Women's Health News

A group of Northeast Ohio women has embarked on a mission to support the healthcare needs of other area women.

The Hadassah University Medical Center's annual Women's Health Day attracted crowds who wanted to learn how to live better and longer.

Academic achievements: Georgia Certificate of Merit, Phi Kappa Phi Award, AP Scholar with Honors, U.S. Army Reserve Scholar Athlete and Barrow County Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month.

Main Category: Nutrition / Diet Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology ; Seniors / Aging Article Date: 25 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT Taking a calcium supplement of up to 1,000 mg per day can help women live longer, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism .

The bill to ban abortion before 20 weeks of gestation didn't make it to the Texas House or Senate floor.

Illinois state Sen. Linda Holmes on Thursday trumpeted the passage of HB 2675 -- a bill to mandate that state public schools offering sex education include information on contraception and STDs -- claiming that the current emphasis on an abstinence-only curriculum doesn't comport with reality.

The papers seek to delay implementation of a judge's April 5 ruling lifting restrictions on the drugs, including the medications sold under the brand name Plan B, setting the stage for another court showdown between President Barack Obama's administration and women's health activists over access to the contraceptive.

A sixth-grade teacher told Dr. Donna Block that women couldn't become doctors. Not only did she prove that teacher wrong, but she's also been promoting women's health and empowerment ever since.

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The new guidelines appear in the society's flagship title, Menopause International , published by SAGE.

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Regardless of pain, social class or age, a woman is more likely to be prescribed pain-relieving drugs.

A hysterectomy in midlife with or without ovarian conservation is unlikely to accelerate women's cardiovascular disease risk, according to a study published online May 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology .

Saddleback Memorial Medical Center in Laguna Hills, CA recently became the first hospital on the West Coast to perform a hysterectomy using single site robotic technology.

Grand Rapids, Mich. - This month the FDA approved the sale of the Plan B pill so that it would be available to women 15 and older without a doctor's perscription.

Man. We remember a time, long ago last legislative session, when all your state lawmakers wanted to do was talk about abortion and how much they hated it.

Mary Thaut has been named the clinic manager for Cole Camp Clinic and Bothwell Health Center-Truman Lake in Warsaw.

Film and television stars hit Republicans on Wednesday for their opposition to abortion rights and free access to birth control.

Central Health officials sought this week to quell concerns about the public agency's deepening relationship with the Catholic Church-affiliated Seton Healthcare Family as the two put the final touches on agreements to deliver health care services to needy residents of Travis County.

'Early marriages, poverty giving rise to fistula cases in Pakistan' Staff Report KARACHI: Approximately 4,000 to 5,000 new fistulas cases are reported every year in Pakistan due to socio-cultural issues like early marriages, poverty and lack of education, said a senior medical expert on Wednesday.