Monthly Archives: November 2015

Include Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign for Teens, ACOG Says

An ACOG Committee Opinion advised identifying abnormal menstrual patterns in adolescents that can indicate elevated risk of developing certain health problems in adulthood. Medscape Medical News …read more

Include Menstrual Cycle as a Vital Sign for Teens, ACOG Says

An ACOG Committee Opinion advised identifying abnormal menstrual patterns in adolescents that can indicate elevated risk of developing certain health problems in adulthood. Medscape Medical News …read more

PMS as an early marker for future high blood pressure risk

UMass Amherst epidemiologic study offers new strategy for identifying risk.In the first prospective study to consider premenstrual syndrome (PMS) as a possible sentinel for future risk of… …read more

PMS as an early marker for future high blood pressure risk

UMass Amherst epidemiologic study offers new strategy for identifying risk.In the first prospective study to consider premenstrual syndrome (PMS) as a possible sentinel for future risk of… …read more

Subsolid lung nodules pose greater cancer risk to women than men

Women with a certain type of lung nodule visible on lung cancer screening CT exams face a higher risk of lung cancer than men with similar nodules, according to a new study being presented next week… …read more

Subsolid lung nodules pose greater cancer risk to women than men

Women with a certain type of lung nodule visible on lung cancer screening CT exams face a higher risk of lung cancer than men with similar nodules, according to a new study being presented next week… …read more

Teaching problem-solving, leadership to young African-American girls lowers relational aggression

A new study from the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) suggests that educators, particularly in urban schools, should teach elementary school-aged girls… …read more

Teaching problem-solving, leadership to young African-American girls lowers relational aggression

A new study from the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) suggests that educators, particularly in urban schools, should teach elementary school-aged girls… …read more

Changes in cervical cancer stage at diagnosis and initial treatment among young women before and after ACA

Although based on early data, study findings suggest an association between the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Expansion provision and cervical cancer stage at diagnosis and receipt of… …read more

Changes in cervical cancer stage at diagnosis and initial treatment among young women before and after ACA

Although based on early data, study findings suggest an association between the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Expansion provision and cervical cancer stage at diagnosis and receipt of… …read more