Health
US confirms contraception without co-pay rule
US health authorities on Friday finalized a change that will force most insurance plans to cover contraception for women and other preventive health services at no extra cost.
Jan 20, 2012
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News tagged with gestational diabetes
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds no benefit, but possible harm, from drug used to prevent preterm births
A drug commonly prescribed to pregnant women with a history of delivering babies early provides no benefit. In fact, this drug may even increase the risk of developing gestational diabetes.
Mar 14, 2017
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Diabetes
HbA1c more than 5.9 percent can ID diabetes in early pregnancy
(HealthDay)—An HbA1c threshold of ≥5.9 percent can identify all women with gestational diabetes in early pregnancy, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Diabetes Care.
Sep 16, 2014
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Genetics
Genetic risk scores help predict type 2 diabetes in people of south Asian origin
Combining a genetic risk score with a clinical risk score improved the prediction of type 2 diabetes in British Pakistani and British Bangladeshi individuals, especially in the young, according to a new study publishing May ...
May 19, 2022
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UAlberta research informs US guidelines on gestational diabetes
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta are providing their expertise to the U.S. government to help guide recommendations on gestational diabetes screening.
Jul 15, 2013
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Diabetes
Just how gestational diabetes puts babies at lifelong risk for cardiovascular disease, under study
Gestational diabetes can put babies at a lifelong risk for cardiovascular disease, and scientists want to better understand how.
Jun 20, 2016
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Diabetes
Hemoglobin A1C inadequate for postpartum diabetes screening
(HealthDay) -- For postpartum women who have had gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), the hemoglobin A1c (A1C) test criteria alone or in combination with fasting glucose test criteria does not provide sensitive and specific ...
Jun 19, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
Mothers with diabetes, other metabolic conditions, more likely to also have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies
Mothers of children with autism and were diagnosed with metabolic conditions during pregnancy, particularly gestational and type 2 diabetes, were more likely to have anti-fetal brain autoantibodies in their blood compared ...
Jun 17, 2016
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Diabetes
Calcium and vitamin D supplementation improves metabolic profile of pregnant women with gestational diabetes
New research published in Diabetologia, the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, shows that calcium and vitamin D supplementation improves the metabolic profile of pregnant women with gestational ...
Jun 23, 2014
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Diabetes
Initiative aims to lower heart disease, stroke risk among millions with diabetes
During her first pregnancy in 1994, Sophia Boulanger developed gestational diabetes and was later diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Then in 2011, Boulanger was told she had 90 percent blockages in all five vessels supplying ...
Jun 15, 2018
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