| Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
| HRT Improves Sleep, Sexuality And Joint Pain In Older Women |
| Wednesday, August 27, 2008 |
| Post-menopausal women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) gain significant improvements in quality of life, found a recent WISDOM study. |
| Women Share Prescription Drugs, Study Said |
| Tuesday, August 26, 2008 |
| A survey of nearly 7,500 women of reproductive age found women of reproductive age borrow and share prescription medications, this is a common practice among more than one-third of this population, according to a report published online in Journal of Women's Health. |
| Women With Gestational Diabetes At Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes |
| Monday, August 25, 2008 |
| Women with gestational diabetes are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with almost 20 percent of women developing the condition within nine years of pregnancy, found a study of 659,000 women. |
| Stop Thinking “Pink!” Part Two: Start With The Human Touch |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| From the internet to word of mouth to commercials on T.V., there are plenty of ways to market healthcare to women; but what is the most effective way to grab them and pull them towards one particular program over the competition? Learn from our other successful marketing strategies and start with the human touch. |
| Improved quality of life for older women on HRT, Study Agreed |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can improve the health related quality of life of older women, according to recent research, “Research paper: Health related quality of life after combined hormone replacement therapy: randomized controlled trial." |
| Ticket For The Cure Raises $1 Million For Breast Cancer, Illinois |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced more than $1 million in Ticket for the Cure grants to 52 Illinois local health departments and community organizations, for breast cancer education and supportive services for breast cancer victims and their families. |
| Low Melatonin Associated with Increased Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women |
| Monday, August 18, 2008 |
| Low melatonin levels are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to a case-control study. |
| Enzyme May Be The Cause Of Endometriosis |
| Friday, August 15, 2008 |
| Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified an enzyme that could be responsible for endometriosis, a common cause of pelvic pain in women. |
| Are HIV Prevention Gels Safe For Pregnant Women, Their Babies? |
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 |
| Clinical trials hoping to identify a vaginal microbicide that is both safe and effective against HIV have all but skirted questions befitting the evaluation of an approach intended primarily for sexually active women of childbearing age: What if a woman becomes pregnant while using a product? Can exposure to a product, especially early in pregnancy, pose a risk to the developing fetus? Does pregnancy affect how a particular microbicide is supposed to work?
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| Contraceptive Pill Influences Partner Choice, Study Found |
| Wednesday, August 13, 2008 |
| The contraceptive pill may disrupt women's natural ability to choose a partner genetically dissimilar to themselves, research at the University of Liverpool has found. |
| Preeclampsia Evening Awards Grants And Increases Awareness |
| Monday, August 11, 2008 |
| The Preeclampsia Foundation will be hosting Saving Grace: A Night of Hope, its 4th annual dinner and awareness program in Washington D.C., September 20, 2008. |
| Screening Rates Affected By Perceived Discrimination |
| Friday, August 08, 2008 |
| Minority women and men who perceived discrimination from their health care providers were less likely to be screened for colorectal or breast cancer, according to a recent study. |
| $1.6 Million Funds Reproductive Research Of Zygote Maturation |
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 |
| Northwestern University received a $1.6 million grant form the W.M. Keck Foundation to better understand the reproductive process of the maturing zygote. |
| Stop Thinking “Pink!” Part One: Use The Internet To Market To Women |
| Thursday, August 07, 2008 |
| Womens market in healthcare is profitable yet rarely attended to appropriately, with old school thoughts of pink backgrounds and smiling babies. Get an edge, by building a Website, e-mailing patients and tapping into their concerns, the Internet has proven to be a valuable marketing strategy. |
| Soy Affects Brain And Reproductive Development, Study Said |
| Monday, August 04, 2008 |
| Two hormone-like compounds linked to the consumption of soy-based foods can cause irreversible changes in the structure of the brain, resulting in early-onset puberty and symptoms of advanced menopause in research animals, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University. |
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