Tumor Surgery Impairs Sexuality

March 13th, 2010 by std
Sexual problems are frequent after operations for carcinoma of the rectum. Christian Schmidt et al. describe the consequences for quality of life in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[8]: 123-30). In Germany, each year more than 70,000 people develop colorectal carcinoma...

Free Hormonal Contraception Halved Termination Rate

March 13th, 2010 by std
3500 20- to 24-year-old women from Tromsø and Hamar in Norway were offered free hormonal contraception for a year. The result was that the abortion rate in the trial cities was halved...

Newsweek Examines Role Of New Female Condom In Efforts To Combat Spread Of HIV In D.C.

March 12th, 2010 by std
Women's health experts are watching closely to see whether a recent grant to provide no-cost female condoms in Washington, D.C., will "really make a difference" in the area's HIV/AIDS rate among women, Newsweek's Kate Dailey writes. The goal of the program is to empower women to take control of their own health and safety...

Gonorrhea Cases Rise Sharply In Alaska

March 12th, 2010 by std
Alaska health officials have reported that the state's gonorrhea rates increased by 69% in 2009 after remaining steady for years, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Susan Jones of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said the increase is the biggest one-year jump since the 1970s...

NYT Editorial Calls On Abortion-Rights Supporters ‘To Make Their Voices Heard’

March 11th, 2010 by std
In the "three years since the Supreme Court's conservative majority abruptly departed from precedent to uphold a federal ban on a particular method of abortion, ... foes of reproductive freedom are pressing new attacks on women's rights and health," a New York Times editorial states. Utah Gov...