Advertisement
More than 40 percent of pregnant women surveyed think electronic cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco cigarettes

ACOG: Pregnant Women May Believe E-Cigarettes OK

0
But expectant moms shouldn't use nicotine in any form, researchers say
For women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer

High-Intensity Exercise Program Best for Fitness in Breast Cancer

0
Low-intensity program is viable alternative for women undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy
A pilot church-based diabetes self-management intervention in a Latino community is associated with improvement in lifestyle factors that affect diabetes risk

Church-Based Intervention Linked to Healthy Lifestyle Changes

0
Associated with decreased high-fat food consumption, increased physical activity
Exchanging one sugar-sweetened beverage for water or unsweetened coffee or tea daily could lower diabetes risk by up to 25 percent

Drop Just One Sugar-Sweetened Drink Daily, Drop DM Risk Greatly

0
Drinking water, unsweetened tea or coffee instead lowered risk by 25 percent
Raplixa (human fibrin sealant) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help control bleeding during surgery

FDA Approves Raplixa to Help Control Surgical Bleeding

0
Spray-dried fibrin sealant promotes clotting when other methods are 'ineffective or impractical'

April 2015 Briefing – OBGYN & Women’s Health

0
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in OBGYN & Women's Health for April 2015. This roundup...
The indications for cervical cancer screening in asymptomatic average-risk women are described in a best practice advice article published online April 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Physicians Show Low Adherence to Cervical CA Screening Recs

0
For average-risk women, screening should start at age 21 years, be performed every three years
A considerable number of women reporting extragenital exposures have Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis

STDs Identified in Women With Extragenital Exposures

0
Prevalence estimates of 2.4 and 3.7 percent, respectively, for gonorrhea and chlamydia
Nitrofurantoin may not be the most effective option for treatment of urinary tract infections in older women

Nitrofurantoin Not Best Choice for UTIs in Older Women

0
Researchers find other antibiotics may beat nitrofurantoin, the most commonly prescribed
For patients with anogenital warts

Sodium Nitrate, Citric Acid Effective for Anogenital Warts

0
High-dose treatment linked to improvement in complete clinical clearance at 12 weeks