Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: violence against women http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. UN adopts plan to combat violence against women (AP)—Conservative Muslim and Roman Catholic countries and liberal Western nations approved a U.N. blueprint to combat violence against women and girls, ignoring strong objections from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood that it clashed with Islamic principles and sought to destroy the family. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-combat-violence-women.html Health Sat, 16 Mar 2013 05:31:32 EST news282630686 Survivors of Japanese quake suffer violence, exploitation Although she lives alone, the Japanese woman keeps a large pair of men's shoes near her front door—part of her strategy to scare away stalkers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-survivors-japanese-quake-violence-exploitation.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:20:01 EST news281688731 UK study shows abuse may affect cancer-related well-being in female patients A new study by University of Kentucky researchers shows evidence that certain forms of abuse negatively influence women cancer patients' quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-uk-abuse-affect-cancer-related-well-being.html Cancer Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:50:28 EST news278347818 Many women victims of 'contraceptive sabotage,' experts say (HealthDay)—Obstetricians and gynecologists should screen women and teens for signs that their partner is sabotaging their birth control, forcing them to have unprotected sex or otherwise trying to control their reproductive choices, says a leading group of U.S. doctors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-women-victims-contraceptive-sabotage-experts.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:50:01 EST news278262770 Severe abuse at home linked to dating violence Young urban black women who are exposed to severe abuse within their families are much more likely to be victims of dating violence, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-severe-abuse-home-linked-dating.html Health Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:06:40 EST news278071592 Brazil anti-AIDS effort uses indigenous language (AP)—Brazil is using an indigenous language for the first in a campaign aimed at curbing violence against women and the spread of HIV. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-brazil-anti-aids-effort-indigenous-language.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:04:03 EST news269201032 Economic abuse affects maternal mental health and parenting, study finds (Medical Xpress)— Mothers who experience economic and psychological abuse during the first year of a relationship with their child's father are more likely to become depressed and spank the child in year five, researchers from the Rutgers School of Social Work have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-economic-abuse-affects-maternal-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:23:08 EST news268474982 Regret when keeping sexual assault a secret (Medical Xpress) -- According to the 2006 National Violence Against Women Survey, one in six women is a victim of sexual assault, a crime that Carol Anne Marchetti said is committed repeatedly by a relatively few number of perpetrators. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-sexual-assault-secret.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:40:01 EST news253434243 US redefines rape to count more people as victims (AP) -- The Obama administration says it is expanding the FBI's more than eight-decade-old definition of rape to reflect a better understanding of the crime and to broaden protections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-redefines-rape-people-victims.html Health Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:51:22 EST news245227854