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Obesity raises risk of complications in pregnancy, study shows
Expectant mothers who are obese are much more likely to suffer from minor complications such as heart burn and chest infections during pregnancy, a study suggests. view more (2009-07-17)
Editorial: Weight and pregnancy
Gaining or losing weight in between pregnancies can have major health implications for an unborn baby, warn two senior obstetricians in today's BMJ. view more (2007-07-27)
Day-care services could be option for pregnancy complications (pp 1089, 1104)
Research from Australia in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how day-care services could offer some benefits over hospital admission for women with pregnancy complications. Day care is increasingly being used for complications of pregnancy, despite little evidence that it is effective. Deborah Turnbull from the University of Adelaide,... view more... (2004-03-31)
Nurses no worse than junior doctors in assessing patients before surgery
Reform of junior doctors' hours has increased the pressure to use non-medical staff to assess patients before surgery. A study in this week's BMJ finds that appropriately trained nurses perform no worse than pre-registration house officers in preoperative assessment, although neither group performed particularly well. Researchers identified 1,874... view more... (2002-12-04)
Bigger babies at greater risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer
Women who had a greater birth size have a significantly higher risk than others of developing pre-menopausal breast cancer, according to a study carried out by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The study, reported in the British Medical Journal today, looked at 5,000 women born in Sweden during 1915-29, of which 63 had... view more... (2003-01-29)
Pre-school care-givers
In the study, 16 care-givers, who completed the Foundation Course offered by the Irish Pre-school Playgroups Association, were compared to 17 care-givers who did not attend the course. The trained care-givers had higher levels of sensitivity towards the children they looked after. Children attending the centres where the care-givers trained, also... view more... (1999-08-23)
Size at birth linked with risk of breast cancer in women under 50
A study in the BMJ this week finds an association between size at birth and risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer. view more (2003-01-29)
MRSA pre-screening effective in reducing otolaryngic surgical infection rates
Pre-operative screening of patients for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) may be an effective way to reduce infection rates following otolaryngic surgeries, according to new research published in the January 2009 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. view more (2009-01-05)
Updated data on novel HPV vaccine confirms efficacy in large population
Updated data from a study on a promising new vaccine against a pre-cancerous cervical virus shows superior efficacy in preventing cervical pre-cancers and non-invasive cervical cancer. view more (2005-11-01)
ESC Congress 2004: Recommendations on screening and sports participation in cardiovascular disease (study group report)
This presentation deals with the need for a common European programme for pre-participation screening of young competitive aimed to prevent sudden death during sports performance. view more (2004-08-29)
Scientist warns over pandemic flu vaccine 6-month time lag
New research published today (Monday April 27) from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust warns of a six-month time lag before effective vaccines can be manufactured in the event of a pandemic flu outbreak. view more (2009-04-28)
Curbing the obesity epidemic
The obesity epidemic has become a major public health problem in both industrialized countries and the developing world. Recent studies suggest that the major development of persistent adiposity is established already at pre-adolescence. view more (2007-06-20)
Substantial Increase In Survival After Introduction Of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy For HIV-1 Infection (p 1267)
Research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights the substantial increased survival for people with HIV-1 since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1997. However the study also shows a shift in risk profiles compared with earlier data-people over 45 years no longer appear to have reduced survival... view more... (2003-10-15)
Women's Cancer Outcome Improved by Surgical Evaluation
Many women scheduled to undergo hysterectomy for pre-cancerous cell changes actually need a more comprehensive surgery, something they should discuss with a gynecologic oncologist, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). view more (2009-02-13)
Ambion and Cenix BioScience announce availability of pre-designed siRNAS covering the human, mouse and rat genomes
Ambion, Inc. and Cenix BioScience GmbH, both leaders in the RNAi market, announced today that siRNA designs are now complete for more than 98% of all human, mouse, and rat genes listed in the public RefSeq database. These siRNAs promise to be the best new tool for fulfilling the promise of the Human Genome Project by enabling the efficient... view more... (2003-08-26)
Value of drugs for pre-osteoporosis exaggerated
A series of recent scientific publications have exaggerated the benefits and underplayed the harms of drugs to treat pre-osteoporosis or "osteopenia" potentially encouraging treatment in millions of low risk women, warn experts in this week's BMJ. view more (2008-01-18)
Pre-chewed food could transmit HIV
Researchers have uncovered the first cases in which HIV almost certainly was transmitted from mothers or other caregivers to children through pre-chewed food. view more (2009-07-22)
Many new doctors feel unprepared for their first jobs
Over 40% of newly qualified doctors say that their medical training did not fully prepare them for work as a pre-registration house officer (PRHO), finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-05-07)
Researcher explores why smoking increases the risk of heart disease and strokes
Researchers at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona have discovered a reason why smoking increases the risk of heart disease and strokes. view more (2009-06-12)
Women with endometriosis need special care during pregnancy to avoid risk of premature birth
The largest study to date of endometriosis in pregnant women has found that the condition is a major risk factor for premature birth. view more (2009-07-01)
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