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The odds triple for premature child delivery in pregnant women with a history of depression who used psychiatric medication, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Washington, University of Michigan and Michigan State University found that a combination of medication use and depression - either before or during pregnancy - was strongly linked to delivery before 35 weeks' ge
Improved rates of prevention or delay of full-blown disease seen in treated study patients Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: Multiple Sclerosis
The medical term for miscarriage is spontaneous abortion, with the term abortion merely signifying the loss of a pregnancy. An early miscarriage is an event that occurs within the ...
Projects that inoculating 40% of population in October, November would blunt pandemic
Children born to women taking antidepressants in early pregnancy have a small but important increased risk of septal heart defects (a defect in the wall dividing the right side of the heart from the left side), concludes research published on bmj.com today. Depression affects up to 20% of pregnant women and the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy is common
U.S. health officials said on Thursday more than 6 million doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine will be available the first week of October, twice as many as they expected only a week ago. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topics: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu), Immunization
A common, nonmalignant tumor of the breast called ductal carcinoma in-situ or DCIS may need a name change because the word "carcinoma" scares so many women, a U.S. panel of experts said on Thursday. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topic: Breast Cancer