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Implementation of food bill in India might be delayed, government adviser says

"The implementation of an ambitious bill that guarantees cheap food grains for India's poor could be pushed back to the next fiscal year, a top government adviser said," the Wall Street Journal reports.

1 Nov 2012

Advaxis updates preliminary data from ADXS-HPV Phase 2 trial on cervical cancer

Advaxis, Inc., a leader in developing the next generation of immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, updated preliminary data from an ongoing randomized 110 patient Phase 2 trial of ADXS-HPV being conducted in India in women with recurrent/refractory cervical cancer who have failed previous cytotoxic therapy.

1 Nov 2012

Green tea may reduce risk of digestive system cancers among women

Women who drink green tea may lower their risk of developing some digestive system cancers, especially cancers of the stomach/esophagus and colorectum, according to a study led by researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.

1 Nov 2012

Regular exercise does not impact amount of time women spend sitting

Women who exercise regularly spend as much time sitting as women who don't, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

1 Nov 2012

African American women coinfected with HIV and HCV less likely to die from liver disease than Caucasian or Hispanic women

A new study shows that African American women coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are less likely to die from liver disease than Caucasian or Hispanic women.

31 Oct 2012

SSRIs should be prescribed with great caution to those attempting to get pregnant

Elevated risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal health complications and possible longer term neurobehavioral abnormalities, including autism, suggest that a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) should only be prescribed with great caution and with full counseling for women experiencing depression and attempting to get pregnant, say researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Tufts Medical Center and MetroWest Medical Center.

31 Oct 2012

Uterine cancer recurrence risk after hysterectomy increases due to delay in radiation therapy

Waiting too long after a hysterectomy to begin radiation therapy may increase the risk of uterine cancer recurrence, according to a new study from researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

31 Oct 2012

Health policy rhetoric, issues prominent in congressional races, other state contests

House and Senate races heat up in Colorado, Nevada and Washington state, but health policy issues are touching a number of other contests, too, including governors' races, state ballot initiatives and elections for state representatives.

31 Oct 2012

ACP urges use of performance measures targeting 'low-value services' to reduce overuse, misuse of these approaches

The American College of Physicians released a position paper Monday pressing for "valid, evidence-based measures" as a means of raising physician awareness and changing clinician behavior.

31 Oct 2012

Study explores incidence of UK women having Multiple Repeat Caesarean Sections

The risk of maternal complications and preterm deliveries is significantly higher for women undergoing their fifth or more caesarean section, finds a new study published today (31 October) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

31 Oct 2012

SSRIs should be prescribed with great caution to those attempting to get pregnant

31 Oct 2012

Hormone therapy increases risk of heart attack or dying in women with metabolic syndrome

A new analysis of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trials show that women who had metabolic syndrome before they started hormone therapy had a greatly increased risk of heart attack or dying of heart disease. Women who didn't have metabolic syndrome beforehand showed no increased risk.

31 Oct 2012

Preeclampsia risk higher for women with Lupus

New research reports that women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a two-fold increase in risk of preeclampsia—a dangerous condition in which pregnant women develop high blood pressure (hypertension) and protein in their urine (proteinuria) after 20 weeks of gestation

30 Oct 2012

Breast cancer screening reduces deaths but overdiagnoses

An independent panel of experts has concluded that routine breast cancer screening results in a reduced risk of dying from breast cancer compared to when no screening takes place, but that screening also results in overdiagnosis, according to a Review published in The Lancet.

30 Oct 2012

Women in disadvantaged neighborhoods less likely to live near mammography facility

Women in socioeconomically disadvantaged and less affluent areas of Chicago were less likely to live near a mammography facility with various aspects of care compared with women in less socioeconomically disadvantaged and more affluent areas.

30 Oct 2012

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery compared with surgery alone, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found.

30 Oct 2012

IVF process negatively impacts women’s sexual relationships

An Indiana University study has found that women undergoing in-vitro fertilization report that the process of infertility treatment has many negative impacts on their sexual relationship with their partner. Little attention has been given to the sexual dynamics of couples as they navigate infertility and treatments such as IVF, despite the important role that sex plays in a couple's attempt to conceive a child.

30 Oct 2012

Botanical treatment holds hope for triple-negative breast cancer

A unique formula made from medicinal mushrooms, traditional Chinese herbs and other natural ingredients inhibits aggressive, human triple-negative breast cancer and breast-to-lung metastasis in mice. This is the third peer-reviewed study to demonstrate the botanical formula's anticancer effects.

29 Oct 2012

AstraZeneca commences FASLODEX Phase III study for hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer

AstraZeneca today announced the start of a Phase III study (FALCON), a global clinical trial which will involve 450 postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have not previously been treated with any hormonal therapy. The Phase III study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of fulvestrant 500 mg compared to anastrozole 1 mg in this patient population.

29 Oct 2012

Tumor count in the breast an important consideration for providing radiation therapy

Not all women diagnosed with operable breast cancer present with a single tumor; some have multifocal disease appear in the breast, which means multiple tumors found in the same breast quadrant, while others have multicentric disease, where multiple tumors are found in separate breast quadrants. Multifocal or multicentric disease is not a standard indication to receive radiation after mastectomy. For patients who undergo lumpectomy, radiation dose and extent is not altered based on multifocal or multicentric disease compared to patients presenting with a single tumor.

29 Oct 2012

Women's Health News

Implementation of food bill in India might be delayed, government adviser says

Advaxis updates preliminary data from ADXS-HPV Phase 2 trial on cervical cancer

Green tea may reduce risk of digestive system cancers among women

Regular exercise does not impact amount of time women spend sitting

African American women coinfected with HIV and HCV less likely to die from liver disease than Caucasian or Hispanic women

SSRIs should be prescribed with great caution to those attempting to get pregnant

Uterine cancer recurrence risk after hysterectomy increases due to delay in radiation therapy

Health policy rhetoric, issues prominent in congressional races, other state contests

ACP urges use of performance measures targeting 'low-value services' to reduce overuse, misuse of these approaches

Study explores incidence of UK women having Multiple Repeat Caesarean Sections

SSRIs should be prescribed with great caution to those attempting to get pregnant

Hormone therapy increases risk of heart attack or dying in women with metabolic syndrome

Preeclampsia risk higher for women with Lupus

Breast cancer screening reduces deaths but overdiagnoses

Women in disadvantaged neighborhoods less likely to live near mammography facility

Elderly women with early-stage breast cancer live longer with radiation therapy and surgery

IVF process negatively impacts women’s sexual relationships

Botanical treatment holds hope for triple-negative breast cancer

AstraZeneca commences FASLODEX Phase III study for hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer

Tumor count in the breast an important consideration for providing radiation therapy

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