- German Catholic Church may back some "morning-after pills" Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor - Reuters - Mon, Feb 4, 2013
PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's Catholic Church may approve some so-called morning-after pills for rape victims after a leading cardinal unexpectedly announced they did not … More »German Catholic Church may back some "morning-after pills"
PARIS (Reuters) - Germany's Catholic Church may approve some so-called morning-after pills for rape victims after a leading cardinal unexpectedly announced they did not induce abortions and could be used in Catholic hospitals. Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne, an ally of German-born Pope Benedict, changed his policy …
- Obama offers faith groups new birth control rule RACHEL ZOLL and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - AP - Sat, Feb 2, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a wave of lawsuits over what government can tell religious groups to do, the Obama administration is proposing a compromise for faith-based nonprofits … More »Obama offers faith groups new birth control rule
- Obama offers compromise on birth control health coverage David Morgan - Reuters - Fri, Feb 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday sought to settle a dispute with religious leaders over whether employees at faith-affiliated universities, hospitals … More »Obama offers compromise on birth control health coverage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday sought to settle a dispute with religious leaders over whether employees at faith-affiliated universities, hospitals and other institutions should have access to health insurance coverage for contraceptives. The new set of proposals would instead guarantee that employees …
- Syringe Design Change Could Cut HIV Transmission Scientific American - Mon, Jan 28, 2013
HIV transmission due to needle sharing could be greatly reduced by changing syringe design to ensure less trapped blood. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports More »Syringe Design Change Could Cut HIV Transmission
HIV transmission due to needle sharing could be greatly reduced by changing syringe design to ensure less trapped blood. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports
- EU agency to review safety of newer contraceptive pills Reuters - Mon, Jan 28, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency is to review the safety of third and fourth-generation combined oral contraceptives to decide if there is a need to restrict … More »EU agency to review safety of newer contraceptive pills
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency is to review the safety of third and fourth-generation combined oral contraceptives to decide if there is a need to restrict their use. Monday's move followed a request by France, where authorities have already taken steps to reduce use of the drugs in favor of second-generation …
- Israel reviews contraceptive use for Ethiopian immigrants Jeffrey Heller - Reuters - Mon, Jan 28, 2013
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Health Ministry has ordered doctors to review how they prescribe a birth control drug, after accusations it was being used to control the … More »Israel reviews contraceptive use for Ethiopian immigrants
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Health Ministry has ordered doctors to review how they prescribe a birth control drug, after accusations it was being used to control the population of Ethiopian immigrants. Suspicions that Ethiopian women had been coerced into receiving Depo-Provera arose in Israeli media a few years ago …
- Unplanned Pregnancies Higher Among Military Women SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES - Good Morning America - Thu, Jan 24, 2013
Study Cites Lack of Education, Difficulty in Access to Birth Control More »Unplanned Pregnancies Higher Among Military Women
- 2nd NY hospital warns of insulin pen infection AP - Thu, Jan 24, 2013
OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the improper sharing … More »2nd NY hospital warns of insulin pen infection
OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C through the improper sharing of insulin pens, hospital officials said Thursday.
- Ob-gyns sound alarm on "contraceptive sabotage" Genevra Pittman - Reuters - Wed, Jan 23, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should ask teen girls and women whether their partners are trying to force them to get pregnant or otherwise "reproductively coercing" … More »Ob-gyns sound alarm on "contraceptive sabotage"
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should ask teen girls and women whether their partners are trying to force them to get pregnant or otherwise "reproductively coercing" them, according to a group of ob-gyns. That could include pressuring women to have sex - possibly without a condom or other birth control, forcing them …
- 34-Year Prison Sentence in Colorado Child Porn Case Susan Graybeal - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Wed, Jan 23, 2013
According to the United States Attorney's Office , District of Colorado, an Indiana man has been sentenced to serve more than 34 years in a federal prison this week after … More »34-Year Prison Sentence in Colorado Child Porn Case
According to the United States Attorney's Office , District of Colorado, an Indiana man has been sentenced to serve more than 34 years in a federal prison this week after pleading guilty of attempted coercion and enticement to engage in unlawful sexual activity with a minor child and distribution of child pornography in …
- 'Avenue Q,' Logo Partner on HIV-Awareness PSAs Lisa Fung - Reuters - Mon, Jan 21, 2013
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Avenue Q" is partnering with Logo on a series of public service announcements designed to create awareness about HIV, the show's producer … More »'Avenue Q,' Logo Partner on HIV-Awareness PSAs
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Avenue Q" is partnering with Logo on a series of public service announcements designed to create awareness about HIV, the show's producer and the cable channel announced Monday. The campaign will include six on-air spots by Tony Award winner Jeff Whitty, who wrote the book for "Avenue Q," and …
- Incurable Gonorrhea Only One Sign We've Overdosed on Antibiotics J Budd, RN - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Thu, Jan 17, 2013
COMMENTARY | Well this is very unsettling news. According to the Centers for Disease Control, gonorrhea may soon become an incurable disease. A new strain of the most … More »Incurable Gonorrhea Only One Sign We've Overdosed on Antibiotics
COMMENTARY | Well this is very unsettling news. According to the Centers for Disease Control, gonorrhea may soon become an incurable disease. A new strain of the most common STD appears to be resistant to the only antibiotic known to treat it. The findings were published by the Journal of the American Medical Associati …
- Supreme Court to review free speech of HIV/AIDS groups Jonathan Stempel - Reuters - Fri, Jan 11, 2013
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the government can require groups that receive federal funding for overseas HIV/AIDS programs to have explicit … More »Supreme Court to review free speech of HIV/AIDS groups
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the government can require groups that receive federal funding for overseas HIV/AIDS programs to have explicit policies that oppose prostitution and sex trafficking. The case is one of six that the court on Friday agreed to hear in its current term, with oral arguments …
- EU agency sees no new risks with combined contraceptives Reuters - Fri, Jan 11, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - European drug regulators said on Friday there was no reason for women to stop using combined contraceptives like Bayer's Meliane or Yasmin pills since … More »EU agency sees no new risks with combined contraceptives
LONDON (Reuters) - European drug regulators said on Friday there was no reason for women to stop using combined contraceptives like Bayer's Meliane or Yasmin pills since there was no new evidence pointing to safety risks. The move comes after French health regulators said last week they were considering limiting use of …
- Bioengineer developing needle-free "nanopatch" vaccines Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent - Reuters - Thu, Jan 10, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - When it comes to protecting millions of people from deadly infectious diseases, Mark Kendall thinks a fingertip-sized patch covered in thousands of … More »Bioengineer developing needle-free "nanopatch" vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - When it comes to protecting millions of people from deadly infectious diseases, Mark Kendall thinks a fingertip-sized patch covered in thousands of vaccine-coated microscopic spikes is the future. A biomedical engineer with a fascination for problem solving, he has developed the so-called "nanopatch" …
- Retooling Pap test to spot more kinds of cancer By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP - Wed, Jan 9, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported encouraging signs that one day, … More »Retooling Pap test to spot more kinds of cancer
- Treatment-resistant gonorrhea threat rises in North America Julie Steenhuysen - Reuters - Tue, Jan 8, 2013
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The only remaining oral antibiotic used for gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in nearly 7 percent of patients treated at a clinic in Toronto, … More »Treatment-resistant gonorrhea threat rises in North America
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The only remaining oral antibiotic used for gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in nearly 7 percent of patients treated at a clinic in Toronto, Canadian researchers said on Monday in the first published study of treatment-resistant gonorrhea in North America. The study raised alarm among U.S. health …
- Major Cancer Death Rates Are Lower; Throat and Anal Cancer Incidence on the Rise L.L. Woodard - Yahoo! Contributor Network - Mon, Jan 7, 2013
While the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer reveals positive news in the fact that the overall death rate from cancer has decreased during the … More »Major Cancer Death Rates Are Lower; Throat and Anal Cancer Incidence on the Rise
While the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer reveals positive news in the fact that the overall death rate from cancer has decreased during the period of 2000 through 2009, the statistics mean little to anyone has lost a loved one to the disease. Physicians and researchers have noted an increase …
- Julia Roberts to star in HBO film on early AIDS epidemic Reuters - Fri, Jan 4, 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Julia Roberts will star as a paraplegic physician treating patients early in the AIDS epidemic in the stage-to-screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning … More »Julia Roberts to star in HBO film on early AIDS epidemic
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Julia Roberts will star as a paraplegic physician treating patients early in the AIDS epidemic in the stage-to-screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning drama "The Normal Heart," U.S. cable television network HBO said on Friday. "The Normal Heart," set to air on HBO in 2014, tells the story of …
- Annual Pap tests? For some in U.S., old habits die hard Julie Steenhuysen - Reuters - Thu, Jan 3, 2013
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An increasing number of younger women in the United States are delaying their first Pap test for cervical cancer until after they reach 21, reflecting … More »Annual Pap tests? For some in U.S., old habits die hard
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An increasing number of younger women in the United States are delaying their first Pap test for cervical cancer until after they reach 21, reflecting new U.S. guidelines, health officials said on Thursday. But 60 percent of U.S. women who have had a total hysterectomy and no longer have a cervix are …
- Most countries offer the Pill over-the-counter Kerry Grens - Reuters - Wed, Jan 2, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unlike women in the U.S., Canada and much of Europe, most women in the world can access the birth control pill without a prescription, according … More »Most countries offer the Pill over-the-counter
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unlike women in the U.S., Canada and much of Europe, most women in the world can access the birth control pill without a prescription, according to a new study. As medical organizations and other groups push to ease the prescription requirements for the Pill in the U.S. and elsewhere, "we can …
- Texas judge OKs ban on Planned Parenthood funding By CHRIS TOMLINSON - AP - Mon, Dec 31, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood's family planning programs for poor women, a state judge ruled Monday, requiring thousands to find … More »Texas judge OKs ban on Planned Parenthood funding
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood's family planning programs for poor women, a state judge ruled Monday, requiring thousands to find new state-approved doctors for their annual exams, cancer screenings and birth control.
- FDA approves Salix's diarrhea drug for HIV/AIDS patients Reuters - Mon, Dec 31, 2012
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators approved Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd's drug to treat diarrhea in HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy, a combination of medicines … More »FDA approves Salix's diarrhea drug for HIV/AIDS patients
(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators approved Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd's drug to treat diarrhea in HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy, a combination of medicines used to treat HIV infection. Diarrhea is a common reason why HIV/AIDS patients discontinue or switch their antiretroviral therapies. The drug, called Fulyzaq, …
- Employer wins relief from U.S. contraceptives mandate Jonathan Stempel - Reuters - Sat, Dec 29, 2012
(Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has temporarily barred the U.S. government from requiring an Illinois company to obtain insurance coverage for contraceptives, … More »Employer wins relief from U.S. contraceptives mandate
(Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court has temporarily barred the U.S. government from requiring an Illinois company to obtain insurance coverage for contraceptives, as mandated under the 2010 healthcare overhaul, after the owners objected on religious grounds. More than 40 lawsuits are challenging a requirement in …
- Poor reading skills tied to risk of teen pregnancy Genevra Pittman - Reuters - Thu, Dec 27, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seventh grade girls who have trouble reading are more likely to get pregnant in high school than average or above-average readers, according … More »Poor reading skills tied to risk of teen pregnancy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seventh grade girls who have trouble reading are more likely to get pregnant in high school than average or above-average readers, according to a new study from Philadelphia. Researchers found that pattern stuck even after they took into account the girls' race and poverty in their neighborhoods …
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