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New Study: Pine Bark Significantly Reduces Menstrual Pain
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| A new study reveals dysmenorrhea, a condition that causes extremely painful menstrual periods affecting millions of women each year, can be reduced naturally by taking Pycnogenol(R) (pic-noj- en-all), pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree.
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| 6/19/2008
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Pine Bark Significantly Reduces Menstrual Pain - Pycnogenol(R) Reduces Need For Dysmenorrhea Pain Medication, New Study
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| A new study reveals dysmenorrhea, a condition that causes extremely painful menstrual periods affecting millions of women each year, can be reduced naturally by taking Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree. The multi-center field study, published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, shows women with dysmenorrhea who supplemented with Pycnogenol® experienced less pain and required less pain medications during menstruation.
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| 6/19/2008
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Department Of Health Awards Contract For HPV Vaccine
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| The contract to provide the vaccine against HPV (human papillomavirus), was awarded by the Department of Health to pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline for their vaccine 'Cervarix'. The contract is to supply the vaccine that protects against cervical cancer and pre-cancerous cell changes in the cervix caused by HPV viruses.
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| 6/19/2008
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Religious, Cultural Issues Affecting Efforts To Fight HIV/AIDS, U.N. Report Says
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| Inter Press Service recently examined a report released by the United Nations Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa last week at the U.N.
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| 6/18/2008
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New York City Health Department To Buy 2M Female Condoms To Help Curb HIV/AIDS
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| The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene recently approved a $2 million contract to make more than two million female condoms available in health clinics and organizations citywide to help curb the spread of HIV, the New York Daily News reports.
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| 6/18/2008
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PET/CT Scan Could Be Valuable Noninvasive Tool For Determining Stages Of Ovarian Cancer
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| Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scanning of patients in the early stages of ovarian cancer can enable physicians to determine whether the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes without having to perform surgery, according to researchers at the SNM's 55th Annual Meeting. As a result, unnecessary surgeries could be reduced, which would also lower morbidity rates and postoperative complications for ovarian cancer patients.
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| 6/18/2008
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Exercise Reduces Hunger In Lean Women But Not Obese Women
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| Exercise does not suppress appetite in obese women, as it does in lean women, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco."This [lack of appetite suppression] may promote greater food intake after exercise in obese women," said Katarina Borer, PhD, a University of Michigan researcher and lead author of the study.
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| 6/18/2008
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U.S. Bishops Issue Statement Rejecting Embryonic Stem Cell Research
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| In its first formal statement exclusively on human embryonic stem cell research, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday explicitly opposed the research, AFP/Google.com reports.
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| 6/18/2008
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Big Breakfast Helped Women Lose Weight
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| Researchers from Venezuela and the US found that women who had a big breakfast packed with carbohydrates and protein, and then followed a low carbohydrate, low calorie diet for the rest of the day, were more successful at losing weight and keeping the weight off than women on strict low carbohydrate diets.
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| 6/18/2008
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Study Finds Health Care Disparities For Female Veterans
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| Female veterans do not receive the same quality of outpatient care as male veterans at about one-third of the 139 Department of Veterans Affairs facilities that offer it, according to a report released on Friday by VA, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Women account for about 14% of the U.S.
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| 6/17/2008
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Globe And Mail Examines Lack Of Prenatal Care Access In Southern Afghanistan
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| Toronto's Globe and Mail on Friday examined the often dangerous journeys pregnant women in parts of rural southern Afghanistan are taking to obtain prenatal care. Afghanistan has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world -- about 24,000 women die annually in the country after childbirth.
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| 6/17/2008
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Ohio Governor Vetoes Stimulus Package Provision Prohibiting Use Of Funds For Stem Cell Research
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| Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) on Thursday signed an economic stimulus package (HB 554) into law but line-item vetoed a provision that would have prohibited $100 million in state biomedical funds from being used for research on human cloning, the
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| 6/17/2008
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Michigan Gov. Granholm Vetoes Abortion Ban Legislation Mirroring Federal Law
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| Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) on Friday vetoed a bill (SB 776) that would ban so-called "partial-birth" abortions except in cases where women's lives are in jeopardy, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports.
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| 6/17/2008
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McCain Says He Would Not Use 'Litmus Test' When Appointing Supreme Court Justices
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| Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Saturday during a meeting in Virginia said that if elected president, he would not use a "litmus test" when appointing justices to the Supreme Court, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the Tribune, McCain was responding to questions concerning potential appointments in relation to abortion rights.
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| 6/17/2008
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Postmenopausal Women May Benefit From Hormone Replacement Therapy
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| Postmenopausal women are at an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease, yet recent research studies have sometimes resulted in conflicting data regarding how best to treat or minimize the effects of the disease.
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| 6/17/2008
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Early-Onset Puberty In Girls Slowed By Diabetes Drug
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| In young girls at risk of early puberty and insulin resistance, the diabetes drug metformin delayed the onset of menstruation and decreased the development of insulin resistance, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco."The findings indicate that we can slow down puberty," said the study's senior author, Lourdes Ibanez, MD, PhD, of the University of Barcelona in Spain.
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| 6/17/2008
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Hormone Disorder May Contribute To Lack Of Menstruation In Teenage Athletes
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| Researchers from Harvard University have found a way to predict which teenage female athletes will stop menstruating, an important risk factor for bone thinning, according to a preliminary study. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
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After Menopause Complex Changes In The Brain's Vascular System Occur
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| Many women experience menopausal changes in their body including hot flashes, moodiness and fatigue, but the changes they don't notice can be more dangerous. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered significant changes in the brain's vascular system when the ovaries stop producing estrogen. MU scientists predict that currently used estrogen-based hormone therapies may complicate this process and may do more harm than good in postmenopausal women.
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| 6/17/2008
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Memory Performance And Hot Flashes Linked
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| Women in midlife underreport the number of hot flashes that they experience by more than 40 percent, and these hot flashes are linked to poor verbal memory, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.The study is published online and will appear in the September/October issue of the journal Menopause.It is the first study to explore the relationship between objectively measured hot flashes and memory performance.
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| 6/17/2008
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The Effect Of Estrogen Therapy On The Brain Depends On Reproductive Status
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| Estrogen therapy may limit stroke damage if started close to, but not long after reproductive cycles are over, according to a new animal study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
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| 6/17/2008
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British Women Are Denying The Menopause - A Result Of Today's Anti-Aging Society?
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| Some British women are in denial when it comes to the menopause, according to results of a new survey released. They are also failing to recognise the discreet early symptoms leading to a possible delay in seeking essential advice and treatment.1 The research reveals that a staggering one in ten women are unaware that the menopause is a naturally occurring event affecting all women as they enter midlife.
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| 6/17/2008
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Quatrx Pharmaceuticals Presents Results From Ophena(TM) (Ospemifene Tablets) Phase 3 Study Related To Treatment Of Symptoms Of Vulvovaginal Atrophy
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| QuatRx Pharmaceuticals announced detailed primary endpoint results from a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of Ophena(TM) (ospemifene tablets) to treat postmenopausal women with symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy, a common condition associated with menopause. The study successfully met all four co-primary endpoints.
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| 6/17/2008
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La. House Approves Ban On Funding For Research Involving Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
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| The Louisiana House on Wednesday voted 89-1 to pass a Senate-approved measure (HB 370) that would prohibit the use of state or federal funds for research involving human somatic cell nuclear transfer, sometimes referred to as therapeutic cloning by supporters, the
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| 6/16/2008
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Appeals Court Rules U.S. Government Must Reconsider Asylum Requests Of Women Who Underwent Genital Cutting
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| A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court in New York City on Wednesday unanimously ruled that the U.S. government must reconsider the asylum requests of three women who underwent female genital cutting, also referred to as female genital mutilation and female circumcision, in Guinea, the
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| 6/16/2008
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CDC Report Finds Hospitals Do Not Do Enough To Promote Breastfeeding
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| CDC on Thursday released its first-ever survey of breastfeeding practices at hospitals and birthing centers nationwide, which found that practices "unfriendly" to breastfeeding were common throughout the country, the AP/Google.com reports (Stobbe, AP/Google.com, 6/12).
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| 6/16/2008
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