Pregnant Woman’s Stress Level May Affect Child’s Genome
How a pregnant woman perceives stressful experiences may have a dramatic effect on her unborn child’s genome, new research from Canada suggests. Reuters Health Information …read more
HPV Vaccine in Teens: No License for Sexual Activity
Mining a large dataset suggests that giving teenage girls the HPV vaccine is not likely to lead to risky sexual behavior. Medscape Pediatrics …read more
Benefits of Metformin in Reproductive-Age Women
Dr Peter Kovacs summarizes a review of the drug’s uses. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Distinguishing Fetal Death, Stillbirth May Help Prevent Both
Current definitions of stillbirth and fetal death are inconsistent and do not reflect modern clinical knowledge. Medscape Medical News …read more
Early onset of hot flashes associated with blood vessel dysfunction, could predict heart disease
Women who experience hot flashes early in the course of menopause are more likely to have markers of blood vessel dysfunction, which could indicate a higher risk for the development of heart… …read more
Stress reduction may reduce fasting glucose in overweight and obese women
A treatment known as mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) may decrease fasting glucose and improve quality of life in overweight and obese women, new research suggests. …read more
Extreme Rate of Prenatal Alcohol Disorders in Poor
Almost 40% of low-income adult and 57% of child psychiatric outpatients have a neurodevelopmental disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure, a single-center study shows. Medscape Medical News …read more
Morcellation Foe Presses On Despite Return of Cancer
Although her immediate focus is on her health, Amy Reed, MD, will continue to campaign against the device that upstaged her undiagnosed uterine cancer as well as conduct research on how to keep her disease at bay. Medscape Medical News …read more
Alzheimer’s Research UK report reveals dementia hits women hardest
The impact of dementia is being felt disproportionately by women, according to a new report published by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity. …read more
Take action to decrease the burden of asthma in women
In the European Union women live on average five years longer than men1 but report having lower satisfaction with their health status. …read more