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U.N. General Assembly focuses on women, children

"Women and children shared the spotlight at the 27th session of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday," Devex's "Development Newswire" reports.

27 Sep 2012

President Obama, Mitt Romney address Clinton Global Initiative

"President Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, appeared within hours of each other Tuesday at the Clinton Global Initiative, a global charitable gathering hosted by former president Bill Clinton, each focusing on how the United States can better promote prosperity and human rights abroad and at home," the Washington Post reports.

27 Sep 2012

Can rebate checks really change public perception about the health law?

National Journal reports that although the checks are one of the earliest, tangible benefits for people with insurance, they are unlikely to alter the public view -- in part because they have gone to only about 10 percent of households.

27 Sep 2012

Viewpoints: 'Redistribution' debate; Reducing delayed, missed and incorrect diagnoses

The Affordable Care Act, which levies new taxes on the wealthy to expand access to health care for the near poor, seems on track to become the biggest increase in government redistribution since the Johnson administration.

27 Sep 2012

Infants with regulatory behaviors or maternal psychiatric problems may have increased risk of FSS

Functional somatic symptoms (FSS) are physical complaints, such as headaches, pain, fatigue, and dizziness, that cannot be explained medically. These symptoms affect 10-30% of children and adolescents and account for 2-4% of all pediatric doctor visits.

27 Sep 2012

New optical imaging technology could aid in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

New optical imaging technology developed at Tufts University School of Engineering could give doctors new ways to both identify breast cancer and monitor individual patients' response to initial treatment of the disease.

27 Sep 2012

Hunger linked to increased risk of breast cancer in women

Jewish women who were severely exposed to hunger during World War Two were five times more likely to develop breast cancer than women who were mildly exposed, according to research in the October issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice.

26 Sep 2012

Women's eNews examines maternal health in Morocco

"Morocco has made great strides in improving maternal health in recent years, decreasing its maternal mortality ratio by over 60 percent since 1990," but "a wide maternal health gap" exists between women in urban and rural areas, where deliveries generally are attended by an experienced yet untrained family member, Women's eNews reports.

26 Sep 2012

New cervical cancer screening test introduced in El Salvador

"A new way to screen poor women for cervical cancer was introduced this month in El Salvador, using a test that was originally developed in China," the New York Times reports.

26 Sep 2012

Presidential candidates should address HIV epidemic more directly

Following the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in July, "delegates left Washington with a clear focus on achieving an AIDS-free generation," Chip Lyons, president and CEO of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, writes in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog.

26 Sep 2012

'Women and Girls Lead Global' initiative launched to 'educate, inspire'

In a post in USAID's "IMPACTblog," CARE President and CEO Helene Gayle describes a new multi-partner initiative, called "Women and Girls Lead Global," which aims to spread "the stories of ... resilient women and girls" through documentary films that will air in nine countries over three years.

26 Sep 2012

Young women with BRCA mutations feel differently about options for relationships, careers

A study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) found that young women who learn they have BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations felt differently about options for relationships, treatment, childbearing and careers.

26 Sep 2012

Progress on women's, children's health provides optimism for further success

Noting successes achieved under the Every Woman Every Child campaign and the Global Plan towards the elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive, UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe writes in the Huffington Post's "The Big Push" blog that leaders "have stepped up and stood strong for critical issues on the women's and children's health agenda to advance the health Millennium Development Goals and ensure the sustainability of results beyond 2015."

26 Sep 2012

Regular mammography screening can help narrow racial gaps in breast cancer outcomes

Regular mammography screening can help narrow the breast cancer gap between black and white women, according to a retrospective study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment in August.

26 Sep 2012

Microcirculation secrets could shed new light on risks of heart disease and diabetes

Researchers at the University of Southampton together with colleagues at King's College London have embarked on a unique study that will shed new light on the risk of heart disease and diabetes in later life.

25 Sep 2012

Researchers discover genetics secrets of ovarian cancer tumors

A new discovery that sheds light on the genetic make up of ovarian cancer cells could explain why some women survive longer than others with this deadly disease.

25 Sep 2012

Comprehensive prenatal care can decrease rates of low birth weights

Comprehensive prenatal care can decrease the rate of low birth weights, according to a study led by Dr. Yasmin Neggers, a University of Alabama researcher and professor of human nutrition and hospitality management.

25 Sep 2012

Gates Foundation blog examines recent global initiatives with focus on women's, children's health

In this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Gary Darmstadt, head of the family health division of the foundation, family planning expert Monica Kerrigan, and Wendy Prosser, a research analyst with the foundation's family health division, examine global initiatives "launched in recent months and years" that bring "needed attention to women's and children's health," including "the Muskoka Initiative, Every Woman Every Child, the Child Survival Promise to Keep, and the Millennium Development Goals."

25 Sep 2012

Scaling up access to maternal, child health care would prevent most deaths during pregnancy, childbirth

"Every day, 800 women lose their lives giving birth -- 287,000 each year -- and the vast majority of these deaths occurs in developing countries. ... These deaths are unacceptable, particularly because they are preventable," the heads of the Health 4+ (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, U.N. Women, the WHO, and the World Bank, known as H4+) write in the Huffington Post's "Global Motherhood" blog.

25 Sep 2012

Women born prematurely more likely to have pregnancy complications

Women who were born premature are more likely to have pregnancy complications than women who weren't, according to data analyzed by a team lead by Dr. Anne Monique Nuyt, a neonatal specialist and researcher at the Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center and University of Montreal.

25 Sep 2012

Women's Health News

U.N. General Assembly focuses on women, children

President Obama, Mitt Romney address Clinton Global Initiative

Can rebate checks really change public perception about the health law?

Viewpoints: 'Redistribution' debate; Reducing delayed, missed and incorrect diagnoses

Infants with regulatory behaviors or maternal psychiatric problems may have increased risk of FSS

New optical imaging technology could aid in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

Hunger linked to increased risk of breast cancer in women

Women's eNews examines maternal health in Morocco

New cervical cancer screening test introduced in El Salvador

Presidential candidates should address HIV epidemic more directly

'Women and Girls Lead Global' initiative launched to 'educate, inspire'

Young women with BRCA mutations feel differently about options for relationships, careers

Progress on women's, children's health provides optimism for further success

Regular mammography screening can help narrow racial gaps in breast cancer outcomes

Microcirculation secrets could shed new light on risks of heart disease and diabetes

Researchers discover genetics secrets of ovarian cancer tumors

Comprehensive prenatal care can decrease rates of low birth weights

Gates Foundation blog examines recent global initiatives with focus on women's, children's health

Scaling up access to maternal, child health care would prevent most deaths during pregnancy, childbirth

Women born prematurely more likely to have pregnancy complications

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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