The Food and Drug Administration is looking to generic versions of the levonorgestrel-based emergency contraception (EC) pill Plan B One-Step to submit applications for new labeling after the agency ruled the generic version can be sold on store shelves without restriction.
Results from a recent retrospective analysis indicate that similar to adults, intrauterine device (IUD) use in adolescents and nulliparous women is effective and associated with low rates of serious complications.
Results of a new study indicate that annual mammography in women ages 40-59 does not reduce mortality from breast cancer beyond that of physical examination or usual care when adjuvant therapy for breast cancer is freely available.
National guidelines have just been developed for preventing stroke in women. Stroke awareness is important, as one in five women will have a stroke in her lifetime. Stroke is the number three cause of death in women; about 55,000 more women than men die of stroke each year.
