Archive for the ‘Women's Health / Gynecology’ Category
Friday, July 4th, 2008
ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - The potential role of stem cells in the treatment of incontinence and pelvic prolapse has been a subject of much attention. A group from Torrance, CA reported on their promising experience using muscle derived stem cells (MDSC) grown on scaffolds of small intestinal submucosal (SIS) to ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The New York Times Magazine on Sunday examined reasons for low fertility rates in Europe, including the "lowest-low fertility" phenomenon in Southern and Eastern European countries. The lowest-low term was coined in a 2002 report that found fertility rates in Southern and Eastern Europe had dropped below 1.3 children per ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) releases two important documents focusing on women's healthcare. The documents are: -Standards for Maternity Care. A report from a working party, jointly produced by the RCOG, and Royal College of Anaesthetists, Royal College of Midwives, and Royal College of Paediatrics and ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep increase as women go through menopause according to research by Rush University Medical Center. Waking up earlier than planned also increases through late perimenopause but decreases when women become postmenopausal. The study is published in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP."Sleep difficulties, ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
The July 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association contains articles and research studies you may find of interest. Below is a summary of some of this month's articles. Eat Slowly to Help Lose WeightPeople looking for ways to manage their weight are often advised to eat ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) recently signed into law a bill (HB 370) that prohibits the use of state or federal funds for research involving human somatic cell nuclear transfer, the AP/Hattiesburg American reports (AP/Hattiesburg American, 6/27). Somatic cell nuclear transfer involves removing the nucleus of an unfertilized egg cell, ...
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
A new study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseasesfinds that compared to females born with average birth weight, thoseborn with heavy birth weight are two times as likely to developrheumatoid arthritis when they become adults. Rheumatoid arthritis is acondition that occurs when the immune system attacks the joints, ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
From the Petri dish in the controlled environment of a sterile laboratory to the faraway fields of another country, virtually anything can be the topic of scientific study. However, a University of Missouri religion professor found that if the researcher is a male fieldworker studying women, the situation can be ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
New research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that improving the university recruitment strategy and process could raise the number of women faculty in medicine. The study also suggests that specific procedural steps could assist in identifying and actively recruiting qualified ...
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
About 40% of New York City residents who have multiple sex partners did not use a condom during their last sexual encounter, according to a report released Tuesday by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the New York Daily News reports. The report was based on ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Good Samaritan Hospital announced that it has been recognized in the top 5 percent for women's health services based on a study by HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent health care ratings company. The HealthGrades Fifth Annual Report on Women's Health Outcomes in U.S. Hospitals which analyzed cardiac and stroke ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Bayer Schering on Tuesday announced that it has entered into two agreements with Barr Pharmaceuticals to supply Barr with generic versions of its oral contraceptives Yasmin and YAZ to market in the U.S., the AP/International Herald Tribune reports (AP/International Herald Tribune, 6/24). Yasmin is a low-dose birth control pill approved ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Heart disease is the nation's number one killer for women. But, the well-known heart attack symptoms acute pain, tightness, burning and a dull ache in the chest describe what men typically experience during an attack. For many women the signs of a heart attack are completely different and can go ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
ACOG Today, the official newsletter of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), recently received the highest award for association newsletters in a national competition. ACOG Today received a Gold Award in the Excel Awards' "Newsletters-General Excellence" category. The newsletter was also recognized for the second year in ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Yeovil District Hospital is the first hospital in the South West of England to be able to offer women sutureless surgery for vaginal hysterectomies.Thanks to the purchase of a new diathermy machine surgeons can now perform day case vaginal hysterectomies.Consultant gynaecologist, Sharif Ismail said: "This is a new era in ...
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