September/October 2012

Public Health

• The Lancet publishes series on global movement towards universal health coverage 
  
  
• Australian court rules that graphic images can appear on cigarette packages
  
  
• France, Germany, and the UK outperform the US on potentially preventable death rates
  

Women's Health

• Netherlands study: Mammograms may increase breast cancer risk in susceptible patients 
  
  
• EU advises all girls need cervical cancer vaccines 
  
  
• Thalidomide maker apologizes after more than 50 years
  
  
• In Turkey, tough new prison terms for women who have abortions
  

Fertility and Genetics

• Icelandic study finds link between father's age and risk of autism and schizophrenia
  
  
• Dutch study examines superfertility for clues to recurent miscarriages
  
  
• Phillipine research suggests that late-in-life fathers pass along telomeres that provide longevity to future generations
  

Food and Nutrition 

• Norway study: Sweetened drinks during pregnancy may be linked to premature births
  
  
• Italian study shows that cocoa may help mild cognitive impairment in elderly
  
  
• Canadian researchers find that caffeine may help motor control in Parkinson's patients
  
  
• Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists