http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—A fasting plasma glucose value of 4.4 mmol/L is the optimal cut point for determining which pregnant Chinese women need a 75-g 2-h oral glucose tolerance test offered at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation, according to a study published online March 27 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mmoll-optimal-fasting-glucose-cutoff.html Diabetes Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:00:02 EST news285308125 –Chinese women are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease if they have their first menstrual cycle or enter menopause later than their peers, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-age-menstrual-menopause-tied-heart.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:30:16 EST news281881809 Curtin University researchers have found that women who breastfeed their babies have significantly reduced rates of ovarian cancer in a study that extends what was known about the beneficial effects of breastfeeding on mothers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-ovarian-cancer-prolonged-lactation.html Cancer Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:18:01 EST news278936257 The hazards of breathing outdoor air in some Chinese cities have been well-documented. Now a University at Buffalo study confirms that breathing indoor air also carries significant cancer risks, especially for Chinese women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-indoor-air-chinese-women-nonsmokers.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:24:58 EST news278677463 Women who drink green tea may lower their risk of developing some digestive system cancers, especially cancers of the stomach/esophagus and colorectum, according to a study led by researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-green-tea-gi-cancers.html Cancer Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:00:05 EST news270914380 Hong Kong's next leader said Tuesday he plans to ban pregnant mainlanders from giving birth in the city and deny their children residency rights, in a bid to ease pressure on local hospitals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-hong-kong-leader-mainland-babies.html Health Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:37:02 EST news253852615 Eating cruciferous vegetables after breast cancer diagnosis was associated with improved survival among Chinese women, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 - April 4. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-cruciferous-vegetable-consumption-linked-breast.html Cancer Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:04:53 EST news252684284 Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing of self-collected specimens may be a more effective way to screen for cervical cancer in low-resource settings compared to visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and liquid-based cytology (LBC), according to a study published January 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-self-collection-hpv-dna-effective-cervical.html Cancer Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:00:11 EST news246555172 In recent years, the UK government has made bold statements regarding the recommendations for living a healthy life; including guidelines for how much fruit and how many vegetables we should eat daily, along with the ideal amount of physical activity we should do in order to avoid the risks of obesity. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the research found that men from most of the minority ethnic groups studied, and women from Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups, are more likely than their white counterparts to eat the recommended five portions of fruit or vegetables a day. Pakistani and Bangladeshi men and women and Indian and Chinese women are less likely to be as physically active. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-differing-lifestyles-ethnicity-health.html Health Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:01:15 EST news229312802 Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have found four new genetic variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) that confer a higher risk of systemic lupus erythemathosus ("lupus") in African American women. The study, which currently appears on-line in Human Genetics, is believed to be the first to comprehensively assess the association between genetic variants in the MHC region and risk of lupus in African American women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-genetic-factors-lupus-african-american-women.html Genetics Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:24:32 EST news228133447 Hong Kong on Friday announced a sharply reduced quota for mainland Chinese women allowed to give birth in its public hospitals, as it struggles to cope with the tens of thousands arriving yearly. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-hong-kong-slashes-quota-mainland.html Health Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:49:02 EST news228120528