Women's Health
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Circulating Cytokines May Influence Fetal Growth in Moms With RA
Major Finding: IL-10 in the first trimester seems to protect against low birth weight, while IL-6 seems to increase the risk.
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Aurora A Kinase Inhibitor Active in Ovarian Cancer
Major Finding: Eight patients (26%) achieved a clinical benefit following treatment with the investigational agent.Data Source: Open-label,...
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Baseline Urge Incontinence Doubles Risk of SUI Surgery Failure
Major Finding: Women undergoing midurethral sling surgery are twice as likely to experience treatment failure by 12 months if they have prior urge...
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Panel Evaluates Use of MRI in Breast Cancer
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AHA and ASA Update Guidelines for Recurrent Stroke Prevention
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Study Finds Anorexia Linked to Eye Damage
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WHI: HT Raises Long-Term Breast Cancer Incidence, Disease Stage, and Mortality
Major Finding: Women who took combined estrogen/progestin therapy had a significantly higher rate of breast cancer (0.42% per year), a higher...
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Prenatal Fish Oil Did Not Improve Infant Cognitive Scores
Major Finding: The rate of postpartum depressive symptoms was not significantly different between women who took DHA-rich fish oil supplements (9....
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Cetuximab Trial Points Toward Targeting EGFR in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Major Finding: The overall response rate doubled from 10.3% with cisplatin alone to 20% with cetuximab plus cisplatin (P = .11).Data Source:...
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Longer Interval Between Osteoporosis Screenings May Be Okay for Many Women
Major Finding: Long-term follow-up of transition rate to osteoporosis in U.S.