Oct 16, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal elevated lead exposure is associated with an increased risk for intergenerational overweight or obesity (OWO), independent of postnatal blood lead...

Oct 16, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Breast reduction surgery improves physical and psychosocial well-being in young women undergoing surgery for concerns related to excessively large breasts,...

Oct 15, 2019

TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2009 to 2015, there was improvement in breastfeeding rates in most race/ethnicity groups, although disparities between black and white infants widened, ...

Oct 11, 2019

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Very low or very high weight gains during twin pregnancies are associated with adverse birth outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in Obstetr...

Oct 10, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Unselected, multigene testing for all patients with breast cancer would be cost-effective in the United Kingdom and the United States, according to a study ...

Oct 10, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For menopausal women with significant vaginal atrophy symptoms, fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) vaginal laser therapy results in similar improvement to th...

Oct 10, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For menopausal women with significant vaginal atrophy symptoms, fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) vaginal laser therapy results in similar improvement to th...

Oct 09, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Regardless of the percentage of lifetime spent in the United States, foreign-born women are less likely to ever have received a mammogram compared with U.S....

Oct 07, 2019

MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Back sleeping in late pregnancy is independently associated with lower birth weight, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Network Open. Ngaire...

Oct 03, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Persistent or increased exposure to high levels of air pollutants may increase the risk for preterm birth (PTB), particularly among women without a prior pre...

Sep 30, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Women undergoing vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) are more likely to have adverse maternal birth-related complications and perinatal outcomes, according t...

Sep 26, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Telecontraception -- the provision of contraception through a website or smartphone app -- is feasible and seems safe for patients, according to a research...

Sep 26, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Men fathering children through assisted reproduction techniques rather than natural conception have an increased risk for prostate cancer, including early-...

Sep 25, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Infants born in the Delta have the worst outcomes, according to the Sept. 25 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Di...

Sep 24, 2019

New research and recommendations were presented at ASBMR 2019, the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research annual meeting, from September 20-23 in Orlando. The features below highlight key pres...

Sep 19, 2019

While evidence increasingly indicates that the pre- and perinatal periods are crucial for lifelong health, little is known regarding fetal susceptibility during these periods, explains Benjamin J. S. ...

Sep 19, 2019

THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Among women with symptomatic uterovaginal prolapse, prolapse outcomes are similar after three years for vaginal mesh hysteropexy compared with vaginal hyst...

Sep 18, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Hysterectomy, even with ovarian conservation, is associated with an increased long-term risk for de novo depression, according to a study published online...

Sep 18, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Anemia diagnosed during the first 30 weeks of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention-deficit/hyperac...

Sep 17, 2019

TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal and postnatal exposure to chemicals, environment, and meteorological factors may impact blood pressure (BP) in children, according to a study publi...