Posted on July 8th, 2011 by Health News
Predicting the outcome of pregnancies that threaten to miscarry has always been a difficult task for healthcare providers. Scientists in the UK who have been researching fertility have stated that the outcome of such pregnancies can now be predicted accurately. About 20% of all pregnancies get complicated by a threatened miscarriage. Of these, up [...]
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Posted on July 8th, 2011 by Health News
Although calendar method is the most commonly used method to anticipate when a woman will be most capable of reproducing, a commercially available Clearblue Digital ovulation test is more reliable. This was revealed at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology…
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Posted on July 8th, 2011 by Health News
A new research study conducted at a single fertility clinic led by researchers from Centre for Reproductive Medicine, UZ Brussel (Brussels, Belgium), has found that women undergoing fertility treatment who are less than 38 years of age are more likely to give birth to a live baby after ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) if 11 or [...]
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Posted on July 8th, 2011 by Health News
Children who witness domestic violence are more likely to be in abusive intimate relationships and experience psychological problems such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adulthood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Posted on July 8th, 2011 by Health News
In recent years, the UK government has made bold statements regarding the recommendations for living a healthy life; including guidelines for how much fruit and how many vegetables we should eat daily, along with the ideal amount of physical activity we should do in order to avoid the risks of obesity…
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The importance of maintaining a sound oral hygiene is often underestimated by women but new research has shown that presence of gum disease can by an average of two months extend the time that it takes for a woman to become pregnant…
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Posted on July 8th, 2011 by Health News
Sexual orientation and ‘gender conformity’ in women are both genetic traits, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London. It is well recognised that there consistent differences in the psychological characteristics of boys and girls; for example, boys engage in more ‘rough and tumble’ play than girls do…
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Ms. Change discusses Nemours’s experience over the past several years using an integrated, prevention-oriented approach to help connect clinical prevention and public health. Medscape Medical News
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The AMA views the law as an infringement on a physician’s First Amendment right to free speech; the NRA considers it a defense of the Second Amendment right to bear arms. Medscape Medical News
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Dr. Andy Shorr comments on a study that explored the effectiveness of an ICU intervention in reducing the transmission of MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. Medscape Pulmonary Medicine
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