Sexual Assault Tied to Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Women
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Sexual assault trauma may partly explain why women...
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COVID-19 Lockdown Tied to Increased Heavy Drinking
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Heavy alcohol consumption among adults with a...
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CDC Recommends Universal Mask Wearing
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Americans should wear masks during all indoor...
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Rooming-In, Breastfeeding Feasible With Maternal SARS-CoV-2
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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Female Physicians Spend More Time in EHR Than Males
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Female physicians spend more minutes per day in the...
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Obesity Adds to Racial Disparity in Early Breast Cancer
MONDAY, Dec. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with early breast cancer, there are...
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Hep C Testing, Identification Plummet During COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 systematic emergency response has led...
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FDA Review Finds Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Effective After First Dose
TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — New data released Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug...
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FDA Review Finds Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Effective After First Dose
TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — New data released Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug...
Read MoreExploring the beneficial effects and possible mechanisms of repeated episodes of whole-body hypoxic preconditioning in a rat model of preeclampsia
The researchers did this research with the purpose of exploring the beneficial effects of repeated episodes of whole body hypoxic preconditioning (WHPC) on preeclampsia (PE)-like symptoms in rats. The researchers performed WHPC...
Read MoreSerum levels of uric acid may have a potential role in managing immediate delivery or prolongation of pregnancy in severe preeclampsia.
This study’s primary purpose was to investigate the biomarker(s) that could affect the decision for immediate or delayed delivery in severe preeclampsia. Researchers collected the relevant data on serum levels of alanine...
Read MoreImproved placental vascular repair in a rat preeclampsia model by implantation of endothelial progenitor cells treated with platelet microparticles
Preeclampsia is a complication characterized by the more than the normal range of blood pressure of a pregnant woman, usually after twenty weeks of the pregnancy resulting in damage to different organs and organ systems. As it...
Read MoreAngiotensin II type 1 receptor autoantibody blockade improves cerebral blood flow autoregulation and hypertension in a preclinical model of preeclampsia.
The researches based this research on the cases of women with preeclampsia (PE). It reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) pre-clinical rat model of PE have elevated angiotensin II type 1 receptor agonistic autoantibodies...
Read MoreMaternal recall of a history of early-onset preeclampsia, late-onset preeclampsia, or gestational hypertension: a validation study
Preeclampsia is a complication that results during the time of pregnancy. In this complication, the blood pressure remains heightened, resulting in damage to the kidneys, liver, or other pregnant women’s organ systems. The onset...
Read MoreImpact of a case management program for women seeking later second-trimester abortion: the case of the Massachusetts Access Program
The Massachusetts Access Program is a referral and case management program created to address barriers to later second-trimester abortions. This study was done with the purpose to outline the scope of, describes provider...
Read MoreAssessing the relationship between intimate partner violence, externally-decided pregnancy, and unintended pregnancies among women in slum communities in Mumbai, India
There are very few studies that are available from South Asia that have examined the relationship between pregnancy decision-making, IPV, and unintended pregnancy. This study was done with the purpose to examine the associations...
Read MoreAccuracy of a point-of-care test for quantifying human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) in the management of pregnancy of unknown location in an abortion service
The main purpose of conducting this study was to determine whether a POCT could be used instead of laboratory serum hCG measurement. Over the period of 1 year, women who presented to an abortion service with a PUL had a POCT for...
Read MoreSexual practices and condom use among a sample of Northern and Indigenous adolescents in Northern Canada: cross-sectional survey results
STI prevention in the NWT, Canada is an urgent concern as STI prevalence is seven-fold the national average. The study was conducted with the purpose to explore factors associated with sexual activity and condom use among...
Read MoreSociodemographic and behavioral correlates of lifetime number of sexual partners: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
As a matter of fact that no current data are available on correlates of lifetime sexual partners at older ages. This study was conducted with the purpose to explore the correlates of the lifetime number of sexual partners in a...
Read MorePrevalence and correlates of ‘sexual competence’ at first heterosexual intercourse among young people in Britain
A greater understanding of the circumstances of first sexual intercourse, as opposed to an exclusive focus on age at the occurrence, is required in order that sexual health and well-being can be promoted from the onset of sexual...
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