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Large-scale trials show HPV vaccine effective against multiple strains, could reduce need for screening

"Using GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix vaccine to protect girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer is so effective that health authorities could reduce the need for later cervical screening," according to two studies published Wednesday in the journal Lancet Oncology, Reuters reports.

9 Nov 2011

Sex of patient plays a relevant role in recovery from facial paralysis

Research work drawn up by specialists from the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at the University of Navarra Hospital has shown that, after surgical treatment for facial paralysis through using muscular transplant and nervous transposition (connection of facial muscle to a nerve different from the injured facial nerve), the brain of a woman - in comparison to that of a male - manages to adapt itself better, recovers the spontaneous smile and has a greater time period available for repairing the paralysis.

9 Nov 2011

Native Americans, Hispanics and Asians have higher incidence of lupus

In an abstract being presented today during the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Dr. S. Sam Lim of Emory University School of Medicine will present data showing that black women have a significantly higher incidence of systemic lupus erythematosus than most reports in the scientific literature.

9 Nov 2011

Benefits of hormone replacement therapy in protecting women from Alzheimer's inconclusive

A rigorous evaluation of the scientific literature reveals that the jury is still out when it comes to hormone replacement therapy and a woman's risk for Alzheimer's disease. Alzforum (http://www.alzforum.org) asked prominent scientists to analyze the results of published studies examining the effects of estrogen or estrogen-plus-progesterone therapy on women.

9 Nov 2011

Teenage girls with recurrent PID face fivefold risk of chronic pelvic pain and high rates of infertility

A study of the long-term consequences of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center shows repeated bouts of the disease can double a woman's risk of infertility and quadruple her risk of chronic pelvic pain.

9 Nov 2011

Johns Hopkins researchers unravel how breast cancer metastasizes

The spread of breast cancer is responsible for more than 90 percent of breast cancer deaths. Now, the process by which it spreads—or metastasizes—has been unraveled by researchers at Johns Hopkins. Reporting in two papers, the researchers have discovered the switch that enables breast cancer cells to travel to and be received in the lungs.

9 Nov 2011

Reuters examines reproductive health issues in Russia

Reuters examines abortion, contraception and sex education in Russia, where, "two decades after the Soviet Union's collapse, wider availability of contraception and a resurgence of religion have reduced the numbers of abortions overall, but termination remains the top method of birth control in Russia."

9 Nov 2011

Neuromuscular training reduces noncontact lower extremity injuries in female athletes

Integrating a coach-led neuromuscular warm-up prior to sports practice appeared to reduce the risk of lower extremity injuries in female high school soccer and basketball athletes, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

9 Nov 2011

Men and overweight individuals eat faster, consume more

Two new studies by researchers at the University of Rhode Island are providing additional insights into the role that eating rate plays in the amount of food one consumes. The studies found that men eat significantly faster than women, heavier people eat faster than slimmer people, and refined grains are consumed faster than whole grains, among other findings.

9 Nov 2011

Bisexual women more likely to suffer from depression, stress and tend to binge-drink

Bisexual women are more likely than their male counterparts to suffer from depression and stress and to binge-drink, according to a new national study led by George Mason University researcher Lisa Lindley.

9 Nov 2011

Low uptake of screening and poor awareness of breast cancer symptoms need to be addressed

Fear, anxiety and embarrassment are some of the main barriers preventing women from going for breast screening, but this alone does not account for the variations in uptake, according to new work presented today at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool today.

9 Nov 2011

New breast and ovarian cancer vaccine in the pipeline: Study

A new vaccine is being tried clinically to combat tumor cells in a small study of advanced breast and ovarian cancer patients. The results show that there is improvement in overall survival times and stopping the disease for a handful of breast cancer patients.

8 Nov 2011

Assisted reproduction rates rise and multiple births decline: Australian report

Latest reports from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show that the number of Australian and New Zealand women giving birth to twins after becoming pregnant with the help of assisted reproductive technology has reduced and may continue its declining trend.

8 Nov 2011

Older women do not benefit from improvements in breast cancer treatments

The survival rates for older women with breast cancer lag behind younger women diagnosed with the disease, indicating that the elder population may be missing out on improvements in treatment and detection, according to new research from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

8 Nov 2011

TWIST protein plays a major role in controlling estrogen resistance in breast cancer

In dozens of experiments in mice and in human cancer cells, a team of Johns Hopkins scientists has closely tied production of a cancer-causing protein called TWIST to the development of estrogen resistance in women with breast cancer.

8 Nov 2011

Survey shows low awareness for non-surgical permanent birth control methods

A recent first-of-its-kind survey of 1,006 mothers in the U.S. showed that more than 75 percent of women reported being done having children, but only 24 percent discussed this decision with their OB/GYNs.

8 Nov 2011

Commitment of USAID promises future R&D breakthroughs in global health

Since USAID launched 50 years ago, the agency "has had a rich history of supporting global health, including research and development (R&D)," Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC) Director Kaitlin Christenson writes in the organization's "Breakthroughs" blog.

8 Nov 2011

Just couple of glasses of wine a day could raise risk of breast cancer: Study

According to a new major study just two glasses of a wine a day can increase the risk of breast cancer among women by 50%. Researchers also warn that women who drink regularly in their 20s and 30s are far more likely to develop breast cancer in later life, regardless of whether they reduce their alcohol consumption.

7 Nov 2011

Abortion and 'personhood' on GOP campaign agenda

State-level initiatives to restrict access to abortions help make social issues a major focus of the Republican presidential nomination contest.

7 Nov 2011

Women may not receive adequate fertility preservation advice before breast cancer treatment

Women may not receive adequate information on fertility preservation before breast cancer treatment, according to research presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool.

7 Nov 2011

Women's Health News

Large-scale trials show HPV vaccine effective against multiple strains, could reduce need for screening

Sex of patient plays a relevant role in recovery from facial paralysis

Native Americans, Hispanics and Asians have higher incidence of lupus

Benefits of hormone replacement therapy in protecting women from Alzheimer's inconclusive

Teenage girls with recurrent PID face fivefold risk of chronic pelvic pain and high rates of infertility

Johns Hopkins researchers unravel how breast cancer metastasizes

Reuters examines reproductive health issues in Russia

Neuromuscular training reduces noncontact lower extremity injuries in female athletes

Men and overweight individuals eat faster, consume more

Bisexual women more likely to suffer from depression, stress and tend to binge-drink

Low uptake of screening and poor awareness of breast cancer symptoms need to be addressed

New breast and ovarian cancer vaccine in the pipeline: Study

Assisted reproduction rates rise and multiple births decline: Australian report

Older women do not benefit from improvements in breast cancer treatments

TWIST protein plays a major role in controlling estrogen resistance in breast cancer

Survey shows low awareness for non-surgical permanent birth control methods

Commitment of USAID promises future R&D breakthroughs in global health

Just couple of glasses of wine a day could raise risk of breast cancer: Study

Abortion and 'personhood' on GOP campaign agenda

Women may not receive adequate fertility preservation advice before breast cancer treatment

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