Women's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, the female. Women's health issues include menstruation, child birth, menopause and breast cancer.

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Journal of Women's Health, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal that publishes clinical and research papers on health issues affecting women throughout their lifespan, and on gender differences in illness and treatment response. Includes original papers and review articles; editorial commentary; and pro/con discussions on controversial issues.

Online since 1996 http://www.obgyn.net OBGYN.net is the largest global website devoted entirely to obstetrics, gynecology and women's health. If you go there doctors answer women's health questions and publish current women's health information including information on the following conditions, pregnancy, birth, infertility, IVF, hysterectomy and alternatives, fibroids, gynecologic cancer, HPV, and many more topics.

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Did you know that there are more than 12 million cancer survivors in the United States alone? For these men and women, incorporating a survivorship care plan can be a key component to their lifelong health.
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Women's Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today

Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise In Treating Precancerous Vulvar Growths, Study Says
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800
An experimental vaccine to treat precancerous vulvar growths eliminated the growths in nine of 20 women participating in a small trial, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Reuters reports.
MSF Calls For Sustained Commitment To Global HIV/AIDS Funding
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0800
During a press conference on Thursday, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned that the "global economic crisis and calls to commit funds to other health crises" threatened to undermine recent gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Associated Press reports. MSF "says money for other health issues should be given in addition to money for [HIV/]AIDS" (11/5).
Also In Global Health News: Kenya Child Mortality; DRC Rape; Cape Verde Dengue Outbreak; Guatemala Malnutrition; East Africa Flooding
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0800
Child Mortality In Kenya Still High, Survey Shows "The most current data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics under the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) launched on Wednesday shows mortality among children under five years stands at 7.4 percent, while that of infants is at 5.2 percent," Business Daily reports.
Women With Asthma May Benefit From Oral Contraceptives
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800
New research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower exhaled nitric oxide levels (eNO), a marker of airway inflammation associated with asthma, than women who were taking OC. Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada, studied 17 women with asthma during their menstrual cycles.
Omnibus For Combining Unresolved Spending Bills Likely, Sen. Durbin Says
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0800
Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) acknowledged Tuesday that lawmakers likely will combine a few fiscal year 2010 appropriations bills into an omnibus measure to allow for quick passage before the end of the calendar year, Roll Call reports (Pierce, Roll Call, 11/3). While the House has passed all 12 of its bills, the Senate has passed only seven and has five remaining (Sanchez, CongressDaily, 11/4).
Survey Shows Women 'Value' Existing Health Insurance Plans, Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece Says
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0800
Although women are viewed as a "key constituency of Democrats, particularly on issues like health care," current health care reform proposals "not only concern women, they may actually drive women away from the party," claims Heather Richardson Higgins, chair of the Independent Women's Forum, in a

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