Assorted women's health-related news. These are read-and-make-up-your-own-mind entries, designed to get interesting stories to you, when your little blogger is suffering from information overload. :)
via National Women's Health Information Center:Overweight Women Risk Problem Pregnancies
Full Breastfeeding Duration and Associated Decrease in Respiratory Tract Infection
Researchers Report Big Gains Against Cervical Cancer
Variety of Breast Cancer Patients Turn to Web for Support
Fatalism, Ignorance Keep Many from Needed Cancer Checks
via Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report:
Black Women Living in Low-Income Neighborhoods Less Likely to Regularly Schedule Cervical Cancer Screenings
Male U.S. Representatives With Daughters More Likely To Vote in Favor of Abortion Rights, Women's Issues
Kansas Attorney General Testifies in Support of Opinion Requiring Reporting of Sexual Activity Among Minors and Kansas Opinion Requiring Reporting of Sexual Activity Among Minors Misunderstood, Lawyer Says
More Women Are Choosing C-Sections Over Natural Birth, Citing Personal Choice, Research
Drug Used to Prevent Preterm Labor Might Cause It, Study Finds
35% Catholic Hospitals in States With EC Access Regulations Do Not Dispense Drug, Study Says
via Feministing:
South Dakota House Passes Abortion Ban
The Austin Chronicle addresses women's rights and health care in Texas (Feministing post is here)
40 Kentucky Lawmakers Sign Bill to Ban Abortion
Two-Thirds of College Students Affected by Sexual Harrassment
via Women's Bioethics Project:
iPledge . . . not to have sex (or, if I do, to use 2 forms of birth control) (commentary on article regarding Accutane and birth defects)
Exploitation of Women in Ova Donation for Research
via CNN:
Employer Key for Breast Cancer Survivors
Not Your Mother's Breast Milk
via Kevin, MD:
You'll Have to Sue to Find Out: Woman Becomes a Quadruple Amputee after Giving Birth
via Medical Informatics Insider:
New Food Labels More Helpful
via Notes from Dr. RW:
Debunking the Popular Media
Patient Blogs and How They Help Physicians
via the New York Times:
System Said to Fail to Steer Women Away from Acne Drug
Children, Media and Sex: A Big Book of Blank Pages
via MedlinePlus:
Noninvasive Tests May Miss Breast Cancer
Surgeries to Remove Precancerous Cervical Lesions Raise Obstetric Risks
Male Circumcision Protects Women from AIDS
Focused Ultrasound Effective Against Fibroids
no tags on this one - too many topics!
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