Category: Reports
Maternal Hypertension Increases Hypertensive Risk in Offspring Later in Life
NEW YORK/Reuters Health-Maternal pregnancy-related hypertension is associated with hypertension in offspring later in life, researchers report in the October issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “Our study,” Dr. Karin B. Michels told Reuters Health by email, “adds to the growing body of evidence that chronic diseases may originate as early as in utero. This study provides…
Read MoreBreast Cancer Treatment Safe, Effective During Pregnancy
NEW YORK/Reuters Health-Pregnant women with breast cancer treated with standard chemotherapy do just as well as non-pregnant patients, according to a report this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2010 Breast Cancer Symposium in Washington, DC. According to Dr. Jennifer Litton at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, oncologists have successfully…
Read MoreExperts: New H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic Unlikely
Some two-thirds of Americans may already be immune to H1N1 swine flu, making an explosive new wave unlikely. High vaccination rates this flu season, especially among children and young adults, might even drive the pandemic bug to extinction, speculate top researchers at the National Institutes of Health. “Clearly, a large percentage of the U.S. population…
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