Thursday, January 26, 2017

Don't look for emergency contraception soon

NBCNews.com: Women's health
The Obama administration may have backed down after a decade of fighting over emergency contraception, but don’t expect to see Plan B, or any other morning-after birth control product, out from behind the counter anytime soon.
An appeals court ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to make certain forms of ‘morning-after” birth control pills available freely over the counter to anyone who wants to buy them.

Angelina Jolie’s revelation this week that she’d had both breasts removed to lower her risk of cancer came as a bombshell to many -- but not to three sisters from Berkeley Heights, N.J. Cathy Balsamo, Cindy Lepore and Patti Broccoli have spent the past year grappling with the dilemma that Jolie faced: What to do when a genetic mutation means you’ve got a sky-high chance of breast or ovarian cancer?Angelina Jolie’s revelation this week that she’d had both breasts removed to lower her risk of cancer came as a bombshell to many -- but not to three sisters from Berkeley Heights, N.J. Cathy Balsamo, Cindy Lepore and Patti Broccoli have spent the past year grappling with the dilemma that Jolie faced: What to do when a genetic mutation means you’ve got a sky-high chance of breast or ovarian cancer?


Angelina Jolie says she has undergone a double mastectomy, after being told that she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer, along with a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.Angelina Jolie says she has undergone a double mastectomy, after being told that she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer, along with a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer.


Call it the Duggar effect: TODAY Moms' exclusive survey of 7,000 mothers finds that while moms of three have more stress than mothers of one or two, women who have four or more children actually report lower stress levels.Call it the Duggar effect: TODAY Moms' exclusive survey of 7,000 mothers finds that while moms of three have more stress than mothers of one or two, women who have four or more children actually report lower stress levels.


U.S. health regulators on Tuesday lowered the age limit for Plan B One-Step emergency contraception, approving it for sale to girls as young as 15 and agreeing it will be available without a prescription and on store shelves instead of behind pharmacy counters.U.S. health regulators on Tuesday lowered the age limit for Plan B One-Step emergency contraception, approving it for sale to girls as young as 15 and agreeing it will be available without a prescription and on store shelves instead of behind pharmacy counters.


In its latest “real beauty” campaign, Dove harnesses the voice of that harsh internal critic to literally illustrate how distorted these perceptions can be when it comes to a woman’s actual appearance.In its latest “real beauty” campaign, Dove harnesses the voice of that harsh internal critic to literally illustrate how distorted these perceptions can be when it comes to a woman’s actual appearance.


NBCNews.com: Cancer
Less than two weeks after Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer, her aunt died from the disease Sunday. Debbie Martin, died at a hospital in Escondido, Calif., her husband, Ron Martin, said. She was 61.
A combination of two immunotherapy drugs used against highly advanced melanoma caused tumors to dramatically shrink or disappear, a new study shows. The research is part of  an advance in harnessing the body's immune system to kill cancer cells.
Cancer patients are at much greater risk of bankruptcy than people without cancer, say researchers.
A southern New Jersey woman who scammed relatives and others out of cash, meals and even a wedding by falsely claiming she had bladder cancer will likely escape a jail sentence.

Young cancer patients provided input for "Re-Mission 2," a bundle of new video games made by non-profit HopeLab. Research shows such games help patients learn about their illnesses, and better adhere to treatments. Young cancer patients provided input for "Re-Mission 2," a bundle of new video games made by non-profit HopeLab. Research shows such games help patients learn about their illnesses, and better adhere to treatments.


Police have charged a New Jersey mother who allegedly lied and said her son was suffering from cancer in order to deceive friends and loved ones out of thousands of dollars.
NBCNews.com: Sexual health
Officials in West Hollywood, Calif., are warning members of the public to protect themselves against meningococcal infection after a 33-year-old man died.

Mila Kinney, right, and Pam Gunderson pray during opening remarks at a rally of several thousand opposing abortion on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Olympia, Wash. Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more legislation chipping away at the abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Abortion opponents are making use of  a new way to restrict access to abortion – by using the authority states have over the new health insurance exchanges, which will be up and running in a year.


The more severe a man's erectile dysfunction is, the greater his risk of being hospitalized for heart problems, a new Australian study finds.
Having sex with an ex seems to be a fairly typical part of the breakup process for young adults, with more than half saying they have done it, a new study shows.
The only remaining oral antibiotic used for gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in nearly 7 percent of patients treated at a clinic in Toronto, Canadian researchers said on Monday in the first published study of treatment-resistant gonorrhea in North America.
How a man's gaze roams over a woman's body can tell you how into sex he is — a new finding that doesn't play out when the genders are swapped.
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