Category: Study
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Ups Young Women’s Diabetes Risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Even when they are young, women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are at increased risk of diabetes and high cholesterol, new research shows. “Young women in their 20s, physicians usually don’t consider them to be a target group to be followed closely,” one of the study’s authors, Dr. Erica T….
Read MoreChildhood Aggression Linked to Stressful Birth
Babies delivered with forceps are more likely to develop problems with aggression during childhood compared with those born by Caesarean section, according to a study in China. Researchers believe the behavioral problems may be linked to high levels of cortisol, a hormone the body produces during a difficult birth. Previous studies have found that cortisol…
Read MoreFibroids Tied to Minor Increased Obstetric Risk
Although the heightened risk is low, women with leiomyomas are more likely to experience obstetric complications, Missouri-based researchers report in the November issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Molly J. Stout and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, came to this conclusion after retrospectively studying data on more than 64,000 women with…
Read More11-Year WHI Data Show Increase in More Advanced Breast Cancers
With median of 11 years of follow-up now in hand, investigators from the landmark Women Health Initiative (WHI) confirm that estrogen-plus-progestin hormone therapy is associated with greater breast cancer incidence than placebo. In short, they now say that the effect is long-term. The new follow-up data are published in the October 20 issue of the Journal…
Read MoreNew Data on Mammography Survival Benefit at Ages 40 to 49 Should End Debate, Expert Says
New data from a large Swedish study show that mammography screening in women aged 40 to 49 years results in a much greater reduction in mortality from breast cancer than has been previously reported. “This huge study from Sweden should end any debate” over the benefits of regular mammography screening in this age group, said…
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