| Wednesday, December 03, 2008 |
| Newborns Exposed To Maternal Smoking More Irritable, Difficult To Soothe |
| Wednesday, December 03, 2008 |
| Recent study by The Miriam Hospital went beyond the common outcomes of low birth weight and sudden infant death syndrome risks to reveal babies exposed to tobacco in utero are less likely to self-soothe and are more aroused and excitable than newborns whose mothers did not smoke during pregnancy. |
| New Screening Halves Number Of Children Born With Down Syndrome |
| Monday, December 01, 2008 |
| A new national screening strategy in Denmark has halved the number of infants born with Down's syndrome and increased the number of infants diagnosed before birth by 30 percent, according to a study published on the British Medical Journal.
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| Pelvic Lymphadenectomy Does Not Improve Survival In Early-stage Endometrial Cancer |
| Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
| Systematic use of pelvic lymphadenectomy (removal of the lymph nodes) does not improve disease-free or overall survival in women with early-stage endometrial cancer, according to a randomized trial. |
| Two Antidepressants Taken During Pregnancy Linked To Heart Anomalies In Babies |
| Tuesday, November 25, 2008 |
| Women who took the antidepressant fluoxetine during the first three months of pregnancy gave birth to four times as many babies with heart problems as women who did not and the levels were three times higher in women taking paroxetine, according to a recent study. |
| Possible Link Between Diabetes And Pelvic Girdle Syndrome |
| Thursday, November 20, 2008 |
| Diabetes appears to be linked with an increased risk of pelvic girdle syndrome, according to a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Akershus University Hospital.
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| Behavioral Link Between Breastfeeding And Lower Risk Of Childhood Obesity |
| Wednesday, November 19, 2008 |
| Breastfeeding has a number of positive health benefits for baby: it can prevent ear infections and allergies and lowers the risk of developing respiratory problems. It can also help prevent against obesity later in life, but the reason for this still isn't known. |
| U.S. Gets A 'D' As March Of Dimes Releases Premature Birth Report Card |
| Monday, November 17, 2008 |
| The United States is failing hundreds of thousands of its youngest citizens on the day they are born, according to the March of Dimes.
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| New Hormone Data Can Predict Menopause Within A Year |
| Thursday, November 13, 2008 |
| For many women, including the growing number who choose later-in-life pregnancy, predicting their biological clock's relation to the timing of their menopause and infertility is critically important. |
| While Prevalent, Sexual Problems In Women Not Always Associated With Distress |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 |
| A recent study found while about 40 percent of women surveyed report having sexual problems, only 12 percent indicate that those issues are a source of significant personal distress.
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| Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked To High Fat Diets And Decreased Physical Activity In Women |
| Tuesday, November 11, 2008 |
| A new study shows that unrelated to obesity, people with severe sleep disordered breathing (SDBs) consume a more unhealthy diet, which may be a factor contributing to greater cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. These findings were most evident among women.
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| Mental Health Linked To Stillbirth And Newborn Deaths |
| Monday, November 10, 2008 |
| Women with a history of serious mental illness are much more likely to have babies that are stillborn or die within the first month of life, new research revealed. |
| Patience During Stalled Labor Can Avoid Many C-sections, Study Shows |
| Thursday, November 06, 2008 |
| Pregnant women whose labor stalls while in the active phase of childbirth can reduce health risks to themselves and their infants by waiting out the delivery process for an extra two hours, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. |
| Women Have More Hand Bacteria Than Men |
| Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |
| A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates that not only do human hands harbor far higher numbers of bacteria species than previously believed, but women have a significantly greater diversity of microbes on their palms than men. |
| Flaxseed Oil Carries High Risk Of Premature Birth |
| Tuesday, November 04, 2008 |
| A study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The research was conducted by Professor Anick Bérard of the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Pharmacy and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center and Master's student Krystel Moussally. |
| Elderly Women Can Increase Strength But Still Risk Falls |
| Monday, November 03, 2008 |
| Elderly women can increase muscle strength as much as young women can, a new study from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) found, indicating that decline in muscle function is less a natural part of the aging process than due to a decline in physical activity.
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