Reclassification Of Azithromycin From POM To P - An Unparalleled Opportunity, UK The NPA regards the switch of azithromycin from POM to P as an unparalleled opportunity for community pharmacy to become an alternative option for safe and effective treatment for chlamydia infection. Under the proposed pharmacy model, patients benefit from an additional source of testing and treatment - on a nationwide scale. This additional route would fill a gap in provision, making it easier and quicker for people to receive screening and appropriate treatment.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPost-Partum Suicide Attempt Risks Studied Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers compared two populations of mothers and found that a history of psychiatric disorders or substance abuse was a strong predictor of post-partum suicide attempts.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDiagnostic Evaluation Of Urinary Incontinence In Women UroToday.com - The incontinent patient is evaluated in order to make a presumptive diagnosis so that treatment can be offered. The evaluation begins with a history and a physical examination. The history focuses on the description of the patient's incontinence. Although the history may define the patient's problem it may be misleading. Urge incontinence may be triggered by activities such as coughing so that by history the patient would seem to have stress incontinence.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWays To Avoid Blood Pressure Increase At Menopause Before menopause, women have a blood pressure advantage. Women's blood pressure starts out lower than men's, but the advantage doesn't last. The August issue of Mayo Clinic Women's
HealthSource offers insights on blood pressure changes in women and steps to avoid high blood pressure.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAggression Minimized With Supportive Parenting In Girls Who Mature Early Aggressive behavior is more likely to be shown by adolescent girls who go through puberty when their parents do not nuture them, communicate with them, or have knowledge of their activities, according to an article released on August 4, 2008 in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent
Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFor Breastfeeding To Succeed, Mothers Need Support "Mother Support: Going for the Gold!" is the theme the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action selected for Breastfeeding Awareness Month, August 2008, to tie breastfeeding in with the Summer Olympic Games. As every country sends its best athletes to compete, the importance of offering each child a
healthy start in life is emphasized. The word "gold" raises awareness of the superiority of breastfeeding.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAICR Reminds Mothers Of Additional Breastfeeding Benefit: Cancer Protection As World Breastfeeding Week (August 1-7) draws to a close, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) urges new mothers to consider one more benefit to breastfeeding their babies: added cancer protection for mother and child. "AICR is the first cancer organization to issue an official recommendation advocating breastfeeding in order to decrease risk of developing cancer," said AICR Nutritionist Sarah Wally, MS RD.
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