A new study finds that young women with early-stage ovarian cancer can preserve future fertility by keeping at least one ovary or the uterus without increasing the risk of dying from the disease. The study is published in the September 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. [...]
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The new film “The Demographic Bomb: Demography as Destiny” is “intended to provoke the birth control industry and its overpopulation-minded allies” by raising the possibility of “population implosion,” Washington Times columnist Cheryl Wetzstein writes.
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“Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called for the prosecution of Congolese soldiers and militiamen involved in a staggering epidemic of rape in eastern Congo and said the world must take stronger action to end the suffering brought on by a military operation that began in January,” the Washington Post reports (Sheridan/McCrummen, 8/12).
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Reuters examines Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine’s recent comments on the sidelines of the 9th International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), that some emerging nations should consider becoming donor nations.
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Research published online in the journal Epidemiology found that higher levels of total blood choline are associated with a 2.5-fold reduction in risk for neural tube birth defects (NTDs).(1) NTDs are birth defects of the brain and spinal cord, and the two most common NTDs are spina bifida and anencephaly. According to the Centers for [...]
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday announced a $17 million plan to fight sexual violence in eastern Congo, an issue she called “evil in its basest form,” the New York Times reports. Clinton’s visit to Congo is part of a seven-nation tour of Africa that aims to strengthen U.S. relations with strategic African [...]
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In recent months comparative effectiveness research — examination of which treatments work best in clinical practice — has been at the center of a pivotal and increasingly acrimonious policy debate. Medscape Medical News
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Results of a large, randomized study do not support universal screening for intimate partner violence as an effective method of reducing violence or improving health outcomes among abused women. Medscape Medical News
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A double-blind, placebo-controlled study supports use of the probiotics tested for prophylaxis against cold and influenza-like symptoms and compares 1-strain vs 2-strain preparations. Medscape Medical News
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