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Premenopausal Women with Low Bone Density Our expert is Elizabeth Shane, Professor of Medicine and Vice Chair of Medicine for Clinical and Epidemiological Research at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. Her research interests include premenopausal osteoporosis, bone disease associated with HIV/AIDS, bone loss due to medications and gastrointestinal diseases, and the use of high-resolution imaging to investigate the effects of various drugs and diseases on bone quality and strength. You can hear Dr. Shane at the upcoming conference, Women’s Health 2015:  The 23rd Annual Congress, April 16-19, 2015 in Washington, DC. Very best, Mitzi Perdue mperdue@liebert.com LOW BONE DENSITY CAN OCCUR IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN Although osteoporosis is mostly a disease of older women, under certain circumstances, premenopausal women may also be vulnerable. There are disease

HPV Risk and Cervical Cancer Our expert is Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH. She joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer in the Division of Reproductive Health in 1995, and is currently a medical officer and Associate Director in the Division of Cancer Prevention & Control’s Office of International Cancer Control. To hear more from Dr. Saraiya, be sure to attend Women’s Health 2015:  The 23rd Annual Congress, April 16-19, 2015 in Washington, DC. She’ll be one of the many outstanding presenters. Very best, Mitzi Perdue mperdue@liebert.com MANY WOMEN ARE MISSING THE BENEFITS OF SCREENING AND VACCINATION FOR CERVICAL CANCER In spite of the fact that cervical cancer screening is one of the greatest achievements in cancer prevention, too many women still die