Salt intake appears to have little impact on bone health in menopausal women
A low-salt diet does not necessarily translate to stronger bones in postmenopausal women, physician-scientists report. …read more
Sisterly sacrifice among ovarian germ cells key to egg development
New work from Carnegie’s Allan Spradling and Lei Lei demonstrates that mammalian egg cells gain crucial cellular components at an early stage from their undifferentiated sister cells, called germ… …read more
Study shows teen girls’ sexual orientation not always a predictor of sexual behavior
About one in five lesbian and four in five bisexual teen girls who are sexually active had a recent male sex partner, according to a new U.S. …read more
Option B+ to prevent maternal transmission of HIV shows rise in women initiating therapy
The first findings from a study in the Kingdom of Swaziland on a new approach to reduce mother to child transmission of HIV were presented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic… …read more
Option B+ to prevent maternal transmission of HIV shows rise in women initiating therapy
The first findings from a study in the Kingdom of Swaziland on a new approach to reduce mother to child transmission of HIV were presented at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic… …read more
Special issue highlights new heart disease research on women
The annual women’s issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal, focuses on research promoting the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart… …read more
CDC investigating 14 suspected Zika virus cases
Fourteen new reports of possible sexual transmission of Zika virus are being investigated by health officials in the United States, including several that involve pregnant women. According to a <a… …read more
J&J Must Pay $72 Million in Talc Powder-Ovarian Cancer Case
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a jury to pay for damages related a woman’s long-time use of talcum powder and her ovarian cancer. Medscape Medical News …read more
Vaginal ring reduces risk of HIV by up to 61%
In Sub-Saharan Africa, vaginal rings releasing dapivirine safely reduced the risk of HIV by 61% in women over 25 years who used them consistently. …read more
Vaginal delivery doubles the risk of stress incontinence compared to caesarean section
Vaginal delivery is associated with approximately twofold increase in the risk of stress urinary incontinence compared to caesarean section. …read more