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Current trend is to preserve pregnancy in patients diagnosed with cervical or ovarian cancer

The first paper in The Lancet Series on cancer in pregnancy explores the issues around gynaecological cancers, with cervical and ovarian being the most common. The current trend is to preserve pregnancy wherever possible. The fi ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Study says children of women exposed to chemotherapy in pregnancy develop as well as other children

A study published Online First by The Lancet Oncology, and linked to The Lancet Series on cancer in pregnancy, shows that children of women exposed to chemotherapy while pregnant develop as well as children in the genera ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Surgery and chemotherapy are possible for pregnant women with breast cancer

Breast cancer in pregnant women is as common as in non-pregnant women of the same age, with no evidence to suggest pregnancy increases the risk of such cancer. In the majority of cases, pregnant women can have their breast ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Chlorhexidine umbilical cord care can save newborn lives

Cleansing a newborn's umbilical cord with chlorhexidine can reduce an infant's risk of infection and death during the first weeks of life by as much as 20 percent, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...

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Potential breast cancer prevention drug found to cause significant bone loss

A drug that has been shown to prevent breast cancer in postmenopausal women at high risk of developing the disease, and is poised for widespread use, appears to significantly worsen age-related bone loss, according to an ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Malaria kills twice as many as previously thought: study

New research published in this week's edition of The Lancet shows that malaria kills 1.2 million people worldwide each year: twice as many as previously thought. Furthermore, while many believe most malaria deaths occur ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Better NHS services reduce suicide rates

Researchers at The University of Manchester have for the first time shown a positive link between improvements in mental health services and a reduction in suicide rates.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Paper calls for more to be done to help young people with depression

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in young people worldwide, but it often goes unrecognised and untreated. Left untreated, adolescent depression increases the risk of suicide, substance abuse, and ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Scientist helping address international medical education leadership void

Dr. Rebekah Gee, Assistant Professor at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Schools of Public Health and Medicine, is the lead author of an article published in the January 28, 2012 issue of The Lancet regarding the in ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Children with burn injuries covering 60 percent or more are at higher risk of complications and death

New research published Online First by The Lancet shows that children with burn injuries are much more likely to suffer severe complications or die when the burns cover 60% or more of their total body surface area (TBSA) ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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Two-arm blood pressure check indicator for risk from heart disease or death

A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Saliva HIV test passes the grade

A saliva test used to diagnose the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is comparable in accuracy to the traditional blood test, according to a new study led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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Vision improves modestly in patients after human embryonic stem cells transplants

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute and colleagues who successfully transplanted specialized retinal cells derived from human embryonic stem cells into the eyes of two legally ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Commonly used drug for enlarged prostate slows growth of early-stage prostate cancer

Dutasteride, a drug that is commonly used to treat enlargement of the prostate, might also slow the growth of early-stage prostate cancer and reduce the need for potentially debilitating treatments that carry risks of impotence ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Paper highlights need to identify and treat insomnia early to reduce risk of developing other illnesses

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, but despite advances in diagnosis and management it often goes unrecognised and untreated. Left untreated, insomnia increases the risk of developing other illnesses including depression, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0