Updated VBAC Guidelines Released
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has released an updated guideline on vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery. Medscape Medical News …read more
WHO Guidelines: Everyone With HIV Should Receive ART
Those infected with HIV should receive antiretroviral therapy as soon as possible; those at substantial risk should be offered preventive treatment, new WHO guidelines say. Medscape Medical News …read more
80% of Mumbai women with a BMI over normal are at risk of heart disease: Saffolalife study 2015
In a unique initiative aimed at identifying risk factors associated with poor heart health among Indian women, the Saffolalife Study 2015 has revealed that more than 60 percent of urban India… …read more
Preventing cancer: Study finds dramatic benefits of weight-loss surgery
Tremendous changes seen in women most at risk for cancerIN A NUTSHELL:A study looked at the effects of weight-loss surgery on obese women most at risk for cancer. …read more
Calcium Guidelines Challenged by Meta-Analyses
The evidence is not strong enough to recommend a minimum level of calcium intake from either dietary sources or supplements, according to two new systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Medscape Medical News …read more
In utero exposure to tenofovir associated with lower BMC
The average bone mineral content (BMC) of infants of mothers who took tenofovir during pregnancy was 12.2% lower than was the average BMC of infants who were not exposed to the drug in utero,… …read more
Use of explosive weapons in Syria has disproportionately lethal effects on women and children
New evidence shows the ongoing severe impact of war on civilian deathsUsing explosive weapons in populated areas in Syria has disproportionately lethal effects on women and children and should… …read more
International OB-GYN group urges greater efforts to prevent toxic chemical exposure
Dramatic increases in exposure to toxic chemicals in the last four decades are threatening human reproduction and health, according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics… …read more
What does the Human Placenta Project mean for obstetrics care?
Earlier this year, officials at the National Institutes of Health launched the Human Placenta Project with the aim of better understanding how this organ functions and what role it plays in adverse… …read more
Treatment-free intervals in ovarian cancer not linked to initial response
Three-quarters of women treated for ovarian cancer face relapse of their disease. …read more