Women who have breast implants need to know that the risk of complications and having them removed or replaced grows with time, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) announced. 20% of women who received breast augmentation implants will have to have them removed within 10 years of the procedure. For breast reconstruction the figure could [...]
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Today patients with haemophilia broke a taboo and spoke out in aid of women with bleeding disorders who are often the “forgotten patients” and must struggle to find the care they desperately need. In a European Haemophilia Consortium Round Table on the issue, Health care providers and politicians heard the plight of these patients and [...]
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A new study by psychologists at the University of Toronto and Tufts University shows that a woman can more accurately identify a man’s sexual orientation when looking at his face, when she is closest to her time of peak ovulation. Further, having romantic thoughts or a mating goal heightens a woman’s ability to discriminate between [...]
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Up to 3.6 million lives could be saved every year if midwifery services were upgraded in 58 developing countries by 2015, according to a major new report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the University of Southampton and 28 other organisations worldwide…
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In a recent study conducted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one-third of women surveyed who were being treated for pregnancy related-depression reported a history of eating disorders. Many also reported physical or sexual abuse. Kimberly Dennis, M.D…
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Homosexual men taking bicalutamide for prostate cancer were much more likely to report sexual problems during treatment than heterosexual patients, according to a study in the July issue of the urology journal BJUI…
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An FDA study of silicone gel-filled breast implants found that the devices are safe and effective, but that women with implants are likely to experience complications. Medscape Medical News
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More data are needed before physicians start routinely screening pregnant women for vitamin D deficiency. Medscape Medical News
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Evidence is limited, but common-sense precautions can be taken until the science catches up with technology. Medscape Medical News
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Cigarette packages will soon include graphic images of the effects of smoking. WebMD Health News
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