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Miscarriage significantly associated with increasing paternal age
In a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the New York Psychiatric Institute researchers found that increasing paternal age is significantly associated with increased rates of spontaneous abortion, a pregnancy loss occurring before twenty weeks of gestation. view more (2006-08-07)
Information does not solve problems raised by genetic screening
Dissertation: Piia Jallinoja The majority of Finns approve of gene tests, but a considerable proportion also has worries related to tests and screenings, and their future prospects. This was shown in the dissertation by M.Soc.Sc Piia Jallinoja`s, examined April 6., at the University of Helsinki. The study investigated the introduction of gene... view more... (2002-04-04)
Fetal cell 'transplant' could be a hidden link between childbirth and reduced risk of breast cancer
Some benefits of motherhood are intangible, but one has been validated through biostatistical research: women who bear children have a reduced risk of developing breast cancer. view more (2007-10-03)
Call To Action To Tackle Global Health Impact Of Child Prostitution (p 1417)
Call To Action To Tackle Global Health Impact Of Child ProstitutionAuthors of a review article in this week's issue of THE LANCET are calling on health professionals to join forces with NGOs, governments, and UN agencies to establish an international campaign against child prostitution. Brian Willis from the Centers for Disease Control and... view more... (2002-04-17)
Ewe parasite research to save £80m a year
New research at the University of Leeds has overturned existing advice to farmers that has been maintaining the disease toxoplasma in the nation's sheep flocks for years. Toxoplasma is a disease humans catch from sheep and cats that causes human abortions and birth defects with greater frequency than rubella. In a study of a pedigree Charolais... view more... (2004-03-24)
Widespread support for nonembryonic stem cell research, VCU Life Sciences Survey shows
The VCU Life Sciences Survey is the first poll to reflect the discovery reported internationally in November that human skin cells can be used to create stem cells or their near equivalents. When asked about the implications of this development, more than six in 10, or 63 percent, say that both embryonic and non-embryonic stem cell research is... view more... (2007-12-19)
Study: Health undervalued in reproductive rights debate
Women's health is increasingly undervalued in conflicts over reproductive rights, including clashes based on moral objections under so-called conscience clauses, a new study by a University of Illinois legal expert found. view more (2009-04-02)
Easily grossed out? You're more likely a conservative, says Cornell psychologist
Are you someone who squirms when confronted with slime, shudders at stickiness or gets grossed out by gore? Do crawly insects make you cringe or dead bodies make you blanch? view more (2009-06-08)
Study finds two-thirds of unplanned pregnancies in women using contraception
A survey on contraception by French researchers has found that a third of the pregnancies among women in their study were unplanned and that two-thirds of these pregnancies occurred in contraception users. A fifth of the unplanned pregnancies happened among women using the Pill and a tenth among women using the IUD (intra-uterine device) - both... view more... (2003-04-26)
Houston: The face of America in the next 20 years
Houston is a reflection of where most of America's cities will be in the next 20 years, according to Stephen Klineberg, Rice University sociologist and director of the annual Houston Area Survey. view more (2009-04-27)
ANTENATAL SCREENING FOR HAEMOGLOBIN DISORDERS ISINADEQUATE AND INEQUITABLE
Antenatal screening for haemoglobin disorders should be standard practice in the United Kingdom, explain Professor Bernadette Modell from University College London and colleagues, in order to identify couples at risk and to give them an informed choice in every pregnancy, including the option of a prenatal diagnosis. This option has been utilised... view more... (2000-02-01)
New insights into neural tube defects
Environmental and genetic factors lead to neural tube defects in 1 in every 1,000 births and cause 1 in 20 of every spontaneous abortion. One cause of these defects is the failure of cells within the neural tube to migrate to the middle of the developing neural tube. view more (2006-01-12)
Female vets at risk of miscarriage from anesthetic gases and pesticides
Female vets run twice the risk of miscarriage as a result of exposure to anaesthetic gases and pesticides, suggests a study published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. view more (2008-04-03)
Conscience, religion alter how doctors tell patients about options
Many physicians feel no obligation to tell patients about legal but morally controversial medical treatments or to refer patients to doctors who do not object to those treatments. view more (2007-02-08)
Hormone drug linked to increased prevalence of male genital disorder (pp 1081, 1102)
Results of a Dutch study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET highlight how a male genital disorder could be more common among boys born to mothers who were prenatally exposed to a synthetic hormone withdrawn in the late 1970s. The drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) was previously prescribed to prevent spontaneous abortion and preterm delivery. DES... view more... (2002-03-27)
Popular pill for inducing labor found effective, but concerns remain
A popular anti-ulcer pill used around the world for inducing labor and preventing post-delivery bleeding appears to be as effective as more expensive drugs but still must be used with caution, according to an updated systematic review of studies. view more (2006-04-19)
New £1m Research Centre for the study of Law, Gender And Sexuality
A £1m Research Centre for the study of Law, Gender and Sexuality is being launched on 24 September 2004 at the University of Kent. The first research centre to focus on these areas in the UK, it is the result of a partnership between Kent, Keele and Westminster Universities, and will bring together academic expertise to develop understanding... view more... (2004-09-15)
'Rhythm method' may kill off more embryos than other methods of contraception
The "rhythm method" may kill off more embryos than other contraceptive methods, such as coils, morning after pills, and oral contraceptives, suggests an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics. view more (2006-05-25)
Swimming pool chlorine risk to pregnant women
Research by Dr Mark Nieuwenhuijsen published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine today (4 April) highlights an area of potential risk to pregnant women through exposure to the by-products of chlorination in swimming pools. The following statement clarifies the potential risk: Dr Nieuwenhuijsen, from the Department of... view more... (2002-04-04)
New research lights up chronic bacterial infection inside bone
A new report demonstrates how a sensitive imaging technique gives scientists the upper hand in seeking out bacteria in chronic infections. view more (2008-12-23)
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