6 weeks pregnant: your pregnancy week by week
What is happening in week 6 of your pregnancy? Your baby will be taking huge developmental strides – their vital organ systems have started to form or are continuing to grow. …read more
Women, blacks face larger loss of life expectancy after heart attack
Differences in life expectancy change may be due to disparities in careWomen and black patients lost more years of their expected life after a heart attack when compared to white men, according… …read more
Biomarker discovery offers ‘glimmer of hope’ for women with aggressive breast cancer
Researchers have discovered a molecule called IL13RA2 could be a potential drug target for triple-negative breast cancer – an aggressive form of the disease. …read more
High prevalence of alternative menopause therapies despite lack of evidence of efficacy and safety
Almost half a million Australian women aged between 40 and 65 years could be using complementary and alternative medicines for the treatment of menopausal symptoms, despite evidence they can be… …read more
Higher Perinatal Mortality Risk in Vaginal Breech Deliveries
The risk for perinatal mortality was 1 in 300 for planned vaginal breech deliveries, or about 4.6-fold higher than the 1 in 2000 associated with planned cesarean deliveries. Medscape Medical News …read more
FDA OKs Azelaic Acid (Finacea) for Papulopustular Rosacea
Azelaic acid 15% foam is for topical treatment of the inflammatory papules and pustules of mild to moderate rosacea. FDA Approvals …read more
Estrogen, Cognition, and Mood
Dr JoAnn Manson comments on the intriguing findings of the KEEPS Cognitive and Affective Study, and how they apply to practice. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Depressed females have over-active glutamate receptor gene
Numerous genes that regulate the activity of a neurotransmitter in the brain have been found to be abundant in brain tissue of depressed females. …read more
Chlamydia Screening Rates Drop Among Young Women
A change in cervical cancer screening guidelines in 2009 seems to have led to fewer chlamydia screenings among young women, who are at high risk for the infection. Medscape Medical News …read more
New Moms Get Scant or Contradictory Advice About Infant Care
New mothers received either no reliable advice or contradictory advice from physicians, nurses, family members, and the media about such matters as immunizing and breast-feeding their young infants. Medscape Medical News …read more