Consumers who said they had trouble getting good hospital care had four times as many infections and other complications than those who said they were

Two presentations at the 25th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Dec. 11 suggest new treatment options in advanced breast cancer refractory to conventional

Medical errors seem to be plaguing hospitals, troubling physicians, and endangering patients. But how serious is the problem, and what can be done about it?

According to results of a population-based study, continuous combined HRT is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer among postmenopausal women, however the risk

Although the use of episiotomy in the US has decreased significantly since 1979, the rate in 1997 was still higher than 35%, according to results

The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday filed suit against a San Antonio-based firm that allegedly used radio disc jockeys in 110 US cities to make

Many people who take part in clinical trials never find out whether they were treated with the active medication being studied or just a placebo,

The American Medical Association is planning to make history when it opens the interim meeting of its House of Delegates here tomorrow. For the first

The protective effect of oral contraceptive (OC) use against ovarian cancer is consistent across demographic strata and persists long after discontinuation, according to a report

Bacterial vaginosis is not linked to early miscarriage but may be associated with miscarriage after 13 weeks’ gestation, according to the results of a prospective

Women whose breast arteries are found to have calcifications on mammography are at elevated risk of coronary artery disease as well, reported researchers here December

Low serum total calcium, low serum vitamin D, high calcitonin and low bone mineral density of the upper femur could be related to hip fracture

הרחבת מספר הבדיקות לאיבחון מוקדם של נשים (מעל גיל 45) עם נטייה לפתח אוסטיאופורוזיס באמצעות טכנולוגיה חדשה זולה וזמינה (אולטרה-סאונד, פיתוח של חברת סן-לייט הישראלית)

In a case-control study of married couples in Hong Kong, infertile couples had significantly higher blood mercury levels than their fertile counterparts, according to a

Sweden needs up-to-date, national guidelines for discharge of new mothers and their babies from the maternity ward to ensure early problems are identified, Swedish researchers

Opioid blockade with naloxone prompts different responses in lean and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), Italian researchers report in the November issue of

Among diabetic women who do not have a history of recent myocardial infarction (MI), the use of HRT appears to be associated with a reduced

PURPOSE OF REVIEW:  The purpose of this review was to summarize recently published clinical and animal-based studies of antenatal corticosteroids, describe current recommendations for practice,

There is no evidence isolated choroid plexus cyst in women less than 35 years of age increases risk of trisomy 18, reports a United States

The high risk of a thromboembolism that may occur in reduction mammaplasty may safely be counteracted with prophylactic Dextran70.  Patients who undergo this procedure and