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Women who undergo bariatric surgery to treat obesity will reduce the risk of medical and obstetric complications when they become pregnant, according to a study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) Faculty of Health Sciences. The study … Continue reading →

University of Minnesota School of Public Health researcher Ellen Demerath, Ph.D., is among an international group of researchers that has identified 30 new genes responsible for determining the age of sexual maturation in women. Many of these genes are also … Continue reading →

Sanofi Pasteur, a joint company of Merck and Sanofi-Aventis, recently began selling Merck’s human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil in Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, Reuters reports (Reuters, 10/17). The European Commission late last month approved Gardasil for … Continue reading →

A single receptor molecule can perform different functions in different cancer types, thereby complicating approaches to therapy. This was the key finding of a study recently published in the British Journal of Cancer (BJC)*. The study compared the functionality of … Continue reading →

Levels of hemoglobin A1c — or HbA1c, a measure of blood sugar control — in healthy middle-aged and older women can be an independent predictor of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the August issue of the … Continue reading →

Some insurers are denying individual coverage to women who have given birth via caesarean section because they are likely to undergo the procedure again, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, a c-section on average costs about $2,700 … Continue reading →

ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTCBB: ACCP), announced positive safety and efficacy results from its Phase 2 monotherapy clinical study of ProLindac(TM) in late-stage, heavily pretreated ovarian cancer patients. In this monotherapy study 66% of patients who received the highest dose achieved … Continue reading →

The Portuguese Parliament on Thursday by a majority vote approved a bill that legalizes abortions during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, Reuters/Washington Post reports (Reuters/Washington Post, 3/9). Abortion is illegal in Portugal except when necessary to protect the life … Continue reading →

Hispanic women with hypertension and coronary artery disease respond better to drug regimens aimed at controlling high blood pressure than non-Hispanic white women, University of Florida researchers report. A UF study described in the current issue of the Journal of … Continue reading →

The result of a ballot initiative to uphold or reject a South Dakota law (HB 1215) banning abortions except to save a woman’s life will “set the tone” for the outcome of similar measures being considered in nearly 12 states, … Continue reading →