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Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused, according to a new study of more than 3,000 women. Many of these health problems are not commonly understood as being associated with violence, such as abdominal pain, chest pain, headaches, acid [...]

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If your doctor has told you that you need to have a LEEP procedure, it’s because your annual Pap smear indicated the presence of abnormal cervical cells, or cervical dysplasia….By womenshealth.about.com

Cancer charities will today join Gordon Brown to highlight the lifesaving importance of breast cancer screening. The NHS breast cancer screening programme currently diagnoses over 14,000 cases of breast cancer each year and saves around 1,400 lives every year. However in 2008 27% of women failed to take up their right to breast screening. Figures [...]

The latest Washington Post poll on the Virginia gubernatorial race shows that Bob McDonnell (R) “has taken a commanding lead” over opponent Creigh Deeds (D), who has lost ground among female voters, theBy medicalnewstoday.com

Certain states allow health insurers to consider domestic abuse a pre-existing condition as a basis for denying coverage to women who have experienced abuse, but health reform legislation under consideration in Congress could ban the practice nationwide, Kaiser Health News reports. Although many states have laws in place prohibiting the practice, eight states and Washington, [...]

SE5-OH containing Natural S-equol, a novel soy germ-based ingredient in a supplement, improved menopausal symptoms, including significantly reducing hot flash frequency by nearly 59 percent, according to a peer-reviewed study in Japanese women. This key study was presented in an oral presentation at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 20th annual meeting.By medicalnewstoday.com

The intense exchanges that human mothers share with their newborn infants may have some pretty deep roots, suggests a study of rhesus macaques reported online on October 8th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The new findings show that mother macaques and their infants have interactions in the first month of life that the [...]

We want to know what you care about when it comes to your beauty. Worried about wrinkles and age lines? Or are you more concerned with new skin products and the latest skin treatments? Do you change your makeup look a lot, or are you set in your ways? We’d like to know what kinds [...]

The health bills pending in Congress may end the practice of insurance rates based on gender and denials based on a history of domestic abuse. The health bills being considered in Congress may end “the practice of health insurance rates based on gender and maternity care,” McClatchy Newspapers/The Miami Herald reports.By medicalnewstoday.com

Women’s health organizations and advocates are drawing attention to several lesser-known provisions in health reform legislation that would improve insurance coverage and health care for women, USA Today reports.By medicalnewstoday.com

Two million infants die within 24 hours of birth each year and almost nine million children died before the age of 5 in 2008, according to a report by Save the Children, which says it would take $40 billion annually to “dramatically” cut these numbers,By medicalnewstoday.com

Current health reform efforts seek to prevent insurers from rejecting individuals or charging people higher rates based on their medical history. However, a simple ban would not take away the economic pressure that encourages such practices, The Washington Post reports: “Cognizant of the threat, lawmakers are trying to neutralize it.By medicalnewstoday.com

In the New Jersey gubernatorial race, Gov. Jon Corzine (D) and challenger Christopher Christie (R) are “waging a pitched battle” for the support of independent female voters, who are expected be a critical demographic, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. According toBy medicalnewstoday.com

More than one million infants die each year because they are born too early, according to the just released White Paper, The Global and Regional Toll of Preterm Birth. The new White Paper shows that in 2005, an estimated 13 million babies worldwide were born preterm — defined as birth at less than 37 full [...]

A four year study of the regional impact of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) indicates that African-Americans living in southern states account for the highest proportion of CRS outpatient treatment, according to new research presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, in San Diego, CA.By medicalnewstoday.com

Grappling with the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is nothing new for postmenopausal women. Researchers have now added more fuel to the fire, with evidence that HRT could play a role in incontinence.By medicalnewstoday.com

For most American women, their “time of the month” is seen as a hindrance to daily life. In impoverished and developing countries, however, monthly periods are a major cause for concern among women. The lack of affordable, quality sanitary pads results in females missing up to 50 days of school annually – thereby compromising their [...]

Reuters examines how floods, droughts and rising temperatures, thought to be caused by climate change, are compromising African farm lands and leading to health problems for already vulnerable populations – a topic discussed at the “first pan-African climate hearings.By medicalnewstoday.com