Study: More focus on maternal mental health needed
Maternal depression is more common at 4 years following childbirth than at any other time in the first 12 months after childbirth, according to…
Women’s Health
Study: Premature menopause may affect later-life cognition
Premature menopause is associated with long-term negative effects on cognitive function, suggests a study in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Compared…
Benefits of exercise training in heart failure
Exercise training reduces the risk for subsequent all-cause mortality or all-cause hospitalization in women by 26%, compared with 10% in men, according to a…
Study: Gestational diabetes may increase risk for atherosclerosis later in midlife
Pregnant women who develop gestational diabetes may be at risk for early atherosclerosis during midlife before the onset of diabetes and metabolic diseases, according…
Study: U.S. women don’t know most stroke warning signs
According to a study in Stroke, many U.S. women don’t know most of the warning signs of stroke. Of the 1,205 women in the…
Weapon use predicts subsequent abuse incidents
Women are up to 83% more likely to experience repeat abuse by their male partners if a weapon is used in the initial abuse…
Guiding your patients through menopause
The more you know about menopause, the more you can help patients understand and cope with symptoms.
New intravaginal ring
Researchers have developed a new intravaginal ring for the sustained 90-day co-delivery of tenofovir and levonorgestrel, an anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug and a…
A woman’s reproductive health: Clues to future heart disease?
Reproductive status, hormonal therapy, oral contraceptives, irregular menstrual cycles, and pregnancy complications may raise woman’s risk of cardiovascular disease.
FDA approves first generic capecitabine to treat breast and colorectal cancers
On Sept. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of Xeloda (capecitabine), used to treat metastatic breast and…
New program addresses women’s needs when developing medical devices
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health, part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has launched a new program designed to look…
Study: Showering helps ease discomfort of women in labor
A study in Clinical Nursing Research reports that a 30-minute “therapeutic shower” taken when a woman is in active labor, can significantly reduce tension…
Study: More focus on maternal mental health needed
Maternal depression is more common at 4 years following childbirth than at any other time in the first 12 months after childbirth,…
Study: Premature menopause may affect later-life cognition
Premature menopause is associated with long-term negative effects on cognitive function, suggests a study in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and…
Benefits of exercise training in heart failure
Exercise training reduces the risk for subsequent all-cause mortality or all-cause hospitalization in women by 26%, compared with 10% in men, according…
Study: Gestational diabetes may increase risk for atherosclerosis later in midlife
Pregnant women who develop gestational diabetes may be at risk for early atherosclerosis during midlife before the onset of diabetes and metabolic…
Study: U.S. women don’t know most stroke warning signs
According to a study in Stroke, many U.S. women don’t know most of the warning signs of stroke. Of the 1,205 women…
Weapon use predicts subsequent abuse incidents
Women are up to 83% more likely to experience repeat abuse by their male partners if a weapon is used in the…
Guiding your patients through menopause
The more you know about menopause, the more you can help patients understand and cope with symptoms.
New intravaginal ring
Researchers have developed a new intravaginal ring for the sustained 90-day co-delivery of tenofovir and levonorgestrel, an anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug…
A woman’s reproductive health: Clues to future heart disease?
Reproductive status, hormonal therapy, oral contraceptives, irregular menstrual cycles, and pregnancy complications may raise woman’s risk of cardiovascular disease.
FDA approves first generic capecitabine to treat breast and colorectal cancers
On Sept. 16, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first generic version of Xeloda (capecitabine), used to treat metastatic…
New program addresses women’s needs when developing medical devices
The Center for Devices and Radiological Health, part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has launched a new program designed…
Study: Showering helps ease discomfort of women in labor
A study in Clinical Nursing Research reports that a 30-minute “therapeutic shower” taken when a woman is in active labor, can significantly…
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