RSS Feeds | A Worldwide Phase III Clinical Trial Seeks U.S. Patients To Explore Investigational Drug Phenoxodiol
August 31, 2007 07:00:00A new website has been launched to facilitate recruitment of patients to OVATURE (OVArian TUmor REsponse), a Phase III clinical trial of an investigational ovarian cancer drug phenoxodiol. The goal of http://www.OVATUREtrial.com is to inform ovarian cancer patients about the OVATURE trial, which is actively recruiting patients, and to provide more information about the trial and the investigational drug phenoxodiol. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Intrauterine Contraceptive Devices Are Safe But Underused In Developed Countries
August 31, 2007 07:00:00IUDs (intrauterine contraceptive devices) are underused in developed countries even though they are safe and effective for contraception. IUDs are suitable for the majority of women, and offer health benefits beyond contraception, says Sally Rose, Research Fellow, University College, Otago, New Zealand. You can read about this in this weeks issue of the British Medical Journal. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| German, Cameroonian Advocacy Groups Launch Breast Ironing Awareness Campaign
August 30, 2007 22:00:00The German cooperation agency GTZ and the Cameroonian nongovernmental organization Network of Aunties, which supports young women with children, have launched a campaign warning that the practice of "breast ironing" can stunt girls natural development and is dangerous and ineffective, IRIN News reports. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Scientists Find Estrogen Protects Womens Brains
August 30, 2007 18:00:00A long term, unique study by scientists in America has found that estrogen may protect the brains of premenopausal women from cognitive impairment and even dementia in later life.The study is published in the August 29th online edition of Neurology and is the work of researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| HPV Testing By Self-Collection For Women At High Risk Of Cervical Cancer
August 30, 2007 12:00:00In this Research letter, Dr. Gina Ogilvie and colleagues investigate the feasibility of self-collection of specimens for HPV testing among women who may not make full use of cytology screening programs (e.g., women who are homeless or who are involved in the sex trade) and are thus at increased risk of cervical cancer. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Removing Ovaries Before Menopause Leads To Memory And Movement Problems
August 30, 2007 07:00:00Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause are at an increased risk of developing memory problems or dementia and movement disorders such as Parkinsons disease, according to two studies published August 29, 2007, in the online edition of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Flaxseed Shows Potential To Reduce Hot Flashes
August 30, 2007 07:00:00Data from a new Mayo Clinic (http://mayoclinic.edu) study suggest that dietary therapy using flaxseed can decrease hot flashes in postmenopausal women who do not take estrogen. The findings from the pilot study are published in the summer 2007 issue of the Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| San Francisco Chronicle Examines Field Of Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing
August 29, 2007 22:00:00The San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday examined the new field of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, including home-based paternity tests and tests that can determine the gender of a fetus. A paternity test released last week by Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Consumer Genetics can be done without the mans knowledge. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Maternal Mortality Rate In U.S. Highest In Decades, Experts Say
August 29, 2007 10:00:00The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is the highest it has been in decades, according to statistics released this week by CDCs National Center for Health Statistics, the AP/Washington Post reports. According to the figures, the U.S. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| UNICEF Calls For Prompt Return Of Children And Women In LRA Captivity
August 28, 2007 09:00:00UNICEF urged all parties engaged in ongoing efforts to peacefully resolve the armed conflict between the Government of Uganda and the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), to ensure the immediate and safe return home of an estimated 1,500 children and women still associated with the LRA. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Is It Safe To Use Oral Contraceptives To Eliminate Periods? Harvard Womens Health Watch Explores The
August 28, 2007 07:00:00The new birth control pill Lybrel is the first oral contraceptive designed to be taken 365 days a year with no pill-free intervals. Women who use Lybrel dont have regular periods, although they may have breakthrough bleeding. There are risks and benefits to suppressing menstruation, reports the September 2007 issue of Harvard Womens Health Watch. The idea of preventing periods is not completely new. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| First Patient Enrolled In Europe In Ovature Phase III Ovarian Cancer Trial
August 28, 2007 07:00:00Marshall Edwards, Inc. (Nasdaq: MSHL) today announced enrolment of the first patient in Europe in the Phase III Ovature clinical trial of phenoxodiol in women with advanced ovarian cancer resistant or refractory to platinum-based drugs. The first patient to commence on the study at an Ovature site in the EU has been enrolled at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, under the direction of Professor Ignace Vergote, Head of Gynaecologic Oncology. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
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