| Sunday, September 07, 2008 |
| Size Of A Woman's Uterus Can Predict Premature Twins After IVF |
| Friday, September 05, 2008 |
| Using ultrasound to measure the height of a woman's uterus is a good way to predict whether or not she is at risk of having babies born prematurely if she becomes pregnant with twins after IVF, according to new research. |
| digiChart: EMRs For OB-GYNs |
| Thursday, September 04, 2008 |
| Movement towards electronic medical records (EMR) sheds no exception for women specific practices, digiChart, Inc., headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, has introduced software designed for OB-GYN offices. |
| Women's Health And The Environment Free Conference At UPMC |
| Tuesday, September 02, 2008 |
| Women's Health & the Environment: New Science, New Solutions, a free conference sponsored by Teresa Heinz, The Heinz Endowments and Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), will be held at Pittsburgh's David L. Lawrence Convention Center on Thursday, September 25. |
| History Of Mental Illness And Abuse Are Predictors Of Postpartum Suicide Attempts |
| Friday, August 29, 2008 |
| Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. Researchers have compared two populations of mothers and found that a history of psychiatric disorders or substance abuse was a strong predictor of postpartum suicide attempts.
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| Recurrence Of Group B Strep High In Subsequent Pregnancies, Say Obstetricians |
| Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
| A new study by researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston could help experts better decide whether to continue the current practice of retesting women during their second pregnancies for a common bacterial infection if they had tested positive for the infection previously. |
| HRT Improves Sleep, Sexuality And Joint Pain In Older Women |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 |
| Post-menopausal women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) gain significant improvements in quality of life, found a recent WISDOM study. |
| Women Share Prescription Drugs, Study Said |
| Tuesday, August 26, 2008 |
| A survey of nearly 7,500 women of reproductive age found women of reproductive age borrow and share prescription medications, this is a common practice among more than one-third of this population, according to a report published online in Journal of Women's Health. |
| Women With Gestational Diabetes At Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes |
| Monday, August 25, 2008 |
| Women with gestational diabetes are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with almost 20 percent of women developing the condition within nine years of pregnancy, found a study of 659,000 women. |
| Stop Thinking “Pink!” Part Two: Start With The Human Touch |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| From the internet to word of mouth to commercials on T.V., there are plenty of ways to market healthcare to women; but what is the most effective way to grab them and pull them towards one particular program over the competition? Learn from our other successful marketing strategies and start with the human touch. |
| Improved quality of life for older women on HRT, Study Agreed |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can improve the health related quality of life of older women, according to recent research, “Research paper: Health related quality of life after combined hormone replacement therapy: randomized controlled trial." |
| Ticket For The Cure Raises $1 Million For Breast Cancer, Illinois |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced more than $1 million in Ticket for the Cure grants to 52 Illinois local health departments and community organizations, for breast cancer education and supportive services for breast cancer victims and their families. |
| Low Melatonin Associated with Increased Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women |
| Monday, August 18, 2008 |
| Low melatonin levels are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a case-control study. |
| Enzyme May Be The Cause Of Endometriosis |
| Friday, August 15, 2008 |
| Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified an enzyme that could be responsible for endometriosis, a common cause of pelvic pain in women. |
| Are HIV Prevention Gels Safe For Pregnant Women, Their Babies? |
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
| Clinical trials hoping to identify a vaginal microbicide that is both safe and effective against HIV have all but skirted questions befitting the evaluation of an approach intended primarily for sexually active women of childbearing age: What if a woman becomes pregnant while using a product? Can exposure to a product, especially early in pregnancy, pose a risk to the developing fetus? Does pregnancy affect how a particular microbicide is supposed to work?
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| Contraceptive Pill Influences Partner Choice, Study Found |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
| The contraceptive pill may disrupt women's natural ability to choose a partner genetically dissimilar to themselves, research at the University of Liverpool has found. |
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