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Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may raise risk of gestational diabetes: Study

A new study has shown that there is a connection between low Vitamin D levels and gestational diabetes. Vitamin D is one of the important vitamins during pregnancy. The researchers recommend that a pregnant woman should regularly get test done to check for vitamin D deficiency.

5 Apr 2011

Olivia’s cancer center receives $45 million for completion

Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has finally sanctioned funds to complete the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre. The Premier has committed almost $45 million to fit out the Austin Hospital project that was incomplete.

5 Apr 2011

Epithelial cells in breast milk can help assess breast cancer risk

Breast cancer risk can be assessed by examining the epithelial cells found in breast milk, according to preliminary study results presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held April 2-6.

4 Apr 2011

First period before age of 10 linked to lower lung capacity later in life

"Adult women who had their first menstruation at the age of 10 or earlier have significantly lower lung capacity than women who had their first period at 13", Ferenc Macsali, lead author of the study and a researcher at the Haukeland Hospital in Bergen (Norway), tells SINC.

4 Apr 2011

Vermillion, Quest Diagnostics enter agreement to launch OVA1 IVDMIA assay in India

Vermillion, a molecular diagnostics company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Quest Diagnostics to make OVA1 available in India. The companies are targeting a launch in the second quarter of 2011. Additionally, at the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) regional meeting held in New Delhi April 2-3, 2011, Dr. Fred Ueland presented data demonstrating the high sensitivity for ovarian malignancy of OVA1 in combination with ultrasound.

From Quest Diagnostics 4 Apr 2011

Researchers discover immune system can help predict breast cancer survival

A team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered a new way to predict breast cancer survival based on an "immune profile" - the relative levels of three types of immune cells within a tumor. Knowing a patient's profile may one day help guide treatment.

4 Apr 2011

Study finds link between smoking and breast cancer risk among non-obese women

Smoking increases the risk of breast cancer, but the risk differs by obesity status in postmenopausal women, according to data from an analysis of the Women's Health Initiative observational study.

4 Apr 2011

Breast cancer genome reveals potential therapeutic targets

Scientists have sequenced the entire genomes of tumors from 50 breast cancer patients and found more than 1,700 gene mutations, most of which were unique to individual patients. The researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Siteman Cancer Center suggest that this variability and uniqueness made it difficult to predict outcomes of the cases.

3 Apr 2011

1 in 5 American mothers has children from multiple men: Study

According to the latest study one in five American mothers has children who have different birth fathers. When the researchers look only at moms with two or more kids, that figure is even higher: 28 percent have kids with at least two different men.

3 Apr 2011

New research identifies diverse barriers to breast cancer screening and treatment

A landmark breast health care publication reveals a multitude of barriers that keep women of developing nations from being screened and treated for breast cancer - but offers tools to help countries improve their breast care programs.

2 Apr 2011

Three abstracts from SuperGen PIM kinase inhibitor program to be presented at AACR

SuperGen, Inc., a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel cancer therapies, today announced the acceptance of three abstracts from the SuperGen PIM kinase inhibitor program. Poster presentations by SuperGen and collaborators will occur on April 3 and 5, 2011 at the American Association for Cancer Research 102nd Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

2 Apr 2011

Midwife shortage in developing countries contributing to deaths of mothers, infants, Save the Children report says

The deaths of more than one million mothers and newborns could be prevented if the shortage of 350,000 trained midwives in developing countries could be met, according to a Save the Children report released on Friday, Reuters reports.

2 Apr 2011

Ther-Rx Corporation announces important initiative to reduce cost of Makena

As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure that high-risk women have access to FDA-approved Makena instead of unapproved, unregulated compounded drugs, Ther-Rx Corporation, a subsidiary of K-V Pharmaceutical Company, announced today important initiatives to reduce the cost of Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection) and encourage stakeholders to provide timely access to this important FDA-approved medication.

1 Apr 2011

Roundup: Fla. moves closer to Medicaid overhaul; Abortion provisions advance in Va., Kan. and Iowa

The Florida House on Thursday approved a statewide proposal to shift Medicaid beneficiaries into managed-care plans. ... Supporters said the plan would improve care for Medicaid beneficiaries, reduce widespread fraud and control costs in the $20 billion program.

1 Apr 2011

KeyBank Foundation awards $1M grant for providing breast cancer education to medically underserved women

A $1 million grant from KeyBank Foundation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure® will fund a training and outreach program potentially reaching more than 100,000 medically underserved women in selected communities that KeyBank serves. The grant, announced today by Susan G. Komen for the Cure and KeyCorp, is the Foundation's largest-ever grant at the national level and will be used to establish the Susan G. Komen Lay Health Advisors Training Program.

1 Apr 2011

Study shows immune therapy can prevent pregnancy in mammals including humans

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have shown that it is possible to immunize mammals to control fertility. They say their technique could possibly be used on other mammals -- including humans -- because fertility hormones and their receptors are species-non-specific and are similar in both females and males.

1 Apr 2011

NIH-funded program to focus on obesity complications in low-income mothers

A Michigan State University nursing researcher has been awarded $3.3 million to help low-income mothers who are overweight or obese improve their health by eating well, being active and dealing with stress.

1 Apr 2011

Longer looks: Research shows intriguing link between women abused in childhood and low-birthweight infants; tea party efforts to move health programs to states

Increasingly, a whole body of research indicates what happens early in childhood — even in utero — affects the rest of your life. Now, a new study reinforces that perspective, finding that women who were abused as children stand a greater chance of delivering low-birthweight babies.

1 Apr 2011

Study: Stress can increase risk of C section in first-time mothers

The risk of emergency caesarean section among first-time mothers increases if the mother has experienced stress, worry, or sleep disturbances during her pregnancy. This is shown in a unique study performed collaboratively between Malmö University, Skåne University Hospital, and Lund University in Sweden.

1 Apr 2011

New study examines psychological, social challenges of women with breast cancer

When an aggressive form of breast cancer strikes a young woman, what kind of stress, anxiety and other psychological and social challenges does she face?

1 Apr 2011

Women's Health News

Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may raise risk of gestational diabetes: Study

Olivia’s cancer center receives $45 million for completion

Epithelial cells in breast milk can help assess breast cancer risk

First period before age of 10 linked to lower lung capacity later in life

Vermillion, Quest Diagnostics enter agreement to launch OVA1 IVDMIA assay in India

Researchers discover immune system can help predict breast cancer survival

Study finds link between smoking and breast cancer risk among non-obese women

Breast cancer genome reveals potential therapeutic targets

1 in 5 American mothers has children from multiple men: Study

New research identifies diverse barriers to breast cancer screening and treatment

Three abstracts from SuperGen PIM kinase inhibitor program to be presented at AACR

Midwife shortage in developing countries contributing to deaths of mothers, infants, Save the Children report says

Ther-Rx Corporation announces important initiative to reduce cost of Makena

Roundup: Fla. moves closer to Medicaid overhaul; Abortion provisions advance in Va., Kan. and Iowa

KeyBank Foundation awards $1M grant for providing breast cancer education to medically underserved women

Study shows immune therapy can prevent pregnancy in mammals including humans

NIH-funded program to focus on obesity complications in low-income mothers

Longer looks: Research shows intriguing link between women abused in childhood and low-birthweight infants; tea party efforts to move health programs to states

Study: Stress can increase risk of C section in first-time mothers

New study examines psychological, social challenges of women with breast cancer

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