Archive for June, 2008

Praxis’ Patient Recruitment Campaign Saves 380 Days Off Enrollment For Women’s Health Study

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily Praxis, a company specializing in centralized patient recruitment for clinical research studies, recently provided patient recruitment services to a major pharmaceutical company for a study to test ... Read more..

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Approves Bill That Would Improve Female Veterans’ Health Care

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote legislation that would improve health care for female veterans, the Tacoma News Tribune reports. The ... Read more..

Scottish Government To Provide No-Cost EC At Most Community Pharmacies

Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily The Scottish government plans to provide no-cost emergency contraception at most of the country's 1,200 community pharmacies, Scottish Public Health Minister Shona Robison announced Wednesday, the Scotsman ... Read more..

Over One Quarter Of Canadian Births Are Now By Cesarean Section - Society Of Obstetricians And Gynaecologists Of Canada

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily More babies are born by C-section (Cesarean section) today than ever before, says the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. The Society adds that the numbers ... Read more..

Missouri Supreme Court Reinstates Law Allowing Midwives To Practice In State

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday in a 5-2 ruling reinstated a law permitting midwives to work in the state without fear of potential criminal charges, theOriginally ... Read more..

Study Finds Disparities In Maternal Care Among U.S. Hospitals

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily Birth complications and how they are handled generate the greatest quality gaps in maternal care between best- and worst-performing hospitals nationwide, according to an annual study released ... Read more..

40% Of NYC Residents With Multiple Sex Partners Engaged In Sex Without Condoms, Report Finds

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily About 40% of New York City residents who have multiple sex partners did not use a condom during their last sexual encounter, according to a report released ... Read more..

The Impact Of Antenatal Depression And Early Child Development

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily A new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that antenatal depression can have a negative impact on child development. ... Read more..

Trained Dogs Able To Detect Ovarian Cancer’s Specific Scent

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily Ground-breaking research in the June issue of Integrative Cancer Therapies published by SAGE explored whether ovarian cancer has a scent different from other cancers and whether working ... Read more..

Good Samaritan Hospital In The Top 5% In Women’s Health According To HealthGrades(R) Study

Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in Yahoo | No Comments »

Fitness Health Daily Good Samaritan Hospital announced that it has been recognized in the top 5 percent for women's health services based on a study by HealthGrades, the nation's leading ... Read more..