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Digital mammography boosts detection of life-threatening breast cancer

New research from the Netherlands shows that the switch from screen film mammography (SFM) to digital mammography (DM) in large, population-based breast cancer screening programs improves the detection of life-threatening cancer without significantly increasing detection of clinically insignificant disease. Results of the study are published online in the journal Radiology.

3 Oct 2012

New clinical study to determine whether DNA in blood could show early signs of breast cancer

A SIMPLE blood test could one day be a more accurate way to test for the early signs of breast cancer than using mammograms to spot a lump say researchers today, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets underway.

3 Oct 2012

Global Research Nurses to launch this week in Malawi

Today sees the launch of Global Research Nurses, a new interactive network which allows nurses around the world to become a leading voice in global health research.

3 Oct 2012

State roundup: AP probes Va. hospital's actions in woman's death; Supreme Court won't hear Neb. abortion case; Kancare preps assessment for in-home Medicaid needs

An Associated Press examination of her care highlights the dizzying array of federal, state and private agencies charged with regulating hospital care, and the differing standards they use when investigating the most serious cases of possible neglect. In addition, an investigation report filed by Virginia regulators appears to have been altered to delete parts of the report that substantiated most of the family's complaints. That prompted a former top federal regulator to say the case warrants further investigation.

3 Oct 2012

BHGI sponsors global summit on international breast health

For women with breast cancer in low- and middle-resource countries and other medically underserved areas around the world, the need for supportive care and the consideration of quality-of-life issues are often overlooked.

2 Oct 2012

Low birth weight associated with long-term risk of diabetes, kidney disease and CVD

Being underweight at birth may have consequences above and beyond the known short-term effects says a research report published in the October 2012 issue of The FASEB Journal.

2 Oct 2012

Maternal deaths among marginalized women could be prevented with access to care, information

"While reports from the United Nations as well as the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) indicate that maternal deaths are declining around the world, far too many women continue to die from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth," Ana Langer, director of the Women and Health Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health, writes in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog.

2 Oct 2012

Hip resurfacing prone to early failure

Hip resurfacing – an alternative to hip replacement often recommended to younger patients – is prone to early failure in many instances, and should not be used in women, according to an Article published Online First in The Lancet.

2 Oct 2012

Self-harming and premature death: an interview with Prof Keith Hawton, University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research

“Self-harm” is the term used in the UK, much of Europe and elsewhere, to describe intentional self-poisoning or self-injury. Thus it includes overdoses, attempted hanging, self-cutting etc.

2 Oct 2012

ProStrakan acquires US commercial rights to Fareston for treatment of metastatic breast cancer

ProStrakan Group plc announces today that it has acquired exclusive US commercial rights to Fareston (toremifene citrate) for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

1 Oct 2012

Study opens new door to more personalized treatment of advanced breast cancer

For the first time, researchers have conducted a large trial in which they tested the entire genome of individual breast cancers to help personalize treatment. They released their findings at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna.

1 Oct 2012

HR status defines two different subsets of HER2 positive cancers

Human epidermal growth factor (HER2) positive breast cancers are often treated with the same therapy regardless of hormone receptor status. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research shows that women whose HER2 positive cancer was also hormone (estrogen and progesterone) receptor (HR) negative had an increased risk of early death, and that their cancer was less likely to recur in bone than those whose cancer retained hormone sensitivity.

1 Oct 2012

Improved access to contraceptives helps women plan families

In the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Gary Darmstadt, Monica Kerrigan, and Wendy Prosser of the foundation discuss a new partnership announced on Wednesday at the U.N. to improve access to contraceptive implants for women in the developing world.

29 Sep 2012

U.N. meetings focus on improving nutrition among women, children

Political and private sector leaders met on Thursday at a High-Level Meeting on Scaling Up Nutrition, held in New York on the sidelines of the 67th U.N. General Assembly session, the U.N. News Centre reports.

29 Sep 2012

Maryland sets insurance marketplace plan benchmark; Other state health law news

In Maryland, a board sets a state employee health plan as the benchmark for others in the marketplace. In the meantime, New Mexico examines what it has to gain from a Medicaid expansion, and Virginians give a thumbs down to the health law.

29 Sep 2012

Liberal Christians protest Hobby Lobby lawsuit over contraception coverage mandate

A group of liberal Christian activists are protesting Hobby Lobby's decision to sue the Obama administration over its contraception coverage mandate in the health law.

29 Sep 2012

Women with early menopause more likely to develop heart attack or stroke

Women who experience early menopause are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than women whose menopause occurs at a later age, according to a new study by Melissa Wellons, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in the Vanderbilt Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism.

29 Sep 2012

Study to look at whether maternal exercise during pregnancy can reduce risk of cancer in offspring

If a mother exercises during her pregnancy, will that benefit her children? Researchers at the University of Kentucky have initiated studies to look into the idea: a group from the UK Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences has received a $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study whether maternal exercise during pregnancy can lead to a reduced risk of cancer in offspring.

29 Sep 2012

Access to supplies, medicines in developing world essential to improve maternal health

"Supplies -- the essential medicines and medical equipment frontline health workers need to successfully do their jobs -- are a vital part of the solution to saving the lives of mothers and newborns," Catharine Taylor, a maternal health expert with PATH, writes in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog, adding, "And yet, they are frequently overlooked in the ongoing conversation about how to improve maternal health in the developing world."

29 Sep 2012

State highlights: Free Calif. health care clinic a big draw; New Calif. law could mean mammogram alternatives

Many of the 4,800 people seeking care at the annual massive free clinic this weekend will become eligible for health insurance in 2014 when the national law takes effect. Organizers said raising awareness about the health care changes is crucial.

29 Sep 2012

Women's Health News

Digital mammography boosts detection of life-threatening breast cancer

New clinical study to determine whether DNA in blood could show early signs of breast cancer

Global Research Nurses to launch this week in Malawi

State roundup: AP probes Va. hospital's actions in woman's death; Supreme Court won't hear Neb. abortion case; Kancare preps assessment for in-home Medicaid needs

BHGI sponsors global summit on international breast health

Low birth weight associated with long-term risk of diabetes, kidney disease and CVD

Maternal deaths among marginalized women could be prevented with access to care, information

Hip resurfacing prone to early failure

Self-harming and premature death: an interview with Prof Keith Hawton, University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research

ProStrakan acquires US commercial rights to Fareston for treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Study opens new door to more personalized treatment of advanced breast cancer

HR status defines two different subsets of HER2 positive cancers

Improved access to contraceptives helps women plan families

U.N. meetings focus on improving nutrition among women, children

Maryland sets insurance marketplace plan benchmark; Other state health law news

Liberal Christians protest Hobby Lobby lawsuit over contraception coverage mandate

Women with early menopause more likely to develop heart attack or stroke

Study to look at whether maternal exercise during pregnancy can reduce risk of cancer in offspring

Access to supplies, medicines in developing world essential to improve maternal health

State highlights: Free Calif. health care clinic a big draw; New Calif. law could mean mammogram alternatives

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