In this week’s PLoS Medicine, Riitta Luoto and colleagues from the UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, and University of Tampere, Finland, evaluate whether lifestyle interventions can reduce the risk of high birthweight babies and gestational diabetes amongst pregnant women at high risk for these outcomes…
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Although some evidence suggests that prevention of vitamin A deficiency among women in developing countries may improve maternal and infant survival, pregnant women in rural Bangladesh who received vitamin A or beta carotene supplementation in a randomized trial did not have a lower rate of all-cause maternal, fetal, or infant death, compared to women who [...]
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GPs are urged to complete the latest version of Target Ovarian Cancer’s award-winning[i] free CPD tool, which has just been updated to include the latest NICE guidance[ii] on new symptoms and best practice for diagnosing ovarian cancer…
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Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CYTX) reports that surgeons from North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have presented clinical outcomes using Adipose-Derived Regenerative Cell (ADRC) fat grafting in reconstructive breast surgery at the Association of Breast Surgery Conference in Manchester, UK, May 16-17, 2011…
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Childhood physical abuse is associated with significantly elevated rates of functional somatic syndromes such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivities among women, according to new findings by University of Toronto researchers. The research will be published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma…
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A new test for prostate cancer that measures levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) as well as six specific antibodies found in the blood of men with the disease was more sensitive and more specific than the conventional PSA test used today, according to a study by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center…
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Using a technique that silences genes promoting infection, researchers have developed a novel, topically-applied molecular microbicide capable of preventing HIV transmission…
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The introduction and subsequent widespread use of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test has considerably reduced rates of cervical cancer in the last 50 years…
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There is significant variation across England and Wales in the treatment for women who suffer from heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), finds the annual report of the National HMB Audit, published today. The report also found that women living in the most deprived areas are more likely to have surgical treatments than women living in [...]
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Asking depressed patients if they have thoughts about committing suicide does not increase the risk that they might commit suicide. Medscape Medical News
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