International law fails to protect pregnant women in war zones
Deaths from violent conflict and lack of available care are major causes of mortality among pregnant women in war zones, warn doctors in an editorial published in The BMJ. …read more
International law fails to protect pregnant women in war zones
Deaths from violent conflict and lack of available care are major causes of mortality among pregnant women in war zones, warn doctors in an editorial published in The BMJ. …read more
Cranberry Supplements Aren’t Equal for Preventing UTIs
Taking cranberry supplements has long been recommended to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI), but tests of seven popular cranberry-pill brands in the U.S. showed that most contained too little of the key bacteria-fighting ingredient to have any effect. Reuters Health Information …read more
Cranberry Supplements Aren’t Equal for Preventing UTIs
Taking cranberry supplements has long been recommended to prevent urinary tract infections (UTI), but tests of seven popular cranberry-pill brands in the U.S. showed that most contained too little of the key bacteria-fighting ingredient to have any effect. Reuters Health Information …read more
Thousands of DNA modifications seen in infants of smoking mothers
The findings of a new, international study of 6,685 mothers and their newborns may explain why certain infant and child health problems frequently have been seen in the offspring of mothers who… …read more
Thousands of DNA modifications seen in infants of smoking mothers
The findings of a new, international study of 6,685 mothers and their newborns may explain why certain infant and child health problems frequently have been seen in the offspring of mothers who… …read more
BRCA1 gene mutation linked to fewer eggs in ovaries
Women with the BRCA1 mutation may have fewer eggs in their ovaries, since they have a lower level of the hormone AMH, which is a predictor of ovarian reserve. …read more
BRCA1 gene mutation linked to fewer eggs in ovaries
Women with the BRCA1 mutation may have fewer eggs in their ovaries, since they have a lower level of the hormone AMH, which is a predictor of ovarian reserve. …read more
Hormone Therapy Safe After Ovarian Cancer
Hormone therapy use after treatment for nonserous epithelial ovarian cancer was not tied to reduced overall survival, and may have extended disease-free survival in women younger than 55 years. Medscape Medical News …read more
Prison’s extended punch – Female children of inmates at greater risk for neurological problems
A secondary analysis of data gathered in scores of interviews with female inmates suggests girls who have an incarcerated adult in the family may be at greater risk for lifelong neurological… …read more