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Rapid expansion of programs to prevent HIV transmission to babies and vaccinate children show how results can be achieved in relatively little time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-remarkable-child-mortality-maternal-health.html Health Fri, 31 May 2013 11:35:20 EST news289218901 (Medical Xpress)—Patients with Spanish surnames in California psychiatric institutions and homes for the developmentally disabled were disproportionately sterilized at rates ranging between 20 to 30 percent in the last century, according to a new University of Michigan study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-latinos-disproportionately-sterilized-decades-california.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 30 May 2013 07:50:01 EST news289116439 Ghana is recalling a shipment of 120 million Chinese-made condoms distributed to charities in the country after testing showed that they were riddled with holes and prone to breaking, an official said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-ghana-recalls-million-faulty-chinese.html HIV & AIDS Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:51:02 EST news285940256 Reanalysis of the World Health Organization's Antenatal Care Trial (WHOACT) shows that there is an increased risk of fetal death at between 32 and 36 weeks for women who have a reduced antenatal care package, finds research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-antenatal.html Health Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:00:01 EST news284915380 (AP)—President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill to help prevent unwanted pregnancies. But fighting that battle in court, after a new decision makes the pill available without a prescription, comes with its own set of risks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-obama-choice-morning-after-pill-limits.html Health Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:53:09 EST news284442780 (AP)—The Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the implementation of a law that provides state funding for contraceptives, legislation opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic Church but supported by reproductive health activists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-philippine-court-halts-contraceptives-law.html Health Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:00:02 EST news282887448 (Medical Xpress)—A new study based on in-depth interviews of rural Latino men in western Oregon finds that these men need sexual health services designed for their needs, including more male health providers, more convenient clinic hours, and Spanish-speaking doctors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-sexual-health-rural-latino-men.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:00:34 EST news281861950 (HealthDay)—Current recommendations for the assessment and management of female reproductive complications following treatment of cancers in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood have been updated, according to a review published online Feb. 4 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-guidelines-young-ca-survivors-fertility.html Cancer Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:09:54 EST news279292182 Quality sexual and reproductive health care is an essential component of public health. However, there are insufficient evidence-based policies related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries. In an effort to address the research gap, faculty from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health led a project to identify research priorities for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in these countries. The results, which are based on input from nearly 300 experts and highlight key focus areas, are featured in the January issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-adolescent-sexual-reproductive-health-priorities.html Health Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:07:25 EST news278248037 (AP)—The Philippine president has signed a law that will promote contraception, sexual education and family planning programs vigorously opposed by the country's Roman Catholic Church. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-philippine-contraceptives-law.html Health Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:10:03 EST news275987398 Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers, some of whom threatened to ask the Supreme Court to block the legislation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-philippines-divisive-contraceptives-law.html Health Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:04:45 EST news274957479 A new study from engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows, for the first time, how the little-understood protein osteocalcin plays a significant role in the strength of our bones. The findings could lead to new strategies and therapeutics for fighting osteoporosis and lowering the risk of bone fracture. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-brittle-bones-broccoli-spinach.html Medical research Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:12:40 EST news274453912 Noting that active-duty servicewomen have higher rates of unintended pregnancy than the general population and lower reported contraception use, one researcher at Women & Infants Hospital is suggesting the answer might be a review of the health care offered to females in the military and veterans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-military-reassess-reproductive-health-women.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:36:56 EST news272133408 (HealthDay)—Diet can have a notable impact on reproductive health, a group of new studies suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-dairy-carbs-men-sperm.html Health Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:10:01 EST news270466313 The birth control pill and sterilization are still the most common forms of contraception, but new federal data released Thursday show that long-acting methods are gaining ground while condom use for birth control is declining. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-contraceptive-methods-birth-patterns.html Health Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:20:02 EST news269868517 Few adolescent females undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department (ED), even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are exposed to radiation for tests or examinations, according to an abstract presented Friday, Oct. 19, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-teens-pregnancy-emergency-department.html Pediatrics Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:20:01 EST news269791402 A team of Northwestern University scientists will meet with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators in Washington D.C. Oct. 18 to advocate for important changes in the agency's guidelines for reproductive health research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-scientists-epa-women-reproductive-health.html Health Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:53:10 EST news269617980 Why do medical research findings often fail to reach the people who could benefit from them most? And why are health programs proven to work in one setting frequently unable to achieve success in other places? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-science-links-real-world-health.html Other Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:38:17 EST news268472290 The FDA says baby bottles and sippy cups can no longer contain Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor that mimics estrogen. But what about the hundreds of other plastic items, from water bottles to dental sealants, containing BPA? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-health-expert-david-dausey-bpa.html Health Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:16:53 EST news262279008 There is growing evidence of the need for a separate approach to men's and women's health, according to a men's health expert at the University of Adelaide. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-stronger-focus-gender-specific-health.html Health Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:29:30 EST news258791359 Ministers of Health from 194 countries at the Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly today endorsed a landmark Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP), a roadmap to prevent millions of deaths by 2020 through more equitable access to existing vaccines for people in all communities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-world-health-endorses-global-access.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 25 May 2012 11:07:14 EST news257162814 (Medical Xpress) -- A study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing has found that serious male cyclists may experience hormonal imbalances that could affect their reproductive health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-negatively-affect-male-reproductive-health.html Health Tue, 22 May 2012 05:49:51 EST news256884509 (HealthDay) -- Nearly half of the counties in the United States lack a single obstetrician-gynecologist, a situation that may worsen as medical school graduates gravitate toward metropolitan areas, a new study indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-counties-ob-gyn.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 08 May 2012 10:30:01 EST news255690477 A Comment linked to The Lancet Series on Adolescent Health calls for major investments in adolescent health, including moving 10% of total funding for children and adolescents towards preventive interventions in communities and schools within 5 years. It also calls for at least 30% of countries produce their own reports on adolescent health and development compared with the less than 5% that currently do so. The Comment is by Professor Michael Resnick, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, and lead authors from each of the four Series papers already mentioned in this press release. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-percent-total-funding-children-interventions.html Health Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:30:08 EST news254507628 Many youth at risk for unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and HIV do not seek preventive health care services at traditional health clinics. A new research review finds that if reproductive health services were more easily accessible, youth would be more likely to use them. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-non-traditional-reproductive-health-resources-at-risk.html Health Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:10:02 EST news251534872 Ob-gyns are uniquely positioned to play a major role in reducing the effects of toxic chemicals on women and babies, according to an analysis led by University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-ob-gyns-negative-health-impacts-environmental.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:03:06 EST news250959766 For many women, the decision to get pregnant can take on a life of its own. In fact, according to a survey conducted for SpermCheck Fertility, 42% of those who conceived say they became obsessed with getting pregnant once they started trying. Yet just 10% say their partner shared this obsession. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-perceptions-conception.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:25:44 EST news250424737 Remove your shoes at the door of your home to avoid tracking in pollutants. Decrease consumption of processed and canned foods. Avoid the use of plastics with recycling codes #3, #4 and #7. Don't use chemical tick and flea collars or dips for pets. Reproductive health care providers should share these tips and more scientific information with women who want to become pregnant or who are pregnant, but that does not always happen. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-reproductive-health-discuss-environmental-exposure.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 06 Mar 2012 09:57:35 EST news250250238 A landmark investigation which found that hormone treatment for the menopause boosts the risk of breast cancer is riddled with flaws, a new study published on Monday alleges. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-faults-linking-hormone-therapy-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:51:06 EST news246005413 US regulators are considering whether to grant a drug company's request to make emergency contraception available over the counter to people of all ages instead of by prescription. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-mulls-easier-access-emergency-contraception.html Medications Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:20:01 EST news242419563