PREDICTING RISK OF HIP FRACTURE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
November 27, 2007 —  To help doctors predict the five-year risk of hip fractures in their postmenopausal patients, a team of UC Davis researchers has developed a method that assesses nearly a dozen factors, including age, ethnicity and level of physical activity.

UC DAVIS OFFERS FREE SEMINAR FOR UNDERSTANDING INFERTILITY
September 7, 2007 —  UC Davis Health System's Fertility Clinic will offer a seminar for understanding infertility. The seminar will be held on Sep. 20 from 6-7 p.m. at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute auditorium, 2825 50th St., Sacramento.

POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME SPECIALIST JOINS UC DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM
June 27, 2007 —  Gynecologist Antoni Duleba, an authority on reproductive endocrinology and infertility disorders in women, has joined the medical staff of the UC Davis Health System’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN WOMEN: THE SILENT ENEMY
February 8, 2007 —  Heart disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, but it historically has been under-recognized.

UC DAVIS DIRECTOR OF FREE CLINIC SELECTED FOR AMA LEADERSHIP AWARD
February 2, 2007 —  Shagufta Yasmeen, a UC Davis assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and internal medicine, has been selected to receive a 2007 American Medical Association Foundation Leadership Award.

UC DAVIS RESEARCHERS TO STUDY IMPACT OF ANCESTRY GENES ON WOMEN'S HEALTH
January 29, 2007 —  UC Davis researchers will conduct a first-of-its-kind genetic study to determine the importance of ancestry on the development of diseases in women, thanks to a grant of nearly $1.4 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

UC DAVIS TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH
June 26, 2006 —  Despite remarkable advances in women's health during the past century, it wasn't until the early 1990s that medical researchers, practitioners, and policy makers began to directly address the issue of sex-based and gender-based differences in disease.

QUILTS ENCOURAGE PATTERNS OF GOOD HEALTH FOR WOMEN
March 1, 2006 — During pioneer days, rural women would gather together and quilt to help overcome isolation and loneliness. Many of the quilts they carefully crafted became valued family heirlooms, and stories about their patterns and makers passed from generation to generation.

CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS OFFER MODEST BONE IMPROVEMENTS, NO COLORECTAL CANCER BENEFITS
February 16, 2006 — The results of a major clinical trial of the Women's Health Initiative has found that calcium and vitamin D supplements in healthy postmenopausal women help preserve bone mass and prevent hip fractures in certain groups, including older women, but the supplements do not prevent other types of fractures or colorectal cancer.

WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE STUDY FINDS LOW-FAT DIET DOESN'T REDUCE CANCER, HEART DISEASE OR STROKE
February 7, 2006 — The largest study ever conducted to determine whether a low-fat diet prevents heart disease or cancer in women found the diet had no effect.