If a young woman’s first sexual experience involves alcohol, she is more likely to be at risk for problems such as sexual assault, and this risk may persist in her future, new research finds. …read more
Midtrimester short cervix interventions to prevent preterm delivery appear to be effective only in the setting of intra-amniotic inflammation, researchers report. Reuters Health Information …read more
Dr Markman comments on a recent study demonstrating that nearly a third of ovarian cancer patients live for 10 years and predicts that treatment advances will improve 10-year survival even more. Medscape Oncology …read more
Evidence suggests that exercise and other lifestyle changes may protect against certain cancer types, but the jury is out as to whether it actually improves outcomes after diagnosis Medscape Medical News …read more
The 10-year results of the FREEDOM extension trial with denosumab to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women are “very encouraging,” says one expert. Medscape Medical News …read more
Lightly regulated dietary supplements send 23,005 Americans to emergency departments each year, with young patients likely to suffer cardiac woes and older patients likely to have problems swallowing. Medscape Medical News …read more
BWH researchers investigate the protective health properties of breast milkHuman breast milk, which provides essential nutrients and antibodies to newborns, has long been known to play an… …read more
More than 60% of hospitals have cesarean delivery rates that are higher than national benchmarks, according to a new report from the Leapfrog… …read more
Thyroid hormones administered to female rats with high blood pressure led to encouraging cardiac improvements, according to a study in the American Journal of Physiology led by NYIT College of… …read more
A study comparing implant-based hysteroscopic sterilization with laparoscopic sterilization has found that implant failure or migration increased risk for reoperation within 1 year of the procedure. Medscape Medical News …read more