IMN || Women's Health

Disposable, self-administered new anal insert device effective for anal leakage

Posted on: 03/09/2014 - 16:30

WASHINGTON – A single-use, self-administered anal insert made of soft silicone was effective and safe in reducing episodes of accidental bowel leakage, in a multi-center, prospective open-label...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 17:20

Open breast biopsy accounted for 34% of breast biopsies in 25,965 U.S. inpatients between 2008 and 2010, a retrospective study found. The finding suggests that minimally invasive breast biopsy...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 17:20

Open breast biopsy accounted for 34% of breast biopsies in 25,965 U.S. inpatients between 2008 and 2010, a retrospective study found. The finding suggests that minimally invasive breast biopsy...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Kegel exercises

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 14:55

The prevalence of urinary incontinence is 17%-55% among older women and 12%-42% among younger and middle-aged women. Only 45% of women with at least weekly symptoms seek medical care to address their...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Estrogen-containing OCs cloud measurement of ovarian reserve

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 20:15

MUNICH – Oral contraceptives do more than prevent unwanted pregnancy. They also make it hard to gauge a woman’s ovarian reserve, based on data from 833 women aged 19-46 years seen at a single Danish...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Gestational diabetes and the Barker Hypothesis

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 18:10

Although there are some glimmers of hope that U.S. birthweights may be declining, the average infant birthweight has remained significantly tilted toward obesity. Moreover, and alarming number of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Need for more data

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 17:30

The need for more and better quality data on medication safety in human pregnancy has been in the public and regulatory spotlight for decades. The issue is becoming even more urgent with the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

The Medical Roundtable: Heart Disease in Women

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 14:26

Moderator: Ezra A. Amsterdam, MD Discussants: Jeffrey S. Borer, MD; L. Kristin Newby, MD, MHS FoxP2 Media LLC is the publisher of The Medical Roun

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Births to unmarried women down since 2008

Posted on: 21/08/2014 - 21:35

The nonmarital birth rate for women aged 15-44 years has declined 14% since peaking in 2007 and 2008, the National Center for Health Statistics reported. The rate was 44.8 births per 1,000 unmarried...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Stressing MMR benefits to child boosts intention to vaccinate

Posted on: 18/08/2014 - 05:01

Emphasizing the benefits of the MMR vaccine for children appears to increase parents’ likelihood of vaccinating their child with it, according to a recent study. But highlighting the societal...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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