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Former Smoker-Led Intervention Program Expanded By Grant
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| Researchers are helping women who live in public housing in Georgia and South Carolina stop smoking through a proven former smoker-led intervention program. With $3.1 million in funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Drs.
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50 Million Women In Asia At Risk Of HIV, According To UNAIDS Report
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| Approximately 50 million women in Asia are at risk of contracting HIV from their husbands or long-term partners, according to a UNAIDS report released on Tuesday at the Ninth International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, the
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Clinton Announces U.S.-Nigeria Commission
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| At a town hall meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Wednesday, the fifth stop of her seven-nation African tour, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Nigeria to fix its "flawed electoral system," and "pledg[ed] U.S. assistance in efforts to bring peace to the volatile and oil-rich Delta region," the
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HIV/AIDS Funding, Treatment Standards, Empowering Women Addressed At ICAAP
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| Funding to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific has fallen short of the demand, and the majority of available money has missed reaching those at highest risk -- Swarup Sarkar, director of Asia unit for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria -- said during a session at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Bali, Indonesia, the
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Also In Global Health News: Human Trafficking, HIV; Zimbabwe Doctors; Lay Health Care Workers
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| About 250,000 Women Forced Into Prostitution Annually In Southest Asia "Up to a quarter of a million women and girls in Southeast Asia, mostly adolescents, are forced into prostitution each year and face violence and the prospect of contracting HIV/AIDS," researchers said on Wednesday in a report about criminal activity in Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand,
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Obama Honors Justice Sotomayor At White House Reception
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| President Obama on Wednesday held a reception at the White House in honor of newly sworn-in Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Roll Call reports. During the reception, Obama praised Sotomayor's achievements and thanked members of Congress for their efforts in securing her confirmation (Koffler, Roll Call, 8/12).
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Many Women Not Using Safest Brands Of Contraceptive Pill, UK
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| Many women are not using the safest brands of oral contraceptive pill with regard to the risk of venous thrombosis (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism), finds a study published on bmj.com today. The risk differs by type of progestogen and dose of oestrogen, and the safest option is an oral contraceptive containing levonorgestrel combined with a low dose of oestrogen, say the authors.
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Like Their Lives, Women's Exercise Passes Through Phases
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| Milestones such as marriage and motherhood or retirement and widowhood can affect the amount of exercise women get, according to a large new study from Australia. Not surprisingly, decreases in physical activity were associated with marriage and childbirth in young women and declining health in older women. However, the study also found that women who retired or who became widows tended to increase their physical activity level.
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Are Women Using The Safest Brands Of Contraceptive Pills?
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| A study published today on bmj.com reports that many women are not using the safest brands of oral contraceptive pill. The report considers the risk of venous thrombosis, such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The authors explain: "The risk differs by type of progestogen and dose of oestrogen, and the safest option is an oral contraceptive containing levonorgestrel combined with a low dose of oestrogen.
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Dr. Michel G. Bergeron Awarded The 2009 CMA Medal Of Service
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| On August 19, Dr. Michel G. Bergeron, director of the Centre de recherche en infectiologie (CRI) of Laval University, will receive the 2009 Canadian Medical Association's (CMA) Medal of Service. This medal is being presented in recognition of Dr. Bergeron's outstanding contribution to the medical profession, medical and research organizations, the Canadian health care system, and the well-being of patients around the world.
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Washington Times Columnist Highlights Film Warning Of 'Population Implosion'
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| The new film "The Demographic Bomb: Demography as Destiny" is "intended to provoke the birth control industry and its overpopulation-minded allies" by raising the possibility of "population implosion," Washington Times columnist Cheryl Wetzstein writes.
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| 8/13/2009
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Clinton Calls For Prosecution Of Congolese Rapists, Announces $17M Aid Package
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| "Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday called for the prosecution of Congolese soldiers and militiamen involved in a staggering epidemic of rape in eastern Congo and said the world must take stronger action to end the suffering brought on by a military operation that began in January," the Washington Post reports (Sheridan/McCrummen, 8/12).
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Global Fund Director Says G20 Can Become Donor Nations
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| Reuters examines Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine's recent comments on the sidelines of the 9th International Conference on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP), that some emerging nations should consider becoming donor nations.
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Choline May Help Lower Risk Of Neural Tube Defects
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| Research published online in the journal Epidemiology found that higher levels of total blood choline are associated with a 2.5-fold reduction in risk for neural tube birth defects (NTDs).(1) NTDs are birth defects of the brain and spinal cord, and the two most common NTDs are spina bifida and anencephaly. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), an estimated 3,000 pregnancies in the U.S. are affected by NTDs each year.
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Sec. Of State Clinton Announces Plan To Fight Sexual Violence In Congo
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| Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday announced a $17 million plan to fight sexual violence in eastern Congo, an issue she called "evil in its basest form," the New York Times reports. Clinton's visit to Congo is part of a seven-nation tour of Africa that aims to strengthen U.S. relations with strategic African countries, as well as to seek resolutions to Africa's wars.
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Breastfeeding Associated With Reduced Risk Of Breast Cancer Among Women With Family History
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| Women with a family history of breast cancer appear to have a lower risk of developing the disease before menopause if they have ever breastfed a child, according to a report in the August 10/24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. More women around the world develop breast cancer than any other malignancy, according to background information in the article.
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Young Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer Patients Can Preserve Fertility
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| A new study finds that young women with early-stage ovarian cancer can preserve future fertility by keeping at least one ovary or the uterus without increasing the risk of dying from the disease. The study is published in the September 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. Most cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed at later stages and in older women.
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Some Evangelicals Link Messages Of Younger Marriage, Abstinence
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| Some evangelical Christian groups are promoting marrying at a younger age as a way to reconcile tensions between the religion's abstinence teachings and societal trends toward later marriage, the AP/USA Today reports. Pastors say the trend has spread from a relatively small number of churches to the broader evangelical community.
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University Of Utah Researchers Testing Gel That May Help Prevent Spread Of HIV
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| A "unique vaginal gel" being developed by researchers from the University of Utah could be used to help prevent the spread of HIV, according to a study published in the Journal of Advanced Functional Materials, the Deseret News reports.
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Denosumab Increases Bone Density, Cuts Fracture Risk In Prostate Cancer Survivors
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| Twice-yearly treatment with denosumab, a new targeted therapy to stop bone loss, increased bone density and prevented spinal fractures in men receiving androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. The report from an international research study, the first to document reduced fracture risk in men receiving the hormone-blocking treatment, will appear in the August 20 New England Journal of Medicine and is receiving early online release.
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Contraception Use Increases Among Teens In Developing Countries; Failure Rate Remains High
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| Teenage girls in developing countries are increasingly using contraception, but they have higher rates of inconsistent use and unintended pregnancy than adults, according to a study published in International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Reuters reports.
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UNAIDS Report Says 50M Women In Asia At Risk Of HIV Infection From Intimate Partners
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| A UNAIDS report released Tuesday at the 9th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP) in Bali, Indonesia, estimates that more than 90 percent of the 1.7 million HIV-positive women living in Asia were infected by husbands or long-term partners who engaged in "high-risk sexual behaviours,"
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Criminal Sanctions On Prostitution Associated To Violence Against Female Sex Workers
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| Research published today on bmj.com reports that more than half of female sex workers in Canada suffer a shocking incidence of violence. This could be halted by decriminalizing the sex industry. The authors point out that gender-based violence has been acknowledged as a global public health priority that can lead to ill-health and death. However, abuses against female sex workers are rarely debated.
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Course Set For Innovations In Breast Cancer Surgery
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| The American Society of Breast Disease will convene its third annual School of Oncoplastic Surgery, December 4-6, 2008, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Dallas-Frisco, Texas.
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Women Who Breastfeed Appear To Have Lower Risk Of Inherited Breast Cancer
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| Researchers in the US who analyzed data from a large study of premenopausal women found that breastfeeding was linked to a lower risk of developing the inherited form of the disease. They said their findings lend support to the idea that women with a family history of breast cancer should be encouraged to breastfeed. The study was the work of lead author Dr Alison M.
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