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New equation offers accurate estimation of peak heart rate for women

Women who measure their peak heart rates for exercise will need to do some new math as will physicians giving stress tests to patients.

29 Jun 2010

Bicycling and brisk walking associated with less weight gain in obese, premenopausal women

Bicycling and brisk walking are associated with less weight gain among pre-menopausal women, especially those who are overweight and obese, according to a report in the June 28 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Additionally, the report finds that slower walking does not appear to offer the same benefits as brisk walking.

29 Jun 2010

APP to market Anastrozole 1 mg tablets in U.S.

Fresenius Kabi Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc., announced today that APP Pharmaceuticals will immediately begin marketing Anastrozole tablets in the U.S., after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval to market the breast cancer treatment medication to Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited.

29 Jun 2010

G8 nations commit $5B for maternal, child health; Additional $2.3B committed from other countries, foundations

G8 nations, plus other countries and private organizations, have committed at total of $7.3 billion to improve maternal and child health in the developing world, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday at the group's summit in Canada's Muskoka region, All Headline News reports (6/26).

29 Jun 2010

Endometriosis can affect women's work productivity

29 Jun 2010

Opinions: G8 commitments to maternal, child health

A Toronto Star editorial reflects on the pledges of G8 countries to the Muskoka Initiative to improve maternal and child health care, noting, while Canada's $1.1 billion over five years "fell noticeably short of the $1.2 billion the G8 and G20 summits cost to stage, it will lend welcome impetus to a lifeline for Africa and help save lives." However, as the editorial notes, "the recession-battered G8 as a group responded feebly, mustering only $5 billion over five years.

29 Jun 2010

FDA grants AMS clearance for MiniArc Precise Single-Incision Sling System

American Medical Systems® (AMS), a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, today announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the MiniArc® Precise Single-Incision Sling System, a product for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI). MiniArc Precise is the next generation sling in the MiniArc family sling system, the number one selling single-incision sling in the United States.

29 Jun 2010

Republicans start new effort to advance greater federal abortion funding restrictions

The Hill: House Minority Leader John Boehner will introduce legislation that would stop Congress from using taxpayer money to support abortions or abortion coverage.

28 Jun 2010

Blood test to help predict when women will hit menopause

Researchers have developed a way of accurately predicting when women will hit the menopause using a simple blood test. The average difference between the predicted age and the actual age that the women in their study reached the menopause was only a third of a year, and the maximum margin of error was between three and four years.

28 Jun 2010

Scientists use PGS method to analyse chromosomal status of eggs

The efficacy of preimplantation genetic screening has been one of the most hotly disputed subjects in assisted reproduction over the past few years. The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology PGS Task Force has now shown, in its groundbreaking proof of principle study, that screening of polar bodies (small cells that are the by-product of egg development), is a reliable method to analyse the chromosomal status of an egg.

28 Jun 2010

Chemotherapy resistant ovarian tumour cells "re-grow" cancer

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered certain ovarian tumour cells that are resistant to chemotherapy can survive a first round of treatment and go on to "re-grow" the cancer. This could help explain why the disease can be difficult to treat, according to new research published in Oncogene today (Monday).

28 Jun 2010

Overweight women undertaking ART at increased risk of miscarriage

Being overweight leads to a greater risk of miscarriage for patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART), the 26th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard today (Monday). Dr. Vivian Rittenberg, a Clinical Fellow in the Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK, said that her research provided additional evidence to show that increased body mass index (BMI) was independently associated with a higher miscarriage rate after IVF or ICSI treatment.

28 Jun 2010

Study finds significant loss of work productivity among women who suffer from endometriosis

The first worldwide study of the societal impact of endometriosis has found a significant loss of work productivity among those women who suffer from the condition, a researcher told the 26th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday). Dr. Kelechi Nnoaham, from the Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, UK, said that the results of this multi-centre study would help highlight the previously unrecognised plight of an estimated 176 million women around the world whose lives are affected by endometriosis.

28 Jun 2010

Elevated blood levels of HDL can be harmful to women with type 1 diabetes: Study

Elevated blood levels of high-density lipoprotein or "good" cholesterol, typically thought to protect against heart disease, may do the opposite in women with type 1 diabetes, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study being presented at the 70th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

28 Jun 2010

World Vision calls upon emerging economies within G20 to prioritize child and maternal health progress

With the G20 summit opening today in Toronto, World Vision is calling upon emerging economies within the G20 to be accountable for prioritizing their own child and maternal health progress -- and for all G20 nations to provide their fair share of funding and leadership within their respective regions.

28 Jun 2010

Scientists uncover variations in X chromosome inactivation in early passages of female embryonic stem cells

Human embryonic stem cells hold great promise for studying and treating disease and for the practice of regenerative medicine. However, more must be learned to ensure the cells that may one day be transplanted into humans are safe.

28 Jun 2010

G8 leaders to discuss economic policy, developing world, maternal and child health, Haitian rebuilding

Ahead of the G8 summit, which begins Friday in Canada, "leaders engaged in a series of dueling letters and interviews that exposed their conflicts" in how to foster global economic recovery, the Associated Press reports.

28 Jun 2010

Better test to predict menopause on the horizon

With the rise of many women delaying when they have a baby until they are older researchers are developing a test that can now tell a woman in her twenties how long she has left to start a family.

28 Jun 2010

Breast feeding a “little creepy”, says a Mum and Baby magazine

In an article with a headline “I formula fed. So what?” that appeared in Mother and Baby magazine a casual comment from deputy editor Kathryn Blundell has shocked mothers worldwide.

28 Jun 2010

Consuming omega-3 fatty acids may not lower heart disease risk for women with type 1 diabetes: Study

Consuming higher amounts of omega-3 fatty acids does not appear to lower heart disease risk for women with type 1 diabetes, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study being presented at the 70th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

28 Jun 2010

Women's Health News

New equation offers accurate estimation of peak heart rate for women

Bicycling and brisk walking associated with less weight gain in obese, premenopausal women

APP to market Anastrozole 1 mg tablets in U.S.

G8 nations commit $5B for maternal, child health; Additional $2.3B committed from other countries, foundations

Endometriosis can affect women's work productivity

Opinions: G8 commitments to maternal, child health

FDA grants AMS clearance for MiniArc Precise Single-Incision Sling System

Republicans start new effort to advance greater federal abortion funding restrictions

Blood test to help predict when women will hit menopause

Scientists use PGS method to analyse chromosomal status of eggs

Chemotherapy resistant ovarian tumour cells "re-grow" cancer

Overweight women undertaking ART at increased risk of miscarriage

Study finds significant loss of work productivity among women who suffer from endometriosis

Elevated blood levels of HDL can be harmful to women with type 1 diabetes: Study

World Vision calls upon emerging economies within G20 to prioritize child and maternal health progress

Scientists uncover variations in X chromosome inactivation in early passages of female embryonic stem cells

G8 leaders to discuss economic policy, developing world, maternal and child health, Haitian rebuilding

Better test to predict menopause on the horizon

Breast feeding a “little creepy”, says a Mum and Baby magazine

Consuming omega-3 fatty acids may not lower heart disease risk for women with type 1 diabetes: Study

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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