Uterine balloon tamponade highly effective in preventing maternal death from PPH Hina Zahid13 Jan 2020 7:25 PM ISTAccording to the World Health Organization more than 800 women around the world die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and...
Investigational drug Quinagolide may offer pain relief in endometriosis: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Jan 2020 8:20 PM ISTEndometriosis affects an estimated 176 million individuals globally. The disease is a major cause of pain, subfertility, disability and significantly...
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to adverse obstetric outcomes during pregnancy: Study Hina Zahid12 Jan 2020 7:05 PM ISTInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition that can be further classified as Crohn's disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC)...
Single dose of antibodies after viral exposure can prevent HIV in newborns: Study Hina Zahid11 Jan 2020 7:15 PM ISTHIV-positive women typically take antiretroviral therapy drugs during pregnancy but mother-to-baby transmission sometimes still happens. Children born...
Progesterone from an unexpected source may affect miscarriage risk Hina Zahid11 Jan 2020 7:10 PM ISTAbout twenty per cent of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage for reasons ranging from infection to chromosomal abnormality. But some women have...
Diabetes drug may help prevent recurrent miscarriages, finds clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Jan 2020 8:30 PM ISTRecurrent miscarriage is defined as the loss of two or more consecutive pregnancies, with additional miscarriages decreasing the likelihood of a...
Ultrasound okay for neurodevelopmental surveillance of newborns exposed to Zika Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Infants without congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) exposed to the Zika virus (ZIKV) in the womb are at a higher risk for abnormal neurodevelopmental...
Study identifies safer antidepressants for pregnant women Hina Zahid10 Jan 2020 7:05 PM ISTMontreal --About one in ten women in Québec will suffer from depression during pregnancy. But prescribing antidepressants for pregnant women is...
Use of powder in genital area not linked to increased ovarian cancer risk Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Jan 2020 8:15 PM ISTUSA: The use of powder in the genital area is not significantly associated with the risk of ovarian cancer, a recent study in the journal JAMA has...
Perinatal and prenatal exposure to pollution linked to childhood diabetes Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Jan 2020 8:00 PM ISTDelhi: Prenatal and perinatal exposure to pollution increases the risk of diabetes in early childhood, a recent study in JAMA Network Open has...
Women on antiepileptic drugs can safely breastfeed children: JAMA Neurology Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Jan 2020 7:15 PM ISTUSA: Mothers taking antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can breastfeed their children safely without worrying about infants' exposure to these drugs, a recent...
Pelvic exams and Pap tests not necessary in young women: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Jan 2020 7:25 PM ISTUSA: A recent analysis found that more than half of the bimanual pelvic examinations and about 70% of Pap tests performed on young women aged 15 to 20...
