Novasys Medical, Inc., a developer of innovative therapies in womens health, announced that as of July 1, 2009, First Coast Service Options, Inc. (”First Coast”), a large regional Medicare carrier serving over 3 million beneficiaries in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, has removed the nonsurgical Renessa(R) treatment for women with stress urinary [...]

The AP/Kansas City Star on Sunday examined how the upcoming election for the next president of the National Organization for Women has brought to the forefront a debate over how the feminist movement should define itself moving forward. NOW President Kim Gandy is stepping down after eight years in which she led the group in [...]

Exposure to dioxins during pregnancy harms the cells in rapidlychanging breast tissue, which may explain why some women have trouble breastfeeding or dont produce enough milk, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.
Researchers believe their findings, although only demonstrated in mice at this point, begin to address an area of health that impacts [...]

Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor whose is considered to be “near the top” of President Obamas list of potential Supreme Court nominees to replace retiring Justice David Souter could face criticism over a 2001 speech in which she stated that a judges ethnicity and gender “may and will make a difference in our [...]