Caring for women with gynaecological cancer: nurses specialising in women's health work in a variety of roles. Three nurses, who are members of NZNO'S women's health section national committee, describe aspects of their work.
Wellington Hospital's ward 14 cares for women with benign and malignant gynaecological conditions living in Wellington and on the Kapiti Coast. We also provide tertiary gynaecology/oncology services to women in Taranaki, Manawatu and Wairarapa, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne. Ward 14's philosophy of care is to provide a safe, supportive...

Women's health leaders of the future: NWHN's first endowment.
You can't quite see him in the film clips, but he's there. Wearing a very 1960s suit and tie Dr. Philip Corfman is seated at the witness table, reading testimony he prepared in response to Senator Gaylord Nelson's (D-WI) questions about how much Federal government researchers knew about oral...

Education key to success of HPV immunisation programme: young women are to be offered protection against some strains of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), a known precursor to cervical cancer. Nurses have a key role to play in implementing these programmes, ensuring the broader messages about reproductive health are getting through to young people.
From September 1, 2008, New Zealand girls aged 12 to 18 years will be offered a free vaccine to prevent the most common infections that can lead to cervical cancer. The rationale for immunising against HPV is part of a wider strategy and is "an important component of a...

Menopause: reducing symptoms: what works? What doesn't?
A million American women enter menopause each year. Yet there is little solid information to help them cope with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, and other annoyances. Here's some of what researchers have learned. Much of it comes from the initial findings from the landmark Study...

FDA Approves Low-dose Regimen of PREMARIN Vaginal Cream to Treat Moderate to Severe Postmenopausal Dyspareunia - Painful Sexual Intercourse.
Agency Grants New Indication for Bothersome Vaginal Symptom Associated With Menopause COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PREMARIN(R) (conjugated estrogens) Vaginal Cream 0.5 g has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new indication and a new less frequent twice-weekly dosing regimen...

The No Nonsense Guide to Menopause.
Book Review: The No Nonsense Guide to Menopause by Barbara Seaman & Laura Eldridge I have to confess that I wouldn't let anyone else write this review. I was a friend of Barbara Seaman's, and a professional colleague, and I knew how important it was to her...

MEDICAL MEMOS.
COLUMN: MEDICAL MEMOS Dr. Bruce Haffty, a Worcester native who is the associate director of The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, was presented the "Leadership in Patient Care" award recently at the 13th annual Award of Hope Gala and Benefit Auction hosted by the Cancer Institute of...

Ethan Weiss, M.D., Joins Bionovo's Scientific Advisory Board.
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bionovo, Inc. announced today the appointment of Ethan Weiss, M.D., to the company's Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Weiss is a cardiologist with expertise in clotting and coagulation diseases, and is a leading researcher at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and the Division of Cardiology...

Sosei Agrees Terms With ASKA for Commercialisation of SOH-075 (NorLevo(R)).
TOKYO, October 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sosei Group Corporation ("Sosei"; TSE Mothers Index: 4565), the biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Sosei Co., Ltd., its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, has entered into a binding letter of agreement with ASKA Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. ("ASKA", TSE First Section Index: 4514) for the commercialization...

Leading Women's Health Nursing Association Endorses HPV Testing.
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NPWH) announced its endorsement of routine HPV testing of women age 30 and over as part of cervical cancer prevention, along with an initiative to educate the medical community and patients, said Digene Corp....