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Dr. Catherine Wilfert developed the idea that it was possible to prevent the AIDS virus from spreading from an infected mother to her uninfected newborn by giving an anti-HIV drug to the mother just before and to the child right after delivery.
The approach can cut mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 80%  and is credited with [...]

hile most women who survive breast cancer find a way to deal with the emotional and psychological aspects of having the disease and put the experience behind them, about one in ten will continue to struggle for many years to understand why they developed cancer, Seattle researchers report in the current issue of the journal Women & Health.

Swedish hospital will launch a study this fall to see if there is a link between migraines and a potentially dangerous pregnancy disorder called pre-eclampsia.
About 8% of women will develop pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, but most cases are mild. In some cases, however, pre-eclampsia can be severe and lead to serious neurological complications including stroke and [...]

Seattle patients will now be able to shop for health care on a website where they can compare not only the services offered by different health-care providers but also the price and quality of those services.
The new website, called Carol.com, which started in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area earlier this year, is being launched in the [...]

 
Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, writes a regular advice column for consumers to help them navigate the health-care system. In this column, Dr Clancy talks about a checklist developed by her agency to help women protect their health.

Checklist Helps Women Give Equal Time to Their Health Needs
By [...]