NEW YORK (Reuters) Jul 09 – Shares of US drugmaker Wyeth tumbled on Tuesday after a study showed that women taking Prempro, the company’s hugely
Obesity and weight gain before diagnosis of diabetes are related to an increased risk of coronary heart disease in women with type 2 diabetes. Weight
High rates of AIDS among young African women will lead to a population imbalance that will take generations to overcome and make the AIDS epidemic
Researchers with the Women’s Health Initiative trial have halted the estrogen plus progestin portion of the study because of apparent increases in risks for invasive
In HIV-infected pregnant women receiving prenatal care and standard antiretroviral therapy (ART) with elective cesarean section available, the risk of HIV transmission is low and
Contraceptive diaphragms should be studied as a potential means for women to protect themselves against AIDS, researchers said on Tuesday. Diaphragms might offer protection against
בדיווח מעתון הארץ מתואר מקרה מוזר זה, שמקורו בטעות בטיפול בהפרייה. לכתבה
Tension-free vaginal tape, when combined with other pelvic floor reconstructive surgery, is safe and efficacious for treating stress urinary incontinence. The most common complication is
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 02 – The theory that the AIDS epidemic would “level off” in heavily affected countries has not played out, and
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 02 – A report published in the current issue of Cephalalgia suggests that there is no significant difference in systolic
Doctors should consider both diagnostic laparoscopy and bladder hydrodistension for women with premenstrually exacerbated pelvic pain and irritative bladder symptoms. Endometriosis is often present in
VIENNA (Reuters Health) Jul 03 – The risk of miscarriage in twin pregnancies resulting from in vitro fertilisation is significantly lower than for singletons, research
July 3, 2002 Long-term follow-up of the Heart and Estrogen/Progesterone Replacement Study (HERS II) reported in the July 3 issue of The Journal of
Women should discuss the role of preventive therapy for breast cancer with their physicians, according to a report by the United States Preventive Services Task
Pregnant women carrying a male foetus may be more liable to back pain towards the end of pregnancy than those with a female foetus. This
ICSI – there is a risk of birth defects but it’s small says ESHRE VIENNA, AUSTRIA — July 1, 2002 — The absolute risk of
— Women who suffer repeated unexplained miscarriages can be helped to have babies if preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is carried out on their embryos before
The continuing high rate of multiple pregnancies in assisted reproduction is a major medical, psychosocial and economic problem. But it could be solved overnight if
במקרים רבים של אי-פוריות נעשה שימוש בהפריה חוץ גופית, אף שאפשר להשיג הריון באמצעים מתונים יותר. בחברה ההישגית של היום לא משלימים עם כישלון או
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 26 – In women with osteopenia related to anorexia nervosa, treatment with an oral contraceptive (OC) plus recombinant human insulin-like