Copyright 2008 Medical News Today Latest Women's Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/womens_health/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119653.php Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) plans to apply for federal funding to support abstinence-only sex education programs for organizations and schools in the state, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. According to the Inquirer, the state Health Department is applying for approximately $1. Sexual Health / STDs Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119681.php Mother-to-child HIV transmission rates remain high in Uganda, despite services made available by the government to prevent MTCT, IRIN/PlusNews reports. Government figures estimate 20,000 children contract the virus annually, accounting for 42% of all new cases in the country, according to IRIN/PlusNews. HIV / AIDS Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119651.php Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) speech Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention "brought into sharp relief the passion for women's issues her campaign engendered -- and the possibility of a legacy that could re-energize or divide the feminist movement" -- the Boston Globe reports. Women's Health / Gynecology Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119599.php During National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we remember those whose lives have been affected by this deadly disease, and we underscore our commitment to battling ovarian cancer for the sake of women around the world. Each year, thousands of American women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Many will lose their lives to this disease. Cancer / Oncology Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119522.php Exclusive breastfeeding can increase a child's risk of developing rickets because breast milk alone does not provide adequate levels of vitamin D, a critical ingredient that helps to absorb calcium and build strong bones, the New York Times reports. Pediatrics / Children's Health Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119499.php The clinical laboratory company LabCorp is offering a new blood test aimed at detecting ovarian cancer at an early and still treatable stage, but the test is being met with concern among many physicians and medical organizations, the New York Times reports. Women's Health / Gynecology Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119480.php Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception was presented at a major scientific conference in Melbourne. Laureate Professor John Aitken* from the University of Newcastle and Dr Eva Dimitriadis from Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research addressed the annual scientific conference of the Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB). Sexual Health / STDs Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119561.php Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half of them resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. By shedding light on the factors that enable the other half to put down that cigarette for good, a study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill could lead to programs designed to help women quit and stay quit. Smoking / Quit Smoking Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119451.php Organizers of the 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium announced the winners of the Symposium Merit Awards. Fourteen physicians-in-training will receive funding to assist with their travel to attend the Symposium, to be held September 5-7 in Washington, DC. Cancer / Oncology Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119443.php Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is a rare but serious lung disease that may cause severe respiratory symptoms in patients. The often-fatal disease has no cure. Respiratory / Asthma Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119447.php The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) will host an evening lecture by award-winning photographer and filmmaker Nancy Durrell McKenna on 4 September. The event is organised by the Royal Photographic Society and is part of their International Awards. Ms McKenna was awarded the Combined Royal Colleges Medal in 2007. Pregnancy / Obstetrics Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119409.php Breastfeeding for at least six months might lower the risk of developing so-called "triple negative" breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that is more common in black and younger women, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Cancer, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports (Paulson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 8/24). Breast Cancer Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119389.php The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.HHS Regulation~" Women's Health / Gynecology Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119344.php New Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer May Minimize Viral Transmission, Including Norovirus A newly developed ethanol-based hand sanitizer may significantly impact public health by minimizing the transmission of multiple viruses, including norovirus, from food handlers and care providers. Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119348.php Borrowing and sharing of prescription medications is a serious medical and public health concern. A survey of nearly 7,500 women of reproductive age found that this is common practice among more than one-third of this population, according to a report published online ahead of print in Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The paper is available free online at Women's Health / Gynecology Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119323.php Yale University researchers reported Tuesday they have found a molecular mechanism by which estrogen improves memory, a finding that may aid the quest to improve cognition in aging women without the negative health effects of hormone therapy. The issue of whether estrogen improves memory in women is still hotly debated. Recent studies have shown little or no benefit of hormone therapy in preventing memory loss or dementia among post-menopausal women. Women's Health / Gynecology Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119296.php Some health workers and advocates in Kenya's North Eastern Province recently said that HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns face difficulties in the region because of its remote location and culture, IRIN/PlusNews reports. Ijara, a district in Kenya's North Eastern Province, has recorded the lowest number of people living with HIV in the province at 130. HIV / AIDS Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119279.php "[P]ro-choice, pro-family planning" Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) is in "danger of legitimizing the ethical fraud of abstinence-only education" if he accepts federal abstinence education grants to be distributed by the state Department of Health and Human Services, a Philadelphia Daily News editorial says. Sexual Health / STDs Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119277.php The Michigan Board of State Canvassers on Thursday certified a ballot measure that would loosen Michigan's restrictions on human embryonic stem cell research, the Detroit Free Press reports (Bell, Detroit Free Press, 8/22). The board found the group Stem Cell Research Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119276.php A proposed HHS rule that Secretary Mike Leavitt says aims to protect health workers who refuse to participate in abortions based on religious beliefs will be published in the Federal Register Aug. 26 and could go into effect after a 30-day public comment period, BNA reports. Sexual Health / STDs Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119297.php More than 1,500 mostly HIV-positive women on Thursday protested against a foreign shopping trip taken by eight of King Mswati's 13 wives in what appeared to be the first demonstration in the country by HIV-positive people questioning how money should be spent, AFP/Khaleej Times reports. HIV / AIDS Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119280.php The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2 million grant to Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119176.php Women may safely discontinue oral anticoagulants (blood thinners) after 6 months of treatment following a first unprovoked venous blood clot (thromboembolism) if they have no or one risk factor, concludes a study of 646 participants in a multicentre prospective cohort study. Blood clots are common and a potentially fatal condition. Blood / Hematology Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119190.php Scientific American magazine focused on two University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers in a news story on experimental next-generation anti-cancer therapies. David T. Curiel, M.D., Ph.D., is a UAB professor of medicine and director of the human gene therapy division, and Ronald Alvarez, M.D., is a UAB professor of medicine and director of the gynecologic oncology division. Cancer / Oncology Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/119157.php About 12,000 of the 50,000 HIV-positive children in Uganda who are in need of antiretroviral therapy are receiving the treatment, delegates said on Wednesday during the second annual national pediatric HIV/AIDS conference in Kampala, Uganda, the Monitor reports. HIV / AIDS