FPN || Women's Health

What causes ‘weight fate,’ and is it really inevitable?

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 21:00

WASHINGTON – Young children who are overweight are four times more likely to become obese as they age. Is this a sign that we are fated from youth to be a burden on the health care system, or are...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Oophorectomy did not eliminate uterine cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 19:50

TAMPA – Women with BRCA1 mutations who undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy may remain at risk for rare types of aggressive uterine cancer, according to preliminary findings from a prospective...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Oophorectomy did not eliminate uterine cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 19:50

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Treatment decisions complex for pregnant, postpartum women with bipolar disorder

Posted on: 20/03/2014 - 15:10

The clinical features of perinatal women with bipolar disorder are much more severe than those of women seeking care for other psychiatric conditions, including greater history of suicidal behavior...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:10

Female-to-female transmission probably caused an HIV infection in a Texas woman, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 46-year-old woman was in a monogamous...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 17:10

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

Gynecologic Oncology Consult: Ruling out malignancy in setting of an adnexal mass

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 04:01

An adnexal mass is a common gynecological presentation that can affect women of all ages. Typically, the mass is identified during an annual pelvic exam or incidentally when patients undergo pelvic...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Gynecologic Oncology Consult: Ruling out malignancy in setting of an adnexal mass

Posted on: 13/03/2014 - 04:01

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Bladder incontinence up 43% in elderly since 1992

Posted on: 10/03/2014 - 15:50

The prevalence of bladder incontinence rose from 21.1% in 1992 to 30.2% in 2010 for Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older – an increase of 43%, according to data from the Medicare Current...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps more severe in women

Posted on: 03/03/2014 - 16:15

SAN DIEGO – Women with chronic rhinosinusitis and co-occurring nasal polyps appear to harbor more severe disease, compared with men, results from a large retrospective study demonstrate. "For...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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