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FDA grants accelerated approval for GlaxoSmithKline's TYKERB

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval for a new combination regimen using TYKERB® (lapatinib) as a first-line, all-oral treatment for women with metastatic breast cancer.

29 Jan 2010

Childbirth Connection releases two landmark reports focusing maternity care in the U.S.

Childbirth Connection today released two landmark reports that create a framework for revamping maternity care in the U.S. and advancing health care reform: "2020 Vision for a High Quality, High Value Maternity Care System" and "Blueprint for Action."

29 Jan 2010

How to recognize heart attack symptoms in younger women

The risk for heart-related death is increasing in young adults ages 35 to 54, and the numbers are even more alarming for younger women. It is the number-one cause of death for both men and women in the United States, yet every year since 1984 more women have died of cardiovascular health problems than men, according to the American Heart Association.

29 Jan 2010

Opinions: Clean water; oversight of U.N. bookkeeping; Obama's global health goals; maternal mortality

"Long before the earthquake, Haiti was mired in a crisis that only a few experts noticed - a severe lack of clean drinking water," writes Joseph Treaster, editor of the University of Miami's Internet magazine on global water issues and the environment, in a Miami Herald opinion piece that examines the interconnectedness between water and health problems in Haiti, as well as other countries around the world.

29 Jan 2010

Baylor Sammons Breast Center receives accreditation from NAPBC

Baylor Sammons Breast Center at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas has been recognized by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) for its "firm commitment to offer its patients every significant advantage in their battle against breast disease."

29 Jan 2010

OMT, a viable option for treating back pain in the third trimester of pregnancy

For many pregnant women, it's inevitable. As their pregnancy progresses, tasks that involve the low back often get more difficult. It is harder to bend over, lift, sit or walk for long periods of time, and back pain increases. Treating back pain, and improving daily function relative to tasks that involve the low back is a challenge because pregnant women are limited to treatments that will not create problems for their developing baby.

29 Jan 2010

Submissions invited for 2010 SOGC/CFWH Journalism Awards for Excellence in Women's Health Reporting

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC), in collaboration with the Canadian Foundation for Women's Health (CFWH), is calling for submissions for the 2010 SOGC/CFWH Journalism Awards for Excellence in Women's Health Reporting.

29 Jan 2010

Centering Healthcare Institute receives the Cares Award for its CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care program

Centering Healthcare Institute has been honored by the Premier healthcare alliance with the 18th Annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award for its CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care program, which provides an innovative prenatal group care model now present in more than 300 sites across America. Centering Healthcare Institute last night received the Cares Award and $70,000 for the work it has done to provide care to mothers and babies nationwide.

28 Jan 2010

Research suggests pomegranate seed extract could stimulate uterine contractions

The team identified beta-sitosterol - a steroid that can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine - as the main constituent of pomegranate seed extract. The research suggests that pomegranate extract could be used as a natural stimulant to encourage the uterus to contract during labour.

28 Jan 2010

New report illustrates why cardiovascular disease is under-recognized and under-treated in women

Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) launched "WINHeart -- Score a WIN for Women," an initiative that raises awareness surrounding gender-based disparities in the diagnosis, treatment and survival of women with cardiovascular disease (CVD).

28 Jan 2010

Transdermal estrogen therapies: Effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones

Clinical and experimental evidence suggests that non-patch, transdermal estrogen therapies, such as Divigel® (estradiol gel 0.1%), prescribed for the management of moderate-to-severe hot flashes, including night sweats, associated with menopause are effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones.

28 Jan 2010

Merck receives marketing authorization for ELONVA

Merck & Co., Inc., which operates outside the U.S. and Canada as MSD, today announced the European Commission (EC) approval of ELONVA® (corifollitropin alfa injection). ELONVA is indicated for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in combination with a GnRH antagonist for the development of multiple follicles in women participating in an assisted reproductive technology (ART) program.

28 Jan 2010

Down Syndrome, menopause, dementia and death

Women experiencing an early onset of menopause could develop dementia at a younger age. Research by Tonnie Coppus of Erasmus MC has indicated this. She studied women with Down Syndrome, who are known to have an early onset of menopause. The results of her research can be translated to apply to the general population. Her results will be published in the Journal of Alzheimer Disease today.

28 Jan 2010

Regular exercise and drinking tea may reduce depression in breast cancer patients

Breast cancer patients who exercise and drink tea on a regular basis may be less likely to suffer from depression than other patients, according to a new study led by Xiao Ou Shu, M.D., Ph.D., professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Xiaoli Chen, M.D., a post-doctoral fellow, was first author of the study published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

28 Jan 2010

Santica Research Labs launches CelluScience Anti-Cellulite Beaute Intensive dietary supplement

More than 85% of women in the U.S. have cellulite. Now, there is a revolutionary new anti-cellulite dietary supplement clinically proven to help target the thighs, hips and gluteal area.

28 Jan 2010

IRSF announces first 2010 ANGEL Grant for testing potential Rett Syndrome therapies

Today, the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) announced that it will commit $446,000 in 2010 to fund a large translational research program to test potential therapeutics for Rett Syndrome in mouse models of the disease. The funds will be awarded through the IRSF's new Advanced Neurotherapeutic Grant of Excellence (ANGEL) mechanism which seeks to provide funds for translational research. IRSF is the world's largest private source of Rett syndrome research funding, supporting nearly $21 million in research programs to date. This is the first ANGEL Grant supported by IRSF in 2010.

28 Jan 2010

Canada to 'champion' major G8 initiative to tackle maternal, child mortality

As president of the G8 in 2010, "Canada will champion a new G8 identity focused on ending child mortality and other health woes in poorer countries when it hosts the club of industrialized nations in June, the government said Tuesday," Agence France-Presse reports. A spokesman for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper explained Tuesday that Harper will use his keynote address at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, to provide more details about the new G8 agenda, according to AFP (1/26).

28 Jan 2010

Women experiencing early menopause could develop dementia at a younger age

28 Jan 2010

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine awarded 6 DOD CDMRP grants for medical research

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded six Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) grants for innovative medical research. The grants, totaling nearly $2.8 million, will advance research in the field of breast cancer.

28 Jan 2010

FDA approves FIRST RESPONSE Early Result Pregnancy Test

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the FIRST RESPONSE® Early Result Pregnancy Test which can determine pregnancy up to six days before the day of a woman's missed period

27 Jan 2010

Women's Health News

FDA grants accelerated approval for GlaxoSmithKline's TYKERB

Childbirth Connection releases two landmark reports focusing maternity care in the U.S.

How to recognize heart attack symptoms in younger women

Opinions: Clean water; oversight of U.N. bookkeeping; Obama's global health goals; maternal mortality

Baylor Sammons Breast Center receives accreditation from NAPBC

OMT, a viable option for treating back pain in the third trimester of pregnancy

Submissions invited for 2010 SOGC/CFWH Journalism Awards for Excellence in Women's Health Reporting

Centering Healthcare Institute receives the Cares Award for its CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care program

Research suggests pomegranate seed extract could stimulate uterine contractions

New report illustrates why cardiovascular disease is under-recognized and under-treated in women

Transdermal estrogen therapies: Effective alternatives to oral estrogen and compounded bioidentical hormones

Merck receives marketing authorization for ELONVA

Down Syndrome, menopause, dementia and death

Regular exercise and drinking tea may reduce depression in breast cancer patients

Santica Research Labs launches CelluScience Anti-Cellulite Beaute Intensive dietary supplement

IRSF announces first 2010 ANGEL Grant for testing potential Rett Syndrome therapies

Canada to 'champion' major G8 initiative to tackle maternal, child mortality

Women experiencing early menopause could develop dementia at a younger age

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine awarded 6 DOD CDMRP grants for medical research

FDA approves FIRST RESPONSE Early Result Pregnancy Test

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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