Eating Soy Tied to Reduced Breast Cancer Death Risk
Intake of soy food products, such as tofu, is not harmful for women with breast cancer and may be protective in those with hormone receptor-negative disease. Medscape Medical News …read more
Early period may indicate risk of diabetes during pregnancy
New research suggests that women who experience their first period at an early age may be at risk of gestational diabetes later in life. …read more
Maternal Levels of Vitamin E Isoform Linked to Child Asthma
Children of mothers with low levels of the vitamin E isoform alpha-tocopherol — one of eight isoforms of the vitamin — are more likely to wheeze, a finding that could eventually lead to changes in nutritional recommendations. Medscape Medical News …read more
Zika-Related Birth Defects 20 Times Higher Than Pre-Zika
The number of children born with birth defects potentially related to Zika virus was 20 times higher in 2016 than before the virus arrived in the United States. Medscape Medical News …read more
Trump’s policy changes put women’s sexual and reproductive health at risk, argues expert
The US political war on women has reached an all-time apex, and women´s health physicians must speak out loudly on their behalf. …read more
Levothyroxine in Pregnancy? Still No Clear-cut Answers
Treating subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy does not improve 5-year cognitive outcomes in offspring vs no treatment; editorialists still support treating subclinical hypothyroidism early in pregnancy. Medscape Medical News …read more
Poor diet during teens, early adulthood may raise breast cancer risk
Researchers suggest that a poor diet that increases inflammation in adolescence and early adulthood may raise the risk of premenopausal breast cancer. …read more
Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Alzheimer Disease Risk
Dr Andrew Kaunitz describes results of a recent population-based study that supports the ‘critical window’ hypothesis of hormone therapy after menopause. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Screening high-risk women may reduce risk of advanced ovarian cancer diagnosis
The results of the UK Familial Ovarian Cancer Screening Study (UK FOCSS), which is led by UCL, show that screening women at high risk of ovarian cancer every four months may reduce the likelihood… …read more
Involuntary urinary incontinence can discourage sufferers from exercise
According to a study published in the distinguished journal PLOS ONE, urinary incontinence symptoms in middle-aged woman are linked to lower levels of exercise. …read more