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State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

The Kansas Health Institute has a package of stories about a malpractice case being considered by the Kansas Supreme Court in which the justices could determine if the state's caps on medical malpractice awards are constitutional. The case involves Amy Miller, who underwent surgery to have an ovary removed. But the surgeon took the wrong ovary and later she had the second one taken out.

4 Mar 2010

U.N. aid efforts lack coordination with local groups in Haiti, report says

A Refugees International report, released on Tuesday, says U.N. aid efforts in Haiti since the earthquake have not been sufficiently coordinated with local groups, the New York Times reports. Among other things, the lack of coordinated response has enabled sexual abuse of women and girls in temporary camps, according to Emilie Parry, an aid consultant who helped write the report.

4 Mar 2010

Cryoablation kills breast tumors in mice

Freezing a cancer kills it in its place, and also appears to generate an immune response that helps stop the cancer's spread, leading to improved survival rates over surgery, according to a new study in mice from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

4 Mar 2010

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

At a recent community education program, Stanford experts on women’s cancer disagreed with controversial new federal guidelines on breast cancer screening. The new guidelines, released in November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, would delay a woman’s first mammogram by 10 years, reduce future screenings from annual to every other year, and end them after age 74.

4 Mar 2010

Women face VA obstacles in treatment for war disorders

Women are saying they face roadblocks to care when they seek treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals, even as they return in record numbers from battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, ABC News reports.

4 Mar 2010

White House unveils new health care legislation that leaves abortion funding intact

Today the White House unveiled new health care legislation that leaves the Senate abortion funding intact. When confronted with this fact by Minority Leader John Boehner, President Obama dismissed fact as mere talking points and "untrue." Speaker Pelosi continued this falsehood when she insisted that the health bills do not fund abortion.

4 Mar 2010

Recurrence of breast cancer in older women: Delaying post-surgical radiation treatment increases risk

Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

4 Mar 2010

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer 'face referral delays'

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer are often not referred for investigation as quickly as younger women, new research suggests.

4 Mar 2010

Women who participate in sorority rush display body dissatisfaction and eating disorder behaviors

Undergraduate women who join a sorority are more likely to judge their own bodies from an outsider's perspective (known as self-objectification) and display higher levels of bulimic attitudes and behaviors than those who do not take part in the sorority's recruitment process.

4 Mar 2010

Obama to include GOP ideas in health proposal today

With President Barack Obama's release today of his latest health reform plan, he hopes to propel the dialogue forward as he also signals willingness to incorporate GOP ideas into his proposal.

4 Mar 2010

Prolonged use of HRT may increase risk of lung cancer

Women aged 50 to 76 who take estrogen plus progestin may have an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a new study published in the pre-print online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

4 Mar 2010

Democrats seem to gain momentum on health reform, but face many obstacles

As Democratic leaders pursue a go-it-alone strategy on health care, the real test will be whether their caucus can pull together and be effective, according to a Politico analysis.

3 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 3, 2010

This morning's news is all about President Obama's outreach yesterday to the GOP and his speech today detailing new elements of his health reform plan. Will this step resuscitate the Dem's overhaul efforts?

3 Mar 2010

CFAS supports the provision of publicly funded IVF and ICSI treatment across Canada

The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society supports fully the provision of publicly funded in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment across Canada. Infertility has been defined by the World Health Organization as a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.

3 Mar 2010

PINC trial to test anti-malarial drug in women with DCIS

Can a drug that has been used to treat malaria for years possibly be used to treat breast cancer before it becomes invasive? That's what researchers at George Mason University's Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) and Inova Breast Care Institute (IBCI) are trying to prove.

3 Mar 2010

UHSM uses Aruba Networks’ VBN solution to increase quality of antenatal services

Aruba Networks, Inc., a global leader in 802.11n wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom is using Aruba’s Virtual Branch Networking (VBN) solution to increase the quality of antenatal services delivered to the local community.

3 Mar 2010

Harvard Professor urges medical community to use ultrasound for diagnosing acute female pelvic conditions

In a bold, eye-opening editorial in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Harvard Professor, Beryl Benacerraf, MD, urges the medical community to use ultrasound instead of Computed Tomography (CT) as the first-line imaging test for better diagnosis capability in the evaluation of acute female pelvic and lower abdominal conditions.

3 Mar 2010

Starting radiotherapy as soon as possible could minimise breast cancer recurrence

The longer women wait for radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery, the more chance there is of local recurrence, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.

3 Mar 2010

U.N. meeting examines progress, challenges in achieving women's empowerment

Despite gains in women's rights in the 15 years since the Beijing Declaration, U.N. Female Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro on Monday during the opening of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) meeting acknowledged more action is needed to help countries advance gender equality and women's empowerment, VOA News reports.

3 Mar 2010

Bisphosphonates may lower risk of breast cancer

Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S. researchers published today in the British Journal of Cancer.

3 Mar 2010

Women's Health News

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

U.N. aid efforts lack coordination with local groups in Haiti, report says

Cryoablation kills breast tumors in mice

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

Women face VA obstacles in treatment for war disorders

White House unveils new health care legislation that leaves abortion funding intact

Recurrence of breast cancer in older women: Delaying post-surgical radiation treatment increases risk

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer 'face referral delays'

Women who participate in sorority rush display body dissatisfaction and eating disorder behaviors

Obama to include GOP ideas in health proposal today

Prolonged use of HRT may increase risk of lung cancer

Democrats seem to gain momentum on health reform, but face many obstacles

First Edition: March 3, 2010

CFAS supports the provision of publicly funded IVF and ICSI treatment across Canada

PINC trial to test anti-malarial drug in women with DCIS

UHSM uses Aruba Networks’ VBN solution to increase quality of antenatal services

Harvard Professor urges medical community to use ultrasound for diagnosing acute female pelvic conditions

Starting radiotherapy as soon as possible could minimise breast cancer recurrence

U.N. meeting examines progress, challenges in achieving women's empowerment

Bisphosphonates may lower risk of breast cancer

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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