Though acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is rare in women of child-bearing age, but with more and more women delaying childbirth and advances in advances in reproductive medicine enabling older women to conceive, the incidence of AMI associated with pregnancy is
Also, breast reconstruction after preventive mastectomy was as safe as or safer than reconstruction in women with breast cancer and had excellent cosmetic results. "Breast cancer is a terrible diagnosis and decisions regarding treatment are never easy. This study shows
And they have even launched a real-time, automated data-gathering system called HealthMap to gather, organize and disseminate this online intelligence. "Web-based electronic information sources can play an important role in early event detection and support situational awareness by providing current,
However, post-partum women may have a higher risk of major depressive disorder. To reach the study's conclusions, Oriana Vesga-Lopez, M.D., of New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, and colleagues analyzed data from interviews of 43,093 individuals who participated in
The study, which was led by University of Melbourne researcher Dr Anne Cust, found that women who were overweight or had signs of insulin resistance - such as elevated blood glucose or insulin levels - were about 50 per cent
According to police crime statistics from four states, alcohol and social networking websites such as Facebook and YouTube have generated behavioural changes leading to a marked increase in youth offences, especially girls and children of both sexes under 14. "We
One out of 4,500 babies is born with ambiguous genital development that makes identification of the child's gender doubly difficult for parents and doctors - whether the child should be raised as a boy or a girl. The new finding
Dr. Anirban Basu and his graduate student Sulagna Das have found that the virus behind the disease damages the brain not only by killing brain cells, but also by preventing the birth of new cells from neural stem/progenitor cells (NPC)
The new study led by Mark A. Smith neuroscientist and Associate Professor from Davidson College has suggested that regular exercise can lower the tendency to become addicted to illegal drugs. "We've known that individuals who engage in exercise have lower
The combination includes sumatriptan - a migraine-specific drug that affects the constriction of blood vessels, with naproxen sodium - a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that works on the inflammatory aspect of migraine and relieves non-traditional migraine symptoms such as sinus pain
They found that certain chemicals emanating from bacteria in water containers stimulate the female mosquitoes to lay their eggs. The female mosquitoes sense these chemical cues and decide that the water container is a preferable environment for their larvae to
The study led by Dr Cecile King and PhD student Alexis Vogelzang, from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney Human body produces B cells, which make antibodies, and T cells, which help them but the way in which
We asked fitness experts and regular Joes alike how they stick with their routine. These methods keep them moving; maybe one will work for you. 1. Embarrass Yourself Make a mark on your calendar every time you make it to
However, the mothers of ART twins had fewer symptoms of depression before the birth than did mothers of twins conceived spontaneously. "This may be due to better counselling and preparation of infertile couples for twins. The good mental health during
The study, titled 'Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (CURES)'and conducted between 2004 and 2007, found that 75.5 per cent people in Chennai knew about a condition called diabetes. "But after awareness of PACE project was imparted with support of NGO
The research team has found that changes in the number of circulating tumour cells predicted the outcome after chemotherapy. "The results add to a growing body of evidence showing that counting these cells is a valuable method for predicting survival
Nearly 10 pct of the people who have cancer suffer from clinical depression and helplessness. In the study led by University of Edinburgh scientists, and involving 200 cancer patients, half of the patients received the new treatment while the other
According to Professor Olga van den Akker, from the Department of Psychology, Middlesex University, Hendon, London, UK, previous stigmatisation of surrogate mothers in the media had added to the reluctance to take on this treatment option. Professor Olga along with
According to Dr. Marina Garassino from the Orion Collaborative Group, men are often diagnosed with breast cancer when the disease reaches its advanced stage. In 50pct of cases the cancer had already reached the lymph nodes, a development that increases
It has long been known that vitamin A supplementation can reduce mortality in children over 6 months of age. Our study showed that vitamin A given at birth can also improve infant survival within the first 6 months of life,"
