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DNA Methylation Classifier Predicts Progression in CIN2

Aug 06, 2019

TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A DNA methylation classifier can predict progression in young women with untreated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 (CIN2), according to a study pub...

Exercise During Pregnancy May Boost Infant Development

Aug 06, 2019

TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise during pregnancy may improve early neuromotor development of infant offspring, according to a study published in the August issue of Medicine & S...

Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Tied to Poor Sleep Quality

Aug 05, 2019

MONDAY, Aug. 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) receiving hormone therapy have poor sleep quality, according to a study published online July 8 in Menopause. ...

Estrogen Preps Differ in Effects on Heart Fat Deposits

Aug 02, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone therapy formulations have differential effects on heart fat deposits in early menopausal women, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in the Jou...

Complementary Infant Feeding Guidelines May Lead to Overfeeding

Aug 02, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Following existing complementary feeding guidelines for infants may result in overfeeding within the first year of life, according to a study published online ...

Psychologic Distress Linked to Cervical Cancer Mortality

Aug 02, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A clinical diagnosis of stress-related disorders or an occurrence of stressful life events around the time of cervical cancer diagnosis is associated with an i...

Compliance With Meds Falters With Age in Youth Born With HIV

Aug 02, 2019

FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV, the prevalence of medication nonadherence and unsuppressed viral load increases with age, according to a study p...

Infant Mortality Rates Highest for Non-Hispanic Blacks

Aug 01, 2019

THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Mortality rates are much higher for infants of non-Hispanic black women than for infants of other race/ethnic groups, according to the Aug. 1 National Vital ...

Trial Tests CRISPR Gene-Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

Jul 31, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. clinical trial of CRISPR gene-editing to treat people with sickle cell disease is underway. The trial seeks to recruit up to 45 adults with severe ...

Moving House in First Trimester Linked to Worse Infant Outcomes

Jul 31, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Moving to a new home in the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for low birth weight and preterm birth, according to a study ...

Preeclampsia History Increases Risk for End-Stage Kidney Disease

Jul 31, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women with preeclampsia have an increased risk for developing end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), according to a study published online July 30 in PLOS Medici...

Changes in Radial Pulse During Menopause May Reflect CV Risk

Jul 30, 2019

TUESDAY, July 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Changes in the harmonics of the radial pulse wave during menopause may reflect cardiovascular risk, according to a study presented at the American Heart Asso...

CDC: General Fertility Rate, Teen Birth Rate Decreasing in U.S.

Jul 30, 2019

TUESDAY, July 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2017 to 2018, there were decreases in the U.S. general fertility rate and the teen birth rate, according to a July data brief published by the U.S. Cent...

Model Fails to Predict Risk for Maternal ICU Admission

Jul 26, 2019

FRIDAY, July 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A predictive model that uses prenatal risk factors to help identify women at higher risk for admission to the maternal intensive care unit (ICU) has low posit...

Review Supports Testosterone for Low Sexual Desire in Women

Jul 26, 2019

FRIDAY, July 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For postmenopausal women with low sexual desire causing distress, testosterone is an effective treatment, with a preference for nonoral administration, accord...

Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to Raised Odds of NICU Admission

Jul 25, 2019

THURSDAY, July 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Acute exposure to pollutants in the week prior to delivery and day of delivery is associated with increased odds of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admi...

Why We Should Ban the Brain-Damaging Pesticide Chlorpyrifos

Jul 24, 2019

Dr. Omar El-Agnaf, Executive Director of Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, argues that regional governments should act swiftly to ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that ca...

Allergan Recalls Textured Breast Implants Linked to Lymphoma

Jul 24, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Allergan's textured breast implants will be recalled due to their link to a rare cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. Follow...

Tissue Adhesive, Sterile Strips Similar After Cesarean Section

Jul 24, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- With cesarean deliveries, wound complications are similar for tissue adhesive and sterile strips when used after closure of a Pfannenstiel skin incision, a...

Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Gestational Diabetes Risk

Jul 24, 2019

WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Following a Mediterranean diet in pregnancy does not reduce the risk for adverse maternal and offspring complications but may reduce the odds of gestationa...

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