Psychology & Psychiatry
Gender separation in psychiatry
(Medical Xpress)—Results in a study of Australia's first women-only psychiatry ward at The Alfred have been published in the prestigious Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Jun 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Certain breast cancer patients may benefit from combined HER2 targeted therapy without chemotherapy
Is the era of targeted therapy for breast cancer at hand? It could be, said experts at the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine – at least for a certain population of women.
Apr 8, 2013
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Pediatrics
Few teens undergo pregnancy testing in the emergency department
Few adolescent females undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department (ED), even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are exposed to radiation for tests or examinations, according to ...
Oct 19, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
BMI and lean body mass decline after allogeneic HSCT
(HealthDay)—In survivors of childhood hematologic malignancies who have received allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT), body mass index (BMI) decreases significantly, mainly due to a reduction in ...
Oct 4, 2012
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Immunology
Study examines prevalence of local allergic rhinitis
(HealthDay)—Local allergic rhinitis (LAR) is prevalent among patients with rhinitis, affecting about one in four, and is often associated with childhood onset and persistent, severe conjunctivitis and/or asthma, according ...
Sep 25, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds increase in number of non-smokers being diagnosed with lung cancer
There has been an increase in the number of non-smokers being diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer, according to new findings.
Sep 4, 2012
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Sleep disorders
Overactive bladder linked to sleep apnoea in women
Sleep apnoea in women has been linked to overactive bladder syndrome in a new study.
Sep 3, 2012
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Cardiology
Diagnostic confidence key for prompt treatment for women with heart symptoms
Doctors who believe that women have "atypical" coronary heart disease symptoms are less certain when diagnosing heart disease in women. As a result, women are less likely than men to receive treatments for an urgent cardiac ...
Aug 29, 2012
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Pediatrics
Soy linked to exacerbated congenital hypothyroidism
(HealthDay) -- Soy products appear to interfere with levothyroxine absorption and can exacerbate congenital hypothyroidism in infants and young children, according to a case report published online Aug. 20 in Pediatrics.
Aug 20, 2012
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Health
GPs' knowledge gap hinders uptake of long-term contraception
(Medical Xpress) -- General practitioners (GPs) lack the knowledge and ability to adequately provide long-term contraceptive care to women in their practices, according to new research.
Jul 17, 2012
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