Medications
Ibuprofen might make your periods lighter, but it's not a long-term solution
A tweet saying ibuprofen reduces menstrual flow by 50% went viral last month.
Feb 10, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Q&A: Everything you ever wanted to know about menopause and perimenopause
It's inevitable. About half of the world's population awaits an unavoidable biological fate: menopause. As those of us who will experience the transition (including me) near our 50th birthday, our ovaries will essentially ...
Aug 1, 2023
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Diabetes
New study of youth with type 1 diabetes connects 'honeymoon period' with lower LDL cholesterol
A new study by UMass Medical School physician-scientist Benjamin U. Nwosu, MD, finds that children with type 1 diabetes who experienced a partial clinical remission, or "honeymoon phase," had significantly lower low-density ...
May 17, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New research examines suicide in new and expectant mothers
A new King's College London study examines suicide deaths within and outside the period surrounding childbirth, specifically in women who had been in recent contact with mental health services.
Jan 18, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health visits in pediatric primary care
A new study describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric primary care mental health visits. Findings from the study will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2022 Meeting, taking place ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Health
Vitamin A, beta carotene pregnancy supplements do not appear to reduce maternal, infant death risk
Although some evidence suggests that prevention of vitamin A deficiency among women in developing countries may improve maternal and infant survival, pregnant women in rural Bangladesh who received vitamin A or beta carotene ...
May 17, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Changes in sleep and biological rhythms from late pregnancy to postpartum linked to depression and anxiety
A set of parameters including sleep and biological rhythm variables are closely associated with the severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms, starting in the third trimester of pregnancy to the third postpartum month, ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
Mothers whose responses to infants' facial cues increase report stronger bonds with babies
The transition to motherhood triggers changes in mothers' brain structure that may facilitate bonding with their infants. While many studies have focused on the postpartum period, researchers have not examined whether changes ...
Dec 4, 2018
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Immunology
Early-life exposure to antibiotics linked to atopic dermatitis
Exposure to antibiotics in utero and during the first year of life is associated with an increased risk for atopic dermatitis, with the correlation partially attenuated after adjustment for familial factors, according to ...
May 5, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dangerous parasite that can infect people now found in U.S. foxes
A rare parasitic disease that has long been documented in Europe seems to have taken root in the United States.
Nov 17, 2022
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