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<description><![CDATA[Bladder and pelvic floor health is very important to a woman's overall good health. Here is what you should know about your pelvic muscles and organs including your bladder and urinary system. And if you are having problems in this area, we hope you’ll talk not only to your friends—because chances are they are having similar issues—but most importantly, talk to your health care provider.
  
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<description><![CDATA[Women often have symptoms of heart disease before they experience a heart attack. Many women may be able to intervene early, before a heart attack and for those who don't or have congenital heart issues, effective management and treatment options exist.
  
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<description><![CDATA[Increased Staff, Full-Time Attention for Women in Labor at Pennsylvania Hospital.

The face of obstetric care in the United States is changing, and Pennsylvania Hospital is making certain that prenatal care and delivery remains effective, personal and safe.
  
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<description><![CDATA[Adolescence can be a challenging time. Many teenagers experience irregular or absent menstrual bleeding, pelvic pain, excessive hair growth and ovarian cysts. These symptoms may be the sign of an endocrine disorder. The glands of the endocrine system release hormones that regulate many bodily processes, including menstrual and reproductive function. Fortunately, endocrine disorders can be managed by a reproductive endocrinologist.
  
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<description><![CDATA[Become an Egg Donor or learn more about PCOS and having a baby.
  
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<title>Study Identifies How Tamoxifen Stimulates Uterine Cell Growth And Cancer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[UCSF researchers have identified a new "feed-forward" pathway linking estrogen receptors in the membrane of the uterus to a process that increases local estrogen levels and promotes cell growth.    The research is significant in helping determine why tamoxifen and other synthetic estrogens are linked to increased rates of endometriosis and uterine cancer, and identifies a pathway that could be targeted in drug therapies for those diseases, researchers say.]]></description>
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<title>Eye Disorder Research Benefits From Grant</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth and Exeter have received a grant of Â£9,600 from the Northcott Devon Medical Foundation to continue its research into the genetic causes of eye movement disorders.    Last year, the team - along with colleagues from the Children's Hospital in Boston (USA) and King's College London - identified a gene that, when mutated, causes Duane syndrome.]]></description>
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<title>Sexist Jokes Favor The Mental Mechanisms That Justify Violence Against Women</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Sexist jokes (and all the variants of this kind of humour) favour the mental mechanisms which urge to violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes.]]></description>
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<title>New Georgia Law Allows Families To &#x27;Adopt&#x27; Embryos</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Georgia law (HB 388) that took effect on Wednesday allows state residents to "adopt" embryos created for fertility treatments, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (Gould Sheinin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 7/1). According to the ]]></description>
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<title>More Women Seek Nonprescription Remedies For Menopause Symptoms</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Over-the-counter remedies for menopause symptoms are growing in popularity among some women who fear potential risks from prescription hormone replacement therapy, the New York Times reports.]]></description>
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<title>Work Status Changes More Common Among Women Receiving Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer, Study Says</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Women with breast cancer who receive chemotherapy appear more likely than those treated with radiation therapy to experience a major change in work status, according to a study published in the journal Cancer, Reuters reports. For the study, ]]></description>
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<title>Mom&#x27;s Weight During Pregnancy Affects Her Daughter&#x27;s Risk Of Being Obese</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A mother's weight and the amount she gains during pregnancy both impact her daughter's risk of obesity decades later, according to a new study by Alison Stuebe, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.    "The findings are especially important because of the growing epidemic of obesity in women," Stuebe says.]]></description>
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<title>During Pregnancy, Women With Endometriosis Need Special Care  To Avoid Risk Of Premature Birth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The largest study to date of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard. Dr.]]></description>
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<title>In Postpartum Women, Poor Sleep Is Independently Associated With Depression</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A study in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep is a symptom of depression.]]></description>
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<title>Rising Lifestyle Illnesses And Potential Swine Flu Catastrophe For Indigenous Populations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The first of two reviews in this week's edition of The Lancet discusses the standards of health and lifestyles of Indigenous people. It is the work of Professor Michael Gracey, of the Unity of First People of Australia, Perth, WA, Australia, and Professor Malcolm King, of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.]]></description>
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<title>Governor Rell: State Of Connecticut To Receive $3.75 Million Grant To Enhance Heath Care Access For At-Risk Mothers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving $3.75 million federal grant to expand access to health care in Hartford for low-income women nearing childbirth to ensure their newborns get a healthy start.      "Our children are our most precious resource and the health of a child is intrinsic to the health of the mother," stated Governor Rell.]]></description>
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<title>NARAL Endorses Sen. Gillibrand&#x27;s 2010 Bid For Full Senate Term</title>
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<description><![CDATA[NARAL Pro-Choice America on Monday announced its endorsement of appointed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in her bid for a full term in 2010, Politico reports. New York Gov. David Paterson (D) in January appointed Gillibrand to fill the Senate seat vacated by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.]]></description>
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<title>Franken To Be Seated As Minn. Senator, Will Serve On HELP, Judiciary Committees</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously voted to uphold Al Franken's (D) win in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, effectively clearing the way for Franken to become the state's newest senator, the Wall Street Journal reports.]]></description>
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<title>Antiabortion-Rights Groups To Reintroduce Colorado Personhood Initiative</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Colorado Right to Life and Personhood USA are proposing a 2010 state ballot initiative with a different version of 2008's defeated "personhood" amendment to the state constitution, the ]]></description>
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<title>IOM Panel&#x27;s Comparative Effectiveness Report Includes Pregnancy Prevention Measures</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. should conduct research to compare the effectiveness of innovative programs aimed at preventing unintended pregnancy, according to a report issued Tuesday by a congressionally convened Institute of Medicine panel, the New York Times reports (Meier, New York Times, 7/1).]]></description>
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<title>Evidence Challenges Effectiveness Of Embryo Screening For Older Women</title>
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<description><![CDATA[There is growing evidence that a procedure for identifying chromosomal abnormalities in embryos prior to in vitro fertilization is ineffective at helping older women become pregnant, the Wall Street Journal reports. The procedure -- known as pre-implantation genetic screening, or PGS -- is performed in dozen of U.S.]]></description>
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<title>New York Times Editorial Lauds Appointment Of White House Adviser On Violence Against Women</title>
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<description><![CDATA["Domestic violence is a serious law enforcement and public health problem affecting as many as one in four women in this country," but "Washington has devoted too little attention to reducing domestic violence and sexual assaults generally," a New York Times editorial states.]]></description>
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<title>When Husbands Work In US, Mexican Wives&#x27; Mental Health Dives</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Selected highlights from a new study on immigration, health and gender roles:      Mexican wives who stay home when their husbands immigrate to the United States for work have poorer mental health than a comparison group.    Shifting gender roles seem to be equally as stressful as the husbands' absence.     "Popular American psychology would suggest that their newfound independence might ease the stress of single-handedly managing the household.]]></description>
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<title>Increasing Age Of Mothers In Spain Leads To Rise In Mortality Rates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new study examining the evolution of maternal mortality rates in Spain since 1996 shows a 17% increase in deaths. This trend is linked to the widespread increase in maternal age. The highest death rates are among foreign women and those who live in the province of Malaga.    Medicine has taken giant strides during the 20th Century. However, European studies show a clear and constant increase in maternal mortality rates over recent years.]]></description>
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<title>Teva Announces Approval And Launch Of Tri-Lo Sprintec Tablets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market a generic version of Ortho McNeil Janssen's oral contraceptive, Ortho Tri-Cyclen® Lo. Shipment of this product, for which Teva's trade name is Tri-Lo Sprintec, has commenced.]]></description>
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<title>Pregnancy Rates Unaffected By Single Thawed Embryo Transfer After PGD</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Transferring just one embryo at a time to a woman's womb after embryos have undergone preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and freezing at the blastocyst stage has become a real option after researchers achieved pregnancy rates that were as good as those for blastocysts that had not had a cell removed for PGD before freezing.]]></description>
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<title>&#x27;Impossible&#x27; For Pakistan To Achieve Maternal, Infant MDGs, Doctors Say</title>
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<description><![CDATA[		Doctors at a seminar at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) in Karachi, Pakistan, on Monday said that at the current rate, it will be impossible for Pakistan to achieve the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to child mortality and maternal health by 2015, the International News reports.]]></description>
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<title>Shedding New Light On The Causes Of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome And Its Effect On Brothers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters. In another study, researchers found that brothers of women with PCOS and insulin resistance are themselves at greater risk of developing insulin resistance or diabetes, suggesting that factors associated with the condition can be passed down to sons as well as daughters.]]></description>
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<title>Widespead And On The Increase - Vitamin D Deficiency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new report issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and published in the scientific journal Osteoporosis International1, shows that populations across the globe are suffering from the impact of low levels of vitamin D. The problem is widespread and on the increase, with potentially severe repercussions for overall health and fracture rates.]]></description>
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<title>Top Hospitals For Women&#x27;s Health/Maternity Care Have Lower Mortality/Morbidity: HealthGrades Study</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wide gaps in quality outcomes for women persist, not only when compared to men, but among hospitals and states, according to a new study released by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. The Sixth Annual HealthGrades Women's Health in American Hospitals study identifies patient outcomes for maternity care and inhospital treatment of 16 procedures/diagnoses concerning women's health.]]></description>
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