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Abortions in Africa increased during 'Global Gag Rule,' Stanford University study shows

"In the first study to examine" the effects of a U.S. policy prohibiting foreign aid from going to any organization that performs abortions or provides information about or referral for the procedure as a method of family planning (often called the "Global Gag Rule" or "Mexico City Policy"), Stanford researchers Eran Bendavid and Grant Miller found that "the number of abortions increased in African countries where U.S. support for NGOs was cut the most," according to a Stanford University news release (Gorlick, 9/28).

1 Oct 2011

Dots to support October's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Dots, a leading women's fashion specialty retailer in the value sector with over 400 stores in 28 states, announced today it will support October's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

1 Oct 2011

Ghana's First Lady launches international campaign against maternal mortality in Eastern Region

Ghana's First Lady Ernestina Naadu Mills on Thursday launched the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality, an international campaign aimed at fighting maternal mortality, in Koforidua in the Eastern Region of the country, the Ghana News Agency reports.

1 Oct 2011

Less toxic amounts of chemotherapy medicine slows tumor growth: Scientists

University of Georgia scientists have found that smaller, less toxic amounts of chemotherapy medicine given frequently to mice with human prostate cancer noticeably slowed tumor growth.

1 Oct 2011

Jackson Health System, Panera Bread partner to raise awareness on breast cancer

Jackson Health System has partnered with Panera Bread to raise awareness of breast cancer and help patients battling the disease. During October, South Floridians are encouraged to eat Panera's pink bagels in support of Jackson Memorial Hospital's Taylor Breast Center/Roberta Orlen Chaplin Digital Breast Imaging Center.

1 Oct 2011

BT to support 2011 American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

BT joins the battle against breast cancer in the U.S. by supporting the 2011 American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. During the month of October, 13 teams of BT employees in Dallas, Washington, DC, New York, Boston and other select cities across the nation will participate in non-competitive three-to-five mile walks.

1 Oct 2011

Safeway introduces chain-wide breast cancer fundraising initiative

Safeway Inc. today launched its annual October chain-wide breast cancer fundraising initiative. The company has raised more than $94 million for the cause since 2001.

1 Oct 2011

New research analyses maternal breastfeeding in Spain

New research analyses maternal breastfeeding in Spain throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Experts believe that its development is associated with socio-demographic factors such as the advice of healthcare professionals, longer maternity leave, a woman's integration into the workplace and her level of education.

1 Oct 2011

Literacy Bridge launches program to improve health of women, at-risk children across rural Ghana

Literacy Bridge is responding to the need for a comprehensive solution in global health and hunger by kicking off its Health & Agriculture Communication for Women & Children Program, which is designed to improve the health of 24,000 women and at-risk children in 75 low-literate communities across rural Ghana.

1 Oct 2011

ShurTech Brands to donate $100,000 to BCRF

According to the American Cancer Society, after lung cancer, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. So, for the third consecutive year, ShurTech Brands, LLC, marketers of the Duck brand of duct tapes, packaging supplies and home products, is joining the fight to find a cure by contributing up to $100,000 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

1 Oct 2011

China's family planning policy, lack of sex education to blame for rise in abortions among single women

In this Washington Times opinion piece, Chai Ling, president of the non-profit group All Girls Allowed and author of "A Heart for Freedom," examines the issue of abortions performed on single women in China in relation to the country's family planning policy, which in most provinces requires couples to be married to obtain a birth permit, without which they are not permitted to have a child.

1 Oct 2011

Judge denies request to immediately block Kan. abortion rule; Supreme Court refuses to enforce Texas sonogram law

The legal wrangling comes as both cases continue in court. Meanwhile, groups supporting abortion rights filed suit to overturn a new North Carolina law restricting access.

1 Oct 2011

Estradiol plays an important role in several metabolic diseases

Hormone researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have their sights set on providing long-term treatment options for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases by better understanding estradiol, the most potent naturally occurring estrogen.

30 Sep 2011

NGOs, government face challenges in preventing fistula in DRC

Inter Press Service examines the challenges that non-governmental organizations and the government face in trying to prevent fistula among women in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an estimated 12,000 cases are recorded annually because of sexual violence, early marriage and complications in childbirth, according to the Ministry of Public Health. Poverty, early pregnancy and marriage, sexual violence, and a lack of education and knowledge about the condition contribute to its prevalence, IPS reports.

30 Sep 2011

Microbicide Trials Network stops tenofovir arm of study after findings show drug less effective than anticipated

"The Microbicide Trials Network (MTN), which is funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, on Wednesday announced that it decided to stop one arm of a study involving more than 5,000 women in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Uganda" after "an interim review of the ongoing trial by an independent monitoring board found that the drug tenofovir when used as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) had less effect in protecting women than anticipated," Science Magazine's "Science Insider" blog reports.

30 Sep 2011

Children of obese mothers more likely to have asthma or wheezing in their teenage years

The children of mothers who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant are more likely to have asthma or wheezing as teenagers according to a team of researchers including Swatee Patel from the University of Greenwich.

30 Sep 2011

Sexually transmitted infection epidemic worries health experts

Researchers at the University of New South Wales (NSW) revealed that new cases of gonorrhea and Chlamydia are on the rise in Australia, particularly among young members of indigenous communities.

29 Sep 2011

Photo essay of USAID's work with women suffering from fistula in Guinea

This post in USAID's "IMPACTblog" examines the agency's work with women suffering from obstetric fistula in Guinea, where "[t]he average ... woman will have six children during her lifetime" and "due to the lack of obstetric care," many develop the "painful injury that is especially traumatic due to the stigma associated with it."

29 Sep 2011

Oral tenofovir discontinued in HIV clinical trial

A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an oral tablet or vaginal gel containing antiretroviral drugs can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the study cannot show that one of the study products, oral tenofovir, marketed under the trade name Viread, is effective.

29 Sep 2011

Appalachia pediatricians less likely to encourage HPV vaccination than other area doctors

Pediatricians in Appalachia are less likely than doctors in other areas to encourage parents to have their children receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according to a new study.

29 Sep 2011

Women's Health News

Abortions in Africa increased during 'Global Gag Rule,' Stanford University study shows

Dots to support October's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Ghana's First Lady launches international campaign against maternal mortality in Eastern Region

Less toxic amounts of chemotherapy medicine slows tumor growth: Scientists

Jackson Health System, Panera Bread partner to raise awareness on breast cancer

BT to support 2011 American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

Safeway introduces chain-wide breast cancer fundraising initiative

New research analyses maternal breastfeeding in Spain

Literacy Bridge launches program to improve health of women, at-risk children across rural Ghana

ShurTech Brands to donate $100,000 to BCRF

China's family planning policy, lack of sex education to blame for rise in abortions among single women

Judge denies request to immediately block Kan. abortion rule; Supreme Court refuses to enforce Texas sonogram law

Estradiol plays an important role in several metabolic diseases

NGOs, government face challenges in preventing fistula in DRC

Microbicide Trials Network stops tenofovir arm of study after findings show drug less effective than anticipated

Children of obese mothers more likely to have asthma or wheezing in their teenage years

Sexually transmitted infection epidemic worries health experts

Photo essay of USAID's work with women suffering from fistula in Guinea

Oral tenofovir discontinued in HIV clinical trial

Appalachia pediatricians less likely to encourage HPV vaccination than other area doctors

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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