

Unprescribed methods to bring on labor may not be effective

Men's flashy spending may work for the short term but not for marriage

Food-based soy products safe for breast cancer survivors, expert says

AAIDD honors BUSM professor for intellectual and developmental disabilities research

HRT use linked to decreased risk of peripheral arterial disease in postmenopausal women

Viewpoints: Medicare eligibility age; Medicare 'scares'; questions about Fla. Medicaid managed care

Pregnant women with depression unlikely to receive consistent treatment

Roundup: Few states raise taxes to ease budgets; Ala. Gov. signs abortion law; Texas House advances bill to turn Medicaid, Medicare into block grants

Older women in the UK less likely to have breast cancer surgery than younger ones

Large trial of tenofovir gel for women set to begin in South Africa

Expert poll finds Afghanistan is the most dangerous place to be a woman

State roundup: Mass. health spending's rise; huge Ky. hospital merger

Women who make their sexual debut as young teens more likely to divorce

Sheep diagnoses breast cancer

There is no such thing as expressive muscles

Meeting promotes partnership to end malnutrition in first 1,000 days of life

Panel discusses funding for universal access to HIV treatment

EOW hosts national conference to highlight practice of Female Genital Mutilation

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