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Mom’s folate levels tied to baby’s birthweight

12 Jan 2021

Higher maternal folate levels translate to greater offspring birthweight, a study has found.

Mom’s folate levels tied to baby’s birthweight

12 Jan 2021

Antenatal dexamethasone reduces risk of neonatal death, stillbirth

08 Jan 2021 by

Antenatal use of dexamethasone significantly reduces the risk of neonatal death and stillbirth among women at risk of early preterm birth in low-resource countries, according to the WHO ACTION-I* study.

Antenatal dexamethasone reduces risk of neonatal death, stillbirth

08 Jan 2021

Physicians may underestimate symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

07 Jan 2021 by

Physicians may often underestimate symptoms of pain, oedema, fatigue, and pruritus in patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer, according to a study presented at SABCS 2020.

Physicians may underestimate symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

07 Jan 2021

Statins may protect the heart from chemo for breast cancer

07 Jan 2021 by

Women who received statins were less likely than those who did not to have ED* visits or hospitalizations for heart failure (HHF) following chemotherapy with anthracyclines for early breast cancer (EBC) — suggesting that statins may protect the heart against damage induced by chemotherapy, at least among older women.

Statins may protect the heart from chemo for breast cancer

07 Jan 2021

Two-year maintenance olaparib could reduce ovarian cancer recurrence risk

06 Jan 2021 by

Two years of maintenance olaparib reduces recurrence risk in women with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer with BRCA mutation (BRCAm), according to long-term results of the SOLO1* trial.

Two-year maintenance olaparib could reduce ovarian cancer recurrence risk

06 Jan 2021

Pre-eclampsia babies have wider arteries

06 Jan 2021

Infants born to mothers with pre-eclampsia exhibit a distinct coronary dilatation and endothelial inflammation at birth, a recent study has shown.

Pre-eclampsia babies have wider arteries

06 Jan 2021

Vaginal mucoadhesive device takes on bacterial vaginosis

06 Jan 2021 by

A mucoadhesive egg-shaped device helps reduce the persistence of infection and promote the growth of lactobacillus species in women with bacterial vaginosis, as shown in a study.

Vaginal mucoadhesive device takes on bacterial vaginosis

06 Jan 2021

Lifestyle interventions fall short of preventing gestational diabetes

06 Jan 2021

Initiating interventions combining diet and physical activity between 9 and 16 weeks of gestation may attenuate weight gain but not successfully avert the development of gestational diabetes mellitus, according to data from the LIFE-Moms consortium.

Lifestyle interventions fall short of preventing gestational diabetes

06 Jan 2021

Pregnancy stress may lead to sickly children

04 Jan 2021

Self-perceived stress during pregnancy exacerbates the risk of infectious and non-infectious disease in the offspring, a recent study has found.

Pregnancy stress may lead to sickly children

04 Jan 2021

Early-onset GDM linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes

04 Jan 2021

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) diagnosed early by oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 18 to 20 gestational weeks predicts maternal and neonatal metabolic disorders as well as pregnancy outcomes, a study has found.

Early-onset GDM linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes

04 Jan 2021

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Mom’s folate levels tied to baby’s birthweight

Mom’s folate levels tied to baby’s birthweight

Antenatal dexamethasone reduces risk of neonatal death, stillbirth

Antenatal dexamethasone reduces risk of neonatal death, stillbirth

Physicians may underestimate symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

Physicians may underestimate symptoms in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

Statins may protect the heart from chemo for breast cancer

Statins may protect the heart from chemo for breast cancer

Two-year maintenance olaparib could reduce ovarian cancer recurrence risk

Two-year maintenance olaparib could reduce ovarian cancer recurrence risk

Pre-eclampsia babies have wider arteries

Pre-eclampsia babies have wider arteries

Vaginal mucoadhesive device takes on bacterial vaginosis

Vaginal mucoadhesive device takes on bacterial vaginosis

Lifestyle interventions fall short of preventing gestational diabetes

Lifestyle interventions fall short of preventing gestational diabetes

Pregnancy stress may lead to sickly children

Pregnancy stress may lead to sickly children

Early-onset GDM linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes

Early-onset GDM linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes