msnbc.com: Women's health
4 Feb 2012 at 10:59am
When the nation’s pre-eminent breast cancer advocacy group, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, decided to stop most of its financing of Planned Parenthood in December, Komen’s leaders hoped to quietly distance the foundation from a politically controversial organization that they feared was costing them support and donations, a board member said.
3 Feb 2012 at 10:42am
In an apparent reversal of Susan G. Komen For the Cure's funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, the founder and CEO of the nation's largest breast-cancer advocacy agency said Friday that the group would amend the criteria that sparked a firestorm.
2 Feb 2012 at 1:11pm
Nancy G. Brinker rejected accusations that the organization caved to political pressure in cutting ties to Planned Parenthood. She spoke to NBC's Andrea Mitchell.
2 Feb 2012 at 1:11pm
2 Feb 2012 at 11:47am
If you’ve been taking the birth control pills that were recalled Wednesday, there are some simple steps you can take to protect yourself against an unwanted pregnancy.
1 Feb 2012 at 6:16pm
Planned Parenthood said Wednesday that it received more than $400,000 from 6,000 donors in the 24 hours after news broke that its affiliates would be losing grants for breast screenings from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer foundation.
1 Feb 2012 at 5:42pm
By Allison BeckerMyHealthNewsDailyWomen who dine together tend to eat at the same pace, according to a new study. The researchers say they now want to find out whether the same applies to men.
1 Feb 2012 at 3:00pm
Pfizer said on Tuesday it was recalling about a million packets of birth control pills in the United States because they may not contain enough contraceptive to prevent pregnancy.
31 Jan 2012 at 11:51am
The maker of a popular line of hair-straightening products has agreed to alert consumers that two of its formulations emit formaldehyde gas, a possible carcinogen, California's attorney general announced.
26 Jan 2012 at 5:30am
The former head of a French company at the center of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide has been arrested in southeast France.
20 Jan 2012 at 4:43pm
Many church-affiliated institutions will have to cover free birth control for employees, the Obama administration announced Friday in an election-year move that outraged religious groups, fueling a national debate about the reach of government.
30 Dec 2011 at 1:54pm
Long before the latest global breast implant scare, American health officials were toying with the idea of building a registry that would track patients with implants. The registry would give a better idea of the number of complications over time, such as rupture or infection.
29 Dec 2011 at 12:51pm
When asked to rate their own health, women, on average, consistently report being in worse health than men do, and a new study from researchers in Spain says this is because women have a higher rate of chronic diseases.
29 Dec 2011 at 2:40pm
Women who wake up at least three times during the night from bothersome hot flashes wake up less when they take estrogen, but the quality of their sleep remains the same, according to a new study.
27 Dec 2011 at 9:20am
As early as 2000, U.S. health authorities raised concerns about the French breast implant maker at the heart of a scandal affecting hundreds of thousands of women worldwide. But it wasn't until years later that the company came under scrutiny.
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Women's Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today
7 Feb 2012 at 2:00am
In a surprising finding with significant implications for older women, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and NYU School of Medicine have found that high levels of triglycerides (blood fats) are the strongest risk factor for the most common type of stroke in older women - more of a risk factor than elevated levels of total cholesterol or of...
7 Feb 2012 at 2:00am
Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK...
6 Feb 2012 at 3:00am
As a brand new year gets underway, people all over America are resolving to better manage their weight and have a more healthy 2012. According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs may be surprised to find out that both location and level of experience may influence their success...
4 Feb 2012 at 2:00am
The recently reported study on bone density testing in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) may have inadvertently resulted in confusion about the use and recommended frequency of an important diagnostic tool used for osteoporosis, a very serious condition that affects many women...
3 Feb 2012 at 3:00am
Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according to new research from Concordia University, published in the Journal of College Student Development...
2 Feb 2012 at 12:00pm
According to an investigation published on bmj.com, hip fractures are 35% more likely to occur in post-menopausal women if they take indigestion medications, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). This figure rises to 50% if the women are former or current smokers. Globally, PPIs are one of the most prevalent drugs used, and are often used to treat acid reflex and heartburn...
2 Feb 2012 at 11:00am
Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is "dismayed and extremely disappointed" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charity says it has taken actions to make its granting process stronger and more effective, resulting in Planned Parenthood being dropped from its list of grantees...
1 Feb 2012 at 2:00pm
PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), medications taken for indigestion, can raise the risk of hip fractures by 35% in post-menopausal women, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The authors added that women who smoke or used to smoke have a 50% higher risk of hip fractures when taking PPIs...
1 Feb 2012 at 2:00pm
Over one million packets of birth control pills have been recalled by Pfizer, as a result of an error with the packaging that runs the risk of women getting pregnant. Around half the packets carry the brand name Lo/Ovral-28, while the rest were generic norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets...
1 Feb 2012 at 3:00am
Repeated screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy (FSG) increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one-fourth and in men by one-third, according to a study published Jan. 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
31 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder...
30 Jan 2012 at 8:00am
Britons appear to be tightening their belts in more ways than one: 2011 audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed on Monday that the number of men undergoing tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) was 15% higher than in 2010...
30 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit...
29 Jan 2012 at 2:00am
Researchers at the National Institute of Health, along with other institutions, have released a study online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, stating that Asian women have higher estrogen levels when drinking 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day. This is about 2 cups of coffee...
27 Jan 2012 at 4:00am
For the first time in Germany, a woman has given birth to a child after removal and preservation of tissue from one of her ovaries. This course of action was necessary to avoid infertility owing to chemo- and radiotherapy. Andreas Müller and his colleagues report the case in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109[1-2]: 8-13)...
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Women's Health News
7 Feb 2012 at 1:04am
A Being that heart disease is the number one killer among women and has been for quite some time, the American Heart Association has started a campaign called "Go Red For Women", bringing awareness about the warning signs as well as promoting good health and nutrition and on Friday, Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville took part in the nationwide day of ... (more)
6 Feb 2012 at 10:00pm
Radius Health, a developer of drugs for treating osteoporosis and other women's health conditions, is filing for an $86.3M IPO under the ticker RDUS.
6 Feb 2012 at 5:50pm
Brent Bozell to Media: Tell the Truth About Obama's Assault on Religious Freedom, Millions Served by the Catholic Church ABC, CBS, and NBC spotlighted the Komen foundation's about-face on funding Planned Parenthood on their Friday evening newscasts, and played up the apparent role of social media in getting the charity to reverse its earlier ... (more)
6 Feb 2012 at 2:40pm
This just in: Louisiana Republican Rep. John C. Fleming, M.D. is tossing his hat in the ring for Dumbest Member of Congress.
6 Feb 2012 at 1:41pm
Reporter Michael Grynbaum wrote a valentine in news story format for Saturday's Times on Mayor Mike Bloomberg's heavily publicized donation to the abortion provider Planned Parenthood, after it initially lost funding from the Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity: " With Fine Timing, Bloomberg Makes a Financial Pledge That Excites and Engages ." ... (more)
6 Feb 2012 at 1:40pm
In addition to finding that Susan G. Komen for the Cure's decision to defund Planned Parenthood's cancer screening programs damaged Komen's brand and alienated its supporters, our new Daily Kos-Public Policy Polling survey released today found a rather interesting tidbit: Isn't that something? For a group of people who claim to support "life"-not ... (more)
6 Feb 2012 at 11:36am
Republicans sniff a winner - if Arkansas Republican instademagoguery is a guide - in the Obama administration's decision not to exempt religious institutions from providing contraceptive coverage in employee health insurance policies.
6 Feb 2012 at 8:21am
The lie that emergency contraception is the same as the "abortion pill" RU-486 has just completed the jump from the minds of Republicans like Michele Bachmann , to Fox News opinion programming, to the broader mainstream media.
6 Feb 2012 at 4:06am
House Speaker John Boehner, R- Ohio, called the birth control order unconstitutional while a senior White House official acknowledged during a conference call with reporters that there has been "a fair amount of interest and some confusion" about the policy.
6 Feb 2012 at 12:02am
Again, proving that the best Sunday morning news-of-the-day conversation is to be found on Up with Chris Hayes , Hayes had on four women to discuss the Komen/Planned Parenthood backlash.
5 Feb 2012 at 7:47pm
There are certain things we're supposed to take risks with: playing the lottery, asking someone out or an "educated" multiple choice guess.
5 Feb 2012 at 4:42pm
Former Obama economic advisor Lawrence Summers, Mitt Romney economic advisor Glenn Hubbard, and economist Diane Swonk debate the economy on "This Week." ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd said that the debate this week over funding between the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood shows the "corrupt nature that's happened in ... (more)
5 Feb 2012 at 12:33pm
Two of the top news stories of the past week have revolved around reproductive rights, though both raise far more troubling issues than a woman's right to contraception or abortion.
5 Feb 2012 at 8:23am
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, beating all types of cancer combined, according to the American Heart Association.
5 Feb 2012 at 4:09am
Southcoast Center for Weight Loss will offer free informational sessions on the risks and benefits of weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, during the month of February.
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