By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For older postmenopausal women, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) appears to be of benefit only in those women
By Keith Mulvihill NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While the intrauterine devices (IUD) available today are a safe and effective means of contraception, survey results
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who participated in organized sports as children and adolescents are more likely to be physically active as adults and
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding to the current debate about the value of mammography screening for breast cancer, a new report in the February
By Steven Reinberg NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Gene expression patterns seen on DNA microarrays can identify breast cancers that are likely to metastasize, according
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The volume of moderate-intensity weight bearing exercise performed in mid and late pregnancy is inversely related to fetoplacental growth, according
By Steven Reinberg NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based upon a report by Danish researchers published in the January 8, 2000 issue of The Lancet,
By Paula Moyers NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant patients with cancer symptoms need to be diagnosed and treated promptly, without either terminating the pregnancy
By Paula Moyer NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A twin pregnancy is at higher risk of several complications if the pregnancy is the result of
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A history of fracture–excluding those related to auto accidents–sustained between the ages of 20 and 50 years predicts a woman's
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children of diabetic mothers, those who are principally breast-fed during the first week of life are more likely than
By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two investigators evaluating data from the National Longitudinal Study of Youth agree that induced abortion is associated
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) – Adding injectable pyridoxine (vitamin B6) to a standard anti-emetic is somewhat more effective in treating pregnancy-associated hyperemesis than is treatment
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 15 – A team of leading breast specialists has issued the first clinical practice guidelines for ductal lavage in the
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 15 – For women at high risk of developing breast cancer, chemoprevention therapy with tamoxifen prolongs average survival, particularly among
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jan 15 – Results of a new study find that women with polycystic ovary syndrome have significantly higher than normal levels
By Steven Reinberg NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the favorable vascular effects of estrogen are not seen
By Steven Reinberg NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In postmenopausal women, increased estradiol levels are associated with a high risk of developing breast cancer, suggesting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pregnant women who are exposed to water with high levels of chlorination byproducts (CBPs) are at increased for miscarriages or having children
By Steven Reinberg NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In postmenopausal women, increased estradiol levels are associated with a high risk of developing breast cancer, suggesting