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Hyperbaric oxygen treatment effective for fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is almost impossible to diagnose. The chronic pain syndrome strikes an estimated 1 in 70 Americans, most of them women. The disorder is often triggered by head trauma, a neurological infection, or severe emotional stress, and is characterized by symptoms such as musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, memory loss and mood swings. Fibromyalgia is often mistaken for other culprits and most patients suffer months, even years, of unrelenting pain before being properly diagnosed. And once diagnosed, patients enjoy little respite because few therapies have been found to be effective in assuaging its symptoms.

15 Jul 2015

Noninvasive prenatal screening could detect maternal cancer

A study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that genetic test results, as revealed by non-invasive prenatal testing for fetal chromosome abnormalities, may detect underlying conditions in the mother, including cancer.

15 Jul 2015

New report highlights key success in global response to preventing AIDS in women, children

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation applauds today's announcement from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS that the goal of providing 15 million people with lifesaving antiretroviral therapy (ART) by 2015 has been met nine months ahead of schedule.

14 Jul 2015

New five point model of midwifery care results in safer birth outcomes, lower Cesarean Section rates

Donna Tabas, CNM, M.S., has developed a new five point model of midwifery care for low risk women that results in faster, safe, natural and empowering labor and birthing outcomes in both first time and repeat birthing mothers and extremely low Cesarean Section rates.

14 Jul 2015

Cedars-Sinai's groundbreaking online registry improves participation in clinical research

Research for Her, Cedars-Sinai's groundbreaking online registry that matches women with research studies and clinical trials, enrolled study participants more quickly when compared with traditional paper-based registries, according to new research published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology.

14 Jul 2015

Postmenopausal women with kidney, bladder stones not at increased risk for osteoporosis

Postmenopausal women with kidney or bladder stones are not at increased risk for osteoporosis, but they do have about a 15 percent increased risk of another painful stone, physician-scientists report.

14 Jul 2015

University of Twente scientists take significant step in breast cancer research

Scientists at the research Institute MIRA at the University of Twente have been working for some time on a new technique to detect breast cancer. The technique based on the physical principle of photoacoustics, has been christened PAMmography. It uses short bursts of light that cause ultrasonic waves to be generated in places with high density of blood vessels, such as in the vicinity of malignant tumours.

13 Jul 2015

UMass Amherst scientist to study how estrogen-mimicking chemicals in the womb can increase breast cancer risk

Much attention has been paid to genetics in breast cancer as disease rates rise, but most women have no family history of the disease, suggesting that there is an environmental risk we don't yet understand, says environmental health scientist Laura Vandenberg in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

13 Jul 2015

Dual breast exam using MRI and NIRST more accurate than MRI alone

By combining two modalities of imaging, investigators from Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth, led by Keith Paulsen, PhD with first author Michael Mastanduno and collaborators from Xijing Hospital in Xian, China, demonstrated that a dual breast exam using MRI and Near Infrared Spectral Tomography (NIRST) is feasible and more accurate than MRI alone.

10 Jul 2015

Molecular cancer expert David Livingston named recipient of Basser Global Prize

The Basser Center for BRCA at Penn's Abramson Cancer Center has announced the recipient of its third annual Basser Global Prize. The honor will go to molecular cancer expert David Livingston, MD, Emil Frei Professor of Genetics and Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and deputy director of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.

10 Jul 2015

Mothers of infants with Down's syndrome need tailored breastfeeding guidance

Despite compelling evidence about the benefits of breastfeeding little is known about the breastfeeding experiences of mothers of infants with Down's syndrome. In the UK, clinical commissioning groups and practitioners have a vital role in empowering and enabling these women to access help and support as soon as the child is born.

9 Jul 2015

Risk of hepatobiliary cancer, cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with ICP

In a new study of more than 125,000 pregnant women in Sweden, researchers found that the risk of hepatobiliary cancer and immune-mediated and cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) than in women without this condition.

9 Jul 2015

Cost of childbirths can vary depending on the type of hospital, shows study

The cost of having a baby can vary by almost $10,000 depending on which hospital is chosen, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a study published in the July issue of the journal Health Affairs.

9 Jul 2015

Progesterone hormone can benefit breast cancer patients

AROUND half of all breast cancer patients could one day benefit from having the cheap and widely-available female hormone progesterone added to their treatment, according to Cancer Research UK funded research published in Nature today (Thursday).

9 Jul 2015

U-M researchers develop first-ever 3D model to help study treatment for pelvic organ prolapse

It's a mysterious condition often linked to childbirth that causes distress and discomfort and requires surgery for more than 200,000 women a year - but there's no good way to study it. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed the first-ever 3D complete computer model to help study treatment for pelvic organ prolapse, a weakening of muscles and ligaments that causes organs like the bladder to drop from their normal place. For many women, the condition causes urinary problems, painful intercourse and uncomfortable pressure.

9 Jul 2015

Out-of-pocket expenses for oral contraceptive pills, IUD decrease since the ACA took effect: Study

Average out-of-pocket spending for oral contraceptive pills and the intrauterine device (IUD), the two most common forms of contraception for women, has decreased significantly since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect.

8 Jul 2015

DSMB recommends continuation of Genticel’s GTL001 phase 2 trial in HPV-infected women

Genticel, a clinical-stage biotechnology company and developer of innovative immunotherapies to prevent cancers caused by the human papillomavirus, today announces that the independent Data Safety Monitoring Board recommends the continuation, per protocol, of its phase 2 clinical trial of GTL001 in patients infected with HPV 16 and/or 18, the two HPV types responsible for 70% of cervical cancer cases.

8 Jul 2015

Researchers identify link between hormonal factors and endometrial cancer risk among women with Lynch syndrome

For women with Lynch syndrome, an association was found between the risk of endometrial cancer and the age of first menstrual cycle, having given birth, and hormonal contraceptive use, according to a study in the July 7 issue of JAMA. Lynch syndrome is a genetic condition that increases the risk for various cancers.

8 Jul 2015

News study shows pregnancy complications tied to future cardiovascular disease risk

According to a new study, women can accurately recall key pregnancy-related information at least 4 years later that could have important implications for their future risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD).

8 Jul 2015

Study: Extended-field IMRT for cervical or endometrial cancer does not increase risk of duodenal toxicity

A study of women with cervical or endometrial cancer who require treatment to the para-aortic (PA) lymph nodes can safely receive extended-field intensity modulated radiation therapy (EF-IMRT) without increased risk of duodenal toxicity, according to a study published in the July-August 2015 issue of Practical Radiation Oncology, the American Society for Radiation Oncology's journal focused on the clinical practice of radiation oncology.

8 Jul 2015

Women's Health News

Hyperbaric oxygen treatment effective for fibromyalgia

Noninvasive prenatal screening could detect maternal cancer

New report highlights key success in global response to preventing AIDS in women, children

New five point model of midwifery care results in safer birth outcomes, lower Cesarean Section rates

Cedars-Sinai's groundbreaking online registry improves participation in clinical research

Postmenopausal women with kidney, bladder stones not at increased risk for osteoporosis

University of Twente scientists take significant step in breast cancer research

UMass Amherst scientist to study how estrogen-mimicking chemicals in the womb can increase breast cancer risk

Dual breast exam using MRI and NIRST more accurate than MRI alone

Molecular cancer expert David Livingston named recipient of Basser Global Prize

Mothers of infants with Down's syndrome need tailored breastfeeding guidance

Risk of hepatobiliary cancer, cardiovascular diseases later in life is higher in women with ICP

Cost of childbirths can vary depending on the type of hospital, shows study

Progesterone hormone can benefit breast cancer patients

U-M researchers develop first-ever 3D model to help study treatment for pelvic organ prolapse

Out-of-pocket expenses for oral contraceptive pills, IUD decrease since the ACA took effect: Study

DSMB recommends continuation of Genticel’s GTL001 phase 2 trial in HPV-infected women

Researchers identify link between hormonal factors and endometrial cancer risk among women with Lynch syndrome

News study shows pregnancy complications tied to future cardiovascular disease risk

Study: Extended-field IMRT for cervical or endometrial cancer does not increase risk of duodenal toxicity

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