ATLANTA – Gonorrhea reinfection rates are high among women in Florida, with more than 1 in 4 becoming reinfected after treatment, according to a review of surveillance data.
Of 9,923 female Florida...
PARIS – The live birth rate among women taking belimumab for systemic lupus erythematosus is similar to the background rate for women with the disorder, a study showed.
An analysis of clinical...
WASHINGTON – A Massachusetts law that established a 35-foot protest-free buffer zone around abortion clinics is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled June 26.
The buffer zone represents a...
CHICAGO – Adjuvant exemestane is more effective at preventing recurrence than tamoxifen is when either is given with ovarian function suppression in premenopausal women with hormone-sensitive breast...
Adding tomosynthesis to screening digital mammography decreases the "recall" rate by 15% while increasing the cancer detection rate by 29%, according to a report published online June 25 in...
Women with mild heart failure and left bundle branch block benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy at a shorter QRS duration – less than 150 milliseconds – than do men, according to a report...
Calcium and vitamin D can improve the metabolic profile of women with gestational diabetes mellitus, according to investigators in Iran who found significant reductions in fasting glucose, serum...
A telephone-based lifestyle intervention can have a significant effect on weight loss in overweight breast cancer survivors, according to a study that also highlights the dilemmas of funding large...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says that women between ages 65 and 75 years who have smoked 100 or more cigarettes in their lives could benefit from one-time ultrasonography screening for...
ORLANDO – Lignan-type phytoestrogens, but not isoflavone-type phytoestrogens, were associated with a decreased risk for incontinence symptoms in women, based on findings from a large prospective...
