Archive for the ‘Women's Health’ Category
Friday, April 11th, 2008
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health on Wednesday by voice vote approved a measure (HR 5613) that would impose a moratorium on seven new Medicaid regulations for one year, CQ Today reports. The measure passed after the committee adopted an amendment offered by the Energy and Commerce ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
There may be constituents in wine that protect against dementia. This is shown in research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg in Sweden.The findings are based on 1,458 women who were included in the so-called Population Study of Women from 1968. When they were examined by physicians they ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Nuffield Hospital Haywards Heath has announced the introduction of the NovaSure® Endometrial Ablation System, an advanced next-generation technology for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding, to significantly lighten or even stop periods. This new procedure is transforming treatment for one of the most common conditions affecting women in the ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health is expected on Wednesday to mark up a measure (HR 5613) aimed at blocking seven new Medicaid regulations that could reduce health care coverage for pregnant women, low-income children, nursing home residents and other groups, CQ Today reports. According to CQ ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
A bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to adapt in an attempt to improve care for female veterans, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Since 2001, 90,000 women have served in the military. The number of female soldiers accessing VA care ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
VOA News on Thursday examined an initiative in Malawi that provides assistance to women whose husbands are in prison in part to prevent the spread of HIV. The initiative -- called the Women With Husbands in Prisons project and run by the Ali Moyo Interaction, Development and Support organization ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Women who carry excess fat around their waists were at greater risk of dying early from cancer or heart disease than were women with smaller waistlines, even if they were of normal weight, reported researchers from Harvard and the National Institutes of Health. Previous studies have shown that the tendency ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) in a letter to Senate Republicans said he might block a floor vote on global AIDS legislation, CQ Today reports. The House passed its version of the measure (HR 5501) on Wednesday while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a similar measure (S 2731) last month. ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
The community needs to be educated about potential risks of alternative and herbal medicines, in particular black cohosh, according to an article in the latest Medical Journal of Australia. Black cohosh is a herbal remedy used by millions of women worldwide for the relief of menopausal symptoms. In Australia, more ...
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Violence towards a woman from an intimate male partner is oftenrecognized to cause injury, but other common outcomes can includegynecological, and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as mentaldisorders including suicidal tendencies. These observations werediscussed in an Article released on April 4, 2008 in TheLancet. Previous studies of the health effects of ...
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