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Health Reform Law Includes $250 Million For Abstinence-Only Programs

A “little-noticed provision” in the recently signed health care reform law (HR 3590) will grant $250 million over five years to state programs encouraging teens to remain abstinent until marriage as a way to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, the Washington Post reports. The provision, sponsored by Sen…

RCOG Calls On The Next Government To Renew Focus On Providing Safe And Good Quality Care In Women's Health

The RCOG launches its Election Manifesto today. Titled ‘Delivering Excellence – Our Vision for the Future’ it outlines the RCOG’s views on the commitment, infrastructure and resources needed in maternity and gynaecological services…

Few Women Get Enough Exercise During Pregnancy

Fewer than 1 in 4 pregnant women meet physical activity guidelines set by doctors and health officials, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study. Guidelines set by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in 2002 recommend pregnant women get 30 minutes or more of moderate exercise daily, or on most days, if they have no medical or obstetric complications…

Patients Requesting Prophylactic Mastectomies Overestimate Their Breast Cancer Risk And Need A 'cooling Off' Period

Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer believe the risk of the disease occurring in their unaffected breast is as much as ten times higher than it actually is. As a result, they are choosing to have prophylactic mastectomies based on a false perception of increased risk, according to new research…

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