Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Health News
Pregnant women with epilepsy who are taking anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) have an increased risk of pregnancy complications, caesarean section and major malformations of the newborn, finds new research published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Epilepsy is a common neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures…
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Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Health News
Today, leading women’s health advocates called on the Institute of Medicine (IOM), through the release of the first Congressionally-mandated report on the state of our nation’s effort to eradicate chronic pain, to “seize this historic opportunity” to help the millions of afflicted American women suffering from prevalent, longtime neglected pain disorders. [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Health News
Not only do mothers of twins live longer, they are generally older than other moms during their last pregnancy, they get pregnant at shorter intervals, and end up having more children than other mothers, even after the extra baby in the twins is taken into account, University of Utah researchers revealed in the journal Proceedings [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Health News
According to new research at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, high rates of chronic hepatitis B infection (HBV) are found in pregnant minority and immigrant women in the New York City area, and most of them do not receive education, appropriate follow-up testing or referral, which is considered the standard of care for all persons newly [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Health News
The new health reform law will expand health insurance coverage to nearly all uninsured women and will make health care more affordable for millions of women through premium subsidies beginning in 2014 and new rules, some already in place, that will protect women from high costs, according to a Commonwealth Fund report released today…
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Women who drink coffee regularly have a significantly lower risk of developing antiestrogen-resistant estrogen-receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer, researchers from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, revealed in Breast Cancer Research. Breast cancer may be sub-divided into hormone-responsive (estrogen receptor (ER) positive) and non-hormone-responsive subtypes (ER-negative)…
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Breathing in smoke from other people has a direct and measurable impact on the brain that is similar to that seen in smokers and may promote smoking, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News
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Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Health News
Why are the rates of adolescent alcohol abuse so high in some European countries? BMC Public Health
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RICHMOND, Va. (MedPage Today) — A federal appeals court here heard oral arguments on Tuesday in two cases challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the panel of three judges seemed to aim their more aggressive questions at the lawyers opposing the healthcare reform law.
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(MedPage Today) — Uninsured families are able to pay in full, on average, just 5% of a hospital bill and they have median financial assets of just $20, an analysis of cost-to-payment data for the uninsured found.
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