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Women in Medicine: Empowering Leaders to Improve the Health of Women
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Why younger women could benefit from mammograms after all
NPR
Women should get screened for breast cancer in their 40s, a study concludes, because they face a greater risk of death when cancers aren't found early.
Women who were diagnosed with cancer in their 40s and died of the disease were more likely to have never had a mammogram than were older women, according to the study.
Menopause findings show asthma to be 'women's health issue'
News-Medical.net
Results from a nationwide study in the USA show that women of menopausal age have a rate of asthma hospitalization that is more than twice that of men of the same age.
The research team analyzed data from the National Inpatient Sample from 2000 to 2010.
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Early induction linked to lower odds of cesarean delivery
Medscape
Elective induction of labor at 37 to 40 weeks of gestation was associated with significantly reduced risk for cesarean delivery but was not associated with increased odds of severe lacerations, neonatal intensive care unit admission, or perinatal death, according to a retrospective cohort study.
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Short MR exam has promise in breast cancer
MedPage Today
An abbreviated breast MRI protocol demonstrated accuracy for cancer detection comparable to that of full diagnostic MRI protocols, suggesting potential as a screening method in high-risk women, according to a study here.
No safety benefit found in use of robot for hysterectomy
Bloomberg
Surgery to remove the uterus using a $1.5 million robot from Intuitive Surgical Inc. doesn't reduce complications and may raise pneumonia risk compared with conventional less-invasive techniques, according to a second extensive study to find no added benefit from the devices.
Study sees no link between drinking during early pregnancy and birth woes
HealthDay News via U.S. News & World Report
Drinking alcohol during and even beyond the first trimester of pregnancy doesn't seem to raise the risk of premature delivery, low birth weight or size, or high blood pressure complications for the mother, a new study claims.
CDC-backed program tackles pre-diabetes in women
Indianapolis Recorder
According to the American Diabetes Association, before people develop Type 2 diabetes, they almost always have pre-diabetes — blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.
Education: A key factor in reducing negative impact on women's health
News-Medical.net
Research into the rise in obesity associated with the burgeoning industrial and service sectors in low- and middle-income countries found that education is a key factor in reducing the negative impact on women's health.
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