Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility Title: Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
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Created: 8/1/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/1/2008
Source: www.medicinenet.comNewsweek Examines Emerging Field Of Oncofertility Newsweek recently examined the "bourgeoning world of oncofertility," which specializes in assisted reproduction for women who are undergoing radiation or chemotherapy. The article has been posted online and will be in the magazine's Aug. 4 issue.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWashington Post, WSJ Examine Reaction To Draft HHS Rule That Could Limit Birth Control Access The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post on Thursday examined debate over an HHS rule being developed by the Bush administration.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBirth Risks Of Assisted Fertilization Linked To Infertility Causes Rather Than Procedure The adverse perinatal outcomes associated with assisted fertilization (AF) in comparison to infants conceived spontaneously could be associated with the causes of infertility rather than the procedure itself, according to an article released July 31, 2008 in The Lancet. Increasingly, women in developing countries are delaying childbirth until an age when fertilization is decreased.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCommon Vaginal Infection May Increase Risk Of HIV Infection A common vaginal infection may make women more susceptible to contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public
Health researchers have found. An analysis of 23 published studies, including data from more than 30,700 women from around the world, showed that women with bacterial vaginosis the most common type of vaginosis in women of reproductive age were more likely than others to be infected with HIV.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comLink To Maternal Alzheimer's Disease A maternal history of Alzheimer's disease appears to predispose individuals to the mind-robbing disease because their brains aren't using glucose efficiently, according to new findings presented at the Alzheimer's Association 2008 International Alzheimer's Disease Conference held in Chicago. The new findings by a group led by Lisa Mosconi, Ph.D.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBirth Defect Three To Four Times More Likely For Infants Born To Diabetic Women, Study Says Pregnant women with diabetes are three to four times more likely to give birth to an infant with a birth defect than other pregnant women, according to a CDC study scheduled to be published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the AP/San Jose Mercury News reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHaitian Women Living In Miami Less Likely Than Black, White Women To Have Had Pap Test, Research Shows Only 44% of Haitians over age 18 who live in the Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami have had a Pap test, compared with 84% of black women and 84% of white women, according to a study by researchers at the University of Miami, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Explains How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Infections Title: Study Explains How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Infections
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Created: 8/1/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/1/2008
Source: www.medicinenet.com
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