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In this follow-up study of infants of women at risk for preterm delivery who were enrolled in a randomized trial comparing a single course of antenatal corticosteroids with repeat courses, there were no significant differences in clinical outcomes. There were more cases of cerebral palsy in the rep read more »
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Health authorities are reporting a massive increase in the number of women being diagnosed with diabetes while pregnant. read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In premenopausal women with fibroids, the breast cancer drug anastrozole (Arimidex) reduces fibroid size and improves bothersome symptoms, according to results of a prospective study conducted at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.rnrn rn read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who drink two or more alcoholic beverages a day may have an elevated risk of endometrial cancer, a new study suggests.rnrn rn read more »
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Compounds in cranberries may help improve the effectiveness of platinum drugs that are used in chemotherapy to fight ovarian cancer, researchers have found in a controlled laboratory study. The scientists found that human ovarian cancer cells resistant to platinum drugs became up to six times more read more »
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A 35-year-old Canadian woman has given birth to rare identical quadruplets, hospital officials said Thursday. read more »
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Pregnant women should be offered an alternative to caesareans if they are facing breech births, experts say. read more »
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The British Medical Association on Wednesday at its annual conference in Torquay, England, voted 189-89 to approve a proposal recommending the United Kingdom eliminate a requirement that women seeking abortions of a fetus of less than 13 weeks' gestation obtain the signature of two doctors before u read more »
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sexually active teenage girls infected around the time of birth with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are more likely to have cervical infections and abnormal Pap test results, new research shows.rnrn read more »
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