21 October 2016

Administering additional antibiotic prior to c-section reduces infection rates by 50 per cent

Physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and colleagues have discovered that administering the antibiotic azithromycin alongside the standard...

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19 October 2016

Night shift work ‘does not raise breast cancer risk,’ study finds

In 2007, the World Health Organization published a review that concluded night shift work is likely to raise the risk...

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17 October 2016

Watching stem cells change provides clues to fighting osteoporosis in older women

For years, scientists have studied how stem cells might be used to treat many diseases, including osteoporosis. One consistent challenge...

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14 October 2016

Women unaware of menopause risk to the heart

Women could be storing up health problems for the future because they are not aware that their heart disease risk...

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10 October 2016

Importance of breast milk gene for toddler gut bacteria

University of Queensland researchers have found that a genetic variation affecting the composition of a mother’s breast milk could have...

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7 October 2016

Having morning sickness could lower risk of pregnancy loss

A new analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has provided the strongest evidence to date that morning...

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5 October 2016

Women with hearing loss more likely to have preterm or low birth weight babies

First study of birth outcomes in women with hearing loss finds significant differences when compared to women without hearing loss,...

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3 October 2016

Placenta plays pivotal “umpire” role to influence pregnancy outcomes

New research provides the first clear evidence that the amount of nutrients transported to the foetus by the placenta adjusts...

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