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Bariatric surgery improves sexual functioning, hormones and weight-related quality of life in women

Women who underwent bariatric surgery experienced better sexual functioning, improvement in reproductive hormones, and better health-related and weight-related quality of life, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Surgery, a JAMA Network publication.

4 Nov 2013

Professor receives March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for research on maternal-fetal nutrition

A researcher who showed that what a woman consumes during pregnancy may increase her baby's risk of developing a birth defect will receive the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for outstanding achievements in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition.

4 Nov 2013

Physiological changes during pregnancy reduce effects of bipolar drugs

New Northwestern Medicine- research offers one of the first in-depth studies of how physiological changes during pregnancy reduce the effects of a commonly used drug to treat bipolar disorder, making women more vulnerable to recurring episodes. The new findings will help psychiatrists and physicians prevent bipolar manic and depressive symptoms during pregnancy, which are risky for the health of the mother and her unborn child.

4 Nov 2013

Researcher receives grant to determine reduction of unintended pregnancies by reproductive life planning

A Penn State College of Medicine researcher has received a three-year, $1.7 million grant to help determine if the number of unintended pregnancies can be reduced through reproductive life planning.

31 Oct 2013

New insights into human cytomegalovirus may lead to development of therapeutic interventions

New insights into how human cytomegalovirus, the leading cause of birth defects associated with infection spreads from pregnant mother to fetus and from organ to organ in newborns provides translational researchers an exciting new avenue for investigation that may lead to the development of therapeutic interventions.

31 Oct 2013

Black women with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy more likely to deliver preterm babies

African-American and Puerto Rican women who have low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy are more likely to go into labor early and give birth to preterm babies, research led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health reveals.

31 Oct 2013

Study examines link between geographic region and HPV vaccine uptake among young women

Initiation and completion rates for the human papillomavirus vaccine series are significantly lower in the South than any other geographic region, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

31 Oct 2013

Wrist artery for coronary angioplasty may benefit women at high risk of blood loss

For women who are at high risk of blood loss, using an artery in the wrist may be better than the groin for routing a stent to the heart during coronary angioplasty, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

30 Oct 2013

Women of color have insufficient knowledge, misconceptions about pelvic floor disorders

Knowing what symptoms to look for may help women with pelvic floor disorders improve their chances of successful treatment. But knowledge of these disorders is lacking among most women, and especially among women of color, according to a new study by researchers at Yale School of Medicine.

30 Oct 2013

Protective effect of estrogen in women with NASH against development of severe fibrosis

New research suggests that estrogen protects women with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) from severe liver fibrosis. According to the study published online in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, men are at higher risk of more severe fibrosis compared to women prior to menopause, but liver fibrosis severity is similar in men and post-menopausal women.

30 Oct 2013

Study investigates effect of paracetamol during pregnancy on child development

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is the most commonly used medicine in pregnancy, yet there are very few studies that have investigated the possible long-term consequences for the child. A new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health suggests that long-term use of paracetamol during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse effects on child development.

29 Oct 2013

Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant leads to increase in breastfeeding rates

Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant in the delivery room is associated with an increased likelihood for exclusive breastfeeding, according to an abstract presented Oct. 28 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando.

29 Oct 2013

African-American women less likely to benefit from HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer

Two subtypes of human papillomavirus prevented by vaccines are half as likely to be found in African-American women as in white women with precancerous cervical lesions, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.

29 Oct 2013

Study reveals that specific protein may assist breast cancer cells in metastasizing

A new study by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers Min Chen and Kathleen O'Connor shows that a specific protein may assist breast cancer cells in metastasizing.

29 Oct 2013

Study identifies link between autism spectrum disorder risk and prenatal weight gain

New research from the University of Utah shows the answer to that question may be yes in some situations. Researchers have uncovered an association between autism spectrum disorders and a small increase in the amount of weight a mother gains during pregnancy. The results of the new study, "Maternal Prenatal Weight Gain and Autism Spectrum Disorders," are published in November edition of the journal Pediatrics.

28 Oct 2013

Self-directed walking program shows promise in easing joint stiffness in older breast cancer patients

A self-directed walking program shows promise in easing joint stiffness in older women who experienced these symptoms while taking aromatase inhibitor therapy for breast cancer, according to research presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Diego.

28 Oct 2013

Patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis more likely to have heart problems

People with rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic inflammatory conditions are at higher risk of heart disease. Who is in the most danger, why and how best to prevent and detect cardiovascular complications are important questions for physicians and researchers.

28 Oct 2013

MIT researchers design stealth drug delivery system to attack TNBC cells

Some of the most dangerous cancers are those that can outmaneuver the very drugs designed to defeat them, but researchers are now reporting a new Trojan-horse approach. In a preliminary study in the journal ACS Nano focusing on a type of breast cancer that is highly resistant to current therapies, they describe a way to sneak small particles into tumor cells, lower their defenses and attack them with drugs, potentially making the therapy much more effective.

25 Oct 2013

Maternal symptoms of anxiety, depression increase risk of mental health problems in children

Maternal symptoms of anxiety and depression increased the risk of emotional and disruptive problem behaviors in children as early as 18 months of age, according to new research findings from the TOPP study.

25 Oct 2013

Temple University surgeons use CVHP Scalpel to remove inoperable metastatic Stage 4 Breast cancer

On September 18, 2013, a surgical team at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., performed a groundbreaking procedure on a patient who had previously been diagnosed with inoperable metastatic Stage 4 Breast cancer, using the Canady Vieira Hybrid Plasma Scalpel developed and sold by US Medical Innovations, LLC.

25 Oct 2013

Women's Health News

Bariatric surgery improves sexual functioning, hormones and weight-related quality of life in women

Professor receives March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for research on maternal-fetal nutrition

Physiological changes during pregnancy reduce effects of bipolar drugs

Researcher receives grant to determine reduction of unintended pregnancies by reproductive life planning

New insights into human cytomegalovirus may lead to development of therapeutic interventions

Black women with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy more likely to deliver preterm babies

Study examines link between geographic region and HPV vaccine uptake among young women

Wrist artery for coronary angioplasty may benefit women at high risk of blood loss

Women of color have insufficient knowledge, misconceptions about pelvic floor disorders

Protective effect of estrogen in women with NASH against development of severe fibrosis

Study investigates effect of paracetamol during pregnancy on child development

Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant leads to increase in breastfeeding rates

African-American women less likely to benefit from HPV vaccines to prevent cervical cancer

Study reveals that specific protein may assist breast cancer cells in metastasizing

Study identifies link between autism spectrum disorder risk and prenatal weight gain

Self-directed walking program shows promise in easing joint stiffness in older breast cancer patients

Patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis more likely to have heart problems

MIT researchers design stealth drug delivery system to attack TNBC cells

Maternal symptoms of anxiety, depression increase risk of mental health problems in children

Temple University surgeons use CVHP Scalpel to remove inoperable metastatic Stage 4 Breast cancer

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