Teens being classified as overweight in school fitness reports does not appear to have any impact on short-term changes in body mass index, finds a new study by New York University’s Institute for… …read more
A course of antenatal corticosteroids can reduce mortality by about half in neonates born before 24 weeks, according to findings from a recent meta-analysis. Previous studies have established that… …read more
A course of antenatal corticosteroids can reduce mortality by about half in neonates born before 24 weeks, according to findings from a recent meta-analysis. Previous studies have established that… …read more
Obese women who used oral contraceptives appeared to have increased risk for a rare type of stroke known as a cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) compared with women of normal weight who did not use… …read more
Obese women who used oral contraceptives appeared to have increased risk for a rare type of stroke known as a cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) compared with women of normal weight who did not use… …read more
Breastfeeding campaigns that extol breastfeeding as the “natural” way to feed infants could result in harmful decision-making by some parents on other important health matters, according to experts… …read more
Breastfeeding campaigns that extol breastfeeding as the “natural” way to feed infants could result in harmful decision-making by some parents on other important health matters, according to experts… …read more
Asking a simple question on whether a patient has a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy could tilt physician thinking more toward the heart, the senior author said. Heartwire from Medscape …read more
Asking a simple question on whether a patient has a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy could tilt physician thinking more toward the heart, the senior author said. Heartwire from Medscape …read more
Infants born electively at 37 to 38 weeks’ gestation did not have an increased risk for neonatal morbidity or infant mortality compared with those who were expectantly managed and born at full term. Medscape Medical News …read more