WHO: Syphilis boom in China; health official blames country’s rapidly growing economy
WHO: Syphilis boom in China is driven by economy Health experts say Russia’s abstinence approach no match for fast-growing AIDS epidemic
AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy HEALTHBEAT: Elective deliveries on the rise, but hospitals try to limit labor induced too soon
Preventing preemies: New rules limit induced labor HEALTHBEAT: Amid rising elective deliveries, hospitals try to curtail labor induced too soon
Preemie worry: Induced labor rules tightened Pope appoints Ghanaian cardinal to head Vatican’s justice and peace officeVATICAN CITY — The pope appointed Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana to head the Vatican’s justice and peace office Saturday, a high-profile post that cements his reputation as a possible future papal candidate. Study: Less-invasive prostate surgery may mean higher risk of incontinence, sexual problemsCHICAGO — A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery. Report: Thousands of Indian women die needlessly in maternal deathsNEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of Indian women die needlessly every year during pregnancy or because of childbirth-related problems, a human rights group said Wednesday, blaming a medical system hobbled by poor planning, caste discrimination, a lack of accountability and limited access to emergency care. UK health official says cervical cancer vaccine very unlikely to have caused girl’s deathLONDON — A British health official said Tuesday that the sudden death of 14-year-old girl was very unlikely to have been caused by the vaccine she was given hours before she died. British health authorities investigate as girl dies after receiving cervical cancer vaccineLONDON — British health officials temporarily suspended a vaccination program in an English city Tuesday after a 14-year-old girl died a few hours after being vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer. State judge blocks implementation of key provisions of new Arizona law restricting abortionsPHOENIX — A state judge has blocked implementation of key parts of a new Arizona law restricting abortion. Controversial cervical cancer vaccine more suggestion than mandate for schoolgirls in Va., DCRICHMOND, Va. — Only Virginia and the District of Columbia have moved toward requiring sixth-grade girls to get vaccinated for a potentially cancerous sexually transmitted disease, three years after federal health officials recommended the shots. Here’s a look at states’ legislation on a cervical cancer vaccineA look at legislation passed or introduced by states and the District of Columbia since 2007 regarding the HPV vaccine. Several other states provided money for girls to receive the vaccine, either through legislation or the budgeting process. Planned Parenthood says South Dakota has authority to close abortion clinic within a few daysSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Planned Parenthood is raising red flags that the state could close the only abortion clinic in South Dakota in a matter of days, according to the latest filing in a court battle over a 2005 law that requires doctors to tell women an abortion ends a human life. Italy’s health officials allow use of abortion drug RU-486 in hospitals, drawing Vatican ireROME — Italy has approved the use of the abortion drug RU-486, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican, which warned of immediate excommunication for doctors prescribing the pill and for women who use it. US panel: Pregnant women, kids, others should be 1st in line for limited swine flu vaccineATLANTA — Pregnant women, health care workers and children six months and older should be placed at the front of the line for swine flu vaccinations this fall, a government panel recommended Wednesday. Pregnant women may be among first to get swine flu shots; they account for 6 pct of deathsATLANTA — Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall. Hoping for Obama’s backing, coalition pushes bill seeking to reduce need for abortionsNEW YORK — Seeking elusive common ground on abortion, prominent activists and clergy on both sides of the debate are throwing their support behind a bill aimed at preventing unintended pregnancies and supporting pregnant women. AP News in Brief |
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