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Less Invasive Surgery
When a woman finds that her gynecologic condition cannot be treated with medication or non-surgical therapies, the decision to have surgery can be a difficult one. Often women are running their households, caring for family members, working, and living an active, non-stop lifestyle which does not leave much time to recover from a significant surgical procedure.
Vaccine to Attack Ovarian Cancer
The immune system is the body’s defense mechanism responsible for recognizing and eliminating cancer cells, viruses, bacteria, and other disease-causing organisms. Dendritic cells are the “scouts” of the human immune system that act as the guidance mechanism for the body’s immune defenses.
Tools for Sound Sleep
Chances are that you have had difficulty sleeping at some point in your life. Over 100 types of sleep disorders exist, with insomnia being the most common and best-known sleep disorder.

Women's Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today

Blogs Comment On Proposed HHS Conscience Rule, Evangelical Support For Obama, Midwife Care
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:00:00 -0800
The following is a summary of selected women's health-related blog entries.~ "'You Have Failed Entirely,' Says Planned Parenthood and ACLU," Amie Newman, RH Reality Check: Newman's blog entry focuses on a letter sent to the
Observers Expect Obama To Reverse Polices Blocking International Family Planning Aid
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0800
Advocates on both sides of the abortion-rights debate believe that President-elect Barack Obama will issue an executive order early in his presidency to reverse the Bush administration's "Mexico City" policy or "global gag rule" -- which bans federal funding to international family planning programs that, with their own funds, provide abortion services or lobby their governments regarding abortion rights --
New York Times Examines Controversy Over Proposed HHS Conscience Rule
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0800
A rule proposed by HHS that would allow health care providers who receive federal grants to opt out of care based on their moral or religious beliefs "has provoked a torrent of objections," including a "strenuous protest" from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces job discrimination laws, the
Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized For Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:00:00 -0800
Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure-- complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby--than pregnant women who are obese, according to new findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that are published in the November 19 issue of JAMA.
Community Factors Predict Reconstruction After Mastectomy
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800
According to new research published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, women who live in wealthier communities with lower population densities and a larger proportion of college-educated individuals are more likely to have immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Every year in the Unites States, breast cancer affects 134 of every 100,000 women.
Teaching Breast Health Early To Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality In D.C.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800
Early breast health education may be the key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates in Washington, D.C., which has the highest rates in the country, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

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