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Study shows women become more happy and satisfied with lives after divorces

Women become much more happy and satisfied with their lives after their divorces come through, according to researchers at London's Kingston University.

11 Jul 2013

Women feel positive about egg freezing

Egg freezing as insurance against age-related infertility is a growing trend in many countries. Women who bank oocytes for use at some time in the future hope to buy a little time in their search for a suitable partner.

10 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 10, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles about House Republican plans to seek a delay in the health law's requirement that nearly all Americans get health insurance.

10 Jul 2013

Physicians discuss use of new guidelines on aromatase inhibitor to prevent breast cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is now recommending that physicians discuss use of the aromatase inhibitor exemestane (Aromasin) to prevent breast cancer in at-risk postmenopausal women.

10 Jul 2013

One woman tries, but fails, to find out what a hospital will charge to deliver her baby

A New York Times reporter details her uninsured daughter's struggle to find out what she will have to pay when she gives birth.

10 Jul 2013

AMA establishes new CPT code for RF Ablation of Uterine Fibroids

Halt Medical is very pleased to announce that the American Medical Association Current Procedure Terminology Panel has established a new CPT code specifically for Radiofrequency Ablation of Uterine Fibroids.

10 Jul 2013

Judge blocks new Wis. abortion law; Texas rallies draw thousands

After a hastily called hearing, a federal judge Monday put a 10-day freeze on a new state law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have hospital-admitting privileges. In a 19-page opinion issued Monday evening, U.S. District Judge William M. Conley cited a "troubling lack of justification" for the law and said he would stay enforcement of the admissions provision until July 18, a day after a more deliberate courtroom hearing scheduled before him next week. … Conley's ruling does not affect a separate provision of the new law requiring women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion (Stein, 7/9).

10 Jul 2013

Innovative vaccine could offer hope to patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Loyola University Medical Center is conducting a clinical trial of an innovative vaccine that could offer hope to patients with advanced ovarian cancer.

10 Jul 2013

Study shows rates of brain loss caused by aging and AD are higher for women

The rates of regional brain loss and cognitive decline caused by aging and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are higher for women and for people with a key genetic risk factor for AD, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in a study published online July 4 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

10 Jul 2013

Study shows female obesity may reduce receptivity of uterus to embryo implantation

An analysis of almost 10,000 first cycles of egg donation treatment at one of Europe's largest IVF centres shows that female obesity reduces the receptivity of the uterus to embryo implantation and thereby compromises reproductive outcome.

10 Jul 2013

Age-old practice of annual screening exams for cervical cancer may be harmful than helpful

For decades, women between the ages of 21 and 69 were advised to get annual screening exams for cervical cancer. In 2009, however, accumulating scientific evidence led major guideline groups to agree on a new recommendation that women be screened less frequently: every three years rather than annually.

10 Jul 2013

Diclegis delayed-release tablets for NVP treatment now eligible for Medicaid coverage

Duchesnay USA today announced that Diclegis (doxylamine succinate 10mg, pyridoxine hydrochloride 10mg) delayed-release tablets for the treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, more commonly known as morning sickness, is now available for coverage under the state and federal Medicaid program effective July 1st, 2013.

9 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 9, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a look at HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' challenges and a delay in implementing insurance penalties on smokers.

9 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Health care's hidden consensus; Examining the fee-for-service payment system; Alternative medicine's allure

The politicians' consensus is that health care reform shouldn't alter or disrupt the way the majority of Americans get their insurance today. ... The policy consensus, though, is that the status quo is actually the problem, and that it deserves to be threatened, undermined and replaced as expeditiously as possible. Wonks of the left and right disagree on what that replacement should look like. But they're united in regarding employer-provided coverage as an unsustainable relic (Ross Douthat, 7/6).

9 Jul 2013

Exploring abortion's 'gray' areas; the importance of personal experiences with choice; North Carolina's 'sham' law

We have some models of what happens, even in very liberal societies, when public views prevail on abortion. Across most of Western Europe, abortion is legal during the first trimester but heavily restricted later in pregnancy - after the 14th week in France, Germany and Spain. These limits are not a violation of liberal principles but a recognition that the inherent violence of late-term abortion is at odds with liberal principles (Michael Gerson, 7/4).

9 Jul 2013

Working shift patterns associated with increased risk of subfertility and menstrual disruption

Shift work, which encourages sleep deprivation and patterns of activity outside the circadian rhythm, has been associated with a greater risk of ill health and loss of well-being in some (but not all) studies.(1) However, little is known about the effects of shift work on reproductive health and fertility.

9 Jul 2013

Multiple pregnancies conceived after IVF associated with increased breast cancer risk

Women who give birth to multiple babies following IVF treatment are at a higher risk of breast cancer than those giving birth to singletons or who remain childless. Dutch investigators from the Omega study group said the explanation may not be the multiple pregnancy per se but a maternal trait related to a higher implantation potential and to breast cancer itself.

9 Jul 2013

Women's Health News

Study shows women become more happy and satisfied with lives after divorces

Women feel positive about egg freezing

First Edition: July 10, 2013

Physicians discuss use of new guidelines on aromatase inhibitor to prevent breast cancer

One woman tries, but fails, to find out what a hospital will charge to deliver her baby

AMA establishes new CPT code for RF Ablation of Uterine Fibroids

Judge blocks new Wis. abortion law; Texas rallies draw thousands

Innovative vaccine could offer hope to patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Study shows rates of brain loss caused by aging and AD are higher for women

Study shows female obesity may reduce receptivity of uterus to embryo implantation

Age-old practice of annual screening exams for cervical cancer may be harmful than helpful

Diclegis delayed-release tablets for NVP treatment now eligible for Medicaid coverage

First Edition: July 9, 2013

Viewpoints: Health care's hidden consensus; Examining the fee-for-service payment system; Alternative medicine's allure

Exploring abortion's 'gray' areas; the importance of personal experiences with choice; North Carolina's 'sham' law

Working shift patterns associated with increased risk of subfertility and menstrual disruption

Multiple pregnancies conceived after IVF associated with increased breast cancer risk

Anti-abortion bills in Wisconsin, Texas, North Carolina show GOP muscle

A few clinics are focused on helping pregnant women with prescription drug addictions

Macrophages play essential role in production of progesterone hormone

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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