Over one million packets of birth control pills have been recalled by Pfizer, as a result of an error with the packaging that runs the risk of women getting pregnant. Around half the packets carry the brand name Lo/Ovral-28, while the rest were generic norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on February 1st, 2012 | No Comments »
Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on January 30th, 2012 | No Comments »
Working mothers may be busy, but they like it that way. A recent study of employed moms finds that most would work even if they didn’t have to, but they’re also looking for new ways to negotiate the demands of mothering and the pressures to be an “ideal” employee…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on January 25th, 2012 | No Comments »
Symptoms of painful menstrual periods are alleviated by taking the combined oral contraceptive pill, according to compelling evidence from a Scandinavian 30-year study which was reported in the journal Human Reproduction this week…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on January 24th, 2012 | No Comments »
Daily doses of a soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing S-equol significantly improved menopausal symptoms, including significantly reducing hot flash frequency after 12 weeks according to a placebo-controlled study in postmenopausal Japanese women published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Women’s Health…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on January 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
Compared with women who have children, Catholic nuns like any other women who do not bear children (nulliparous women) are at an increased risk of dying from ovarian, uterine, and breast cancer…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on December 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
According to a new UK-wide cohort study published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the incidence of TB (tuberculosis) diagnosis is substantially higher in new mothers after childbirth, indicating that this group of women represents a potentially new target group selected for screening…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on December 13th, 2011 | No Comments »
Professor Roger Short, from the University of Melbourne, and Dr Kara Britt, from Monash University, argue in a comment piece in The Lancet, that since the contraceptive pill reduces overall mortality and mortality specifically linked to ovarian and uterine cancer, nuns should be given the pill for health, rather than contraceptive, reasons…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on December 12th, 2011 | No Comments »
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is significantly increased in mothers postpartum, suggesting a potential new population to target for screening, according to a new UK-wide cohort study…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on December 11th, 2011 | No Comments »
Boosting a woman’s confidence makes her better at spatial tasks, University of Warwick scientists have found, suggesting skills such as parking and map-reading could come more easily if a woman is feeling good about herself. Previous studies have established that women are slower and less accurate than men on a range of spatial tasks…
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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on December 6th, 2011 | No Comments »