SAN FRANCISCO– Predicting and preventing preterm birth continues to be a challenge for clinicians, but new research into the cervicovaginal microbiome could help explain the premature cervical… …read more
The overall birth rate for women of all ages, fertility rate, and caesarean delivery rate also declined in 2013. Medscape Medical News …read more
Long-term and frequent use of aspirin is associated with significantly decreased risk of cervical cancer, according to a study led by researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and… …read more
SAN FRANCISCO – Intravenous metoclopramide and diphenhydramine given together provided more effective headache relief than did codeine in pregnant women who did not respond initially to acetaminophen… …read more
The number of babies born with symptoms of drug withdrawal almost doubled between 2009 and 2012, finds a new study, and rates were highest in areas with high opioid use. …read more
A physician couple waging an often lonely campaign to ban power morcellators and toughen safety standards for all medical devices has gained some influential allies. Medscape Medical News …read more
Improving access to public toilets in South African urban settlements may reduce both the incidence of sexual assaults by nearly 30% and the overall cost to society, a study by researchers at the… …read more
Current public health guidelines recommend that only gay men and people with HIV should be routinely screened for extragenital gonorrhea and chlamydia, given the high burden of these sexually… …read more
Finding based on interviews with more than 1,300 women service members and veteransA female soldier loads a marker board into a vehicle during an inventory at a US base in Afghanistan in 2013. …read more
The once-daily treatment combines the inhaled corticosteroid fluticasone furoate and the long-acting beta2-agonist vilanterol. FDA Approvals …read more