Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
A new study published by the BMJ (British Medical Journal) shows that vaccination against some types of human papillomavirus (HPV) can give strong and sustained protection against pre-cancerous growths of the cervix and genital warts. The quadrivalent HPV vaccine can help prevent low grade lesions due to HPV and prevent warts, according [...]
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
Kenya To Benefit From Deal To Cut Malaria Drug Prices In Half Business Daily reports that “Kenyans are set to benefit from a major deal that is likely to cut prices of malaria drugs by more than half, easing the pressure on family [...]
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates peak in women later than they do in men. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Annals of General Psychiatry found that men are most vulnerable to PTSD between the ages of 41 and 45 years, while women are most vulnerable at 51 to 55…
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
The following summarizes selected women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “The GOP’s Woman Problem,” Amanda Marcotte, Slate’s “XX Factor”: Marcotte comments on the dynamic of feminism in the Republican Party, particularly with respect to former Alaska Gov. and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin…
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
K-V Pharmaceutical Company (NYSE: KVa/KVb) (the “Company”), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that it has been informed by Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) that a resubmission to the FDA’s Complete Response action letter received in January 2009 has been submitted for Gestiva™ (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection), 250 mg/mL…
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
Women looking for the best method to manage common symptoms of menopause, like hot flashes and night sweats, may not have access to credible information, especially when it comes to understanding their estrogen therapy options…
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
US researchers found that women who reported high use of cleaning products, air fresheners and insect repellents had a higher risk of breast cancer compared with women who reported using them sparingly: however they cautioned that because the study relied on women’s recall of product use, and their beliefs about how such products [...]
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) hosted the Capitol Hill briefing, The Bladder Matters: What Women Need to Know on Thursday, July 15, which highlighted startling statistics and an insightful patient perspective…
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
A team led by a Northwestern University biomedical engineer has found that combining novel optical technologies with a common colon cancer screening test may allow doctors to more accurately detect the presence of colon cancer, particularly in women…
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Posted on July 21st, 2010 by Health News
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (MedPage Today) — An advisory panel has voted 12 to 1 to recommend that the FDA remove the advanced breast cancer indication from bevacizumab (Avastin), after two large clinical trials failed to demonstrate a clinically meaningful benefit of the drug, which carries serious side effects.
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