New Study Reveals Low Sex Drive In Women With Diabetes
Almost half of women in the US who suffer from Type 1 or 2 diabetes report that it has a negative impact on their sex lives, according to a new study released today by MicroMass Communications, Inc., a leader in behavioral marketing in the healthcare industry. The research, which highlighted the need for improved education and support to help women build confidence in their ability to overcome the challenges of the disease, was conducted with a representative sample of more than 800 women with diabetes.
Most U.S. Women Distrust Palin On Reproductive Health Issues, Poll Finds
The majority of U.S. women do not trust Sarah Palin on women's health issues, including abortion, contraception and sex education, according to a poll conducted for Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Politico reports. Palin -- the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate and former governor of Alaska -- "has positioned herself as a strong antiabortion activist, " and the poll results suggest a "clear problem" for her among female voters, according to Politico. Democratic pollster Hart Research Associates conducted the survey in early November and included 802 registered voters evenly divided across party lines.
Bacteria May Replace The Egg As Top Flu Vaccine Tool
Only the fragile chicken egg stands between Americans and a flu pandemic that would claim tens of thousands more lives than are usually lost to the flu each year. Vaccine production hinges on the availability of hundreds of millions of eggs - and even with the vaccine, flu still claims somewhere around 36, 000 lives in the United States during a typical year. Now scientists have taken an important step toward ending the dominance of the oval. In a paper published in the journal Vaccine, scientists showed that an experimental flu vaccine grown entirely in bacteria - a process that bypasses the egg completely - works well in people, triggering an immune response that would protect them against the flu.