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Coffee intake during pregnancy associated with elevated risk of low birth weight

Drinking just two cups of coffee a day is associated with the risk of low birth weight. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have conducted a study on 59,000 women in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

12 Mar 2013

Link between folic acid supplements and reduced risk of autism

Women who take a vitamin B9 supplement (folic acid) during the beginning weeks of their pregnancy can cut the risk of having a child with autism in half. But the supplement has no effect if it is started more than 8 weeks into the pregnancy.

12 Mar 2013

Experts discuss elimination and prevention of all types of violence against women, girls

Scientists of the United States of America, Ireland, and Chile met this week in New York to discuss recent scientific evidence regarding abortion as a form of growing violence against women and girls.

11 Mar 2013

Only 1 in 5 central Pennsylvania women receive preventive counseling about partner abuse

Only about one in five central Pennsylvania women who have experienced intimate partner violence is asked or counseled by a health care provider about abuse, according to Penn State medicine and public health science researchers. Overall, approximately only one in nine women has received preventive counseling about violence and safety.

11 Mar 2013

Health programs should address gender violence

Noting the potential "devastating and lasting" health impacts of physical and sexual violence on women and girls, Scott Radloff, director of USAID's Office of Population and Reproductive Health, writes in USAID's "IMPACTblog," "The health sector can play a vital role in preventing gender-based violence by helping to identify abuse early, providing victims with the necessary treatment, and referring women to appropriate and informed care."

11 Mar 2013

Scientist awarded $1.2M grant to develop therapy to reduce premature births

A scientist at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded a $1.2 million grant to develop a therapy to reduce the prevalence of premature births, which today affect more than 15 million newborns worldwide each year.

11 Mar 2013

Study reveals role of maternal sensitivity in language growth for deaf children

University of Miami Psychologist Alexandra L. Quittner leads one of the largest, most nationally representative studies of the effects of parenting on very young, deaf children who have received cochlear implants.

11 Mar 2013

International community should 'strengthen and sustain' efforts to prevent GBV, HIV

Noting the ongoing 57th session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and International Women's Day, recognized today, Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. global AIDS coordinator and head of the State Department's Office of Global Health Diplomacy, and UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé write in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog.

11 Mar 2013

Guardian reports on discussion of Commission on the Status of Women outcome document

"The link between gender-based violence and HIV infections needs to be explicit in the outcome document of the Commission on the Status of Women [CSW], delegates said this week," the Guardian reports.

11 Mar 2013

Global community observes International Women's Day

Devex's "The Development Newswire" quotes a number of leaders in the international community about International Women's Day, observed annually on March 8.

11 Mar 2013

IP chemotherapy increases survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Patients with advanced ovarian cancer who undergo intensive treatment with chemotherapy that bathes the abdomen are significantly more likely to live longer than those who receive standard intravenous (IV) chemotherapy, according to a study that analyzed long-term follow-up from two landmark Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) trials comprising 876 patients.

11 Mar 2013

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy can also be deadly when compounded by other co-morbidities

Even though a newly recognized cardiomyopathy, which mainly impacts women, is typically treatable, Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy can also be deadly when compounded by other co-morbidities, such as heart failure, according to a study being presented March 9 at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions.

11 Mar 2013

Einstein researchers to develop drug-impregnated intravaginal ring for HIV prevention in women

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have been awarded a $12 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a drug-impregnated intravaginal ring to prevent HIV infection in women.

11 Mar 2013

Aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects may help protect against melanoma

A new study has found that women who take aspirin have a reduced risk of developing melanoma-and that the longer they take it, the lower the risk. The findings suggest that aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects may help protect against this type of skin cancer. The study is published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

11 Mar 2013

U.N. warns of little progress curbing child marriage rates; Human Rights Watch report shows practice widespread in South Sudan

"If current child marriage rates continue, more than 140 million girls will become child brides between 2011 and 2020, the United Nations said [Thursday], warning that little progress has been made towards ending this harmful practice," the U.N. News Centre reports.

11 Mar 2013

Obesity during pregnancy linked with increased risk of frequent wheezing in children

The fact that excess weight during pregnancy has negative consequences is not new information. A new study now concludes that the children of mothers obese before falling pregnant are four times more likely to have frequent wheezing, which is one of the symptoms of asthma, compared to the children of mothers weighing a normal weight.

11 Mar 2013

New rapid laboratory test successful in identifying GBS colonization in pregnant women

A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect potentially deadly Group B strep (GBS) has been successful at identifying GBS colonization in six and a half hours, according to the results of a study from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

11 Mar 2013

Cardiovascular disease risk in women higher than you think

In conjunction with International Women's Day, the European Cardiology Society reminds women that they may be at a greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) than they think.

8 Mar 2013

Survey: 44% of German women do not play sport or spend any time on intensive workouts

A new survey reveals that 44 per cent of German women did not play competitive sport or spend any time on intensive workouts such as running or cycling, in a given week. German women remain reluctant to devote any time to competitive sport, despite being more physically active than their European counterparts in Britain, Denmark, Sweden and France, according to a new multi-national survey on sport and exercise habits.

8 Mar 2013

Cardiac rehab program may reduce death rate in women with coronary artery disease

Women with coronary artery disease who completed a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program were two-thirds less likely to die compared to those who were not referred to the program.

8 Mar 2013

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Coffee intake during pregnancy associated with elevated risk of low birth weight

Link between folic acid supplements and reduced risk of autism

Experts discuss elimination and prevention of all types of violence against women, girls

Only 1 in 5 central Pennsylvania women receive preventive counseling about partner abuse

Health programs should address gender violence

Scientist awarded $1.2M grant to develop therapy to reduce premature births

Study reveals role of maternal sensitivity in language growth for deaf children

International community should 'strengthen and sustain' efforts to prevent GBV, HIV

Guardian reports on discussion of Commission on the Status of Women outcome document

Global community observes International Women's Day

IP chemotherapy increases survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy can also be deadly when compounded by other co-morbidities

Einstein researchers to develop drug-impregnated intravaginal ring for HIV prevention in women

Aspirin's anti-inflammatory effects may help protect against melanoma

U.N. warns of little progress curbing child marriage rates; Human Rights Watch report shows practice widespread in South Sudan

Obesity during pregnancy linked with increased risk of frequent wheezing in children

New rapid laboratory test successful in identifying GBS colonization in pregnant women

Cardiovascular disease risk in women higher than you think

Survey: 44% of German women do not play sport or spend any time on intensive workouts

Cardiac rehab program may reduce death rate in women with coronary artery disease

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