Women's health issues

Hillary and Miliband: a very special relationship
Telegraph (London) | 12 hours 37 minutes ago
When Hillary Clinton called David Miliband ?vibrant' and 'vital?, eyebrows were raised - but why? Men hire, date and marry younger women all the time, says Kathy Lette

Hundreds line up for H1N1 vaccine
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 14 hours 34 minutes ago
By the time four H1N1 vaccination clinics opened at 10 a.m. yesterday, Allegheny County Health Department officials already were nervous, even scared.

Fat and fact: No pride attaches to being overweight or obese
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 14 hours 37 minutes ago
Heavy-set Americans are starting to throw their weight around in the health-care reform debate. If that sounds ridiculous, it's because it is. If the advocates for grossly overweight people have their way, this nation might as well collectively commit suicide one jelly doughnut at a time.

Woman treated for premature menopause gives birth
Japan Times, The | 20 hours 52 minutes ago
A 37-year-old woman diagnosed with premature menopause had a baby boy earlier this month from an egg grown through the administration of a hormonal agent, her doctors said Saturday. St. Marianna University School of Medicine in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, stirred the formation of ovarian follicles by administering the hormonal agent to pick up eggs from it, and grew them using culture fluid for external fertilization. The fertile eggs were then placed in the woman's uterus. Alth...

The Maybe-Baby Dilemma
Boston Globe, The | 1 day 34 minutes ago
What to do with unused embryos, a byproduct of a booming fertility business, is a question patients are rarely prepared to deal with. They have several choices: finding a research program or fellow patient to accept a donation, discarding the extra embryos, or doing absolutely nothing.

Susie Essman: A no-B.S. kinda gal
Miami Herald, The | 1 day 14 hours 26 minutes ago
Susie Essman has cursing down to a science.

State content with vaccination pace
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 1 day 14 hours 30 minutes ago
Only about a quarter of the at-risk population statewide has received the H1N1 vaccine, meaning it will be a while before the flu vaccine becomes available for everyone else.

Sound Off! on menopause symptoms
Edmonton Journal (Canada), The | 1 day 18 hours 28 minutes ago
Up to 80 per cent of menopausal women and 50 per cent of those in perimenopause (the start of the change leading up to menopause, that can last as long as 10 years) experience symptoms including hot flashes, fatigue, weakness, weight gain, and loss of sex drive. The resulting sleep deprivation can lead to depression, memory problems, and mood swings which can impact a woman's job, home life and relationships.

Pfizer to pay $6.3 mln to patient in Prempro lawsuit
Reuters | 1 day 19 hours 23 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury on Friday ordered pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE.N) to pay $6.3 million in compensatory damages to an Illinois breast cancer survivor after finding menopause drugs Premarin, Provera and Prempro caused the disease.

Nutrition: Dieting while keeping up your training -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 2 days 8 minutes ago
Nutrition: How to diet while keeping up your level of physical exercise.

Commentary: Editorials on breast cancer recommendations
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas) | 2 days 1 hour 51 minutes ago
The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Friday, Nov.

Breast cancer: Ex-Kiss drummer says breast cancer not just for women -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 2 days 4 hours 43 minutes ago
Breast cancer: After being diagnosed with breast cancer, ex-Kiss drummer speaks out.

H1N1 vaccine supply improves
Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) | 2 days 6 hours 57 minutes ago
Doses available for those most at risk, state says

Can sex drive be revived after baby?
Toronto Star, The | 2 days 10 hours 20 minutes ago
There is an epidemic of lost sexual desire among women and they don't even want their sexy back, according to Laurie B. Mintz, author of A Tired Woman's Guide to Sex.