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Women urged to use clinics for birthing, family planning counseling in refugee camps along Somalia-Kenya border

IRIN examines how community health workers and international aid organizations, such as Medecins Sans Frontieres and the International Rescue Committee, are working to provide safe and adequate health facilities in refugee camps on the Kenya-Somalia border where women can give birth.

16 Sep 2011

Experts urge women to recognize warning signs of ovarian cancer, receive appropriate screenings

Ovarian cancer is a rare but often deadly disease that can strike at any time in a woman's life. It affects one in 70 women and in the past was referred to as a silent killer, but researchers have found there are symptoms associated with ovarian cancer that can assist in early detection. Experts at Northwestern Memorial say the best defense is to make use of preventive methods, understand the risks and recognize potential warning signs of ovarian cancer.

16 Sep 2011

New GE healthymagination initiative aims to improve cancer innovation and care

GE and leading healthcare and financial partners today launched a new healthymagination initiative aimed at accelerating cancer innovation and improving care for 10 million cancer patients around the world by 2020.

16 Sep 2011

Perry's HPV vaccine order still resonating, health officials slam Bachmann

The controversy over Texas Gov. Rick Perry's 2007 attempt to vaccinate girls against the human papillomavirus, which surfaced again at Monday's GOP presidential candidate debate, grew on Monday as a result of comments by Rep. Michele Bachmann.

15 Sep 2011

American photographer releases book on women's journey through pregnancy

Only women can give life. The miracle of this quintessentially feminine experience is the subject of a startlingly beautiful new book just released by American artist and photographer Patrick Stull.

15 Sep 2011

Gender disparities in developing countries relatively small at birth but grow in adolescence, UNICEF report says

A UNICEF report released on Tuesday suggests that gender disparities between boys and girls in developing countries are relatively small in children's early years, but as children approach adolescence, gaps widen in areas such as education, health, nutrition and protection, Xinhua reports.

15 Sep 2011

More than 25% of women experience chronic vulvar pain in the metro Detroit area

For more than 100,000 area women, chronic vulvar pain (pain at the opening to the vagina) is so severe it makes intercourse, and sometimes sitting for long periods of time, painful, if not impossible.

15 Sep 2011

Viewpoints: Shredding Bachmann's vaccine argument; 'super' or 'stupor' committee; Bennet on outmoded drug safety rules

Vaccines were the biggest losers in Monday's GOP presidential candidate's debate, specifically those that are intended to prevent cervical cancer. The main route of HPV infection is sex. That's why you need to vaccinate girls before they become sexually active. The vaccines are exceedingly safe, studies show. There have been very few reports of serious problems from them, none proven. It is simply a lie to say they can cause retardation.

15 Sep 2011

Roundup: Major Mass. health system, insurer near reimbursement deal; HHS funds Planned Parenthood in N.H.; 10 Iowa towns to get healthy

Partners HealthCare System Inc. is close to reaching an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts that could provide relief to tens of thousands of insurance customers by slowing the rate of their premium increases, potentially by nearly a quarter of a billion dollars.

15 Sep 2011

Teen milk drinkers less likely to suffer from Type 2 diabetes

Developing healthy habits like drinking milk as a teen could have a long-term effect on a woman's risk for type 2 diabetes, according to new research in this month's issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

14 Sep 2011

Ariz. abortion curbs go into effect; Miss. voters consider plan to limit abortions

Planned Parenthood of Arizona will not appeal a state-court ruling that allows this 2009 measure to take effect.

14 Sep 2011

Number of global malaria deaths fell by one-fifth over past decade, RBM report says

Worldwide, the number of malaria deaths has "fallen by a fifth over the past decade, reflecting an influx of funds to fight the disease with better drugs and mosquito nets, Roll Back Malaria (RBM) said" in a report released on Monday, Agence France-Presse reports.

14 Sep 2011

Older women uncomfortable about seeking sexual health information

Many women over 50 years old date and are sexually active and thereby face many possible health risks. Yet, most educational campaigns designed to prevent sexually transmitted diseases target younger generations. Older women also need and want more information about sexual health and wellness.

14 Sep 2011

U.N. report highlights innovations aimed at improving maternal and child health

PBS NewsHour's blog "The Rundown" examines a "report from the U.N.'s Every Woman, Every Child Innovation Working Group, out in the Lancet Monday, which looks at some of the promising and innovative projects" aimed at improving maternal and child health

14 Sep 2011

Ghana health official urges media to help change negative perceptions about pregnancy

Speaking at a workshop on maternal morbidity and mortality in Korofidua, Ghana, on Thursday that was organized for journalists in the region, acting Eastern Regional Director of Health Services Larbi Addo challenged the media to help change negative perceptions about pregnancy and child-bearing in an effort to reduce maternal and infant mortality in the country, GhanaWeb reports.

14 Sep 2011

Natural S-equol supplement does not increase risk of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer

Consuming the soy germ-based compound Natural S-equol and the supplement SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol did not increase the risk of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer, according to a study in the September issue of the peer-reviewed journal Food and Chemical Toxicology.

14 Sep 2011

A woman's pregnancy outcome can be an indicator of future health conditions

"A woman's pregnancy outcome can be an indicator of future health conditions," stated George R. Saade, M.D., president of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

14 Sep 2011

Merck issues statement on GARDASIL human papillomavirus vaccine

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, issued the following statement on GARDASIL, Merck's vaccine to protect against certain diseases caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18.

14 Sep 2011

Black women with wide waists are equally at risk of early death as whites

Ever since the mid-1970s when Harvard initiated what is now known as "The Nurses Study" we've been told that white women with waists over 40 inches, raised their risk of early death by 40% vs. their slimmer sisters who maintained waists in the 26 to 27 inch measure.

14 Sep 2011

IUDs may protect from cervical cancer

According to the results of an international study, coil contraceptive devices might protect women against developing cervical cancer even though they don't stop the infection that commonly leads to the disease.

14 Sep 2011

Women's Health News

Women urged to use clinics for birthing, family planning counseling in refugee camps along Somalia-Kenya border

Experts urge women to recognize warning signs of ovarian cancer, receive appropriate screenings

New GE healthymagination initiative aims to improve cancer innovation and care

Perry's HPV vaccine order still resonating, health officials slam Bachmann

American photographer releases book on women's journey through pregnancy

Gender disparities in developing countries relatively small at birth but grow in adolescence, UNICEF report says

More than 25% of women experience chronic vulvar pain in the metro Detroit area

Viewpoints: Shredding Bachmann's vaccine argument; 'super' or 'stupor' committee; Bennet on outmoded drug safety rules

Roundup: Major Mass. health system, insurer near reimbursement deal; HHS funds Planned Parenthood in N.H.; 10 Iowa towns to get healthy

Teen milk drinkers less likely to suffer from Type 2 diabetes

Ariz. abortion curbs go into effect; Miss. voters consider plan to limit abortions

Number of global malaria deaths fell by one-fifth over past decade, RBM report says

Older women uncomfortable about seeking sexual health information

U.N. report highlights innovations aimed at improving maternal and child health

Ghana health official urges media to help change negative perceptions about pregnancy

Natural S-equol supplement does not increase risk of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer

A woman's pregnancy outcome can be an indicator of future health conditions

Merck issues statement on GARDASIL human papillomavirus vaccine

Black women with wide waists are equally at risk of early death as whites

IUDs may protect from cervical cancer

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