Women may be more vulnerable than men to the cancer-causing effects of smoking tobacco, according to new results reported this week at the European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic Oncology (EMCTO), Lugano, Switzerland. Swiss researchers studied 683 lung cancer patients who were referred to a cancer centre in St Gallen between [...]
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New research published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reveals how occupational factors impact on pregnancy outcome. Researchers from University College Dublin, Ireland and INSERM in France conducted a prospective study on women in the Lifeways cohort, a group of women who have agreed to be studied regarding their lifestyle [...]
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The following awards were presented during ACOG’s 57th Annual Clinical Meeting, held May 2-May 6, 2009. ACOG Community Service Award This award is given to Junior Fellows or Fellows of ACOG from one or more ACOG districts who have performed outstanding community service. Award recipients receive a $500 honorarium [...]
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The Alaska Association of Student Governments recently passed a resolution calling for the state to adopt a “mandatory, comprehensive, medically accurate, age-appropriate nine-week sex education course” for all high school students, the Juneau Empire reports.
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Women who have babies naturally in their 40s or 50s tend to live longer than other women. Now, a new study shows their brothers also live longer, but the brothers’ wives do not, suggesting the same genes prolong lifespan and female fertility, and may be more important than social and environmental factors. [...]
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A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that the use of a consistent bedtime routine contributes to improvements in multiple aspects of infant and toddler sleep, bedtime behavior and maternal mood. Results indicate that the establishment of a nightly bedtime routine produced significant reductions in problematic sleep [...]
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BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) — The number of 2009 H1N1 (swine) flu cases increased in the U.S. and abroad over the weekend, but a top CDC official said “we do see some encouraging signs” in public efforts to combat the disease over the short term.
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Yale researchers describe a breakthrough in safe and effective administration of potential antiviral drugs - small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules that silence genes - the first step in development of a new kind of treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The work is reported May 4 as an advance online publication of Nature Materials.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission are alerting the public to be wary of Internet sites and other promotions for products that claim to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat or cure the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.
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Australian researchers say isolation would slow down the spread of outbreaks of influenza.
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