Breast cancer screening increases the rate of breast conserving surgery and lowers the rate of mastectomies, according to an analysis of the Florence, Italy, mammographic

במחקר חדש שמציגים חוקרים גרמנים נמצא כי שיעור הילדים, שאמן עשנה בזמן ההריון, שפיתחו OBESITY היה 6.2% לעומת 2.8% מהילדים לאמהות לא מעשנות. ילדים של נשים אשר עשנו לפני ההריון

Preliminary indications are citalopram (Cipramil) is effective in women with severe premenstrual syndrome who have not responded to previous treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

“There’s a perception out there that all brain damage in babies is due to the birthing process,” says Ernest M. Graham, M.D., lead author of

– Three anti-abortion groups on Wednesday petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of the abortion pill mifepristone (RU-486), saying the

Mice with experimentally transplanted uteri have successfully carried pregnancies to term and produced healthy offspring, Swedish scientists report. The research supports the feasibility that women

Anti-foetal cytotoxicity may be related to increased levels of CD8+ T cells in couples who have recurrent abortions. Researchers from the Universities of Alfenas and

Cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin testing is most accurate in predicting spontaneous preterm birth if used within seven to 10 days of threatened preterm birth among symptomatic

Epidural analgesia given during labor does not result in higher incidences of long-term low back pain, disability, or movement restriction compared with other methods of

Estrogen receptor beta gene polymorphisms are linked with higher bone mineral density in premenopausal but not in postmenopausal women.  This finding in a study among

Histopathological changes of the cervix and vagina in women with scleroderma may be related to other factors, not to the autoimmune disease as previously thought.

Long-term hormone replacement results in lower total homocysteine concentrations in all methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypes. Moreover, there is no demonstrable difference in effect between unopposed and

Treatment with gemcitabine plus trastuzumab improves outcomes in previously treated patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to the preliminary results of a phase II study.

– When nodal status, age and menopausal status, and length of follow-up are considered, progesterone receptor (PR) positivity in patients with primary breast cancer is

A new monoclonal antibody against ErbB2, known as 2C4, inhibits the growth of breast tumors that express low and high levels of ErbB2 and the

Regular aspirin use among postmenopausal women may reduce their risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to findings published in the Aug. 7 issue of the

– Upregulation of a newly identified protein, MTA1s (metastatic tumor antigen 1, short version) appears to be responsible for the conversion of estrogen receptor-positive breast

In high-risk primary breast cancer patients who undergo high-dose chemotherapy with autologous blood stem cell support, p53 overexpression and Her2/neu overexpression remain strong independent negative

Most girls who develop anorexia before they begin to menstruate do not reach their full potential for height, even if they eventually return to normal

Sildenafil enhances vaginal engorgement in healthy postmenopausal women during erotic stimulation, but is not linked with any subjective effect on sexual arousal. A single oral