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Abortion language in health care bills continues to rankle both sides

"Pro-life advocates say the Democrats' health care bill would send millions of dollars to community health care centers without restrictions to keep the money from being used to fund abortions, potentially expanding access to the procedure." The National Right to Life Group "calls the Senate bill, which could come up for a vote in the House, 'the most pro-abortion piece of legislation to come before the House of Representatives.'"

5 Mar 2010

Columbia Laboratories to sell progesterone related assets and 11.2M shares to Watson Pharmaceuticals

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its progesterone related assets and 11.2 million shares of common stock to Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for a $47 million upfront payment plus royalties of 10 to 20 percent of annual net sales of certain progesterone products. Additional payments up to $45.5 million can be earned by the successful completion of clinical development milestones in the ongoing PREGNANT Study, regulatory filings, receipt of regulatory approvals and product launches.

4 Mar 2010

Macroplastique effective for stress urinary incontinence in women

Uroplasty, Inc. highlighted results from a two-year, multicenter clinical study of Macroplastique that will be published in the April 2010 print edition of The Journal of Urology(R). The 24-month study evaluated the durability of Macroplastique for stress urinary incontinence in women with previously documented success at 12 months. Substantial, durable results were sustained during 2 years with 84% of patients maintaining significant improvement from their 12-month assessment. Additionally, 67% of the patients implanted with Macroplastique were dry at the 24-month follow-up visit.

4 Mar 2010

Using high-resolution CT-scans to screen for LAM is cost-effective in non-smoking women

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that using high-resolution CT-scans to screen for lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is cost-effective in non-smoking women between 25 and 54 who come to the emergency room for the first time with a collapsed lung.

4 Mar 2010

Philadelphia FRESH project: Door to door smoking cessation treatment for smokers with young children

In underserved areas like North Philadelphia, existing research shows a nearly 10 percent higher smoking rate than in the general population, with a lower quit rate to boot. The consequences of this public health problem are magnified for new mothers that smoke, as they also expose their babies to the ill effects of second-hand smoke.

4 Mar 2010

UNAIDS launches plan to address gender equality, HIV/AIDS

UNAIDS on Tuesday launched a five-year initiative to help tackle gender inequalities and human rights violations that increase the vulnerability of women worldwide to HIV/AIDS, BBC reports (3/3).

4 Mar 2010

Phase III GOG-212 clinical trial of CTI's OPAXIO for ovarian cancer: Enrollment to continue

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that CTI received a statement on March 1, 2010 from the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) leadership that the phase III GOG-212 clinical trial of CTI's OPAXIO™ used as maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer remains a high priority and enrollment will continue. The GOG made the statement to clarify that the recent results of the GOG-218 clinical trial bevacizumab in maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer has not influenced the importance of completing the GOG-212 clinical trial.

4 Mar 2010

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

The Kansas Health Institute has a package of stories about a malpractice case being considered by the Kansas Supreme Court in which the justices could determine if the state's caps on medical malpractice awards are constitutional. The case involves Amy Miller, who underwent surgery to have an ovary removed. But the surgeon took the wrong ovary and later she had the second one taken out.

4 Mar 2010

U.N. aid efforts lack coordination with local groups in Haiti, report says

A Refugees International report, released on Tuesday, says U.N. aid efforts in Haiti since the earthquake have not been sufficiently coordinated with local groups, the New York Times reports. Among other things, the lack of coordinated response has enabled sexual abuse of women and girls in temporary camps, according to Emilie Parry, an aid consultant who helped write the report.

4 Mar 2010

Cryoablation kills breast tumors in mice

Freezing a cancer kills it in its place, and also appears to generate an immune response that helps stop the cancer's spread, leading to improved survival rates over surgery, according to a new study in mice from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

4 Mar 2010

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

At a recent community education program, Stanford experts on women’s cancer disagreed with controversial new federal guidelines on breast cancer screening. The new guidelines, released in November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, would delay a woman’s first mammogram by 10 years, reduce future screenings from annual to every other year, and end them after age 74.

4 Mar 2010

Women face VA obstacles in treatment for war disorders

Women are saying they face roadblocks to care when they seek treatment at Veterans Affairs hospitals, even as they return in record numbers from battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, ABC News reports.

4 Mar 2010

White House unveils new health care legislation that leaves abortion funding intact

Today the White House unveiled new health care legislation that leaves the Senate abortion funding intact. When confronted with this fact by Minority Leader John Boehner, President Obama dismissed fact as mere talking points and "untrue." Speaker Pelosi continued this falsehood when she insisted that the health bills do not fund abortion.

4 Mar 2010

Recurrence of breast cancer in older women: Delaying post-surgical radiation treatment increases risk

Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

4 Mar 2010

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer 'face referral delays'

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer are often not referred for investigation as quickly as younger women, new research suggests.

4 Mar 2010

Women who participate in sorority rush display body dissatisfaction and eating disorder behaviors

Undergraduate women who join a sorority are more likely to judge their own bodies from an outsider's perspective (known as self-objectification) and display higher levels of bulimic attitudes and behaviors than those who do not take part in the sorority's recruitment process.

4 Mar 2010

Women's Health News

Abortion language in health care bills continues to rankle both sides

Columbia Laboratories to sell progesterone related assets and 11.2M shares to Watson Pharmaceuticals

Macroplastique effective for stress urinary incontinence in women

Using high-resolution CT-scans to screen for LAM is cost-effective in non-smoking women

Philadelphia FRESH project: Door to door smoking cessation treatment for smokers with young children

UNAIDS launches plan to address gender equality, HIV/AIDS

Phase III GOG-212 clinical trial of CTI's OPAXIO for ovarian cancer: Enrollment to continue

State Supreme Court weighs medical malpractice caps in case that would impact doctors, patients

U.N. aid efforts lack coordination with local groups in Haiti, report says

Cryoablation kills breast tumors in mice

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

Women face VA obstacles in treatment for war disorders

White House unveils new health care legislation that leaves abortion funding intact

Recurrence of breast cancer in older women: Delaying post-surgical radiation treatment increases risk

Older women with suspected ovarian cancer 'face referral delays'

Women who participate in sorority rush display body dissatisfaction and eating disorder behaviors

Obama to include GOP ideas in health proposal today

Prolonged use of HRT may increase risk of lung cancer

Democrats seem to gain momentum on health reform, but face many obstacles

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