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Women with cystic fibrosis can have safe and successful fertility treatment

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with cystic fibrosis can have fertility treatment to help them have babies without any long-term adverse effects on either themselves or their children, according to new research presented at the 25th annual meeting ...


Identification of genetic variants affecting age at menopause could help improve fertility treatment

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vienna, Austria: For the first time, scientists have been able to identify genetic factors that influence the age at which natural menopause occurs in women. Ms Lisette Stolk, a researcher from Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, ...


Anthropologist examines stigma of infertility in Nigeria

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In sub-Saharan Africa, the issue of infertility is often obscured by the region's high fertility rates. Though problematic, particularly for women, little is known about how different regions understand and respond to infertility ...





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Attention Demands May Explain Why Texting While Driving Is So Dangerous

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A timely study in the journal Human Factors suggests why texting while driving is riskier than talking on a cell phone or with another passenger. Human factors/ergonomics researchers at the University of Uta ...


Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning

Technology / Other

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(AP) -- A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cell phones to carry warnings that they can cause brain cancer, although there is no consensus among scientists that they do and industry leaders dispute ...


Gefitinib improves survival compared with standard chemotherapy in lung cancer patients with genetic mutation

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with the most common form of lung cancer (non-small-cell lung cancer) who have mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene have significantly improved progression-free survival if they are treated ...


Skull bone may hold the key to tackling osteoporosis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have uncovered fundamental differences between the bone which makes up the skull and the bones in our limbs, which they believe could hold the key to tackling bone weakness and ...


Postural sway among abstinent alcoholics can be improved up to a point

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Excessive sway during quiet standing is a common and significant consequence of chronic alcoholism, even after prolonged sobriety, and can lead to fall-related injury and even death. A new study of residual postural instability ...


From terrorism to HIV, it's all about the network

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Similarities between webs of terrorists and networks of rescue personnel may seem unlikely. To an eclectic collaboration of engineers and social scientists, the connections are not only possible, but a potential ...


Research suggests link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1)

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility.


Disparity in use of implantable devices to prevent sudden death in heart failure patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study of heart failure patients who meet national guidelines for devices that stabilize and strengthen the heart's electrical system found that only half of eligible patients received the devices. The study, which is the ...


New study explores role of sexual, social behaviors in seniors' well-being

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers and the general public have a new resource for information on the health and intimate relationships of older people, thanks to a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological an ...


Disordered eating may affect 10 to 15 percent of women

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Several maladaptive eating behaviors, beyond anorexia, can affect women. Indeed, some 10 to 15 percent of women have maladaptive eating behaviours and attitudes according to new study from the Université de Montréal ...



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