NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council of the National Academies Has issued new guidelines on appropriate weight gain during pregnancy.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gestational diabetes markedly and persistently increases the risk of future type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the May 23rd issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Full-term neonates delivered through elective repeat cesarean have higher rates of respiratory morbidity, hypoglycemia, and admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contraception, or different reproductive patterns related to contraceptive methods, may affect the risk of some types of cancer, according to findings from the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Several poster presentations at the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology’s annual clinical meeting in Chicago today focused on improving symptoms in menopausal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In women with severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS), sertraline therapy for 4 months rather than for 12 months is associated with a higher relapse…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Over one third of women with type 1 diabetes have some form of sexual dysfunction, according to a study published in the May…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Evidence-based guidelines released Monday recommend that women with epilepsy avoid taking the antiepileptic drug (AED) valproate during pregnancy. "Good evidence shows that valproate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that while mammographic breast density decreases with age, there remains a substantial proportion of older women with dense breasts —…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New study findings indicate that when women breast-feed their infants for a year, there are health benefits for both mother and infant. As…