OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from December 2003

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from December 2003

Bacterial infection in pregnancy Pap smears signals a risk for complications.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bacterial infection in pregnancy Pap smears signals a risk for complications. According to a study from Sweden, "previous studies on whether signs of infection in Pap smears imply a risk factor for...

Women feel unprepared for operative deliveries, study says.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antenatal classes do not adequately prepare women for operative deliveries (cesarean sections, use of ventouse or forceps), according to a study from Scotland. Researchers interviewed 27 women who...

Lactation increases rate of wound healing, lowers stress hormone levels in mice.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a study of mice, scientists found that lactation increased the rate of wound healing and was associated with lower levels of the stress hormone corticosterone when compared with controls. "Our...

Radical hysterectomy increases risk of impairing women's sexual function.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who have a radical hysterectomy are at increased risk for long-term complications of sexual dysfunction. The finding comes from a new study to be published in the January 1, 2004, issue of...

FDA approves first chewable birth-control tablet for women.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ovcon 35, an oral, spearmint-flavored contraceptive tablet that can be chewed and swallowed. This new version of Ovcon 35, indicated for the...

Chinese Health Ministry bans test-tube technology for single women.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- China's Health Ministry has barred that nation's doctors from helping single women get pregnant via in vitro fertilization, but the decision is subject to final review by China's Cabinet and possibly...

Fast-food chain apologizes to nursing mom.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Burger King has served up a plain apology to a woman who said she was ordered by a franchise employee to stop breast-feeding her baby in the fast-food restaurant's dining room or leave. Kate Geary...

Cardiac patient with complications delivers healthy baby.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- At the age of 25, Nancy DePrete was told that she had a 10% chance of having a baby. After suffering a stroke at the age of 24 and being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 25, Nancy's...

A new WHO study shows hormonal male contraception prevents pregnancy.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new WHO study shows hormonal male contraception prevents pregnancy. "WHO studies provided proof of concept for hormonal male contraception using a prototype androgen-alone regimen. Combined...

Cytology smears retain best antigen reactivity if directly fixed in 95% ethanol.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cytology smears retain best antigen reactivity if directly fixed in 95% ethanol. According to a study from the United States, "as an extension of a previous study, we evaluated interference in...

Blood test screening reduces need for amniocentesis.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Is simply being 35 or older enough reason for a pregnant woman to undergo amniocentesis to check for Down syndrome? The older mothers-to-be are, the higher their risk of having babies with this...

A new swine uterus perfusion system should advance physiological research.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new swine uterus perfusion system should advance physiological research. "The objective of this study was to establish an experimental model for extracorporeal perfusion of swine uterus. In order...

Human mucins 1, 3, 6 normal in fetal kidney; MUC3, MUC6 absent in diseased organ.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human mucins 1, 3, 6 normal in fetal kidney; MUC3, MUC6 absent in diseased organ. "Human mucin (MUC) genes encode large O-glycoproteins, which are expressed in various epithelial tissues. The...

International conference calls for an end to circumcision practice.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Activists and health experts are calling on governments and religious leaders to step up efforts to stop female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice imposed on an estimated 2 million girls worldwide a...

Seasonale maker reports 41% increase in revenue.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Laboratories, Inc., (BRL) reported net earnings of $38.5 million, or $0.55 per fully diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 ended September 30, 2003, as compared to net earnings of...

Whole milk component of breast milk carries highest HIV load.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The whole milk component of breast milk carries the highest HIV load. Scientists in the United States conducted a study "to determine which of the four components of breast milk (whole milk, skim...

Hairstylists recruited to promote good health.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Vermont Department of Health is enlisting hairdressers to spread the word about good health. The Health Department invited a dozen Bennington County hairstylists, social service workers, and...

Nevada lawmaker says state isn't good for women's health.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Statistics cited by Nevada state Assemblywoman Peggy Pierce at the 2003 First Lady's Conference on Women's Health Issues were grim. Nevada ranks among the lowest in per-person healthcare spending,...

A new LHRE reporter gene assay can measure human growth hormone bioactivity.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new LHRE reporter gene assay can measure human growth hormone bioactivity. According to a study from Japan, "we investigated the bioactivity of GH and compared with their immunoactivity in GH...

I.V. anti-D safe for pregnant moms with thrombocytopenia purpura; fetus okay.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- I.V. anti-D safe for pregnant moms with thrombocytopenia purpura; fetus okay. "This pilot study assessed the safety and efficacy of intravenous anti-D in 8 RhD + women with immune thrombocytopenic...

Chlamydial infection diminishes the acrosomal activity of sperm.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chlamydial infection diminishes the acrosomal activity of sperm. According to a study from Austria, "Chlamydia trachomatis infections might have a detrimental effect on various sperm functions....

Study helps explain relationship between weight gain and female hormones.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) researchers have presented study findings that help explain the relationship between weight gain and menopause. The study helps demonstrate how female...

Postpartum psychosis can be managed with standard therapy.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postpartum psychosis can be managed with standard therapy. According to recent research published in the journal Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, "the term postpartum psychosis (PP) is not a...

Study finds new mothers are resistant to stress.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New mothers are calmer under pressure and deal with adversity better, suggests a new study at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The study, conducted by Professor Tracey Shors from the...

Breastfeeding may trip mother's "reward system," stimulating bonding with baby.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the brain response of female rats when they are suckling their offspring finds that brain areas that mediate "reward" are stimulated by pup...

Faulty dynamic cerebral autoregulation prevails in women with eclampsia.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Faulty dynamic cerebral autoregulation prevails in women with eclampsia. According to a study from Germany, "eclampsia is frequently associated with brain edema, cerebral infarction or hemorrhage....

Most women experience heightened chemical senses during pregnancy.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Morning sickness, food cravings, and food aversions are not the only side effects of pregnancy. Many women also say that they perceived changes in their chemical senses during pregnancy; perhaps a...

Blood flow in the pregnant uterus is protected during moderate exercise.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Blood flow in the pregnant uterus is protected during moderate exercise. "The uterine artery blood flow (UtBF) and renal sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) responses to treadmill exercise were...

Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation assessments predict pre-eclampsia.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Brachial artery flow-mediated dilation assessments predict pre-eclampsia. "Endothelial injury and increased vascular reactivity are involved in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia (pregnancy-induced...

Changing partners increases risk of preterm birth.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who change partners between their first two births are at an increased risk of having a preterm, low-birthweight baby compared with women who have the same partner for both births, according to...

Fluoroscopically assisted treatment for hip fracture minimally exposes fetuses.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fluoroscopically assisted treatment for hip fracture minimally exposes fetuses. "Our aims in the present study were to provide normalized dose data for the estimation of the conceptus dose from...

Insulin-like growth factor II foments vascular adaptation to pregnancy.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insulin-like growth factor II foments vascular adaptation to pregnancy. "Adaptation of the maternal uterine vasculature is essential for normal fetal and placental development in which angiogenesis...

The corpus luteum vasculature of pregnancy does not undergo apoptosis.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The corpus luteum vasculature of pregnancy does not undergo apoptosis. "There has been much research into the mechanics of angiogenesis and many studies have demonstrated that newly formed vessels...

U.K. agency urges gender selection ban.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A British government agency recommended on November 12, 2003, that new techniques making it possible to select the sex of a baby should only be used to avoid serious gender-linked disorders, such as...

Hip arthroplasty is unlikely to cause obstetrical problems in young women.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hip arthroplasty is unlikely to cause obstetrical problems in young women. According to recent research from the United States, "female patients under 45 years of age (average, 32.5; range, 14-44)...

Birthweight standards need to be locally and ethnically congruent.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Birthweight standards need to be locally and ethnically congruent. "The objectives of this retrospective study were to assess the effect of ethnicity on birthweight percentiles and to compare...

Half of premature menopause and ovarian failure patients still have follicles; can conceive.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Half of premature menopause and ovarian failure patients still have follicles; can conceive. According to published research from the United States, "previously, premature menopause was the term...

Different views challenge how leucocyte quantity in semen should be defined.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Different views challenge how leucocyte quantity in semen should be defined. According to published research from Germany, "the presence of excess leucocytes in the semen has been associated with...

Fetal bone retained after pregnancy termination doesn't always alter fertility.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fetal bone retained after pregnancy termination doesn't always alter fertility. "We present a case of a 27-year-old asymptomatic woman, gravida 2 para 0 abortus 2, diagnosed with uterine intramural...

Seminal oxidative stress is a plausible explanation for infertility.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seminal oxidative stress is a plausible explanation for infertility. "Prostatitis has been associated with abnormal semen parameters and may be the cause of infertility in some patients. Sperm...

Seminal reactive oxygen species hamper fertilization and embryo development.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seminal reactive oxygen species hamper fertilization and embryo development. According to a study from Slovenia, "high seminal reactive oxygen species (ROS) are related to poor semen quality and...

Delayed neutrophil apoptosis occurs with female sex hormones, also increased ROI.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Delayed neutrophil apoptosis occurs due to female sex hormones, also increased ROI. "Women are conferred with greater immunologic and survival benefits compared to men. Female sex steroids...

Study: Female sexual dysfunction drug market to grow 10% over next 5 years.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Decision Resources, Inc., forecasts that the female sexual dysfunction (FSD) drug market will grow 10% from 2002-2007. According to the new Pharmacor study entitled "Female Sexual Dysfunction," the...

Streptococcus pyogenes HtsA, upregulated in blood, binds one heme molecule.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Streptococcus pyogenes HtsA is upregulated in blood and binds 1 heme molecule. "Group A streptococci (GAS) can use heme and hemoproteins as sources of iron. However, the machinery for heme...

Motherhood appears to induce protective cognitive responses.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Females can respond very differently to stressful experiences following giving birth, research suggests. In previous studies, exposure to an acute stressful event was found to severely impair new...

Folate, vitamin B-12, and iron can all be compromised in pregnant adolescents.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Folate, vitamin B-12, and iron can all be compromised in pregnant adolescents. "Pregnancy in adolescence increases nutritional risk, due to higher demand of nutrients for maternal and fetal growth....

Pesticide-specific analysis will show how pregnant women in California fare.
December 1, 2003... 2003 DEC 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pesticide-specific analysis will show how pregnant women in California fare. According to recent research published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, "approximately 230,000 kg of...

Discovery may lead to gene targets for new form of birth control.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Deleting a particular ion channel from sperm cells causes those cells to lose the power needed for fertilization, researchers at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas found...

Female fetus' adverse effect on maternal asthma can reduce fetal growth.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- After studying 138 pregnant women with asthma through their entire term, researchers have concluded that a female fetus exerts an adverse effect on maternal asthma, which, if the mother is not treated...

Changes in VEGF regulation preface defective uteroplacental vascularization.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Changes in VEGF regulation preface defective uteroplacental vascularization. "Several growth factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A and placental growth factor (PlGF) are...

Fertility worries common in young survivors.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A survey of young breast cancer survivors found that more than half likely overestimated their risk for developing treatment related infertility, according to researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer...

HPV testing could be future strategy for primary screening.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cancer Research UK scientists have proposed a new approach for cervical cancer screening. Testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV), the main cause of cervical cancer, could be the primary...

Culture may affect Hispanic women's use of birth control.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Latinas who believe that women should stay at home and not work are four times more likely to have missed a few birth control pills than their counterparts with a more favorable impression of women in...

Low angiogenic factor in umbilical cords may reflect aberrant vessel growth.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low angiogenic factor in umbilical cords may reflect aberrant vessel growth. "We evaluated the concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiogenin in the umbilical cord blood...

The standardization of embryo transfer methods might improve pregnancy rates.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The standardization of embryo transfer methods might improve pregnancy rates. "Embryo transfer has received little clinical attention and has been, until recently, the most inefficient step in...

CAD software improves breast ultrasound, digital mammograms.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New computerized systems that give doctors a "second pair of eyes" for looking at mammograms and other breast scans are showing great promise for detecting breast cancer, distinguishing it from benign...

PDE2 induces Candida albicans hyphae production; virulence is not increased.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The phosphodiesterase PDE2 is required for the nonhyperfilamentous form of Candida albicans to be maintained; the hyperfilamenous form is not a virulence attribute, although the ability to switch is....

Group urges women to learn more about their STD risks and to get screened.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC) is urging women to become educated about their risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and get screened for cancers that can result...

Church asks courts to be absolved from part of employee prescription-drug law.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If you don't believe in the law, do you have to follow it? That's the question before courts in New York and California, which are being asked to absolve branches of the Catholic Church from...

Development agreement signed to test transdermal Nestorone spray.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Population Council, an international public health organization, and FemPharm Pty Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Acrux Limited, have signed a joint development agreement to test transdermal...

Down's syndrome EIA detects first trimester pregnancy-associated plasma protein A.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- EIA for Down's syndrome (DS) can detect pregnancy-associated plasma protein A; can be used in conjunction with other first trimester tests. According to recent research published in the...

Bipolar umbilical cord coagulation manages severe feto-fetal transfusion.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bipolar umbilical cord coagulation manages severe feto-fetal transfusion. "Triplet-to-triplet transfusion is a rare clinical complication of monochorionic pregnancies. We present such a case in a...

Fetal hypothyroidism resolves after intervention and transient hyperthyroidism.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fetal hypothyroidism resolves after intervention and transient hyperthyroidism. "We report a case of fetal goitrous hypothyroidism followed by neonatal transient hyperthyroidism. A fetal goiter (26...

Transvaginal ultrasound identifies TRAP syndrome in the first trimester.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transvaginal ultrasound identifies TRAP syndrome in the first trimester. According to published research from Germany, "the Twin-Reversed-Arterial-Perfusion-Syndrome (TRAP) is a rare complication...

Risk assessments for genetic disease require comprehensive molecular analyses.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Risk assessments for genetic disease require comprehensive molecular analyses. According to researchers in Canada, "we describe a complicated genetic counseling and prenatal diagnostic case...

Asian and Caucasian women have differences in pelvic organ mobility.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Asian and Caucasian women have differences in pelvic organ mobility. According to published research from Australia, "epidemiological studies have postulated racial differences in the incidence...

Instrumental vaginal deliveries are not likely to cause anorectal symptoms.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Instrumental vaginal deliveries are not likely to cause anorectal symptoms. According to recent research from Netherlands, "the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of, and the changes...

The nitric oxide-cyclic GMP pathway regulates vaginal hemodynamics.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The nitric oxide-cyclic GMP pathway regulates vaginal hemodynamics. "The regulatory role of nitric oxide (NO) in vaginal perfusion remains unclear. We used specific inhibitors of enzymes in the...

Platelet function changes in labor and for some time afterward.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Platelet function changes in labor and for some time afterward. "Increased platelet activation has been reported during labor. We evaluated changes in platelet count, volume and function during...

Studies explore women's HRT knowledge and behavior post-WHI findings.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two new studies in the December 2003 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology explore women's knowledge and behavior regarding hormone therapy (HT) after release of the well-publicized Women's Health...

Maternal body water levels correlated with heart function, hypertension risk.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Body water levels in pregnant women are correlated with heart function and hypertension risk. In a recent study, scientists in Italy "assessed total body water (TBW) content and cardiac function in...

Streptococcus pyogenes M protein has 2 domains binding complement and IgA.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Streptococcus pyogenes M protein allows escape from phagocytosis by binding complement and IgA. "The M protein of Streptococcus pyogenes is a major bacterial virulence factor that confers...

Genetic information from cloned pigs may help babies before birth.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The birth of the first cloned animals in North Carolina may soon lead to advances in animal and human health, particularly the prevention of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). Jorge...

A breech and double nuchal coil pregnancy is uneventful after close follow-up.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A breech and double nuchal coil pregnancy is uneventful after close follow-up. "We report the management of a fetus with breech presentation and double nuchal cord in a mother desiring external...

Jury convicts Phoenix, Arizona, abortion doctor of sexual abuse.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A jury that deliberated for 14 days convicted a Phoenix, Arizona, abortion doctor on December 2, 2003, of 22 counts of sexual abuse of patients. Brian Finkel, 64, was acquitted of 34 other abuse...

Universal protocol for preventing wrong site-procedure-person surgery endorsed.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), representing over 45,000 members who provide healthcare for women, has joined forces with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of...

New survey reveals stark differences between clinicians and women on concept.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new U.S. survey sponsored by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) exposes what women and healthcare providers really think of monthly periods and menstrual suppression. ...

Midurethral sling with tension free tape requires precise placement to avoid harm.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Midurethral slings made with tension free vaginal tape must be placed precisely to avoid neurovascular injury. "The aim of this study was to investigate the course of midurethral slings using...

Research: Hot tub use during pregnancy may increase risk for miscarriage.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The experience of sitting in a hot tub or whirlpool may increase the risk of miscarriage in newly pregnant women, according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. ...

Free bednets for pregnant women effective at reducing infant malaria in Kenya.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A program distributing free bednets to pregnant women has been effective at preventing infant malaria in Kenya. According to published research from England, "In 2001, UNICEF procured 70,000...

Securin, low in fetal brain, correlates with lack of adult neural proliferation.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Securin, low in fetal brain, correlates with lack of adult neural proliferation. According to a study from England, "human securin, known also as PTTG, has established oncogenic and cell cycle...

Ritodrine tocolytic therapy worsens cerebral edema in brain injury patients.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ritodrine tocolytic therapy worsens cerebral edema in brain injury patients. "In a 33-weeks pregnant patient with a head injury, neurological status severely deteriorated after introduction of...

NewsRx expands to 100 titles in Health Law and Business.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NewsRx, publisher of professional health and medical newsletters and databases for 20 years, has moved into law and business publishing with the addition of 56 new titles for 2004. C.W. Henderson,...

Doppler ultrasound predicts risk of miscarriage.
December 22, 2003... 2003 DEC 22 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doppler ultrasound performed in early pregnancy can accurately identify embryonic congestive heart failure and subsequent risk of miscarriage, research shows. Reporting at the 89th Scientific...