Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 a year, harm millions

Oct 14, 2009 - Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:29pm EDT Source Abortion rates fall but unsafe abortions still kill 70,000   Women in countries with restrictive laws are at risk   Dangerous abortion imposes heavy economic, health burden     By Kate Kelland LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Increased use of contraceptives has pushed global abortion rates down, but unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women each year and seriously harm or maim millions more, a global report said on Tuesday. Despite easier access to abortion with restrictions being relaxed in many countries, the number of abortions fell from an estimated 45.5 million in 1995 to 41.6 million in 2003, the report by the U.S.-based Guttmacher Institute said.   But the study found a stubbornly high number -- almost 20 million -- of unsafe abortions, mostly in poorer countries and often carried out by the women themselves using inappropriate drugs or herbal potions, or by untrained traditional healers. - 88 Comments

Will You Get Breast Cancer?

Oct 05, 2009 - Considering this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I though this would be a good post. There's no part of our bodies that we obsess about more than our breasts. Even those of us not prone to health anxiety wonder which, if any, of our everyday habits are upping our odds of getting breast cancer. - 17 Comments

North Carolina Pays Teens To Not Get Pregnant

Oct 02, 2009 - A dollar a day keeps the babies away. That's the incentive behind College Bound Sisters, a program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro that aims to keep 12- to 18-year-old girls in school and baby-free. Girls in the program attend 90-minute meetings every week at which they receive lessons in abstinence and the use of contraceptives — and they receive $7 every week they do not get pregnant. - 12 Comments

Sexually challenged...?

Sep 29, 2009 - I'm sure I might get some familiar readers on this topic from before. I have noticed with the past sexual partners that I have had and really only two people have I had reoccurring sex with, I do not seem to reach climax. I get this strong sensation, but nothing amazing like my partner does when he climaxes or what other women talk about. - 3 Comments

Sexually challenged...?

Sep 29, 2009 - I'm sure I might get some familiar readers on this topic from before. I have noticed with the past sexual partners that I have had and really only two people have I had reoccurring sex with, I do not seem to reach climax. I get this strong sensation, but nothing amazing like my partner does when he climaxes or what other women talk about. - 0 Comments

Swine flu 'hits pregnant harder'

Aug 04, 2009 - Pregnant women are four times more likely than the general population to need hospital treatment for H1N1 swine flu, data from the US suggests. The findings from the small-scale study suggest pregnancy does increase the risk of complications without speedy anti-viral treatment. It also underlines the need to ensure pregnant women are made a top priority when a vaccine becomes available. - 7 Comments

Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens

Jul 21, 2009 - Birth rates among U.S. teens increased in 2006 and 2007, following large declines from 1991 to 2005, according to a new U.S. government study. - 8 Comments

Aussies try to fix Socialized medicine

Jul 26, 2009 - pubic post +++++++++++++++ http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25838628-3102,00.html Health reforms aim to mend ailing system Steve Lewis and Emma Chalmers July 27, 2009 12:00am FOUR out of five people would be tied to a single doctor and all patients guaranteed a GP appointment within two days under $16 billion in health reforms. The reforms are set to be unveiled today by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Elderly people could be forced to sell their homes to secure a nursing home bed and a subsidised dental care scheme introduced, as part of the biggest shake-up to health in decades. - 9 Comments