(Shannon Pettypiece, Bloomberg.com) - Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine isn't worth the cost for women over 18 years old, according to a study that may undercut the drugmaker's marketing efforts for that age group.

(The Associated Press) - More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau said Monday. The statistics could be used by state agencies to provide maternal care services.

(MarketWatch) - A new study published in the July/August 2008 issue of Journal of Women's Health highlights the importance of women knowing their own risk factors for cardiovascular disease

(Sue Shellenbarger, The Wall Street Journal Blog) - In the first decision of its kind at the federal appeals-court level, a three-judge panel in Chicago found women who need time off work for infertility treatment may invoke the Pregnancy Discrimination Act as potential protection against adverse actionW

(Stephanie Simon, The Wall Street Journal) - For decades, the cultural battle over abortion has been about what goes on inside a woman's womb. But more and more, the focus is shifting to what goes on inside her head. Activists on both sides are awaiting a comprehensive report reviewing two decades of published research on mental health and abortion

(Cynthia L. Cooper, Women's eNews) - Georgia passed one of the earliest laws on equal insurance coverage for contraception in 1999. But a political shift has since made the state a national emblem of imperiled reproductive rights.

(Malena Amusa, Women's eNews) - Eleven major hospitals in New York City do not participate in a state initiative to review maternal deaths, although the city has the highest number of maternal deaths in the nation. The lead manager of the reviews says that could be fatal for the effort.

(The Seattle Times) - Disguised as an employment-discrimination imitative, the Bush administration's proposed funding rule would limit women's reproductive health rights.

(David Hutton, The Canadian Press) - CANADA - A new Canadian study shows that middle-aged women face far greater risks of heart disease than men as a result of depression.

(Allsion Stevens, Women's eNews) - Federal funding for family planning clinics could dry up under a proposal from the Bush administration. Pro-choice advocates attacked the proposal as an assault on women's health and for expanding the definition of abortion to include birth control.