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New article sheds light on the costs and benefits of screening for SMA

Spinal Muscular Atrophy is one of many serious disorders for which prenatal testing is available. SMA affects approximately 1 in 10,000 live births and is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality and the second most common autosomal recessive disorder, after cystic fibrosis. Although the American College of Medical Genetics recommends carrier testing for all couples, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued a recommendation to the contrary, citing lack of information about the costs and benefits of screening for SMA.

9 Mar 2010

ONE launches Women ONE2ONE campaign to increase opportunities for women live in extreme poverty

This International Women's Day, March 8, 2010, ONE will launch Women ONE2ONE, a major new campaign designed to save lives and increase opportunities for women who live in extreme poverty.

9 Mar 2010

Rush University Medical Center develops WISHFIT program to help pre-menopausal women reduce visceral fat

Under a $7.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Rush University Medical Center is developing a novel program, called WISHFIT, to help pre-menopausal women reduce visceral fat through a sustained increase in physical activity and reduction in stress.

9 Mar 2010

ESRC Festival of Social Science to showcase baby-sign language event

How important is it for mothers to use hand gestures to communicate with their infants? This is the key question investigated by new research being showcased at the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science on 18 March.

9 Mar 2010

Bread for the World recognizes International Women's Day: Celebrate the achievements of women

Bread for the World announced that it recognizes today as International Women's Day, and called it an opportunity to celebrate the achievements women make in the workplace and at home, as entrepreneurs and as mothers.

9 Mar 2010

FDA invites "Little Women" to present research on dangers of HPV vaccines

Called the "Little Women," six women who have spent the past three years listening, documenting and researching parental concerns about Gardasil have been invited to formally present their information to the FDA on March 12. FDA participants include the Office of Communication, Outreach and Development/Center of Biologics (CBER), Office of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and Office of Vaccines Research and Review.

9 Mar 2010

Elderly women over 70 have higher prevalence of cancer detected in second breast by MRI

Postmenopausal women, including those over 70 years old, who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates when the other breast is scanned for tumors with MRI, compared to premenopausal women, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida.

9 Mar 2010

Moderately drinking women at lower risk of becoming obese than non-drinkers

Normal-weight women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than non-drinkers, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

9 Mar 2010

Chicago Female Condom Campaign: Educating women about HIV/AIDS and FC2 Female Condom

The Female Health Company is supporting the launch of a social marketing campaign in Chicago that will educate women about HIV/AIDS and boost awareness, availability, and access to the FC2 Female Condom®, the only FDA approved woman-initiated HIV prevention method currently available.

9 Mar 2010

Usage of gonadotropins in assisted reproductive technologies significantly improves outcomes

The U.S. infertility specialty has empirically incorporated greater amounts of human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) into stimulation protocols, according to a new review article, "Gonadotropins in the Treatment of Infertility" by George T. Koulianos, MD, published in a recent issue of US Obstetrics & Gynecology, supported by an educational grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals. The article reviews the wealth of clinical evidence supporting this trend, and demonstrates how the use of gonadotropins in the treatment of infertility, especially in assisted reproductive technologies, has significantly improved outcomes.

9 Mar 2010

Positive results from international study of Oncotype DX breast cancer RS

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced the publication of positive results from a large international study which demonstrated that the Oncotype DX® breast cancer Recurrence Score® (RS) result is a significant independent predictor of distant recurrence in both node-negative and node-positive, hormone receptor-positive, postmenopausal breast cancer patients who are treated with either anastrozole or tamoxifen.

9 Mar 2010

Gender inequality killing millions of women in Asia, report finds

"Nearly 100 million women across Asia have 'disappeared' because of a huge and growing gender gap that has fatally deprived them of access to health care and food and has led to widespread abortions of female fetuses, according to a U.N. report released Monday," the Associated Press reports.

9 Mar 2010

HDI announces results of Rapid Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Fistula Prevention Project

In honor of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, Health & Development International (HDI) announced the results of its Rapid Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Fistula Prevention Project today, in advance of its second hosted global meeting on this topic to be held at The Carter Center in Atlanta on March 9 and 10.

8 Mar 2010

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy causes permanent abnormalities in uterus of offspring

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

8 Mar 2010

Democrats pressure Stupak on abortion; Split threatening health bill

A split among Democrats on abortion is threatening to derail efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system.

8 Mar 2010

Positive Phase 2 data from Nektar Therapeutics' NKTR-102 study in women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

Nektar Therapeutics today announced preliminary progression-free survival data from the first stage of a two-stage Phase 2 clinical study evaluating single-agent treatment with NKTR-102 in women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. In the first stage of the study, 39 patients were enrolled with platinum-resistant disease and were evaluable for the secondary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS).

8 Mar 2010

MabCure closes private placement, converts bridge loan into equity securities

MabCure, Inc., a biotechnology company using its proprietary technology to create highly specific monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) for the early detection of cancer, today announced that it has recently completed a private placement in the aggregate amount of $1 million. The amount is comprised of a $500,000 cash investment and the conversion of a $500,000 bridge loan that was made in September 2009, into equity securities.

8 Mar 2010

Residential recovery program to aid women struggling with substance abuse

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 3:30 pm, The W. Garfield Weston Foundation will present The Salvation Army Homestead (78 Admiral Rd, Toronto) a residential recovery program for women struggling with substance abuse, with a donation of $1.5 million for urgently needed building renovations.

8 Mar 2010

mtm laboratories launches CINtec PLUS screening system for cervical cancer

mtm laboratories, a privately held diagnostics company today announced the launch of CINtec® PLUS, the company’s next generation cervical cancer screening product with unmatched accuracy for the screening and management for cervical cancer. CINtec® PLUS will be launched with claims direct in Germany, Italy, Spain, France and the UK, and will also be available in other parts of the world via mtm’s nominated distributors.

8 Mar 2010

Pioneering 'brain-washing' treatment helps reduce disability in babies with haemorrhage

The research, led by Andrew Whitelaw, Professor of Neonatal Medicine at the University of Bristol, and Ian Pople, paediatric neurosurgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust, has shown that, after a haemorrhage, the fluid inside the ventricles contains substances potentially toxic to the immature brain.

8 Mar 2010

Women's Health News

New article sheds light on the costs and benefits of screening for SMA

ONE launches Women ONE2ONE campaign to increase opportunities for women live in extreme poverty

Rush University Medical Center develops WISHFIT program to help pre-menopausal women reduce visceral fat

ESRC Festival of Social Science to showcase baby-sign language event

Bread for the World recognizes International Women's Day: Celebrate the achievements of women

FDA invites "Little Women" to present research on dangers of HPV vaccines

Elderly women over 70 have higher prevalence of cancer detected in second breast by MRI

Moderately drinking women at lower risk of becoming obese than non-drinkers

Chicago Female Condom Campaign: Educating women about HIV/AIDS and FC2 Female Condom

Usage of gonadotropins in assisted reproductive technologies significantly improves outcomes

Positive results from international study of Oncotype DX breast cancer RS

Gender inequality killing millions of women in Asia, report finds

HDI announces results of Rapid Maternal Mortality and Obstetric Fistula Prevention Project

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy causes permanent abnormalities in uterus of offspring

Democrats pressure Stupak on abortion; Split threatening health bill

Positive Phase 2 data from Nektar Therapeutics' NKTR-102 study in women with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

MabCure closes private placement, converts bridge loan into equity securities

Residential recovery program to aid women struggling with substance abuse

mtm laboratories launches CINtec PLUS screening system for cervical cancer

Pioneering 'brain-washing' treatment helps reduce disability in babies with haemorrhage

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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