Pregnancy :: Obese women should lose weight during pregnancy
Severely obese women should lose weight during pregnancy, while obese women who are pregnant should gain less weight than currently recommended, a Saint Louis University study finds.
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Family Planning :: New USAID grant helps Georgetown meet unmet family planning needs worldwide
Building upon two decades of developing highly effective, easy-to-use fertility awareness-based methods of family planning and introducing them worldwide, the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH) at Georgetown University Medical Center has been awarded a five-year, $38 million grant by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand access to these methods and ensure their sustainability in developing countries.
Heart :: New research suggests hearts are experts at self-preservation
Bristol researchers have identified a heart protection mechanism in mice that surgeons and cardiologists may be able to exploit to improve treatments for patients in future.
Breast Cancer :: Lifestyle changes could prevent one in ten cases of breast cancer by 2024
If women change some aspects of their lifestyle now thousands of cases of breast cancer could be prevented over 20 years – a leading researcher predicts.
Premature Birth :: Low maternal cholesterol tied to premature birth
Pregnant women who have very low cholesterol may face a greater risk of delivering their babies prematurely than women with more moderate cholesterol levels, a team led by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported today.
Smoking :: Second hand smoke exposure slashed after three months of smokefree England
Hospitality workers’ exposure to harmful second hand smoke has fallen by 95 per cent since smokefree workplaces were introduced in England on 1_July 2007, according to new research revealed at the National Cancer Research Institute Conference in Birmingham on the three month anniversary of smokefree England.
Breast Cancer :: Improved breast cancer awareness in older women could save lives
Survival rates for breast cancer in older women could be significantly improved by a simple awareness programme that promotes early presentation of the disease, according to results of the first trial of its kind presented at the National Cancer Research Institute Conference in Birmingham.
Liver :: Noninvasive tests for cirrhosis may help to avoid liver biopsy
Newer ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging tests yield encouraging initial results in diagnosing fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver, according to three studies in the October issue of the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Sleep :: Women with severe PMS perceive their sleep quality to be poor
Women with severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) perceive their sleep quality to be poorer in association with their symptoms in the late luteal (premenstrual) phase, despite there being no specific alterations in sleep structure associated with premenstrual symptoms, according to a study published in the October 1 issue of the journal SLEEP.
Breast Cancer :: $26.5 m raised as Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC run for the cure celebrates sweet sixteen
Celebrating 16 years of fundraising success, the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure raised $26.5 million. The largest, single-day, volunteer-led, national event to support breast cancer, this year’s Run attracted more than 170,000 Canadians in 53 communities across the country.