Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
The World Health Organization is reviewing its 2006 guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs by HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women because of new evidence that prolonged use can cut the risk of mother-to-child transmission, Reuters reports. Current guidelines recommend that these women receive a short-course antiretroviral regimen.
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
Pregnant women who quit smoking during the first trimester and women who never smoked during pregnancy have a similar risk of delivering preterm or very small infants, according to a study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology,
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday said he intends to vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, making him the fifth Republican senator to endorse the nominee, USA Today reports. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) became the 10th Republican to say that he will vote against her confirmation.
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
A new study of women’s contraceptive use around the world finds that sexually active 15-19-year-olds are more likely than their 20-49-year-old counterparts to use contraceptives inconsistently and, on average, experience a 25% higher rate of contraceptive failure. The study’s authors, Ann K. Blanc of EngenderHealth et al.
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
Reuters Examines Upcoming HIV Prevention Trial In Africa Reuters examines plans for an upcoming HIV prevention trial of women living in Africa. The study, conducted by the U.
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
Women who have premature menopause because of medical interventions are at an increased risk of developing lung cancer, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Cancer. The startling link was made by epidemiologists from the Université de Montréal, the Research Centre of the Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal and the [...]
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
African American men could be putting their health at risk by avoiding disease screening, in the belief that the results might threaten their masculinity. Because they prove their masculinity through their sexuality and sexual performance, seeking medical advice including HIV/AIDS testing goes against their notion of masculinity.
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
Psychopharmaceutical use has risen over recent years. This is fact, but what is not clear is the reason why. Researchers from four Madrid-based health centres have shown that family conflict is not a significant factor. However, the results published in the journal Atención Primaria are striking: in Spain, 24% of women take antidepressants and more [...]
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
As new approaches and procedures appear and are utilized in medicine, how can they be evaluated in the context of appropriate and improved medical care without directly increasing costs? Journal of Community Health
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Posted on July 24th, 2009 by Health News
Physicians are blind to the effects of unfractionated heparin on top of enoxaparin in the cath lab, because of a failure of the ACT test to pick up an excess bleeding risk from this combination, the new STACKENOX study shows. Heartwire
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