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| New Study Shows Promise For Identifying, Reducing Reproductive Coercion | The latest research on reproductive coercion -- a type of intimate partner abuse in which the man threatens the woman to become pregnant -- shows that a simple intervention at a family planning clinic can empower women to protect themselves from future abuse, Time reports... |
| Blogs Comment On Reproductive Health Legislation, Research, Other Topics | The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Electronic Mnemonics and the Pill," Laura Lloyd, National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's "Pregnant Pause": Although oral contraceptives are the most popular birth control method among U.S. teens and young adults, the pill "tends to be less effective than it could be thanks to user error," Lloyd writes... |
| Blogs Comment On Reproductive Health Legislation, Research, Other Topics | The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Electronic Mnemonics and the Pill," Laura Lloyd, National Campaign To Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy's "Pregnant Pause": Although oral contraceptives are the most popular birth control method among U.S. teens and young adults, the pill "tends to be less effective than it could be thanks to user error," Lloyd writes... |
| Experts Gathered For UNAIDS, WHO Meeting Recommend Follow-Up Studies Of ARV-Containing Microbicide Gel Start Soon | Experts gathered at a joint meeting of UNAIDS and the WHO last week called for two additional clinical trials to test the effectiveness and safety of a microbicide vaginal gel containing the antiretroviral tenofovir, which previous studies have shown reduces the risk of HIV transmission in women who used it before and after sex by 39 percent, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (9/5)... |
| Focus On The Family Joins With Chinese Authorities To Teach Abstinence In Schools | The U.S.-based conservative Christian group Focus on the Family has launched a program teaching abstinence to students in China's Yunnan Province, the Washington Post reports... |
| Funding Roadblocks Stall Progress On Vaginal Microbicide To Fight HIV | Donors have not committed enough money to move forward with two studies needed to confirm the efficacy of a vaginal microbicidal gel infused with the antiviral drug tenofovir to prevent HIV transmission in women, the New York Times reports... |
| Sexual Health, Computer-Based Approaches Increase Knowledge | Interactive computer packages are effective in improving knowledge about sexual health, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers. Computer-based approaches could help to tackle problems such as sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy... |
| Also In Global Health News: India's Antibiotic Use; Abstinence Curriculum In China; Child, Maternal Health In India; Plumpy'nut; PEPFAR Funds - Uganda | India To Review Antibiotic Use; Japan Detects Resistant Gene Originally Found In South Asia "The health ministry has formed a committee to frame a policy for antibiotic use, following an uproar over a Lancet study that traced a drug-resistant bacterial superbug's origins to India," LiveMint.com reports... |
| Universal Screening Of Newborns For Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Recommended | Today, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The guideline features a series of evidence-based clinical recommendations developed by an expert task force... |
| Are White Homosexual Men Still Taking Too Many HIV Risks? | Risky sexual behavior among members of a subset of the gay community is still adding to the spread of HIV. Research published in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases has found that young white homosexual men have an important contribution in the local spread of HIV... |
| Road-Map Agreed For Confirmatory Trials Of Promising Microbicide | Two further clinical trials are planned to confirm a vaginal gel which has shown potential in reducing the risk of HIV. The results of the first trial of the gel, which were announced in July at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, must be confirmed before the product can be made available for general use... |
| AVAC Calls For Speedy Funding Of Critical Microbicide Follow-Up Studies | AVAC issues a call to action to donors, policy-makers, researchers and advocates to ensure that critical follow-up studies to the landmark CAPRISA 004 microbicide trial receive the economic and political support needed to move forward as quickly as possible... |
| Top Expert On Male Reproductive Health Launches New Website To Help Men Understand And Overcome Fertility And Sexual Health Issues | The Turek Clinic, founded by men's reproductive health pioneer, Paul Turek, MD, unveiled a new website dedicated to educating men on sexual health and male fertility problems. The site is designed to be an educational tool on topics ranging from vasectomy and reversal to sperm retrieval and testicular mapping, a minimally invasive procedure pioneered by Dr... |
| 'Female And Male Surgery In Human Reproductive Medicine' Workshop | The workshop provides a forum for clinicians and scientists to share research results and discuss new developments: ESHRE Campus symposium, Treviso, Italy, 8-9 October 2010... |
| UK Schools Must Balance Ethos With Equality | Faith based schools are on the rise in the UK, apparently boosting educational standards. But are religious values at odds with legislation on equality? Research that appears in the journal Education Management Administration and Leadership published by SAGE shows what happens when school values and those of the state diverge, with unfortunate consequences for gay students and staff... |
| Also In Global Health News: China's First HIV Discrimination Case; Congo Mass Rape; S. Sudan Flooding; Kenya's Population Growth; Family Planning | Court Accepts China's First HIV Discrimination Case, State Media Reports "A municipal court in central China has accepted the country's first lawsuit alleging work discrimination because of HIV status, state media reported Tuesday," the Associated Press reports (8/31)... |
| Michael Douglas Says He Has Stage Four Throat Cancer | Michael Douglas told a US television audience on Tuesday night that he has been diagnosed with and is receiving treatment for stage four throat cancer. Speaking on David Letterman's "Late Show" to promote the release of his new film "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps", the 65- year old American actor and producer said his doctors had told him he has an 80 per cent chance of survival... |
| Ovatech™ Reports Successful Completion Of Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Ovaprene™ Non-Hormonal Intravaginal Contraceptive Ring | Ovatech, an emerging women's health-focused company, announced that the Company's Phase 2 clinical study of its non-hormonal, intravaginal contraceptive ring, Ovaprene, has been successfully completed... |
| Link Between Girls' Early Puberty And Unstable Environment Via Insecure Attachment In Infancy | Girls are hitting puberty earlier and earlier. One recent study found that more than 10 percent of American girls have some breast development by age 7. This news has upset many people, but it may make evolutionary sense in some cases for girls to develop faster, according to the authors of a new paper published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science... |
| Media's Impact On Teen Sexual Behaviors, Teenage Pregnancies And Sexually Transmitted Infections | With the highest teen pregnancy rate in the Western Hemisphere and 25% of teens having had a sexually transmitted infection, we should be paying careful attention to media messages about sexuality and contraception, says a revised policy statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) "Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media," published in the medical journal Pediatrics... |
| Also In Global Health News: GM Mosquitoes; Iodine Deficiency In Nepal; South African Health Workers Strike; Novartis To Build Vaccine Plant In Brazil; | Malaysia Considers GM Mosquito Release To Control Dengue Fever Malaysia is still "considering releasing" up to 3,000 mosquitoes that are genetically modified to "combat dengue fever, in a landmark field trial that has come in for criticism from environmentalists," Agence France-Presse reports... |
| AAP Advice About Sex Messages In The Media | Today there are more reasons than ever to pay attention to media messages about sexuality and contraception. Teens spend more than seven hours a day on average with various forms of media, often without adults around. Television shows and Web sites that are popular with teens-and the way sex is portrayed in those venues-could be important factors in the initiation of sexual intercourse. The U.S... |
| AAP Clinical Report: The Gynecologic Exam | Pediatricians who provide primary care to adolescent girls will often address gynecologic issues, including questions related to puberty, menstrual disorders, contraception, sexually-transmitted infections and other infections. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) promotes the inclusion of the gynecologic exam in the primary care setting... |
| Clinton Condemns Mass Rape Of Women, Children In Congo; U.N. Investigation Continues | Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday condemned the mass rape of women and children in the Democratic Republic of Congo and vowed U.S. help, Reuters reports (Allen, 8/26)... |
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