Women Buy More Daring Clothes When They Are Ovulating

When women are ovulating they tend to buy sexier clothing to outdo rival females rather than to impress males, according to a study from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. The researchers reveal that ovulating women dress to impress during those few days each month when they are ovulating…

Kagan Could Be Confirmed Thursday Afternoon

With a Senate vote expected this afternoon, Elena Kagan’s confirmation to become the fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court is essentially “assured,” the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…

Hopes For N.J. Family Planning Money Dim After GOP Sens. Withdraw Support

Six New Jersey Republican state senators have withdrawn support for a Democratic effort to override Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) veto of a bill (S 2139) that would have restored $7.5 million in state funding for family planning clinics, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports (Lu, Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/4)…

Weekly Video Round Up

The following summarizes selected women’s health related videos. Exposing Unsafe Abortion in the Philippines: A video from the Center for Reproductive Rights tells the consequences of the Philippines’ absolute abortion ban through the story of a woman who has had two illegal abortions and ten pregnancies…

Ovulating Women Unconsciously Buy Sexier Clothing To Outdo Attractive Women

Ovulating women unconsciously buy sexier clothes, says new research from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. The study finds that ovulating women unconsciously dress to impress - doing so not to impress men, but to outdo rival women during the handful of days each month when they are ovulating…

Healthcare Reform Law Will Extend Life of Medicare Trust Fund

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The healthcare reform law significantly improved the outlook for Medicare, the program’s trustees said in their annual report, released Thursday.

Anesthesia Given by Nurses Found Safe (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) — Nurse anesthetists can safely fly solo during surgery, and a federal rule that implies otherwise should be changed, researchers said.

Foreign Med School Grads Deliver Equal Quality Care

(MedPage Today) — Foreign-trained physicians provide the same level of quality care as those trained in American medical schools — as long as they were not U.S. citizens studying abroad, researchers found.

Most Doctors Will Face Malpractice Suit, AMA Says

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — More than 60% of doctors over the age of 55 have been sued at least once, according to a new survey by the American Medical Association (AMA).

Ligand second-quarter net loss reduces to $0.3 million

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and provided an update on key programs.