But this appears to hold true only if both parents are free of diabetes, according to a study in Sweden; it reinforces the importance of a healthy gestational weight gain, experts say. Medscape Medical News …read more
The European Commission has licensed Avastin in combination with standard chemotherapy for the treatment of women with advanced cervical cancer. …read more
Women who have early stage endometrial cancer and are inoperable tend to live longer if they have been treated with brachytherapy with or without external beam radiation, according to new research… …read more
The first study to analyze alcohol-use trends in the US at a county level finds disparities in drinking behaviors between men and women and from county to county. …read more
From analyzing populations of Polish and French-Canadian women, researchers find mutations in a gene called RECQL are strongly linked to the development of breast cancer. …read more
A combination of both interstitial and intracavitary brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer improves local control. Medscape Medical News …read more
Nitrofurantoin is less effective for treatment of urinary tract infections in older women than other first-line antibiotics. Renal function did not appear to affect treatment failure. Medscape Medical News …read more
Estimating gestational age using the time between the last menstrual period (LMP) and the date of birth results in higher reported rates of preterm birth than using obstetric estimates based on all prenatal factors, researchers have found. Reuters Health Information …read more
A simple intervention markedly improved co-prescription of folate and AEDs in women of childbearing age, potentially reducing risk for poor cognitive outcomes and congenital malformations in offspring. Medscape Medical News …read more
The benefits of oophorectomy, the procedure to remove the ovaries, are confirmed in a new study published in JAMA Oncology that examines survival among breast cancer patients. …read more