Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. More women around the world [...]
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The American Society of Breast Disease will convene its third annual School of Oncoplastic Surgery, December 4-6, 2008, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Dallas-Frisco, Texas.
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Researchers in the US who analyzed data from a large study of premenopausal women found that breastfeeding was linked to a lower risk of developing the inherited form of the disease. They said their findings lend support to the idea that women with a family history of breast cancer [...]
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Some evangelical Christian groups are promoting marrying at a younger age as a way to reconcile tensions between the religion’s abstinence teachings and societal trends toward later marriage, the AP/USA Today reports. Pastors say the trend has spread from a relatively small number of churches to the broader evangelical community.
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A “unique vaginal gel” being developed by researchers from the University of Utah could be used to help prevent the spread of HIV, according to a study published in the Journal of Advanced Functional Materials, the Deseret News reports.
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Twice-yearly treatment with denosumab, a new targeted therapy to stop bone loss, increased bone density and prevented spinal fractures in men receiving androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. The report from an international research study, the first to document reduced fracture risk in men receiving the hormone-blocking treatment, will appear in the August 20 New England [...]
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Teenage girls in developing countries are increasingly using contraception, but they have higher rates of inconsistent use and unintended pregnancy than adults, according to a study published in International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Reuters reports.
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A UNAIDS report released Tuesday at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Bali, Indonesia, estimates that more than 90 percent of the 1.7 million HIV-positive women living in Asia were infected by husbands or long-term partners who engaged in “high-risk sexual behaviours,”
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Research published today on bmj.com reports that more than half of female sex workers in Canada suffer a shocking incidence of violence. This could be halted by decriminalizing the sex industry. The authors point out that gender-based violence has been acknowledged as a global public health priority that can lead to [...]
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Should smokers have the same right to healthcare as nonsmokers? Medscape Physician Connect members discuss the obligation of doctors to noncompliant patients. Medscape Family Medicine
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