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Researchers develop simple urine test to predict and diagnose preeclampsia

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a simple urine test to rapidly predict and diagnose preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertensive complication of pregnancy.

4 Feb 2010

Wound complications in cesarean delivery closure: Subcuticular sutures safer than staples

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Chicago, researchers will present findings that there were less complications for women, after having a cesarean delivery, if sutures were used instead of staples to close the wound.

4 Feb 2010

Researchers use 3D ultrasound methods to predict pre-term birth

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal gland is a better predictor of pre-term birth than measuring cervical length.

4 Feb 2010

Acupuncture viable for treatment of depression during pregnancy

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting -, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that acupuncture may be an effective treatment for depression during pregnancy.

4 Feb 2010

UTMB: Mother's exposure to BPA increases risks of asthma in her children

For years, scientists have warned of the possible negative health effects of bisphenol A, a chemical used to make everything from plastic water bottles and food packaging to sunglasses and CDs.

4 Feb 2010

Prolactin reduces the levels of BCL6 protein and prevents aggressive breast cancer

Researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have found a mechanism by which a hormone responsible for milk production blocks an oncogene that makes breast cancer more aggressive.

4 Feb 2010

Go Red For Women launches nationwide call inviting women to Speak Up about heart disease

Too many women die each year because they are unaware that heart disease is their No. 1 killer. Right now, one in three women die of cardiovascular disease and 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease in the future.

3 Feb 2010

New study to investigate preventative programmes for anaemia control in young women

A new study led by LSTM will investigate whether long-term weekly iron and folic acid supplementation can reduce anaemia without increasing the risk of contracting malaria.

3 Feb 2010

Three year partnership between Dona Bertarelli's Ladycat and Go Red for Women ends

The three year partnership between Dona Bertarelli, her Decision 35 catamaran Ladycat (SUI10) and Go Red for Women, the international campaign of the World Heart Federation to raise public awareness of heart disease and stroke in women, ended successfully in December 2009.

3 Feb 2010

Food and fluid restriction during labour provides no significant benefit

The traditional practice of restricting food and fluids during labour does not provide any benefits, finds a new review co-authored by a Queen's University Associate Professor.

3 Feb 2010

Study: Fat tissue in women with PCOS produces inadequate amount of hormone

Fat tissue in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome produces an inadequate amount of the hormone that regulates how fats and glucose are processed, promoting increased insulin resistance and inflammation, glucose intolerance, and greater risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study conducted at the Center for Androgen-Related Research and Discovery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

3 Feb 2010

Lifeline Biotechnologies reports development of regulatory strategy for First Warning System

Lifeline Biotechnologies, Inc. today reported the regulatory strategy for its First Warning System™ is well underway and the development of an FDA submission for a 510(k) marketing clearance is expected to be filed later this year.

3 Feb 2010

Canary Foundation researcher awarded $11.5M NIH POCRC SPORE grant for early detection ovarian cancer research

Canary Foundation announces its first researcher, Nicole Urban, Sc.D., and collaborators are awarded 5 years of renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Pacific Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium (POCRC) Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE). The SPORE grant will allow Dr. Urban and fellow researchers to continue work in locating tumor markers and developing blood tests to identify and assess risk and early detection of ovarian cancer. The Listwin Family Foundation and Canary Foundation have been funding Dr. Urban's research since 2002.

3 Feb 2010

Vizioncore makes $500 donation to fight breast cancer

Vizioncore Inc. today announced the company is making a $500 donation to 26.2 with Donna - The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer. The charitable organization is the only U.S. marathon dedicated solely to raising funds to end breast cancer.

3 Feb 2010

Research thesis hopes to lift the veil on the practice of forced marriages

Sakina (fictitious name) was born in Bangladesh yet raised in Montreal. At 16, she returned to her homeland with her parents under the pretext of visiting her sick grandmother. The young woman was then forced to marry a man twice her age - despite her resistance.

3 Feb 2010

Fat tissue in PCOS patients may predispose them to diabetes and heart disease

3 Feb 2010

Women's metabolic disorder remains largely undiagnosed

Gail Donnelly's classmates nicknamed her "Knobby" because she was so skinny all her bones seemed to poke out from under her skin. But when Donnelly turned 27, that once knobby frame disappeared under mysteriously ballooning weight.

2 Feb 2010

Halt Medical commences enrollment in uterine fibroid study

The Wall Street Journal, CBS, and other popular news outlets have recently featured headline stories about a clinical study that is recruiting patients suffering with uterine fibroids. "We're not at all surprised by the attention this study is getting from the media," said Russ DeLonzor, President and Chief Operating Officer of Halt Medical, Inc., a medical technology company headquartered near San Francisco.

2 Feb 2010

Breast cancer: 1 in 9 women affected, early detection vital

Kylie, Sheryl Crow, Cynthia Nixon star of Sex in the City and now the fictional character Sally from Coronation Street, what do all these women have in common? They have all faced real or portrayed public battles with breast cancer, highlighting one of the most common of the female cancers.

2 Feb 2010

Biocell Center collaborates with Innovative Medical Solutions to preserve amniotic fluid stem cells

Preservation of amniotic fluid stem cells is an innovative technology that recently became available to expecting mothers in the United States with Biocell Center having launched its pioneering service here following its success in Europe.

2 Feb 2010

Women's Health News

Researchers develop simple urine test to predict and diagnose preeclampsia

Wound complications in cesarean delivery closure: Subcuticular sutures safer than staples

Researchers use 3D ultrasound methods to predict pre-term birth

Acupuncture viable for treatment of depression during pregnancy

UTMB: Mother's exposure to BPA increases risks of asthma in her children

Prolactin reduces the levels of BCL6 protein and prevents aggressive breast cancer

Go Red For Women launches nationwide call inviting women to Speak Up about heart disease

New study to investigate preventative programmes for anaemia control in young women

Three year partnership between Dona Bertarelli's Ladycat and Go Red for Women ends

Food and fluid restriction during labour provides no significant benefit

Study: Fat tissue in women with PCOS produces inadequate amount of hormone

Lifeline Biotechnologies reports development of regulatory strategy for First Warning System

Canary Foundation researcher awarded $11.5M NIH POCRC SPORE grant for early detection ovarian cancer research

Vizioncore makes $500 donation to fight breast cancer

Research thesis hopes to lift the veil on the practice of forced marriages

Fat tissue in PCOS patients may predispose them to diabetes and heart disease

Women's metabolic disorder remains largely undiagnosed

Halt Medical commences enrollment in uterine fibroid study

Breast cancer: 1 in 9 women affected, early detection vital

Biocell Center collaborates with Innovative Medical Solutions to preserve amniotic fluid stem cells

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