The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) launches its series of patient information leaflets aimed specifically at women recovering from gynaecological surgery, to help them plan for a return to fitness, including work…
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A new US study found that overweight and obese menopausal women who lost weight during an intensive diet and exercise program suffered fewer and less severe hot flushes compared to women who did not do the program…
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At a news conference last week, New Jersey state senators urged Gov. Chris Christie (R) to sign legislation that would restore funding for family planning clinics that he cut from New Jersey’s fiscal year 2011 budget proposal, the New Jersey News Record reports…
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U.N. officials marked World Population Day on Sunday, highlighting the relationship between population trends and the successful implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Xinhua reports…
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As Congress prepares to vote on the International Violence Against Women Act (HR 4594), women’s rights groups are stepping up lobbying efforts and targeting the votes of certain senators, The Hill reports. The measure — an international version of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act — aims to combat violence against women and girls through [...]
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Moderator Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, began a session on Sunday at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival by asking how a decade of momentum for global health improvement could be sustained in the face of the economic downturn and what is seen by some as waning financial [...]
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The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “A Pregnant Woman Is Not a Meth Lab,” Alexa Kolbi-Molinas, American Civil Liberties Union’s “Blog of Rights”: According to Kolbi-Molinas, more than 20 Alabama women have been prosecuted in the past four years “for no other reason than that they tried to continue their pregnancies while [...]
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In a special section in advance of the International AIDS Conference, Science examines the “state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Russia and Ukraine, which account for more than 90% of HIV infections in Eastern Europe…
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Thirty years ago this September, China became “the only country in the world to make compulsory family planning a pillar of national identity” by limiting most couples to having one child, Hannah Beech writes in a Time opinion piece…
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The American Journal of Men’s Health (published by SAGE) is now endorsed by Men’s Health Network. Men’s Health Network (MHN) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health prevention messages and tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities, and patient [...]
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