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Pregnancy and fertility following bariatric surgery

Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure - complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby - than pregnant women who are obese, according to new findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that are published in the November 19 issue of JAMA.

19 Nov 2008

Obese women who undergo bariatric surgery decrease pregnancy-related health complications

Obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

18 Nov 2008

Early breast health education may be key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates

Project Early Awareness, a breast cancer education program of Howard University Cancer Center, brings a young survivor into high school classrooms to dispel breast cancer myths, provide breast cancer facts, and teach breast self exams.

18 Nov 2008

Risk of maternal and newborn complications may be lower after bariatric surgery

A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared with pregnant women who are obese, according to an article in the November 19 issue of JAMA.

18 Nov 2008

Women separated from abusive partners often experience high-disability chronic pain after two years

Despite ample evidence that chronic pain is a serious problem in women with a history of abuse, little is known about the severity and patterns of chronic pain in this population.

18 Nov 2008

ER/PR negative tumors associated with insurance status

African-American women are at a higher risk for ER/PR negative breast cancer.

18 Nov 2008

Reduced-calories and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer

Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer.

18 Nov 2008

Latina women more likely to regret breast cancer treatment decisions

Latina women who prefer speaking Spanish are more likely than other ethnic groups to express regret or dissatisfaction with their breast cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.

18 Nov 2008

Exercise can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer

Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer - but only if she gets a good night's sleep. Otherwise, lack of sleep can undermine exercise's cancer prevention benefits.

17 Nov 2008

Breast cancer common among women with family history but without BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

New data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting outlines new data, which assesses breast cancer risk among women with a strong family history of breast cancer, but without a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

17 Nov 2008

Canadian women unaware of their vitamin D levels

A new survey, conducted by Ipsos Reid, reveals Canadian women are unaware of their vitamin D levels. According to the survey sponsored by Marc Sorenson, Ed.D, 97 per cent of the 516 Canadian women surveyed didn't know their vitamin D levels.

17 Nov 2008

Researchers say identifying women with HPV types 16, 18 and 45 could improve early intervention to stop cervical cancer

As testing for high-risk types of the human papillomavirus (HPV) emerges as the gold standard in cervical cancer prevention, scientists are already researching how to determine even more precisely who is most likely to develop the disease and thus are in need of more immediate intervention.

16 Nov 2008

PEA-15 protein points to potential targeted approach for ovarian cancer

A protein known to inhibit the growth of ovarian cancer works in part by forcing cancer cells to eat themselves until they die, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer Research .

16 Nov 2008

Pelvic girdle syndrome linked to diabetes

Diabetes appears to be linked with an increased risk of pelvic girdle syndrome. This is shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Akershus University Hospital.

16 Nov 2008

Women experience more harassment in work groups with male-female balance

Despite common assumptions, new research suggests that women are not more likely to be sexually harassed when they are the minority or majority in a work group.

12 Nov 2008

State mandates for HPV vaccination unwarranted and unwise

The HPV vaccine, sold as Gardasil in the U.S., is intended to prevent four strains of the human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the world.

12 Nov 2008

Researchers identify regions of female brain that respond more strongly to masculine faces

Scientists have long known that women's preferences for masculine men change throughout their menstrual cycles.

12 Nov 2008

Fear, misconceptions about screenings keep many African-Americans from getting mammograms

Training physicians and caregivers to improve cultural sensitivity and communication with economically disadvantaged African-American patients could influence these women to get mammograms that could save their lives, according to a new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

12 Nov 2008

Female testosterone therapy no magic bullet for sexual dysfunction

Testosterone therapy may not be the magic bullet women with low libidos are hoping for, according to seasoned sex therapist Domeena Renshaw, MD.

12 Nov 2008

Expert warns it would be ill-advised to mandate HPV vaccinations at this time

Vaccinating girls against the human papillomavirus (HPV) before they are sexually active appears to be successful in protecting them against cervical cancer, however, a Johns Hopkins University researcher and health policy expert warns it would be ill-advised to mandate vaccinations at this time.

12 Nov 2008

Women's Health News

Pregnancy and fertility following bariatric surgery

Obese women who undergo bariatric surgery decrease pregnancy-related health complications

Early breast health education may be key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates

Risk of maternal and newborn complications may be lower after bariatric surgery

Women separated from abusive partners often experience high-disability chronic pain after two years

ER/PR negative tumors associated with insurance status

Reduced-calories and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer

Latina women more likely to regret breast cancer treatment decisions

Exercise can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer

Breast cancer common among women with family history but without BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation

Canadian women unaware of their vitamin D levels

Researchers say identifying women with HPV types 16, 18 and 45 could improve early intervention to stop cervical cancer

PEA-15 protein points to potential targeted approach for ovarian cancer

Pelvic girdle syndrome linked to diabetes

Women experience more harassment in work groups with male-female balance

State mandates for HPV vaccination unwarranted and unwise

Researchers identify regions of female brain that respond more strongly to masculine faces

Fear, misconceptions about screenings keep many African-Americans from getting mammograms

Female testosterone therapy no magic bullet for sexual dysfunction

Expert warns it would be ill-advised to mandate HPV vaccinations at this time

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