A paper to be published in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG) examines the evidence on pregnancy outcomes following uterine artery embolisation (UAE), a treatment for fibroids.1 The authors underline the potential reproductive risks of UAE, and urge caution in recommending this treatment to women who wish to become pregnant in the future. Uterine artery embolisation is a relatively new met
Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Posted by mamie 37 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Ability to have children is important to many who undergo weight-reduction surgery, study finds
Expectant mothers who eat excessive quantities of liquorice during pregnancy could adversely affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, a study has shown. A study of eight year old children whose mothers ate large amounts of liquorice when pregnant found they did not perform as well as other youngsters in cognitive tests. They were also more likely to have poor attention spans and sho
Limited Willpower Can Affect Your Workout
Posted by avigdor 58 days ago (http://www.webmd.com)
New research suggests that one big reason people fail to follow through on their exercise plans is that they have used up their willpower on other tasks.
We behave as we perceive ourselves to be and we attract the situations and conditions that most appropriately fit the vision that we have of who we believe to be. An achiever usually achieves and a loser stumbles almost every time he turns around. Self-perception determines the life's scenario.
Kidney Donor's Sex Could Affect Women's Outcomes
Posted by mittan 99 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Transplant failure, death risks rise if organ comes from deceased man, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: Kidney Transplantation
Virus May Affect Survival in Head and Neck Cancer
Posted by mittan 114 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Human papillomavirus infection linked to better prognosis, research suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: African-American Health, HPV, Head and Neck Cancer
Swine Flu Could Eventually Affect 40% of Americans: CDC
Posted by mamie 120 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
Vaccine testing -- set to begin next week -- could lessen impact
