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UChicago opens new Family Birth Center inside Comer Children's Hospital

The University of Chicago Medicine is opening its new 25,000-square foot Family Birth Center inside Comer Children's Hospital, bringing a more customizable birth experience to women on the South Side and south suburbs.

20 Sep 2016

$New therapy for osteoporosis provides protection against bone fractures in postmenopausal women$

New therapy for osteoporosis provides protection against bone fractures in postmenopausal women

A recent analysis of results from a randomized controlled clinical trial indicates that abaloparatide-SC, a novel therapy for osteoporosis, provides consistent protection against bone fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis regardless of their baseline bone density, age, and previous history of fracture.

19 Sep 2016

Study compares different strategies to prevent malaria among pregnant women in sub Saharan Africa

A novel strategy to screen pregnant women for malaria with rapid diagnostic tests and treat the test-positive women with effective antimalarials does not lower the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes compared with treating all pregnant women with the malaria preventive sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in sub-Saharan Africa, according to an open label randomized trial published this week in PLOS Medicine by Feiko ter Kuile, of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, and colleagues.

19 Sep 2016

Diet high in calcium, low in lactose may decrease risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women

Research from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and and other U.S. health and academic institutions shows a diet high in calcium and low in lactose may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women.

16 Sep 2016

Over a quarter of US adults aged 50 years or more are inactive

Research conducted at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that 1 in 4 US adults aged 50 years or over do not take regular exercise.

16 Sep 2016

Study may help reassure women who fear endometrial side effects of breast cancer drug

A study led by Loyola Medicine researchers may help reassure patients who worry the breast cancer drug tamoxifen could increase their risk of uterine cancer.

16 Sep 2016

Female sex hormone appears to stave off worst effects of influenza infection

In mouse studies, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found that progesterone - a female sex hormone contained in most forms of hormone-based birth control - appears to stave off the worst effects of influenza infection and, in an unexpected finding, help damaged lung cells to heal more quickly.

15 Sep 2016

Research may help explain mechanism by which Zika virus breaches placental barrier

New research reveals that in pregnant women, Zika virus infection damages certain cells that affect placental formation and function. Furthermore, herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) infection augments placental sensitivity to Zika virus by enhancing the expression of receptors that allow Zika virus to enter cells.

15 Sep 2016

Certain fatty acids may increase diabetes risk in women, study finds

Women who consume high amounts of certain fatty acids are at an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, irrespective of body mass index (BMI), according to a new study.

15 Sep 2016

Research consortium to receive 5.1 million euros to develop new device for breast cancer diagnosis

A large European research consortium headed by the University of Twente is to receive grants of more than five million euros, predominantly from the EU, to develop a new imaging device for the diagnosis of breast cancer.

15 Sep 2016

Small implanted device can improve breast cancer survival by detecting cancer cells

A small device implanted under the skin can improve breast cancer survival by catching cancer cells, slowing the development of metastatic tumors in other organs and allowing time to intervene with surgery or other therapies

15 Sep 2016

Women, minorities less likely to receive stroke treatment, study finds

Women and minorities may be less likely to receive treatment for stroke, according to a study published in the September 14, 2016, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

15 Sep 2016

ATS releases new clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, management of LAM

The American Thoracic Society and the Japanese Respiratory Society have published new clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare lung disease that primarily affects women of child-bearing age.

15 Sep 2016

BET inhibitors could be powerful new therapeutic strategy for ovarian cancer

Few effective treatments have been approved to treat ovarian cancer, the deadliest of all cancers affecting the female reproductive system.

14 Sep 2016

Social, emotional factors may raise risk of postpartum depression in mothers of preterm infants

Postpartum depression is the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth, affecting up to 15 percent of all women within the first three months following delivery.

14 Sep 2016

Study identifies new gene that suppresses breast cancer in mice

In recent years, the incidence of breast cancer has been increasing worldwide, and breast cancer is becoming a serious object of public concern.

13 Sep 2016

Stiff, hypoxic regions of tumors trigger cancer progression

When Hippocrates first described cancer around 400 B.C., he referred to the disease's telltale tumors as "karkinos" -- the Greek word for crab.

13 Sep 2016

Urine sample collection: is it easy Peezy?

As Dr Dawn Harper, GP and star of Embarrassing Bodies, stated at the Forte Medical Forum at the Royal Society of Medicine today: current urine sample collection pots were “clearly designed by men for men”.

13 Sep 2016

New study to look at impact of common antidepressants on pregnant women

Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry is home to a landmark study that will, for the first time, take a close look at the impact of certain common antidepressants on pregnant women.

13 Sep 2016

New paper provides insights into impact of music therapy on anxiety of surgical patients

A new paper published in the September 2016 issue of the AORN Journal provides insights into the impact of implementing a music therapy program for surgical patients.

13 Sep 2016

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UChicago opens new Family Birth Center inside Comer Children's Hospital

New therapy for osteoporosis provides protection against bone fractures in postmenopausal women

Study compares different strategies to prevent malaria among pregnant women in sub Saharan Africa

Diet high in calcium, low in lactose may decrease risk of ovarian cancer in African-American women

Over a quarter of US adults aged 50 years or more are inactive

Study may help reassure women who fear endometrial side effects of breast cancer drug

Female sex hormone appears to stave off worst effects of influenza infection

Research may help explain mechanism by which Zika virus breaches placental barrier

Certain fatty acids may increase diabetes risk in women, study finds

Research consortium to receive 5.1 million euros to develop new device for breast cancer diagnosis

Small implanted device can improve breast cancer survival by detecting cancer cells

Women, minorities less likely to receive stroke treatment, study finds

ATS releases new clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, management of LAM

BET inhibitors could be powerful new therapeutic strategy for ovarian cancer

Social, emotional factors may raise risk of postpartum depression in mothers of preterm infants

Study identifies new gene that suppresses breast cancer in mice

Stiff, hypoxic regions of tumors trigger cancer progression

Urine sample collection: is it easy Peezy?

New study to look at impact of common antidepressants on pregnant women

New paper provides insights into impact of music therapy on anxiety of surgical patients

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