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Monthly Archives: August 2016

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Zika virus pits pregnant women against time, knowledge gaps

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 23, 20161 Comment

ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The scramble to learn exactly how and when after infection the Zika virus affects the developing fetus, has put pregnant women at the center of an unprecedented infectious disease… …read more

Zika virus pits pregnant women against time, knowledge gaps

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 23, 2016

ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The scramble to learn exactly how and when after infection the Zika virus affects the developing fetus, has put pregnant women at the center of an unprecedented infectious disease… …read more

Tailored Mammography Improves Benefit-to-Harm Balance

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 22, 2016

Screening mammography intervals should be tailored to a woman’s risk for breast cancer, as well as individual breast density, rather than to age alone. Medscape Medical News …read more

Every decade of being overweight ups cancer risk for women

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 22, 20161 Comment

AICR’s evidence shows that carrying extra body fat increases risk for 11 types of cancer, including postmenopausal breast and endometrial. …read more

Divorce is seasonal, peaks following family vacations

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 21, 20162 Comments

Divorce is seasonal, a new study finds. Researchers note a peak in divorce following summer and winter vacations in the months of March and August. …read more

Second Zika Zone in Florida Prompts CDC Travel Warning

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 19, 2016

Pregnant women shouldn’t visit a stretch of Miami Beach where mosquitos are spreading Zika, the CDC said. And pregnant women worried about the virus may consider postponing nonessential travel to all of Miami-Dade County. News Alerts …read more

Women With Intellectual Disabilities–Invisible Obstetric Population

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 19, 20163 Comments

As the fertility rate among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities continues to increase, ob/gyns are likely to encounter more such women in their practices. Here’s how to support them. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more

Locally Transmitted Zika Virus Identified in Miami Beach

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 19, 2016

Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach. Reuters Health Information …read more

Zika in pregnant women: CDC reports 189 new cases

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 19, 2016

The number of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection jumped by 189 during the week ending Aug. 11, with most of the increase coming in the U.S. territories, according to the… …read more

Marijuana a better pain reliever for men than women

NewsBy MiamiOBGYNsocietyAugust 19, 20161 Comment

Compared with men who smoked marijuana, women did not experience a significant reduction in pain sensitivity, a new study reveals. …read more

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