Domestic violence knows no boundaries: cultural, socio-economic, religious, level of education, gender or age. It can occur in any relationship and to anyone, but especially to women. In fact, roughly 25 percent of women will become a victim at one time or another during her lifetime. Abuse is defined as any act used to [...]
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A “low-carb, mixed-carb” sports drink with added protein leads to prolonged endurance performance in trained female athletes, according to a study in the April issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of [...]
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Two physicians affiliated with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University were recently honored at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO). Urogynecologist B. Star Hampton, MD, of Providence, is the 2011 recipient of the Martin [...]
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BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) today announced that a New Drug Application (NDA) has been accepted for filing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) following submission in January 2011 by a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA). The FDA has assigned a PDUFA date of November 14, 2011…
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If HIV-infected adults in San Francisco began taking antiretroviral treatments as soon as they were diagnosed, the rate of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men would be cut by almost 60 percent over five years, according to a new study by scientists at the University of California, San Francisco…
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With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians were faced with more than the demise of a political system. Working-age men began dying in droves, and the country saw a 40 percent surge in deaths between 1990 and 1994. The killer was often alcohol - that much was clear…
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After 30 years of practicing family medicine and working as an emergency medicine doctor, Stephanie Bien, D.O., found a major gap in healthcare when it comes to men…
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Women with a fear of childbirth have an increased risk of mental health problems than non-fearful women of child-bearing age, finds new research published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. It is estimated that 6-10% of all pregnant women suffer from a severe fear of childbirth…
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The Independent Payment Advisory Board, already unpopular in medical circles, will work with a lower spending target for Medicare and possess more power to enforce spending cuts. Medscape Medical News
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As clean-up efforts continue following the catastrophe in Japan, Dr. Robert Findling discusses the emotional impact of disaster exposure in children. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
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