http://www.mail.com/subjects/19732-womens-health.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/19732-womens-health.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097282-boston-cardinal-skips-event-irish-pms-role.html BOSTON (AP) — Cardinal Sean O'Malley skipped Boston College's commencement Monday to protest its decision to honor Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who backs legislation to permit abortion, and O'Malley's views were echoed outside the ceremony by a few dozen anti-abortion activists. The protesters gathered at an entrance to the stadium where Kenny gave th... Tue, 21 May 2013 02:29:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097282-boston-cardinal-skips-event-irish-pms-role.html 2013-05-21T02:29:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2089470-tiny-preemies-boost-live-music-therapy.html CHICAGO (AP) — As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes. This is therapy in a newborn intensive care unit, and research suggests that music may help those born way too soon adapt to life outside the womb. Some tiny preemies are too small and fragile to be ... Thu, 16 May 2013 08:16:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2089470-tiny-preemies-boost-live-music-therapy.html 2013-05-16T08:16:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088722-details-jolies-breast-treatment-revealed.html Angelina Jolie's mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer — strong evidence of an inherited, genetic risk that led the actress to have both of her healthy breasts removed to try to avoid the same fate, her doctor said Wednesday. Jolie, 37, revealed on Tuesday that she carries a defective BRC... Thu, 16 May 2013 00:37:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088722-details-jolies-breast-treatment-revealed.html 2013-05-16T00:37:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088530-el-salvador-court-hears-arguments-abortion-case.html SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's Supreme Court heard opening arguments Wednesday in a landmark abortion case in which a woman suffering from kidney failure and lupus has not been allowed to terminate a pregnancy in which the fetus is given no chance of surviving. The Central American country's laws prohibit all abortions, even when a woman's... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:09:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088530-el-salvador-court-hears-arguments-abortion-case.html 2013-05-15T21:09:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2087422-pitt-was-jolie-to-public.html NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt says it was important for his partner, Angelina Jolie, to share her story about having her breasts removed to avoid cancer "and that others would understand it doesn't have to be a scary thing." In an interview published Wednesday in USA Today, the actor said: "In fact, it can be an empowering thing, and something that makes you ... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:25:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2087422-pitt-was-jolie-to-public.html 2013-05-15T15:25:11Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2086452-jolie-girl-with-tattoo-to-woman-with.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie's body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as "Billy Bob." Now she's sharing intimate details of her anatomy to help women at risk, going public with her preventive double mastectomy to greatly reduce her high odds of breast cancer. It's the latest peak in Jolie's turn-around from hedon... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:58:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2086452-jolie-girl-with-tattoo-to-woman-with.html 2013-05-15T14:58:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2085860-jolie-admired-bravery-mastectomy-revelation.html NEW YORK (AP) — "I hope that other women can benefit from my experience," Angelina Jolie wrote in a powerful op-ed article Tuesday, explaining her decision to go public with having her breasts removed to avoid cancer. But amid the accolades for the film star's courageous revelation, doctors and genetic counselors were careful to note that her medical situ... Tue, 14 May 2013 21:41:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2085860-jolie-admired-bravery-mastectomy-revelation.html 2013-05-14T21:41:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2083546-angelina-jolie-double-mastectomy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times (http://nyti.ms/17o4A0f ) under the he... Tue, 14 May 2013 20:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2083546-angelina-jolie-double-mastectomy.html 2013-05-14T20:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2085040-women-options-breast-cancer-surgery.html CHICAGO (AP) — One of the world's most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring — removal of both breasts. But new approaches are dramatically changing breast surgeries, whether to treat cancer or to prevent it as Angelina Jolie just chose to do. As Jolie said, "the results can be beautiful." Jolie revealed on Tuesday that she h... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:33:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2085040-women-options-breast-cancer-surgery.html 2013-05-14T17:33:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084490-turkish-womb-transplant-patient-loses-baby.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hospital says a Turkish woman who was the first to get pregnant with a transplanted donor womb has had her pregnancy terminated. Derya Sert was born without a womb and had one transplanted in August 2011. The 22-year-old became pregnant after doctors placed an embryo into her womb, using one of her own eggs.  A statement from Akden... Tue, 14 May 2013 14:48:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2084490-turkish-womb-transplant-patient-loses-baby.html 2013-05-14T14:48:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083602-women-options-breast-cancer-surgery.html CHICAGO (AP) — Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed. Now, new approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done, giving women more options, faster treatment, smaller scars, fewer long-term side effects and better cosmetic results. It has le... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:52:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083602-women-options-breast-cancer-surgery.html 2013-05-14T13:52:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2082858-study-questions-bed-rest-prevents-prematurity.html WASHINGTON (AP) — New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies — bed rest — doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even worsen that risk. Doctors have known for years that there's no good evidence that bed rest offers any benefit for certain pregnancy complications, and it can cause side effects in t... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:27:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2082858-study-questions-bed-rest-prevents-prematurity.html 2013-05-13T21:27:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081134-us-government-files-morning-after-pill-appeal.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. The legal paperwork asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan to postpone a federal judge's ruling that eliminated age limits on the pill while the government app... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081134-us-government-files-morning-after-pill-appeal.html 2013-05-13T21:23:46Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2076956-judge-nyc-refuses-to-suspend-plan-ruling.html NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Friday refused to delay enforcement of his decision giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control, calling the government's appeal frivolous, a "silly argument" and an insult to the intelligence of women. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn did agree to postpone implementation of his month-old de... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2076956-judge-nyc-refuses-to-suspend-plan-ruling.html 2013-05-10T20:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073696-drugmakers-health-groups-bring-poor-girls-vaccine.html TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two multinational drugmakers are teaming up with top global health groups to protect millions of girls in the world's poorest countries from deadly cervical cancer. Starting with pilot programs in eight Asian and African nations, the ambitious project ultimately is intended to inoculate more than 30 million girls in more than 40 count... Thu, 09 May 2013 13:04:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2073696-drugmakers-health-groups-bring-poor-girls-vaccine.html 2013-05-09T13:04:42Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069516-syrian-women-birth-exile-refugee-camp.html ZAATARI, Jordan (AP) — In a tent hospital bed, a Syrian woman who was four months pregnant when she fled her country's civil war cradles one of the newest residents of this dust-swept refugee camp: Her newborn son, just delivered by cesarean. Around a dozen babies are born every day in Zaatari camp, which is home to 120,000 Syrians and counting — and ther... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:11:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069516-syrian-women-birth-exile-refugee-camp.html 2013-05-07T20:11:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069454-judge-nyc-rips-opposition-to-plan-order.html NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge, asked by the government on Tuesday to freeze his plan giving teenage girls broader access to morning-after birth control, instead seized the chance to accuse health officials of taking steps that would end up hurting poor people and improve their chances of prevailing in a protracted legal fight with reproductive rights advocates. ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069454-judge-nyc-rips-opposition-to-plan-order.html 2013-05-07T20:03:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2066560-fda-warns-pregnant-women-migraine-drug-risk.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that the drugs, including Depakote and Depacon, should never be taken by preg... Mon, 06 May 2013 18:41:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2066560-fda-warns-pregnant-women-migraine-drug-risk.html 2013-05-06T18:41:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060716-catholic-bishops-condemn-irish-abortion-bill.html DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland's Roman Catholic leaders appealed to the public Friday to lobby their lawmakers to reject a bill that would permit abortions deemed necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, a measure long ordered by Irish and European courts. In a joint statement, Ireland's bishops, archbishops and lone cardinal described the bill, unveiled ... Fri, 03 May 2013 15:36:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060716-catholic-bishops-condemn-irish-abortion-bill.html 2013-05-03T15:36:36Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2057892-obama-with-morning-after-pill-sales-age-15.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered the age at which people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription to 15 — youn... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:47:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2057892-obama-with-morning-after-pill-sales-age-15.html 2013-05-02T22:47:48Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059684-obama-comfortable-with-fda-approach-plan.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama says he's comfortable with his administration's decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered the age at which people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription to 15 — younger than th... Thu, 02 May 2013 22:35:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059684-obama-comfortable-with-fda-approach-plan.html 2013-05-02T22:35:54Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2055314-ireland-publishes-bill-life-saving-abortions.html DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that lays down new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially lethal confusion for women in a country that outlaws terminations. Prime Minister Enda Kenny, speaking to reporters after his government published the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, ... Wed, 01 May 2013 16:27:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2055314-ireland-publishes-bill-life-saving-abortions.html 2013-05-01T16:27:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046910-obama-backs-planned-parenthood-political-fight.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn women's health back to the 1950s, before the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide, and singled out the GOP-governed states of North Dakota and Mississippi for criticism. "When politicians try to turn Planne... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:03:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2046910-obama-backs-planned-parenthood-political-fight.html 2013-04-26T19:03:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2032316-2nd-stillborns-remains-to-laundry.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota hospital said Friday that missing remains from a stillborn baby presumed to have been wrapped in linens at the hospital morgue likely was sent to a laundry service that discovered another stillborn's remains earlier this week. Regions Hospital of St. Paul discovered that a set of remains for a stillborn at 19 weeks gestation... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:33:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2032316-2nd-stillborns-remains-to-laundry.html 2013-04-20T01:33:38Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024468-north-dakota-governor-signs-fetal-pain-measure.html BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law a measure that outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain. The law signed Tuesday is the latest among a raft of measures passed in North Dakota this session that are meant to challenge the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:28:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2024468-north-dakota-governor-signs-fetal-pain-measure.html 2013-04-17T01:28:27Z