'The doctors didn't even examine me!'
"Time to end pelvic examinations done without consent" was a recent headline in a Canadian newspaper.
HPV Vaccines May Reduce A Wide Range Of Genital Diseases
High-coverage human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations among adolescents and young women may result in a rapid reduction of genital warts, cervical cell abnormalities, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, researchers report in a new study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Some of these genital abnormalities are precursors of cervical, vulvar, and vaginal ...
Gene Variants Linked To Risk Of Preterm Birth
Gene variants in a lady and her fetus can make them more susceptible to an inflammatory response to infections inside the uterus, which can increase the risk for a preterm birth, according to a study presented at a meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reuters reports. Preterm delivery is a leading cause of baby mortality and disability, according to Reuters. For the study ...
Advaxis to Present at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.----Advaxis, Inc., , the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes biotechnology company, will gift at the 12th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference tomorrow, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 3:00 PM EST.
Cervical cancer the most lethal for Thai women
Nine Thai women die every day from cervical cancer, the deputy chief of the Medical Department revealed yesterday.
'Big four' cancer cases slow down but others rise
The rise in cancer cases appears to have levelled out.
In 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,' writer Rebecca Skloot shows us science's unsuspecting benefactor
In 1951, a surgeon had taken a moment while Henrietta Lacks was unconscious on the operating table to peer inside her, pick up a sharp knife and shave two dime-size cuttings from her cervix: one from her tumor and one from healthy tissue nearby. No one asked for Lacks' permission; no one mentioned that a stranger had taken two pinches of flesh.
Screening For Short Cervix Could Improve Pregnancy Outcomes And Reduce Preterm Birth
Using ultrasound to screen every pregnant women for signs of a shortening cervix improves pregnancy outcomes and is a cost-effective way to reduce preterm birth, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study.The results of the study will be presented February 5 at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) in Chicago.Shortened cervical length ...
Screening for short cervix could improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce preterm birth
( Yale University ) Using ultrasound to screen every pregnant women for signs of a shortening cervix improves pregnancy outcomes and is a cost-effective way to reduce preterm birth, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a new study.
Screening for short cervix could improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce preterm birth
Using ultrasound to screen every pregnant women for signs of a shortening cervix improves pregnancy outcomes and is a cost-effective way to reduce preterm birth, researchers report in a new study.
